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CIRCULATED THROUGH : TORONTO, MARKHAM, SCARBOROUGH, RICHMOND HILL, VAUGHAN, WOODBRIDGE, ETOBICOKE, NORTH YORK, MALTON, REXDALE, BR AMPTON, MISSISSAUGA, OAKVILLE, HAMILTON, MILTON, STONEY CREEK, BURLINGTON

INDIA, JAPAN SIGN $75 BILLIONCURRENCY SWAP AGREEMENT

CIEC BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNDER THE FLAGSHIP OF CONSUL GENERAL OF INDIA AS HONORARY PATRON AND ARUN SRIVASTAVA ASPRESIDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY CLUB TORONTO. (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) ANDREW SQUIRES - PRESIDENT POTASH RIDGE CORPORATION, ARUNSRIVASTAVA - CEO PAYSTATION INC. ,ANDREW MACLEOD - PRESIDENT/COO POST MEDIA NETWORK INC. DINESH BHATIA - CONSUL GENERAL OFINDIA, TORONTO , BRUCE DUNCAN - CEO CANADA CARBON INC., SANJAY BRAHMBHATT - CEO BIG IDEA COMPANY, ROHIT PATEL - CEO PAYLESSTRAVEL. MUKUND PUROHIT- CEO NEOPOLITAN PIZZA AND JAIMIN SHAH - CEO DEV IT LTD WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE LAUNCH.

CANADA INDIA ECONOMIC COUNCIL LAUNCHED

NEW DELHI: India and Japan on Monday decided to enter into a $75-billion bilateral currency swap agreement which is expected to bringstability in foreign exchange and capital markets in the country.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the swap arrangement was 50 percent higher than the previous such agreement between the two countries."This bilateral swap reflects depth of our deeper e c o n o m i crelationship," he said in a tweet.Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash ChandraGarg added the $75-billion agreementwas one of the largest swaparrangements in the world.The decision to conclude thearrangement was taken duringPrime Minister Narendra Modi'svisit to Japan where hediscussed a range of issues withhis Japanese counterpart ShinzoAbe.The government said it hadtaken various steps to addressthe issue of outward flow offoreign capital due to the gradual

increase in policy interest rate in the US, and this decision was anothersuch measure to boost confidence in the Indian market."This facility will not only enable the agreed amount of capital beingavailable to India on tap for use, it would also help in bringing down thecost of capital for Indian entities while accessing foreigncapital market," a Finance Ministry statement said,

adding it was another milestone inmutual cooperation between India andJapan."This swap arrangement par ticularlyreflects the depth of mutual trust andunderstanding, personal relationshipand warmth between the two leadersbuilt over many years," it added.It said with the arrangement in place,prospects of India would fur ther improvein tapping foreign capital for country'sdevelopmental needs."To encourage investment ininfrastructure, RBI (Reserve Bank of India)will address the resolution on hedgingrequirement," it added.

TRUMP PLANNING TO ENDBIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesdaythat he is planning to put an end to what he called the "ridiculous" lawthat grants citizenship to all children born in US territory."We're the only country in the world where a person comes in and hasa baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the US... with all ofthose benefits," Tr ump said in an interview with the online daily Axios,repor ts Xinhua news agency.Tr ump did not mention the fact that more than two dozen other coun-tries, including Mexico and Canada, also have similar laws authorisingcitizenship for anyone born in their territory.

PLANE WITH 189 ABOARD CRASHES OFFINDONESIA; HUMAN REMAINS RECOVERED

PAKISJAYA (INDONESIA): An Indonesian aircraf t with 189 people on boardcrashed into the sea and sank on Monday soon after taking off from thecapital, Jakar ta, on a domestic flight to a tin-mining region, officials said.There was no sign of any survivors from Lion Air flight JT610, an almostnew Boeing 737 MAX 8, and rescue officials said later on Monday theyhad recovered some human remains from the crash site, about 15 km (9miles) off the coast. The plane lost contact with ground officials shor tlyafter its pilot had asked to turn back to base, about 13 minutes after it tookoff, officials said.

16 YEAR OLD ARRESTED BY PEEL POLICEAFTER TEEN STABBED IN BRAMPTON

REGION OF PEEL - Investigators from the 22 Division Criminal Inves-tigation Bureau are seeking the public's assistance as they investi-gate a stabbing in the City of Brampton.On Friday June 22, 2018 at approximately 10:00 p.m. a 16 year-oldmale from Brampton was present by the splash pad areas at CenturyGardens Recreation Centre. The 16 year-old victim was swarmed bya group 10-15 males of males attempting to rob him.The victim was stabbed numerous times and was rushed to a TorontoTrauma Centre with life threatening injuries. The victim is still inhospital, stable condition.

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DR. SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY TO RECEIVEGLOBAL HINDU AWARD AT HINDU HERITAGE

CELEBRATION IN MISSISSAUGATORONTO: Thousands of Hindus living in Greater Toronto and South-ern Ontario will be coming together on November 3, 2018 at the InternationalCentre in Mississauga, to celebrate Hindu Heritage Month, and for the presentationof the first Global Hindu Award to Dr. Subramanian Swamy.In December 2016, the Legislature of Ontario, with unanimous sup-por t from all political par ties represented at the legislature, proclaimedthe month of November as Hindu Heritage Month. The proclamation was theultimate recognition that Hindus constitute a significant community in Ontario, whohave enriched the province with their contributions in all walks of life.About 7500 people are expected to attend the day-long event, which will featurerenowned Indian parliamentarian, academic and Hindu leader, Dr. SubramanianSwamy, as Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker. The High Commissioner of India inCanada, His Excellency Vikas Swarup, will also grace the occasion. Members offederal and provincial parliaments, as well as municipal leaders will also bejoining the festivities.

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In Arjun Kapoor And Malaika Arora Rumours Today, A New Pic FromTheir Get-Together With Kareena Kapoor, Karisma And Others

On Saturday, rumoured couple Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora trended agreat deal for repor ts stating that they are likely to get mar ried next year.Amidst the wedding rumours, a new photo of Arjun and Malaika, partyingtogether with close pals like Kareena Kapoor, Karisma Kapoor, Amrita Arora(her sister) and Natasha Poonawalla, has popped up. The picture appears tobe taken a couple of days ago and it was shared on Instagram by Natasha

Poonawalla on Sunday. Several unconfirmed repor ts claim that Malaika'sindustrialist friends Tanya and Arvind Dubash, also seen in the viral photo,had hosted the par ty to welcome Arjun Kapoor into their circle. "Superstunning and fun evening," Ms Poonawalla captioned the post, adding thehashtag 'celebrations.' In one of the photos, Malaika is seen cutting a cakewith fashion designer Vikram Phadnis behind her.

5 TIMES RANVEER SINGHEXPRESSED HIS LOVE FORDEEPIKA PADUKONE

MUMBAI: Ranveer Singh is the flamboyant lover who nevershies away from praising his ladylove Deepika Padukone.The actor hasn’t directly confessed his love for the diva inpublic in the three magical words but has spoken abouther on various occasions. From calling her the ‘yin to hisyang’ to a ‘hummingbird’, the Befikre actor has given herseveral names, leaving his fans to read between the lines.Amid the countdown to their wedding on November 14 and15, take a look at the things Ranveer has said about hisbride-to-be. Ranveer Singh recently appeared on the chatshow Koffee With Karan with Akshay Kumar. On being toldto give nicknames to his industry friends, the Padmaavatactor took a deep breath and called Deepika his ‘hum-mingbird’. He even asked Karan Johar to make Kuch KuchHota Hai 2 and cast Deepika and Alia Bhatt as his leadingladies with Ranbir Kapoor in the role of Salman Khan.

Aamir Khan reveals the inspirationbehind his Thugs of Hindostan lookMUMBAI: Thugs Of Hindostan costume designers Rushiand Manoshi say superstar Aamir Khan's character,Firangi, in the film is a potpourri of different elements andidentities stolen from the people he meets during the courseof the film. Talking about Aamir's look in the movie, Rushisaid: "Firangi is a potpourri of different elements and iden-tities stolen from the myriad people he meets.

Nick Jonas’ mom Denise hugs Priyanka Chopra, her ‘daughter in love’MUMBAI:Priyanka Chopra’s future mother-in-law, Denise Jonas, Nick Jonas’ mother, has shared a cute picture of the two of thembonding over dinner. Denise captioned the picture with the hashtag, ‘daughter in love’.In the picture, Denise and Priyanka can be seen hugging each other lovingly in New York City. Priyanka is cur rently rumoured to beplanning her upcoming wedding with Nick Jonas, which is predicted to take place as early as December.Denise and her husband, Kevin Jonas Sr, accompanied Nick to India recently to officialise his engagement to Priyanka in a traditionalIndian ‘roka’ ceremony. Nick’s parents were photographed in traditional Indian attire on the occasion. In a video posted by Denise fromthe af ter par ty, she could be seen taking over the dance floor with Priyanka’s mother, Madhu Chopra.


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OZONE GROUP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAVEMAX AND NEWGEN REALTY TOINVEST $100 MILLION IN IT, HOSPITALITY AND REAL ESTATE ACROSS CANADA

The Brampton Mayor Elect, Patrick Brown and Brampton MPP Mr. Ramesh Sangha & ConsulateGeneral of India were on hand in Toronto yesterday to join with Mr. S.C. Sehgal, CMD& FounderOzone Group of Companies, Mr. Karan Sehgal, Director, Canada Operation, Ozone Group of compa-

nies for a Mega Investment Announcement which Ozone Group of companies will be bring to Canada invarious sector including but not limited to Information Technology, Health & Wellness, and Real EstateDevelopment.They are joined on stage by CEO of Iconic Real Estate Brand Save Max Real Estate Inc. & Mr. P KSabharwal, CEO, New Gen Realty exper ts who again is a brand in himself. They all came together toannounce a $100 Million investment funded by Ozone Group of companies out of which $25 Million isearmarked for Wellness Center in Coburg, which is already builtand also funds will be allocated towardsthe Save Max Tower coming up in Mississauga.The Investment came in back drop of state visit of Hon. Prime Minister of Canada Justin Tr udeu to India -at the invitation of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi - in February 2018. Prime Minster Trudeupar ticipated in various business roundtables to promote investments between India and Canada. Mr.Raman Dua, CEO, Save Max Real Estate Inc. was par t of the business delegation during Prime Ministervisit and that's when the foundation of this investment was laid upon.Mr. S.C. Sehgal who has 30 years of hard-core and glorious experience in the healthcare industry and hisOzone Group currently employs 2500+ people in India with a net wor th of $500 Million. Mr. Sehgal said,that Ozone is doing great in India and now he feels its time to foray in new market which is the reason theyhave decided to commit the investment for Canadian market. While talking to attendees he mentioned thatMr. Raman Dua & Mr. P K Sabharwal will be a guiding force in Canada and all the investment by his groupwill be done in both of their able guidance and direction."Today's investment will help create and maintain almost 500 great jobs for Canadians in GTA and acrossOntario", This is about positioning Canada as an Investment hub in India and creating better job oppor tu-

nities for Canadians, Said Raman Dua, CEO, Save Max Real Estate Inc.Save Max Real Estate Inc. is a Iconic Brand which has sold 2 Billion Real Estate in a shor t span of 7 yearsand a strong Team of 70+ Realtors and has 3 offices in Toronto, Mississauga and Brampton, headed byVisionary CEO, Raman Dua."It is a great day for Brampton and Mississauga," said Mayor Elect Patrick Brown. "Today is a announce-ment of Oppor tunity and hope. It really is about the future of our fellow citizens. He also mentioned that asa Mayor Elect Brampton he would love to work Closely with Mr. Raman Dua & PK Sabharwal to bring theinvestment to great city of Brampton. Responding to which Raman Dua said within 90 days he will beannouncing a mega project for Brampton which will create more than 100 jobs in Brampton in comingyears.Consulate General of India, Mr. Dinesh Bhatia who also graced the occasion and mentioned that thisventure will be a stepping stone towards many more investment's oppor tunities coming from India toCanada and intern creating job oppor tunities for Canadians.ABOUT OZONE PHARMACEUTICAL LTD.Ozone Pharmaceuticals Ltd. was incorporated in 1991, with a keen desire and aspiration to serve human-ity through finest quality medicaments. The company has two ultramodern and high-tech manufacturingunits in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India, and Guwahati, Assam, India, using State-of-the-ar t technology inproduction, quality control and packaging and carries a current market valuation of $500 Million.Ozone is a formulation-based drug manufacturing and marketing company, with a focus on prescriptiondrugs, in the areas of Pain Management, Nutritional Supplements, Anti-infectives, Vascular Management,Chronic Disease management like Cardiac and Diabetes and Haemostats. Ozone Pharma has two spe-cialized divisions named as Proton and Nucleus, with more than 1000 field personnel who are promotingproducts and brands to specialists like Cardiologists, Diabetologist, Or thopedics, Gynecologists, Sur-geons, and Physicians across India and Nepal.



