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Dr. V.I. "Lucky" Lakshmanan isone of the founders and the cur-rent Chair of Canada India Foun-da t ion and the co-cha i r o fCanada India Infrastructure Fo-rum 2014. An internat ional lyrenowned scientist, teacher andentrepreneur in the area of tech-nology commercialization, Dr.Lakshmanan has more than 40years of hands-on experience.Born and educated in India, he movedto Canada in 1974 and is the founderand current vice-chairman and CEOof Process Research ORTECH.Dr. Lakshmanan conceived the concept of a policy focused and theme basedCanada India Forum, and has been prime mover for CIF's previous forums onEnergy, Mining and Agriculture/Food Processing. He was also instrumentalin bringing Dr. Abdul Kalam, former President of India to Canada for twoseries of meetings and talks to Canada. His philanthropic initiatives includesupport for mobile hospitals, virtual schools and drinking water for schoolchildren. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in2012. Here is an Interview with Dr. V. I. "Lucky" Lakshmanan, Founder and Chairof CIFQ. As a founding member, tell us about CIF and the purpose why it wasestablished?Canada India Foundation is a national, non-profit, non-partisan organizationestablished in 2007 to foster support for stronger relations between Canadaand India; to educate Canadians on the changing face of India and to increasethe participation of Indo-Canadians in the public policy process in Canada.CIF's founding members include entrepreneurs, senior Canadian busi-ness executives and top tier professionals. CIF plays a key rolein Canada India relations through regular dialogues with repre-sentatives of both countries, organization of theme based policy forumsand contributing, directly and through its members, to India-focused initia-tives at several academic institutions, in support of the target growth set bythe two governments for bilateral trade from $5 billion to $15 bil-lion in five years.

NEW POLICY ACCOMMODATING SIKHKIRPAN AT CANADIAN MISSIONS ABROADOn behalf of Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, the Honourable TimUppal, Minister of State (Multiculturalism), announced a new policyon accommodating the Sikh kirpan at Canadian missions abroad."Canada's diversity is one of our greatest strengths, and freedom ofreligion is a fundamental Canadian value," said Minister of State Uppal."Our government's new kirpan policy will serve as an example andpromote Canadian values around the world.""The accommodation of the kirpan at Canadian diplomatic missionsaround the world is a deeply significant move that shows that theGovernment of Canada understands and respects the significance ofthe kirpan to Sikhs," said Amritpal Singh Shergill, President of theWorld Sikh Organization of Canada. "Most impor tantly, this policyreflects the impor tance Canada places on human rights, includingfreedom of religion, and sets an example for the rest of world."The new policy provides clear guidance to missions on accommo-dating the Sikh kirpan, a stylized representation of a sword or dagger,

while fulfilling the government's responsibility for ensuring the physi-cal security of employees at missions.

As per repor ts in PTI - Aam Aadmi Par ty supremo ArvindKejriwal has secured the highest coverage in TV news duringprime time, followed by BJP's Narendra Modi and Congress's

Rahul Gandhi in early days of elections, according to a study. Thestudy, by CMS Media Lab after analysing five top news channels,shows that while Kejriwal has received 429 minutes or 28.19 per centof the time given during 8 to 10pm from March 1 to 15, BJP's prime minis-terial candidate has secured 356 minutes (23.98 per cent). The Gandhi familyscion has received 72 minutes of coverage (4.76 per cent), followed by RJD'sLalu Prasad at 46 minutes (3.05 per cent) and MNS founder Raj Thackeray at33 minutes (2.20 per cent), the study says about the news coverage ofthese top leaders. The channels used for the study were - Aaj Tak,ABP News, Zee News, NDTV 24X7 and CNN-IBN."Rahul Gandhi has received 6 times and 5 five less coverage ascompared to Kejriwal and Modi respectively ... The coverage demol-ished popular myth of 2014 Lok Sabha elections that Modi is mediaand media is Modi ... as Arvind Kejriwal toppled Narendra Modi innews coverage," CMS Media Lab said. JDU senior leader and Biharchief minister Nitish Kumar secured sixth slot with 2.01 per cent ofnews coverage, followed by TMC chief and West Bengal chief minis-ter Mamata Banerjee at seventh (1.67 per cent) and Samajwadi Par tychairperson Mulayam Yadav at eighth rank (1.65 per cent).

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav received 24 minutes ofnews coverage during the said period to secure ninth slot while AAPleader Shazia Ilmi got 18 minutes to clinch the 10th spot, the studysays. In terms of par ties, BJP has emerged as the number one politi-cal outfit, beating AAP by a narrow margin. BJP got 369 minutes of TVnews coverage, or more than one-third of the time cornered by the top10 par ties.Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Par ty stood second with 345 minutes or 31.37per cent share, followed by Congress at third rank with 193 minutesor 17.51 per cent share.SP secured four th position, MNS fifth, Shiv Sena sixth, RJD seventh,TMC eighth, BSP ninth and DMK the 10th slot. RJD, TMC, BSP andDMK received less than 1.5 per cent of TV news coverage each, thedata shows.In terms of issues/subjects of TV news coverage, "personality pro-files" emerged as the most covered, followed by "Hindutva", politicalpar ty, development, corruption, public policy and governance, amongothers."Interestingly, Hindutva is one of the top issues; this was expectedafter the announcement of Modi as PM candidate," says CMS MediaLab. CMS Media Lab says it has arrived at the figures based oncoverage time given to election topics/subjects. Source - PTI

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I wear my personality: DeepikaPadukone hits back at Sonam

I AM VERY MUCHSINGLE, SAYSALIA BHATT

I’ll have an incredible marriage: Sushmita SenActor Alia Bhatt, who has been oftenlinked to her co-stars including ArjunKapoor of 2 States, says she is verymuch single.The 21-year-old actor was also roman-tically linked to her Student of the Yearco-star Varun Dhawan. The newbie in-sists she has still not found the manwhom she would want to be in a rela-tionship with."The most impor tant qualities I want inmy man is that he should be loyal andhonest. Coming from a family in whicheveryone has strong opinions, I don'twant a guy who will push me down,"Alia said.On work front, Alia will be seen next in2 States with Arjun and Humpty SharmaKi Dulhania with Varun.

A war of words has begun between Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. On a recent episode of KaranJohar’s chat show, the former took a dig at her rival’s fashion sense. And Deepika is not too happy aboutit. On the show, Sonam had mentioned that Anaita Shroff Adajania, Deepika’s stylist, deserved all thecredit for the actor’s fashion sense. "Deepika has upped her game, but it’s all thanks to Anaita. She hasdone a great job on her," said Sonam, and then went on to add, "She does not have her own style."Now, reacting for the first time, Deepika says, "I think she (Sonam) is entitled to an opinion and I respectit." But she does not stop there and goes on to define what style means to her. "Fashion, for me, is whatI believe in, what suits my personality, what suits my body type and what I can carry off. It is not whatpeople in the fashion world are dictating. It’s what I feel comfortable in. Wear your personality. It’s what Ihave said earlier as well," says Deepika.And while the Raanjhanaa (2013) actor praised Katrina Kaif’s style statement on the show, Deepika prefersKangana Ranaut amongst her contemporaries. She also has high regard for veteran actor Rekha’s style.She says, "I think Rekhaji is someone who has always dressed the way she wants. Fashion trends comeand go, but she stands by something she believes in and I appreciate that."

She is known to live life on her own terms and her joie de vivre is -contagious. Actor Sushmita Senlikes to love, and has no place for harbouring hate. In her signature style, she -dispels the reportedrivalry with actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, with whom she may share screen space in PrahladKakkar’s upcoming film.“I live my life loving people; not -loving is a waste of time and life,” she says, apart from a lot more.It has been long since we saw you on the big screen. Why have you been away?Yes, it has been quite -some time. I want these three years to come back. I want to do greatcinema. 2014 is my year ... I used to say this to people earlier, and now it is turning out to betrue. I am doing a few films and then I am -starting my own studio.Is marriage on your mind? Are you in love?It has been on my father’s mind more than mine. I will have an incredible marriage when Iknow I have found the right person. Do I love? Yes. Am I in love? No.Age does not seem to be -catching up with you...You have to love yourself and accept everything about -yourself. People reject things likeageing. But every -wrinkle, every line makes us who we are, those are what we have earned.Today, I am 38. Tomorrow I will be 40 and I will still celebrate myself ...After I ended up with a bad back 10 years ago, a young boy introduced me to the acrobaticconcept of aerial silk. It’s about training your mind before body. I took to it like a fish to water.How do you stay so positive?You become what inspires you. You should do what you like. If you want to be an actor,become one. I wanted to be famous, so that I could touch lives. I wanted to leave an impact that will stay long after I am gone and dusted.You just got your seventh tattoo.Earlier, I had my children’s name. My seventh tattoo is inspired by Kabbalah and it’s God’s name in Hebrew, Elohim. In English, it means “I am that I am”.


TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014special report

Ninder Thind officially launches nomination campaignDESK REPORT

Toronto - Ninder Thind,currently working for thefederal Government ofCanada with MP Parm Gill ashis chief of staff and a formerteacher, has officially launchedher nomination campaign torun for the Conservative Partyof Canada during October2015 federal election in the newriding of Brampton West.She announced this recentlyduring an event held atBovaird Banquet Hall andattended by over 700community members. Speakingon the occasion, MP Parm Gillstated in the last few years hegot the opportunity ofknowing and working withNinder and claimed she wouldbe an outstanding member ofparliament. Guests present onthe occasion not only showedtheir support but vowed toensure Ninder Thind becomesthe party candidate. Ninder,born and brought up inToronto moved to the Peelregion at the age of five andhas deep roots in Brampton.She has served in thecommunity as a teacher andclimbing up the ladder rose tothe level of department headand eventually principal ofthe school.

She also worked at the Peelregion's Family HealthDepartment assisting highrisk families and children.

Ninder has also beeninvolved with severalcharitable organizationssuch as the Canadian

Cancer Society, SalvationArmy, and Scouts Canada.She serves as Director ofthe World Sewa Medical

Charitable Foundation.Ninder, who helped MPParm Gill in his electioncampaign hopes she will get

the same overwhelmingresponse from members whowill help her get nominatedas well.

shortshortshortshortshortstoriesstoriesstoriesstoriesstoriesSONIA GANDHI MAKES THREE-MINUTETELEVISION APPEAL TO NATION, ASKSVOTERS TO DEFEAT 'DIVISIVE' FORCES

CONGRESS PRESIDENT SONIA GANDHI ADDRESSES A RALLY IN DEUCHARA IN BAREILLY.

SHARIF AND SHARIFLOCK HORNSToronto - Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has helda meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif tofend off death penalty for former army chief and presidentPervez Musharraf saying the military will preserve itsown dignity and institutional pride at all costs. This wasbroadcast by Yudhvir during his recent show saying thearmy chief made these remarks in connection with theindictment of Musharraf on five counts of treason overhis suspension of the constitution and imposition ofemergency rule in 2007.Yudhvir also presented a myriad of opinion of Pakistaniswho think due to the immense contributions ofMusharraf in nation building, he cannot be tried ontreason charges, others uphold as he abrogated consti-tution, he should be punished sending a clear messagethat no one is above law. The military earlier hadadvised the government to let Musharraf go abroad toseek medical treatment and meet his ailing mother.Musharraf has pleaded not guilty but faces death penaltyif convicted. Though he stepped down as president in2008, but returned to Pakistan in 2013 to par ticipate ingeneral election. However, he was disqualified by thecour ts in a case pending against him in connection withthe assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi launched her sharpestattack yet on the Bharatiya Janata Par ty on Monday,making a rare television appearance to urge voters to

reject "divisive and autocratic" forces that would ruin thecountry's "Bharatiyata" and "Hindustaniyat".Sonia's United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government isfighting a battle for survival in the face of a high-voltagechallenge from the Bharatiya Janata Par ty (BJP), which opinionpolls predict will emerge as the single largest par ty in theongoing general elections due to end on May 12.Without taking the BJP’s name, Sonia, speaking in Hindi, saidthat her par ty was fighting this election to protect the “veryhear t and soul” of India from those who sought to change it anddivide the people of the country.“We want unity. They want to impose uniformity. They say, ‘Justbelieve in Me’… Their vision, clouded with hatred and false-hood, their ideology, divisive and autocratic, will drive us to theruination of our Bharatiyata, our Hindustaniyat,” she said. Heraddress was aired on all Hindi channels star ting at 8.57 pm andlasted nearly three minutes.The BJP reacted angrily, with spokesperson Prakash Javdekarterming Sonia's speech a show of desperation. "We have beenseeking votes on Bharatiyata. The Congress has been asking forvotes for the dynasty," he said, a reference to the Gandhi family.The Congress has pitched the elections as a battle betweencommunal and secular ideologies. It had come under attackfrom its allies, par ticularly Nationalist Congress Par ty chiefSharad Pawar, for not campaigning aggressively enough. But it

has raised the temperature over the past few days, with Sonia'sson Rahul, the par ty's vice-president, taking on the BJP's PMcandidate Narendra Modi for not acknowledging his wife'sexistence in the past.Sonia praised Indians for upholding cer tain core beliefs andvalues that have united diverse people into one nation. “Today Iwant to share with you what is in my hear t, what makes meproud to be Indian, as each of you is a proud Indian. Our India isfounded on cer tain core beliefs and values. It is these basicbeliefs that have united all of us, diverse people, into onenation. I learnt these from you, as you made me one of yourown,” said the Italian-born widow of late PM Rajiv Gandhi.“We are fighting in this election for a future where power is notthe preserve of a select few, but exercised by the many,” shesaid. “I ask each of you to think from your hear t and decidewhat direction, what path you want our country to take.”

