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OPPOSITION LEADER ANDREW SCHEER WITH LIBERAL MP LEONA ALLESLEV,WHO CROSSED THE FLOOR ANDJOINED CONSERVATIVE PARTY IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON MONDAY.

PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU IN BRAMPTON FOR 3RD ANNUAL COMMUNITY APPRECIATION BBQ HOSTED BY THE BRAMPTONFEDERAL LIBERAL ASSOCIATIONS.SEEN IN THE PICTURE NAVDEEP BAINS - MINISTER OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT ,MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SONIA SIDHU, KAMAL KHERA, RUBY SAHOTA, RAJ GREWAL, AND RAMESH SANGHA.

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

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HARSIMRAT KAUR BADALNEW DELHI: Rubbishing Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal's claim thathe was snubbed by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on the Kar tarpurcor ridor issue, Punjab Local Bodies Minister Navjot Sidhu on Tuesday saidSwaraj had assured him that the draft of letter to take up the issue withPakistan was ready and it would be sent soon. Following a meeting betweenSidhu and Swaraj on Monday, Harsimrat had claimed that Sidhu had madean unannounced visit to the External Affairs Min-ister and was "told that he had no business mak-ing false claims". However, Sidhu rubbished herclaim saying he would prefer not to politicise thereligious issue. "The appointment was taken inadvance and the minister said that the draft of theletter was ready and would soon be sent toPakistan," he said during a press con-ference here. He said former minis-ter MS Gill had accompanied him.

UP SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR STATES:AAP RAJYA SABHA MP SANJAY SINGH

LUCKNOW: Rajya Sabha MP and national spokesperson of the AamAadmi Par ty (AAP), Sanjay Singh on Tuesday in Lucknow demandedthat Uttar Pradesh (UP) be divided into four states for quick develop-ment, better law and order situation and easier administration of thestate which is as big as the country Uganda.Singh while addressing the media in the state capital said that AAPwill launch a movement for this demand which is in tandem withRashtriya Lok Dal's (RLD) Ajit Singh's demand for 'Harit Pradesh.'

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KEJRIWAL SHOULD APOLOGISE TOCHHOTEPUR FORHUMILIATING HIM: KHAIRA, SANDHUSUKHPAL KHAIRA SAID HE WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT DUETO THE VOICE OF AUTONOMY RAISED BY A GROUP OFMLAS AND PARTY WORKERS IN PUNJAB, THE CENTRALLEADERSHIP HAD NOW BEEN FORCED TO REACH OUT TOTHOSE VERY PEOPLE WHOM THEY HAD SIDELINED ANDTHROWN OUT OF THE PARTY.Arvind Kejriwal must apologise to him and these leaders must bethrown out of the par ty, says Sukhpal Kaira.THE DISSIDENT group of Aam Aadmi Par ty (AAP) MLAs Tuesday saidthe national convenor of the par ty, Arvind Kejriwal, should apologiseto Sucha Singh Chhotepur for “humiliating” him with fake bribery alle-gations and throw out those Delhi leaders from the par ty who hadconnived against Chhotepur.

TWO YEARS AFTER SACKING HIMOVER BRIBERY CHARGES, AAPWANTS CHOTTEPUR BACKSUCHA SINGH CHOTTEPUR SAID THAT THIS WAS THEFIRST TIME THAT ANYONE FROM AAP HAD MET HIM

AFTER HE WAS REMOVED IN AUGUST 2016.Two years after he was removed as state convenor and expelled fromAam Aadmi Par ty (AAP) over bribery charges, forcing him to leavethe par ty and float his own outfit, AAP leadership has reached out toSucha Singh Chottepur asking him to return to the party fold.In a late night development Sunday, Leader of Opposition HarpalCheema, Barnala MLA Meet Hayer, Talwandi Sabo MLA Baljinder Kaurand state co-president Dr Balbir Singh met Chottepur at his residencein Mohali. The Punjab leaders told Chottepur that they had come toconvey the message of the Delhi leadership of the par ty that he shouldreturn to the par ty fold.

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BRAMPTON - Sia Lakhanpal, BramptonSchool Board Candidate for Ward 9 & 10,speaking to a crowd of over two hundredfriends and suppor ters at her campaignoffice opening on Sunday.Brampton, Ontario - SiaLakhanpal, candidate for Ward9 & 10 as a Public School BoardTrustee for Brampton, celebrated theopening of her campaign office onSundaywith the help of over twohundred suppor ters.

BRAMPTON - Over 350 voters crowded into apacked Kennedy Road South office suite on a hotand humid September 16th Sunday afternoon for thegrand opening of Patrick Brown's Brampton mayor-alty campaign office. Attendees heard communityleaders across all cultures and ages of Bramptonlife endorse Patrick Brown as their next Mayor.Among those who addressed the crowdwere: PanditDhirenderTripathi, CouncillorElaine Moore, Elvie Brathwaite, BlessingAjayi, and Mian Nadeem

CANADIAN NRI WOMAN KILLED, SISTERHURT IN SHOOTOUT AT TANDA GUN

HOUSE IN HOSHIARPURThe police did not confirm the cause of accused’s rage but are

suspecting illicit relations as the reason behind the firing.

HOSHIARPUR: A 40-year-old NRI woman waskilled and her sister-in-law critically injuredduring a firing incident at a gun house inTanda, here on Tuesday.The deceased Sarabj i t Kaur who was awidow had returned from Canada onSeptember 7. Her sister-in-law DalvirKaur, 50, of Jhawan vi l lage is un-dergoing treatment at a local hospital.

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BIGG BOSS 12: WHO IS JASLEEN MATHARU?ANUP JALOTA’S GIRLFRIEND WHO HAS SOCIAL MEDIA ABUZZ

‘The age difference between AnupJalota, 65, and his girlfriend JasleenMatharu, 28, has caused quite thestir on the internet, shortly after thesingers entered Bigg Boss 12 house.

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Bigg Boss 12 contestants Anup Jalota and Jasleen Matharu haveconfirmed their relationship. The singers, who were introducedby host Salman Khan, entered the Bigg Boss house as a couple

on Sunday, and the internet could not handle it.Social media immediately exploded with plenty of reactions from BiggBoss fans, and many were less than enthusiastic about the pairing. Jalota,65, is about 37 years older than his girlfriend, Matharu. They have beendating for three years.These tweets about Jasleen Matharu and Anup Jalota’s relationshipshow that many fans are raising eyebrows about this new romance:While the 65-year-old bhajan singer had refuted the claims, Jasleenconfirmed their romance in an interview with Times of India, whereshe said age doesn’t necessarily matter when it comes to love: “Agegap has never bothered us and now once we go inside the house, wewill get to know the real reaction of the people about our relationship.Until now, nobody knew anything.”Anup Jalota’s love interest Jasleen Matharu isn’t just a commoner. She’s

an a professional singer who’sworked with Chaiyya Chaiyyasinger Sukhwinder Singh, amongothers. She is also a trained hip-hop, salsa, Bharatnatyam andbelly dancer. She has a sol id43000 following on her Instagram,which is full of photos of her andfamous friends, including singerMika Singh.Here’s what you need toknow about Jasleen Matharu,who is romantically involvedwith veteran ghazal andbhajan singer AnupJalota:Who is JasleenMatharu?Born and brought upin Mumbai, JasleenMatharu, 28, is asinger and actor byprofession. She istrained in both clas-sical and westernmusic. Her father,Kesar Matharu, whois an actor, director, aswell as a scriptwriter,is her inspiration.

'Nutanji’s granddaughter& Monya’s daughter':Salman Khan introducesface of his new film

Superstar Salman Khan has yet again introduced afresh face to Bollywood. The 52-year-old on Mondayformally made an announcement about Pranutan -the granddaughter of the legendary Nutan and MohnishBahl's daughter. She will star opposite newcomerZaheer Iqbal, whose debut was announced by Salmanearlier this year. The Race 3 star took to Twitter toreveal the news, writing, "Yeh lo! Zahero ki heroinemil gayi. Swagat karo Pranutan Bahl ka. Proud tointroduce Nutanji's granddaughter & Monya's daugh-ter to the big screen." The 'Zahero' in this tweet is theson of Salman Khan's childhood friend Iqbal. The Ti-ger Zinda Hai star spotted Zaheer's talents at hissister's wedding and decided that he will launch thisguy's Bollywood career. Sonakshi Sinha, SoorajPancholi, Athiya Shetty, his brother-in-law AayushSharma, and many more actors were launch underSalman Khan's home production banner."Zaheer is made for the movies. He is a fantasticactor and a born star," said Salman Khan when heannounced the project with his friend's son.Director Nitin Kakkar was also all praises for ZaheerIqbal and said, "Zaheer’s level of commitment to-wards his work is great. He will go a long way.”In the case of Pranutan Bahl, she also has a legacy tolive up to. Legendary actress Nutan was her grand-mother, who herself was a daughter of stellar actressShobhna Samar th and sister of Tanuja. From that line,Pranutan is related to Kajol, Tanisha Mukherjee, RaniMukherjee, and director Ayan Mukherjee. Expecta-tions are bound to run high with this one.

Shraddha Kapoor says she isrelieved with the success ofher film Stree at the boxofficeActor Shraddha Kapoor says success and failure aretransitory in nature and one should not dwell on themtoo much. The actor, whose last release Stree hasturned out to be a major hit, says she feels relievedwith the success of the hor ror-comedy. The film brokethe streak of four box office failures for her. “I feel relieved. Ido. But at the same time it is a bit of a paradox because I don’tfeel very attached to box office numbers. I am very well awarethat it is such an unpredictable industry. I want my films to dowell and I want people to genuinely love them. I wantthem to form a deep connection with my movies,”Shraddha told PTI in an interview.

Yami Gautam: 'I neverbought my ticket toMumbai, I earned it'Yami Gautam has experiencedfailures in her career but shenever feared being written off. Theactor says she will keep givingher best till the time she fulfilsher dreams. Yami made a successfuldebut with the National Award winningVicky Donor in 2012, post which someof her projects except for Badlapur andKaabil did not work at the box office."When the films didn't work, I neverfeared being written off. I had other fearsto deal with. What if I attend anevent and the media asks me 'soand so's f i lm did wel l , yoursdidn't', what will I say, how will Ihandle it. I was too vulnerable,sensitive," Yami said.

Aamir Khan: I don'twant to be a politician,am scared of politicsHe maybe vocal about social is-sues like water conservation, butsuperstar Aamir Khan said on Sun-day that he has no plans to joinpolitics.The 53-year-old Bollywoodactor said he is "scared" of the ideaand believes he can be a better in-fluence through his films."I don't want to be a politician. I amnot meant for that. I am a commu-nicator. I am not interested in poli-tics... I am also scared of politics.Who isn't? So, I stay away. I am a cre-ative person. Politics is not my thing. Iwant to entertain people. I feel I will beable to do more as a creative personthan as a politician," Aamir said duringa session at NDTV'S special youth con-clave 'YUVA'. The actor has been exten-sively working towards water crisisfor the past three years inMaharashtra through his PaaniFoundation, which aims at impart-ing knowledge at the grassrootslevel in the state about water con-servation and watershed manage-ment. Aamir said the issue of wa-ter scarcity can be countered onlywhen the "people own the problem".


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SC stays death penalty ofman convicted for rape-murder of 4-year oldNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has stayed thedeath sentence awarded to a 22-year-old man con-victed of committing rape and murder of a four-year-old girl.A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and JusticesAM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud Monday calledfor the original records of the case and directedthat “there shall be stay of execution of death sen-tence awarded to the appellant”. The order wasuploaded on the top cour t’s website Tuesday.Convict Vinod alias Rahul Chouhtha, who hails fromthe Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh, had movedthe apex cour t challenging the high cour t’s order ofAugust 8 upholding his death sentence awarded forrape and murder of the minor.While upholding the death penalty, the high courthad observed that the state was not “soft” wherethe “predators committing such serious crimes mayget reprieve in the guise of humanity”.“Humanity is more in danger at the hands of suchpersons. We find that there is no mitigating circum-stance in favour of the appellant (Vinod),” a divi-sion bench of the high cour t had said in its order.Vinod was awarded capital punishment by a POCSOspecial cour t in Shahdol district on February 28.He was also sentenced to life imprisonment underSection 5/6 of POCSO Act.He had lured the child with biscuits and then rapedand killed her on May 13, 2017. Her body was foundbehind the bushes in the village area.

First look out notice againstVijay Mallya neededcorrection, says CBINEW DELHI: The CBI said on Tuesday that the firstlook out circular against embattled businessmanVijay Mallya for his detention at airpor t was notsustainable in law and needed correction as therewas no warrant against him at that time.The agency reiterated its position that there wereno grounds to arrest Mallya on November 24, 2015when he returned from London on the basis of the look outcircular (LOC) issued on October 16, 2015 calling for hisdetention, agency sources said.The first circular needed modification as Mallya had beencooperating with the agency, the evidence were still beingcollected, he was a sitting MP and there was no warrantagainst him, the sources said. Realising the need for correc-tion in the notice, the agency wrote to immigration authori-ties to change it from seeking Mallya’s detention to inform-ing the CBI whenever he was travelling abroad. The cor-rected look out circular was issued on November 24, 2015and even after the issuance of the notice, Mallya continued toprovide documents and answer questions of the investigat-ing team, they said. He appeared for questioning thrice andmade foreign trips four times after the new LOCwas issued, they said. Sixty-two-year-old Mallya, fac-ing charges of fraud and money laundering amounting toaround Rs 9,000 crore, left the country on March 2, 2016 andis fighting litigation against his extradition to India.

Navjot Sidhu huggingPakistan Army chiefimpacts soldiers, saysNirmala SitharamanNEW DELHI: Defence minister Nirmala Sitharamansaid on Tuesday that Navjot Singh Sidhu’s gestureof hugging Pakistan’s army chief impacted soldiersback home and asser ted that the Punjab ministercould have “avoided it”.Cricketer-turned politician Sidhu had cour ted con-troversy by hugging Pakistan Army chief QamarJaved Bajwa during his visit to Pakistan for theswearing-in of Imran Khan as Prime Minister.He had claimed that he did so as Bajwa told himthat the Pakistan government was working for open-ing of the Kar tarpur corridor for Sikh pilgrims fromIndian state of Punjab.“Sidhu has a lot of admirers...somebody of that stat-ure going there and then hugging the chief of thearmy, an army about which in India we have very clearfeelings, it cer tainly has an impact on soldiers..., itdemoralises the people. I wish Sidhu would have avoided it(hug),” she said during an interaction at the IndianWomen’s Press Corp (IWPC).

TWO YEARS AFTER SACKING HIM OVER BRIBERYCHARGES, AAP WANTS CHOTTEPUR BACK

Kejriwal should apologise to Chhotepur for humiliating him: Khaira, SandhuCONTD. FROM PAGE 1Reacting to the meeting of the Delhi loyalist leaders with Chhotepur Sunday night urging him to return to the par ty fold, Bholath MLASukhpal Singh Khaira and Kharar MLA Kanwar Sandhu told mediapersons that they were happy that the central leadership of the party hadbeen forced to reach out to the leaders in Punjab. “However, this is not enough. There was a concentrated effor t against Chhotepurby cer tain leaders from Delhi who are also responsible for the poor showing of the par ty in the assembly elections. ArvindKejriwal must apologise to him and these leaders must be thrown out of the party. It is strange that these very leaders who causea rif t within the par ty are today reaching out to people like Dr Dharamvir Gandhi,” said Sandhu in an oblique reference to SanjaySingh, former state in-charge.Sukhpal Khaira said he was happy to see that due to the voice of autonomy raised by a group of MLAs and par ty workers inPunjab, the central leadership had now been forced to reach out to those very people whom they had sidelined and thrown out ofthe par ty. “These people had finished the political career of Sucha Singh Chhotepur. Now, I am glad to see that these three or fourleaders are going from house to house to placate him and Dr Gandhi. However, I am sure that Chhotepur will not be mollified soeasily because these people had vir tually tossed his turban by accusing him of bribery,” said Khaira.Khaira and Sandhu said while the dissident MLAs were open to holding talks with the leaders of the other faction yet this couldnot take place without the central demand of autonomy for the par ty. “There is no going back on the resolutions passed during theBathinda convention. Let these three or four leaders who are holding the so-called mediation talks we will show them the mir ror.We are not afraid of sitting and talking with anyone,” said Khaira.All-par ty meet called on September 21The dissident MLAs have called an all par ty meeting in Chandigarh on September 21 in which the issue of the implementation ofthe Justice Ranjit Singh Commission repor t will be discussed. Stating this here today, Sukhpal Khaira said that all par ties,including Congress, will be invited for the meeting. “We will especially invite the Congress Ministers Navjot Singh Sidhu, TriptRajinder Singh Bajwa and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, because of the vociferous manner in which they had raised the issue ofaction against former CM Parkash Singh Badal and former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in the assembly,” he said. Khaira said thatit was very clear that was very clear that the Congress and the Akalis were hand in glove in letting the guilty go scot-free in thedesecration and police firing incidents and therefore it was impor tant for other par ties to come together and discuss a wayforward. He said that more than 50 political representatives had already been contacted to par ticipate in the meeting.

