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STILL HAVE MORE TO ACHIEVE:JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ

YOU'RE NOT ACTRESSMATERIAL, SWARA

BHASKAR ONCE TOLDMUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Swara Bhaskar, who has worked in movieslike "Raanjhanaa" and was appreciated for her performance in "Nil BatteySannata", says she was once told by directors that she isn't "actressmaterial".Actors often feel the pressure of looking good. Has she felt the same? "Ithink all actresses feel the pressure of looking good. Not only actresses...I feel all women in general feel this pressure. As compared to men,women are more judged on the basis of their looks," Swara said inresponse to a question by IANS on the sidelines of the Lakme FashionWeek (LFW) Winter-Festive 2016 here."I remember the first year when I came to Mumbai.There were directors who actually said to me that,'You are not actress material. You are not heroinematerial.' I remember other people, who said,'You are too intelligent looking'. "Once a repor terasked me that, 'Madam please tell that youare not that good looking... So what do youfeel about that?" she shared.However, Swara, who washere to walk the ramp forbrand Whimsical By Shica,does understand that being apar t of showbiz, one needsto "look good". H a v i n gsaid that, she asser tedthat, "As long as youlove your own face, itd o e s n ' t matter."

BY NIVEDITAMUMBAI, (IANS) Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez doesn't agreeshe has "arrived" in Bollywood. She says there is still long way to go forher to achieve something substantial in the Hindi film industry. A formerbeauty queen in Sri Lanka, Jacqueline forayed into Bollywood with "Aladin"and went on to do some multi-starrer films like "Kick", "Roy", "Housefull"and "Dishoom". She also starred in the recently released "A Flying Jatt".Asked if she feels like going back to her country and doing something forthe people there, Jacqueline told IANS: "I have done quite a bit in Sri Lanka.I have worked in Sri Lankan movies and we did something with Miss SriLanka pageant as well in terms of mentoring and judging. "I think right nowin order to do stuff like that (giving back to the people), I want to do establishmyself enough first."I still feel I have a lot more to do and achieve. Once I am able to do that, Iwill be able to focus my attention on things like reaching out, helping andgiving back to people. It really needs to come at the point when you feel youhave enough to give back. Right now I feel I still have to do lot more."She says there is "still a bit more to go" before she arrives in Bollywood. Inthe meantime, she is also dabbling with the small screen space. Jacquelineis seen as one of the judges in "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 9". "We havesuch an amazing time together and everyone will vouch for that. We allhave great, positive energy and the journey is great," she said of the show.It's not just films. The actress is also enjoying her endorsement deals andthe latest is her association with haircare and styling brand TRESemmé.The actress also walked the runway on the four th day of the ongoing fashionweek in Mumbai for designer Ashish Soni, who showcased his collectionin association with the brand.

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MALAIKA ARORA KHAN IN SHANTANU &NIKHIL'S CREATION

ILEANA D`CRUZ IN RIDHI MEHRA'SCREATION

SHILPA SHETTY IN ANUSHREEREDDY'S CREATION

ANURAG BASU, SHILPA SHETTY AND CHOREOGRAPHER GEETA KAPUR DURING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF SONY TV REALITY SHOWSUPER DANCER IN MUMBAI (IANS).

RUMOURS BASELESS:Bhansali's spokespersonon Deepika's remunerationMUMBAI, (IANS) FilmmakerSanjay Leela Bhansali's spokes-person says repor ts stating thatactress Deepika Padukone hasbeen paid around Rs 11 crore forher next film "Padmavati" arecompletely false. According to therepor ts, Deepika is the highestpaid actress in Bollywood andafter bagging a Hollywood project and delivering back-to-back hit films in Bollywood, she has hiked her fee. "Therepor ts surrounding the star cast remuneration for'Padmavati' are completely false. The rumours are base-less and are being blown out of propor tion," the spokesper-son of Bhansali told IANS.