WE WANT UNITY. THEY WANT TO IMPOSEUNIFORMITY. THEY SAY, ‘JUST BELIEVE IN ME’…THEIR VISION, CLOUDED WITH HATRED ANDFALSEHOOD, THEIR IDEOLOGY, DIVISIVE ANDAUTOCRATIC, WILL DRIVE US TO THERUINATION OF OUR BHARATIYATA, OURHINDUSTANIYAT,” SHE SAID.‘

Kejriwal greeted with'deserter' posters in Varanasi

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Aam Aadmi Par ty leader Arvind Kejriwal arrived in the holycity on Tuesday for a month-long campaign and wasgreeted with posters that accused him of being a 'deser ter',an apparent reference to his resignation as Delhi chiefminister within 49 days of taking charge.Kejriwal, who will fight BJP's prime ministerial candi-date Narendra Modi from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat,reached the city this morning by train and was wel-comed by his suppor ters who had gathered at Canttrailway station here in large numbers.While AAP suppor ters welcomed Kejriwal with flowers,there were also posters in and outside the railwaystation that labelled the former Delhi chief minister as'bhagoda' (deser ter).AAP suppor ters removed many such posters, but tightpolice security ensured that there were no untowardaction.There have been many instances of Kejriwal beingassaulted during his poll campaign in Delhi while duringhis last Varanasi visit black ink was thrown at him andother AAP leaders.Many train commuters, however, were heard complain-ing to police and railway officials about inconveniencecaused to them due to huge crowd and police presenceat the railway station, which is as such very crowded inthe morning hours here. Kejriwal, who is accompanied byhis family members, is expected to spend almost a monthin Varanasi, where nomination filing would begin on April 17and the polling would take place on May 12.


TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014 breaking news

PRIYANKA TARGETS VARUN, SAYSELECTION NOT A FAMILY TEA PARTY

PRIYANKA GANDHI VADRA WAVES TO THE CROWD AT AN ELECTION CAMPAIGN RALLY IN SUPPORT OF CONGRESS PARTYIN RASULPUR, AMETHI.

Rahul childish, balloon andtoffee his favourite words,

says Narendra Modi

AMETHI: Priyanka Gandhi onTuesday fired yet another salvoat her cousin Varun Gandhi, say-ing the Lok Sabha elections is "anideological war and not a familytea par ty".Even as Varun hit back at her forher remarks that he has gone"astray" and should be shown theright path, Priyanka said shewould not have forgiven her childif he had did something like this.She was apparently referring toVarun contesting on a BJP ticketin the elections."This is not a family tea par ty. It

is an ideological war. Would nothave forgiven my child, if he didsomething like this," she told re-por ters on a day Varun filed pa-pers as BJP candidate f romSultanpur adjacent to Amethi par-liamentary seat represented byRahul Gandhi.Priyanka said she was "not up-set" over the leak of the video inwhich she had spoken aboutVarun and maintained that thosewere her views.She said she did not speak toVarun af ter her remarks wereleaked.

Varun on Tuesday hit back atPriyanka, suggesting that shecrossed the "lakshman rekha ofdecency" with her remarks thathe has gone "astray" and stressedthat his "decency and large-hear tedness" shou ld no t beconstrued as a weakness byanyone. Asked about the BJPattack on Congress presidentSonia Gandhi for her appeal topeople, Priyanka said, "That'sbecause they don' t l ike whatshe says and it is very clear,what the election is, as it is thefight for the hear t of India and

they don't like to hear that."On Saturday, a few days after BJPleader Varun Gandhi's praise forcousin Rahul Gandhi 's devel-opment work in his consti tu-ency Amethi raised eyebrows,Priyanka had said, "Varun is mybrother and has chosen a wrongpath. So, I urge you all to lead him tothe right way."Addressing party workers in the UttarPradesh's Sultanpur district on Sat-urday, Priyanka said, "Varun is mybrother and has chosen a wrong path.So, I urge you all to lead him tothe right way."

Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for dubbing Gujarat developmentmodel as a 'toffee model', Narendra Modi on Tuesday com-pared the Congress vice-president with children and said theword 'toffee' has caught his fancy after he repeatedly spokeabout 'balloon'.Addressing a rally in Hazaribagh, Modi said he thought seri-ous issues would be discussed in this election and the galaxyof BJP leaders including LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj, YashwantSinha, Arun Jaitley and Murli Manohar Joshi were speakingon various subjects. "But on the other side, there is a playerwhose mind doesn't move away from childishness. Such animpor tant election about the country's future but for ten days,a word that gripped him was 'balloon'. For ten days he keptrepeating it. However, children don't stick to a toy for too longand now he has caught the word 'toffee'. "Now you tell mewhat to do. I am not of an age where I can play with balloons,"Modi said in a clear dig at Rahul, who on Monday dubbed theGujarat model of development as 'toffee' model contendingthat land was given to few industrialists at throwaway prices.He said it was for the people to decide whether or not they wantedthose who play with balloons and crave for toffees.The BJP's prime ministerial candidate said that as a child who sold tea, hehad not got toffees but had his sights set on trophies.

BJP PRIME MINISTERIAL CANDIDATE NARENDRA MODIADDRESSES A PUBLIC RALLY IN LAKHIMPUR.

DUTCH TEEN WHO POSTED TERRORJOKE TWEET ARRESTED

A Dutch teen involved in an airline terror hoax that earned her more than 20,000 followers within 12 hourswas arrested on Monday, Rotterdam police confirmed. "Dutch girl (14) from Rotterdam arrested afterAmerican Airlines threat. Investigation continues," they tweeted.The teen decided to tweet a terror hoax as a joke to the airline earlier and what followed was trouble,ridicule, chaos and a meltdown."@Amer icanAi rhello my name'sIbrahim I'm fromAfghanistan. I'mpar t of Al Qaida and on June 1st I'm gonna do something really big, bye (sic)".A young twitter user, @QueenDemetriax_, on Sunday found herself grappling as reactions filled with hateand rage began flowing in after American Airlines responded to her seemingly hoax threat. "Sarah (namein description of the Twitter handle), we take these threats very seriously. Your IP address and details willbe forwarded to security and the FBI," the airline tweeted back.

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1Q. Outline some of the initiatives being taken by CIF during your term?The initiatives taken, by myself as Chair and Laj Prasher as National Convenor, during the currentterm is a continuation of the excellent work done by our predecessors, to create a high level brandawareness for Canada India relations and to increase the par ticipation of Indo-Canadians towardsthis objective. The two upcoming events, the Canada India Infrastructure Forum and the CIF AwardGala are the most prominent events for this this year (2013-2014). The par ticipation of seniorministers from federal and provincial governments in both these events, is a clear indication of thefulfillment of our objective. We also count our ongoing dialogue with parliamentarians, includingtwo meetings in Ottawa with the Canada India Interparliamentary Friendship Group.We have also organized receptions and meetings with visiting delegations and dignitaries fromIndia, such as India's foreign Minister Salman Khurshid, Minister of Steel, Beni Prasad Verma,renowned social activist Anna Hazare, India's former Chief Election Commissioner T.S. Krishnamurthy, FICCI, SME Chamberof India and others..When the Quebec government announced its proposed Charter of Values, we issued a press release asking the governmentto withdraw the proposal, which was appreciated by several parliamentarians.We continue to work closely with our fellow organizations in the Canada-India corridor and CIFChar ter members under take a number of initiatives that fur ther our broad objectives. Contributionsby colleagues at Vancouver have made the organization a highly respected organization in BritishColumbia.Q. Tell us about the Infrastructure Forum? What will it accomplish in terms of increasing CanadaIndia trade?Canada India Infrastructure Forum 2014 is the four th forum that CIF has organized to shine the lighton business oppor tunities in the Canada-India corridor, af ter Energy (2009), Mining & Metals (2010)and Agriculture and Food Processing (2012). India is a growing economy, with great need forinfrastructure development in all sectors. Canada has the experience, borne out of its own nationformation, of linking the nation though roads, rail lines, waterways, communications, and energyinfrastructure, and this can be of great value to India. Canada also has its one infrastructure chal-lenges, to maintain and modernize where necessary. Specifically, the objectives of the Infrastruc-ture Forum will be to:Ø Provide a platform for infrastructure sector specific dialogue among Indian and Canadian stake-holdersØ Present current developments in the infrastructure sector in IndiaØ Promote mutual business oppor tunities for Canadian and Indian infrastructure companiesØ Publish a policy paper on infrastructure cooperation between Canada and India

Canada India Foundation (CIF) supports & educates Stronger Canada India RelationsAs with previous forums, the Infrastructure Forum will help formulate policy recommendations forthe governments and other stakeholders. The overarching objective of the Forum, is to advancebeyond trade statistics to one of holistic relationship between the two countries.Q. Who will participate in this Forum?We are expecting to attract about 200 of the most prominent stakeholders and players in the Cana-dian and Indian infrastructure sectors to identify oppor tunities for cooperation and address chal-lenges. This year, our plans include more than 50 speakers including ministers from Canadianfederal government and provinces, CEO's from Canadian and Indian private sector and independentindustry exper ts. Government speakers will include Ontario's Minister of Economic Developmentand Trade, Eric Hoskins, Minister of Infrastructure, Glen Murray and British Columbia's Minister ofInternational Trade, Teresa Wat. More ministers are expected to par ticipate. Past speakers have included senior leaders like Dr. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, Dr.Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission and several Canadian federalcabinet ministers.Q. Any CEOs or bigwigs coming from India?Attendees will include legislators and policy makers, regulatory agencies, institutional investors,financial institutions and service providers from Canada and India. Among these, we have RamanVenkatesh Senior Vice president, Eureka Forbes that supplies 50 per cent of India's potable water.He is the Senior Vice President of Technology & Corporate Development, and a member of the CoreLeadership Team of Eureka Forbes Limited.Dr. V Raghunathan is an academic, corporate executive, author, columnist and a hobbyist andfeatures among the top 50 Global Indian Management Thinkers of Thinkers Magazine, 2013. Since January 2005, he hasbeen the CEO of GMR Varalakshmi Foundation.G.R.K. Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director, MARG group, one of India's fastest growing infrastructure organizations withan order book of more than Rs. 3000 crores, a seasoned human capital and presence across the infrastructure value chainwith diverse projects such as ports, integrated city, IT parks, malls and commercial & residential real estate.Q. What are the topics that will be discussed at the forum?Interaction with Plenary and Keynote speakers and panelists on infrastructure sub-topics such as transportation (surface, air,waterways), construction (roads, bridges, ports, terminals), water management, power, public private partnership, societalImpact, policy and policy recommendations for the two countries to follow up.Q. Any otherI invite relevant participants to join us at the Infrastructure conference and benefit from it. Registration for the event can bedone www.canadaindia.org and the fees is very nominal.Q. What comes next?In the second year of our term, we will continue to engage our parliamentarians, and also lookforward to doing the same with leaders in India. A greater CIF presence in India is our target for thecoming year.Source - Renu Mehta (Imagebuilderz)


TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014c o m m u n i t y

It gives me immense pleasure to wish all,especially my Sikh brothers, sister andtheir families, on the auspicious occasionof Baisakhi.It is an occasion to celebrate faith, historyand tradition. It was on a Baisakhi Day, inthe year 1699 that the Tenth Guru of Sikhs,Gugu Gobind Singh ji founded Khalsa Panthor the Order of Pure Ones and gave aunique identity to Sikhs. On this day theGuru administered amrit (nectar) to hisfirst batch of five disciples making themSinghs, thereby liminating the differencesof high and low and establishing that allhuman beings were equal reflecting theprofound message of the Shabad:AWAL ALLAH NOOR UPAYA, KUDRAT KESAB BANDEYFirst, Allah created the Light; then by HisCreative Power, He made all mor tal be-ings.EK NOOR TE SAB JAG UPJA, KAUNBHALEY, KAU MANDEY?From the One Light, the entire universewelled up. So who is good, and who isbad?Baisakhi also marks the time for harvestfor farmers in Nor thern India. The auspi-cious date of Baisakhi is celebrated allover India under different names and ritu-als. It is celebrated as ‘Rongali Bihu’ inAssam, ‘Naba Barsha’ in Bengal ,‘Puthandu’ in Tamil Nadu, ‘Pooram Vishu’in Kerala and ‘Vaishakha’ in the state ofBihar.May this auspicious day of Baisakh usherin the fulfillment of all hopes and dreamsof everyone. I wish a joyous Baisakhi toall.Rabb Har Saal Ehoji Baisakhi Lyaavey

Pyaar di jyot dilan vich jalaa jaavey

Bichhdey dilaan nu milaa jaavey

Rabb har saal ehoji baisakhi lyaavey

Jithey har bichhadyaa pyaar mil jaavey

‘Sat Nam Wahe Guru’