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1Speaking to The Indian Express, Sucha Singh Chottepur said that thiswas the first time that anyone from AAP had met him after he wasremoved in August 2016. “As far as I am concerned, I have told themthat I have not forgotten what the par ty did to me two years back. AndI minced no words in what I said. They were my guests so I had to berespectful towards them. However, I told them to convey my words tothe Delhi leaders including Arvind Kejriwal,” he said.When asked if the AAP leadership was not again veering towards theleaders it had once thrown out because of the approaching generalelections and the weak wicket that the par ty was on because of inter-nal rift, Chottepur said that the people of the state were very wise andcan see who is doing what with what reason. “It is the people who putyou on a pedestal and they bring you down too. As far as I am con-cerned I will hold discussions with my own party people and anydecision will be taken after consulting them,” he said.Chottepur had been sacked by the AAP after a sting operation sur-faced in which he was allegedly seen taking money from a par tyworker. He had contested the allegation and had said that this was aninternal plot by cer tain leaders to oust him. Chottepur had later floatedApna Punjab Par ty after his removal from AAP. His par ty candidatescontested on all seats in the 2017 Assembly polls in the state but didnot make any impact. Chottepur said that the no one, apart from KanwarSandhu, had been in touch with him from the dissident MLAs camp. “I

have high regard for Sandhu because he spoke up for me when I wasbeing hounded in AAP. And our culture dictates that whoever has stoodby you in hour of need, you must stand by him too,” he said.Speaking to The Indian Express, Sukhpal Khaira said this is not theway to reach out to those people who were thrown out of the par ty andhumiliated. “You have to make corrections to your ideology. People ofPunjab will not be run in autocratic manner. Once you decide that thepar ty will be run by people of Punjab, everything will settle down,” hesaid. He added that as far as he and other MLAs with him are con-cerned, the Delhi leadership has not approached them till now and allsuch repor ts are contrary to the truth.Reacting to the development, Kharar MLA Kanwar Sandhu said thatapproaching individual leaders will not help. “We believe that thebasic issue needs to be addressed. People can get together, but tillyou have autonomy for the state unit and the right organisational struc-ture nothing will help. They are on the wrong path,” he said.Patiala MP Dr Dharamvir Gandhi, who is also suspended from AAPfor the past three years, said that the AAP leadership knows what itdid to Chottepur and was now trying to make amends ahead of the2019 polls. “As far as I am concerned, my position is entirely differentthan that of Khaira or Chottepur. My demand is not for autonomy toPunjab unit of AAP. My demand is for autonomy to Punjab within India.If Kejriwal can adopt this demand and think on a larger canvas, I canhave truck with anyone,” he said.

UP should be divided into four states: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay SinghLUCKNOW: Rajya Sabha MP and national spokesperson of the Aam Aadmi Par ty (AAP), Sanjay Singh on Tuesday in Lucknowdemanded that Uttar Pradesh (UP) be divided into four states for quick development, better law and order situation and easier administration of the state whichis as big as the country Uganda. Singh while addressing the media in the state capital said that AAP will launch a movement for this demand which is in tandemwith Rashtriya Lok Dal's (RLD) Ajit Singh's demand for 'Harit Pradesh.' Praising BSP supremo Mayawati's attempts to get the same done in 2011, Singh alsoreferred to Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar's theory of dividing UP into three states that he had proposed in his book--Thoughts onLinguistic States--first published in 1955. Singh said, "UP is a big state and going by its population of over 20 crore people, itis the fif th biggest state in the world. To develop such a big state brings administrative chaos where on the ground levelschools, water, roads and hospitals are inaccessible.

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THE GRAND OPENING OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE CANDIDATESIA LAKHANPAL ATTRACTED OVER 200 BRAMPTONIANS WHO SHOWED THEIR SUPPORT

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CONTD. FROM PAGE 1Lakhanpal promoted her plans for safer schools and increasing local graduation rates in front of heraudience of suppor ters."I am honoured to receive this kind of suppor t from our community," said Lakhanpal. "Together we canbring a positive and meaningful change for our children, and our future."Municipal elections will be held on Monday, October 22, 2018. You can learn more about Sia Lakhanpal byvisiting http://sialakhanpal.com.For more information, Sia can be contacted at her newly opened campaign office at (647) 243-4112.

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CONTD. FROM PAGE 1At the event Patrick outlined his priorities for getting Brampton Back on Track, which included:" Public Safety - ensuring police have what they need to hold criminals accountable;" Traffic and Transit - insisting that the federal and provincial governments transfer to Brampton its fair shareof transit funding, as they have already done for Scarborough and Mississauga;" Freeze City Taxes - in 2017 taxes were hiked by 3.6%, and by the end of 2018 taxes will have increasedanother 2.7%! Patrick will freeze proper ty taxes as his first order of business;" More Jobs - implementing an aggressive economic development program from the Mayor's office to makeBrampton the place to be for organizations looking to invest in new business ventures or to relocate their existing ones- not close like the Dixie Cup plant;" Better Healthcare - It's time to get Brampton the state-of-the-art healthcare facilities it needs, and deserves.Communities all around Brampton are getting new state-of-the-ar t hospitals, while ours are the most underfundedand overcrowded in Canada;" Affordable Housing - creating a city that encourages housing construction across all sectors and all levelsof affordability; and" Multi-dimensional spor ts stadium - As Mayor Patrick Brown will lead the effor t to build a world classcricket/multi-dimensional spor ts stadium right here in Brampton.One of the most remarked upon moments from the event came from Regional Councillor ElaineMoore, who spoke of the current Mayor's dysfunctional relationships with both Council and thePolice Chief.Said Councillor Moore: "I cannot express in strong enough terms the impor tance of Brampton votersputting their full suppor t and confidence behind Patrick Brown for Mayor. Brampton Council has 10elected Councillors . Upwards of 7 of the current councillors are NOT suppor ting the current Mayor. I'm goingto say that again - upwards of 7 out of 10 current councillors are not supporting the current mayor. This sendsa clear message about her failed leadership.It is obvious to at least 7 members of council that eithershe doesn't have the capacity to be a team player, or she is a 'my way or the highway' kind of person."


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JUSTIN TRUDEAU VISITS BRAMPTON FOR 3RD ANNUAL COMMUNITY APPRECIATIONBBQ JOINTLY HOSTED BY THE BRAMPTON FEDERAL LIBERAL ASSOCIATIONS

BRAMPTON, ON - With the summer nearly over, and school back in full-swing, thousands ofBramptonians and their families took to Chinguacousy Park to hear from Justin Trudeau and enjoyan af ternoon of food, fun, and entertainment.Along with having the oppor tunity to connect with friends and neighbours, attendees were able tomeet with their local Members of Parliament (Sonia Sidhu, Kamal Khera, Ruby Sahota, Raj Grewal,and Ramesh Sangha) and share their views as constituents.With the festivities underway, the five Members of Parliament joined Justin Trudeau as he deliveredhis remarks on the hard work ahead toward building a better future for families in Brampton andacross Canada."Every Canadian having a real and fair chance at success and having the opportunities, tools,suppor t, and resources they need to prosper is our priority" said the Members of Parliament fromBrampton jointly. "We are committed to working together as a team and will continue investing intoCanada's greatest resource - its people".The Annual Community Appreciation BBQ was the third barbeque held jointly by the BramptonFederal Liberal Associations and provided a chance for the five Members of Parliament to recognizethose that had given them the oppor tunity to serve their communities.

GURPREET KAUR BAINS HOSTS SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN LAUNCH AND PLATFORM RELEASEB R A M P T O N : Ms . G u r p r e e t K a u r B a i n s , c a n d i d a t e f o r R e g i o n a l C o u n c i l l o r i n Wa r d s 2 a n d 6 i n B r a m p t o n , w e l c o med t h e c o m m u n i t y i n t o h e r c a m p a i g n o f f i c e f o r a c a m p a i g n l au n c h a n d p l a t f o r m r e l e a s e .H u n d r e d s o f l o c a l c o n s t i t u e n t s , b u s i n e s s o w n e r s , a n d c o m m u n i t y o r g a n i z a t i o n s w e r e in a t t e n d a n c e t o s h o w t h ei r s u p p o r t f o r c h a n g e .T h e L a u n c h s e r v e d a s a n o p p o r t u n i t y f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y i n Wa r d s 2 a n d 6 t o m e e t t h e i r c a n d i d a t e f o r R e g i o n a lC o u n c i l a n d l e a r n a b o u t h e r p l a t f o r m . B a i n s i s f o c u s i n g o n :• C r i m e p r e v e n t i o n a n d c o m m u n i t y s a f e t y ,

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A DINNER RECEPTION WAS HOSTED BYHONOURABLE ASHA SETH AND DR ARUN SETH

A dinner reception was hosted by Honourable Asha Seth and Dr ArunSeth on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at her residance to promoteCanada-India relations by strengthening through language, ar t andheritage exploring closer commercial, cultural par tnerships and building astronger relationship between the indo-Canadian community.Guest of Honor was from India Dr DauJi Gupta with Dr. Sri Bhagwan Sharma,attended by Deepak Obhrai MP Senator Victor Oh, Senator Salma Ataullahjan,Deepak Anand mpp, Nina Tangri MMP Sherif Sabawy MPP, Hon, Baljit Gosalformer sport minister, Former Senator Vim Kochhar, former MP Brad Butt,former MPP Amrit Manget, Former Mayor Susan Fennel.

Deepak Chopra former CEO of Canada Post, many councillors goingfor election, many more distinguished guests and dignitaries The honor-able Asha Seth introduced Dr. Dauji Gupta as a politician, a advocates fornon-violence, a prolific poet and world citizen leading to a world demo-cratic government and President of Antarrastriya Hindi Samiti.Dr. DauJi Gupta studied commerce and law at the University of Lucknowand Vermont University (USA), served as Elected Mayor of Lucknow forover 17 years, represented India at the World Mayor's Conference,speaks several languages and has done remarkable work for thepropagation of Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit and Pali throughout the world.

Vicky Dhillon launches his campaign for Regional Councillor ward 9 and 10 in Brampton.

INDIAN-ORIGIN MAN SHOT DEAD IN QUEENS, NEW YORKNEW YORK: It’s unclear if the two men — a New York City cor rectional officer and a motorcyclist — knew each other when they metalong a quiet roadway in the Jamaica section of Queens early Friday morning, the police said.The correctional officer, Jonathan Narain, was on his way to work at Rikers Island when he stopped at a store for food. What happenednext has shaken not only his family and friends, but also the entire Department of Cor rection.The police said Officer Narain got back into his red Honda Accord and made a U-turn when he encountered a motorcyclist. The twoexchanged words, the police said. When Officer Narain stopped at a red light a couple of blocks away, the motorcyclist pulled up nextto Officer Narain’s vehicle, the police said. Then the men exchanged words again for a few seconds, the police said, and that’s whenthe motorcyclist fired a single shot into the left side of the officer’s head, killing him.Emergency medical workers found Officer Narain, 27, slumped over the steering wheel in his car at 103rd Avenue and 120th Street,according to the police and the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, wherehe was pronounced dead. No arrests have been made.

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Protests, violence erupt at WorldHindu Congress in ChicagoCHICAGO: A small group of people raising anti-RSS and anti-VHP slogansinside the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center sought to disrupt the2nd World Hindu Congress in Chicago last week but the organizerssaid it caused “nothing more” than a momentary interruption of theproceedings. Inside, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief MohanBhagwat, who was among speakers headlining the Sept.7-9 Con-gress that drew more than 2,000 Hindus from 60 countries, includ-ing from Pakistan and the Caribbean, called for Hindu unity. Healso stressed the need for all Hindus to work unitedly and withcourage and conviction. Although there were other speakers, in-cluding India’s Vice President Venkaiah Naidu at the Congress thatwas publicized also as a commemoration of Swami Vivekananda’sspeech at the Parliament of World Religions 125 years ago, alleyes seemed to be rivetted on Bhagwat. Bhagwat addressed theCongress in English on September 7, elaborating on the themedrawn from the Mahabharat, “Think collectively, Act Valiantly.” Afew hours later in the afternoon after his morning speech, protests eruptedinside the conference room when about half a dozen young people, most ofthem identified as women belonging to Chicago South Asians For Justice,allegedly intruded the venue and raised slogans such as “RSS turn around,we don’t want you in town” and “Stop Hindu fascism” before they werestopped and ejected.

Maple Diversity Communications RanksNo. 79 on the 2018 Growth 500

CANADIAN BUSINESS UNVEILS 30TH ANNUAL LISTOF CANADA'S FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES

MISSISSAUGA: Canadian Business and Maclean's today ranked MapleDiversity Communications Inc. No. 79 on the 30th annual Growth 500,the definitive ranking of Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies. Pro-duced by Canada's premier business and current affairs media brands,the Growth 500 ranks Canadian businesses on five-year revenuegrowth. Growth 500 winners are profiled in a special print issue ofCanadian Business published with Maclean's magazine and online atCanadianBusiness.com and Growth500.ca.Maple Diversity Communications made the 2018 Growth 500 list withfive-year revenue growth of 1,039%."The companies on the 2018 Growth 500 are truly remarkable. Demon-strating foresight, innovation and smart management, their stories serveas a primer for how to build a successful entrepreneurial businesstoday," says Deborah Aarts, Growth 500 program manager. "As wecelebrate 30 years of the Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies pro-gram, it's encouraging to see that entrepreneurship is healthier thanever in this country.""Maple Diversity Communicationsis honoured to be on the Growth 500ranking's top 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in Canada this year,"says Chairman and CEO Niraj Sinha. "This outstanding achievementreflects the strength of our core team and a steadfastcommitmenttotreat every client as a business par tner."Last year, Maple Diversity Communications became the first-evermulticultural marketing and advertising agency to be one of Canada'sFastest-Growing Companies.


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Indira Gandhi made two serious mistakes -Emergency, Operation Blue Star: Natwar Singh

Ever since she was a kid, Hima Das woke up every morningbefore the crack of dawn and would go to the local grazingground in a remote Assam village. With no proper gear or even

a playground, she practiced running at this grazing ground, around 50metres from her house, before the villagers let their cattle loose postsunrise.Daughter of rice farmers, the same teenager left the world awestruckwhen she ran at a track and field stadium in Finland during the 400metre final at the U-20 World Championships, becoming the first In-dian sprinter to win a gold medal at an international track event.The 18-year-old from Kandhulimari village in Dhing -- a small townsituated approximately 20 km from Nagaon -- followed that with a goldin the women's 4x400 metres and silver medals in the women's 400metres and mixed 4x400 metres events at the recently-concludedAsian Games at Jakar ta, Indonesia.There are numerous such stories of Indian athletes who came frompoor, underprivileged families but who showed true grit and foughtextreme odds to make their families and the nation proud.Swapna Barman, daughter of a van-rickshaw puller and tea-estateworker from Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, overcame extreme pover ty tobecome the first Indian woman to achieve a top podium finish in thegruelling heptathlon event at the Asian Games.The Indian Army rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal did all sor ts of odd jobsfrom digging wells to selling onions to working at a petrol pump in hisarduous journey to the gold in men's quadruple sculls event at theAsiad.Harish Kumar, who was a par t of Indian sepak takraw team that wonbronze at the Asian Games, used to sell tea at his father's shop inDelhi to suppor t his family.These are not isolated instances. According to one of India's mostcelebrated athletes Anju Bobby George, this is more a norm than anaberration. Perhaps because due to their tough lifestyle and the ab-sence of too many options in life, "they have insatiable hunger tosucceed", George told IANS.

"Children from rural areas or poor backgrounds engage in physicalactivities as par t of their normal daily routine. After returning fromschool, they either work in the fields or play spor ts. So naturally mostof our spor ts stars come from rural areas," he said.Recalling Hima's childhood, her mother Jonali recalled she was al-ways competitive and hated losing and related how she practicedrunning at a local grazing ground every morning before dawn as thevillagers came there with their herds of cattle after sunrise.Swapna Barman, from Jalpaiguri town in nor thern Bengal, was bornwith six toes. She never found a shoe that fit her per fectly and pain waspar t of her life ever since she star ted walking. But enduring that con-stant pain, she won gold at heptathlon at the Asian Games. Theheptathlon is a grilling seven-event contest which covers a range oftrack and field events and is spread over two days.Swapna's father Panchanan Barman has been bedridden for the lastfew years. "It was not easy for her. We could not meet her expectationsall the time but she would never complain," Swapna's mother Basonatold IANS in an emotion-choked voice.The extra width of her feet makes landing painful and shoes wear outquickly. She found it difficult to meet the expenses of her equipment,said her childhood coach Sukanta Sinha."I was her coach from 2006-2013. She comes from a very poor familyand could barely meet the expenses of training. I saw a spark in herwhen she was in the four th standard. I star ted training her," said Sukantawho could not get past the state level himself, his best being a thirdplace finish in triple jump in a inter district meet in Bengal in the 1980s."She was extremely stubborn and that worked in her favour. We atRaikot Para Spor ting Association club suppor ted her with all the equip-ment and shoes. Today I cannot express in words how happy I am," headded.In Maharashtra, Dattu Baban Bhokanal endured unimaginable suffer-ing and hardships before achieving the pinnacle of spor ting success.The Indian army rower won gold in the Men's Quadruple sculls eventat the Asiad. The 27-year-old, who had claimed a silver medal in themen's single sculls at the Asian Rowing Championships in 2015, iscurrently one of the top rowers in the continent.