Pakistanis, Indians respecteach other: Om PuriISLAMABAD, (IANS) Veteran Indianactor Om Puri, in Pakistan topromote his new film "Actor inLaw", on Tuesday said that peopleof the two countries respect eachother. Addressing a gathering inFaislabad city, the actor alsoadvocated the release of Pakistanimovies in India. "Pakistani filmsshould also be released in India," Dunya News quotedPuri as saying. The "Maqbool" actor is promoting thePakistani movie "Actor in Law" along with lead actorsFahad Mustafa and Mehwish Hayat. Enthralling his fans,Puri said this was his sixth visit to Pakistan. The futureof Pakistani film industry was "very bright", he added."Actor in Law" is about an aspiring actor (Mustafa) whosuccumbs to pressure from his father (Puri) and becomes alawyer. The Urdu movie, directed by Nabeel Qureshi, is setto release on September 13.

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URVASHI RAUTELA DURING THE PRE-LAUNCH OF UBER-LUXURIOUS FASHION AND LIFESTYLE EXHIBITION IN NEW DELHI (IANS).

Jacqueline Fernandez, Tiger Shroff and Australian actor Nathan Jones during the screening of film A Flying Jatt in Mumbai (IANS).

Salman Khan's foundation,Mandhana sign exclusivity pactMUMBAI, (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's "Be-ing Human" brand will now be exclusively marketed, dis-tributed and sold by Mandhana Retail Ventures Limited(MRVL), a company statement said. "Hencefor th MRVL isthe exclusive licensee to market, distribute and sell the prod-ucts under the trade mark of brand 'Being Human'," MandhanaIndustries informed the BSE in a statement here on Friday.MVRL is the resulting company following the demerger ofthe retail business of Mandhana Industries. The shares ofMandhana Industries were trading 4.98 per cent higher at Rs101.20 apiece at 2.56 p.m. after the announcement.

'Dear Maya' not second inningsin Bollywood: Manisha KoiralaMUMBAI, (IANS) Known for her per formance in films like"Saudagar", "Khamoshi" and "Dil Se..", actress ManishaKoirala is back in Bollywood with "Dear Maya" after shetook a break for her battle with cancer. However, she doesn'tcall the film her second innings. The actress, who hailsfrom Nepal, was recently seen shooting for the film atthe zoo in Delhi. When IANS asked her about the projecthere, Manisha said: "Well this movie has an interestingscript. This is not my second innings. I was always here...And I am around, but yes I will do one film in a year."Manisha, who turned 46 earlier this month, believes inageing gracefully."You have to evolve with time. I feel one should age grace-fully, tastefully and with acceptance... So that is reallyimpor tant. I feel one should evolve with the time," saidthe actress, who was here to walk the ramp for a brandnamed Chola at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/Festive 2016 edition on Friday. Just like young designerswho are trying to push boundaries through their creationsin the industry, Manisha also wants Bollywood actressesto do the same rather than just focusing on glamour."We had it (path-breaking roles) in the times of SmitaPatil and Shabana Azmi and in between we lost it... Bythe grace of god, I got a few oppor tunities and I wouldlike that to be continued. I want young actresses to domeatier roles and not just only focus on glamour, butdoing substantial, good, per formance-oriented roles," shesaid.However, she doesn't deny that fashion in Bollywood hasimproved ten-fold. "The standard has risen by ten times.We really didn't care so much about fashion, but nowadayseveryone is fashion and look conscious," said the "1942: ALove Story" actress.

