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MODI INVITED THE COUNTRY TODEBATE ON ARTICLE 370

ANUSHKA SHARMA KISSSES VIRAT KOHLI

Delhi Elections -Arvind Kejriwal is the

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It seems something is cooking between "justfriends" Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma.If reports are to believed Virat stopped by at

Anushka's residence to meet her before he left forSouth Africa.Quoting an eyewitness, a Mid-Day report says thataround 10:45 pm, both, the cricketer and the actressleft Anushka's place and stepped out of the lift onthe second floor parking area of the building. Bothwere casually dressed and the actress gave him aquick kiss before he left in the car.The report further says that both looked very happyin each other's company and Virat kept turning backto look at Anushka as the car left the parking area.Both Anushka and Virat met when they wereshooting for a shampoo commercial and bondedvery well since then. After that they became "goodfriends" and meet often whenever the cricketer is inMumbai. Well we sure hope that love is in the air forboth Virat and Anushka.

BJP prime ministerialcandidate wanted tostart a "debate" on

Article 370 of the Indianconstitution, while attending the"Lalkar rally" in a Jammu stadiumSunday he challenged the party'sdemand for abolishing the Articleor starting the conversation tosee whether it had any benefits.

He wanted talks to start tosee if the article that providesspecial state to the people in thestate of J&K had benefited orharmed them.

His wish for a debate hassurely started a debate in thecountry.

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti MohammadSayeed said, "Even the ordinarystudents of Constitutionalhistory know that Article 370providing special status to J&Khas gained a permanent statusafter the Constitutional assembly

of the state approved it,"reported Time of India.

Jammu and Kashmir ChiefMinister tweeted "I challengehim or any of his minions toreproduce verbatim the sectionof Article 370 that determines theJ&K state subject law," sayingModi is misinformed.

"I see Modi's impact onground and it is zero. This isbecause he is not an organisedpolitician, and he sometimesdoesn't know what he says. I feelsorry for the BJP, as I haveknown them for a long time, forchoosing a candidate who knowspropaganda but does not knowhistory or politics," saidJammuand Kashmir Congress ChiefSaifuddinSoz reported DNA.

"When the BJP came topower, did they do anything withthe Article 370? Article 370 isirrevocable. It is an integral partof the Constitution of India; no

power is capable enough toremove it completely. It has apermanent nature in India.Article 370 is the unifying factorin Jammu and Kashmir, and theCongress Party fully accepts thisfactor," he said.

BJP said Monday it standsfirm on its demand to theprovision that special status toJ&K should be abrogated infavour of Modi.

Leaders of oppositionArunJaitley and SushmaSwarajsaid the party has not softenedon the issue Times of Indiareported.

"It would be incorrect foranyone to interpret BJP'schallenge for a debate on thisissue as a softening of stand onArticle 370," Jaitley said.

Election Date - 4th Dec, Result Date - 8th Dec

Kejriwal was there but still talking about issues like corruption,which didn't make any sense to people who are strugglingwith day to day needs like No water Supply, Higher food

prices and higher electricity bills. There are areas in Delhi whereresidents have received no water in 30 days.Kejriwal's bijli-paani (electricity and water) protests made him afamiliar face to lower middle and lower class households. Earlier hispopularity was restricted to only a sizable middle class populationbecause issues like corruption resonates with middle class more.The electricity protest struck a chord with people who were feelingthe biggest pinch. This early success around everyday needsexplains why the newly released AAP manifesto promises a 50%rate cut in electricity tariff if it comes to power.Kejriwal's other political constituency has a similar aam aadmi quality:his support among the city's autowallahs.

POLL NUMBERS INFAVOUR OF TRUDEAU

The Liberal Party is up 6 points while the Conservatives are down byone point - reaching lowest number since 2011 election, reported theGlobe and Mail. The Ipsos-CTV poll showed the Liberals are leadingwith 35 per cent while the Conservatives are at 29 per cent and the NDPat 26 per cent. Globe and Mail reported Canadians who dislike Harperare shifting toward the Liberal government and Trudeau. Poll resultsfrom October concluded the two opposition parties were tied in the racewith the Liberal Party at 31 and NDP at 30, while a in a matter of a monthLiberal Party's support has increased. Darrell Bricker, chief executiveofficer of Ipsos Global Public Affairs, has said the results show thatvoters who were committed to dislodging Harper are in favour of theLiberals, which is good news for Trudeau and not so good for the Con-servatives and the NDP, reported Globe and Mail. Trudeau won Liberalleadership seven months ago and the NDP will hope is the honeymoonperiod for Liberal fans is only temporary reported Globe and Mail. TheLiberal Party hold a significant lead in three biggest provinces in Canada- Ontario, Quebec and B.C. IN Ontario, Liberals stand at 37 per centwhile Conservatives at 20 per cent and NDP following at 20. In B.C.Liberals are leading with 37 per cent while NDP stands at 30 per centand Conservatives at 28 per cent.