But his upbringing and early struggles is typical of millions ofspor tspersons in the country. From digging wells to selling onions toworking in a petrol pump to representing India at the Rio Olympicswhile his mother was in a coma, Dattu has overcome every obstaclein life."We could not even afford two meals a day and it was then that Idecided to star t working with my father, who used to dig wells," Dattutold IANS.After the death of his father, Dattu joined the Indian Army, a decisionwhich was driven more by the need to feed his family than serving thenation."In 2013, I was selected for the Army Rowing Node (ARN) in Pune forbetter training. After six months of practice, I struck two gold medalsat the national championships and that was a confidence-booster," hesaid.Boxer Amit Panghal, another rising star, hails from the msall Maynavillage in Rohtak district of Haryana. His father Chaudhary BijenderSingh Panghal owns just an acre in his village and the family struggledto make ends meet."My elder brother was a boxer as well. He introduced me to boxing.But my family did not have the resources to suppor t both our careers.So my brother decided to sacrifice his dreams for me and joined thearmy," Amit said."He told me before going to the army that he will take care of thefamily and my training expenses and asked me to focus on my boxingcareer. His words lef t a deep impression on me and I have beenstriving to live up to his expectations ever since," he added.The 22-year-old star ted training in 2007 at the Sir Chhotu Ram BoxingAcademy in Rohtak. Trained by coach Arjun Dhankar, Amit enoyed anexplosive star t to his career at the national and international levels.The light flyweight (49 kg) boxer won the gold medal in his debutappearance at the national championships in 2017 and took bronze atAsian Amateur Boxing Championships in Tashkent in May last year.He took silver at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year beforedefeating reigning Olympic and Asian champion Hasanboy Dusmatovin the Asian Games final.

Indira Gandhi made two "serious mistakes - declaring the Emergency in 1975 and allowing Operation Blue Star to happen", butregardless of these she was a great and power ful prime minister

and a considerate humanist, feels veteran Congressman K NatwarSingh.Singh worked in her office from 1966 to 1971 as a civil servicesofficer before joining the Congress in the 80s and becoming a ministerin the Rajiv Gandhi cabinet."Ever so often, Indira Gandhi is depicted as solemn, severe, pricklyand ruthless. Seldom is it mentioned that this beautiful, caring,charming, graceful and sparkling human being was a consideratehumanist and a voracious reader, that she was endowed withcharm, elegance, style, good taste and, above all, gravitas," hesays about the former prime minister.Singh says Gandhi "made two serious mistakes - declaring theEmergency in 1975 and allowing Operation Blue Star to happen",but hastens to add, "And yet, regardless of these, she was a greatand power ful prime minister."Singh expresses these views in his new book, 'Treasured Epistles',a collection of letters. Those who regularly wrote to him includedfriends, contemporaries and colleagues, from the days of his for-eign service to ambassadorship, to recent days as the minister offoreign affairs.Some of whose letters feature in the book include Indira Gandhi,E M Forster, C Rajagopalachari, Lord Mountbatten, JawaharlalNehru's two sisters Vijaylakshmi Pandit and Krishna Hutheesing,

R K Narayan, Nirad C Chaudhuri, Mulk Raj Anand and Han Suyin.He says each of these luminaries influenced him in a differentway and consequently his "Weltanschauung" or world view wasvastly extended and enriched.The topics of Indira Gandhi's letters to Singh ranged from con-gratulating him for becoming a father to politics, books, bir thdaywishes and get-well-soon messages.After sweeping the Lok Sabha elections in 1980, Gandhi wrote toSingh, who was then the high commissioner of India to Islamabad:"The real difficulties now begin. The people's expectations arehigh but the situation - both political or economic, is an extremelycomplex one.""I cannot help being an optimist and I have no doubt that if onlyour legislators and the people as a whole have the patience andforbearance to climb the steep and stony path for the next fewmonths, we can get over the hump and arrive at a place fromwhich progress is possible once again."Among the several other nuggets in the book, published by Rupa,is Rajagopalachari once telling Singh that he had "sold" the ideaof Par tition to Lord Mountbatten as "Par tition was the only an-swer".When Singh persisted by saying that Mahatma Gandhi was againstthe Par t i t ion, Rajagopalachari said, "Gandhi was a very greatman but he saw what was going on. He was a very disillusionedman. When he realised that we were all for Par tition, he said, 'If youall agree, I will go along with you,' and lef t Delhi the next day."

Swapna Barman, from Jalpaiguri town in nor thern Bengal, was born with six toes. She never found ashoe that fit her perfectly and pain was part of her life ever since she started walking. But enduring thatconstant pain, she won gold at heptathlon at the Asian Games. The heptathlon is a grilling seven-eventcontest which covers a range of track and field events and is spread over two days.‘



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FREELAND TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON THIS WEEK

TO CONTINUE NAFTA TALKS

‘Trudeau says he thought a dealwas close in Spring but turned outnot to be the case.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford With His PC Caucus after the International Plowing Match in Rural Ontario.

OTTAWA: Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says she's return-ing to Washington this week to continue negotiations with her counter-part, United States Trade Representative Rober t Lighthizer, in an effort toconclude negotiations to revamp the North American F ree Trade Agree-ment. "I've been in touch today with Ambassador Lighthizer and his teamand we agreed that we would continue to talk in Washington later thisweek — the specifics of our calendar we haven't quite worked out — butwe will be meeting in Washington later this week," Freeland told report-ers in Ottawa Monday. Freeland said her negotiators were in the U.S.capital Thursday and Friday continuing their work at a technical level;they are now back in Washington, where they will continue to negotiatethroughout the week. Freeland said Canada is in a continuous state ofnegotiation with U.S. officials and that it was "absolutely the right thing forus to meet this week." The negotiations are still looking for a break-through on contentious issues, such as protection for Canada's culturalindustries and the retention of a dispute resolution mechanism used tochallenge punitive anti-dumping and countervailing duty measures.Canada has used the mechanism in the past to challenge Americanduties on softwood lumber. Lighthizer has long opposed this chapter ofNAFTA as a violation of U.S. sovereignty. The U.S. also is trying to extractsome concessions from Canada on the dairy front, demanding more

access to a market that is largely protected from impor ts by supplymanagement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said repeatedly that hewill not dismantle the country's farm policies. Speaking to Paul Wells ofMaclean's magazine later Monday, Tr udeau said that his governmentwas continuing to push for a good deal and would not be pushed into signing abad deal. "Every time we get momentum, every time we work together, we doknock off a few more things and move closer to an eventual decision point. We'renot there yet," Trudeau said. "There were points in the spring where we thought wewere perhaps days or weeks away. Turned out not to be the case. We might bedays or weeks away now. It might not be." News of Freeland's resump-tion of talks in Washington came as MPs returned to the House of Com-mons and opposition par ties took shots at the Liberals over their man-agement of the economy and the ongoing NAFTA negotiations.

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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said she is returning to Washington to meet face to face with herAmerican counterpart, Robert Lighthizer. (Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press)

AS LEGALIZATION LOOMS,CANADA'S POT COMPANIESABOUT TO BE TESTED

OTTAWA: For years now, Canada's cannabis compa-nies have grown in size, soared in value and existed ina sor t of ethereal middle ground waiting for that distantfuture when pot was legal. Now as legalization looms,one of the country's biggest licensed producers is brac-ing for life on the other side of that legal divide — wherepromise and reality will finally meet."There will be failures. There will be shor tcomings.There will be shor t shipments," said Vic Neufeld, CEOof Aphria, one of the largest and highest-valued can-nabis companies in the world. Founded in 2014, Aphriahas expanded and grown at breakneck speeds, makinginvestors rich in the process.And now, like every other cannabis producer in Canada,it's about to face its biggest test when recreationalmarijuana becomes legal on Oct . 17, launchingwhat's expected to be a major industry. Accordingto recent data from Statistics Canada, even withoutlegalization, Canadians spend about $5.7 billion onmarijuana annually. And as we move to a legal mar-ket, the entire industry is abound with unknowns.Will there be enough supply? Will licensed produc-ers make good on their promises? Will the retailmarket be as big as expected? Perhaps bigger?

PEEL POLICE ARRESTEDMALE FOR RIDING ONTOP OF A MOVING TRAINPEEL REGION – Investigators from Metrolinx with theassistance from the 12 Division Criminal InvestigationBureau have arrested a 19 year old male fromMississauga.Earlier this month, Metrolinx investigators learned of aviral video posted on social media in June 2017, of ayoung person riding on top of a moving GO train head-ing westbound along the Lakeshore West train line,Mississauga. Investigators were able to identify theyoung person committing the very dangerous act.On Monday, September 17, 2018, investigators fromMetrolinx with the assistance of the 12 Division Crimi-nal Investigation Bureau arrested and charged a 19 yearold male from Mississauga under the Railway SafetyAct. He will appear in the Ontario Cour t of Justice inBrampton on a future date to answer to the charge.The charged person was a young person as definedunder the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) when theincident occurred, therefore the identity of the youngperson in this investigation will not be released.Anyone with information relating to this investigation isasked to call investigators at the 12 Division CriminalInvestigation Bureau at (905) 453-2121, ext. 1233. In-formation may also be left anonymously by callingCrime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or by visit-ing www.peelcrimestoppers.ca.



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CBSE TOPPER’S GANGRAPE: AFTER REWARI SP, WOMAN

ASSISTANT SUB-INSPECTOR SUSPENDED

Protestors raise slogans during a protest against the alleged gang rape of a 19-year-old CBSE topper in Rewari. (PTI Photo)

Union Minister Claims SushmaSwaraj "Reprimanded"

Navjot Singh SidhuNEW DELHI: Punjab MinisterNavjot Singh Sidhu Monday metExternal Affairs Minister SushmaSwaraj and urged her to help ini-tiate dialogue with Pakistan on theopening up of the Kar tarpur Sahibcor ridor. Union minister and Akalileader Harsimrat Kaur Badal, how-ever, claimed that Ms Swaraj "rep-rimanded" Mr Sidhu for "messingup" the issue of the Kar tarpur Sahib corridor dialogue andaccused him of "misusing" the political clearance grantedto him in visiting Pakistan recently to attend Imran Khan'sswearing-in as prime minister there."External Affairs Minister (Swaraj) reprimands Navjot Sidhufor messing up Kar tarpur Sahib cor ridor dialogue and mis-using political clearance granted for private visit by huggingmilitary Chief responsible for killing our soldiers," Ms Badalsaid. Sources said Mr Sidhu met Ms Swaraj along with an-other senior Congress leader and a former Rajya Sabha MPto discuss the issue with her. Mr Sidhu had cour ted contro-versy by hugging Pakistan Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwaand claimed that he did so as Bajwa told him that the Paki-stan government was working out opening of the Kar tarpurcorrdidor for Sikh pilgrims from Indian state of Punjab.

Soldier Killed By Terrorists In KashmirWas Home After Son's DeathSRINAGAR: A territorial Armysoldier, who had returned to hishome in south Kashmir 'sKulgam district for the last ritesof his son, was shot dead by ter-rorists on Monday. The gunmenbarged into his home at Shuratvillage and shot him from pointblank. "Shoot me if you want to,but don't ask me questions,"those present at the scene quoted Lance Naik Malik as hav-ing told the terrorists, according to news agency PTI. Offi-cials say Lance Naik Mukhtar Ahmad Malik was a com-mander of a disbanded counter-insurgency group before hewas recruited in the territorial Army."The Chinar Corps Commander and all ranks condole thedeath of Lance Naik Mukhtar Ahmad Malik who was killedin a dastardly act by the terrorists today at Kulgam. Hewas grieving the untimely demise of his son," an armyspokesman said.

‘The victim’s family has alleged thatthe police failed to take promptaction on their complaint and delayedaction by citing jurisdictional issuesbetween their units in Rewari andMahendragarh districts.

REWARI: After the shunting out of Rewari superintendent of police(SP) Rajesh Duggal, a woman assistant sub-inspector has been sus-pended over alleged delay in taking action in the gangrape case of a19-year-old woman. “The orders to suspend ASI Hiramani of thewomen’s police station, Rewari were issued on Monday. She hasbeen placed under suspension over allegations of delay in takingaction on the complaint and negligence,” a Rewari district police offi-cial said on Tuesday. Earlier, Duggal was moved out as the Rewari SPand Rahul Sharma was made the new district police chief.The victim’s family has alleged that the police failed to take promptaction on their complaint and delayed action by citing jurisdictionalissues between their units in Rewari and Mahendragarh districts.The family has alleged that the women’s police station in Rewari,after registering a “zero FIR” in the case, delayed action and failed topromptly hand over the probe to the Mahendragarh police, under whosejurisdiction the incident took place. A zero FIR can be filed at anypolice station and can later be transferred to the police station con-cerned. The case has prompted the opposition par ties to demandHaryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s resignation on moralgrounds, saying the state had failed to protect its daughters.The Congress on Monday demanded imposition of President’s Rule inthe state, alleging that the BJP-led government had utterly failed totackle the law-and-order situation. Meanwhile, residents of the vil-lage where the woman was allegedly gangraped, claimed that the thespot where the crime took place was infamous for nefarious activi-

ties. They alleged that there were incidents of girls being harassed byvagabonds at the spot in the past as well. “We demand an exemplarypunishment for the accused. However, our plea is that no innocentyouth of the village should be harassed by the police as many have been calledfor questioning,” one of the villagers said. Meanwhile, teams of Haryana policecontinued with their raids on Tuesday to nab the two prime accused in the case --armyman Pankaj and Manish. The Haryana police has so far arrested three menin the case, including Nishu, who, according to the police, is one of the three mainaccused. The three arrested accused were remanded to a five-day policecustody by a cour t in Kanina, Mahendragarh on Monday. The 19-year-old woman, a board exam topper hailing from Rewari, was abductedfrom a bus stop in Kanina town of Mahendragarh district on Wednes-day when she was on her way to a coaching class. She was allegedlydrugged and gangraped at a room adjoining a tubewell in an agricul-tural field, the police had said.


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IN VARANASI, PM NARENDRA MODI TO CELEBRATEBIRTHDAY WITH CHILDREN FROM SLUMS

‘Prime Minister Narendra Modi willcelebrate his birthday with thechildren after an interaction withprimary school kids in Narur village.

A 568 kg ladoo on display during an event to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday, in New Delhi. -PTI

VARANASI: For 75 child ragpickers from the slums of Varanasi it willbe an unforgettable bir thday par ty to attend Monday evening – that ofPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s.Modi will celebrate his bir thday with the children after an interactionwith primary school kids in Narur village.A group of alumni of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth (MGVK), whoteach the children aged between 5 to 16 years, will accompany themduring the meeting with the PM who turned 68 on Monday.“We are quite happy that PM Modi will meet the children whom weteach. Most of these children are ragpickers,” said Yajat Dwivediwho runs the Tr y To Fight Foundation and leads the mentors’ team forthe children.Komal, Saloni and Shivam are among the group of 75 ragpickersscheduled to meet Modi. And they are thrilled.“I am very happy as I am going to meet PM Modi today. He willcelebrate his bir thday with us. We will wish him happy bir thday. Hewill offer us some sweets,” Shivam said.Komal is equally thrilled. She never thought of meeting the Prime

Minister face to face. “I am happy that I will get a chance to meet PMModi,” Komal said.Dwivedi who is also an aspiring journalist, star ted teaching a fewunderprivileged children including ragpickers and slum kids in 2013.Other MGKV alumni like Vaibhav Mishra, Ranjeet Ranjan, ShraddhaSingh joined him later. The mentors are all fresh graduates and noneof them have a full time job yet. The group visits different slums a fewdays a week to teach the children.Dwivedi said a week back he received information that Modi wouldcelebrate his bir thday with ragpicker children.

BJP'S POPULARITY HAS DECLINED, WILL BE NO SURPRISE IF IT LOSES

2019 LOK SABHA POLLS: ASHOK GEHLOT

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Monday saidthe popularity graph of the Narendra Modi government has fallen andit will not be a surprise if the BJP faces a drubbing in the 2019 LokSabha elections. He was speaking at a press conference at his resi-dence in Jaipur. "Only two faces are ruling the country those ofNarendra Modi and Amit Shah. But it will not be a surprise if they aretrounced (in the 2019 general) elections," the former Rajasthan chiefminister said. He said the Bharatiya Janata Par ty (BJP) also knowswell that it will lose the upcoming Assembly elections in Rajasthan,which is why par ty president Amit Shah is using Modi's name and notchief minister Vasundhara Raje's to seek votes."They (BJP) have understood that seeking votes in the name ofVasundhara Raje will only lead to defeat. Therefore they are seeking

‘Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alsoknows well that it will lose theupcoming Assembly elections inRajasthan, which is why partypresident Amit Shah is using Modi'sname and not chief ministerVasundhara Raje's to seek votes.

votes in the name of Modi. But that time has passed, the (popularity)graph (of the Modi government) has rapidly come down," Gehlot said."What Amit Shah and Vasundhara Raje are saying is a bundle of liesand people know it," he added.The Congress leader also demanded answers from the BJP on theRafale fighter jets deal and on the huge rise in the turnover of thecompany of Shah's son."They are not replying (to questions) about the Rafale deal and ratherpushing forward IAF officers (for statements). They should also re-spond on the matter of (assets of company of) Amit Shah's son," hesaid. Speaking about the proposed 'mahagathbandhan' (grand alli-ance) of opposition par ties to stop the juggernaut of the BJP-led Na-tional Democratic Alliance, Gehlot said it was necessary that all ofthem come on one platform.