Amitabh Bachchan is anintelligent actor: Shoojit SircarMUMBAI, (IANS) Director-producer Shoojit Sircar saysAmitabh Bachchan, who is playing a lawyer in the for thcom-ing thriller "Pink", is an intelligent actor. At an exclusive in-terview, Shoojit said, "We were thinking about whom to castin this lawyer role. Whether to take a young actor or middle-age or any senior actor. Meanwhile, Piku was about tocomplete. So we were discussing why not cast AmitabhBachchan in this role.""I messaged him about the film and told him that I want tocast him in this lawyer's role and said I think he shouldbe par t of it. Amitabh Bachchan is an intelligent actor. Hejust heard five minutes of the narration and said let'sshoot," he said. Talking about the script the "Vicky Do-nor" helmer said, "Ritiesh (Shah) is the spine of the script.The casting of the girls was not hard but to define thecharacters was difficult. How to conceive the charactersand how a working girl in Delhi faces different situations,how a lawyer argues in session cour t, all these thingshad to be created. I would give all credits to the writer."About the other cast, Shoojit said, "Tapsee (Pannu) wasour immediate choice for the role. Next, for Andrea, wethought a Nor th East actress for a working girl 's rolewould be preferable. And for Kir ti, we knew her before."Asked what inspired him to make Pink, "The idea camefrom Aniruddha (Roy Chowdhury). He wanted to make aBengali film. We thought the subject is quite relevant intoday's time. Then the major decision we took was tomake a Hindi film because it's more of a national issue,"the producer said.The "Madras cafe" director stated the reason to take thenational capital as the backdrop, "Pink is hard-hitting. There-fore, when one line was narrated to us, we thought this is avery apt film to be set in Delhi. My most films are based onthis city and as I have stayed in Delhi, I know the place andthe people well."

WANT TO DO CLEAN: WANT TODO CLEAN, NOBLE CHARACTERS,IN BOLLYWOOD, SAYS WHO?MUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Tiger Shroff says a lot of his fans arechildren and that's why he wants to essay clean and noblecharacters on screen. "I am lucky that most of my fanfollowing is made of kids, so I try to choose my charac-ters accordingly. They (children) are the future of ourcountry and I want to do very clean, noble characters sothat I don't wrongly influence them through my films. It'sall for my kiddy fans," Tiger said here. Tiger will next beseen in Remo D'Souza's "A Flying Jatt" and said this isfor the first time he is experimenting with action and com-edy. "I just hope critics appreciate my work in this film.This is for the first time I am experimenting with actionand comedy. I think we have done a great job," he said."A Flying Jatt" will see Tiger portray a flawed Punjabi super-hero who is still coming to terms with his powers. The film alsofeatures Jacqueline Fernandez and Nathan Jones.

NEW DELHI, (IANS) Actress Alia Bhatt isbeaming with joy upon working withsuperstar Shah Rukh Khan -- who sheadmires for his professionalism -- in "DearZindagi". "It was absolutely amazing(experience of working with Shah Rukh). Itwas such a beautiful experience to workwith him. He is so professional," Alia toldIANS over phone. Since her debut project"Student of the Year" in 2012, Alia hasdelivered laudable per formances in filmslike "Highway", "2 States", "Humpty SharmaKi Dulhania", "Kapoor and Sons" and "UdtaPunjab". Gauri Shinde's "Dear Zindagi"marks the first time that she will appear ina film with Shah Rukh. And she is ecstaticabout the project. "I admire him as a workerso much because he is so good to workwith and be around on the sets," said Alia,who is the daughter of filmmaker MaheshBhatt and yesteryear actress Soni Razdan.The first look of "Dear Zindagi", in which theactors seem to be having a deep conversa-tion, teased movie buffs. And Alia says she"can't wait for the people to see the film."The storyline of the film, which will releaseon November 25, is still a well-kept secret.

When Kareena got 'emotional' while walking LFW runwayMUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, who is expecting her first child with Saif Ali Khan in December, turned showstopperfor designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee for the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter/Festive 2016 and she says that it was an emotionalmoment for her as this was the first time "we were taking the ramp together". The actress was seen proudly flaunting her baby bumpin an elegant with a glowing face adding more spark to her beautiful persona. Kareena says that this edition was different for her."Everyone made this edition so special for me. For me, its quite an emotional moment as this was the first time we (she and herfuture child) took the ramp together. It was a moment to cherish," the actress told repor ters at the show conference after finale show.