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page 3 I AM VIRGIN, NOTFRIENDS WITH SRK,FRIENDS WITHKATRINA: SALMAN

PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER AND HIS WIFE LAUREEN HARPER WITH YUDHVIR JASWAL (GROUP EDITOR & CEO) & PREETJASWAL AT A RECEPTION HOSTED LAST THURSDAY IN INTERNATIONAL PLAZA, TORONTO

I am Virgin, Not friends with SRK,Friends with Katrina: Salman

The fourth season of talk show Koffee with Karan was aired on Saturday night with 47-year-old superstar Salman Khan telling filmmakerKaran Johar that he was saving himself up for his future bride. Whena surprised Karan asked if this meant he was still a virgin, Salman

looked at him straight in the face and said yes, nodding. So you did not havesex with all the women you have been with, Karan said, jokingly.They were just friends, Salman said. Salman also said he liked to sleep aloneat night and even lay down on the couch at the studio to show the variousways he can spread his legs if there is not one else sharing his bed.Salman also said that there was a time when he seriously wanted to settledown but now marriage question does not interest him anymore. "There wasa time that I really did want to get married, and then it just didn`t work out. Italways comes so close, but then people have got cold feet," he said.He also admitted that he was on the verge of getting married toSangeeta Bijlani. Even wedding cards were printed and the prepara-tions were on but the relationship unexpectedly ended as Sangeetacaught him cheating on her with another woman.

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Salman Khan was all praise for Shah Rukh Khan saying, "I think theromantic scenes that Shah Rukh does and his intensity, I don't thinkthat anybody can touch him in that."Salman Khan said after the hug at the Iftaar par ty, he did sms ShahRukh Khan. Later, Salman Khan stressed that though the two actorscannot be 'best of friends' now but also made it clear that he hasimmense respect for Shah Rukh.On asking about his contemporary actors, Salman praised all andsaid, "There are fore leading actors who are more than competitionfor me - Aamir, Shah Rukh, Akshay and Hrithik. Among the youngergeneration - Ranbir, Ranveer, Imran and Arjun are cool."Interestingly, Salman grabbed many oppor tunities to take a dig at hisalleged ex-flame Katrina and her current rumoured beau Ranbir Kapoor.When Salman was asked what would he react if he woke up as RanbirKapoor, Salman retor ted, ''Salman lucky hai ya main.'' The same ques-tion when asked with reference to Katrina Kaif, he said, ''Where'sRanbir?'' Salman, when asked about giving one advice to RanbirKapoor, he said, ''Have fun!'' and for Katrina Kaif? ''Make sure he(Ranbir) does not have fun!''Well, with Salman hinting at Ranbir-Katrina's relationship and evenKareena Kapoor talking about it openly, we hope to see the actorsconfessing about it openly at least now!When Karan asked the most eligible bachelor, who is the most stun-ning among Katrina, Aishwarya and Kareena, Salman didn't wasteany time o reply, "Aishwarya definitely is the most stunning."Salman and Aishwarya had a publicized break-up. They came close duringthe shooting of Sanjay Leela Bhasali's 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam' but afterdating for a year, they had a fall-out.When Karan asked the hunk to pick up any one between the rest two choices- Katrina and Kareena. Salman picked Katrina over Kareena.Here is the entire rapid fire round conversation between Salman and Karan,undoubtedly the spiciest part of the whole episode.React in one word:Marriage: Hey RamAwards: I believe in rewardOn screen kissing: No funBeing human: HeartfeltIf u wake up as the following people, what is the first thing you would do?Sanjay Leela Bhansali: I would wonder where Karan Johar is..or whereKaran Johar was last night..Shahrukh khan: I would do eh eh eh eh eh...aaj kaun gaya hai Karan keshow par? Salman? Salman kyun gaya re?Ranbir Kapoor: Salman lucky hai ya main?Aamir Khan: (Yawns) dopahar ho gayi!Katrina Kaif: Where is Ranbir?If not in the film industry what should the following people do?Sonakshi: Politics is good for her or designingKareena Kapoor: House wifeHrithik roshan: Dance academyPriyanka Chopra: Singer or house wifeYour advice for the following people:Ranbir: Have funKatrina: Make sure he does not have funHrithik Roshan: You stay out of thisBest advice given to you:It got it 25 years ago. Which was gicen by Kailash (Sundernath), I washeart broken when a friend of mine left me and went. We were comingback from Alibaugh. He said put your hand in the water, what do youfeel? I said fish. He said there are a lot of fish in the sea. One day at apar ty he put his arm around my shoulder and said stop wasting yourtime and your father's money. After that I never par tied.At gun point if you were forced to have a gay encounter who wouldthat be?"Aisi gun banehi nahi hai karan (such a gun is never been made!). No.But just to make you feel better...you Karan....But I am the guy ha?"You kill one, you marry one, you are just friends with one - PreetiZinta, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif?Marry: Preeeti Zinta.Friends with only Katrina Kaif.The show was aired on Star World.