MESSAGE OFGREETINGS ON

“BAISAKHI”

AKHILESH MISHRACONSUL GENERAL


TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014 c o m m u n i t y

Province Expanding StudentNUTRITION PROGRAM

FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR MORE ONTARIO STUDENTS

Source - www.news.ontario.ca/newsroom/enOntario is expanding andenhancing its Student NutritionProgram so that 56,000 morechildren and youth will get thenutritional boost they need tosucceed at school.The province is making an initialinvestment of $32 million over thenext three years as part of its fiveyear plan to enhance the StudentNutrition Program. Under thenew plan, 340 new breakfastprograms will be established inelementary and secondaryschools that need it most acrossOntario. The program will also be

expanded to on-reserve FirstNations schools, beginning innorthern Ontario.The Student Nutrition Programprovides nutritious breakfasts,snacks and lunches to supporthealthy development so schoolchildren are better prepared tolearn.Expanding the Student NutritionProgram is part of Ontario's planto break down barriers for lowincome Ontarians and addressthe effects of poverty. Bypromoting student success, it isalso part of the government'seconomic plan that is creatingjobs for today and tomorrow by

focussing on Ontario's greateststrength - its people andstrategic partnerships.QUOTES"Nutritious snacks and meals arecritical to the success of everychild. We want Ontario's childrento reach their full potential, andthis investment is one more waywe are helping our childrensucceed." - Teresa Piruzza, Minister ofChildren and Youth Services "Expanding the nutritionprogram is an important Ontarioinitiative to help our studentsexcel. It is critical that ourchildren benefit from a healthy

lifestyle and are offered everyopportunity to be at their best." - Charles Sousa, Minister ofFinanceQUICK FACTS" During the 2012-13 school year,over 695,000 school-age childrenand youth benef i t ed f rommore than 4,200 breakfast ,lunch and snack programs." E l ig ib le schools a reiden t i f i ed based uponsoc ioeconomic da ta andacademic performance." The Hea l thy Kids PanelReport "No Time to Wait"highlighted the importance ofschool nutrition programs.

Shedding Light on SummerJOB OPPORTUNITIES

ONTARIO HELPING YOUTH FIND WORK, BUILD SKILLS

Source -www.news.ontario.ca/news-roomMinistry of Training, Collegesand UniversitiesOntario is helping over 100,000students find jobs and launchtheir own businesses thissummer so they can build theskills they need to succeed.This year, students can visitontario.ca/readysetwork toaccess an easy-to-useassessment tool that can helpthem:" Find a job throughEmployment Ontario partners" Strengthen their resuméwriting skills" Apply for funding to start

their own summer companies.Ontario is also once againoffering employers a $2-per-

BRAD DUGUIDMINISTER OF TRAINING,

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

"Providing young people withgood career experience is partof our Youth Jobs Strategy. In-vesting in our young people to-day will help them gain impor-tant skills to become the jobcreators of tomorrow."

TERESA PIRUZZAMINISTER OF CHILDRENAND YOUTH SERVICES

DR. ERIC HOSKINSMinister of Economic Develop-ment, Trade and Employment

"This is about more than find-ing jobs for young people in thesummer. It is about givingthem the opportunity to havenew experiences, learn newskills, and sample differentcareer options for their future."

hour hiring incentive forsummer students.Helping young people findwork is part of thegovernment's economic planthat is creating jobs for todayand tomorrow. Thecomprehensive plan and its sixpriorities focus on Ontario'sgreatest strengths -- itspeople and strategicpartnerships.Quick Facts" Ontario is investing morethan $78 million in 2014 toconnect young workers tojobs or launch their ownsummer businesses." The province has helpedover 970,000 students findsummer jobs and access jobservices since 2004.

" Ontario's Youth JobsStrategy is investing $295million over two years to help30,000 young people aged 15-29 find work, build job skillsand start their own businesses." Job search support isavailable year-round throughEmployment Ontario.Quotes"Summer jobs provide studentswith an important introductionto the workplace, while helpingthem develop their talents andabilities. These opportunitiesnot only help young peoplesave for their studies andbuild their resumés, theyalso help ensure Ontario hasthe highly skilled workers itneeds to compete in a globaleconomy."

Government AppointsCouncil to ReviewHydro One, OPG andthe LCBO

Source -www.news.ontario.ca/newsroomOntario has announced anew program to help youngpeople succeed in today'sglobal economy. The StarterCompany program providesOntario's youth withtraining, business skillsdevelopment, mentoringfrom local business leaders

SUPPORTING YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS ONTARIONEW PROGRAM HELPS YOUTH DEVELOP SKILLS AND GAIN EXPERIENCE

and capital to start, grow orbuy a small business.Part of Ontario's Youth JobsStrategy, the program willsupport 18- to 29-year-oldentrepreneurs across theprovince by partnering themwith experts to help developthe skills needed to launchsuccessful businesses. Theprogram will includeoutreach to those facingmultiple barriers or living inhigh-needs communities.The Youth Jobs Strategy ispart of the government'seconomic plan that iscreating jobs for today andtomorrow. Thecomprehensive plan and itssix priorities focus onOntario's greatest strengths-- its people and strategicpartnerships.Quick Facts" To participate, youngentrepreneurs can contactone of 57 Small BusinessEnterprise Centres locatedacross the province.

DR. ERIC HOSKINSMinister of Economic Development, Trade and Employ-ment

"Giving young people the skills theyneed in today's global economy isessential to Ontario's future suc-cess. By offering entrepreneurialtraining and support in the HaltonRegion we are giving our youngpeople the leg up they need to gettheir business off the ground, beself-sufficient and create the jobsof tomorrow."

KEVIN FLYNN / MPP Oakville

"Halton Region has astrong, sustainable

economy because of ourcommitment to being wellplanned and supporting ourvibrant communities. Ourpartnership with the Province

of Ontario's Youth Jobs Strategywill provide another opportunityfor young entrepreneurs to be

successful in the region, whichwill help Halton remain a great

place to live and work."

"By providing our youngpeople with summer job

opportunities today, we areinvesting in their future andhelping them build the skillsand knowledge they need to

thrive and contribute toOntario's economy tomor-

row."

GARRY CARR Regional Chair, Halton

Region

" Ontario is investing $295million over two years in theYouth Jobs Strategy to help30,000 more young peoplefrom across the provinceconnect with the tools,experiences andentrepreneurial support theyneed to find employment orstart their own businesses." Starter Company is one ofseveral programs includedin Ontario's $45-millionYouth Entrepreneurship

Fund." Since its inception in2001, seasonally-runSummer Company - theprogram on which year-round Starter Company ismodeled - has helped morethan 5,000 youngentrepreneurs launch asummer business." Small Business EnterpriseCentres are members of theOntario Network ofEntrepreneurs.

Quotes"The Starter CompanyProgram is another exampleof Ontario's Youth JobsStrategy - that has alreadycreated almost 10,000 jobsfor young people - at work.It allows young people of allabilities and backgrounds tostart a company and connectwith the tools, experiences andentrepreneurial support theyneed to succeed in today'seconomy."

DAVID ORAZIETTIMinister of Natural

Resources

Ontario Looking to Boost Value andService at Key Government Enterprises

Source -www.news.ontario.ca/newsroomMinistry of FinanceThe Ontario government hasappointed a council torecommend ways to improvethe efficiency and optimizethe full value of Hydro One,Ontario Power Generation(OPG), and the LiquorControl Board of Ontario(LCBO). The Premier'sAdvisory Council onGovernment Assets willexamine how to get themost out of key government assets to generate betterreturns and revenues for Ontarians.Ed Clark, Group President and CEO of TD Bank Group,will chair the council. As part of its review, the councilwill consider various options to generate better returnsand revenues to maximize the value of thesegovernment business enterprises to the province,including such measures as efficient governance,growth strategies, corporate reorganization, mergers,acquisitions, and public-private partnerships. Thecouncil will give preference to owning rather than sellingcore assets.The government is committed to strengthening theaccountability, financial management, and transparencyof its business enterprises. The council will report tothe Premier on Hydro One, OPG, and the LCBO by theend of 2014.Providing excellent value for Ontarians is part of thegovernment's economic plan that is creating jobs fortoday and tomorrow. The comprehensive plan and itssix priorities focus on Ontario's greatest strengths - itspeople and strategic partnerships.Quick Facts" Members of the council include: DavidDenison, former President and Chief Executive Officerof the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; JanetEcker, President and CEO of the Toronto FinancialServices Alliance and a former Ontario cabinet minister;Ellis Jacob, President and Chief Executive Officer ofCineplex Entertainment; and the Honourable FrancesLankin, former co-Commissioner for the OntarioCommission for the Review of Social Assistance and aformer Ontario cabinet minister." Hydro One accounts for 97 per cent ofOntario's electricity transmission capacity." OPG generates more than 50 per cent of theelectricity used in Ontario." The LCBO operates 634 retail stores and has219 agency stores.Quotes"We are looking to maximize the value of our crowncorporations owned by the people of Ontario. TheCouncil will look to sweat the income statements so wecan reinvest in public infrastructure projects that will createjobs and grow the economy."

CHARLES SOUSAMINISTER OF FINANCE


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Moving Ontario ForwardWith Large New Investment

PREMIER UNVEILS ROBUST PLAN TO CREATE JOBS,MODERNIZE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the Ontario government'splan to build a seamless and integrated transpor tation networkacross the province - Moving Ontario Forward - to create jobs,

boost productivity and help every part of Ontario grow and prosper.The robust plan would put in place dedicated and substantial fundingfor public transit and transpor tation infrastructure. It would makenearly$29 billion available over the next 10 years for investments inpriority infrastructure projects across the province such as publictransit, roads, bridges and highways. The province would create twodedicated funds - one for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA)

over and above the permanent two cents that goes directly to munici-palities to fund transit infrastructure." The value resulting from a review of key government assetswould go to the proposed Trillium Trust and be directed towards thisplan, as would" Proceeds from the previously announced Green Bonds pro-gram.Modernizing public infrastructure is par t of the government's eco-nomic plan that is creating jobs for today and tomorrow. The compre-hensive plan and its six priorities focus on Ontario's greatest strengths- its people and strategic partnerships.QUOTE"This is our chance to fix transit and infrastructure for now and for thefuture and help every par t of Ontario grow. We need to act now, and doeverything in our power to fire up our economy and create jobs fortoday and jobs for tomorrow."- Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario"We are taking impor tant steps to invest in improving public transitand transpor tation for the people of Ontario. Funds would be dedi-cated to help suppor t infrastructure projects that will spur economicgrowth and job creation, without raising taxes on our low- and middle-income earners and without raising the tax on gasoline or HST."- Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance"Infrastructure is the backbone to our economy. Providing two newdedicated funds for public transit and transpor tation infrastructureprojects, both inside and outside the GTHA, would help advance ourcommunities as we know them. The planned investments announcedtoday by the Premier would better serve Ontario tomorrow, and wellinto the future."-Glen Murray, Minister of Transpor tation and Minister of Infrastruc-tureQUICK FACTS" The government's funding plan would not increase the tax on gasoline,HST, or personal income taxes on low- and middle-income earners." Fur ther details about this plan will be provided in Ontario'supcoming Budget." The two new infrastructure funds proposed in Moving OntarioForward would be in addition to the proposed Trillium Trust the gov-ernment announced last fall." Ontario's 2013 Budget committed $35 billion in investmentsto modernize infrastructure over three years, suppor ting more than100,000 jobs a year." According to one study, congestion in the GTHA is costingOntarians and the economy $6 billion a year in the region alone. Thatcost is projected to rise to $15 billion by 2031." Initiatives outside the GTHA include infrastructure develop-ment in the Ring of Fire, funding for transpor tation delivered by theOntario Nor thland Transpor tation Commission and strategic highwayimprovements." Since 2003, the Ontario government made significant in-vestments in infrastructure. Highlights include more than 7,900kilometres of roads built or re-built, 10 new GO Train stations built, 23new hospitals built or underway and nearly 650 new schools opened.

with up to $15 billion available for investment in transit and one forthe rest of the province with nearly $14 billion available for invest-ment in roads, bridges, transit and other critical infrastructure.Funding sources for MovingOntarioForwardwould includenew rev-enues measures, repurposed revenues and a responsible level ofdebt financing, when needed. Measures would include:" Repurposing the existing Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) thatis charged on the current provincial taxes on gasoline and road die-sel." Redirecting 7.5 cents of the existing gas tax. This would be



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PM announces initiatives to strengthenCanada-Peru defence and security relations

Canadian friends show solidarity with CM Modi

Over 500 Indo-Canadians led byCanadian businessman withroots in India, Laj Prasher,President and CEO of Broad-Connect Telecom, MukundPurohit, a pioneer inSaskatchewan-Gujrat relationsand MP Patrick Brown, a greatfriend of Indo-CanadianCommunity , spoke at a rally topromote Chief MinisterNarendra Modi for PrimeMinister of India, at a rally heldat 80 Brydon Drive, Etobicoke,Ontario, Canada. The otherpresent at the rally were: ShTarsem Lal Prasher, 95 year oldfather of Laj Prasher, SenatorAsha Seth, former Senator Con

DiNino, Vasu Chanchlani,Ramesh Chotai, Ranvir Dogra,Beant Singh Dhaliwal, GurdevSingh Mann, Vijay Pandya,Rakesh Gupta, Roashan Lal, andRam Murti Joshi. MP PatrickBrown stressed the need for astrong and visionary leadershipwhich cares about the future ofIndia. MP Brown talked abouthis experience of 2011 VibrantGujrat and told the audienceabout his positive experiencewith CM Narendra Modi andpeople of Gujrat and askedeveryone to visit Gujrat. FormerCanadian Senator Consiglio DiNinotalked about his experience withChief Minister Narendra Modi and

people of Gujrat during his multiplevisit to Gujrat. Senator ConsiglioDiNino told his story to anapplauding audience when healong with MP Patrick Brown,took first step to visit ChiefMinister Modi during their boldvisit to Gujrat. Their visit of2007 paved the way for newrelationship between Canadaand India. Sardar Beant SinghDhaliwal( Akali Dal - Canada)stressed the achievements ofChie f Min is te r NarendraModi in Guj ra t and adespera te need fo r ModiVision in rest of India. In ahighly energetic and Chargedspeech, Laj Prasher described

Chie f Min is te r NarendraModi i s a Vis ionary andstrong leader.