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MY OFFENDER VS YOURS‘The Indian version of MeToo has

singed some and not others. Themovement has raised awareness aswell as questions of inclusivity andequality that are difficult to answer

ADITI TANDON

LIKE most women outing alleged sexual predators in the still-explod-ing MeToo movement of India, journalist Yamini Nair had also onlyhoped to record her story at first. She wasn’t seeking revenge.Much as the others whose testimonials against editor-ministerMJ Akbar led to his resignation from the government last Wednes-day, Yamini had just wanted to go through the catharsis the campaignwas offering to those who had endured harassment at the hands ofmale leaders.However, her mission has changed since she first revealed her story.“I had no clue about my aggressor being a serial offender. Af ter Iwrote a Facebook post about how he harassed me when I was a cubrepor ter in 2005, many others shared similar experiences. Initially Ihad not thought of seeking action against the man in question, but Iam now standing with these girls,” says the scribe who works withHindustan Times at Delhi.Unlike Priya Ramani, the first journalist to accuse Akbar who hassince sued her for criminal defamation, Yamini didn’t name C.Gouridasan Nair, resident editor of The Hindu in Kerala in her #MeToosocial media post. He was outed anyway. The Hindu Group chairmanN Ram tweeted how the publication had taken Yamini’s charges seri-ously and the journalist concerned had resigned. Had it not been for NRam’s tweet, no one would have known about it — quite a contrast tothe attention that other accused in the MeToo campaign have got.As victims continue to reveal their pain in a slowly but steadily pro-gressing movement, the question already arising is — are somesexual offenders less offending than the rest? Is selective outragecompromising a revolution?Yes, feels filmmaker Nishtha Jain who accused top journalist VinodDua, currently at The Wire, of stalking and sexually harassing hermany years ago. The Wire, which repor ted other MeToo stories in-cluding Akbar’s, skipped Dua’s. Jain tweeted her despair on October14: “There has been no repor ting on The Wire about my allegationsagainst consulting editor Vinod Dua even after 24 hours.”There were also concerns around Dua being allowed to air his showwhere he dubbed the MeToo campaign as a muck-raking platformbesides announcing his voluntarily pull out from the show to “let TheWire probe charges against him”. Dua gets to be the judge in his owncase, Jain said last week indicating deep dismay.Many MeToo campaigners are star ting to worr y about the harm thatthe differential treatment to cases of harassment can do the move-ment. Anxieties abound Asian College of Journalism for not taking asexual harassment claim against faculty Sadanand Menon by a formerstudent seriously. Although the ACJ recently said Menon won’t teachhis course this session, they also said that the matter involved un-proven allegations beyond the institute’s jurisdiction to investigate.The Hindu RE’s matter, too, attracted little media attention.Yamini feels this is very harmful for the cause. “Kerala’s regional

media decided to shy away from my case but for an insignificantsingle column news item in some papers,” she says. Mediapersonsfeel it’s urgent to treat every case equally. “In an issue like this, wecan’t choose what to be outraged about,” says Seetha, a senior jour-nalist.Though little has been heard of charges against some newsmen, themore high-profile accused have continued to make news. The firstmedia person to be felled by the movement was Prashant Jha of HT.He stepped aside from leadership roles on October 8 and submittedhimself to a probe. Soon afterward, The Times of India sent itsHyderabad resident editor, KR Sreenivas, on leave pending an en-quiry into charges of sexual misconduct by some women. Formereditor-in-chief of DNA, Gautam Adhikari had to likewise quit an Ameri-can think tank where he was senior fellow.Meanwhile, women who have stuck their necks out feel the move-ment must grow beyond urban spaces and the laws must change toaddress new challenges. Mahima Kukreja, who named comedianUtsav Chakrabor ty, is wary of the movement getting an elitist tagwhile Ghazala Wahab, who outed the power ful MJ Akbar, says lawsmust answer questions from women’s perspectives.“The biggest challenge for the movement is lack of laws to protectwomen who complain. Criminal defamation is the easiest tool in thehands of perpetrators who are always more power ful than the accus-ers. The law needs urgent modifications to ensure that complainantsget justice,” says Wahab.

The government has since formed a Group of Ministers to revisit ThePrevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act 2013. However,the law remains weak in the delivery of stated objectives with firmsgoing unpunished for not setting up committees. Legally, every firmemploying more than 10 people must have an ICC.Headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and comprising Nitin Gadkari,Nirmala Sitharaman and Maneka Gandhi, the GoM will recommendways to strengthen legal and institutional structures in the wake ofthe MeToo movement. It will submit a repor t in three months. In thepresent form, the law is clearly frail.The 2013 Act says that if a woman, after making a complaint, feelsuncomfor table working in the same office, she can avail of threemonths leave over and above her sanctioned leave or take transfer toanother depar tment.“The law doesn’t protect a woman. It simply tells her to go on leave ifshe feels anxious or afraid. The tormentor on the other hand has blan-ket protection. He doesn’t have to go on leave or change his depar t-ment,” rues Wahab.Supreme Cour t lawyer Vrinda Grover says women remain silent dueto fear of retaliation and the law and society must understand this.She says suing of Ramani proves exactly why women don't speak upin the first place. Criminal defamation is a tactic to create a chillingeffect and stop other victims from speaking out, says Grover.Legal exper ts feel that the cour ts, presented with unprecedented ques-tions arising from MeToo revelations, would have to examine motivesbehind criminal defamation suits by the accused in such cases. “Canlaw be used as an instrument of oppression? Cour ts will have tojudge that. If a criminal defamation suit is used to silence victims,this itself becomes a ground to seek its dismissal,” argues Grover.Most observers feel MeToo’s impact will be slow in India, unlike inthe US where the accused have faced grave consequences. Holly-wood producer Harvey Weinstein, named by several women for preda-tory abuse, faces a potential life term in prison.“The reason lies in our deep-rooted feudal values. A good beginninghas been made, but change will be gradual. That’s not to say therewon’t be any immediate effect. Thanks to MeToo, a whole new gen-eration of working women won’t have to internalise their pain anymore. Women won’t have to wait for decades to bare their scars,”says veteran journalist Saroj Nagi.





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CHANGE OF NAME“I Sandeep Rajkumar Gupta R/o 22, Kelways Circle BramptonOn L6T0G6 Canada, I have applied for PAN in India but at thetime of filling PAN application inadver tently I have men-tioned my name as Sandeepraj Rajkundan Gupta, this nameis also shown on my PAN Card. From now I want to abandonthis name in India and outside India. I will only known asSandeep Rajkumar Gupta in all over the world. “

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1On Wednesday June 27, 2018, a 16 year-old male young offenderfrom Brampton was arrested and charged with one count of Rob-bery. The accused was released on a Promise to Appear with acour t date at the end of July 2018.A general provision of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Y.C.J.A .)prohibits the release of the name of a Young Person and, there-fore, the identity of the Young Person charged in this investiga-tion is protected.Police are asking the publics help to identify the remaing malesin this vicious attack.

16 YEAR OLD ARRESTED BYPEEL POLICE AFTER TEENSTABBED IN BRAMPTON

BRAMPTON FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGANIZED WEEKEND FIRE ACADEMY PROGRAM. TO INTRODUCE THE FIRE SER-VICE AS A CAREER TO THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

Peel Police makes Arrest Mississauga Parking Lot ShootingREGION OF PEEL - Investigators from 12 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau have made an arrest in relation to a shooting in theCity of Mississauga.On July 28, 2018 police were called to the area of Matheson Boulevard East and Satellite Drive in regards to shots being fired. Policeattended the area and found evidence of a shooting. No one was injured in the incident.A warrant of arrest was issued for Daniel Bryce, a 25-year-old male from the City of Mississauga.On October 29, 2018 Daniel Bryce turned himself in to police. He was arrested and charged with numerous firearm offences. Brycewill appear at the Ontario Cour t of Justice on Tuesday, October 30, 2018.Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact investigators with the 12 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at(905) 453-2121, ext. 1233. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or byvisiting peelcrimestoppers.ca.

Three Tips to Be Seen This Halloween - Peel PoliceWith the lure of ghosts, goblins, pumpkins and candy it can be so easy for our little ones to get caught up in the mystique of Halloween.As we prep and dress our children for All Hallows' Eve, we need to keep a few costume safety tips in mind so everyone can Be Seenthis Halloween. While we all know that kids have their own ideas about what they want to dress up as, with a few small tweaks wecan make sure their costumes set them up for success.Follow these Three Tips to Be Seen:1. Choose bright colours. Children need to be visible to vehicles and people; costumes that are florescent and bright colouredwill allow drivers to clearly see from all angles.2. Make sure the costume fits properly. Not only does a costume look better when it fits properly but because it's not too big andnot too long you'll avoid your little one tripping and falling.3. Avoid masks. They tend to restrict your vision, so we suggest using makeup instead. Plus, with make-up you get to be ascreative as you like.Following these three tips will ensure that everyone is seen and has a safe night. Happy trick-or-treating!

CONSULAR CAMPS FOR ISSUE OF LIFE CERTIFICATES TO THEPENSIONERS BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA

Consulate General of India, Toronto is organizing Consular camps for issue of Life Cer tificates to the Pensioners and general consultation onconsular matters in the month of November 2018, as per the following schedule and venue details:

NO REPEAT NO FEE IS CHARGED BY THE CONSULATE FOR ISSUING LIFE CERTIFICATESAll the applicants may kindly make sure that they bring duly filled in application form (copy attached) in duplicate and a photo identitycard (Passpor t, Driving Licence, etc.) issued by Indian/Canadian authorities. The application form for issuance of Life Cer tificateshall be signed by the applicant in front of the Consular Officer at the Camp. For any fur ther assistance or clarification, applicants maycontact the Consulate at [email protected].

Dr. Subramanian Swamy to receive Global HinduAward at Hindu Heritage Celebration in MississaugaCONTD. FROM PAGE 1Dr. Swamy will also be the first recipient of the Global Hindu Award,to be presented to him at the event. Through his intellect, uncompro-mising suppor t for Hindu causes and his boldness and persistenceagainst adversity to pursue those causes, he has motivated otherHindus to feel proud about their Hindu traditions.The Award is in-tended to be an annual one, to be presented during the Hindu HeritageMonth of November every year."We are grateful to the Province and the people of Ontario for thedesignation of Hindu Heritage Month", said LajPrasher, telecom en-trepreneur and co-chair of the Hindu Heritage Celebration committee,"A number of like-minded Hindus got together and celebrated the firstHindu Heritage Month last November at the Vishnu Mandir in Rich-mond Hill, Ontario. The event received such a positive response thatwe decided to repeat the event this year, on a much bigger scale, atthe vast premises of the International Centre, near Pearson Airpor t"."There are more than 500,000 Hindus estimated to be living in Ontario,most of them in Toronto and sur rounding areas in Southern Ontario"added Ramesh Chotai, pharmaceutical entrepreneur and co-chair ofthe event, who came to Canada as a refugee from Uganda and hasmade Ontario his home for more than 4 decades, "With nearly 100temples and other organizations, it is a great place to be a Hindu andthis event is a celebration of that fact". Dr. BudhendraDoobay, hear tsurgeon and the face of Vishnu Mandir, which hosted the first Hindu

Heritage Celebration event last year, concurs "Hinduism is itself acelebration of life and Hindus in Ontario who have come here from allover the world are a testament to the vibrancy of the faith".The event will be open to all, through registration. Admission is freeand also includes free parking and free lunch. The event will be cappedby a Garba dance in the evening.For more details about the event andto register to attend, please visit www.hinduheritagecelebration.org.

Report: India sends U.S. its 2ndlargest number of foreign studentsNEW YORK: India is the second largest source country of foreignstudents in the United States after China, according to a new officialrepor t. The biannual report on international student trends, released Oct. 28 bythe Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) of the U.S. Immigra-tion and Customs Enforcement, said that India was the second largest sourcecountry of foreign students in 2017, with 249,763 students from the country study-ing in American universities. China sent 481,106 students.The total number of students from India and China studying in the U.S. was out of atotal of over 1.5 million international students studying in various educationalinstitutions in the U.S. in 2017. “For ty-nine percent of the F and M student popula-tion in the United States hailed from either China (377,070 students) or India (211,703students), and interest continues to grow,” the repor t said.


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Lanka’s 2 PMs and an insecure President

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‘The apparent deal between a lacklustreSirisena and a rumbustious Rajapaksais this: he will help Sirisena in winningthe next presidential election dueJanuary 2020 and the party'sreunification will ensure if not a two-thirds, then a simple majority, in theparliamentary polls due August 2020.

MAJ-GEN ASHOK MEHTAEX-Commander, IPKF, Sri Lanka

In a stunning midday bloodless coup last Friday, PresidentMaithripala Sirisena, suffering from acute insecurity and nursingambitions for a second term, sacked Prime Minister Ranil

Wickremesinghe of the United National Par ty (UNP) and replacedhim with the charismatic former President Mahinda Rajapaksafrom his own Sri Lanka Freedom Par ty (SLFP). The four-year-oldNational Unity Government (NUG) which was cobbled together todefeat the pro-China Rajapaksa was under considerable stressfollowing personal differences between the two leaders of thecoalition government stemming from the drubbing it received at thelocal body elections in February 2018 from the Rajapaksa-led JointOpposition and due to the failure of his government in keeping itselectoral promises and poor governance.SIRISENA’S MACHIAVELLIAN SIDESirisena justified the dismissal of Wickremesinghe on grounds ofincompetence, corruption and a plot to assassinate the President.Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has urged Sirisena to reconvene Parlia-ment so that PM Wickremesinghe could prove his majority.How seriously political exper ts misjudged the Machiavellian sideof Sirisena — his surgical strike — is borne out by their expecta-tion that the NUG would continue and fight the next parliamentaryelection together. The clincher that unravelled the NUG was: Whowill be the next president of Sri Lanka?The Sirisena coup played out according to the third scenariocontained in my article in The Tribune on September 12. It read:'…in other words, Maithripala Sirisena and Mahinda Rajapaksareunite against Ranil Wickremesinghe'.The power ful Rajapaksa's reincarnation as prime minister was assurprising as the regime change. The apparent deal between alacklustre Sirisena and a rumbustious Rajapaksa is this: He willhelp Sirisena in winning the next presidential election due January2020 and the par ty's reunification will ensure if not a two-thirds,then a simple majority in the parliamentary polls due August 2020.Rajapaksa has called for snap elections. The wily war-winning