Soon after saying this, Salman went on to say. "I am not the correct personto be with, the way I am right now in this phase of my life," he says.On being asked, how he faces his exes in real life, the 47-year-oldbachelor said, "Some I ignore totally. I try and run away from them. Idon`t face them. I`m sure by that it would mean you cannot look mein the eye and all. But that`s not the point. The point is now you`resomewhere else. You have your own life. I don`t want that some-where in somebody else`s mind that thought about ex-boyfriend youknow". When asked about the much-talked about animosity betweenhim and Shah Rukh Khan and the hug that took place at the Iftaar par tyearlier this, Salman Khan said: "If I had crossed him and didn't ac-knowledge him it would have been wrong… I saw him sitting downthere and I moved and said salaam alaikum."When Karan Johar asked if he felt that is was the media that propa-gated this so-called war, Salman Khan said: "It was never a war … Itwas just two guys that got along fine and one night they didn't getalong and it was something that hur t me. He could have just comethat same night and finished it off. He chose not to and I said let it be.""After that he came on to your show and spoke about me. He passesmy house four or five times a day. He should have come home andrung the bell."It was in 2008 during Salman Khan's then girlfriend Katrina Kaif'sbir thday party that there was a heated argument and spat betweenSalman and Shah Rukh.

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MODI INVITED THE COUNTRY TODEBATE ON ARTICLE 370Contd. from Page 1Swaraj said, "Modi has asked what have been the benefits ofAr ticle 370. This is not being soft on the issue. Modi questionedwhether there has been any gain from Ar ticle 370 and that thisissue should be debated." "We need rational & focused debate notonly on 370 but other issues relating to J&K, including suffering ofsections of J&K society," Modi said on Twitter. While Bihar ChiefMinister Nitish Kumar said he was in suppor t of Article 370 re-por ted Indian Express. "Raking up the issue is nothing but anattempt to again draw a line of division in the country," said Kumar.

Gap commercial vandalism

A picture was posted by ArsalanIftikhar, senior editorat The Islamic Monthly and founder ofTheMuslimGuy.com on Twitter that depicted a latest Gap

poster featuring Sikh actor and jewelry designer WarisAhluwalia.The picture that was taken in the U.S. and the poster's

caption was changed from Make Love" to "Make Bombs," alongwith a line that read "Please stop driving TAXIS."

Iftikhar, said he wanted everyone to see the comments thatwere made and hence put the picture up on Twitter, he toldHuffington Post.

"When I first saw my Facebook friend's photo of thisGAP subway advertisement defaced by vandals with racistmessages, I wanted the world to see how millions of brownpeople are viewed in America today," he told the news agency.

The poster was par t of Gap's latest campaign in which they madeuse of various diverse models. GAP repor tedly tweeted back toIf tikhar to find out the exact location of the vandalised poster.The company also changed its Twitter picture and replaced itwi th the poster to show suppor t and so l idar i ty repor tedHuffington Post. Meanwhile, Ahluwalia's Facebook Page had apost that read, "Make sure to say thank you to those awesomeTaxi drivers that take you places.