Contd. on pg 10

Prime Minister Stephen Harper together with His Excellency OllantaHumala Tasso, President of the Republic of Peru, today announced twoinitiatives that will bolster defence and security relations between Canadaand Peru. The announcement was made during President Humala’s StateVisit to Canada from April 8 to 11, 2014.More specifically, the leaders announced that Peru’s membership statuswithin Canada’s Military Training and Cooperation Program (MTCP) hasbeen upgraded to Category “A”, effective immediately. As a Category “A”member country of the MTCP, Peru will gain access to the full spectrumof the program's training activities, including opportunities to participatein courses offered to senior officers at the CanadianStaffCollege in Toronto.Prime Minister Harper and President Humala also announced that Canadaand Peru will work together to strengthen international efforts to combatthe illicit trafficking of nuclear and radiological materials. This coopera-tion project, which will enhance Peru’s capacity to detect and deter thetransfer of nuclear and radiological materials, will be supported by fundsthat Prime Minister Harper committed towards fighting nuclear terrorismat the March 2014 Nuclear Security Summit. Today’s announcementsare consistent with Canada’s commitment to work with par tners tostrengthen defence, security and institutions in the region, as part of itsStrategy for Engagement in the Americas.

Quick Facts* Defence relations between Canada and Peru are positive and growing,as evidenced by the signing in March 2013 of a Memorandum of Under-standing on Defence Cooperation, which provides strategic direction toour bilateral defence relations.* It is expected that our bilateral defence relations with Peru will grow inareas such as material procurement, the strengthening of civil-militaryrelations, and cooperation in the context of hemispheric defence institu-tions such as the Conference of Defence Ministers of the Americas(CDMA), which Peru will host in 2014.* The Department of National Defence’s MTCP coordinates and providestraining to foreign militaries among developing non-NATO countries. Since Peru'sadmission to the MTCP in 2005, 88 Peruvian officers have been trained under theauspices of the program. In 2014-2015, because of its upgrade to Category “A”, Peruwill be offered 21 positions on MTCP courses in operations training, English lan-guage training and civil-military relations training.* Canada’s Global Partnership Program is the main mechanism throughwhich Canada supports international effor ts to combat the proliferation ofweapons of mass destruction (WMD) and related terrorism. Since itsestablishment in 2002, the Program has provided roughly $970 millionfor programming to reduce the threat of WMD terrorism.

2014 Brampton OutstandingBusiness AchievementAward FinalistsCONTD. FROM PAGE 1Young EntrepreneurT By DanielThe Detailing KnightsAward of Distinction for Community ContributionMandarin Restaurant Franchise CorporationBrampton Board of Trade Business Person of the YearDavid Sharpe, Director of Wealth Management with the SharpeWay Group at Scotia McLeodThe awards gala, to be held on May 1 at 5 pm at the Pearson ConventionCenter, features CBC’s award-winning broadcast journalist, WendyMesley, as the keynote speaker. She is one of Canada’s most recog-nized and respected broadcast journalists. A provocative speaker whoaddresses the challenging issues of the day with an entertaining andinformative presentation style, Wendy will engage the BOBAA audi-ence with her presentation on “Power and Influence”.To buy tickets for the event please visit www.brampton.ca or contactAmanda Leard at 905.874.2654 or [email protected]. Tick-ets are $120 each or $899 for a table of eight.About Brampton: The 9th largest city in Canada, Brampton has a suc-cessful, well-diversified economy and is home to more than 8,000businesses. The City continues to retain a Triple ‘A’ credit rating byStandard & Poor’s, reflecting its successful economy. Brampton cel-ebrates its diverse population that represents people from 209 distinctethnic backgrounds who speak 89 different languages. Offering morethan 6,000 acres of parkland, Brampton takes pride in being known asthe Flower City of Canada. Brampton has been designated since 2007as an International Safe Community by the World Health Organiza-tion. For more information, visit www.brampton.ca

New Policy AccommodatingSikh Kirpan at CanadianMissions AbroadCONTD. FROM PAGE 1Visitors to Canadian missions who declare themselves to beSikhs will be permitted to retain their kirpans when enteringthe missions, provided their kirpans are secured within asheath, attached to a fabric belt and worn under clothing acrossthe torso. They should also be in possession of the four otherSikh ar ticles of faith. This new policy is par t of the government'seffor ts to promote human rights, encourage protection of reli-gious minorities around the world and promote the values ofpluralism and tolerance. The accommodation policy for Cana-dian missions follows recent accommodation policies for thekirpan in cour thouses in Toronto, Alber ta and British Columbiawhich WSO helped to create. The kirpan is also accommo-dated at the Parliament of Canada and the Supreme Cour t ofCanada. WSO President Dr. Amritpal Singh Shergill said, "Weare very thankful to Prime Minister Harper's government forrecognizing the impor tance of accommodating this ar ticle ofour faith. The accommodation of the kirpan in Canadian mis-sions is a welcome move and a matter of pride for CanadianSikhs. Anywhere across the world, Sikhs who wear the kirpancan go to a Canadian mission without fear of being turned away.Accommodation of the kirpan is integral to showing respect tothe Sikh community, its faith and practices."


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CANADIAN FRIENDS SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH CM MODIContd. from pg 9Mr. Prasher met CM Modi in2011 and took a tour of theSta te o f Guj ra t and wasimpressed wi th thef lour ish ing bus inesses andlow Crime in the State of Gujrat.The simple life style andhumbleness of CM NarendraModi caught Mr. Prasherattention and he admires CMModi for what he stands for.Mr. Prasher strongly believe thatthe leader who could deliver allthese needs , is Chief ministerNarendra Modi as he hasdemonstrated and establishedhis track record in the state ofGujrat. CM Modi has qualities ofthe great leaders of India. Mr.Prasher delivered a clear andstrong message to Chief MinisterNarendra Modi and people of

India that Chief Minister Modihas friends in Canada; Hestressed the p resence ofpeople from Hindu, Muslim,Sikh, Chris t ian and jewishfaith here under one roof whocame to support CM Modi'sVision for India and joinedCanadian Fr iends o f CMModi.Mr. Prasher shared his viewsfor a need of a strong leaderin India; and he s tated thefollowing reasons:- to t ack le the th rea t o fdomest ic and in ternat ionalterrorism.-to stand up to the foreignthrea t s to i t s t e r r i to r ia lintegrity.- to p rov ide c leanenvi ronment , food for a l l ,better road, better education,

health care, and more jobs,sa fe ty to our mothers ands i s te r and economicdevelopment. -to strengthenthe knowledge insti tutes toprov ide wor ld c lasseducation to its youth whichis essential to be an economicleader in 21 cen tury. - toin t roduce p rogress iveeconomic po l ic ies so tha tIndia become a big magnet tothe mul t ina t iona l andInternational investors. Inclosing, Mr Prasher asked allthe voters in India, especiallyyouths, to make a history andsend a tea Vendor and son ofthe poor parents, to the officeof the Prime Minister of India.Th is wi l l show the wholewor ld tha t Ind ia i s a t ruedemocratic and secular nation

on the earth and it will alsoprove that India is an Oceanof opportunities not only for

multinational companies butalso for the Indian living inIndia. In the end Community

members stood in solidarityto endorse and support CMModi for PM of India.



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What magic wand does Modi have: Sonia

UPA CHAIRPERSON SONIA GANDHI GREETS SUPPORTERS DURING A RALLY AT PAOTA IN JAIPUR ON MONDAY.

In her maiden mass rally in Rajasthan on Monday, just a day beforecampaigning ends, AICC president Sonia Gandhi questioned BJP’sprime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s strategy for transform-ing India.“Mr. Modi has been making claims that he will turn India into heaven...it is beyond understanding what magic wand he has,” said Ms. Gandhi,addressing a packed gathering at Paota, a town in the Jaipur (rural)constitu-ency, in suppor t of Congress candidate C.P. Joshi.“He does not know that running a State is different from running acountry... it requires dedication and commitment,” she said.“The nation is at a crossroads... people have to choose between twoideologies... one is that of the Congress which is an inclusive ideol-ogy while the other is the politics of caste and religion for grabbing

power,” said Ms. Gandhi. “Some people accuse the Congress of notbringing about any development... perhaps they don’t know that theCongress has set new standards in development during the last 66years,” she said. She went on to dwell on the improvement in lifeexpectancy, foodgrain production, power generation and road con-struction under the Congress governments.“At Independence, life expectancy was 32 years... now it’s 72 years...it’s the Congress that put mobile phones in the hands of 94 croreIndians... women’s literacy was 9 per cent at Independence... now itis 65 per cent,” said Ms. Gandhi. “It is unfor tunate that the BJP onlyconcentrates on criticising and spreading illusions,” she said.Congress candidate from Jaipur Rural C.P. Joshi and RPCC chiefSachin Pilot were also present on the occasion.

shortshortshortshortshortstoriesstoriesstoriesstoriesstoriesWe are scared of Modi,but Rajnath is likeVajpayee: top Shia clericLucknow: Days after the BJP criticized Sonia Gandhi's meet-ing with the Shahi Imam as brazen communalism, the par ty'spresident Rajnath Singh has met and appears to have won thebacking of an impor tant Shia cleric in Lucknow, from wherehe is running for Parliament.Maulana Kalbe Jawad today praised the BJP president bycomparing him to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee,a five-time MP from Lucknow who is still the gold standardfor voters here. "We are scared of Narendra Modi, but RajnathSingh has the acceptability of Vajpayee," the cleric told NDTV'sBarkha Dutt.Maulana Jawad said no political 'fatwa' or diktat would beissued to Muslims voters, but he would "present his views"before the community.Besides Maulana Jawad, Rajnath Singh on Tuesday also metother prominent religious leaders like Maulana Kalbe Sadiqand Maulana Khalid Rasheed.The BJP president said his outreach cannot be compared withSonia Gandhi's meeting with Syed Ahmed Bukhari, the ShahiImam of Jama Masjid, on April 2. Mrs Gandhi repor tedly saidin the meeting that the Muslim vote in India must not be di-vided. Days later, the Shahi Imam came out with his endorse-ment of the Congress. Rajnath Singh said he was meetingreligious leaders of all faiths. "I respect all communities butwill never appease anyone. I am not asking clerics for voteson religion. I will never ask for a political fatwa," he told.

'Huge violation of trust':PM's daughter onSanjaya Baru's bookNew Delhi: The new controversial book by Sanjaya Baru, aformer aide to the Prime Minister, has been described as"nothing but a stab in the back... ah huge betrayal of trust" byDr Manmohan Singh's daughter, Upinder Singh.A History professor at Delhi University, Ms Singh has saidthat Mr Baru's account of his term as the Prime Minister'smedia advisor cannot be described as "unbiased.""It is an audacious account with so-called quotes, of eventhe Prime Minister, which have been recorded as facts.Repor ted speech has been used as direct speech. Is thisethical?" she was quoted as saying by the Indian Expresstoday. (Read full story here...)Mr Baru's book, titled 'The Accidental Prime Minister: Themaking and unmaking of Manmohan Singh', released justdays ago, paints a damning por trait of a premier who wasin office but "not in power" -- while Congress presidentSonia Gandhi called the shots.Yesterday, another book by former Coal Secretary PCParakh, provided another blow - it accuses Dr Singh ofbeing weak and unable to stem corruption on his watch,fur ther embarrassing the Congress in the midst of a bitterpoll campaign.

BSP'S DADAN PEHELWAN OWNS ASSETSWORTH RS 2 CRORE, FACES 22 CASES

PATNA: With assets of over Rs 2 crore and 22 cases pendingagainst him, Bahujan Samaj Par ty (BSP) candidate from Buxar,Dadan Yadav alias Dadan Pehelwan, is locked in a multi-cornercontest against BJP's Ashwini Choubey, Shyam Lal SinghKushwaha of JD(U) and RJD sitting MP Jagdanand Singh. Pehelwan'sproperty is supplemented by his wife's property of over Rs 60 lakh.Choubey has disclosed his assets of Rs 76 lakh and his wife's Rs 1.44crore. Kushwaha owns property worth over Rs 7 crore and his wife hasassets worth over Rs 98 lakh.