former two-term president, now serving under his former healthminister — who pulled the rug from under his feet — has notforgotten or forgiven this turncoat act of his new boss. TheMachiavelli in Sirisena might be punctured by the Rajapaksaclan— a sor t of Dir ty Dozen — under the scanner of cor ruptioncases that were apparently not pursued to finality by Sirisena andwill now be buried.The pro-India, pro-West Wickremesinghe was served a faitaccompli under the executive president's powers: dismissal of thePM and suspension of Parliament till November 16, allowingRajapaksa time to consolidate politically.HOW WILL WICKREMESINGHE FIGHT BACK?The Chief Justice, Nalin Perera, will have to determine the constitu-tionality and legality of dismissal and suspension of parliamentwhere the UNP has 106 seats, seven shor t of majority. The newcombine brings 95 parliamentarians together. It will need to breakthe UNP for numbers, which it has already star ted. The minorityTamils and Muslim par ties which are unlikely to vote for Rajapaksawith majoritarian tendencies will help the UNP bridge the gap. ButWickremesinghe proving his majority through a floor test canhappen only on November 16.IS THIS A SETBACK FOR INDIA?Yes. Of late, especially af ter the shock defeat in the local bodyelections of the government, Sirisena's anxieties and insecuritieshave grown. Rajapaksa's meeting with Prime Minister Modi inColombo last year at his request and being invited to India inSeptember 2018 at the invitation of the BJP's MP SubramanianSwamy in New Delhi and meeting with Modi again sowed doubts inSirisena's mind. After all, Rajapaksa had publicly denounced India/RAW for catalysing his defeat in 2015.Taking a cue from Rajapaksa, Sirisena went into a tizzy at a cabinetmeeting on October 16, accusing RAW of a plot to assassinate him(and Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the former president's brother) whichhe later denied and also said he would not give the EasternColombo Terminal to 'outside par ties' (already committed to India)as 'we can't give our national assets to outsiders'. This wasreiterated by Minister of Ports and Shipping MahindaSamarasinghe just as Wickremesinghe landed in Delhi on October19 for a scheduled meeting with Modi during which it was insinu-ated that the delay in Indian projects in Sri Lanka was due toSirisena. A housing project in Jaffna previously awarded to China

was given to India by Wickremesinghe.Like in Nepal, a major clash of interests between India and Chinawill now brew in Sri Lanka. The India-China rivalry is just a subtextin the political drama- which is turning violent — being enacted inColombo. Chinese Ambassador in Colombo Cheng Xueyuan hasbeen overly friendly with Sirisena. On his birthday, he presented agif t cheque for $ 250 million to him to be used in his constituency.Cheng promptly met Rajapaksa after he was sworn in as PM andconveyed President Xi's greetings. He also met Wickremesinghewho contended he was still the PM and bona fide occupant of‘Temple Trees’, the official residence.CATCH-22 SITUATIONStill, the catch-22 lies in whether Rajapaksa sticks to his side ofthe bargain. His brother, Gotabhaya, one of the architects of thevictory against the LTTE, has already announced his intention of playing a moreactive role in politics, a euphemism for presidential ambitions. Who knows,Rajapaksa might just manage to restore the 18th amendment which lifts thetwo-term embargo on the President.ADVANTAGE RAJAPAKSAIn either case, the Rajapaksas may have the last laugh withSirisena who toppled Wickremesinghe for political self-preserva-tion, riding off into the sunset. Intriguing times lie ahead. Politicalinstability will dog Sri Lanka till the next set of elections. There isthis bizarre situation of two PMs. India has joined the US, UK andEU in expressing hope that democratic values and constitutionalprocesses will be respected. The return of the Rajapaksas isadvantage China, though it is not game, set and match yet.



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The national price on pollution will bringhealth and economic benefits to Canadians

Pembina Institute reacts to the announcement of the federal carbon price plan

OTTAWA — Isabelle Turcotte, federal policy director at the PembinaInstitute, made the following statement in response to the announce-ment of the federal carbon price plan:“This is an exciting day for Canada. Today’s announcement meansthe country will have a nation-wide price on carbon starting January1 — a price that will see real results in reducing carbon pollution,while suppor ting the economy and growing the job market.“A well-designed price on carbon, like we’re seeing in the announce-ment today, brings investment cer tainty to the Canadian economy ina way that is fair and balanced. It holds polluters to account, while distributingrevenue back to Canadians, their communities, and protecting lower incomehouseholds. Pricing pollution incentivizes Canadian companies to innovate andbuild on our already thriving clean tech sector to ensure Canada remains com-petitive as the global economy changes.“Canadians want cleaner air, more livable communities and shor tercommute times to be able to spend more time together as a family.Today’s announcement means all provinces and territories are taking

a significant step together towards this future.“Canada needs climate action and solutions. Pricing carbon pollutionsuppor ts the move towards these solutions like renewable energy,electric vehicles and more energy efficient and comfor table homesand buildings, by encouraging innovation and investment in the firmsthat provide these goods and services.“Today’s announcement marks an impor tant milestone in the imple-mentation of Canada’s climate action plan, a collection of 50 mea-sures that will cut carbon pollution in all sectors of the economy.British Columbia, Quebec and Alber ta along with 70 other jurisdic-tions around the world have already successfully implemented car-bon pricing – this is char ted territory with a successful track record.We know that decisive action like that announced today is necessary— this is even clearer af ter the United Nations IPCC report releasedearlier this month urged strong action in the near term.“Pollution isn’t free. Pricing pollution will make our air cleaner, creat-ing healthier communities while ensuring equity for all Canadians.”

Government employees in Ontariopaid 10.6 per cent higher wages thancomparable private-sector workersTORONTO: Government employees in Ontario received 10.6 percent higher wages on average than comparable workers in theprivate sector last year, and enjoyed much more generous non-wage benefits, too, finds a new study by the Fraser Institute, anindependent, non-par tisan Canadian public policy think-tank.“Bringing government-sector compensation in line with the pri-vate sector would not only help governments in Ontario controlspending without reducing services, it would also maintain fair-ness for taxpayers,” said Ben Eisen, Fraser Institute Senior Fellow andco-author of Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensationin Ontario.The study finds that government employees in Ontario—includ-ing federal, provincial and municipal workers—received 10.6per cent higher wages, on average, than comparable workers inthe private sector in 2017. And that wage gap accounts for differ-ences between workers in the two sectors such as age, gender,education, tenure and type of work.But wages are only par t of overall compensation. Government workersin Ontario enjoy much more generous benefits, too.Pensions: Nearly eight-in-10 government workers in Ontario (77.5per cent) have a defined benefit pension plan—which offers aguaranteed level of benefits in retirement—compared to one-in-10 workers in the private sector (10.4 per cent).Early retirement: Government workers in Ontario retire 1.8 years earlier,on average, than private-sector workers.Personal leave: Government workers in Ontario are absent fromtheir jobs for personal reasons nearly twice as often as private-sectorworkers—12.4 days compared to 7.6 days.Job security: Government workers were five times less likely toexperience job loss than private-sector workers—0.5 per centcompared to 2.5 per cent. “Of course, governments in Ontarioshould provide competitive compensation to attract qualified em-ployees, but clearly wages and benefits in the government sec-tor are out of step with the private sector,” Eisen said.

What permanent and temporaryresidents need to know aboutCanada’s new impaired driving andcannabis-related penaltiesCanada has made cannabis legally available to adults under astrict legal framework. We have also imposed tough new penalties onthose who commit cannabis-related crimes, and in December 2018,those who drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs, including can-nabis. These penalties will have significant impacts on Canadians andnon-Canadians alike. For non-Canadians, including permanent residents,the stakes will be high:· Not only could they face a fine, criminal charges or even jail, but theymay also lose their status and have to leave the country.· Similarly for temporary residents, including visitors, internationalstudents and foreign workers, they may not be able to enter or stay in thecountry.Share the information: Permanent residents and their Canadian familyand friends need to know how these changes could affect them. Help usspread the word by sharing this information with your readers.Potential immigration consequences for Canadian permanent residentsand temporary residents· As of October 17, 2018, if a permanent or temporary residentcommits a cannabis-related crime, such as illegally producing or sellingcannabis, whether in or outside Canada, they could be found inadmis-sible for serious criminality under our immigration laws.· Similarly, when the new impaired driving penalties take effect onDecember 18, 2018, most impaired driving infractions, including in caseswhere no one is hur t and the minimum fine is imposed, will be consid-ered serious crimes in Canada. As a result, both permanent and tempo-rary residents could be found inadmissible for serious criminality.





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BJP, CONGRESS PULL OUT ALL STOPS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

TO WOO VOTERS IN RAJASTHAN

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‘The information technology (IT) cellsof the BJP and Congress have set dailytargets for social media posts to takeon each other and showcase theirpromises for voters.

JAIPUR: The ruling Bharatiya Janata par ty (BJP) in Rajasthan and theOpposition Congress are making maximum use of social media toreach out to voters in the state ahead of the assembly elections to beheld on December 7. The BJP has deployed around 150,000 volun-teers and the Congress nearly 100,000 at booth levels to take on eachother in cyber space, according to leaders of the two par ties.“Now social media influences youngsters more than anything,” saidBhanwar Meghwanshi, a Jaipur-based social scientist who has workedon digital platforms in Rajasthan for over a decade. “Young votersform their opinion not based on conventional media but on basis ofwhat appears on social media. That’s why all par ties are runningcampaigns on social media.”The information technology (IT) cells of the two par ties have set dailytargets for social media posts to take on each other and showcasetheir promises for voters. Even booth-level workers have been di-rected to release posts on hyperlocal issues daily to keep votersengaged. “We have war room from the state to the booth level and wehave engaged around 1.5 lakh volunteers,” said Mayank Jain,Rajasthan co-convener of the BJP’s IT cell.The Congress, though a late star ter on social media, is trying to catchup. “We are working effectively to propagate the message of the par ty

and counter the false narratives and lies spread by BJP,” said DanishAbrar, head of Rajasthan Congress IT cell.A Congress IT cell member, who didn’t want to be named, said thepar ty has appointed district coordinators who are helped by the so-cial media election committee. “We have also appointed assemblycoordinators which are suppor ted by a minimum of two volunteers ofeach booth in a constituency .” The BJP and the Congress have en-sured that there is a social media exper t at every booth. Every morn-ing they get the draft of the message to be made viral. In the evening,they are required to submit a repor t informing the impact. While struc-ture for dissemination of messages on social media of the two par-ties is similar, the BJP’s is more decentralised. The ruling par ty has41 each official Facebook pages and Twitter handles. The Congresshas 34 Facebook pages and eight Twitter handles. The BJP has thricethe number of Twitter followers as compared to the Congress but onFacebook the grand old par ty is catching up. The Congress has 7.10lakh followers on Facebook compared to 7.46 of the BJP.The Congress strategy is simple — attack the BJP and project theirplan for Rajasthan. The par ty will get live sessions of senior leaders,such as Rajasthan chief Sachin Pilot, and make them call votersthrough a pre-recorded message. The BJP is working on severalfronts— countering the Congress attack, projecting Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and chief minister Vasundhara Raje, releasing pictures of benefi-ciaries of schemes. The party will also launch 15 hashtags that will cover issuesof youth employment, women empowerment, farmer distress and manifesto ofthe party. “We are running a hashtag kesariya Rajasthan to showcase the goodwork done by the present government,” a BJP IT cell volunteer said.

‘GREEN CRACKERS’ WON’T BE AVAILABLE

THIS DIWALI: UNION MINISTER

‘The green crackers manufactured weresent to the Petroleum and ExplosivesSafety Organisation (PESO) for safetychecks and granting licences to themanufacturers.

NEW DELHI: Union environment minister Harsh Vardhan on Mondaysaid although less-polluting “green crackers” have been devised andthe technology will be shared with the industry soon, it will not beavailable this Diwali.The technology for fireworks with low emission levels was devel-oped by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute(NEERI) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR),Vardhan said while speaking here to the media.The green crackers manufactured were sent to the Petroleum andExplosives Safety Organisation (PESO) for safety checks and grant-ing licences to the manufacturers.“Obviously, they will not be available for this Diwali. But once grantedlicence by PESO, factories like those in Sivakashi will begin manu-facturing and these will be available for use on all occasions includ-ing weddings throughout the year,” the Minister said.Once safety check is done by the PESO, the manufacturers can goahead with the production of green crackers.In 2016 and 2017, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) hadfound presence of high levels of toxic elements like barium and alu-minium in Delhi’s air a day after Diwali.The new technology, according to Harsh Vardhan, will have 20 to 30per cent less par ticle pollutants.Several highly toxic elements used in conventional fireworks likepotassium nitrate and sulphur have either been reduced or replacedin the new technology, he added.“The green crackers use less levels of potassium nitrate. It replacesaluminium with less toxic magnesium... In some products, we havealso reduced the quantity of magnesium. “Highly toxic barium has

SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN THREATENS TO SUE RAHULGANDHI, WHO CLARIFIES COMMENT WITH A BARB

been eliminated with zeolite which are made by modifying the flyash.The barium emits light which zeolite also does, but toxicity is muchless. They have reduced carbon as well... NBRI in Lucknow is work-ing on plant-based materials which could be used in fireworks,” theMinister said. He added that while manufacturing techniques willremain the same for the factories, the cost of manufacturing in caseof green fireworks will come down by 15 to 30 per cent.Stating that all this was achieved within the last year, the Ministersaid he is surprised to know that there was no such facility to test theemissions from firecrackers in India.Harsh Vardhan said that a first-of-its-kind testing facility was devel-oped at NEERI in Nagpur, where the modified chemical combinationwas tested to modify and control the emission with colours, smoke,height of lighting, brightness and ability to burst. The Tamil Nadu ForeCrackers Association was involved in this experiment.The Supreme Cour t on October 23, two weeks before Diwali, re-stricted bursting of toxic firecrackers and allowed only “green fire-crackers” on Diwali and other occasions.