Protests in Ukraine continueProtestors continued to demonstrate in Kyevasking the country's Presi-dent Viktor Yanukovych to step down after he refused to sign a dealwith the EU to make trade and travel easier.Thousands have been gathered at a park before heading to Kyev'sIndependence Square demanding new president and ousting of thePresident. Dozens were injured over the weekend when police vio-lently dispersed activists reported BBC News.Ex-Prime Minister who is in jail, YuliaTymoshenko urged the citizensof the country "not to leave the authorities' actions unanswered."A message from him was read by his daughter said, "Fly, drive,walk to Kyev from all par ts of Ukraine, but gather everyone on 1December," repor ted BBC News."We can and should remove these authorities," opposition par tyleader VitaliKlitschko said repor ted BBC News. "We should comeout and show that we will not allow them to humiliate us, we willstand up for our rights."The White House Monday urged the authorities in the country torespect Ukrainians' rights to freedom of expression repor ted CBCNews. "The violence by government authorities against peacefuldemonstrators in Kyev on Saturday morning was unacceptable,"White House spokesman Jay Carney told repor ters.

Delhi Elections - ArvindKejriwal is the Game Changer

Election Date - 4th Dec, Result Date - 8th Dec

Contd. from Page 1"He is with us. He rallied withus, stayed with us but mostimportantly he still helps us inwhichever legal way possible,"says Raman Prasad, an autowallah from Khanpur. "Theparty provides us with lawyerswhenever there is a case in thecourt." Kejriwal is seen as aundisputed leader among thiscommunity thanks to hisresistance to the Delhigovernment's plan to install aGPS device in all autos."After the electricity protest

only I started noticing[Kejriwal]. Earlier he was therebut still talking about issueslike corruption, which didn'tmake any sense to people likeus," says Ajit from ChiragDelhi's Jatav Mohalla. Theelectricity protest struck achord with people who werefeeling the biggest pinch. "Ihad a pending water bill ofseven thousand, which I paid.But that protest made sure thatsomeone is here to talk aboutthe problem that I was facingeveryday," says Savitri in

Sangam Vihar, where manyresidents have received nowater in 30 days.Kejriwal's bijli-paani (electricityand water) protests made him afamiliar face to lower middleand lower class households.His popularity until then, saysYogendra Yadav, "wasrestricted to only a sizablemiddle class populationbecause issues likecorruption resonates withmiddle class more." This earlysuccess around everydayneeds explains why the newly

released AAP manifestopromises a 50% rate cut inelectricity tariff if it comes topower.Kejriwal's other politicalconstituency has a similaraam aadmi quality: hissupport among the city'sautowallahs. "He is with us.He rallied with us, stayed withus but most importantly hestill helps us in whicheverlegal way possible," saysRaman Prasad, an auto wallahfrom Khanpur. "The partyprovides us with lawyerswhenever there is a case inthe court." Kejriwal is seen asa undisputed leader amongthis community thanks to hisresistance to the Delhigovernment's plan to install a

GPS device in all autos.But a year after his officialentry into politics, anddespite his best efforts,Kejriwal remains hampered bytwo significant burdens.One is the break from AnnaHazare, and theaccompanying suspicion ofexcess ambition. "Arvind'sproblem has been that he wastoo eager to come out of theAnna Shadow, and projectinghimself as the leader of themass movement," says ajournalist in Delhi who hasbeen observing Kejriwal sinceAnna Hazare started his firstindefinite fast at JantarMantar."He was with Anna and themovement, and then suddenlyhe is here asking for votes?"says Ajay Kumar inPatparganj who runs a teashop. "He had his politicalambition and he just usedAnna," says Karina, an MBAgraduate! who claims she hadbeen to ramleela maidan toshow her solidarity during themonthlong fast.Even those who support hispolitical avatar are takenaback by his ambition."It wasa good move that he stepped

into the electoral politicsbecause the Anna movementfor it's apolitical nature couldnever root out a problem likecorruption. But ArvindKejriwal looks like a man inhurry," says Sunil Bhai ofSocialist Front.Kejriwal's other problem is hisoutsider status. While manynow know his name, heremains an unfamiliarcommodity as a politician."What is his politicalideology? He is cashing inthe anti incumbency waveand making false promises,"claims A B Bardhan, veteranleftist leader of the CPI,comparing him to Mamatawho may be an outsider "but