Sitting JD(U) MP from Ara, Meena Singh, owns assets worth over Rs 9crore while BSP candidate Ramesh Chandra Badal owns property worthover Rs 6 lakh. Former union home secretary Raj Kumar Singh of BJP hasdeclared assets of over Rs 3.5 crore while his wife has property worthover Rs 1 crore. In Munger, journalist turned politician Pragati Mehta hasassets worth over Rs 58 lakh in his name while his wife owns movableproperty of Rs 5.65 lakh. Veena Devi, LJP candidate and wife of strongmanand former MP Surajbhan Singh, has assets wor th over Rs 2.8crore while her hubby owns assets wor th over Rs 77 lakh.


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LAXMI NARAYAN TRIPATHI (SECOND LEFT) OF ASIA PACIFIC TRANSGENDER NETWORK AND OTHER MEMBERS ARE ELATEDAFTER THE SUPREME COURT RECOGNISED TRANSGENDERS AS THIRD GENDER.

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Modi’s commentbizarre, says JairamUnion Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh hitout at the Bharatiya Janata Par ty’s prime ministerial candi-date Narendra Modi on Monday for twisting a statement hemade four years ago on the urgent need for sanitation.Mr. Modi had accused Mr. Ramesh at a rally in his homedistrict of Chikmagalur of insulting Mother India while abroadby describing India as the dir tiest and laziest country in theworld. Mr. Modi said, “He goes to a foreign land, eats food inhis aunty’s house and star ts abusing his mother [India].”In a letter to Mr. Modi, Mr. Ramesh recalled that what he hadsaid was, “India deserves a Nobel Prize for filth [and that]India has the largest number [and propor tion] of people prac-tising open defecation… India’s salvation lies in sanitationand not just in spirituality.” He also pointed out that Mr. Modihad endorsed this view in the past.“I know you make outrageous statements,” Mr. Ramesh haswritten, “However, even by your own standards, your accu-sation against me is bizarre. I have never said what youattribute to me… It is clear that even by mistake, you areclearly incapable of speaking the truth.”

No relief for Kejriwal indefamation caseThe Supreme Cour t on Tuesday declined to stay the proceed-ings in the trial court in a defamation case filed by TelecomMinister Kapil Sibal’s son Amit Sibal against AAP leadersArvind Kejriwal, Shazia Ilmi, Prashant Bhushan and ManishSisodia.A bench comprising justices H.L. Dattu and S.A. Bobde didnot accept the submission of AAP leaders’ counsel JayantBhushan that till the disposal of the petition in the apex cour t,the cour t proceedings should be stayed.The bench said it can only expedite the hearing of the matterin the apex cour t and posted it for July 22.

PM was made a rubberstamp: JavadekarThe Bharatiya Janata Par ty on Monday accused the Con-gress of looting the country’s natural resources and said thecoal scam substantiated this charge.It said Congress president Sonia Gandhi owed an explana-tion to the country after two books written by eminent per-sonalities exposed the par ty’s corrupt practices in the allo-cation of coal blocks.Addressing a press conference here, BJP spokespersonPrakash Javadekar said the Congress denigrated constitu-tional bodies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).Ms. Gandhi did not allow the Prime Minister to function inde-pendently, reducing him to a mere rubber stamp, he alleged.Quoting senior journalist Sanjaya Baru from his book TheAccidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking ofManmohan Singh, the BJP MP said: “Pr ime MinisterManmohan Singh is in office but not in power.” Not a singlecoal block allocation after 2004 was recommended by thePMO. No reason was given for granting allocations or reject-ing applications, he said.As pointed out by the former Coal Secretary, P.C. Parakh, inhis book released on Sunday, the CBI probe into the coalscam was superficial and a massive cover-up to let the UPAgovernment off the hook. “Every deal was a quid pro quoarrangement, as all the decisions were taken based on slipsreceived by the PMO from 10 Janpath,” Mr. Javadekar al-leged.Coal reserves to the tune of 17 billion tonnes were allotted to140 private companies without due diligence and makingcomparative appraisal. It allowed the companies to exploitthe resources wor th over Rs.50 lakh crore in return for mea-gre revenue. Stating that the BJP would make it an electionissue, Mr. Javadekar said the CBI did not make any attemptto get to the root of the scam. The then Union Minister of Statefor Coal Dasar i Narayana Rao had rejected the CoalSecretary’s repor t on coal blocks allocation when theMinistry’s charge was held by the Prime Minister himself.

Akhilesh slams EC over action against Azam KhanWith controversia l SP leaderAzam Khan in the line of EC fire,Uttar Pradesh Chief MinisterAkhilesh Yadav on Monday cameout in his suppor t, accusing thepoll body of taking action againstthe senior leader without goingthrough his explanation.“Azam was served notice byEC....He has replied to it. The EC,however, did not go through his re-ply and had taken action againsthim”, Mr. Yadav said while ad-dressing an election rally here insuppor t of his cousin brotherDharmendra Yadav.The remarks of the Uttar PradeshChief Minister come a day after Mr.

Khan slammed the Election Com-mission alleging it was acting atthe behest of the Congress.The Election Commission had onApril 11 banned Mr. Khan from cam-paigning in Uttar Pradesh and hadasked authorities to initiate crimi-nal proceedings against him for hisalleged hate speeches.Mr. Yadav said, “Whenever, atroc-ity is committed on SP men, thepeople give reply by voting in maxi-mum numbers in favour of ourparty”.Alleging that BJP was spending ahuge amount of money on its elec-tion campaign, Mr. Yadav said thathe had been telling about this to

people and now newspapers arealso reporting it.“I have been saying that BJP wasspending over Rs. 1000 crores onits election campaign. Now, mediais saying that Rs. 10,000 crore isbeing spent on their election cam-paign. However, if it is probed, thefigure might be more than this”, Mr.Yadav said. Charging the opposi-tion with playing politics in thename of religion, Mr. Yadav saidSP was the only secular par ty,which can stop communal forcesfrom spreading its wings.“BJP is the most ‘chalu’ (cunning)party...No other party can match itin this regard....They can get stones

drink milk...You all should remainaler t from such forces”, the UttarPradesh Chief Minister charged.Holding that Lok Sabha results ofUttar Pradesh would decide fate offuture government in the country,Mr. Yadav said SP was going toplay a crucial role in the days tocome.“Mulayam Singh Yadav is the onlyleader, who remains on the groundand is associated with concerns offarmers and poor...All the par tieshave released their manifesto butnone of them have talked about farm-ers and poor. Their manifesto is forpromoting industrialists and not fordevelopment of poor”, he said.


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Baird to Travel to Central and Eastern Europefor Talks on Supporting Ukraine Amid Crisis

CANADA GRAVELY CONCERNED BY ESCALATION

OF VIOLENCE IN EASTERN UKRAINE

PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER SPEAKS WITH JOHN BAIRD, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ABOUT HIS UPCOMINGVISIT TO EUROPE AND EURASIA - PHOTO - PM.GC.CA

On the situation in Ukraine Foreign Affairs Minister John Bairdtoday issued the following statement: "Canada is gravely concerned by the escalating violence occurring in eastern Ukraine,

with heavily armed gunmen taking over government buildings in sev-eral cities in an apparently coordinated action."The Russian Federation must stop its incitement to violence and itsprovocative destabilisation of an already tense situation."There are disconcer ting parallels between what is now happening ineastern Ukraine and the events leading to Russia's illegal, illegiti-mate invasion of Crimea. Russia must step back and take real stepsto de-escalate the situation."Canada and its allies are prepared to take additional steps that willfur ther isolate Russia economically and politically." Minister John Baird also announced that he will travel to the CzechRepublic, Slovakia, Poland, Latvia and Estonia to meet with key coun-terpar ts to discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine. This will be theMinister's third visit to the region in recent months since the star t ofthe crisis in Ukraine."I look forward to meeting with key European par tners to discussCanada's desire for a strong and prosperous Europe-free from ag-gressive actors who wish to re-draw the borders of Europe," said

Baird. "Canada continues to call on Russia to de-escalate and to en-gage in productive dialogue with the Government of Ukraine in orderto seek a diplomatic solution to the crisis."Since the beginning of the crisis, Canada has taken a number of stepsto suppor t the Ukrainian people as they work to restore political andeconomic stability, including imposing sanctions against those re-sponsible for the ongoing crisis. Canada has been clear: it remainsready to take fur ther action if Russia continues down this dangerousroad."Russia continues to employ provocative actions against Ukraine,which threaten to destabilize and divide the region," said Baird. "Thisis entirely unacceptable. Russia can expect to face increased isola-tion from the international community and suffer fur ther serious con-sequences should it continue with this course of actions."Minister Baird's schedule:" Prague, Czech Republic: Tuesday, April 22" Bratislava, Slovakia: Wednesday, April 23" Krakow, Poland: Thursday, April 24" Warsaw, Poland: Friday, April 25" Riga, Latvia: Saturday, April 26" Tallinn, Estonia: Sunday, April 27, and Monday, April 28

Russia wants toset southeast 'on

fire': Ukrainianleader

Slavyasnk: Ukraine's Western-backed leader Tuesday accusedRussia of trying to enflame the country's southeast but said hewould proceed cautiously against pro-Kremlin militias consoli-dating control in the volatile region.Oleksandr Turchynov's impassioned charges against Ukraine'shistoric master came only hours after a "frank and direct" ex-change on the crisis between US President Barack Obama andhis Russian counterpar t Vladimir Putin.But the heated phone conversation appeared to break no newground as the Kremlin chief continued to reject any links to theRussian-speaking gunmen who have occupied town halls andpolice stations in nearly 10 cities across Ukraine's strugglingeastern rust belt since the star t of the month.European foreign ministers meanwhile held back on unleash-ing punishing economic sanctions against Russia in hopes thatEU-US mediated talks Thursday in Geneva between Moscowand Kiev could help deescalate the most explosive East-Weststandoff since the Cold War.But the pressure that the ex-Soviet state's interim leadersare feeling from Moscow is now also star ting to reverberatefrom their suppor ters in Kiev who had toppled a detestedpro-Kremlin regime in February after months of protests thatsought to link up Ukraine firmly to the West.Displeasure at Ukrainian forces' thus-far helpless effor ts toreasser t control and anxiety over their country's possiblebreakup saw several hundred nationalists set fire to tyresoutside the parliament building on Monday evening demand-ing the interior minister's resignation.Turchynov appeared to address that discontent today as hestressed that his "full-scale anti-terrorist operation" that aimsto dislodge the pro-Russian gunmen from their increasinglyentrenched positions must proceed "gradually, responsiblyand in a measured way".Turchynov told an agitated session of parliament that sawsome of his old protest suppor ters question his leadershipthat Ukraine was facing an eastern enemy rather than do-mestic discontent."Russia had and cont inues to have bruta l p lans," saidTurchynov."They want to set fire not only to the Donetsk region but to the entiresouth and east -- from Kharkiv to the Odessa region."He added that Donbass -- the informal name of the Donetsk regionthat is now the hotbed of Ukraine's latest wave of unrest -- had avast majority that was happy to be rid of the old leaders andbecome par t of a broader Europe.

Islamists abduct more than 100 girlsfrom Nigeria school: Security officialMAIDUGURI (Nigeria) : BokoHaram Is lamists have k id-napped more than 100 girls froma secondary school in Nigeria'snor theastern Borno state, a se-nior security source told AFP.Asked to confirm media repor tsthat 200 girls had been takenfrom a school in the Chibok lo-cal government area during anIslamist attack, the source, whorequested anonymity, said "thenumber is not up to 200, but it isover 100.""Many girls were abducted bythe rampaging gunmen whostormed the school in a convoyof vehicles," said Emmanuel Sam, an education official in the

town of Chibok, where the attacktook place on Monday.Boko Haram is a radical Islamistmi l i tant group whose namemeans "western education is for-bidden".It has repeatedly attacked schoolsin the northeast during an insur-gency that has killed thousandssince 2009.The gunmen came "in trucks andon motorcycles and headed to theschool", where they overpoweredsoldiers deployed to guard it, saida witness who requested ano-nymity.He said soldiers had been de-

ployed to provide extra securityahead of yearly exams, but thegunmen "subdued the soldiersand took the girls away".He was not able to provide anestimate of the number of girlsabducted. In an attack earlier thisyear in Borno state, witnessessaid Boko Haram gunmen sur-rounded a girls' school, forced thestudents to leave and orderedthem to immediately return totheir villages.Sam spoke in Borno's capitalMaiduguri where he said he fledafter the attack at the GovernmentGir ls Secondary School inChibok.



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It's my dream toproduce sports-based

film: Abhishek

Actor-producer Abhishek Bachchan, who recently announced his asso-ciation with the Jaipur franchise of Pro-Kabaddi, a professional kabaddileague, has expressed interest in producing a movie around sports."It's my dream to produce sports-based film. In India, we have not donejustice to the sports genre (of films). The US is doing a great job bypromoting sports through their films. I would love to produce a film basedon sports," Abhishek told IANS.The actor and his megastar father Amitabh Bachchan are big sportsbuffs, and they love football as well as cricket.Asked if he has an idea in mind for a film, the junior Bachchan said: "Notreally, not anything right now. But I would love to work on that."