Don't overlook mental check-ups, says Ileana D'CruzMUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Ileana D'Cruz says people should be aware of their mental issues and not avoid mental check-ups. In aninterview to a digital platform, the "Bar fi!" actress said she has been dealing with anxiety and depression over her body forseveral years. She finally sought relief in therapy and now vouches that it's impor tant for people to get themselves checkedfor a sound mental health.On the sidelines of the Lakme Fashion Week Winter-Festive 2016, where Ileana walked for designer Ridhi Mehra, IANS askedher about how celebrities are opening up about their mental issues to motivate people to deal with such issues better. Shesaid: "It is a problem only if you are not aware of your issues. A lot of people should probably get into a little bit of mentalcheck-up... Like you get your physical check-ups done every year. "Mental check-up is something you tend to overlook. I justthink people need to be aware, because if you do not realise it that you can be holding back... (But if you get yourselfchecked), maybe work-wise or professionally, or even your personal life could get lot better."Her issues aside, Ileana's career seems to be going in the right direction. Her latest release was "Rustom", in which sheshared the frame with Bollywood star Akshay Kumar. She also stays in touch with her fans through social media. "What isnice about the social media is that people get a glimpse into you, the natural you... So that when they see me without make-up,they don't freak out," Ileana quipped.

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'A FLYING JATT': A BONAFIDEDESI SUPER-ENTERTAINER

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CAST: TIGER SHROFF, NATHAN JONES, AMRITA

SINGH, JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ, K.K. MENON

DIRECTOR: REMO D'SOUZA

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It isn't a bird. It isn't a plane. And it's definitely not Superman. Whymust the desi superhero behave like a country cousin of his Holly-wood counterpar t?Remo d'Souza, who makes indigenous films based on western con-cepts such as the dance-competition genre which he made into "ABCD"(it was actually 'Ka Kha Ga Gha'), here turns the superhero genre onits head. And he has a ball coiling twisting twirling Tiger Shroff - weall know how mouldable he is - in a ball of helpless heroism.Tiger is the light of this light-hear ted take on super-heroism. Theyoung dancer-fighter can take a joke on himself even if it shows himto be less than heroic. There is a whole chunk of satirical heroismin the narrative where Aman/Flying Jatt goes out into the night tosave the world and comes home red-faced and humiliated to hisbullying mom (Amrita Singh, doing a Kirron Kher) and a gigglingbrother (Gaurav Pandey, excellent)."Dead Pool" thereby drowns in its own laughter. And no one is seriouslyhurt by K.K. Menon's over-the-top villainy, even when Tiger's adversaryis an imposing monster of a man - Raka (Nathan Jones) imported fromthe West but beaten to a pulp before the show is over.What works wonder fully in the narrative's favour is the mood ofdefiant desiness. No one here is trying to compete with the Cap-tain Americas of the world, not even the special effects guys whogive us the k ind of superhero breeze-walk tha t we saw in"Shaktimaan" on Doordarshan. Then there is a magical tree withunfathomable miraculous powers where a rain-drenched fight

(ably choreographed by Mohammed Amin Khatib) between Amanand Raka leaves the former with superhero powers and a Sikhreligious emblem imprinted on his back.Tiger is a laugh riot in conveying the spellbound bewilderment ofan ordinary guy who can suddenly fly. The narrative keeps pacewith its sincerely committed hero most of the way, slowing downreverentially for an animation crash-course on Sikh history, as towhy and how the adage of Sardarjis losing their equilibrium at thestroke of 12 came about.It's an interesting take on how the Sardarji jokes wound them-selves into a joke out of a poignant moment in Sikh history. In away, D'Souza attempts the same subversion of the superhero in"A Flying Jatt". He plays around with the tenets of the genre with-out tampering with the basic format.The narrative is never allowed to topple over the edge even whenit reaches into recesses of thematic exploration far beyond thepermissible boundaries of the superhero film. There is even ahomage to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Swachch Bharat"campaign with hordes of turbaned junior ar tistes sweeping roadsand planting trees.The end result is funny and earnest. While Tiger, Gaurav and Amritalook like one happy family, Jacqueline Fernandez is the odd one out.I only remember her grinning vacuously and running towards thesuperhero with two bottle-gourds in her hand. Now that's what we calla "lauki" per formance.