before that she has beenaround for 20 years. it takesthat much time to build apolitical party."And if Kejriwal at least enjoyssome recognition, many of hiscandidates are outrightunfamiliar. As Bardhan pointsout, many candidates of AAPare barely known among theelectorates. Even though 25%voters of Krishna Nagar areMuslim, Ishrat Ali Ansari, theAAP candidate, willundoubtedly lose to BJP's chiefministerial candidate HarshVardhan. "Doctor Saab (HarshVardhan) has been here for last20 years. Of course we will votefor him," says Imtiyaz Khan,from Khureji, a Muslim ghettoin Krishna Nagar.Even Kejriwal's loyal middleclass constituency wonders ifhis clean outsider image willwork against him. "I'm notworried whether they will turncorrupt themselves but howmany people will want a partythat is outright against thecorruption? The peoplethemselves are corrupt. An anticorruption campaign excludesat least 60 percent of thevoter," says Ashok Rawat(name changed), a government

serviceman from INA.However doubtful the votersmaybe, everyone agrees thatArvind Kejriwal has finallyoffered Delhi voters a realchoice - a choice not to opt forthe same old two nationalparties."Is it possible for one man tochange everything in a day? Ifthings were this easy then whyno one spoke about themever?", asks Kunal Kumar, fromkhichripur, a slum in East Delhi.But despite his doubts, Kumarwill be voting for jhaadu: "Gavea chance to everyone. TheCongress is in the governmentand the BJP is in themunicipality. Why not give hima chance too?

Justice delayed: No hearing on plea for Bhopal gas relief in 3 years

Just days before the 29th anniversary of the Bhopal GasDisaster of 1984, news

came last Friday that no hearingtook place at the Supreme Cour ton a curative petition filed by thecentral government to rectify theflawed settlement of 1989, andno fur ther date had been fixed.The petition had been admittedby the apex cour t three yearsago, on December 3, 2010. Not asingle hearing has taken placesince then.Lost in a maze of litigation thatstretches from the SupremeCour t in Delhi to the MP highcour t in Jabalpur and down to thechief judic ia l magistrate inBhopal, survivors and familymembers of the worst ever in-dustrial disaster were baffled butresigned - they are exhausted andhopeless.Nasreen Bi, was just 25 yearsold when poisonous gases brokeout from the Union Carbide pesti-cide plant and drifted throughsleeping Bhopal on the night of2-3 December 1984. A grand-mother now, she feels betrayedby all."The big political par ties, thecour ts, the sarkari babus - theyare all unconcerned of our plight.We have survived till today byour own fate, though weakened

by the gas, and poor," she says,breathless due to compromisedlungs.In 1989, the Supreme Cour t had

approved a settlement betweenthe government and Union Car-bide that gave Rs 713 crore ($470million) as compensation to vic-

tims estimated at 3,000 dead andover 1 lakh injured. In the follow-ing 24 years the number of deadhas grown to nearly 20,000 and

number of those suffering dis-abilities to a staggering 5 lakh.The effect of the poisonous gaseswas becoming clearer as time

passed. The compensat ionneeded to be given to many timesmore than the original numbercounted. Under pressure from theharried survivors, the govern-ment moved the Supreme Cour tto review its order authorizing thesettlement of 1989, so that a bet-ter compensation could be givento all the survivors and kin of dead.Perhaps the government is pur-posely allowing the matter to dragon, speculates N D Jaiprakash,activist and a petitioner in sev-eral of the key Bhopal cases. "Butif that's the case, why is the Su-preme Cour t not pulling them upand getting on with the case?" heasks. There is similar disregardof the apex cour t's orders on theshocking neglect of the survivors'healthcare needs. Four teen yearsafter a petition had prayed forimprovement in healthcare, thecour t had ordered in August 2012the Indian Council of Medical Re-search (ICMR) and the state gov-ernment to computer ize a l lrecords of patients, carry out nec-essary research, issue health-books to all survivors and finalisea protocol for treatment."Neither the ICMR nor the State Gov-ernment have taken the necessarysteps to comply fully with all the di-rections of the Court," says AbdulJabbar, another petitioner.