BELIEVE IT OR NOT: SALMAN'S FOLLOWING SRK?

Actors Vidya Balan and Dia Mirza have reacted strongly toSamajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's remark thatthe death penalty in rape cases is "unfair" as "young boys make

such mistakes". National Award-winning actress Vidya has said thatrape should never be pardoned."Capital punishment is a very contentious issue but it is the worst ofcrimes that should not be pardoned. I completely disagree with anyonewho says that 'boys will be boys, they will make mistakes'," Vidya saidhere Thursday at a fundraiser event by NGO Swades."Now this is sure that I will not give my vote to him (Yadav)," she added.Mulayam Singh Yadav made the remark at a Lok Sabha election rally inMoradabad Thursday. He also said that if his party leads the governmentat the centre, he would change the law.Actress-producer Dia Mirza finds the statement by the former UttarPradesh Chief Minister "appalling" and "saddening"."When I hear comments like this, I don'tknow how to react as a woman,how to react as a human be-ing. I think it is appalling andsaddening that there aresuch people in our society,who have such small, suchirrevocable thoughts," Diasaid here."This statement reflectsnot just their lack ofcharacter, insenstivitybut also lack of hu-manness. It isvery sad," sheadded.

Making the right noises: Bollywoodactors dubbing for animated films

said Monika Kapil Mohta, Indian ambassador to Poland.`Poland is a business-friendly country and people are also appreciatingBollywood movies in a big number. Shah Rukh Khan is a well knownfigure and now Salman may become the next famous (Bollywood) star inPoland," added Kapil Mohta.Nine years ago, Aamir Khan, Kajol and Suniel Shetty had come to shootthe climax of Yash Raj Films' "Fanna", which was directed by Kunal Kohli.They shot it during the harsh winter in the Tatra mountains.Currently it's spring time in Warsaw and shooting will be much easier.The city authorities are doing their best to co-operate with the film (`Kick`)unit. The bulk of the technical staff will be Polish.After 10 days, Nadiadwala will bring his unit of 70 people to shoot the filmwith Randeep Hooda and Sri Lankan actress Jacqueline Fernandez.Earlier this month, Ketan Mehta of "Mirch Masala" fame visited Poland toselect locales for his next film.Satisfied with the facilities available here, he said: "Poland is a remark-able country and its famous directors such as Andrzej Wajda and RomanPolynski have impressed us greatly. Poland also has well equipped stu-dios and film institutes. The cost of shooting is much cheaper than otherEuropean countries."The Indo-Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IPCCI) under theleadership of J.J. Singh has also been championing the cause of Polandbefore Bollywood producers all these years."Finally there is some light outside the tunnel," said Singh.

SUSHMITA SEN ON COMEDY NIGHTS WITH KAPIL

SHAH RUKH KHANFilm: 'The Incredibles' (2004)Lowdown: With the Hindi version of this film, King Khan made hisgrand debut as a voiceover ar tiste. He voiced the character of Lajawab,who is the protagonist of the animation franchise. His decision to dubfor this film then paved the way for other Bollywood actors to followsuit.PRIYANKA CHOPRAFilm: 'Planes' (2013)Lowdown: This Disney venture had a plane named Ishani and voicingthe character was our very own Piggy Chops. It marked her debut asa voiceover ar tiste. Interestingly, she bagged this Hollywood projectafter the release of her single, Exotic.IMRAN KHAN AND SONAKSHI SINHAFilm: 'Rio 2' (2014)Lowdown: The two couldn't save last year's film, Once Upon Ay Timein Mumbaai Dobara, from tanking at the box office. But both are nowlending their voices to the Hindi version of this sequel. Imran andSona are voicing the birdy characters, Blu and Jewel, respectively.JOHN ABRAHAMFilm: 'Alibababa Aur 41 Chor'Lowdown: Given the project's scale of production, this upcoming ani-mation film is supposed to signal a breakthrough in the industry.While not much is known about the cast, John is supposed to do thevoiceover for the protagonist, Ali Baba.

SUSHMITA SEN AND KAPIL SHARMA & SUMONA CHAKRAVARTI .

SAIF ALI KHAN AND KAREENA KAPOORFilm: 'Roadside Romeo' (2008)Lowdown: Saif Ali Khan has lent his voice to the titular character inthis animation venture. To add to this, the character of Laila, Romeo'sgirlfriend, was voiced by Saif's then-girlfriend-now-wife, KareenaKapoor.

Vidya, Dia appalled atMulayam's comment

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has arrived in Poland to shoot theclimax of his upcoming movie "Kick". The film is said to have many daringscenes. The Polish capital Warsaw has been selected for its tall buildingsand many river bridges. The tallest building in Warsaw is the Palace ofCulture, which was built as a gift by Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin, in theearly 1950s.For Sajid Nadiadwala's directorial debut, Salman will apparently jumpfrom Gdanski bridge on the river Vistula and there will be a helicoptercrash scene also."We have been urging Bollywood producers and directors to use Poland fortheir outdoor shooting for the past three years. Now they have seen thevirtue of using Poland's natural beauty, which is no less than Switzerland,`


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WHAT IF NOT ACTING?RANBIR'S PLAN B REVEALED

South import Ileana D'Cruz has so far done three films in Bollywood- 'Barfi!', 'Phata Poster Nikla Hero' and 'Main Tera Hero'.The actress prefers to be low-key and is not par ticularly keenon having a publicity blitzkreig around what she is up to.Quite like most actresses who have an active PR machineryat work. The actress jokingly states that she cannot afford apublicist! She would prefer to get away to Goa where herfolks are based.Also, any questions about her alleged Australian boyfriendAndrew Kneebon are kept at bay. Currently, Ileana is not doingany South films and has completed Saif Ali Khan's productionHappy Ending which also stars the actor.

WHY ILEANA D'CRUZWON'T HIRE A PUBLICIST

Actor Ranbir Kapoor might be a star now, but the son of actor RishiKapoor and actress Neetu Singh says that before joining the Hindifilm industry, he knew that if acting didn't work out for him, he wouldhave tried his hand at filmmaking.In an interview on TV show "Yeh Hai Meri Kahani", he discussedvarious aspects of his life, beginning with the pressure of comingfrom an illustrious film family, his education, which was a big deal forhis family, and his studying acting and more."If I failed as an actor, I will take up direction or produce films but I willdo something around the film industry. This is when I told my fatherthat I would want to go to an acting institute and train myself," the"Barfi!" star said in a statement.He learnt acting from the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute inNew York.The interview will be aired Saturday on UTV Stars.

Prachi Desai is back in the film circuit

Prachi Desai has been missing from the Bollywood scene for a whilenow. She was last seen in the film, I Me Aur Main, with John Abraham,and Policegiri with Sanjay Dutt, both of which turned out to be disap-pointments. Sometime back there was buzz that she would feature inBadtameez Dil with Emraan Hashmi and Kareena Kapoor, but theDharma-Balaji joint venture never took off.

Now, after a considerable gap, the actress will feature in Sar thakDasgupta's The Music Teacher with Nawazuddin Siddiqui as her co-star. Dasgupta earlier directed the 2007 film, The Great Indian Butter-fly, which featured actors Sandhya Mridul, Aamir Basheer and KoelPuri. Adds the source, `An official announcement will soon be made.The makers are keen on an unusual pairing - that's why they ap-proached Nawaz and Prachi for the film. It is about a music teacher,and one of his past students who becomes a celebrity.`When contacted, Prachi said, `Talks for the fi lm are sti l l on.Nawazuddin is one of my favourite actors. An actor par excellence, Ihave always wanted to work with him and this is a great oppor tu-nity.` Nawazuddin will take music lessons for the film as he plays avocalist in it. In 2013, Dasgupta had won the Sundance MahindraGlobal Filmmaker award for his script of The Music Teacher. Thefilm's script was later sent to the Sundance Script Writers' Lab in thesame year.

AFRAID OF POLITICAL IRE, KANGNA'S NAME IN REVOLVERRANI WAS PROMPTLY CHANGEDBollywood seems to be getting into the self-regulation mode.The latest instance has the makers of the Kangna Ranaut-starrer,Revolver Rani, change her character's name from Alka Gujjar toAlka Singh. Says Kangna, `Yes, my name in the film has beenchanged from Alka Gujjar to Alka Singh because of the elections.The makers don't want to cause any trouble; they don't want tooffend the Gujjar community.` The actress has now redubbedfor several scenes in the film.Director Sai Kabir emphasises that their film has not poked funat the Gujjar community and that it was a voluntary decision tochange the character's name. `All I can say is that it's a politicalfilm. It is like a tamasha (circus) but it also has something to sayabout the sick practices of our society. It is definitely not preachy.`

Kang's character in'Revolver Rani' undergoesname change

Amitabh Bachchan's latest movie "Bhoothnath Returns", alsostarring child actor Parth Bhalerao in a key role, has managed toamass Rs.4.07 crore on its opening day. The film released Fri-day. Trade experts are expecting the numbers to increase sub-stantially over the weekend due to the overwhelming word ofmouth publicity and entertaining screenplay, said a statement.

'Bhoothnath Returns' makesover Rs.4 crore on opening day

Veteran poet and film lyricist Gulzar has been chosen for thecoveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2013, the ministry of infor-mation and broadcasting announced here Saturday.The multi-faceted Gulzar, whose given name is Sampooran SinghKalra, is a lyricist, director, screen writer, producer and poet. Heis the 45th winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.The award is conferred by the Indian government for outstandingcontribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema.

Gulzar to be honoured withDadasaheb Phalke Award


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2 Queen London Thumakda

3 Bewakoofiyaan O Heeriye

4 Ragini MMS 2 Maine Khud Ko (Reprise)

5 Bewakoofiyaan Bewakoofiyaan

6 Youngistaan Mere Khuda

7 2 States Offo

8 Youngistaan Suno Na Sangemarmar

9 2 States Chaandaniya

10 Kaanchi Tu Sab Kuch Re

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KAANCHIRELEASE DATE: Apr 11,2014

STAR CAST: Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakrabor ty, Kar tik

Tiwari, Mishti, Om Puri, Ishita Vyas, Chandan Roy

Sanyal, Anil Mange

DIRECTOR(S): Subhash Ghai

PRODUCER(S): Raju Farooqui

LYRICS: Irshad Kamil

JAIRELEASE DATE: Apr 04,2014

STAR CAST: Purab Kohli,Tannishtha Chatterjee,Kir ti

Kulhari,Saidah Jules,Mukul Dev,Yashpal Sharma,

Ravi Gosain

DIRECTOR(S): Girish Malik

BHOOTHNATH RETURNSRELEASE DATE: Apr 11,2014

STAR CAST: Amitabh Bachchan,Boman Irani,Parth

Bhalerao,Usha Jadhav,Sanjay Mishra,Brijendra Kala

DIRECTOR(S): Nitesh Tiwari

'Bhootnath Returns' is more aboutelection, than entertainment

Kissing: the latest wayto promote films?

FILM

songsSONG

BABYDOLL

Film: Ragini MMS 21

KOCHADAIIYAANRELEASE DATE: Apr 11,2014

STAR CAST: Rajinikanth,Deepika Padukone,R.

Sarathkumar,Sneha,Aadhi,Shobana,Jackie Shroff,Nasser

DIRECTOR(S): Sunil Lulla

PRODUCER(S): Soundarya Rajnikanth

MUSIC DIRECTOR(S): A. R. Rahman

CAST: AMITABH BACHCHAN, PARTH

BHALERAO, BOMAN IRANI, SANJAY

MISHRA

DIRECTOR: NITESH TIWARI

RATING: **1/2

With electoral heatscorching the Indiansummers, it looks like

shade of this ongoing politicalspectacle taking place in thispart of the world has also dousedthe Bollywooders. Where by oneor the other mean ourcinematography giants are tryingtheir level best to harness thebenefit of this brawny tide.Well it is not for the first time thatsome of our cine wizards havetried to cash upon the cinematicidea pertaining to the plight ofcommon man and a corruptpolitical system. So far what wehave witnessed on the big screenis the rising of an Aam Aadmi, ora cluster of socially awakenedindividuals, against thecrumbling corrupt system havinga brigade of tainted powerhungry politicians. But this timewith "Bhootnath Returns",Nitesh Tiwari has tried to slightlydeviate from the abovementioned, tried and testedformula and instead of an AamAadmi has brought in the Bhootof an "Aam Aadmi" to uproot theanomalies of crooked politicalstructure.