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First look of Emraan Hashmi'shome production unveiled

Sophie Choudry, Varun Dhawan and Manyata Dutt at the launch of Sophie's music album Sajan Main Nachungi in Mumbai (IANS).

Not been given a chanceto explore acting thatmuch: Shamita Shetty

BY NIVEDITAMUMBAI, (IANS) She had adream debut with Yash RajFilms' "Mohabbatein", but postthat her acting career went onfrom doing second leads to itemsongs. Actress Shamita Shettyfeels that she has not reallybeen given a chance to ex-plore her talent in that field.Shamita credits her stintat dance reality show"Jhalak Dikhla Jaa" forreintroducing her to theenter tainment industry.When asked to compare be-tween acting and dancing,she told reporters: "Danc-ing is my passion of courseand so is acting. I think, I amnot really been given a chanceto explore acting that much un-fortunately, but I hope to do thatin new future."The sister of Shilpa Shetty alsoadded that dancing makes her re-ally happy. She says that she hasnot signed anything interesting yet,but she looks forward to do "something nice" on the small screenpost "Big Boss" and "Jhalak Dikhla Jaa". "I think 'Jhalak...' kind ofreintroduced me back to the entertainment industry. Right now, Iam busy with lots of events in terms of dancing but I have notsigned any new projects."However, I am looking at doing some interesting work on TV asI am getting some offers there. I am looking for something differ-ent there," she said. So any more reality shows in future? "I thinkfor now I am done with reality shows to be very honest. Fiction issomething that I am looking at but not the typical saas bahu(type). I can't relate to that zone. But I think TV is experimentingwith a lot of new stuff so I am hoping for something new andnice to come through," she told IANS.

Risks essential, but overrated:Sushant Singh RajputBY NIVEDITAMUMBAI, (IANS) Sushant Singh Rajput has never shied awayfrom taking risks be it his stint on the small screen or takinga plunge into Bollywood with offbeat films like "Kai Po Che!"and "Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!". The actor says he cravesfor excitement in life, adding that for him "risks are essentialbut very overrated". Asked about the transformation as anindividual and as an actor over time, he said it was "seam-less", adding that it is a false perception that theatres to filmsis a natural progression."It's our perception that theatre to films is a natural progres-sion but it's not. As an actor your job is the same. You need topretend to the level of belief. I crave for excitement in my lifeand it happen only when I pick films and characters that Ican't comprehend completely at first," Sushant told IANS.Headded: "Excitement comes in the process of understanding it.Risks are essential and overrated." The actor shared hisviews about the profession with this IANS correspondent onthe sidelines of the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Win-ter/Festive 2016. The actor made his ramp debut by walkingfor ace designer Manish Malhotra here on Wednesday. Inspite of his injury that he got while shooting for the last scheduleof his upcoming film "Raabta", he walked on the runway withcomplete panache and poise.

TAAPSEE, NEERAJ PANDEY TEAM UP FOR 'MEERA'MUMBAI, (IANS) Actress Taapsee Pannu has been roped in for a film titled "Meera", produced by Neeraj Pandey. After working in lastyear's film "Baby", the two will be teaming up for the film, directed by Shivam Nair. The story of the film revolves around Meera, thecharacter essayed by Taapsee, and it reveals the back story of how she becomes a special agent. Taapsee will have to undergo intensetraining for her role as the film is meant to have several stunts and will begin shooting here from end of September. Taapsee said in astatement: "It's almost too good to believe that I'm getting to play the title role in my career so early. I was told about this film almost ayear back, but I never believed it. Now finally it's happening and I am ready to get trained in some intensive mar tial ar t form for theaction thriller." It will also star Akshay Kumar and Manoj Bajpayee.

MUMBAI, (IANS) The first look of actor-producer Emraan Hashmi's maiden home production "Captain Nawab", was unveiled on Friday.Emraan unveiled it on Twitter. In the poster, Emraan can be seen sitting while holding two guns, while its backdrop features India andPakistan's flags. The poster reads: "Captain Nawab. Two countries. One soldier. And here it is, my first home production movie," Emraancaptioned the image. The film is directed by filmmaker Tony D'Souza who worked with the "Murder" actor in the spor ts biographical dramafilm Azhar. Captain Nawab is slated to hit the screens next year.