Supreme Court to hearAyodhya case in January,refuses UP govt’s earlyhearing requestNEW DELHI: The Supreme Cour t on Monday turneddown requests for an early hearing in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi title dispute and said the top cour twill decide the course of hearings in the first week ofJanuary. In a hearing that barely lasted five minutes, athree-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of IndiaRanjan Gogoi dismissed requests by additional so-licitor general Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the UttarPradesh government, and senior advocate CSVaidyanathan, who represented the deity Ram Lalla,that the cour t take up the dispute after the Diwali break.The decision effectively means that the verdict is un-likely to be out before the 2019 Lok Sabha electionsexpected to held around April-May, and that the issuemay remain dormant during assembly elections in fivestates – Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram,Telangana and Chhattisgarh – scheduled for Novem-ber-December this year.“We have our own priorities. Whether hearing wouldtake place in January, March or April would be de-cided by an appropriate bench,” the CJI said. He alsoclarified that appeals would come up in January be-fore a bench “not for hearing but for fixing the date ofhearing.” The cour t is hearing 14 petitions challenginga 2010 Allahabad high court decision that trifurcatedthe disputed site in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya town be-tween Hindus, Muslims and the representatives of RamLalla, a petitioner. The Ayodhya dispute is amongIndia’s most sensitive and divisive political issues.Hindus believe the 16th century mosque, Babri Masjid,was built over a temple dedicated to Hindu god Ram,whose bir thplace is also considered to be at the site.The mosque was demolished by a mob of thousandsin 1992, triggering a cycle of violence and riots acrossIndia. The cour t’s decision evoked a mixed responsewithin the ruling Bharatiya Janata Par ty (BJP), whichrose to prominence on the back of the Ram Templemovement in the early 1990s. Union law minister RaviShankar Prasad said the government had full faith inthe judiciary and respected it.“I would like to humbly say that a lot of people in thecountry want that the hearing on the issue be com-pleted soon. We have full faith in the cour t and we fullyrespect it,” the minister added.

HC seeks Delhi govt’sresponse on jobs to childrenor family members of 1984anti-Sikh riots victims

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high cour t Monday sought the AamAadmi Party (AAP) government’s response to a public in-terest litigation (PIL) alleging non-compliance of a 2006circular of the Centre directing that the children or otherfamily members of those killed in the 1984 anti-Sikh riotsbe provided jobs on compassionate grounds.A bench of chief justice Rajendra Menon and justice VKRao asked the AAP government in the national capital tosubmit a repor t indicating the status of the applications foremployment it had received since the circular was issued.The order came on a PIL filed by the Delhi Sikh GurdwaraManagement Committee (DSGMC), claiming that despitethe passage of 12 years since the circular, not a singleapplicant was provided employment by the Delhi govern-ment. The bench listed the matter for fur ther hearing onFebruary 4.The DSGMC, represented by senior advocate APS Ahluwaliaand advocate Harpreet Singh Hora, has contended in itsplea that non-implementation of the scheme has led to “un-due injustice and discrimination” being caused to the fami-lies of the anti-Sikh riot victims.Centre’s standing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia, appearing forthe ministry of home affairs, said according to the circular,the onus was on the Delhi government to provide employ-ment to the family members of the riot victims. The petitionclaims that as per official records, 2,733 people had died inthe riots and after the 2006 circular, 1,115 job applicationswere received by the Delhi government, which to date hasallegedly not employed even one family member of a riotvictim.The DSGMC, in its plea, has sought the status of the job applica-tions of the riot victims’ family members, along with the reasons forthe rejection or pendency of the same.It has also urged the court to direct that the claims of the riot victims’family members be decided within a specified time-frame.

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhanhas threatened to sue Congress president Rahul Gandhi for hiscomments about his son at a rally yesterday. Rahul Gandhi ac-knowledged a mix-up this morning, but used his clarification toshoot another barb at the BJP. Madhya Pradesh votes next monthfor a new assembly and the Congress president is campaigningin the state on a two-day visit.Shivraj Singh Chouhan had called out Rahul Gandhi for allegingat a rally that his son’s name had figured in the Panama papers.Chouhan hit back in a midnight tweet.“Mr @RahulGandhi You have been making patently false allega-tions of Vyapam to Panama Papers against me and my family.Tomorrow, I am filing a criminal defamation suit for maximum

damages against you for frivolous and malafide statements,”Chouhan said, responding hours later.Gandhi had attacked the BJP for corruption during his campaign inthe state where the BJP has been in power for 15 straight years,singling out Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s son.“His (Chouhan’s) son’s name figures in the Panama papers.Pakistan’s ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s name is found inPanama papers. In the country like Pakistan, he (Sharif) is putbehind bars. But here the chief minister’s son’s name is found inPanama papers but no action is taken in this regard),” Gandhi saidat a rally in tribal-dominated Jhabua.Rahul Gandhi responded to the tweet with an explanation why hegot mixed up.“There is so much corruption in the BJP that I got confused. MadhyaPradesh chief minister wasn’t involved in Panama, it was the e-tendering and Vyapam scam,” Gandhi clarifies, according to newsagency ANI.Gandhi has, for months, targeted the Shivraj Singh Chouhan gov-ernment for corruption, attacking the chief minister for the Vyapam(Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board) scam and thee-tendering scam related to alleged manipulation of State Elec-tronic Development Corporation’s nine tenders wor th Rs 3,000crore.In neighbouring Chhattisgarh, Gandhi has repeatedly alleged thatChief Minister Raman Singh’s son held offshore accounts accord-ing to the leaked Panama papers. The BJP rejects the charge.


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‘“According to our estimates, settlers fromAndhra and Rayalaseema regionsconstitute around 15% of the totalnumber of 2.73 crore voters in Telangana,said Telangana Settlers’ Forum convenerKatragadda Prasuna.

Over 40 lakh Andhra voters in Telangana to play

decisive role in assembly polls

NEW DELHI: Over 40 lakh voters from Andhra Pradesh, who havebeen settled in different par ts of Telangana for decades, are going toplay a crucial role in deciding the fate of political par ties in the up-coming assembly elections.Referred to as “settlers,” they mostly voted for the Telugu DesamPar ty in 2014, in the assembly elections before the state was bifur-cated into Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.Telangana Settlers’ Forum convener Katragadda Prasuna said peoplefrom Seemandhra were spread in almost all par ts of Telangana –

from Gadwal in the south to Mancherial in the nor th to Nalgonda in theeast to Vikarabad and Medak in the west.“According to our estimates settlers from Andhra and Rayalaseemaregions constitute around 15% of the total number of 2.73 crore votersin Telangana. They can influence the election outcome in at least 48out of the total 119 assembly seats in the state,” Prasuna said.Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K Chandrasekhar Raoand his party leaders are on their aggressive rhetoric against Andhrapeople, in a bid to rake up Telangana self -respect sentiment.Telangana TDP leaders refuted the TRS allegations that their par tywould make Telangana sur render to Andhra. “All the candidates con-testing in Telangana are natives of the state. After all, our par ty chiefNaidu cannot become the chief minister of Telangana,” TelanganaTDP president L Ramana said.

SUPREME COURT ALLOWS ALL SOUTHERN STATES TOBURST CRACKERS FOR 2 HOURS ON DIWALI MORNING

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Cour t on Tuesday allowed all southernIndia states to burst crackers for two hours on Diwali morning.The top cour t added that if the states want they can scatter the timingsbut must not breach the 2-hour window.The order came on a petition by the Tamil Nadu government request-ing the cour t to let the state burst crackers for two hours each in theevening and morning.“If we are not permitting South Indian staying in Delhi to burst crack-ers in the morning then the same should also apply to Nor th Indiansliving down south,” the top cour t said.Earlier this month, the cour t allowed low-emission firecrackers be-tween 8 pm and 10 pm this Diwali while ruling out a blanket ban onfireworks.It also stipulated a 35-minute window for new year celebrations set-ting a time between 11:55 pm to 12:30 am for bursting crackers.

THE TOP COURT ADDED THAT IF THE STATES WANT THEY CAN SCATTER THETIMINGS BUT MUST NOT BREACH THE 2-HOUR WINDOW

RAHUL GANDHI BLAMESPM NARENDRA MODIFOR VIOLENCE IN J&KNEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi onMonday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for theescalating violence and the killings of soldiers in mili-tant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.In his address to a public meeting in poll-bound MadhyaPradesh’s Ujjain, Gandhi said the nor th Indian statewas on fire while reiterating his allegations over is-sues like the Rafale deal. The BJP rejected his allega-tions and asked Gandhi to explain Madhya Pradesh’sbackwardness under the Congress rule.Gandhi cited his meeting with ex-servicemen on Sat-urday and said they blamed Modi for the killings ofjawans and for the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.“Wherever prime minister goes, he talks about (theSeptember 2016 ) surgical strike (against militantlaunch pads across the Line of Control in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir), the army, the air force, and thenavy. But what did he do for those who took part in thesurgical strike and also what did he do for soldiers…?”he asked at the meeting on the first day of his two-dayvisit to Madhya Pradesh’s Malwa-Nimad region.Gandhi, who earlier began his election campaign afterperforming a puja at Ujjain’s Mahakal temple, said theex-servicemen denied Modi’s claims that one rank,one pension for the equity in post-retirement benefitshad been implemented.He attacked Modi and Madhya Pradesh chief ministerShivraj Singh Chouhan for “prevalent corruption in thesystem” and the “collapse of panchayat raj institu-tions”.Gandhi said an old Ujjain woman was jailed as shecould not pay an inflated Rs one lakh electricity bill.But people like liquor baron Vijay Mallya, business-men Mehul Choksi and Nirva Modi escaped from thecountry with thousands of crores.He said Modi executed the deal to buy Rafale fighterjets from France only on the condition that the manu-facturer of the aircraft entered into an offset contractwith a par ticular industrialist’s company. And thus Rs30,000 crore of public money was to be transferred tothe industrialist, he added.He alleged Central Bureau of Investigation director Alok Vermawas shifted because an investigation into the Rafael deal couldhave brought to fore what had actually happened.Gandhi said there was no employment in the country.“Whereas the Modi government provides jobs to only450 youths every 24 hours through all the governmentschemes… the number in China is 50,000 per 24 hours. Every-thing we have here has the stamp of Made in China while evenBangladesh has surpassed India in the textile industry.”



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CONGRESS BEGINS SEARCH FOR NEW CHIEFS TO

HEAD PARTY UNITS IN FIVE STATES

‘The Congress has begun search fornew chiefs of its party units inDelhi, Haryana, Punjab, HimachalPradesh and Mumbai, said a partyfunctionary. The changes are aimedat ending in-fighting in some of thestates and giving a fresh start to theparty in others.

CONGRESS, BJP RECORD SHOWS LITTLE SPACE FORWOMEN IN RAJASTHAN ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

‘Past record of Congress and BJP inRajasthan assembly elections showthat despite claims the parties have notgiven women candidates ‘enough’representation.

NEW DELHI: The Congress has begun the search for new chiefs of itspar ty units in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal P radesh and Mumbai,said a par ty functionary familiar with the developments. The changesare aimed at ending in-fighting in some of the states and giving afresh start to the par ty in others.The Congress is out of power in these states and the immediate taskof the new chiefs would be to revive the organisation ahead of the2019 Lok Sabha elections.Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken, who is unwell and went abroad lastmonth for a health check, has conveyed to the par ty’s leadership thatit will be difficult for him to continue on medical grounds.“I have informed the leadership about my health concerns,” Makensaid. A strong votary of not allying with the Aam Aadmi Par ty (AAP) inDelhi, Maken took over as the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC)chief in Delhi in March 2015 soon af ter the par ty’s rout in the assem-bly elections. He replaced Arvinder Singh Lovely who switched overto the Bharatiya Janata Par ty (BJP) in April 2017 before returning tothe fold in February.The functionary, who asked not to be named said the par ty leadershipis looking at several options, with one school of thought suggestingthat former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit be appointed as thePCC chief with three working presidents — one each from Muslim,Jat and Bania (trader) communities.When contacted, the former chief minister said, “I don’t known any-thing about it.” Another section wants the reins to be handed over tosomeone open to an alliance with the AAP for the 2019 Lok Sabhaelections, given that the par ty’s top central leadership is keen on apar tnership with the Arvind Kejriwal-led par ty in Delhi, Haryana andPunjab. The names of veteran leader Mahabal Mishra, former LokSabha member Sandeep Dikshit, Sharmistha Mukherjee and Devender

Yadav have been discussed the functionar y said. While SandeepDikshit is actively involved in the par ty’s election campaign in MadhyaPradesh , Mishra is a known face among the Purvanchalis in thenational capital.Purvanchalis constitute roughly about 3-4 million of Delhi’s popula-tion of around 20 million and have the ability to influence the outcomein at least 30 of the state’s 70 assembly seats.In the cur rent assembly, there are 12 legislators from Purvanchal;present BJP chief and Lok Sabha member from Nor th East Delhi ManojTiwari and AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh are also from theregion.Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar is set to seek re-electionfrom Gurdaspur in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, and hence will not beable to devote much time to the organisational affairs in the state, thepar ty functionary said.In neighbouring Haryana, the ongoing power tussle between statechief Ashok Tanwar and former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hoodahas resulted in intense infighting.“This factionalism could hur t the party prospects in next year ’s as-sembly elections in Haryana, where we have a strong chance tocome back to power,” the functionary said.Tanwar, a former Lok Sabha member from Sirsa and a Dalit leader,took over as the state chief in February 2014.“I had been entrusted the responsibility of strengthening the party inHaryana and I am doing so for the past four years. Today, we are in aposition to win all the Lok Sabha seats and form the governmentwhenever assembly elections are held. The rest leadership will takea call and they know what is the best for the par ty,” Tanwar said.Hooda’s suppor ters have been demanding that the two-time chiefminister should be named as the PCC chief ahead of the elections,arguing that he is the tallest Congress leader in the state and capableof bringing the par ty back to power. But former union minister and asenior Dalit leader Kumari Selja has also emerged as a strong con-tender for the top par ty post in the state.After the appointment of AICC general secretary in-charge of HaryanaKamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh Congress chief in April this year, thepar ty leadership is yet to name his successor.