TUESDAY, DECEMBER 03, 2013 breaking news

TEJPAL BREAKSDOWN, IN CUSTODYFOR 6 DAYSPANAJI: Tehelka founder editor TarunTejpal broke down on Sunday while beinginterrogated by Goa police crime branchat their office in Dona Paula, police offic-ers said. The interrogation lasted fivehours after which he was taken to Panajipolice station lockup.Earlier, Tejpal was remanded to policecustody for six days. He will be taken fora medical examination later.Tejpal was interrogated by investigatingofficer PI Sunita Sawant and others. Po-lice began interrogating Tejpal around 3pmSunday, seeking to corroborate the se-quence of events which the victim hadstated in her complaint. Police haveseized Tejpal's cellphone so as to securethe conversation between him and vic-tim.During the hearing on the remand, Goapolice had informed the cour t that Tejpal'sinterrogation was required to bring onrecord the emails exchanged between himand the girl. Goa police told the cour t thatTejpal must have sent the email eitherfrom his personal cellphone, laptop, of-fice computer and friend's computer orfrom other sources which need to beseized.Goa police also said a police team willbe sent to seize the items.Police had sought Tejpal's custody for 14days. Tejpal's lawyer Geetha Luthra ar-gued in cour t that 14 days police custodywas not justified. At the end of argumentsPanaji judicial magistrate f irst class(JMFC) Kshama Joshi remanded Tejpalto six days police custody.

NEW DELHI: Unregulated floating private armouries carryingcombatants of certain countries are a matter of concern and canhave serious security implications for the country includinginfiltration of terrorists that can lead to 26/11-type attacks, Navychief Admiral D K Joshi warned on Tuesday.

Addressing the annual Navy Day press conference, he alsosought a "reversal" of high risk areas for merchant ships plying inthe piracy prone zones, saying such an extension in these zones hasresulted in incidents such as the killing of four Indian fishermen byItalian marines near Kerala coast.

"Floating armoury is a matter of very serious concern. This isentirely unregulated... This has very serious security implicationsfor us including the infiltration of terrorists.

"...If there are unregulated arms and ammunition on a vessel,the existence of weapons is not known as also where guards aretransferring them and this could lead to such a situation on anybody'ssoil," Joshi said when asked if unregulated floating armouries canlead to a 26/11 attack.

The Navy chief was talking on the issue against the backdrop

of seizure of the American floating armoury MV Seaman Guard Ohiooff the coast of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu.

He said the government has also received reports about thepresence of "combatants from some countries who on a temporarybasis take up these employments and become private armed guards."

Asked if he meant that these combatants are from Pakistan,Joshi skirted a direct response, saying, "I am referring to what I amreferring to."

He said over the years, these armouries providing escort to themerchant vessels plying in piracy prone areas have become a "loose-knit structure" and the "unregulated manner these ships areoperating, there is no track of which ship is coming and whatguards it has, what arms does it have and where they aregoing."

He said like the merchant vessels operating under theInternational Maritime Organisation (IMO) framework, thesefloating armouries have to be brought under the regulationand all the littoral states must be aware of the identity of suchships, the number of weapons and guards present on them.

Floating armouries can lead to26/11-type attack: Navy chief BALASORE (Odisha): India on Tuesday successfully test-fired

indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile witha strike range of 350 km from a test range at Chandipur in Odishaas par t of a user trial by defence forces.The surface-to-surface missile was test-fired at around 10:05amfrom a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 ofthe Integrated Test Range, about 15 km from here, defencesources said.Describing the launch of the sophisticated missile as a completesuccess, ITR Director MVKV Prasad said all the mission param-eters were met during the trial."The missile was randomly chosen from the production stockand the launch activities were carried out by the specially formedStrategic Force Command (SFC) and monitored by scientists ofDefence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) aspar t of training exercise," the sources said."The missile trajectory was tracked by DRDO radars, electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations located alongthe coast of Odisha," they said."The downrange teams onboard a ship deployed near the desig-nated impact point in Bay of Bengal monitored the terminal eventsand splashdown," they said.