PROPOSED TIE-UP BETWEEN AIMIM AND PRAKASHAMBEDKAR'S OUTFIT WILL HELP BJP: SHIV SENA

MUMBAI: Terming the proposed pre-poll alliance between the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and Prakash Ambedkar-led Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM) as "bogus", the Shiv Sena said Monday that such a political move is not a good omen.The alliance would only benefit the BJP, the Sena claimed, alleging that the move by the BBM chief, who is the grandson of late DrB R Ambedkar, is akin to betraying people of his own community. The political alliance of Owaisi and Ambedkar is only forsomeone's defeat and is a well-planned strategy," it said, without naming any par ty. Leaders of the AIMIM and the BBM had saidSaturday that both par ties will forge an alliance for the Lok Sabha and Maharashtra Assembly polls in 2019.Asaduddin Owaisi, chief of the Hyderabad-headquar tered AIMIM, had said that preliminary talks held between the two par tiesyielded positive results. "The proposed political alliance of the AIMIM and Prakash Ambedkar's front of scheduled castes is not agood omen," the Sena said in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana' Till now, both were carr ying out activities behind thecur tains in support of the BJP, but now they will come out openly to help the saffron par ty, said the Sena, which is an ally of the BJPat the Centre and in Maharashtra.It said instead of openly joining hands with the BJP, they have chosen to set up a new front, which has nothing to do with the line ofthinking of late Babasaheb Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution. "Babasaheb fought against the wrong, unjust traditionsof Hindu religion but he never joined hands with radical Muslim groups. He even rejected an offer to conver t to Islam," the Marathipublication said. The AIMIM is a "corrupt version" of the Muslim League, it alleged, adding that it is involved in Muslim vote bankpolitics. "One Owaisi brother had allegedly remarked that 25 crore Muslims could easily overpower Hindus in this country. Thegrandson of late Babasaheb Ambedkar joining hands with such people is like betraying people of his own community," it said."However, any rational Muslim or a scheduled caste youth will not fall for such a bogus alliance," it added. Alleging that Owaisi'slanguage propagates "anarchism", the Sena asked Prakash Ambedkar to clarify if he is comfor table with it. "If someone construesthat BBM's joining hands with Owaisi would lead to instigating the scheduled caste youth and fuel riots in the state, then what answerdoes Prakash Ambedkar have for it?" it sought to know.Most of the scheduled caste community outfits are already affiliated to some mainstream political par ty. The leaders are moreinterested in their self-growth than helping the community, the Sena said. "The schedule castes are already divided into severalfactions, such as Athawale, Kawade, Gavai and Ambedkar. Instead of these factions floating their own front, P rakash Ambedkar isjoining hands with the AIMIM," it said, wondering if such a move will be accepted to the scheduled caste youth.

AMARINDER GOVERNMENTHAS SURRENDERED TORADICAL FORCES: AKALI DALCHANDIGARH, (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) onFriday demanded immediate dismissal of the Punjab gov-ernment citing complete collapse in the law and order situ-ation in the state and accusing the Congress government of"abject surrender to radical extremist forces".SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal, flanked by former chiefminister Parkash Singh Badal, told media in Bathinda onFriday that the Amarinder Singh government was colludingwith radical elements to vitiate the atmosphere in Punjab toserve the Congress' political interests. Badal said the Con-gress government was indulging in a dangerous politicalgame. "Punjab has suffered earlier for 15 years (due toterrorism) and the Congress is pushing the state towardsthat," Sukhbir Badal said.SAD spokesman and former minister Daljit Singh Cheemasaid in Chandigarh that the Congress government had provedthat it was incapable of maintaining law and order by refus-ing to allow holding of a peaceful rally at Faridkot scheduledfor September 16.He said the government had submitted in writing that thispermission was not being given because of pressure fromradical groups who were sitting in dharna around 35 km away.

Rewari gang-rape: Don'tharbour accused, if you'recaught action will be taken,warns CM KhattarREWARI: In the latest development where the CBSE top-per was allegedly gang-raped in a field in Haryana’sRewari, Ashok Kumar Sharma, the deputy commissionerfrom Rewari said that he had visited the victim’s family,and has revealed that nobody can visit them withoutprior permission. “If they (victim's family) want to takethem inside they'll, otherwise they won't. They've saidthat they're satisfied with the treatment and gave that inwriting, so the treatment will continue here,” he told newsagency ANI. Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister ManoharLal Khattar said that the police have been directed totake strict action. “The other two accused in the casewill be arrested soon. I appeal to the public to not harbourthem; strict action will be taken against those who do,”he said. As pressure built on it to act swiftly, the policearrested a registered medical practitioner, who first at-tended to the woman, and a villager on whose propertyshe was found.

IMRAN KHAN PROPPED UPBY PAKISTAN ARMY: UNIONMINISTER VK SINGHNEW DELHI: In comments which may snowball into amajor diplomatic row, former Army chief and MoS MEAVK Singh has said that Imran Khan is controlled by thePakistan Army. According to him, newly elected Paki-stan Prime Minister has been propped up by the Army ofthat country, and hence no radical shift is expected in thepolity. He was responding to questions regarding infiltra-tion going on from Pakistan to India despite Imran Khantaking over as Prime Minister.Though the allegation that Pak Army is behind ImranKhan's win is hardly new, this is for the first time a seniorIndian Minister has echoed such sentiments.VK Singh isalso the former Army chief which makes his statementeven more significant. Infact, PM Modi wished ImranKhan all the success soon after his election, in a mes-sage which many believed may be the starting point of afresh start in the contentious relationship between twocountries. However, India has made it clear that no talkswith Pakistan would be held till the time they provide supportto terrorists. Imran Khan after his hardline posture during cam-paigning has expressed interests about starting a new chapterwith Pakistan. But on Monday, VK Singh was quoted by ANI, "Did you expect any change from a man propped up byArmy? Army (Pakistan Army) is still calling the shots".He also said, " Did you all expect a change? If a person ispropped up by Army, army still rules.

Central govt employees askedto undertake cleanliness driveon office premisesNEW DELHI: The Centre has asked all depar tments un-der it to under take cleanliness drive on their premises,according to an official communique.All central government employees have been asked tocontribute six hours of 'shramdaan' (labour) during theongoing for tnight-long cleanliness drive."Shramdaan activities may include cleaning of officecomplexes, residential colonies and public places in-cluding cleaning of drains, public toilets, waste collec-tion drives, and awareness campaigns," the Ministry ofPersonnel said in the directive issued to secretaries ofall central government depar tments.Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the 'Swachhtahi Seva' movement on September 15. It will continue tillOctober 2. The movement is aimed at generating greaterpublic par ticipation towards cleanliness. It is beingorganised in the run-up to the four th anniversary of theSwachh Bharat Mission, on October 2, 2018, which willalso mark the commencement of the 150th bir th anni-versary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi.



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RAJNATH SINGH IN J-K TO INAUGURATE 2 PILOT PROJECTS

OF ‘SMART’ BORDER FENCE

‘The two projects, each covering a5.5 km-border stretch along the IBin Jammu, are set to get a first-of-a-kind high-tech surveillance systemthat will create an invisibleelectronic barrier on land, waterand even in air and underground.

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Jammuand Kashmir on Monday to inaugurate two pilot projects of “smar t”border fencing built under the Comprehensive Integrated Border Man-agement System (CIBMS) programme.He will also visit the forward areas near the International Border (IB)in Jammu.“Leaving for Jammu on a day long visit. Shall inaugurate two pilotunder CIBMS in Jammu sector and also visit the forward areas nearthe International Border,” the minister tweeted before his departure.The two projects, each covering a 5.5 km-border stretch along the IBin Jammu, are set to get a first-of-a-kind high-tech surveillance sys-tem that will create an invisible electronic barrier on land, water andeven in air and underground, helping the Border Security Force (BSF)detect and foil infiltration bids in the most difficult terrains.CIBMS involves deployment of a range of state-of-the-ar t surveil-lance technologies -- thermal imagers, infra-red and laser-based in-truder alarms that form an invisible land fence, aerostats for aerialsurveillance, unattended ground sensors that can help detect intru-sion bids through tunnels, radars, sonar systems to secure riverineborders, fibre-optic sensors and a command and control system that

shall receive data from all surveillance device in real time.The programme is a more robust border management system whichis seamlessly integrating modern technology with human resource, ahome ministry official said.“Based on integrated border management system, this vir tual fencewould be first of its kind initiative in India,” said the official.The officer said the CIBMS is designed to guard stretches wherephysical surveillance is not possible either due to inhospitable ter-rain or riverine borders.

Union home minister Rajnath Singh during the inauguration of 'Paryatan Parv 2018' in New Delhi on Sunday. Hehas arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday to inaugurate two pi lot projects of “smart” border fencing builtunder the Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) programme. (AP Photo)

‘WISH YOU HAPPINESS ALWAYS’: RAHUL GANDHI’SMESSAGE TO PM MODI ON 68TH BIRTHDAY

‘Rahul Gandhi tagged the PrimeMinister’s personal handle in his tweetand said: “Happy Birthday to our PM,Narendra Modi ji! Wishing him goodhealth and happiness always.”

NEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today wished Prime Min-ister Narendra Modi on his bir thday, wishing him good health and happi-ness. Prime Minister Modi turns 68 today.Gandhi tagged the Prime Minister’s personal handle in his tweet andsaid: “Happy Bir thday to our PM, Narendra Modi ji! Wishing him goodhealth and happiness always.”PM Modi will be travelling to his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi, tospend most of the day with children, many of them from the underprivi-

leged sections of society. Ruling BJP leaders have planned to cut 68cakes across the state to celebrate his bir thday, each weighing 68 kg.PM Modi has been receiving bir thday messages from his par ty leadersand political rivals alike from early morning.Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wished him “a long and healthy life“,former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah wished himlong life and good health.Former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav’s birthday message,however, was unusually long and was appeared designed to make a referenceto that he had to fulfil the “promises shown and given to the people”.

Goa CM Parrikar stable, AmitShah visits him at AIIMSNEW DELHI: Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar isundergoing his existing course of treatment at the AllIndia Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and is notin “critical” condition, doctors said Monday.Par rikar, who was admitted to the private ward atAIIMS on Saturday afternoon, is not undergoing anyprocedures, according to doctors from the hospital.Dr Pramod Garg, professor of gastroenterology, is incharge of his case.“He has been kept under observation and his previ-ous course of treatment is being followed. He is notcritical,” said a doctor on condition of anonymity.BJP president Amit Shah and Union minister Vijay Goelvisited Parrikar at AIIMS on Monday while Union healthminister JP Nadda is likely to visit him in the evening.Shah, who reached the hospital around noon, spoke todoctors treating Parrikar at length about his condition.Par rikar, who had returned to Goa on September 6after his third visit to the United States for the treat-ment of his pancreatic ailment, was again admitted toa private hospital in Goa last Thursday. On Saturday,he had been flown to Delhi after a conversation withthe Amit Shah the day before.The chief minister had first been hospitalised in Feb-r uary, repor tedly for a case of food poisoning. He wastaken to Mumbai, where he went for a “routine healthcheck-up” according to the state government and waskept under observation for mild pancreatitis, or in-flammation of the pancreas.Parrikar had presented the state’s financial statementon February 23, the same day he was discharged buthad to be readmitted to hospital two days later.

Militants barge into soldier’shouse in Kashmir, shoot himin the head: CopsSRINAGAR: An army man was killed by suspectedmilitants in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Mon-day. Police said that a group of militants barged intothe house of Mukhtar Ahmad Malik, a Territorial Army(TA) man, in Kashmir ’s Shurat Kulgam and openedfire. “Malik was at home... He was shot in his head,”said a police officer. Malik died before reaching thehospital. He was posted in the state’s summer capitalSrinagar with the Territorial Army and was on leave.In June, Army soldier Aurangzeb was abducted from aprivate vehicle when he was going home for Eid inShopian. His body was recovered from a Pulwamavillage. Meanwhile, life was affected in many par ts ofKashmir as separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani,Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik asked peopleto observe a shutdown against the civilian and fivemilitant killings in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district onSaturday. Shops and businesses are closed in capitalSrinagar while movement of public transpor t has beenpar tially affected. Schools have been closed whileattendance in government offices is thin.The state is going for municipal and panchayat pollsfrom October 8 amid threats from militants to peoplefor par ticipating in these elections.

BJP leader Manoj Tiwari breaksseal of East Delhi house, saysmunicipal campaign corruptNEW DELHI: BJP Delhi president Manoj Tiwari on Sun-day broke the sealed lock of a house in Gukulpur vil-lage of nor th-east Delhi, saying he was protestingagainst municipal officials’ “pick-and-choose” policyof acting against proper ties allegedly flouting build-ing rules. “Only one house in the lane, which I visitedon Sunday, was sealed by the authorities. Why wereothers spared? This is corruption. Officials are seal-ing proper ties according to their whims and fancies.This should stop,” Tiwari said.“I have broken the seal of a house in Gokulpuri and Iwill not stop here. I will go to every locality whereillegal sealing is being done.

Virat Kohli, CWG gold medalist Mirabai Chanu recommended for Khel RatnaNEW DELHI: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and world champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanu were Monday jointly recommended forthe country's highest spor ting honour -- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.Kohli will become the third Indian cricketer af ter legendary Sachin Tendulkar (1997) and the talismanic former captain MahendraSingh Dhoni (2007) once the spor ts ministry officially accepts the committee's recommendation."Yes, Virat Kohli and Mirabai Chanu's names have been recommended by the awards committee," a top source told PTI on conditionof anonymity. It is learnt that India's top male shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was in contention for his good show in the Super SeriesCircuit last year but lost out to the 24-year-old Chanu, who is the reigning world champion in the 48kg category with a world recordto boot. Kohli, the world's No.1 Test batsman as per the ICC rankings, has been in stupendous form for the past three years andmissed out despite nominations in the years 2016 and 2017.The 29-year-old cur rently has 6147 runs in 71 Tests with 23 centuries and 9779 runs in 211 ODIs, including 35 tons.With a combined 58 tons in international cricket, he is only second to Sachin Tendulkar (100) in the list of century-scorers ininternational cricket.The BCCI has been nominating Kohli for the Khel Ratna for the past three years but in 2016, it was given to Sakshi Malik, PV Sindhuand Deepa Karmakar for their good show at the Rio Olympic Games.

RAHUL GANDHI DOES ROADSHOW TO LAUNCH CONGRESSCAMPAIGN IN MADHYA PRADESHNEW DELHI: Congress president Rahul Gandhi Monday embarked on a roadshow to kick-off the par ty's campaign in poll-boundMadhya Pradesh af ter seeking the blessings of more than 11 Hindu priests.Polls in the BJP-ruled state are scheduled this year-end.Gandhi was received by state Congress president Kamal Nath and senior par ty leader and Guna MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, amongothers, at the airpor t here.Thousands of Congress workers and suppor ters holding the par ty's flags chanted "Rahul Gandhi Zindabad" as he lef t the airpor t.The Congress chief then headed to embark on a 15-km-long roadshow from Lalghati Chowk, located close to the airpor t, af terseeking the blessings of more than 11 Hindu priests, state Congress spokesperson Pankaj Chaturvedi said.Gandhi's roadshow, in which he will ride an open vehicle, will conclude at the Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd's Dussehra Maidan, wherehe will interact with par ty cadres this evening, Chaturvedi said."A T-shape ramp has been constructed near the stage from whereGandhi is going to take questions from par ty workers during his interaction with them," he said.Besides, he is going to address ameeting of Congress workers, which is open to public, before leaving in the evening, Chaturvedi added."We are upbeat as our leaderis in the city to launch the election campaign," he said.The main opposition par ty has put up posters and banners in Bhopal describing the 48-year-old Congress chief, who just returnedfrom a pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar, as a 'Shiv bhakt'.As part of the pilgrimage, devotees under take an arduous journey toMount Kailash, which is considered the abode of Lord Shiva in Hindu mythology.


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HURRICANE FLORENCE DEATH TOLL CLIMBS TO 31

AS FLOODING WREAKS HAVOC

‘Tens of thousands were orderedevacuated from communities alongthe state’s steadily rising rivers — withthe Cape Fear, Little River, Lumber,Waccamaw and Pee Dee rivers allprojected to burst their banks.

Rising flood waters approach the roof of a home in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, in Leland, NorthCarolina, US, on September 16, 2018. (Reuters Photo)

CAROLINA: Rain-gorged rivers threatened fur ther flooding on thestorm-battered US East Coast Monday as the death toll from HurricaneFlorence, now a tropical depression, jumped to 31.Emergency management authorities in Nor th Carolina said an earliertoll of 17 had risen to 25 since Florence made landfall Friday as aCategory 1 hurricane, with its af termath threatening fur ther floodingas well as potential dam failures and landslides.Six deaths have been confirmed in neighbouring South Carolina, withthe latest being the driver of a pickup truck who drove into standingwater in Lexington County. “River flooding is dynamic and it’s hap-pening all over our state,” Nor th Carolina governor Roy Cooper toldrepor ters. “This is an epic storm that is still continuing,” Cooper said.“This is a monumental disaster for our state.”In Virginia, near state capital Richmond, emergency services saidone man died af ter a building collapsed during severe weather, thoughit was not clear if that death was directly linked to Florence.More than a dozen rivers across North Carolina were at major floodstage on Monday or threatening to rise to critical levels.“Many roads in our state are still at risk of floods,” Cooper said,warning people who have been evacuated not to return home yet andothers not to go out if they do not need to.“Please don’t make yourself someone who needs to be rescued,” hesaid. Wilmington, on the banks of the Cape Fear River in Nor th Caro-lina, was almost completely cut off by land but emergency manage-ment teams managed to truck food and water overnight into the por tcity of 120,000 people. Nor th Carolina emergency depar tment offi-cials said 23 truckloads of Meals, Ready to Eat -- packaged US mili-tary rations -- and crates of bottled water had been sent into Wilmington.And a wave of solidarity rippled through hard-hit New Bern, wherehundreds of people lined up as a local supermarket distributed friedchicken and hamburgers.“This community, the most marginalized and economically deprivedin town, has been hit the worst. They are still is without power,” saidBraden Welsh, one of those behind the initiative.“We wanted to pump their spirit up.”NEARLY THREE FEET OF RAINLocal ar tist Kevin Bryant praised the effor t, saying “it’s good to getsome suppor t.” “I lost everything in the flooding,” he said. “We didn’tthink it would be that bad. It happened so fast.”