NEW DELHI: Despite claims by Congress and BJP leaders ofgiving more representation to women in politics, the pastrecord of both par ties in Rajasthan shows facts to the contrar y.On an average in the last three assembly elections — 2003,2008 and 2013 — BJP has given 13% tickets to women, whilethe figure for Congress is 11%.The total number of voters in Rajasthan is 4.74 crore, of which2.27 crore are women.Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in almost all his election rallieshas pitched for more women par ticipation in elections. “I wantto see more women candidates in elections or else, will notapprove the list. Nothing can happen in India without them, theyr un the country,” he said while addressing a rally in Sagwaratown of Dungarpur district.Similarly, BJP leaders such as chief minister Vasundhara Raje,state par ty chief Madan Lal Saini and Rajasthan poll in-chargePrakash Javadekar have on various occasions stressed onmore representation to women in elections. But the facts showotherwise.In the 2003 elections, Congress gave tickets to 18 womencandidates, while BJP gave to 22. BJP formed the governmentand Raje became the CM and Usha Poonia was made ministerof state.In the 2008 elections, Congress gave tickets to 23 women andBJP to 32. Congress formed the government and there were fourwomen ministers, which included cabinet rank to Bina Kak.In 2013, Congress gave ticket to 24 women and BJP to 26. CMRaje and four women minister were appointed, which included

a cabinet minister rank to Kiran Maheshwari.When asked about the poor representation to women, BJPleaders are quick to point out to the fact that it has amended itspar ty constitution to give 33% reservation to women in itsorganisational structure. However, the representation of womenin the different cells and wings of the par ty remains below 33%.State BJP spokesperson Mukesh Pareek admitted that therepresentation to women is not 33%, but said it is rising eachyear. “We are making effor ts to include more and more womenin the organisation,” he said.He said the par ty favours giving more tickets to women. “Anywoman who is capable and has been working in her area andhas a good chance of winning will definitely be considered for aticket,” he said.State BJP women’s cell president Madhu Sharma said, “BJPhas a woman chief minister. And our government has brought50% reservation for women in panchayats and 33% in civicbodies.” Sharma said within the organisation too, the BJP hasappointed women at the booth, zone, district and state levelworking committees. She said the BJP women’s cell hasdemanded that the par ty give 33% tickets to women candidates.The Congress, however, is lagging at the organisational level.Of the 39 Congress districts, only two have women presidents –Saroj Meena in Kota (rural)and Gangaben Garasiya in Sirohi. Ofthe 400 blocks in 200 assembly constituencies of Rajasthan,Congress has appointed only six women chiefs.“The state women Congress had submitted a list of around 23candidates who should be given oppor tunity to contest polls,but on Gandhi’s instructions more names were submitted,” saida senior women Congress leader.Rajasthan Women Congress President Rehana Riyaz said,“Congress has always encouraged women and we are hopefulthat par ty leadership in state and Centre will give more chanceto women candidates in coming elections. Our par ty chiefRahul Gandhi wants that 50% of CM face in Congress-ruledstates should be of women.” She added that Congress wantsthat 33% reservation for women should be there in assembliesand parliament. State Congress spokesperson Archana Sharmasaid, “AICC chief Rahul Gandhi from open platforms has timeand again has asked to encourage women. We are hopeful thatthis time more women candidates will be given tickets.”

BJP MLA Amrita Meghwal with her child at the Rajasthan assembly.

INDIA’S LARGEST DRYDOCK TO COME UP ATCOCHIN SHIPYARD

NEW DELHI: Kerala’s Cochin Shipyard will be equippedto make vessels to provide impetus to the government’sMake in India scheme, the shipping ministry an-nounced on Monday. The announcement came a daybefore Union shipping minister Nitin Gadkari and Keralachief minister Pinarayi Vijayan would lay the founda-tion for India’s largest dry dock for the construction,repair and maintenance of ships at the Cochin Ship-yard. “The dry dock will give an impetus to ‘Make inIndia’ initiative under Sagarmala (Programme for build-ing and modernizing por ts) and raise India’s share inglobal shipbuilding to 2%. India currently occupies0.66% share in global shipbuilding market,” the ship-ping ministry said. India’s commercial shipbuildingindustry is wor th Rs 3,200 crore and focuses prima-rily on small-medium sized off-shore vessels andcargo/bulk carriers. The new dock is being constructedat a cost of Rs 1,799 crore.The dock will be able to build specialised and techno-logically advanced large vessels like LNG Carriers, drillships,jack-up rigs, large dredgers, aircraft carriers for theIndian Navy and high-end research vessels.

INDIA, QATAR JOINTCOMMISSION TO STRENGTHENBILATERAL RELATIONS

DOHA: India and Qatar Monday decided to set up ajoint commission (JC) to strengthen their relations andregularly review all the bilateral matters, as well asregional and global issues of mutual interest.The decision was taken after external affairs ministerSushma Swaraj met Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim binHamad Al-Thani and discussed ways to move forwardon the roadmap set by the top leaders of the two coun-tries. It is the first ever visit of Swaraj to Doha. The twosides have decided to establish the joint commission,according to a joint declaration issued after the talks.The JC will be co-chaired by the ministers of externalaffairs and foreign affairs of the two countries or theirrepresentatives and may include in its membershiprepresentatives of the sectors concerned with the bi-lateral cooperation in both the countries, it said.The body will be tasked to strengthen the relationsbetween the two countries par ticularly in the economic,commercial, cultural, scientific, technological, infor-mation technology and educational fields.It will be responsible for following up the implementa-tion of the agreements concluded between the two sidesand finding suitable solutions for the resulting prob-lems of the implementation thereof. It will also becharged with facilitating the exchange of informationand exper tise and encouraging bilateral consultationin service of cooperation between the two countries.


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BANGLA EX-PREMIER ZIA'S JAIL TERM DOUBLED

IN ORPHANAGE GRAFT CASESeven people shot at inCalifornia Halloween party

CALIFORNIA: Seven people were shot and woundedearly on Monday during a Halloween par ty at a South-ern California nightclub, police said. The shooting wasreported at a nightclub called Sevilla in the city ofRiverside that had promoted a weekend of Halloween-themed events, including a Sunday night rap showbilled as “The First Purge” or “The Purge Election Year”.Two victims found by officers inside the nightclub weretaken to a hospital for treatment. Five other victimslater arrived at local hospitals with gunshot wounds,police said. Police watch commander Sgt. Ryan Wil-son said none of the victims’ wounds were life-threat-ening. One witness who did not want to be identifiedtold KTLA-TV that he was dancing when gunshots rangout. He said he saw multiple people firing guns andthat there was a bottleneck of people trying to get outof the exit as he hid behind the bar and prayed.The initial police investigation shows that a fight brokeout at the club and those involved began exchanginggunfire both inside and outside, said Officer RyanRailsback, a depar tment spokesman.Investigators are looking into whether the shooting wasgang-related, Railsback said.The invest igat ion was being handled by thedepar tment’s robbery-homicide and gang intelligenceunits. Riverside is about 55 miles (88.5 kilometers)inland from Los Angeles.

Germany’s Angela Merkelsays she will step downas chancellor in 2021BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Mon-day she would not seek re-election as par ty chairwomanand that her four th term as chancellor would be her last,heralding the end of a 13-year era in which she has domi-nated European politics.Merkel, 64, has been chairwoman of her conservativeChristian Democrats (CDU) since 2000 and chancellorsince 2005. Her decision to step down as chairwomancomes after her par ty suffered its second regional elec-tion setback in as many weeks.Merkel made the announcement on the day after Sunday’svote in Hesse in a speech to mark the 20th anniversary ofthe German Federal Government Commission for Cul-ture and the Media (BKM).The move sets in motion the process for the CDU to settleon and groom Merkel’s successor. It caused the euro tofall briefly and German government bond yields rose.Stepping down as CDU chairwoman further underminesMerkel’s authority, which has been dented this year bythe two regional election setbacks and a close ally losinghis role as leader of her conservatives’ parliamentarygroup. Merkel has loomed large on the European stagesince 2005, helping guide the EU through the euro zonecrisis and opening Germany’s doors to migrants fleeingwar in the Middle East in 2015 - a move that still dividesthe bloc and Germany.

Indian couple killed in fallfrom California’s Yosemitepark overlookCALIFORNIA: The two people who fell to their deathsfrom a popular overlook in California’s Yosemite NationalPark were a married couple from India who were livingand working in the United States, officials said.Park rangers recovered the bodies of 29-year-old VishnuViswanath and 30-year-old Meenakshi Moor thy fromabout 800 feet below Taft Point, where visitors can walkto the edge of a ver tigo-inducing granite ledge that doesn’thave a railing.“Yosemite National Park continues to investigate thiscase, which will take several weeks,” park officials wrotein a news release Monday. The couple graduated fromthe College of Engineering in Chengannur in 2006 in com-puter science and engineering.They loved travelling and maintained a website called“Holidays and Happily Ever Afters” about their travel ad-ventures, and described themselves as a “dream doerduo.” Meenakshi describes herself as the one “diagnosedwith the curious case of interminable travel bug”The Mercury News called Meenakshi “a free-spiritedHarry Potter fan who dyed her hair pink and ominouslywarned people on social media about the dangers of fall-ing from cliffs and tall buildings while trying to take spec-tacular photos.”The couple’s social media pages and their travel websiteis full of chronicles of their travel from all over the world.It was not clear how the couple fell or what they weredoing when the accident occurred. A friend of the couplesaid they were on a driving trip from New York and wereseeing the sights in California at the time.

DHAKA: A Bangladesh cour t on Tuesday doubled the jail term of op-position leader and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia from five yearsto 10 in an orphanage graft case following an appeal by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).On February 8, a special cour t sentenced Khaleda, the chief of theopposition Bangladesh Nationalist Par ty (BNP), to five years in jailfor embezzling funds of around $200,000 meant for the Zia OrphanageTrust, repor ts bdnews24.A bench of the Bangladesh High Cour t comprising Justices M EnayeturRahim and Md Mostafizur Rahman pronounced the decision on Tues-day. "Khaleda Zia was the key suspect in the case, which is why wedemanded increasing her punishment. The High Cour t granted ourappeal scaling up the punishment to 10 years from five. As a result,all defendants have the same punishment -- 10 years. The bails forother defendants were also rejected," Khurshid Alam, a lawyer for theACC, said af ter the verdict. Khaleda's son Tarique Rahman and fourothers were also sentenced for 10 years.

DONALD TRUMP UNABLE TO ATTEND REPUBLIC DAY PARADE, SAYS

WHITE HOUSE CITING SCHEDULE CONSTRAINTS

‘No explanation was offered but theRepublic Day parade on January 26 isaround the time when US presidentsusually present their annual report tothe Congress, a statement ofachievements of the past year andplans for the next, called the State ofthe Union address.

WASHINGTON: US president Donald Tr ump will be unable to at-tend the Republic Day parade on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’sinvitation because of “scheduling constraints”, the White Househas said but stressed the “strong personal rappor t” shared by thetwo leaders.No explanation was offered but the Republic Day parade on Janu-ary 26 is around the time when US presidents usually presenttheir annual repor t to the Congress, a statement of achievementsof the past year and plans for the next, called the State of theUnion address.Barack Obama, who became the first American president to at-tend the Republic Day parade in 2015, had moved up his addressto January 20 from the usual end-of-month slot he had favouredthus far. But it was not clear if Trump’s “scheduling constraints”

included the address.“President Trump was honored by Prime Minister Modi’s invita-tion for him to be Chief Guest of India’s Republic Day on January26, 2019, but is unable to par ticipate due to scheduling con-straints,” a White House spokesperson said in a statement to theHindustan Times on Monday.But the spokesperson stressed the personal rappor t shared bythe leaders, possibly to prevent the US’ decision from being spunas a snub, as it might be given recent tensions in ties over tradeand American threats of sanctions for buying Russian defenceequipment and crude oil from long-time supplier Iran.“The President enjoys a strong personal rapport with Prime Min-ister Modi developed through two meetings and several phone

calls and remains committed todeepening the US-India strate-gic par tnership,” the spokes-person said.“The President very much looksforward to meeting Prime Min-ister Modi again at the earliestoppor tunity .”India had felt encouraged to in-vite Tr ump to the parade par tlyperhaps because of the suc-cess of Obama’s visit in termsof optics and impact on ties andpar tly by Trump’s own enthusi-astic reaction to the Bastille Dayparade military parade he hadwitnessed in Paris in 2017.He had returned impressed andinspired enough to order his ad-ministration to hold one in theUS, over ru l ing scept ics andcritics that included the US mili-tary. The move has been sincemired in concerns over costsand logistics, and, most nota-bly, a striking lack of suppor tand enthusiasm from others.The Indian invitation to Tr umpwas never made public. It wasextended quietly as somethingthat is called a “pre-invitation”among diplomats, an openingmove to gauge the mood of theguest. If the response seemsposit ive and both par t ies arecer tain of an acceptance, a for -mal invitation follows.“A quiet pre-invitation ensuresneither par ty — especially thehost — is embarrassed andfeels snubbed if the visit is notl ikely to work out,” a formerWhite House off icial involvedwith several presidential visitssaid on background.A public announcement followsmonths of routine comments tomedia queries like — “We havenothing to announce”.But a word about those routineprel iminary exchanges betweenthe two governments leaked. Andthe White House was compelled inJuly to confirm receiving an invita-tion but said a decision had not beentaken if the president could attendor not. And i t ’s o f f ic ia l now:Tr ump is “unable” to attend.

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IN THIS COURTROOM SKETCH, CESAR SAYOC, LEFT, APPEARS IN FEDERAL COURT ON OCTOBER 29 IN MIAMI. (AP PHOTO)

Suspect who sent pipe-bomb to opponents ofDonald Trump had hit list of targets: Officials

‘The official said authorities had recoveredsoldering equipment, a printer, and stampssimilar to those used on the package bombsin the investigation into Cesar Sayoc, whowas arrested last week in Florida.