It's a set trend now to mark theonset of sequels from the pointwhere the previous edition of themovie marks its culmination, sois the case with "BhootnathReturns". As the premise of"Bhootnath Returns" unfurls itshowcases the return of KailashNath aka Bhootnath (AmitabhBachchan) in the red tapismridden Bhoot World. But onreaching there our lovableBhootnath finds that, he hasturned into a butt of jokes for hisfellow ghosts, because of hisinability to scare a young kid (as

shown in the prequel). Aftertaking this humiliation of a sorton face Bhootnath decides toliberate himself from thisderision and returns back tomaterialistic world to scare thekids. But soon after his arrivalhe realizes that scaring theyounger generation is as toughas cracking metal beans withone's jaws. While searching for

some easy prey he becomes thefriend of a bold slum kid Akhrot(Parth), the only person who cansee him. With frames rollingahead the steps in the corruptlocal leader Bhau ( Boman Irani),with whom Bhootnath andAkhrot lock horns. And onAkhrot's insistence Bhootnathfiles a nomination in upcomingelection in order to impose apause on Bhau's corruptpractices. So what follows next?does Bhootnath returns to BhootWorld or is it Bhau who losesthe battle to know watch,"Bhootnath Returns". As far asstory-line of "BhootnathReturns" is concerned then Idon't have any qualms in sayingthat it's not a mandate that if anycine idea has a mesmerizingonset or a captivating prequel,then it is bound to have apleasing culmination and sequeltoo. With a somewhat novel ideain his hand certainly, Nitesh hastried to refrain from theconventional idea of storytellingwhich such kind of cine flicksusually have. But this attempt ofhis of keeping everythinguncomplicated has adversely

effected the influencing potencyof the movie. Probably thebehind this exercise of keepingintricacies at bay was to targetthe youngest lot of viewers, buteven this perspective of"Bhootnath Returns"boomerangs for the plot,ultimately making it a somewhatover-preachy and demotic affairthat too while being too complexto comprehend even by itstargate audience. Undoubtedlywhen Bhootnath returns marksits onset it gives you a flickerthat, either it is going to be ahilarious joy ride or at least awarm and mesmerizing cine taledecorated with propitiatingemotional value. But contrary toyour expectations after taking offwith entrancing magnificenceand maintaining an enticingcharm especially in the first halfthe premise of "BhootnathReturns" nosedives into thequagmire of melodrama, whilebeing didactic about relevance

of voting and common man'scontribution to democracy ( aphenomenon too distant foryoung kids to comprehend).Although storyline of"Bhootnath Returns" isthoroughly novel with arighteous message tocommunicate underneath it, butin the dearth of some relevantaromas like hilarity coefficientand concrete socio-politicalmessage to communicate (whichmaker intended to) it flunks inattaining what it premeditated to.In nutshell despite having agroundbreaking premise andpresence of acting icon like BigB Bhootnath Returns in leavingan enthralling impact on theviewers. Even in the screenplaydepartment "BhootnathReturns" looks no less than a sincommitted by its creators. Thoughthe team of screenplay artisans of"Bhootnath Returns" led by Niteshhave not left any stone unturnedin creating a an authentic milieuto attest the credibility ofonscreen proceedings, but at thesame time they forgot to plug thein going vent to prevent theintrusion of melodrama.

Cosy Instagram photos, kissing on-stage or sitting on each others'laps at promotional events, the new breed of actors have been seenindulging in public display of affection (PDA) during their film promo-tions. Alia Bhatt has posted lovey-dovey photos of her co-star ArjunKapoor and herself, as their film 2 States is set to release next week,in which they play husband and wife. While promoting the recently-released Main Tera Hero, Varun Dhawan was seen sitting on his co-star Nargis Fakri's lap at several events. In fact, Nargis was quotedas saying, "I find it hilarious that Varun is always caught sitting on mylap!" So, is taking the PDA route to promote their films a new tool, ordo the actors really get close to each other while working together?Ad guru Prahlad Kakar says it’s a purely strategic way of promotingfilms. "Yes, these lovey- dovey gestures are part of the marketingstrategies that have been planned to promote the film," hesays.Agrees trade analyst Atul Mohan, who says, "Promotionsare always targeted at a certain section of the society. If it is a filmshot in college, then they promote it at places where youngstershang out. Similarly, if it’s a love story, indulging in a little PDA helps tohook the target audience."


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KEIRA KNIGHTLEY WORE RIHANNA DITCHESBIKINI BOTTOMS

FOR PHOTOSHOOT

Actress Keira Knightleymarried musician beauJames Righton wearing

a recycled pale pink Chanel gownbecause it had sentimental value.The duo wed in 2013. The actressaccessorised the dress with ajacket, a few bits of jewellery anda flowery headband. She firstwore the gown at the pre-BAFTAparty back in 2009, reportsfemalefirst.co.ukTalking of the dress, she said: "Itwas something old, somethingnew, something borrow andsomething blue. I had somethingold, which was the dress. But it's

a dress that I've always had abrilliant time in.`Every time I've worn it they'vebeen brilliant nights. I wanted tobe able to dance the night awayand you can definitely dance inthat dress." Her entire look forthe D-day was put together frommixed sources. "The shoes andjacket were very beautifullydesigned by Karl Lagerfeld andmade especially for me, so theywere very new! I had my friend'sring for something blue andanother friend's necklace forsomething borrowed," sheadded.

RECYCLEDWEDDING

GOWN

Paltrow wanted tokeep split private

Singer Rihanna exposed herderriere by ditching her bikinibottoms during a photoshoot foran undisclosed French magazine.The 26-year-old star finished theracy look by wearing her longwavy locks down with ashimmery eye and nude glossylips, reports eonline.comThe "Diamonds" star's curveswere on full display as she posedfor the photoshoot in HollywoodHills Tuesday.A man -- likely her assistant --poured some water down the"Pour It Up" singer's back duringthe photoshoot.

If actress GwynethPaltrow had it her way,she would have

reportedly kept the news ofher `conscious uncoupling`from Chris Martin, private.She wanted to keeppretending to the world thatthey were still together,sources have toldnypost.com. `It was his ideato announce the split. Theyhad drifted apart, and therewas no chance they'd getback together, so he felt itwas wrong to keeppretending,` said a source.Now Paltrow is said to beupset .The former couple, who haschildren Apple, nine, andMoses, eight, together -have been holidaying in theBahamas since news of theirseparation was announced.They broke the news with astatement on Paltrow'slifestyle website GOOP in apost titled "ConsciousUncoupling".

Rachael Taylor opens upabout domestic violenceModel-turned-actress Rachael Taylor opened up during a high-profile lunch here about her experience with domestic violence.She spoke about the issue at the Autumn Racing Ladies Lunchat the David Jones and Crown Resorts here.The actress stunned a room-full of Australia's most powerfulwomen and offered to chat and help any of the 250 women inthe room who are struggling through the abuse, reportswww.femalefirst.co.uk.The "Transformers" star candidly talked about becoming avictim after admitting it was a "difficult thing to talk about".Taylor has never named the former beau who subjected her todomestic violence.However, she said: "The one thing is profoundly distressing,is that loss of self-value and self-esteem, the female self-worthis of such profound importance.""But not all survivors of domestic violence get to stand uphere and talk to you all about this and I feel very privileged thatI do." She added: "Please come and talk to me if you would like.I am sitting on table 13. I want to say what is happening to you,it is not your fault."

Kim Kardashian slams rumours

of six-hour spa treatments

Socialite Kim Kardashian hasdenied indulging in six-hour spatreatments on a daily basis andsaid she'd rather use that muchtime to be with her daughterNorth."I see the hotel I stayed at gavequotes that I had six-hour spatreatments daily. The hotel wasgorgeous and had amazingservice, but not once did I get amassage..."Never once did I get a manicureor any other spa treatment. Notone! So, I really don't appreciatefalse information making me outto be a diva," mirror.co.uk quotedKardashian, who recently visitedThailand, as saying."But even if family members gotspa treatments they shouldbecause we were on vacation!Like I get it, they want to promote

their gorgeous resort and spa,but just don't lie. I would ratherspend six hours a day with myfamily and daughter, not in spatreatments," she added.

Gaga at itagain: Showsof her derriere

in leotard

Singer Lady Gaga, describedas an attention seeker, dis-played her derriere in skimpyleotard as she took to the stageat a concer t after par ty here.The 28-year-old singer, whois hi t t ing the road for herARTPOP Ball tour next month,made a surprise appearanceat BMP Nightclub here Satur-day for the Official Lady GagaAt Roseland af ter-par ty andshowed off her per t posteriorin a daring leotard.Never body-conscious, Gagadanced around the stage,showing off her moves in thereveal ing leotard, f ishnettights and her signature tow-ering heels, and while shemay have been wearing anattention grabbing blonde wig,the focus was no doubt on herrevealing ensemble, repor tsdailymail.co.uk.In fact, her tattoo on her leftthigh was visible as throughher fishnet stockings and sheappeared to be in a world ofher own as she showed off hermoves.The Ar tPop hitmaker is cur-rently completing a seven-night residency at RoselandBallroom, which will end onApril 7, with the closing of thelegendary New York venue.The 52nd Street theatre is clos-ing its doors after 56 years, andthe singer is the final per-former to take the stage.

PENELOPE CRUZ TO STAR IN NEXT JAMES BOND FILMSpanish beauty Penelope Cruz will repor tedly join the next James Bond movie. Sony's latest release schedule update showsthe wife of Skyfall villain Javier Bardem among the cast of James Bond film, repor ted Ace Showbiz. The role which Cruz isplaying is still unknown, but when the casting rumour first emerged last summer, it was said she will play the leading lady,according to France's Premiere magazine. If the rumour is true, then 39-year-old Cruz will be the first Spanish and the oldest 'it' girl in Bond history.The film is due to hit theatres in the US on November 6, 2015. Director Sam Mendes and screenwriter John Logan return for the Skyfall sequel, whileDaniel Craig reprises his 007 spy agent role. 12 Years a Slave star Chiwetel Ejiofor is likely to play the villain. Ralph Fiennes is confirmed to re-prise his role as James Bond's new boss after Judi Dench's character met her demise in the last movie.Naomie Harris (Eve Moneypenny) and Ben Whishaw (Q) are expected to return as well.Besides the Bond girl, producers are also looking for an actor to play "a Scandina-vian with a troubled past who will serve as a brief love interestfor Bond." It is rumoured that Swedish actor Ida Engvolland Disa Ostrand have auditioned for themovie.


TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014 b o l l y w o o d

BUT WHY?Most Bollywooders won't be inMumbai on election day

With the Lok Sabha elections less than a month away, many starshave been appealing to the public to step out and vote. Be it on socialmedia or at social events, several celebrities have been talking aboutsocial evils and political apathy. Interestingly though, most stars willnot even be in Mumbai on voting day as it clashes with an awardsfunction that is being held in Florida, USA.So while on one hand, a record number of Bollywood personalitiesare contesting elections this year - including the likes of Hema Malini,Kirron Kher, Gul Panag, Nagma and Jaaved Jaaferi - a legion of celebsfrom the industry will be far away from ground zero. It seems that theawards function had announced its dates much before the electiondates were out and as a result, most celebs had chalked out theiritineraries accordingly. Then there are some who will be busy shoot-ing outside Mumbai and will thus not be able to vote.HITLIST GIVES YOU THE LOWDOWN ON WHO IS LIKELY TO GET INKON THEIR FINGER.KEEPING THEIR DATE WITH ELECTIONSAamir Khan: The actor will ensure that he is in the city on electionday. He asked people to cast their vote on the finale of his showSatyamev Jayate, and it is a given that the actor will exercise his rightto vote.Amitabh Bachchan: Big B and his entire family, including wife Jaya,son Abhishek, and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai, never fail to casttheir vote. This year too, they plan to do so.Ranbir Kapoor: The actor is shooting for his film, Bombay Velvet, andhe is not expected to fly out of Mumbai as of now. It is being said thatafter finishing his shoot, he will cast his vote.Riteish Deshmukh: Hailing from a political family, the actor is onlytoo aware of the importance of voting. He will be voting on April 17from his native place, Latur, where his elder brother Amit is contest-ing elections. He will then fly out of town the same night. SonamKapoor: The actress confirms that not only will she be in the city onelection day, but she will also cast her vote.Missing in Action

WITH ELECTION DAY FAST APPROACHING,WE FIND OUT WHO IN BOLLYWOOD WILLBE IN THE CITY TO CAST THEIR VOTE‘

Salman Khan: The actor has been campaigning - although indirectly -for his friend, Priya Dutt, for quite some time now. Some time back,he drew flak for being seen with BJP's Narendra Modi during thepromotions for his film, Jai Ho. Now it turns out that he will not be inthe country on election day. He will be in Poland for a film shoot.

Deepika Padukone: The actress is flying to US to take par t in anaward ceremony, which is taking place on April 26. Since she islikely to perform at the function, she will be reaching the venue a fewdays before the gala. Owing to this, she won't be in Mumbai on elec-tion day.Priyanka Chopra: Priyanka has been shooting for her film in Manaliand is expected to return soon to Mumbai. But she too has beeninvited to the awards function in the US and is thus likely to note votethis year.

Kareena Kapoor: Saif Ali Khan: The couple won't be shooting for theirfilms on election day, but they are taking par t in the said award cer-emony in the US.Farhan Akhtar: Much like Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi, Farhanhas never hesitated to support a social cause, nor does he shy awayfrom expressing his opinion on any issue. However, he is likely to beout of country on voting day.Vivek Oberoi: Vivek has been campaigning for his mother-in-law,Nandini Alva, who is contesting elections from Bangalore Central forJanata Dal Secular. But he won't be in India on election day as he islikely to fly to US for the same awards function.