Dharmendra spoke after presenting an award to Raveena Tandon at Entertainment Trade Awards Achievers - 2016 in Mumbai (IANS).

Boman Irani though grandfatherbut still feels young at heartNEW DELHI, (IANS) Actor Boman Irani is enjoying being agrandfather, and says instead of feeling old he "feels young atheart". The actor, who is the brand ambassador for Ambi PurIndia, shared the news of becoming grandfather via Twitter afterhis son Danesh and daughter-in-law Reah welcomed their firstchild last month. "A lot of people ask me 'how does it feel to be agrand-dad'. I don't know what to say ... What am I supposed to saythat 'I am feeling a little older', 'my beard has gone longer' or do Ihave to sound wiser or have to stop being naughty or being myjovial self," Boman told IANS over phone from Mumbai.He added: "In fact it has been the other way around. I feel sothrilled to be a grand-dad. I feel young at heart -- that is what isimportant to me." The actor might be busy urging people to take a'Smelfie Challenge' to rid their homes of odour, but he makes surehe takes out time to spend with the baby named Ziaan.The "3 Idiots" star feels that the baby has brought in a "lot ofenergy in his life. I am having the time of my life. He is a delightand has brought a lot of energy into my life ... I just sit and stareinto his face and he stares back at me. We have a great bond. It isa fantastic feeling that I can't begin to describe," he said.



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ABVP ACTIVISTS STAGE A DEMONSTRATION AGAINST JNU RAPE CASE IN PATNA (IANS).

AKALI DAL 'SHOCKED' BYKEJRIWAL'S 'ANTI-SIKH' STANDCHANDIGARH, (IANS) Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal saidon Friday that it was "shocked" by disclosures made by oustedAAP Punjab unit chief Sucha Singh Chhotepur regarding "anti-Sikh" remarks made by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national con-vener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.Describing Kejriwal's remarks, made to Chhotepur, as "shockingin the extreme", the Akali Dal termed these as "anti-Sikh, mostdisparaging and humiliating remarks." Chhotepur had, earlier inthe day, made public a conversation between him and Kejriwal, in whichthe Delhi Chief Minister allegedly "ridiculed the pain of being excommuni-cated from the (Sikh) Panth (religion)"."According to Chhotepur, in this conversation, when he explained his inabil-ity to defend the imprint of 'Jhaadoo' (broom, the AAP election symbol) onan image of Sri Harmandar Sahib as this would have led to his beingsummoned by Sri Akal Takhat Sahib and the possibility of being excommu-nicated from the Panth if he defended the picture, Mr Kejriwal remarked,'Aap ko panth se nikaal dete to kya ho jata." (So what if they had thrown youout of Panth!) At this, according to Mr Chhotepur, he expressed his inabilityto defend the party on the issue and this was the beginning of his alienationfrom Kejriwal," an Akali Dal spokesman said here on Friday. The AAPfound itself embroiled in a religious controversy after the publication of thephotograph of the holiest of Sikh shrines with a broom led to an uproar inPunjab. Kejriwal and other AAP leaders had to apologize for the incident.The photograph was published on the front cover of the AAP's youth wingmanifesto in July. Akali Dal general secretary Harcharan Bains said thatoutside leaders from Uttar Pradesh and Haryana were trying to lord overAAP leaders from Punjab and the Chhotepur incident had shown how topPunjab leaders could be treated. "Kejriwal's secret ambition to be PunjabChief Minister also explains the decision to block entry of Navjot SinghSidhu into AAP as Kejriwal feared being overshadowed by a Punjab leader.What he is doing to most Punjab AAP leaders is a part of a design to renderall of them just parasites dependent on him," Bains added.