The man suspected of sending pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and other opponents of P resident Donald Tr ump kept a listof elected officials and others who investigators believe were

intended targets, an official told The Associated Press on Monday.The disclosure came as 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc made his initialcour t appearance in Miami federal cour t Monday, saying little buttearing up, and after bomb squads were called to a post office inAtlanta about a suspicious mailing to CNN similar to the pipe bombpackages recovered in the case last week.The official said authorities had recovered soldering equipment, aprinter, and stamps similar to those used on the package bombs inthe investigation into Sayoc, who was arrested last week in Florida.Authorities believe Sayoc was putting explosives together in his van.The official wasn’t authorized to discuss the ongoing investigationand spoke on condition of anonymity to the AP. The official also saidthat, as par t of the investigation, authorities were scrutinizing Sayoc’ssocial media posts. The FBI said via its Twitter account that the re-covered package in Atlanta was “similar in appearance” to the bubble-wrapped manila envelopes authorities say were sent by Sayoc tointended targets from Delaware to California, including former Presi-dent Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton andformer Vice President Joe Biden.CNN President Jeff Zucker says all mail to CNN has been screened

offsite since last week, when a series of package bombs began ap-pearing around the country. Among them were two apparent mailbombs sent to CNN.At least some listed a return address of US Debbie Wasserman Schultz,former chair of the Democratic National Committee.She represents the South Florida district where the former male strip-per, pizza driver and strip club DJ lived in an older van covered withbumper stickers praising Trump, disparaging Democrats and CNNand showing rifle crosshairs over liberals like Clinton and filmmakerMichael Moore. At Monday’s hearing, federal prosecutors said theywill seek to keep Sayoc jailed until trial as a flight risk and a danger to thecommunity. A judge set another hearing for Friday on whether to grant bail to Sayocand to discuss when he will be sent from Miami to New York, where fivefederal charges were filed.

PLANE WITH 189 ABOARD CRASHES OFFINDONESIA; HUMAN REMAINS RECOVERED

TRUMP PLANNING TO ENDBIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1"It's ridiculous. It's ridiculous. And it has to end," he added.During the 2016 election campaign, Trump had explored this idea,although exper ts say that he will face significant obstacles andunleash a prolonged legal battle if he tries to implement it sincebir thright citizenship is an explicit par t of the Constitution.The 14th Amendment to the Constitution states: "All persons born ornaturalised in the US and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, arecitizens of the US and of the state wherein they reside.""It was always told to me that you needed a constitutional amend-ment. Guess what? You don't," Trump said, adding that "You candefinitely do it with an Act of Congress. But now they're saying I cando it just with an executive order."The US President provided no details about that proposition, sayingonly that he had discussed the matter with his legal advisers in theWhite House. The Democratic National Committee criticised Trump'sproposal as "obviously unconstitutional.""His intent is clear : To incite fear, divide our nation, and make vul-nerable communities feel unsafe," DNC spokesman Daniel Wesselsaid in a statement, adding "If you want leaders who will unite ourcountry instead of divide it, you must vote on November 6."Trump's plan would be directed against the US-born children of illegal immi-grants and would not affect people with legal residence. The escalation of thepresident's anti-immigrant rhetoric comes during the final stretch of theelection campaign for the November 6 midterm vote in which Re-publicans are seeking to maintain their majority in Congress.

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1Indonesia is one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets,although its safety record is patchy. If all aboard have died, thecrash would be the country’s second-worst air disaster since 1997,industry exper ts said. “We don’t know yet whether there are anysurvivors,” search and rescue agency head Muhmmad Syaugi tolda news conference, adding that no distress signal had been re-ceived from the aircraf t’s emergency transmitter.“We hope, we pray, but we cannot confirm.” At least 23 governmentofficials, four employees of state tin miner PT Timah and 3 employ-ees of a Timah subsidiary were on the plane. A Lion Air official saidon Italian passenger and one Indian pilot were on board.The plane went down in waters about 30 metres to 35 metres (98 to115 ft) deep. Items such as handphones and life vests were found,along with the body par ts.Ambulances were lined up at Karawang, on the coast east of Jakar taand police were preparing rubber dinghies, a Reuters repor ter said.Fishing boats were being used to help search.Edward Sirait, chief executive of Lion Air Group, told repor ters theaircraf t had a technical problem on a flight from the resor t island ofBali to Jakar ta but it had been “resolved according to procedure”.Sirait declined to specify the nature of the issue but said none of itsother aircraft of that model had the same problem.



I DON'T SEE WHY MY LIFE WILLCHANGE AFTER MARRIAGE: DEEPIKA

WE HAVE ALL BEEN COMPLICIT, SAYS KABIR KHANON BOLLYWOOD'S HARASSMENT PROBLEM

DHONI DROPPED FROM T20 TEAM

Now that it's all official, Deepika Padukone is finally talkingabout her upcoming marriage but it's not all jitters and butterflies for her.

According to Hindustan Times, the Bollywood star has said that shedoesn't feel marriage will change her life in any way.“Of course (I am excited), I think it’s the same way that I am excitedabout signing my next film," said the Padmaavat actor. "Marriage isdefinitely something I have looked forward to in my life as would anyother girl. When it does happen, it will be exciting, it should be excit-ing. I don’t see why my life should change at all (after marriage)."Deepika added that she hopes to model her marriage after her par-ents: “I have seen my parents do it so well and so successfully andfor me that’s the way I would like my married life to be as well. I thinkthey have a beautiful relationship, the way they have managed theirprofessional life and being together as a family and in every way theyhave set an amazing benchmark for me and my sister and I wouldlove for it to be that way.”According to repor ts, Deepika and Ranveer will have two weddingceremonies with rituals to represent both families' origins. The four-day affair in Italy will kick off with a sangeet on November 13. Thiswill be followed by a 'Kannadiga-style' wedding on November 14. OnNovember 15, they will tie the knot again, this time according to thenor th Indian rituals.

MUMBAI: Bajrangi Bhaijaan director Kabir Khan said that Bollywoodis responsible for creating a culture of harassment by shieldingthe alleged perpetrators during a panel on India's #MeToo move-ment at the Mumbai film fest .His comments come in the wake of several close colleagues' sexualmisconduct coming to light in recent days. Kabir recently dropped VikasBahl's name from his upcoming project 83 after he was accused of sexualharassment by a former employee of his company Phantom Films.His casting director for the project Mukesh Chabbra has also beenaccused of sexual harassment. Moreover, Kabir was representedby Kwan’s Anirban Blah, who is facing multiple sexual harassmentallegations.At the session titled ‘MeToo at MAMI’, Kabir Khan shared his viewsabout Bollywood's complicity in the harassment crimes takingplace for decades.“In a certain sense, honestly, we all have been complicit. I have seen

people all around me fall left right and centre. These are people I’veworked with, represented me, people who were doing for casting me,they were my actors. There were hushed whispers about most of them.“There was a general consensus that most of the people whose nameshave come up are people who we seemed to have known about, but weall did keep quiet,” Kabir said.The director added during his six-year-old association with YashRaj Films, he had heard about “one person” but he, along with others,ignored it.“I came here 10-12 years ago as a documentary filmmaker. I got into thesystem. I was with Yash Raj Films for six years. There would be so manyoccasions where one would hear about a certain behaviour from thisperson. But we all in a cer tain way ignored,” Kabir Khan said. The direc-tor said that af ter the #MeToo movement people will no longer ignoreeven the hushed whispers about a harasser.“The biggest change coming out because of MeToo movement is that wearen’t going to do that anymore. The moment I hear even a murmur thatsomething like this (happened), I am going to come down like a ton ofbricks. I didn’t earlier."Kabir also maintains that harassment does not take place on his sets andtalked about an exception:“On my last web series, one of my ADs did come to me just last week.She was with us for a very brief while, one international schedule, andshe told me about two incidents when she felt uncomfor table.“I told her she should’ve told me. We are very accessible, but she saidshe thought I would be busy, and this happened on the last day. For tu-nately, they were not very serious in nature. But apar t from those twoincidents, it hasn’t really happened on my set,” he said.

ALIA BHATT SAYS FATHER MAHESHBHATT DESERVES YOUTH ICON AWARDS,

REVEALS HIS DAILY ROUTINEMUMBAI: Actor Alia Bhatt, who received the Youth Icon of the Year honourat a gala from her father Mahesh Bhatt for the first time, said he was bestsuited for the title. Alia and a slew of Bollywood's who's who were at theVogue Women of the Year event in Mumbai on Saturday night. FilmmakerKaran Johar was the host for the star-studded night, read a statement. Onreceiving the award, the Student Of The Year actor said: "This is the firsttime my father is presenting an award to me. What's most special tonightis the fact that my father is standing right next to me, way past his bedtime. Let me tell you that he sleeps at 9 pm and wakes up at 5 am andgoes and does Pilates and cardio.

NEW DELHI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Friday dropped fromIndia's T20 squad for the home series against the West Indies and thecrucial away assignment against Australia, signalling a possible endto his run in the shor test format.In the other major decision, skipper Virat Kohli was rested from theT20 series against the West Indies and Rohit Sharma named the stand-in captain of the side after a late-evening meeting of the selectioncommittee led by MSK Prasad in Pune.The committee said Dhoni, the 2007 World T20-winning skipper, hasbeen "rested" and India are now looking to fill in the second wicket-keeper's slot.But when asked if Dhoni's career in T20s is over, Prasad said, "Notyet". "We want to try out other keepers for the second keeper's slot,"said Prasad.The two wicket-keepers in the two T20 squads announced Friday areRishabh Pant and Dinesh Kar thik. The three T20s against Australiawill get under way from November 21, followed by a four-Test seriesand three ODIs.With Dhoni playing only seven T20 internationals this year and India'snext ODI assignment only in January against Australia, the formercaptain won't be getting any domestic matches with both Vijay Hazareand Deodhar Trophy tournaments already over.Dhoni, 37, despite being a sharp planner and a safe and agile handbehind the stumps, has been struggling to finish matches with the bat,something that came naturally to him at his peak and made him amodern legend.The decision to "rest" Dhoni might just be the first sign of selectorstrying to phase out the maverick former captain in at least one format.

JASLEEN MATHARU SHOCKED WITHANUP JALOTA CALLING THEIR

RELATIONSHIP SCRIPTED

‘Guests Vikas Gupta and Shilpa Shindekilled no time in bonding with thecontestants on Bigg Boss 12 by givingthem updates about how they are beingperceived outside the house.

MUMBAI: It was an early Diwali for the Bigg Boss contestants as twonew guests– Bigg Boss 11 winner Shilpa Shinde and second runnerup Vikas Gupta—entered the house to kickstar t the celebrations. Thetwo are sworn enemies and a lot of fireworks are expected in thehouse post their arrival. Vikas and Shilpa killed no time in bondingwith the contestants and giving them updates about how they arebeing perceived outside the house. Shilpa told Jasleen about AnupJalota calling their relationship scripted and a ‘musical one’ whichleft her puzzled. She was also informed her about how the bhajan singer is nowat war with her family and her father is highly disappointed. On the other hand,Vikas teased Somi Khan by calling her Bihar ki bhabhi and told herhow similar hashtags are trending on the social media.

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INDIA, PAKISTAN WERE DECLARED JOINT WINNERS AFTER ASIAN CHAMPIONS TROPHY FINAL ABANDONED DUE TO RAIN.


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‘BAAZAAR’ IS MANDA

CAST: SAIF ALI KHAN, ROHAN

MEHRA, RADHIKA APTE,

CHITRANGADA SINGH, DENZIL SMITH

DIRECTOR: GAURAVV K CHAWLA

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The manoeuvrings of stock market and the insider gameswe have seen in rather impressive The Wolf of the WallStreet powered by Leonardo DiCaprio’s brilliant act. The

real drama of insider trading unfolded before us in the rise andfall of Harshad Mehta. Baazaar too moves into the same realm,the bullish market and the unscrupulous bulls riding high onmoney and greed. One such business tycoon is Shakun Kothari,a conniving Gujarati, for whom money is no less than god.Dhanda hai, the favourite Gujarati word that justifies theirbusiness acumen hangs heavy. It is the raison d'être ofShakun’s life and motto through which his business thrives.Everything is fair in the trade market… and thus he builds hisempire by manipulating stocks.Till the interval the film has you invested in his story as well asof Rizwan Ahmed with whom anyway the drama begins. Asmall town boy from Allahabad, he idolises Shakun like crazy.Even though the manner in which he finds his entry into the bigworld of Dalal Street is contrived, you do pay attention. For thepromise of how they would become each other’s nemesis isindeed tantalising.Post interval the story begins to search for the moral core andflounders. The other undoing of the film is that it rests tooheavily on the shoulders of the newbie Rohan Mehra, the son ofthe late actor Vinod Mehra. Indeed, he makes a promisingdebut. He could well be a marathon runner if not a sprinter; an

analogy that film impresses upon and is what helps youultimately survive in the volatile world of shares. With hisdimpled looks he is charming and earnest. But he lacks thecutting edge; the bhookh as Shakun tells us separates a winnerfrom a loser. Besides, pitting him against seasoned actors suchas Saif Ali Khan is a bit unfair. Khan, however, carries his par tand even when reiterating cheesy lines like‘paisa bhagwan se kum nahi’ is convincing. Mera paas mathshai tumhare pass emotion, he tells his protégé. And the shishyareminds him later on duniya emotion pe chalti hai. Alas, thefilm tries too hard to touch base with our emotions and forsakesits advantage.Love angle; Radhika Apte playing a broker agent as well asRizwan’s love interest is more of a distraction. ChitranagdaSingh as Shakun’s wife gets to mouth some heavy-duty dia-logues on how female elephant ditches its male counterpar t todrive home a message and also leaves behind a clue. Both sheand Apte are relevant to the script but can’t elevate the film.What works are the devious designs of ruthless Shakun andSaif ’s expressions matching the guile of the character. If only,the director’s prime focus had been him and not the unneces-sary songs and good andbad binary, this could have been a high on adrenaline edgyexperience. Sadly, the director gets its calculations wrong. Stillthe movies passes muster and is passable fare. Only evencompelling Saif can’t transform it into a Wolf of the Dalal Street.