SUU KYI MUST STOP DEFENDING THE INDEFENSIBLENAYPYIDAW: Myanmar ’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, facing unprecedented criticism for her government’s handling of theRohingya refugee crisis in her nation, has finally conceded that the situation in Rakhine state “could have been better handled”.This, however, will be cold comfor t for the more than 700,000 Rohingya who fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape acrackdown by the Myanmar Army — a campaign so brutal that United Nations rights officials have described it as nothing shor tof ethnic cleansing. A recent repor t by the United Nations Human Rights Council even recommended that Myanmar ’s top generalsbe investigated and prosecuted for “genocide” in Rakhine state. Repor t af ter repor t by rights activists and journalists hasdocumented extrajudicial killings and rapes by Myanmarese troops and the destruction of complete villages in Rakhine, with mostestimates putting the death toll in last year’s bloodshed at 10,000. Ms Suu Kyi rarely speaks at public events about the situation in Rakhine, oraccepts questions from the media about the Rohingya refugees, or even utters the word “Rohingya”. Even in her latest remarks on the issue at aninternational forum in Hanoi, Ms Suu Kyi sought to imply that her civilian government wields “only 75%?of the power” in a power-sharing arrangementwith the military, but it is hard to square her remarks with her reputation as the person who almost single-handedly took onMyanmar’s junta and paved the way for democratic reforms that culminated with the 2015 elections, which was swept by herpar ty. Even more damning was Ms Suu Kyi’s defence of the jailing of two Reuters repor ters — Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo — lastweek for, as she put it, breaking the Official Secrets Act. Most rights groups and journalists’ bodies believe the two repor ters weregiven seven-year jail terms for their role in exposing the massacre of 10 Rohingya men at Inn Din village in Rakhine last year.

AMAZON PROBES ALLEGATIONS OF STAFF LEAKINGCONFIDENTIAL DATA TO COMPANIES FOR BRIBESPARIS: Amazon is investigating allegations that some of its staff sold confidential customer data to third par ty companiespar ticularly in China, the online giant confirmed on Sunday. According to a Wall Street Journal repor t, which did not give figures,employees of the e-retailer sell internal data and other confidential information -- usually through intermediaries -- to merchantswho sell their goods on the US giant’s website. On Amazon, customers can buy products sold directly by the company along withgoods from many other merchants. The practice under investigation is a violation of company policy. It is par ticularly present inChina, the paper said, citing the example of intermediaries in Shenzhen working for group employees and selling information onsales volumes for payments ranging from 80 to more than 2,000 dollars.

BREXIT: UK PM IRRITATED BY CHALLENGERS AS LONDONMAYOR CALLS FOR FRESH REFERENDUMLONDON: Prime minister Theresa May used an interview to mark the six-month countdown to Brexit to convey her irritation atspeculation in herpar ty about her future, while London mayor Sadiq Khan called for another referendum on EU membership.Uncer tainty has mounted as official and other assessments predict adverse impact on daily life in the United Kingdom if Londonand Brussels fail to reach a deal on their future relationship. Any such deal can also be potentially voted down by the UKparliament. The UK is due to leave the European Union on March 29, 2019, after decades of being a frontline member that influencedand contributed significantly to the bloc. The close 2016 vote to leave the EU, however, has divided the country down the middle.Speaking to BBC in a special interview to be telecast on Monday, May criticised her former foreign secretary Boris Johnson, whohas been attacking her Brexit plan outlined in Chequers since resigning in July.

China vows to hit back asTrump targets $200bn inimpor ts with tariffsBEIJING: China on Tuesday vowed to retaliate against theUnited States and warned of “uncertainty” in trade talksafter president Donald Trump targeted another $200 billionin Chinese imports with tariffs star ting next week.Trump ratcheted up pressure on Beijing as the new round oflevies will bring the amount of goods hit by duties to roughlyhalf of Chinese exports to the US. He also threatened to goafter all Chinese goods. “For months, we have urged Chinato change these unfair practices and give fair and recipro-cal treatment to American companies,” Trump said in astatement on Monday. “These practices plainly constitute agrave threat to the long-term health and prosperity of theUnited States economy,” he said.“But, so far, China has been unwilling to change its prac-tices,” including theft and force transfer of technology.Once the new round of tariffs takes effect on September 24,punitive duties will be in place on $250 billion in goods theUS buys from China -- its largest source of imported mer-chandise. The latest round of imports will face 10 percenttariffs through the end of the year, and then the rate will jumpto 25 percent. “In order to safeguard its legitimate rights andinterests and the global free trade order, China has no choicebut to take countermeasures in lockstep,” the Chinese com-merce ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.The statement did not mention Beijing’s earlier threat to addtariffs on $60 billion in US imports if Washington imposedthis new wave of levies. Foreign ministry spokesman GengShuang said at a regular briefing that China will announcedetails about its countermeasures “at the appropriate time,”adding that “the protectionist and unilateral measures takenby the US side are very unacceptable for us.”

TRUMP DECLASSIFIESDOCUMENTS RELATEDTO FBI RUSSIA PROBEWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Monday de-classified a trove of documents related to the early days ofthe FBI’s Russia investigation, including a portion of a se-cret surveillance warrant application and former FBI direc-tor James Comey’s text messages.Trump made the extraordinary move in response to callsfrom his allies in Congress who say they believe the Rus-sia investigation was tainted by anti-Trump bias within theranks of the FBI and Justice Department.It also came as Trump continued his effor ts to underminespecial counsel Rober t Mueller’s probe in the wake of theguilty plea of his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort,and amid the ongoing grand jury investigation into a long-time associate, Roger Stone. Trump’s decision will resultin the release of text messages and documents involvingseveral top justice depar tment and FBI officials who Trumphas repeatedly attacked over the last year. White Housepress secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announcedTrump’s decision in a written statement, saying the presi-dent had directed the Office of the Director of National Intel-ligence and the Justice Department to declassify the docu-ments “at the request of a number of committees of Con-gress, and for reasons of transparency.” It was unclear howsoon the documents would be released.

Russia says military jet with14 servicemen aboardvanishes from radar off SyriaMOSCOW: A Russian military jet carrying 14 servicemenvanished from radar over the Mediterranean Sea late Mon-day as Syria came under attack by Israeli missiles, thedefence ministry said.“Connection has been lost with the crew of a Russian Il-20plane over the Mediterranean Sea 35 kilometres from theSyrian coast as it was returning to the Hmeimim airbase,”the Russian defence ministry said early Tuesday.The fate of the military personnel is “unknown,” the minis-try said in a statement which was carried by Russian newsagencies. A search for the plane was underway.A search-and-rescue source told the Interfax news agencythat the Russian warplane could have sunk in the Mediter-ranean Sea as a result of an “unforeseen critical incident”in the air. The ministry said that the jet had gone off the radararound 11pm Monday (local time) during an attack by fourIsraeli F-16 jets over Syrian infrastructure in the province ofLatakia, a stronghold of president Bashar al-Assad.RIA Novosti news agency, citing a security source, saidthat Syrian anti-defence systems had countered a rocketattack. There was no immediate comment from the Syriangovernment.An Israeli military spokeswoman when asked about boththe reported Israeli strike and the Russian plane said: “Wedon’t comment on foreign repor ts.”A Pentagon spokesman said the United States was notinvolved and declined to provide further details.“The missiles were not fired by the US military and we havenothing further at this time,” he said.The Russian defence ministry also said that rockets hadbeen launched from the French Navy’s frigate, TheAuvergne, which was in the area at the time.“The French army denies any involvement in this attack,” aFrench army spokesman said.The jet vanished from radar just hours after Russia saidthere would be no assault against Syria’s Idlib as the presi-dents of Russia and Turkey agreed to create a “demilitarisedzone” in the rebel-held province.

The National Weather Service released rainfall totals as of 2:00 pm(1800 GMT) for par ts of Nor th Carolina. The largest amount so far wasin Elizabethtown, which has received 35.93 inches (0.91 meters).The most rainfall recorded in South Carolina was in the town of Loris,where 23.81 inches (0.6 meters) fell.More than 300 people remained Monday at a shelter on the campus ofthe University of Nor th Carolina in Raleigh, the state capital whichescaped the brunt of the storm.Thomas Hammett, of Otway, Nor th Carolina, said he has been in theshelter for nearly a week with his two children, Jer ry, 11, Christopher,three. “We had to evacuate. It was too dangerous to stay,” Hammettsaid. “Some people have died down there.”“The neighbours told us our home was fine apart from a few branchesdown, so that’s a relief at least,” he added.“We can’t wait to go back home and live a normal life again, hopefullyon Wednesday.”In Fayetteville, the Cape Fear River was expected to reach major floodstage at 58 feet (17.6 meters) on Monday and to hit nearly 62 feet (18.9meters) on Tuesday before receding.Some half a million customers in the Carolinas were still withoutelectricity on Monday, according to emergency officials.The National Weather Service said there is an “elevated risk for land-slides” in Nor th Carolina. State officials said there had been a smalldam breach that did not cause any significant damage and they weremonitoring other structures closely.Numerous roads across eastern North Carolina were blocked by fallen trees andflooding including par ts of I-95, a major north-south artery.Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen visited Nor th Carolina on Mon-day to discuss the response and recovery efforts and tour flood-affected areas.



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CHINA WON’T JUST PLAY DEFENCE INTRADE WAR WITH US: MEDIA

‘The United States and China havealready levied duties on $50 billionworth of each other’s goods in anintensifying row that has joltedglobal financial markets in the pastfew months.

BEIJING: China will not be content to only play defence in an escalat-ing trade war with the United States, a widely read Chinese tabloidwarned, as president Donald Trump was expected to announce newtariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods as early as Monday.Beijing may also decline to par ticipate in proposed trade talks withWashington later this month if the Trump administration goes aheadwith the additional tariffs, the Wall Street Journal repor ted on Sunday,citing Chinese officials.The Journal report quoted one senior Chinese advisor y official sayingChina would not negotiate “with a gun pointed to its head.”The United States and China have already levied duties on $50 billionwor th of each other ’s goods in an intensifying row that has joltedglobal financial markets in the past few months.Last week, the world’s two biggest economies appeared to be mak-ing progress on the trade snag af ter the US treasury depar tment in-vited senior Chinese officials including vice premier Liu He for moretalks.However, a senior administration official told Reuters over the week-end that Tr ump is likely to announce the new tariffs as early as Mon-day. “It is nothing new for the US to try to escalate tensions so as toexploit more gains at the negotiating table,” the Global Times, whichis published by the ruling Communist Par ty’s People’s Daily, wrote inan editorial on Monday.“We are looking forward to a more beautiful counter-attack and willkeep increasing the pain felt by the US,” the Chinese-language col-

umn said. Besides retaliating with tariffs, China could also restrictexpor t of goods, raw materials and components core to US manufac-turing supply chains, former finance minister Lou Jiwei told a Beijingforum on Sunday, according to an attendee.Lou is chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund.One person, who attended the event and is familiar with the WhiteHouse’s thinking, said such a move would likely attract sharp retali-ation from Washington, which has studied its own limits on expor tingkey technologies to China.“Lou Jiwei’s approach would feed the most hawkish sentiments inthe US government,” the person said, declining to be identified giventhe sensitivity of the matter.Trump has demanded that China cut its $375 billion trade surplus withthe United States, end policies aimed at acquiring US technologiesand intellectual proper ty and roll back high-tech industrial subsidies.

Hong Kong begins massive clean-up after Typhoon Mangkhut chaosCENTRAL: Hong Kong began a massive clean-up Monday af ter Ty-phoon Mangkhut raked the city, shredding trees and bringing damag-ing floods, in a trail of destruction that left dozens dead in the Philip-pines and millions evacuated in southern China.The death toll in the Philippines, where the main island of Luzon wasmauled with fierce winds and rain, rose to 65 overnight as rescuerspulled more bodies from a huge landslide in the mountain town ofItogon.The landslide buried an emergency shelter which was being used byminers and their families in the town.No-one has yet been pulled alive from the rubble and relatives ofthose buried are taking par t in the rescue effor ts, the town’s mayorVictorio Palangdan told AFP.National police spokesman senior superintendent Benigno Duranasaid 43 other people are missing, and more than 155,000 peopleremain in evacuation centres two days after the typhoon struck.Farms across nor thern Luzon, which produces much of the nation’srice and corn, were sitting under muddy floodwater, their crops ruinedjust a month before harvest.After tearing through Luzon and pummelling Hong Kong and Macau,

the storm made landfall in mainland China late Sunday, with tworepor ted dead in Guangdong province.Authorities there said they had evacuated more than three millionpeople and ordered tens of thousands of fishing boats back to por tbefore the arrival of what Chinese media had dubbed the “King ofStorms”.In the high-rise city of Hong Kong, the government described thedamage as “severe and extensive” with more than 300 people injuredin Mangkhut, which triggered the maximum “T10” typhoon aler t.The monumental task of cleaning up the city began as residents,some in suits and ties, struggled to get back to work on roads thatremained blocked by felled trees, mud and debris.Schools were closed, bus services halted, and travel disruption sawcommuters piling onto platforms trying to board infrequent trains aftertrees fell on overhead lines.Landslides and severe flooding affected some areas, with over 1,500residents seeking refuge in temporary shelters overnight.The storm, with gusts of more than 230 kilometres per hour (142mph), sent buildings swaying and waters surging into homes andshopping malls in Hong Kong, with some roads waist-deep in water.

Robots to handle 52 percent ofcurrent work tasks by 2025:World Economic ForumDAVOS: Robots will handle 52 per cent of current worktasks by 2025, almost twice as many as now, a WorldEconomic Forum (WEF) study said Monday. The sharpincrease could also see a net gain in “new roles” forhumans, who will have to revamp skills to keep pacewith the “seismic shift” in how we work with machinesand computer programmes, the forum estimated. “By2025 more than half of all current workplace tasks willbe per formed by machines as opposed to 29 per centtoday,” a statement by the Swiss non-profit organisationsaid. Simultaneously, rapid changes in machines andalgorithms, or computer processes that are designed tosolve problems, “could create 133 million new roles inplace of 75 million that will be displaced between nowand 2022,” the group forecast. Based near Geneva, theWEF is known for the annual pow-wow of wealthy indi-viduals, politicians and business leaders that it organisesin Davos, Switzerland. Its report, The Future of Jobs 2018, foreseesrobots swiftly replacing humans in the accounting, client manage-ment, industrial, postal and secretarial sectors. Jobs that require“human skills” such as sales, marketing and customerservice should see demand increase meanwhile, alongwith e-commerce and social media. A major challengewill be to retrain workers, who will themselves bepressed to update skills especially in the areas of “cre-ativity, critical thinking and persuasion”, the study found.

Saudi Arabia to auction detainedtycoon’s real estate assetsRIYADH: Saudi Arabia will auction real estate owned byindebted billionaire Maan al-Sanea and his companystar ting next month to help repay billions of riyals due tocreditors, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.Sanea, ranked by Forbes in 2007 as one of the world’s100 richest people, was detained last year for unpaiddebts dating back to 2009 when his company, SaadGroup, defaulted. His case is separate from the scoresof Saudi businessmen and prominent figures who wereheld on corruption charges last year at Riyadh’s RitzCarlton hotel, although it touches on similar investorconcerns about corporate governance. In what was SaudiArabia’s longest-running debt dispute, creditors havespent the past nine years pursuing Saad Group, which isbased in the Eastern Province, for debt repayment.Etqaan Alliance, the consor tium appointed late last yearby a three-judge tribunal to resolve Saad’s debt dispute,will sell the assets over five months at auctions in theEastern Province, Riyadh and Jeddah, according to twosources familiar with the matter.

‘I AM MARRIED TO THEGREATEST BATSMAN IN

THE WORLD’

SUNNY LEONE UNVEILS WAX STATUE AT

DELHI’S MADAME TUSSAUDS

‘Sunny Leone’s wax statue at Delhi’sMadame Tussauds’ not only lookslike her but smells like her too.

AFGHANISTAN BEAT SRI LANKA BY 91 RUNS AND SENT THEM PACKING OUT OF THE ASIA CUP 2018. (AFP)

Sunny Leone poses with her wax statue during its unveiling at Madame Tussauds Museum, in New Delhi. (PTI)

Sunny Leone has got waxed and will be sharing the space withBollywood’s who’s who at Delhi’s Madame Tussauds. The adultstar-turned Bollywood actor shared her excitement about unveil-

ing her wax statue on her Instagram handle. “So excited to be going tothe unveiling of my @madametussaudsdelhi figure in Delhi today,”she posted. Other personalities that have their statues at MadameTussauds, Delhi, include Amitabh Bachchan, Virat Kohli, Shah RukhKhan and Anil Kapoor. Sunny had earlier spoken about her statuefinding a place at the museum. “I am thrilled and grateful to MadameTussauds for creating my figure. Having my own wax figure is com-pletely overwhelming. This is the first time I have undergone a sittingand I must thank the entire team for making it a unique and memo-rable experience. I am equally excited to see ’me’ at the attraction.Madame Tussauds is a ‘one-of-a-kind’ attraction and I am so thrilledto be chosen for this incredible honour,” she had said.

Over 200 specific measurements of Sunny by a team of experts fromLondon. Unlike many of the earlier statues of Bollywood actors, Sunny’slooks almost lifelike. Earlier, the actor launched the second season ofa web series based on her life, Karenjit Kaur: The Untold Story ofSunny Leone. “The experience was a lot more difficult than I thought itwas going to be. I have told the stories and I know what they are. Itcan’t be as difficult as some other film. It was very hard emotionaljourney for me. But I am happy that I got to tell the truth, no matter howdifficult it was for me,” she said about the web show.

‘Anushka Sharma opened upabout her relationship withVirat Kohli, calling both ofthem ‘spiritual people’ who likethe simple pleasures of life.