Stop behaving like Kejriwal, BJPadvises MamataNEW DELHI, (IANS) Advising West Bengal Chief Minister MamataBenarjee to stop behaving like her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal,who usually blames the central government for non-cooperation,the BJP said on Friday that she should rather focus on governance."Our advice to Mamata Banerjee is to stop behaving like ArvindKejriwal and get down to good governance so that the rulingTrinamool Congress honours the mandate given to them in 2016,"said BJP National Secretary and West Bengal in charge SiddharthNath Singh."Moreover rather blaming BJP for a cow census in Bengal, sheshould conduct census of cow smuggling to Bangladesh fromBengal being supported by her party workers," he added. Banerjeehad on Friday given three months time to the central governmentto waive the huge debts her government inherited from the previ-ous Left Front regime and threatened to launch a movement on thestreets of New Delhi if "interference" in the federal structure is notstopped. "Mamata Banerjee's outburst at (Prime Minister Narendra)Modiji today at TMC party function reflects her frustration as shecannot in her second term, blame previous state government of legacyproblems she had inherited," Singh said in a statement. Hitting back atBanerjee, Singh said that governance has never been her asset."Therefore, knowing her weakness, she is from day one of her sec-ond term, star ted to play a victimhood card and blaming centrefor funds and non-cooperation," he said.

NEW DELHI, (IANS) The 14th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)will be held in Bengaluru January 7 to 9, 2017, and around 3,000people are likely to par ticipate in the event, it was announced onFriday. Launching a new logo and a por tal for the three-day eventhere, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told a press confer-ence that format of the annual function has been changed and theevent will now be "result-oriented" instead of a cultural function."The format has been changed. The event will now be result-oriented,"she said. The par ticipants can register themselves through the por talthat also gives all the information and details about the event. Theregistration fee has been reduced this time and fixed as $100 for theJanuary 9 event, she said.The main function of the event will be on January 9 that would see a

par ticipative session with the diaspora. There would also be a YouthPBD on January 7. Sushma Swaraj said that Prime Minister NarendraModi's fervent engagement with the Indian diaspora has had an im-pact and the number of par ticipants in this year's event has gone up."Till a few years ago, the number of par ticipants was in hundreds.Last year it was around 2,500 and this year we are expecting around3,000 people and the actual number may go up," she said. The par tici-pants can withdraw with full refunds by December 7 this year, theMinister said. Karanataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said his statewas keen to host the event and was preparing to make it "a hugesuccess". Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated in India each year tomark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the devel-opment of India.

ACB QUESTIONS SHEILA DIKSHIT IN WATER TANKER SCAMNEW DELHI, (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) of the Delhi government on Sunday questioned former Chief Minister SheilaDikshit in its ongoing probe into the alleged Rs 400 crore water tanker scam. "We have questioned Sheila Dikshit today (Sunday) at herresidence here," ACB chief M.K. Meena told IANS. The ACB's action came in the wake of complaints filed against the former ChiefMinister by Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra.While Dikshit, who is now the Congress's chief ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh, denied that she was questioned by the ACBsleuths on the alleged scam but given a questionnaire, and Mishra attacked the ACB for not interrogating her properly but just giving herquestions to answer, Meena declined to provide details about the questioning."She has been questioned and right now, the probe is going on in the case so I can't share fur ther details," he said. Meena also refusedto reveal if the ACB has asked Dikshit to appear before the investigating agency in the coming days. Addressing repor ters at herresidence, Dikshit said: "ACB questionnaire has 18 questions. And it will take time to answer them."Asked if the ACB has given a specific time for replying to those questions, she said: "ACB hasn't set a time limit for me to reply to thequestionnaire. There are a lot of details that I don't remember and there were number of officers and agencies which jointly took thedecisions to buy the water tankers, many of which are still operational till date."Meanwhile, Mishra alleged that the agency team wentat the Congress leader's residence to have a cup of tea while "no interrogation and no cross questioning was done"."I am the complainant in this case and I was called for questioning by the ACB. The ACB questioned me for over four hours. But when theACB team reaches Dikshit's house, they don't interrogate her and just submit a set of questionnaire for answer," he said. "Did the teamvisit Dikshit's place to have some tea," he asked.

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