Sonakshi Sinha: The actress has already made it clear that she won'tbe campaigning for her father Shatrughan Sinha, who is contesting elections in aPatna constituency. But now it looks like Sona, who is expected to win an award inthe US, won't even be in town to cast her vote.Other actors and actresses who are travelling to the US and may thus miss out ontheir right to vote include Parineeti Chopra, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Shahid Kapoor,Bipasha Basu, Dia Mirza, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Vaani Kapoor.Ayushmann Khurrana: The actor will be in Hrishikesh on election day,as he is shooting for his upcoming film, Dum Laga Ke Haisha.Arjun Kapoor: The actor will be in India during elections but since he is busypromoting his upcoming film, 2 States, he won't be in Mumbai then. To add to it, heis yet to finish shooting for the film, Tevar, in North India.Anushka Sharma: The actress is in Jodhpur for one and half months toshoot for her debut production, NH 10. This means that she will havecome down to Mumbai to just cast her vote or wait another five years.

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IPL 2014 TEAMS AND PLAYERS

MUMBAI INDIANSINDIANS: Rohit Sharma (capt), Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh,Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Aditya Tare, Jasprit Bumrah, Jalaj Saxena,CM Gautam, Apoorv Wankhade, Pawan Suyal, Sushant Marathe,Shreyas Gopal.INTERNATIONAL: Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Michael Hussey,Corey Anderson, Josh Hazlewood, Marchant De Lange, KrishmarSantokie, Ben Dunk.

CHENNAI SUPER KINGSINDIANS: MS Dhoni (capt), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina,Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Mithun Manhas, Vijay Shankar,Ronit More, Baba Aparajith, Pawan Negi.International: Dwayne Bravo, Faf Du Plessis, Dwayne Smith, BrendonMcCullum, Ben Hilfenhaus, John Hastings, Samuel Badree, Matt Henry.

RAJASTHAN ROYALSINDIANS: Ajinkya Rahane, Stuar t Binny, Sanju Samson, Rajat Bhatia,Dhawal Kulkarni, Abhishek Nayar, Karun Nair, Unmukt Chand, Iqbal Abdulla,Deepak Hooda, Dishant Yagnik, Vikramjeet Malik, Ankit Sharma, Rahul Tewatia,Ankush Bains, A Mishra, Pravin Tambe.INTERNATIONAL: Shane Watson (capt), James Faulkner, Brad Hodge, Steve Smith,Tim Southee, Kane Richardson, Ben Cutting, Kevon Cooper.

SUNRISERS HYDERABADINDIANS: Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar,Karn Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Ir fan Pathan, Lokesh Rahul, ParveezRasool, Venugopal Rao, Naman Ojha, Prasanth Parameswaran, AmitPaunikar, Ashish Reddy, Srikkanth Anirudha, Ricky Bhui, ChamaMilind, Manpreet Juneja.INTERNATIONAL: Dale Steyn, David Warner, Aaron Finch, DarrenSammy, Moises Henriques, Jason Holder, Brendan Taylor.

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERSINDIANS: Gautam Gambir (capt), Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla,Yusuf Pathan, R Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Manish Pandey,Suryakumar Yadav, Manvinder Bisla, Veer Pratap Singh, KuldeepYadav, Debabrata Das, Sayan Mondal.INTERNATIONAL: Sunil Narine, Jacques Kallis, Shakib Al Hasan, MorneMorkel, Chris Lynn, Pat Cummins, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Andre Russell.

DELHI DAREDEVILSINDIANS: Dinesh Kar thik, Murali Vijay, Mohammed Shami, ManojTiwary, Jaidev Unadkat, Kedar Jadhav, Rahul Sharma, MayankAgarwal, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Shahbaz Nadeem, Saurabh Tiwary,Siddar th Kaul, Rahul Shukla, Jayant Yadav, HS Sharath, Milind Kumar.INTERNATIONAL: Kevin Pietersen (capt), Nathan Coulter-Nile, QuintonDe Kock, JP Duminy, Ross Taylor, Jimmy Neesham, Wayne Parnell.

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALOREINDIANS: Virat Kohli (capt), Yuvraj Singh, Varun Aaron, Ashok Dinda, ParthivPatel, Harshal Patel, Vijay Zol, Abu Nechim, Sachin Rana, Shadab Jakati, SandeepWarrier, Tanmay Mishra, Yogesh Takawale, Yuzvendra Chahal.International: AB De Viliers, Chris Gayle, Mitchell Starc, Albie Morkel,Muttiah Muralitharan, Ravi Rampaul, Nic Maddinson.

KINGS XI PUNJABNDIANS: Manan Vohra, Virender Sehwag, Rishi Dhawan, WriddhimanSaha, Cheteshwar Pujara, L Balaji, Gurkeerat Singh, Murali Kar tik,Sandeep Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Akshar Patel, Parvinder Awana,Shardul Thakur, Anureet Singh, Shivam Sharma, Karanveer Singh.INTERNATIONAL: George Bailey (capt), David Miller, Mitchell Johnson,Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Beuran Hendricks, Thisara Perera.

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THE REVIVAL OF INDIA-PAKISTAN TEST TIES COULD TAKE PLACE IN UAE IN 2015.

KKR OLD GUARD GET SOLID BACK-UPS

INDIA-PAKISTAN TEST

SERIES LIKELY IN 2015

KATE MIDDLETON, THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE, SHOWSOFF HER BATTING SKILLS IN CHRISTCHURCH DURING THECOUNTDOWN TO THE 2015 WORLD CUP

Pakistan's conditional suppor t for the ICC revamp hinges on thepromise of six series against India, including a 'home' series inthe Middle East as par t of an upcoming, reworked eight-year

FTP cycle from 2015 to 2023, ESPNcricinfo has learnt.The change in the PCB's stance has taken place on the condition thatPakistan would be involved in bilateral series against all Full Mem-bers, including India. If Indo-Pak series are officially slotted into theeight-year FTP, it could also involve a 'home' series for Pakistan againstIndia in the United Arab Emirates.The PCB is now waiting for a final confirmation from the BCCI follow-ing its Working Committee meeting, which the PCB have been in-formed, is expected to take place in the next 15 days. It will thenenable the PCB to work out a long-term broadcasting deal with regu-lar India series at its centre.The PCB's opposition to the ICC's original position paper that recom-mended a remodeling of the ICC's administrative structure and itsrevenue distribution rested on the argument that it was against theprinciple of "equality." However, following cer tain changes in the reso-lutions, as well as the possibility of playing India frequently led PCBto support the governance, finance and FTP changes in the ICC, whichwas driven entirely by the BCCI, ECB and Cricket Australia.ESPNcricinfo understands that all the nine member boards have con-

firmed their earlier commitments with PCB until 2020 and are chalk-ing out a fresh plan for the period from 2020 to 2023.The BCCI could look to slot in as many as six series against Pakistan,due to the gaps that are available in the existing FTP calendar. Thefirst of these bilateral series could take place in the UAE in the winterof 2015. "Cricket between both countries is beneficial as the Pakistangovernment is also keen to revive ties with India on a high note," PCBchairman Najam Sethi said on Friday following the two-day ICC boardmeeting in Dubai.India and Pakistan have not played a full series since the 2008 terrorattacks in Mumbai, which India blamed on militants based across theborder. However, Pakistan visited India for a shor t limited-over se-ries in December 2012, but despite not getting any revenue out of theseries, it was regarded as a stepping stone in reviving cricketing tiesbetween both countries.Since July 2013, Pakistan have been without a long-term broadcast-ing deal, one of the major sources of income for the PCB. The PCBalready had to deal with a long-standing budget-deficit, which in Au-gust 2013, was calculated at nearly PKR 500 million. The PCB esti-mates that after committing to the ICC revamp, the financial benefitscould reach PKR 30 billion from the bilateral ties, the major chunk ofwhich will be earned from hosting India.

BIG RUNSEXPECTED, WITHBAT AND BALL

2013 FINISHFifth, for the second year running. Theywere runners-up in 2009 and 2011.BIG PICTURERoyal Challengers Bangalore will enterIPL 7 having in their ranks two of themost talked-about Indian players fromthe last couple of weeks - that is, talkedabout for completely different reasons. On one hand, there isVirat Kohli, arguably the in-from batsman in international cricket.The force behind India's charge to the World T20 final, collect-ing a tournament record 319 runs with four fifties from sixmatches at 106.33. The team's watchful protector and DarkKnight.And then there is Yuvraj Singh, painted - perhaps unfairly - asthe villain for sucking the momentum out of India's innings inthe final with a laboured knock of 11.What will worry the Royal Challengers fans more than the Rs14 crore (US$ 2.33 million) it cost the franchise to secureYuvraj's services, is just how lost the allrounder looked notonly during his 21-ball struggle in Mirpur, but also in a majorityof his innings since returning to the Indian fold last year.Still, while an on-song Yuvraj will be more than welcome, his formwith the bat should not hurt the Royal Challengers too much, as they boastperhaps the most explosive line-up in the tournament, with the addedexperience of Albie Morkel to provide a late surge down the order.Their main concern, once again, is the fast bowling. Australia's MitchellStarc and West Indies' Ravi Rampaul are quality performers but only oneof the overseas slots is likely to be available for the two of them. The Indianquick bowlers inspire lesser confidence: Ashok Dinda leaked 9.48 runsper over last season, Varun Aaron is yet to combine precision to hisundoubted pace, while Abu Nechim and Harshal Patel are yet to provethemselves in the IPL.BIG PLAYERSChris Gayle may not have set the World T20 on fire, perhaps being remem-bered only for his ferocious rendition of Gangnam Style after beating Aus-tralia, but his IPL pedigree is never in question. Pune Warriors will attest tothat.A 28-ball 69 against England aside, AB de Villiers also had a quiet outing inBangladesh. However, he has been outstanding as a finisher for RoyalChallengers. With Morkel also in the team, de Villiers might be pushed upthe order this year to provide an early onslaught.BARGAIN BUYLegspinner Yuzvendra Chahal has a career economy rate of 5.59 in Twenty20cricket, which is among the best in the world. He was with MumbaiIndians since 2011, contributing to their 2011 Champions League win withan incisive spell of 2 for 9 in the final, but the presence of Harbhajan Singhand Pragyan Ojha in the team meant that his appearances for thefranchise were limited. Bought for a modest (by IPL standards)Rs 10 lakh, Chahal could well lead Royal Challengers spinattack this season.AVAILABILITYRoyal Challengers have a fully fit squad to choose from.QUOTE"I want to be the best in death-over bowling. I have practised alot in the nets and sweated it out for many hours just to bowl inthe last overs of the match."Ashok Dinda

2013 FINISH: SeventhA year after winning the trophy - in 2012, Kolkata Knight Riders had anabysmal dip in for tune with the same line-up. No wonder then thatwhen it came to retaining players, they only held onto Gautam Gambhir,their captain, and Sunil Narine, their most valuable player. The auc-tion was a chance to redesign the team, cure the known deficiencies,but like other teams who have tasted success in the past, KnightRiders too made sure they were not wiping the slate clean.They threw in their right-to-match cards to pull in Yusuf Pathan andJacques Kallis, two players on which they have heavily invested inthe past, but more impor tantly covered a couple of impor tant weak-nesses; a middle order that lacked gir th to take the weight of the toporder and a mediocre pace-attack lacking survival skills on pattapitches. Only time will tell if the money was spent wisely but onpaper, Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey do add much needed spunkto the batting order that relies heavily on the trio of Gambhir, Kallisand Yusuf.

Knight Riders strength though remains in the variety of their spinners.Narine will have the suppor t of a wily legspinner in Piyush Chawla, asmar t left-armer in Shakib Al Hasan and a rare breed - a chinamanbowler in Kuldeep Yadav. Cricketing bases covered, they have alsohired explorer Mike Horn to add steel to their approach. The onlyapparent weakness in this line-up seems to be the inconsistencywithin.BIG PLAYERSIgnore his strike rate of 105.53, the value Jacques Kallis brings toKnight Riders is immense. He has been their second-highest run-scorer and also their second-highest wicket-taker. Along with Gambhir,Kallis is the load-bearing member. After scoring more than 400 runsin two consecutive seasons, Kallis' form took a dip and it reflected inthe team's results. This time, though, he will be in fresh after havinghardly taken to the field since his retirement and will be needed morefor his batting than the bowling.He was the star of the 2008 season, but Yusuf Pathan's stocks havenever really hit those pre-credit crunch era highs again. Gambhir, inthe past three seasons, has been vocal in his suppor t despite Yusufmanaging a solitary half-century in 43 innings for Knight Riders. Incontrast, he had four half-centuries in the opening season itself. But,Knight Riders continue to show faith and if the Yusuf's form in thedomestic matches leading up to the IPL is any indicator, that trustmight not be misplaced.BARGAIN BUYAt 1 crore or $166,000, Knight Riders managed to lay their hands onPat Cummins, the young Australian fast bowler. Raw pace is a rarecommodity in the IPL and usually attracts the buyers, but Cummins'patchy fitness record may have worked in favour of Knight Riders. Ifhe can hold his body together, he will ruffle some batsmen.

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