Anushka Sharma has opened up about what makes her andhusband Virat Kohli tick. The cricketer and the actor are one ofthe most watched couples in India but they don’t let their celebstatus faze them. Talking to Anupama Chopra, Anushka -- whilepromoting upcoming film Sui Dhaaga: Made In India -- spoke atlength about her relationship with Virat Kohli and how they keepit real. The actor explained, “I think we are both not so attachedto what we do. The other day someone asked me a question you know‘power couple and two powerful people from your own industry. You knowwhen you are together, how do you manage this and all’. And I thought tomyself and I told them also, we don’t see ourselves like that. Westar t to see ourselves that way then there is something reallywrong in the nature of our relationship. If someone really wantsto have an insight into our lives, we are very simple people,wanting to do normal, very simple things.”

Anushka Sharma said that she and husband Virat Kohliare male and female version of each other.

STREE, SANJU, PADMAAVAT, GOLD: THIS YEAR’S 100-CROREFILMS HAVE BROKEN GENRE BARRIERSMUMBAI: Last year it seemed that Bollywood’s obsession with period films had reached its zenith, but this year, filmmakers showcasedan even greater mix of genres. The nine films that have crossed the ?100 crore mark thus far belong to different genres. The latest oneis the horror-comedy Stree, which continues to set the cash registers ringing. Producer Bhushan Kumar, who backed romantic comedySonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety and crime action thriller Raid, which was based on a true incident, calls this a clear sign of the fact that “we havematured as storytellers.” He explains, “We’re willing to tackle different kind of subjects. With exposure to international cinema andthemes, [I feel] the audience has also evolved.” He adds, “We have always believed in backing content-driven subjects, and ourupcoming films also promise a variety, which, in the current times, is truly the spice of life for the cinema-loving audience. If this year’ssuccess is anything to go by, it looks like the filmmaking community and the audience are in for a great ride ahead.”

INDIA BEAT HONG KONG BY26 RUNS IN ASIA CUP

Batting first, India had posted 285 runs against the minnows. However, Hong Kong opening pair of Nizakat Khan(92) and skipper Anshuman Rath (73) added a record

174-run par tnership to raise the visions of a major upset beforeinexperience cost them dear as they managed 259 for eight.One of the biggest drawbacks of the 2018 Asia Cup is the factthat teams will be forced to play matches on consecutive days.And these aren't T20 matches that conclude in a few hours.These are full-day, 50-overs-a-side games. And that too in scorchingtemperatures of over 40 degree Celsius. India play Hong Kong on Tuesdayand Pakistan, which is inarguably the match of the tournament, the follow-ing day. Ideally, India would've wanted to bat first against Hong Kong sothat their batters had a chance of playing the full quota of 50overs. But keeping an eye on the fact that Pakistan await thevery next day, India might look to chase against Hong Kong andfinish the game much sooner to get rest.

INDIA BEAT HONG KONG BY 26 RUNS IN THETHEIR FIRST MATCH OF THE ASIA CUP 2018


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Thugs of Hindostan first look out in 3 days: Big B,Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif to feature in motion posters

‘Thugs of Hindostan’s first look,including motion posters of keycharacters, played by AmitabhBachchan, Aamir Khan and KatrinaKaif, will be released soon. Find outthe trailer release date and more.

Bigg Boss 12: Curious about Anup Jalota and JasleenMatharu age-defying love story? We have you covered

‘Singer Anup Jalota who is knowfor singing devotional songs,entered the Bigg Boss 12 housealong with Jasleen Matharu as a‘vichitra jodi’.

Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan’s larger-than-life film, Thugsof Hindostan, releases on Diwali. But Big B and Aamir fansshould brace themselves for sizzling new motion posters of

the upcoming YRF (Yash Raj Films) magnum opus. A new repor treveals that Thugs of Hindostan makers will introduce the first look ofall the key characters through spectacular motion posters beginningTuesday. Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh also star in the film,which will be released on November 7.“The first character poster will be out on Tuesday. Looks like Adi,Aamir and Viktor have finalised 6 motion posters featuring 6 keycharacters of the film. They are keeping this plan close to the chestand no one knows which character will be introduced first. They wantto star t building the curiosity of the audiences for the trailer throughthese motion posters. No one has seen the world of Thugs or the

outstanding looks of the characters and this out of the box introductionwill surely get the buzz on the film to go through the roof,” a sourcetold Deccan Chronicle.What’s more, another repor t says that the first trailer of the much-awaited YRF action adventure is also on its way. Deccan Chroniclerepor ts that the trailer for Thugs of Hindostan will be released on theoccasion of late filmmaker Yash Chopra’s 86th bir th anniversary, onSeptember 27. Thugs of Hindostan is one of the most expensive Hindifilms to be made yet and has been directed by Vijay Krishna Acharyaof Dhoom 3 fame. Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan’s alleged looksfrom the upcoming film have already found their way onto the internetand have gone viral. Several fan pages on Twitter and Instagram haveloved and shared them. In the photos, shared in 2017, Amitabh seemsto be on sets of the film surrounded by the crew. He looks almosttwice his size due to his costume which consists of a huge darkarmour and a turban. He is seen carrying a sword on his back andpacking a thick beard and long hair.In March, a few mischievous people spread a picture of a beardedman all over the internet and called it Aamir Khan’s first look fromThugs of Hindostan. With an older face and his hair up in a bun, theman did indeed look like Aamir (with a few prosthetics perhaps).However, the picture is actually of model Daljit Sean Singh, and hetoo realises how his image is being misused. He has posted severalnews clippings and reels on Instagram mocking the foolishness ofanyone who believed it to be Aamir’s picture.

THUGS OF HINDOSTAN IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE HINDI FILMS TO BE MADE YET AND STARS AMITABHBACHCHAN, AAMIR KHAN, KATRINA KAIF AND FATIMA SANA SHAIKH IN IMPORTANT ROLES. (IANS)

Singer Anup Jalota who is know for singing devotional songs,entered the Bigg Boss 12 house along with Jasleen Matharu as a‘vichitra jodi’.While speculations were rife that the 65-year-old bhajan singer wasdating Jasleen, the singer refuted the claims in an interview earlier.However, Jasleen herself accepted that she has been dating Anup forthe last three years and that Salman Khan's show will allow them tospend more time together.In an interview to Times of India Jasleen said, “This is going to comeas a huge shock to my parents and friends as no one is aware of myrelationship with Anup Jalota ji. We have been dating each other forthe last three and a half years. We usually don’t get time to spend witheach other in the outside world due to our busy schedules, but nowwith the help of Bigg Boss, we will get to do so. Also, we will get toknow if we can stay together forever,” Jasleen said.Well, some of the photos of the two lovebirds have gone viral, and

comments on them are not very pleasing. Did the comments abouttheir age gap affect her?“Age gap has never bothered us and now once we go inside the house,we will get to know the real reaction of the people about our relation-ship. Until now, nobody knew anything,” Jasleen said.Well, it will be interesting to see Anup and Jasleen's chemistry in thehouse, but before that let's take a look at some of their pictures whichspeak volumes about their relationship!

‘I’m more excited to be in thedriver’s seat’: Imran Khan onhis directorial debut and more

Imran Khan, who was last seen on the big screen in Katti Batti(2015), has now turned director. The suave actor has writtenand helmed Mission Mars: Keep Walking India, which islaunched by Johnnie Walker — The Journey and produced byDharma 2.0. The short film, which releases digitally on Sep-tember 20, revolves around The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM),(also known as Mangalyaan), which was launched by the In-dian Space Research Organisation. Since September 24, 2014,India’s rover successfully began orbiting Mars, marking thecountry’s first venture into interplanetary space. Imran, who is‘a self-confessed space geek’, talks about his transition froman actor to a director, being influenced by Steven Spielberg, andhis future plans. Excerpts...What prompted you to become a director?Everyone had been asking me for the past 10 years whenwould I direct a film, so I thought it was finally time (laughs).What attracted you towards this unconventional subject?I’ve always been fascinated by space exploration. Ever since Iwas a kid, it has fired my imagination. In 2013, I was followingthe Mangalyaan mission closely. Late last year, filmmakerPunit Malhotra asked me if I would be interested in making ashort about it. I jumped at the idea. My friend Abhishek Sahaand I co-wrote the screenplay over a span of four-and-a-halfmonths. This was followed by two months of pre-production. Ithas been exciting because I’m telling the story of somethingthat I find inspirational. This is a huge achievement by Indianscientists which needs to be celebrated.What kind of research went into it?Unfor tunately, we didn’t get direct access to the agencies in-volved. So, I watched interviews, documentaries and scannedarticles. I also read Reaching For The Stars: India’s Journey To TheMars by Pallava Bagla from where I got a lot of structure for the film.How challenging was it to capture everything within a short film?That was the tricky aspect, which took us time to crack. Thank-fully, there was a cinematic structure in the actual event. It took300 days for the spacecraft to travel to Mars. In the mission’sfinal leg, it had to slow down and enter the orbit around the redplanet. That manoeuver had to happen when the craft wasbehind Mars, so there was a 25-minute period where the sci-entists could neither see nor communicate with it. We’ve setthe film in the control room during those 25 minutes when wecan show viewers flashbacks.

‘I’ve never focused on the results’:Shraddha Kapoor on 'Stree' success,Batti Gul Meter Chalu and moreThe spark in Shraddha Kapoor’s eyes is unmistakable. The actress isjustifiably upbeat because she is fresh off the back of her superhitouting Stree and has Batti Gul Meter Chalu (BGMC), which releasesthis Friday. “For every film I do, I focus on giving it my 110 per cent andhope people will go to watch it and be entertained,’’ the light-eyedbeauty says when we catch up with her for a tête-à-tête. She also tellsus about her upcoming films, sweating it out for her turn as SainaNehwal in the national badminton champ’s on-screen memoir,rumours of a link-up with photographer Rohan Shrestha, and more.Excerpts...The success of Stree must have come as a career boost afteryour films last year didn’t fare too well...I’ve never focussed on the results. Hits and misses are not inyour hands. When a movie succeeds, it feels great. At the sametime, I can’t be complacent about it. I have to keep working hardand do the best I can. I find it shocking yet amazing that Stree hasbecome a blockbuster. I had hoped for it to do well, but didn’tknow it would be such a huge hit.Your next release is BGMC. What was your first reaction to thescript?My first reaction was, ‘Wow!’ The content is so special. It’s awell-written story on a prevalent issue about how power compa-nies can affect big as well as smaller towns. This is the first timeI’ve been offered something with a social connect. I had lovedShree Narayan Singh’s Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, which conveyedan important message in an enter taining manner without beingpreachy.How was it working with Shahid Kapoor again after Haider?It was a great experience — especially on something that is sodifferent from our first film together. Haider was an adaptation ofWilliam Shakespeare’s play, while this is a socially-relevantsubject. It was great to explore this genre with Shahid. Havingworked with him in the past, there was a comfor t level thathelped us essay our parts effortlessly.Tell us about your experience of shooting in a small town like Tehriwhere the comforts you’re used to are not available easily.As a matter of fact, I don’t want things to be available easily. I alsoneed a good dose of nature every now and then to keep me calm.Uttarakhand is such a fabulous place that you feel you’re inheaven because there are no crowds, traffic and constant honking.I didn’t want the shoot to end. I just wanted to stay there and discon-nect from everything. After the shoot or on a day off, I would sit inmy balcony and lose myself to nature for hours. Even as a shotwould be readied, I would take off to look around. I felt I needed it.



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DISTURBS YOUR SOUL TO PORTRAY AHARD-TO-SWALLOW REALITY!

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Love Sonia is a story set somewhere far away from the cry andchaos of metropolitan cities. It’s the story revolving around twosisters Sonia (Mrunal Thakur) and Preeti (Riya Sisodiya). Their

farmer father Shiva (Adil Hussain) is burdened under the monetarypressure of Dada Thakur (Anupam Kher). Shiva, a poor farmer, ishelpless against the nature’s curse and hence decides to do the worstthing a father can do (No, suicide isn’t the worst).Shiva sells Preeti out to Dada Thakur and he then transpor ts her toMumbai in a whorehouse. Sonia loses herself on a quest of findingPreeti in a place full of inhumanity. The brothel is managed by Faizalaka Baabu Bhai (Manoj Bajpayee) and Madhuri (Richa Chadha). Ma-jor of the story is about how Sonia makes every possible effor t, evenif it was against her conscience, to reunite with Preeti.SCRIPT ANALYSISThis is one such film you cannot revisit again! It’s very good in cer-tain depar tments but it wrenches your emotions enough in a singletime. Very disturbing at places but that’s what makes it stand out fromrest of the films made on similar lines. Tabrez Noorani has designedthis compilation of shocking facts in a film. The story is knotty andclassy but the idea behind it is stretched.A very late interval point exhausts your thinking power, and in thesecond half everything just falls at right places very convenientlywhich takes the essence created in the first half. Ritesh Shah’s Hindidialogues are as barbaric as the script which go very well with thestory. Some situations are so well depicted they are too dark to betrue. Special mention for Shahid Aamir who as designed costumesfor the film, they are authentic in every sense. Also, Seema Kashyap’ssets in India are an illusion of the reality.STAR PERFORMANCEMrunal Thakur is a gifted actress and this should go down in the list ofamazing debuts in the history of cinema. It’s said an actor’s test iswhen he/she can cry well and Mrunal along with Riya Sisodiya (Sonia’ssister Preeti in the film) score full marks in this depar tment. Mrunal,

with her performance, was a perfect choice to por tray what Tabrezneeded to say. Though having a limited scope, Riya Sisodiya shineswith her edgy por trayal of Preeti.Manoj Bajpayee as the cold-blooded brothel owner Baabu Bhai makesyou hate him. Loved the way how he has worked with his voice forthis role, a very wicked addition. Richa Chadha as Madhuri adaptsthe very peculiar characteristics of a pimp flawlessly. Freida Pintooverplays her role at places but is a treat to watch because of herphysical kinesics. Rajkummar Rao, in a little role, is very limited.This fling also might be because of the recent explosion of Rao’stalent; everyone wants to see the maximum of him.Anupam Kher as Dada Thakur leaves the desired impact and sup-por ts the disturbance building up in the first half. Sai Tamhankar –why you not doing Bollywood films on a regular basis? She hasmarvellously adapted all the mannerisms; from walk to talk. AdilHussain does a fine job too; as a helpless farmer and father he ex-presses well.DIRECTION, MUSICTabrez Noorani makes his debut as a director with Love Sonia andmakes you wonder why he took this decision so late. His direction istop-notch which gleams this infernal story. One of the best thingsabout the film is the metaphorical end in which Sonia writes out toevery girl in this world who is suffering from the trafficking.Nies Bye Nielsen’s background music is ‘just there’ throughout andthere is nothing path breaking. One feels it might be a consciousdecision to not go all out with the music given the rawness the mak-ers needed with the scenes. A.R. Rahman ends the movie on a highnote with his song I Am More per formed by Bishop Briggs.THE LAST WORDAll said and done, Love Sonia is a special film backed by someexceptional names. It falls shor t at places but is very informative andit portrays a hard-to-swallow reality in a very genuine way. Watch itonly if you have the appetite to digest such dramas.

CAST: ADIL HUSSAIN, MRUNAL

THAKUR, RICHA CHADDA, MANOJ

BAJPAYEE, SAI TAMHANKAR,

FREIDA PINTO, RAJKUMMAR RAO

DIRECTOR:TABREZ NOORANI

Thugs of Hindostan logoand release date out,Amitabh Bachchan trumpsAamir Khan for top-billing

Yash Raj Films has officially kicked off promotionsfor what is shaping up to be the studio’s most ambi-tious film ever, Thugs of Hindostan. On Monday, theyofficially released the logo for the film and announcedthe release date. Starring Aamir Khan, AmitabhBachchan, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Katrina Kaif,Thugs of Hindostan has officially been slated for aNovember 8 release.Star ting this week, YRF will release motion picturesfor characters, which will lead up to a teaser. Withless than two months to go till its release, they’recutting is closer than usual, considering not even asingle image from the film has been released so far.Touted as India’s answer to Pirates of the Carib-bean, the animated logo has similar iconography,with swords and emblems merging into each otherto reveal the steely title: Thugs of Hindostan.Curiously, though, it is not Aamir who has receivedtop billing but Amitabh. Aamir, who has deliveredsome of Hindi cinema’s biggest hits in Dangal, 3Idiots and PK, said that he was starstruck workingopposite Amitabh.Thugs of Hindostan has been budgeted at approxi-mately Rs 300 crore. “Thugs of Hindostan is a bigaction-adventure film. There’s no message in that. Iam playing a character who cannot be trusted at all– [so it’s the] very opposite of Dangal … He’s avery slippery character. He has no scruples at all –for money he can sell his mother out. He’s like that,”Aamir earlier told South China Morning Post aboutthe film.Directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, who also directedAamir in Dhoom 3, the film has been shot aboardships, too. Said an insider, “Since sea and shipsplay an integral par t in the plot, Aamir as well as(producer) Aditya Chopra were sure that they wouldgo all out to present the biggest spectacle that Hindicinema has ever witnessed. The film’s budgets areyet to be ascertained, but the cost for the two shipseasily runs into several crores.”That’s how two mammoth ships — weighing twolakh kilos — were built by over 1,000 people, in-cluding international designers and ship makers. “Ittook over a year to build these two ships off thecoast of Malta (in Europe). Director Vijay KrishnaAcharya wanted to go the whole hog in terms of scaleand create a huge visual experience. Authenticityand aesthetics have both been kept in mind giventhe fact that it’s a period film.”