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Ex Bigg Boss contestant Sapna Bhavnanisays his 'truth will come out very soon'

MUMBAI: Former Bigg Boss 6 contestant and celebrityhair stylist Sapna Bhavnani took the social media by stormby naming Amitabh Bachchan, as the latest addition in thelist of those who've been called out in the ongoing #MeToomovement in the country. Earlier, Amitabh Bachchan wasslammed left, right and centre on social media, when hesaid, "Neither am I Tanushree Dutta, nor am I Nana Patekar,then why am I being asked this question?" on being askedfor his take on the Tanushree Dutta - Nana Patekar contro-versy, at the trailer launch of his upcoming film Thugs ofHindostan. On his 76th birthday this year, the legendaryactor had shared the link to an interview in which he hadspoken about the #MeToo movement and harassment ofwomen at work places. "No woman should ever be sub-jected to any kind of misbehaviour, or disorderly conduct,especially at her work place. Such acts should immediately bebrought to the notice of concerned authorities, and corrective mea-sures be taken, either through filing complaints or a recourse tolaw," he was quoted as saying.Now, Sapna Bhavnani has hit back at Big B for his recentcomment on the #MeToo movement, calling it the "big-gest lie ever" and almost warning him that his "truth willcome out soon." The former Bigg Boss contestant took toher Twitter account and wrote, "Sir the film Pink has re-leased and gone and your image of being an activist willsoon too. Your truth will come out very soon. Hope you arebiting your hands cuz nails will not be enough."

Exclusive! ‘I am not celebrating, yet’:Tanushree Dutta talks about NanaPatekar opting out of Housefull 4

MUMBAI: Last month, Tanushree Dutta talked about beingsexually harassed by Nana Patekar on the sets of Horn‘Ok’ Pleassss in 2008. Several Bollywood celebritiestweeted in suppor t of her. Among them was actress-turned-author Twinkle Khanna. Tanushree thanked her, but alsoquestioned the writer about her husband Akshay Kumarworking with Nana in Housefull 4. When Farah Khan posteda picture with Nana on the way to Jaisalmer for the film’sshoot, the Aashiq Banaya actress slammed her, too, for it.Since then, things have changed drastically. A few daysago, Sajid Khan, who was directing Housefull 4, was ac-cused of sexual harassment by three women. Akshaytweeted that he has requested the producers of the comiccaper to cancel the shoot until further investigation. Healso wrote that he will not work with proven offenders andthose harassed should be heard and given justice theydeserve. Soon af ter, Sajid stepped down as director andlater, Nana also opted out for “the convenience of every-body.” We asked Tanushree if she feels vindicated. “Let’ssay I am not celebrating, yet because there is so muchmore that needs to be done. I am glad that somebody likeAkshay finally decided to put his foot down and has cho-sen to not work with people such as these. I am also happy thatAamir Khan, Kiran Rao and a couple of other production houses aretaking a stand, but I would not want this to be a one-time Right now,the situation is hot, so let’s disassociate and at a later datecollaborate again. So, I am just seeing where this is goingbefore I can raise a toast,” she said.

Varun Dhawan calls 'Kalank' the'biggest film' of is careerMUMBAI: Actor Varun Dhawan says it is very impor tant toretain ones ar tistic voice amid massive fame. The actor,who has balanced featuring in commercial blockbustersand off-beat films, says stardom can force an ar tiste toplay safe.When asked if he fears that one day his popular-ity will govern the choices he makes, Var un said, "Thefear is definitely there. When I did 'Badlapur' so manypeople said when am I doing something like this next. Itold them that I need to find people who are willing to make a filmlike that. Then I found Shoojit Sircar who would lose everything for thesake of art. It cannot happen everytime... There are these few thingswhich will come in your career which will be absolutely your organicvoice. A true artiste will always recognise that."Varun said there are just few films where an ar tiste's voiceremains undiluted. "When you go mainstream with some-thing, you star t thinking 'let's do this, people will like it.'Your own voice star ts getting diluted. There are few mov-ies where your voice doesn't get diluted. Like an 'October','Badlapur' or a 'Sui Dhaaga'."

MUMBAI: Naseeruddin Shah believes cinema serves as a record oftimes and he would not want the audience to look back at 2018 as thephase of only one kind of cinema, case in point “Salman Khan films”.The veteran actor says cinema is for posterity and hence he takes itas his responsibility to do as many socially relevant films as pos-sible.“I feel that cinema can’t change society or bring a revolution. I’m alsonot sure of cinema as a medium of education. Documentaries can beeducative, not feature films. People see them and forget. The onlyserious function films can serve is to act as a record of their times,”Shah told PTI.The actor says it’s for this reason that he chose to work in movies like‘A Wednesday’ or his recent shor t film ‘Rogan Josh’, set in the af ter-math of 26/11 attacks.“I consider it my responsibility to take par t in such films. All myserious works are a representative of their times. Cinema will sur-vive. These films would be seen 200 years later.“People should know what the India of 2018 was like. They shouldn’tend up seeing only Salman Khan films 200 years later. India is not likethat. Cinema is for posterity,” he adds.‘Rogan Josh’ by Sanjeev Vig features Shah as a celebrated chef at TheTaj Hotels who invites his family and friends home for dinner to cel-ebrate his bir thday.The dinner-table conversation meanders to the shared experience of26/11 and questions the quality of their existence after the life-chang-ing event. Shah, 68, says he is always keen to work with youngpeople who are struggling against odds to make what they believe in.

“If there’s a young man trying to make a song and dance film, I wouldn’tgive him a second. But here was a young man trying to make a film ona subject he believes should be made.“I am totally for first-timers. I always hear them seriously. I have doneso many films with first-timers and I’ve never regretted it,” he says.‘Rogan Josh’ by Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Shor t Films, wasscreened at the 20th edition of Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.The actor, who has worked in a couple of shor t films, says the me-dium is absolutely liberating for budding filmmakers.“The great thing about shor t films is that there’s no pressure of pro-ducers sitting on these filmmakers’ head and telling them who thehero should be and what kind of songs (to he used).



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Let’s get talking, two things that Punjabi filmmakers shouldkeep in mind much before they call out - action! One, wehave had our fill of old world Punjabi weddings. By now,

we actually miss the DJ wale babu. Two, it doesn’t cost a dimeto check facts before sketching and later directing scenes,something like por traying an Army base camp at Rajathanborder in this week’s Punjabi film release Ranjha Refugee.You can’t blame director Avtar Singh for giving a below averagetreatment to a below average story. But then aren’t expectationssupposed to bring disappointments. Half - baked story, ineffec-tive dialogues... Ranjha Refugee comes as a film that slowlydrags its existence to the climax. And if you think, leading actorin a double role is a sure-shot recipe for success (readJudwaa). You might want to rethink about it; it can also doubleup as a double assault on senses. The film does have manycomic roles, but the ones that will make you cry becausesometimes this is what bad jokes do to the people. And if youcome from an Army background or know anything about fauj,

and the brave faujis, you can fast forward cer tain par ts. The ar tdirection of Punjabi films is usually nice, especially when theycapture the old world charm, but guess, Ranjha Refugee fails inthis depar tment too.Heading straight to the acting depar tment as there is nothingthat you can say about direction, Roshan Prince plays Ranjhaand Refugee, and need we say after Laavan Phere, it was a badchoice. His character is incomplete and untreated. HarbySangha is one fine actor and in this film you’ll see how suchactors are made insubstantial. Ranjha Refugee is one odd filmthat has wasted an actor like Karamjit Anmol. As for the actressSaanvi Dhiman - is she supposed to be feisty or coy, thedirector could have made this clear. The film also has music,we told you in case you missed it along with direction, acting,comedy. This Ranjha and all the associates should take refugein an acting and direction class!

MUMBAI: From a girl who loved studies to becoming anactress, Taapsee Pannu's journey has been a roller-coasterride. She says she has always been about exploring theunexplored.Taapsee, who has featured in films like "Baby", "Pink" and"Mulk", featured in enter tainment-based audio show "Take 2with Anupama and Rajeev" in which she spoke about herlife and career, read a statement.Asked when did she realise she wanted to be an actor,Taapsee said: "Af ter my first film released. Actually that istrue and by no means it should be taken that I don't love myjob right now. I am doing it because I am loving it. In thebeginning, I have been very honest about the fact it was notsomething that I planned for myself."I wanted to do MBA in marketing and do a regular job,probably something creative but in the MBA space, but notthis risky or crazy I'll say. I jumped into this profession onlyto while away one year of my life while I prep for my MBA.And when movies happened, I took two films at a time —one Tamil, one Telugu to see, 'Let's have fun, enjoy, we willlearn something new and life is not really wasted, andrather than sitting at home and only studying, might as welllearn something new as well'." Her Telugu film became a hitwhile Tamil movie "Aadukalam" won multiple NationalAwards.That was when she felt it was destiny's way of telling her"something". "I (thought I) should listen to it." As a girl fromDelhi, how did she land up in a Tamil or Telugu film?"I have been very crazily adventurous with my life and agehas now made me sober down a little bit. But I have beeninsanely crazy. I love doing something which is not ex-pected and obviously I have this fascination. This fascina-tion took me to a place near central Delhi somewhere in themiddle of forest area which was supposed to be havingsome weird history and haunted and all that, and I justwanted to explore."I am that person who loves to go somewhere where nobodyhas. "I did get Hindi offers but those were like with noliterally no names. I didn't hear about those guys before nor

did Google mention much. I Googled about the guys whooffered films me in South and they were really big names."One filmmaker she really wants to work with is ManiRatnam."I want to be a Mani Ratnam heroine once. Very rarely I getto be a heroine first of all, so I want to be a Mani Ratnamheroine because it is something very pure and real at thesame. He is one director who can... You will be real as acharacter but he will still make you look aspirational at thesame time," said the "Manmarziyaan" actress.

13 Reasons Why breakoutstar Katherine Langfordjoins Avengers 4 cast

13 Reasons Why breakout Katherine Langford hasboarded the cast of upcoming Avengers 4 in an un-specified role. According to The Hollywood Repor ter,the 22-year-old actor has shot her scenes for the filmbut the details of her character have not been revealedyet. Marvel Studios has also not confirmed the actor’scasting. Langford is currently awaiting the premiere ofNetflix’s Cursed series, created by Frank Miller andTom Wheeler.The series is a fresh take on the Ar thurian legend, andfollows teenager Nimue, who joins forces with merce-nary Ar thur on a quest to find Merlin and deliver anancient sword. It will come on Netflix in 2019.Avengers 4 will release worldwide on May 3 next year.

Disney might rebootPirates of the Caribbeanwith Deadpool twist

The Walt Disney Company is exploring a reboot of itsbillion dollar Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.According to sources, studio officials have met withthe Deadpool writing team of Rhett Reese and PaulWernick for the movie, repor ts deadline.com.Jerry Bruckheimer will continue to captain the ship asproducer on Pirates of the Caribbean.But it is too early to say who else might be back andthat includes actor Johnny Depp, who essayed the roleof Jack Sparrow in the first five films.

Some straight talkNicole Kidman’s Boy Erased will release in India onNovember 16. The film, about a real-life teenager whowas sent to gay conversion therapy, will be brought toIndia by Universal Pictures International India, read astatement.Joel Edgerton who has directed, written, produced aswell as co-starred in the film showcases the emotionalcoming-of-age and coming out drama about a youngman’s journey to self-acceptance.Based on the memoir by Garrard Conley of the samename, the gay conversation drama showcases the truestory of one young man’s struggle to find himself whilebeing forced to question every aspect of his identity.The film is co-produced by Edgerton, Ker ry Kohansky-Rober ts and Steve Golin.It also features Lucas Hedges, Russell Crowe. CherryJones, Xavier Dolan, Troye Sivan, Joe Alwyn, EmilyHinkler, Jesse LaTourette, David Joseph Craig, TheodorePellerin, Madelyn Cline, and Britton Sear.

I had no value for myself: DemiActress Demi Moore, who was honoured with theWoman of the Year Award by women’s recovery centreand sober living programme Peggy Albrecht FriendlyHouse here, says there was a time when she never feltgood enough. Moore, who has come a long way sinceshe first became a star with her career making turn in1985’s St. Elmo’s Fire, said it was early in her careerthat she found recovery, repor ted variety.com/ “I wasspiraling down a path of real self-destruction and nomatter what success I had I just never felt good enough,”Moore said at the event.“I had absolutely no value for myself and this self-destructive path, it really quickly brought me to a realcrisis point,” the Ghost star said.“It wasn’t clear at the time, maybe it was divine inter-vention, but two people who I barely knew stepped upand took a stand for me and presented me with anoppor tunity, which I guess was more like an ultimatum- unless I was dead, I better show up.” Without divulg-ing the details of what and why she went through, shesaid she was given a chance to redirect the course ofher life “before I destroyed everything”.





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Well there is no smoke without fire, and looks like that rumourmills were right when they speculated that something closeto love is brewing between actor-director-singer Farhan

Akhtar and actress-model Shibani Dandekar.Even though Farhan is quite active on his social media and gives asneak peek into his life now and then, he has never opened up abouthis affair with Shibani, even though she has in the past shared acouple of pictures with him.Apar t from his upcoming projects and musical concer ts, what latelyhas been making it to the headlines is Farhan's equation with theactress, and looks like the Rock On! actor has put a full stop to all theconjectures.A few days back Shibani had shared a picture with a mystery man,sending the internet into a frenzy. In the picture, Shibani can be seen

holding a man's hand whose back is towards the camera.Netizens guessed that it's Farhan Akhtar and rumours about thembeing a couple gained momentum. However, the two maintained si-lence over the link-up repor ts.However, now Farhan himself has shared the same picture on hisInstagram with a 'hear t' emoticon as the caption, and what more of aconfirmation one needs to believe that the two are dating each other?Isn't that adorable?Farhan akhtar separated from wife Adhuna Bhabani after staying to-gether for 16 long years. They have two daughters together- Shakyaand Akira.On the work front, Farhan will be next seen in The Sky Is Pink, whichis based on motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhary who was diag-nosed with pulmonary fibrosis.