Shahid Kapoor: My character in Batti Gul Meter Chalu isdiametrically opposite to what I played in Padmaavat

He may have proved his mettle as a performer with films such asKaminey, Haider and Padmaavat, but Shahid Kapoor says ini-tially it was not easy for him to score versatile characters. The37-year-old actor, who made his Bollywood debut with collegeromance Ishq Vishk, said it was tough for him to break out of the"chocolate boy" image."I have always tried to get good and versatile roles. I wanted toshow my versatility. But nobody used to offer me such scripts.They used to think that I am only suitable for chocolate boy andcollege student roles. There were no other options," Shahid saidin an interview. The actor said it was sheer hard work and perse-verance that helped him in convincing the filmmakers that he hasmuch more to offer than just being a lover boy. "It's been 15 yearssince I have been working in the industry and after much hardwork, now I am being offered diverse roles. It's been a long jour-ney and I have made a lot of effor t. Today, I feel very for tunate thatpeople also think of me as an actor who plays a variety of charac-ters," he said.Shahid's next film, Batti Gul Meter Chalu is another addition to hisdiverse filmography and the actor says his character in the newfeature was unlike others he has played on screen. "It is diametri-

cally opposite to what I played in Padmaavat. Sushil Kumar Pant,my charac ter, has verbal diarrhea. He is completely immoral and has novalues." Directed by Shree Narayan Singh, the film is set in Uttarakhand's TehriGarhwal district and narrates a story of electricity theft in rural areas of India."There are many such issues that people face in those areas andwe have addressed these in the film," Shahid said.

Kajol: '#MeToo can't berestricted to Bollywood, not justone section of the society'Actor Kajol said that while she is strict with her chil-dren, husband Ajay Devgn is the one who spoilsthem. The actor said though they play the 'good cop-bad cop' routine in real life, Ajay has realised theimpor tance of setting their kids - daughter Nysa andson Yug - straight."I'm a Hitler mother... I'm a bad cop, Ajay's a goodcop... But the percentage of the good cop has droppedin him. He has realised that it is necessary to be abad cop sometimes. That he can't always look at themother to say 'no'. I'm 30 per cent bad cop, 70 percent good cop," Kajol said during a session at NDTV'sspecial youth conclave, 'YUVA'.The actor said parenting does not come with amanual and no amount of training can help a person. "It's avery much a hands-on job... You have to do an internship witha child... You have to know that you will make mistakes andthat others will make mistakes. You'll have to forgive themand yourself. It is one of the most rewarding jobs... To see yourchildren growing up to become good human beings."Kajol said TV and films have established an image of idealmother, which many first-timers try to achieve. "An ideal isthere. That a good mother cooks food, does this and doesthat... She sacrifices her life for their kids. If your child thinksyou are a good mother, that's the opinion that matters."The actor said social media has changed everything and onecannot protect their children from its impact. "The least youcan do is encourage them to be who they are, irrespective ofshape, size, colour... That 'you matter, you're loved and you'rebeautiful inside out." Kajol said her children never stopped herto go to work. "Maybe in childhood, they asked 'Why you haveto go away?' But today when my daughter says 'I'm so proudof you', I cannot be more proud of myself for having earned thatrecognition. I hope my kids are not affected by my celebritystatus. I have tried my best to keep them as normalas possible. I believe they have their head on theirshoulders. I think I've done a good job."


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A HEART-PLEASING PORTRAYAL OF LOVEANURAG KASHYAP LIKE NEVER BEFORE!

CAST: ABHISHEK BACHCHAN, VICKY

KAUSHAL, TAPSEE PANNU,

SAURABH SACHDEVA, VIKRAM

KOCHHAR

DIRECTOR: ANURAG KASHYAP

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Manmarziyaan, which in Hindi translates to ‘do what pleasesyour hear t’, is a complicated, confusing and a beautiful lovetriangle between Vicky (Vicky Kaushal), Rumi (Taapsee

Pannu) and Robbie (Abhishek Bachchan). Now, Vicky ‘believes’ thathe and Rumi are star-crossed lovers but is a very irresponsible per-son. When he’s given a day to come & confess his feelings to Rumi’sparents, he decides to keep it postponing.Enters a successful banker from London, Robbie. He’s the kind of guyyou get in arrange marriages but Rumi is someone you love. Annoyedat Vicky’s carelessness, Rumi warns him that she’ll get married toRobbie if he doesn’t man up. Rest of the story just builds up a curiousityalong with a tad bit of confusion of what will be the fate of this trio.Whatever the result is, it comes with a package of entertainment &thrills.SCRIPT ANALYSISKanika Dhillon is the salient star of the film! Script, screenplay &dialogues – she has mastered each and every depar tment. Yes, shefaces some misses in the midway but by the end everything fallsright into its place. You might think it’s a redux of Bollywood films likeDhadkan, Hum Dil Chuke Sanam & Tanu Weds Manu but there’s avery thick line that sets this apar t from everything – Anurag Kashyap.The dark under tone to the scenes, displaying love in a very realisticway and uproarious dialogues make Manmarziyaan a treat to yourhear t even at the length of 155 minutes. Both the halves of the filmhave been granted equal amount of interesting elements, where thereis madness & crazy fun in the first half, the second one is a bit dark &melodramatic. All depends on your taste but whatever it is you’regoing to enjoy either of the halves better than the other.STAR PERFORMANCETaapsee Pannu deservingly gets a song on what she really is – Bijlee!She’s thunderous in the film & her character of Rumi gets the mostmeat of all. Rumi is very well written and brilliantly por trayed byTaapsee. There’s no stopping for her from here & we’ve a superstar inmaking. Vicky Kaushal – “Kabhi kabhi lagta hai yai’ch acting ka

bhagwan hai.” What star ted from a pure & unadulterated DeepakChaudhary in Masaan has turned into a rumbling roar as Vicky inManmarziyaan.This wasn’t easy even for Vicky Kaushal because his character neededthat touch of madness. For tunately Kaushal has managed to pull Vickyoff with this unmatched talent. Since the posters of Manmarziyaanwere released, I was rooting for Abhishek Bachchan. Abhishek’sRobbie is the biggest takeaway for me in the film. His silence, hisbreakdown, his definition of love – everything well por trayed by Jun-ior Bachchan. Saurabh Sachdeva as Kakaji (Marriage Bureau guy)and Vikram Kochhar (Robbie’s brother) though have a very limitedscope but are gifted some hilarious one liners. Ashnoor Kaur (Rumi’scousin) plays her sweet little role with innocence.DIRECTION, MUSICManmarziyaan gifts us one changed Anurag Kashyap! The man whohas given us Gangs Of Wassruy, Ugly, Black Friday, Dev D; it’s veryhard to believe he had it in him to come up with something like this.Bets are high on what he’s doing next because with that RichardLinklater inspired finale, I’m atleast hoping something very differentfrom his next project. He aces his par t with the backing of SylvesterFonseca’s authentic cinematography and Meghna Gandhi’s produc-tion design.You need someone like Amit Trivedi to execute 12 songs into a screen-play in which there’s a lot of things happening around. Daryaa &Hallaa tops for me (Yes, I’m a sadist) and they’re very well placed inthe film. Dhayaan Chand is quirky, Bijlee helps to shape up the Rumi’scharacter and I wish it had more of F For Fyaar. Rest of the songs arestiched to suppor t the screenplay and not extend it. Kashyap has justpulled a (Anurag) Basu with Manmarziyaan’s album.THE LAST WORDAll said and done, Manmarziyaan is not your hunky dory love story. Ithas love in a more realistic form backed by some outstanding per for-mances. The music lifts up the purpose of the film proving the pointKashyap wants to say i.e. Do what pleases your hear t!

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JENNIFER LAWRENCE SAYSSHE’S SECRETLY ON SOCIALMEDIA: I WATCH, I DON’T SPEAK

Jennifer Lawrence has hinted that she is keeping an eye onsocial media as a "voyeur" but is wary of the blue tick asthere is "so much backlash".The 28-year-old actor, who previously shunned the idea ofjoining social networking sites, says she has signed up forthe apps but does not share any updates."I'm on it (social media). But I'm a voyeur: I watch, I don'tspeak. There is always so much backlash. So many peopleare listening and paying attention, and they have so manyopinions about absolutely everything."I really don't want to welcome that unless it's absolutelynecessary. I don't want to put myself out there for no rea-son. Unless I'm promoting something or something reallyburns my onions, you won't hear from me," Lawrence toldInStyle magazine.The Red Sparrow actor earlier said she would never get anaccount on social networking sites.

Joaquin Phoenix’s first lookas The Joker revealedIt seems like only yesterday that fans were reacting divi-sively to the first look reveal of Jared Leto as the Jokerfrom Suicide Squad, and now we have a new take on thecharacter to form opinions about. Director Todd Phillipshas shared the first official look of Joaquin Phoenix as theClown Prince of Crime, hot on the heels of several setvideos and pictures being leaked online.While the picture doesn’t show Phoenix in full makeup, weget a sense of the direction they’re taking with the charac-ter. But most impor tantly, we get a name. According toPhillips’ post, the character will be called Ar thur.In the leaked videos from set, we can see Arthur having ananimated discussion with a large man dressed up like aclown. Their conversation takes them to the streets, wherewe can see Arthur cackling and smoking a cigarette.

Karen Gillian teases a surpriseteam up for Nebula and thischaracter on Avengers 4

Actor and owner of a perfectly round head, Karen Gillian isback on the sets of Avengers 4. Karen, who plays the brightblue Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, posted apicture from her make up room upon her return and teasedher fans with an exciting development.This will sound weird but Karen took a selfie of herselfholding co-star Pom Klementieff’s decapitated head. Notreally, she is holding a fake red clay model of Pom’s headbut it is still quite unnerving. “Back on @avengers. [email protected] to keep me company.#nebulaandmantis,” she captioned the photo. Pom playsthe all-feeling Mantis in the movies.The picture has sent ripples through the Marvel fan com-munity who are wondering if this could mean a possibleteam-up for the two ladies in the upcoming film. Will bequite difficult considering Thanos turned Mantis to dust inAvengers: Infinity War in The Snappening. Nebula and IronMan were the only two people who could survive the lethalsnap on Thanos’ home planet, Titan.After the new picture, an old interview has resur faced onTwitter which shows Karen talking about her ‘new BFF’ inAvengers 4. “I know who her new BFF is and I can’t tellyou. I can’t. But I promise you it’s brilliant and unexpectedand just so good,” she says in the interview.Nebula is expected to be on a mission to find her genocidalmaniac of a father and end him before he creates more chaos. Thelast time we saw her, she was the one who unwittingly lead him tothe Soul Stone in Vormir. What happened afterwards wasthe mass murder that we are still crying over.

BRAMPTON: Team 4 Enter tainment Inc., had successfully organizedPunjabi Virsa 2018 event to commemorate the 25 Proud Years ofManmohan Waris' Music Life, on Saturday, September 15th at CAA Cen-tre Brampton. Manmohan Waris, Kamal Heer & Sangtar's Punjabi Virsatour began in 2004. The most successful tour at Canada's Wonderlandand also became the most memorable tour in the history of PunjabiConcerts with a record-breaking crowd. Manmohan Waris, Kamal Heerand Sangtar had been touring the world with their Punjabi Virsa showmaking the series not only successful but the longest and the biggestPunjabi tour series ever. This year music maestro Manmohan Warriswas on a multi-city tour to celebrate 25 Proud years in the music industry.

PUNJABI VIRSA 2018 A GRAND SUCCESS!

Toronto became the second last city to host the series of Punjabi Virsa,followed by Montreal where the tour will conclude of this year's last per-formance. Team 4 Entertainment is a Brampton based Artist & Tour Man-agement company specializing in the finest local and international talentwithin the music industry. Our vision is simply to cer tify enchantment for allthe services we provide to our clients as we have an uncanny ability to conver tideas to things, and eventually a reality, which is the backbone to success. Asevery work has to be perfect social, technical and creative fit, we have acollaborative approach to all the projects that have been worked upon with theteam of exper ts having in-depth knowledge of consumer behaviour andclear understanding of market dynamics.



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PRIYANKA CHOPRA GIVES NICK JONAS THESWEETEST BIRTHDAY KISS EVER

‘Priyanka Chopra gave her fiance,Nick Jonas, the sweetest birthday kissever in a new Instagram pic.

A day after they were spotted kissing publicly for the first time, newlyengaged couple Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas celebrated his bir th-day at a football (the American kind) game in Texas. Priyanka wishedher ‘baby’ on Instagram with a picture in which she can be seenaffectionately kissing him.Priyanka also posted three videos from the game on her Instagramstory. She seemed amazed at the cheerleaders’ moves in the videos,and wrote ‘woah!’ on one of them.Nick and Priyanka were spotted showing some serious PDA at astadium in Anaheim, California on Saturday, a day before Jonas turned26. Priyanka, Nick and many of his friends and family, including brotherJoe Jonas, had gathered for celebrations in California.Priyanka shared a picture of the group on Instagram, playing cardsand have a great time. For the festivities, Priyanka looked chic in arust ensemble and tied her hair in a sophisticated updo to reveal herglowing skin, while Nick wore a casual grey tee.Priyanka also shared a series of photos on her Instagram story, in-cluding a side shot of Nick beaming, with the caption, “Bir thday week-end begins”. Just a few days ago, the couple was spotted holdinghands, snuggling up and laughing while having dinner with their friends

Hollywood producer Brian Grazer, his wife Veronica Smiley Grazerand Priyanka’s manager Anjula Acharia at Malibu’s Nobu restaurant.After sharing their globe-trotting romance with the world — they’vegone from Mumbai to Mexico to Singapore — Priyanka and Nickended up in LA.Priyanka and Nick made their engagement official on August 18 inMumbai with a traditional roka ceremony in which their families par-ticipated as well. It was held at her residence. Later, they postedpictures from the ceremony on their Instagram profiles and let theworld know. The pair has reportedly been dating since May 2018, andmet at the 2017 Met Gala. Dating rumours began swirling after Priyankaand the American singer ar rived to the 2017 event together, bothdecked in Ralph Lauren.

Abhishek Bachchan: I’ve done more films with Aishwaryathan any other female co-star, she brings out the best in meAbhishek Bachchan doesn’t “really like talking about romance”. For him,“it differs from relationship to relationship”. Yet, in his latest release,Anurag Kashyap’s Manmarziyaan, he plays a romantic character. Thefilm marks his comeback to the big screen after two years and that toowith Anurag, with whom he had a rather unpleasant past. That they bothhave moved on is evident, given that the film-maker’s much-talked-about production, Gulab Jamun, will witness the return of hit pair Abhishek-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan [wife-actor] after eight years. Amidst a busy schedule,Abhishek sits down for a quick chat around his work, family and more:What was Anurag’s brief to you regarding your character, Robbie?Film-=making is a collaborative ar t, and Anurag is a collaborative direc-tor. He likes the involvement of his actors, and that helped. Regarding mylook, he sprung it up on me last minute. ‘Why don’t you wear a turban’ iswhat he said. Robbie is a mona Punjabi. He wears the turban out ofrespect for his parents. What I liked about him is that he isn’t atraditionalist but he has a great sense of values and morals.Your next is Gulab Jamun, also with Anurag. It seems youboth have left the past behind...Once you work with Anurag, it turns out to be a very emo-tional experience. He is definitely one of the most givingdirectors I’ve ever worked with. He is very gracious. Hemakes you feel very comfor table to share your soul witheverybody.It’s also the film that’ll see you and Aishwarya together afterover eight years…It’s the comfor t level. I don’t have to forge a relationship,which most actors do with their co-stars. Also, I thinkI’ve done more films with Aishwarya than any otherfemale co-star. She has always brought outthe best in me. I am excited to get in front of

the camera with her once again.Growing up in a family filled with creative individuals, is your daughter,Aaradhya also creatively inclined?Well, yes she is a creative child. But she is only six so she does every-thing. There’s a lot of time still she decides what she wants to do.Many people feel Agastya (sister Shweta Bachchan Nanda’s son) lookslike you...No, [Agastya] does not look like me. He looks like his father. If you seeNikhil’s [Nanda] childhood photos, you will see they look the same.There is speculation that Agastya and Navya Naveli Nanda (Agastya’selder sister) might venture into acting?Not that they have told me. Navya (21) is busy with her University. She isstudying communication and marketing. And from what I know she is

busy being a student right now, and so is Agastya (18). He is inschool. I think it’s too early for them to decide what their career

should be.Talking about your exit from Paltan, JP Dutta told us that

the wound is too fresh for him to comment.JP sahab introduced me to cinema. He is my mentor andis like family to me. My relationship with him goes be-yond films. He treats me like his son. It was devastatingfor me to not be able to stand by him during this journey of

Paltan and not be a par t of it. I’m so excited that the filmreleased. There were circumstances that were beyond

my control. He knows I’m always there for him. Thathe is still emotional about the incident is com-

pletely understandable. I will have to meethim, and he will have to get it out of his

system. He means a lot to meand I know I mean a lot to him.

LISA RAY ANNOUNCESBIRTH OF TWIN DAUGHTERSVIA SURROGACY

Indo-Canadian actor Lisa Ray announced on Mondaythat she had become a mother to twins Sufi and Soleil,who were born via surrogacy. In an Instagram post, Lisawrote that she and her husband, Jason Dehni, hope thatthe stigma attached to surrogacy is removed if morepeople speak openly about the process.“Jason and I have chosen to share the intimate story ofour surrogacy journey as a way to normalize and em-brace fer tility possibilities for everyone. It’s not easybut achievable,” she wrote. “Takes a village, and I amgrateful for all your love and suppor t (I’m going to beleaning on some of you for mama night outs and baby-sitting backup as I complete my book),” she continued.Lisa, who first shot to fame when she starred in themusic video of late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s song,Aafreen Aafreen, went on to star in films such as Kasoor(2001), Water (2005).She was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2009. Af-ter a year-long battle, Lisa was finally declared cancer-free in 2010. Unfor tunately, in 2012, she reveals, rightafter her wedding, she relapsed. Although she is betternow, she said in an interview to Hindustan Times that“Most people don’t even know that I relapsed. But I’mtoo stubborn to be fearful. Okay, I won’t say that I’m notfear ful, but I consider fear a passing emotion.”Speaking to the Times of India, Lisa said that “At themoment, my life is full of cascading emotions, attempt-ing to co-ordinate feeding, napping and play scheduleswhile juggling work, self-care, travel and time withfriends, family and my hubby. My life has been full ofcrazy adventures, but right now, I’m experiencing a newlevel of anarchy and love. I can’t wait to bring our daugh-ters to our home in Mumbai.”

Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli’s PDA is a victory for paparazziVirat Kohli and Anushka Sharma were spotted at the airpor t, wherethe paparazzi’s hounding paid off and the couple hugged for the cam-era before depar ting in separate cars.In a video shared by photographer Viral Bhayani on Instagram, theIndian cricketer and his actor wife can be exiting the airpor t terminal.They’re blinded by flashing cameras, but luckily they’re wearing darkglasses, even though it is dark outside.But to everyone’s delight, the two hug briefly before heading out inseparate cars. When someone asks Virat if Anushka will be travellingwith him, he can even be heard saying that no, she’s already left.In a recent interview, Anushka said that the key to their relationship isthat they do not let their professions come in between and live life likeany other normal couple."We try to create a proper work-life balance. Both of us really lovedoing what we do professionally. Our priorities are very clear in life.But at the same time we try and find time to do something together.We don't take our professions or our career too seriously. "We don'tdraw our identity only from that. We are very simple and like doingnormal things. For the world it is about our professions. But in realityit is just normal. It is as normal as any one would be in a relationship.We don't see each other in terms of our profession," Anushka saidduring a session at the India Today Mind Rocks 2018.

She was promoting her upcoming movie Sui Dhaaga: Made In India atthe event along with co-star Varun Dhawan.Varun described Virat as one of the most humble persons he has evermet. "He is really humble. I knew him even before I became friendswith Anushka. He is very down to earth and a great player," he added.Anushka and Virat tied the knot last year in December in Italy.

SEP 15, SAT, 7:30 AMBangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st Match, Group B

Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai--

SEP 16, SUN, 7:30 AMPakistan vs TBC, 2nd Match, Group A


SEP 17, MON, 7:30 AMSri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 3rd Match, Group B

Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi--

SEP 18, TUE, 7:30 AMIndia vs TBC, 4th Match, Group A


SEP 19, WED, 7:30 AMIndia vs Pakistan, 5th Match, Group A


SEP 20, THU, 7:30 AMBangladesh vs Afghanistan, 6th Match, Group B


SEP 21, FRI, 7:30 AMTBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 1, 1am


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ASIA CUP 2018 SCHEDULETORONTO TIME: SEPT 15-28

‘VIRAT KOHLI-MS DHONI PARTNERSHIP A DELIGHT FORYOUNGSTERS COMING INTO THE INDIAN TEAM’

Captain of India Rohit Sharma, left, and Pakistan Sarfraz Ahmed pose with the winners trophy after addressing a pressconference at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. PTI

ASIA CUP: DESPITE CHAMPIONS TROPHY WIN, PAK CAPTAIN

SARFRAZ AHMED CAUTIOUS BEFORE INDIA CLASH

A comprehensive win over Hong Kong is a per fect start butPakistan captain Sar fraz Ahmed says his team will have toraise the game by several notches to outwit arch-rivals India

in the much-awaited Asia Cup clash on Wednesday.Pakistan defeated Hong Kong by eight wickets Sunday night in theAsia Cup. Sar fraz said his team needs to iron out a few thingsbefore the clash against India."As a captain, I saw a couple of things which we should work on.For us to go the distance in the tournament, we should have wonthis game (against Hong Kong) by nine or 10 wickets."We also need to ball better with the new ball. We need to getearly wickets with the new ball. It didn't swing for us with the newball, that is alarming for us," Sar fraz said af ter the match."We will work on it in our next practice session. It's a good winbut to win against India we have to be at our best in all the threedepar tments," he added.Lef t-arm pacer Usman Khan was the star per former for Pakistanand was adjudged the Man-of-the-Match for picking up three wick-ets in an over that helped Pakistan bowl out Hong Kong for apaltry 116.

Pakistan chased down the target with consummate ease, scoring120 for 2 in 23.4 overs."When I came to bowl in the first spell, I tried to pick wickets withthe new ball, but luck was not with me. In the second spell, I got the ballto reverse swing and I managed to take wickets," Usman said.Usman, however, was pulled out midway through his eighth overand hobbled off the ground raising fitness concerns.However, the 24-year-old said it was a case of minor bleedingwhich he suffered after slipping on the field."It's alright. I was bleeding from my feet but all is fine right now.I just slipped a little bit so I thought it would be safe to get itchecked," he said.Hong Kong skipper Anshuman Rath blamed his batsmen for notbeing able to put enough runs on the board."Lots of soft dismissals. 120 (116) was not enough. It was a goodwicket. Credit goes to the Pakistan bowlers," he said."Our off-spinners are top class, but we just didn't have enough runson the board. I think early on, it swung a bit, there was a bit of bounce."We got through the start, but we couldn't conver t it. One fif ty-runpar tnership is not enough to post a good total," he added.

‘While Virat Kohli recently said thatmentoring youngsters was anintegral part of his job as captain,MS Dhoni had promised to be Kohli’s‘unofficial’ vice-captain afterstepping down as skipper of thelimited-overs team in 2017.

MUMBAI: Regular skipper Virat Kohli might have been rested for theongoing Asia Cup, keeping his workload in mind, but for the young-sters in the team, they have their favourite ‘Mahi bhai’ to fall on forany problem. Ambati Rayudu had said on Saturday that MS Dhoni’spresence was a big boost for this team in Kohli’s absence. Interest-ingly, Rayudu isn’t the only one who feels that Dhoni plays per fectsecond fiddle to skipper Kohli in this Indian limited-overs unit when itcomes to the role of mentoring the players and helping them copewith the pressure of international cricket.Speaking to Hindustan Times, a member of the current set-up saidthat the best part about the combination of Dhoni and Kohli is howthey make the youngsters feels at home.“Mahi bhai is very suppor tive of the young players coming into theteam. Not even for a moment do you feel that you are entering into ateam of champions. Even at the nets, you will see him always helpingthe bowlers. He guides them on how to prepare for a game from hisown experience and what he has seen on the wicket. The best par t isthat when we walk out to field, after a couple of overs he will tell thebowlers exactly which are the areas to bowl on and how the bowlerneeds to work on his speed and variations. Similarly, Virat bhai likesto give the players freedom to express himself and not get boggeddown by the pressure of representing the country,” he said.Kohli had recently in an interview said that his job was as much to

mentor youngsters in the team as it was to take the team forward inits journey to become the best in the world across all formats.Another youngster in the Indian set-up said that the duo of Kohli andDhoni make it a delight to be a par t of the squad. “When you come ininitially, you feel a little wary to approach them. But you soon realisethat they are very approachable and welcoming. The decisions aretaken in unison and Dhoni bhai is always there to bring up any ploy orstrategy that might strike him on the field. He is almost like the field-ing vice-captain who is constantly guiding us. Leading a team isn’teasy, but Dhoni bhai plays the per fect second fiddle and makes thejob that much easier for Kohli bhai,” he revealed.

ABU DHABI: Bangladesh cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim joinedan elite list after he slammed a brilliant 144 off 150 balls toguide his team to victory over Sri Lanka in the openingmatch of Asia Cup 2018 in Dubai on Saturday. By vir tue ofhis innings, Mushfiqur became joined Indian cricket teamcaptain Virat Kohli and former Pakistan cricketer YounisKhan in the list of highest individual scorers in Asia Cup history.Kohli leads the list with 183 that he scored against Pakistan in 2012while Younis Khan is second with 144 against Hong Kong in2004. On Saturday, Mushfiqur leapfrogged compatriot ShoaibMalik (143 in 2004 vs India) and Virat Kohli (136 vsBangladesh in 2004) to claim the third position in the list.

Mushfiqur Rahim joins ViratKohli, Younis Khan in elite list



MIDWEEK NEWS WEEKLY

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 s p o r t s

PAKISTAN CRUSH HONG KONG BY EIGHTWICKETS TO KICK-OFF CAMPAIGN

Imam-ul-Haq in action on Sunday. AFP

MUSHFIQUR RAHIM STARS IN BANGLADESH’S

137-RUN WIN OVER SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka's Amila Aponso, second right, and Lasith Malinga, in blue jerseys, leave the field with Bangladesh playersat the end of one day international cricket match of Asia Cup between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Dubai. (AP)

Here's why VirenderSehwag resigned fromDDCA cricket committee

Former India opener Virender Sehwag Monday said heresigned from the Delhi and Districts CricketAssociation's cricket committee keeping the body's in-terests in mind.Sehwag, along with committee members Aakash Chopraand Rahul Sanghvi, had recommended the retention ofManoj Prabhakar as bowling coach but it wasn't ratifiedby the management.It couldn't be confirmed if that was the trigger for Sehwag'sresignation. However, as per DDCA sources, the trio'sresignation was accepted because the state body willsubmit a new constitution as per Supreme Cour t ordersin the next two days and fresh panels need to be ap-pointed. When Sehwag was asked whether Prabhakar'snon-appointment led to his resignation, he gave an open-ended reply. ''We had come together and given time andeffor t with the idea of contributing and helping in theimprovement of Delhi cricket within the framework ofour role as a cricket committee," Sehwag told PTI.''However, looking at the best interest of Delhi Cricket,we would like to inform you that all three of us would notbe able to continue with the assignment of Cricket Com-mittee of DDCA any further due to our busy schedule inday to day life," he added. It is believed that skipperGautam Gambhir is against Prabhakar's appointment ashe had been named in the 2000 match-fixing scandal."Gautam has always followed this principle that he doesn'twant anyone remotely involved in malpractice likematch-fixing to be a part of Delhi dressing room," a DDCAofficial said on condition of anonymity."However, it is wrong to say that Sehwag and Gambhirhad a tiff on Prabhakar issue as the latter was specialinvitee to the panel. "After the new constitution is adopted,Sehwag would have been hit by Conflict of Interest clauseas he is an exper t in the DDCA president's channel. Simi-larly, Sanghvi is associated with Mumbai Indians. Sothey knew they had to go," the official said. However, whenasked why Gambhir didn't protest in 2007-08 when Delhi wonRanji Trophy and Prabhakar was the bowling coach at thattime or for that matter last year, the official known for hisproximity to Gambhir gave a different reply.

VIRAT KOHLI: PROLIFICBATSMAN, YES. BUTINSPIRING LEADER?There is no denying the fact that Virat Kohli, the batsman, hasmanaged to overcome demons of 2014 horror show in England,especially against his nemesis James Anderson.His 593 runs with the help of two hundreds and three half-centuries have put him along with some of the great playerswho have scored under every conditions and on all surfaces.But, can the same be said of Kohli, the captain?That's the debate right now after the Indian team wasoutplayed 1-4 by the not-so-superior English team. Kohlihas the habit of over-reacting to a situation. If, as a skipper,he is demanding more from his team, as was the case afterthe Lord's Test debacle, then he has to realise that it's askipper's job to push his players to per form at their maxi-mum.Questions have been asked about the qualities he lackedas a captain. His inability to set field placements duringtense moments, team selections on many occasions havecome to the fore.One would say that it could be lack of experience to handleleadership under pressure. But, the fact remains that Kohlihas failed from team selections to field placements to man-management to reading the conditions/pitch and even tothe use of Decision Review System (DRS).One would say that former chief coach Anil Kumble wasright in his assessment that "Kohli does need someone toshow him the mirror". Unfortunately, that's not happening atthe moment as the man who could do so in the dressingroom (read Ravi Shastri) is only playing along with him.There is none in the Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) right now to do so.

Usman Khan took three wickets before opener Imam-ul-Haq hitan unbeaten fifty as Pakistan notched up a dominating eight-wicket win over minnows Hong Kong in a group A match of the

Asia Cup ODI tournament in Dubai on Sunday.Electing to bat, Hong Kong folded for a paltry 116 in 37.1 overs, cour-tesy Usman's 3 for 19 and two-wicket hauls by Shadab Khan (2/31)and Hasan Ali (2/19). Pakistan then returned to overhaul the target,scoring 120 for 2 in 23.4 overs, built mainly around opener Imam's69-ball unbeaten 50 that was laced with three fours and a six.Chasing 117 to win, Pakistan made a good star t with Imam and FakharZaman sharing a 41-run par tnership in 8 overs for the opening wicket.Pakistan lost their first wicket when Fakhar was caught by McKechnieoff Ehsan Khan's ball in the 9th over.Imam and new man Babar then added 52 runs to take the team closeto the target. Babar hit three fours and a six in his 36-ball 33 beforebeing caught behind by Mckechnie for Ehsan's second wicket. ShoaibMalik (9) hit the winning runs, blasting Aizaz for a boundary in the24th over.Earlier, seamer Usman (3/19) emerged as the highest wicket-taker,while Shadab Khan (2/31) and Hasan Ali (2/19) also snapped twowickets and Faheem Ashraf accounted for one as Pakistan thoroughlyexposed the weakness of Hong Kong, who won the 2018 Asia CupQualifier to make it to the tournament. Kinchit Shah (26) and AizazKhan (27) were the top-scorer for Hong Kong, while skipper AnshumanRath contributed 19 as Hong Kong couldn't negotiate the top qualitybowling from Pakistan.

Electing to bat, Hong Kong couldn't put up a resistance, losing wick-ets in regular intervals to end up with a lowly score. It star ted with arun-out as Nizakat Khan (13) walked back to the pavillion after failingto make ground with Shadab Khan knocking the stumps off from pointin the 5th over.Skipper Anshuman Rath (19) was the next to go when he was caughtbehind by wicketkeeper Sar fraz Ahmed off Faheem Ashraf as HongKong slipped to 32 for 2 in the ninth over. Hasan Ali then got intoaction, removing Christopher Car ter (2) cheaply in the 14th over. Look-ing to chip it over extra cover, Car ter ended up giving an easy catch toImam-ul-Haq as Hong Kong lost their third wicket.Leg-spinner Shadab Khan then struck twice in three balls -- dimissingBabar Hayat (7) and Ehsan Khan (0) -- as Hong Kong lost half theirside in 16.3 overs. Hayat couldn't pick up Shadab's googly and wasstumped by a huge margin by Sar fraz when the batsman danceddown the pitch. One ball later, another googly earned Shadab anotherwicket as Ehsan was trapped in front of the wicket.Kinchit Shah () and Aizaz Khan (27) then shared a crucial 53-runpar tnership for the sixth wicket to take Hong Kong closs to the 100-mark. In the 31st over, Usman Khan picked up three wickets in fivedeliveries, removing Aizaz, SS Mckechnie (0) and Tanwir Afzal (0), tofur ther reduce Hong Kong to 97 for 8.Last specialist batsman Kinchit too was back to the hut after he hit aHasan Ali ball to Shadab at backward point. Ehsan Nawaz (9) andNadeem Ahmed then took Hong Kong across the 100-mark before theformer was runout as Hong Kong was bundled out.

ABU DHABI: Mushfiqur Rahim’s superb hundred complemented by acollective effor t from the bowlers saw Bangladesh thrash Sri Lankaby 137 runs despite Lasith Malinga’s brilliant international comebackin the Asia Cup opener here Saturday.Mushfiqur scored a career-best 144 off 150 balls with 11 boundariesand four sixes for his sixth ODI hundred as Bangladesh scored 261 allout in 49.3 overs after opting to bat.Save the 131-run stand with Mohammed Mithun (63) for the thirdwicket, the former skipper didn’t get any assistance from otherBangladesh batsmen as the wily Malinga showed that he is still aforce to reckon with.Malinga, whose last ODI was against India in a home series in Sep-tember 2017, took 4/23 on his return.Chasing 262 for a win, Sri Lanka suffered a batting collapse with noneof their batsmen showing intent to stay at the crease as they were allout for 124 in 35.2 overs. This was Sri Lanka’s lowest ODI total ver-sus Bangladesh.There was no rotation of strike and no par tnership wor th the name.The highest partnership for Sri Lanka was the 27 for the eighth wicket.Sri Lanka showed the intent of a strong star t as opener Upul Tharanga(27) struck a six and three fours in the first two overs but he and his

par tner Kusal Mendis (0) perished in quick succession.Mendis was the first to go in the final delivery of the second overbowled by Mustafizur Rahman while Tharanga depar ted the next overoff Mashrafe Mortaza to leave Sri Lanka at 28 for 2 in the third over.Sri Lanka needed a top order batsman to stick around but one downDhananjaya de Silva (0) was not able to do that as he was trappedLBW off Mor taza as the ball nipped back in from off -stump. Sri Lankawere 32 for 3 then.The next four overs gave just four runs as Sri Lanka went into a shellbut Bangladesh still found a way out to get a wicket as Mehidy Hasansent Kusal Perera (11) back in the dressing room.Perera went forward to defend but the ball beat the bat and struckthe pad for the umpire to raise his finger. Sri Lanka were in deeptrouble then as they were 42 for 4 after the first powerplay 10overs. Sri Lanka survived for another six overs with captain AngeloMathews (16) and Dasun Shanaka (7) trying to settle down andstitch a par tnership. But just as it seems they were on course forthat, Sri Lanka put themselves in fur ther trouble with Mathewsmaking an error of judgement. He f i rst cal led and then sentShanaka back after working the ball to the leg side off a Shakib al-Hasan delivery.

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