SAIF ALI KHAN REVEALS WHYHE REFUSES FILMS WITH WIFE

KAREENA KAPOOR‘Saif Ali Khan says he ends up not

performing when he is sharing aframe with wife Kareena Kapoor.

For all you Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan fans who arewondering why the two of them don’t appear in films togetheranymore, the Sacred Games star has accepted it is all his doing.

The two have worked together in films such as Omkara, Kurbaan andTashan in the past.“I’ve been saying no to working with Bebo in recent years because

I’ve always ensured that there’s a clear demarcation between mypersonal and professional life. Now, however, the lines are blurring.With my father (Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi) not being around and mebeing the defacto head of the family, my outlook has changed,” Saiftold in an interview.Does that mean we will see him with Kareena in a film soon? Saif saidit would depend on a good enough script coming their way, adding,“When I am with Kareena on screen, I end up not per forming. I be-come deferential and slightly boring in the frame. I don’t compete andgive enough energy. I kind of play myself, which is bad.”In an earlier interview, the actor spoke about how their life has changedaf ter son Taimur’s bir th. “Now, with Taimur in our lives, it’s a littledifferent but more special and we’re cer tainly ready for it. If you’re notready for it, it can imbalance you. So many changes, in a nice way. Prioritywise, very little comes, as I’d rather spend time with Taimur and my family than doalmost anything now. That’s a change. Just watching him run aroundgives us a lot of joy. It’s nice to see both of us in him.”

Karan Johar, Anushka Sharma get nostalgic on 2 years of 'ADHM'NEW DELHI: As 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' completed two years onSunday, filmmaker Karan Johar and Bollywood diva AnushkaSharma got all nostalgic and opened up about how special themovie is to them.Karan took to his official Twitter handle to express his love for themovie and the cast of the film, alongside a Dharma Productionsvideo, which celebrates two years of 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'."A film that is very special to my heart!!!! Loved every momenton set ! Best team! Best actors! @AnushkaSharma#RanbirKapoor #AishwaryaRaiBachchan #2YearsOfADHM thepost read.Anushka Sharma, who played the role of Alizeh in the film, alsotook to Twitter to describe her character as one of her favourites.She has been and will be one of my most favourite characters ..A big and thank you to @karanjohar ... You have been so muchfun to work with.. #AishwaryaRaiBachchan... you are all. Andworking with #RanbirKapoor is a lways a mad r ide. . .#2YearsOfADHM," she wrote alongside a video, which is a raremix of the scenes and behind the shots of the film.The flick showed the different shades of love and friendship.Anushka Sharma played the role of Alizeh, an independent womanrecovering from hear tbreak, while Ranbir Kapoor portrayed thecharacter of Ayan, a naive musician, and student.The two had a chance meeting in New York and formed an in-credible bond. They then experienced love, hear tbreak and the

real shades of life.The tagline of the film 'Celebrating love, friendship, and heart-break' rightly sets the tone for the film's subject.'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' is a Bollywood rom-com written and directedby Karan Johar. Apar t from Anushka Sharma, it also starred RanbirKapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Fawad Khan.KJo is currently producing 'Simmba', 'Kesari', 'Kalank', 'Student ofthe Year 2', 'Drive' and 'Brahmastra'.

Ahead of Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas wedding in De-cember, her friends and family hosted a gorgeous bridalshower for the bride-to-be in New York on Sunday .Priyanka stunned in a white strapless Marchesa dressand a beaming smile; she also shared a moment fromher fun-filled bridal shower on Instagram.The par ty was hosted by Priyanka’s close friends MubinaRattonsey and Anjula Acharia with Hollywood celebssuch as Kelly Ripa, Lupita Nyong’o and her future sister-in-law Danielle Jonas and her daughter Alena on the guestlist. Talking to paparazzi outside the NYC venue, the actorsaid she was “so much” excited for the party.Sharing a photo as she prepped for her bridal shower,Priyanka can be seen with her friends as she got her hairdone.Priyanka and Nick have been together in New York theselast few days. They were spotted at a restaurant and asthey watched a Broadway musical together. On Monday,she shared a photo of Nick with her nephew and wrote,“Nephew and Boo.”Priyanka and Nick have made no secret of their relation-ship and both often post photos of each other. They arerepor tedly getting mar ried at Rajasthan’s MehrangarhFor t in December in an extravaganza that may stretchover days.Priyanka and Nick got engaged in July in a traditionalRoka ceremony at her residence in Mumbai. Talking aboutthe engagement, Nick had said on the Jimmy Fallon show,“We had this beautiful ceremony and we felt so con-nected, our families all met, it was spiritual and then weput it on Instagram, we were like ‘Oh my God! It’s offi-cial,” the singer joked.”

INDIA CRICKETER ROHIT SHARMA (C) CELEBRATES WITH TEAMMATES AFTER TAKING THE CATCH TO DISMISS WESTINDIES BATSMAN ASHLEY NURSE DURING THE FOURTH ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL (ODI) CRICKET MATCH BETWEENINDIA AND WEST INDIES AT THE BRABOURNE STADIUM. (AFP)

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MUMBAI: India beat West Indies by 224 runs in the four th ODI inMumbai on Monday. The result meant the hosts have now taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.Here Hindustan Times takes a look at highlights from the West Indiesinnings.The win by 224 runs is India’s third biggest win in ODIs and thebiggest over a test playing nation.Rohit Sharma made 162, while West Indies were bowled out for 153,this is the four th instance where an India batsman has scored moreruns than the opposition. P reviously Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh

and Rohit Sharma have done the same.Kieran Powell and Shai hope were run out in the chase, this makes it72 run outs by India since the 2015 World Cup. India have affected themost while second on the list are England with 39.Shai Hope after two brilliant innings was run out for a duck; this wasthe first occasion that he failed to open his account against India.Shimron Hetmyer got out for 13, this was his lowest score of theseries and lowest in his last 8 innings. Rohit Sharma took three catchesin the match; he now has 6 catches in the series. Rohit now has 11catches in 2018, most by an Indian fielder.

'Dhoni is an absolute must for2019 World Cup' – Gavaskar

NEW DELHI: Former opener Sunil Gavaskar feels India captainVirat Kohli will greatly benefit from having MS Dhoni in the teamat the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019.Dhoni's form has been a bit patchy in recent times, especiallywhen compared to his own lofty standards of the past, and thathas raised concerns that the wicketkeeper-batsman might bepast his prime. But the former India captain, who led India tomany a glorious triumph including in the inaugural ICC Men'sWorld T20 in 2007 and the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2011,brings plenty of added services to the side, such as fine-tuningfield-placements and encouraging bowlers from behind thestumps. Gavaskar feels that these qualities make Dhoni indis-pensable. "Virat needs (Dhoni)," Gavaskar said in his analysison Star Spor ts. "There's no doubt about it. In 50 overs where thereis that much more time, that's when MSD comes into play. Youknow he makes those small field adjustments, talking to the bowlersin Hindi – telling them where to bowl and what to bowl. It's a hugeplus for Virat." Dhoni, however, has been omitted from the Twenty20International squad to face Windies and Australia, with selectorssuggesting the 37-year-old has been rested. Gavaskar feels thatKohli has other experienced campaigners to call on for leader-ship advice but that Dhoni's presence in next year's flagship ODItournament is vital. "MSD is an absolute must for the 2019 WorldCup," he added. "But having said that, I believe, the way RohitSharma has come to the par ty as a captain, as a thinker, as aplanner. He has been brilliant.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma sitatop list of most centuries in 2018

MUMBAI: India skipper Virat Kohli and ODI deputy Rohit Sharmahave been in blistering form this year and that has been one of thereasons for the team’s successful show in the shor ter format ofthe game in 2018. While Kohli sits at the top the list of batsmenwith most centuries this year with 6 hundreds, Rohit has nowjoined him in second place with 5 hundreds. This comes on theback of Rohit’s impressive show in the 4th ODI against WestIndies at the Brabourne Stadium on Monday.While Kohli and Rohit are placed one and two on the list, Englishbatsman Jonny Bairstow sits in the third spot with 4 centuries.Interestingly, India opener Shikhar Dhawan needs one cen-tury more to become joint third on the list as he too has threecenturies to his name and is cur rently seated four th on thel ist. Austral ia’s newly appointed ODI skipper Aaron Finchcompletes the list with three tons to his name.During the 70s, the famous catchphrase in world cricket was—‘if Lillee doesn’t get you, Thommo will’, referring to the domi-nation of two Australian great fast bowlers, Denis Lillee andJeff Thomson.Cut to the present and it would not be an exaggeration to say ‘ifKohli doesn’t get you, Rohit will’ while describing the dominanceof these two Indian batsmen in the 50-over format in recent years.Since January 2013, skipper Virat Kohli and deputy Rohit Sharmahave slammed 25 and 19 ODI centuries respectively and occupythe first two spots on the list of most number of ODI hundredsduring this period.



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INDIA ARE READY TO HANDLE WWT20 CHALLENGE

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ICC WOMENS WORLD T20 2018 INDIA TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, 2018-19

INDIA T20I SQUAD: Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer,Manish Pandey, Dinesh Kar thik, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar,Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, K Khaleel Ahmed .

INDIA TEST SQUAD: Virat Kohli(c), Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara,Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Par thiv Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin,Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah,Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

SQUAD NOT ANNOUNCED FOR AUSTRALIA.

INDIA WOMEN SQUAD: Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Smriti Mandhana, Mithali Raj, Jemimah Rodrigues,Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Anuja Patil, EktaBisht, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy

NEW ZEALAND CALL UPUNCAPPED AJAZ PATELFOR PAKISTAN T20IS

AJAZ PATEL, THE CENTRAL STAGS LEFT-ARMSPINNER, HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN NEWZEALAND'S 14-MEMBER SQUAD FOR TWENTY20INTERNATIONAL SERIES AGAINST PAKISTAN INTHE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.‘The 30-year-old, drafted into the Test squad previously,will head into the T20Is as New Zealand's second spin-bowling option after Ish Sodhi.“It’s no secret that spin is crucial in this part of the worldand with the wickets on the slower side, we’ve takenthe option of a second spinner to bring our squad up to14-players,” said Gary Stead, the New Zealand HeadCoach.Patel was a par t of the recently-concluded T20I seriesbetween New Zealand A and Pakistan A, which tookplace at the ICC Academy in Dubai earlier this month.He picked up four wickets in the three games, includinga three-wicket haul.“We’re for tunate that Ajaz has been playing over herefor the past month and playing well," said Stead. "He’llbe ready to go should he get his chance in the series."Patel has claimed 28 wickets in 26 T20 matches, withan average of 22.60 and economy just over 7.5.The first of three T20Is between Pakistan and NewZealand will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium inAbu Dhabi on Wednesday, 31 October.SQUAD: Kane Williamson(c), Mark Chapman, Colin deGrandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Adam Milne, ColinMunro, Seth Rance, Tim Seifer t, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee,Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, Glenn Phillips, Ajaz Patel

After losing the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 final to England, anew-look Indian side are getting ready to make a mark in theupcoming ICC Women's World T20 2018.

Last year at Lord's, India fell just nine runs shor t in the final againstEngland, and the experience of playing in the title round at such a bigstage should be useful for Harmanpreet Kaur & Co. in the upcomingT20 event."We had not played in a World Cup final before last year except MithaliRaj and Jhulan Goswami (in 2005), but now we do," Harmanpreetpointed out prior to the team’s depar ture for the West Indies on Satur-day, 27 October."I think once you experience something, you're able to process betterthe next time you find yourself in a similar situation. If we would havehandled our nerves better, we would have probably won. But we'vegot to learn a lot from our mistakes."I hope we don't repeat our mistakes. If we get a similar chance thenext time, we've hopefully handled the situation with a cool mind."That said, the 15-player squad still includes six new players and theywill also be without the service of the retired Goswami.

ROHIT SHARMA & SHIKHAR DHAWAN BECOME 2NDMOST SUCCESSFUL OPENING PAIR FOR INDIA IN ODISNEW DELHI: India openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawanhave been one of the reasons that the team has been a force toreckon with in the ODI format in recent times. While the twohave complemented each other really well at the top of theinnings, they are now also the second most successful openingpair for the Men in Blue behind Sachin Tendulkar and SouravGanguly. Needing five runs to over take Virender Sehwag andTendulkar — 3919 runs in 93 innings — the duo reached themilestone when Rohit collected a leg-bye in the opening over ofthe four th ODI against West Indies at the Brabourne Stadium onMonday. With the single, the duo of Rohit and Dhawan now have3920 runs from 87 innings at an average of 46.11. Their bestpar tnership stands at 210. They need another 2689 runs if theywish to match Tendulkar and Ganguly at the top. They managedto score 6609 runs in 136 innings at an average of 49.32 with ahighest par tnership of 258.It’s a boon that India have arguably the best ODI top order goinginto the World Cup. The bane is that the middle order would beexpected to stand up when the top order fails without much ofgame time, like in the away ODI series against England where

they lost. That’s a reality India would have to live with.“Obviously it’s great that the top-3 are doing so well for India.It’s a challenge for the middle order to always be ready to get inand bat whenever needed. I am sure everybody are up for it,everybody knows the situation,” Ambati Rayudu, who has beenzeroed in for the No.4 spot for the time being, said at the star t ofthe series. Even leaving aside Kohli, the other two lynchpinsRohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are a big threat in homeconditions. Rohit became the only player to have six 150-plusscores in ODIs with a blistering knock in the opening ODI of theseries in Guwahati.It is no secret that it was former skipper MS Dhoni who hadfirst asked Rohit to open and commenting on the decision, Rohithad said: “He (Dhoni) just came up to me and said ‘I want youto open the innings as I am confident that you will do well.Since you can play both cut and pull shot well, you have thequalities to succeed as an opener’,” Rohit said about thedecision.Dhawan and Rohit also became the 5th Indian pair to gather4000 runs in ODIs.

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