Prithvi-II missilesuccessfully test-fired

BIDEN IN TOKYOAMID 'DANGEROUS'CHINA TENSIONSTOKYO: US Vice-President Joe Biden heldtalks in Tokyo on Tuesday, saying theUnited States is "deeply concerned" abouta new Chinese air zone that has provokedfury in Japan.The Japanese government said it wasconfident it would get US backing for itsopposition to what it called an "extremelydangerous" move by Beijing, which as-ser ted rights to control aircraft over aswathe of the East China Sea, includingdisputed islands."We remain deeply concerned by the an-nouncement of a new Air Defence Identi-fication Zone (ADIZ)," Biden told the AsahiShimbun ahead of his tour of nor theastAsia, which will also take in China andSouth Korea."I believe this latest incident underscoresthe need for agreement between Chinaand Japan to establish crisis manage-ment and confidence-building measuresto lower tensions."I will reaffirm the strength of our alliancecommitments and emphasize the impor-tance of avoiding actions that could un-dermine peace, security and prosperityin the region," Biden told the paper.Tensions in the region are their highest inyears with China and Japan squaring offover a chain of uninhabited islands in afeud that has some observers warning ofthe danger of an armed confrontation.

Test batting on Dhoni's mind ahead of ODIsIndia are usually short on practice and preparation

time in international cricket. MS Dhoni is usuallyphilosophical about it. There are only so many days

in a year, he seems to often suggest, and that he and hisplayers have to make the most of what they get. Indiahave landed in South Africa on Monday, and are due toplay their first international on Thursday, with only onetwo-day tour game to follow between the ODIs and Tests.

"I don't know if it [preparation time] is enough ornot but this is the only time we have," Dhoni said beforeleaving for South Africa. "We will try to have longpractice sessions in the first one or two days that wehave with us. We will have one light session before thematch, and that is how we will get ready for the ODIs.That is how much we have got, and we have to get thebest out of what we've got."

During the second of those long practice sessions,which India have to get the best out of, Dhoni seemedto have batted to his heart's content, properly againstthe India quicks, spinners and throwdowns from fieldingcoach Trevor Penney, and rashly against the low-qualitynet bowlers India had at their disposal. Just when youthought he was leaving, Dhoni padded up again. Behindhis net at the Wanderers stood coach Duncan Fletcher,and CM Dhananjay, the team's analyst, was asked tobring a camera.

The surprise came when the red Kookaburras werebrought out. Two days before the first ODI of the tour,Dhoni - a man who loves to stay in the present - spenthalf an hour doing exclusive Test-match practice, evenas others around him played the big hits. With nochange of ends and other such delays, you can face agood 10 overs in those 30 minutes. Fletcher remained inconstant conversation with Dhoni from behind the net.Dhananjay, who is a decent bowler himself if allowed tobowl from 18 yards, and Penney's throwdowns testedDhoni. At one point, as the ball began to lose someshine, Dhananjay applied a foreign substance to keep itnew.

It seemed to be an exercise in moving forward tocover some of the late movement, and after the end ofthe session you could hear Fletcher telling Dhoni, "Youcan also ride the swing and play it late." Dhoni's battingwas critical to India's success in the home Tests earlierthis year, but he has had a weakness against the movingquick ball when he plays with hard hands outside offand edges through. He has in the past said that that isthe way he plays and can't do much about it.

Not on this net session's evidence. At the veryleast, Dhoni is looking at his batting with much moreresponsibility now that he is the more experiencedbatsman in the side. He is possibly looking at himself asmore than the declaration batsman or the saviour on theodd occasion that has been.

However, this early Test preparation of Dhoni'scould have a bigger implication. It was not just Dhoni'sbatting in India that worked, but it was also the balancehis move up to No. 6 provided, with the extra spinnerdrafted in. There were no tired bowlers around, no softovers when the ball would become old and take slowturn. Three years ago, in Cape Town, when India hadthe upper hand in the second innings, their bowlers -playing a third back-to-back Test - lost their sting onday four, although you can't take away from JacquesKallis' genius that day.

You wondered, though, what if India had anallrounder, like Kallis himself, who could bowl a fewfresh overs then. Like the limited preparation time, Dhoniknows there is no proper allrounder in the country. Sohe combined with Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin tokind of contrive one. The natural question was, if hewould be able to do the same outside Asia. If he wouldbe confident enough to do so outside Asia. Beforeleaving Asia, Dhoni kept his cards close to his chest,but didn't rule out a move up to No. 6.

"Well it's something that we have to go there anddecide," Dhoni said. "We have to see the strength ofour batting line-up. And at the same time whether fourbowlers are good enough to get the opposition out. It'ssomething that we have to weigh out.

"In the last Test match also we played with four

bowlers, and Rohit [Sharma] was the one whobatted at No. 6. If you see at times five batsmenare not enough, even six are not enough. And ifyou see the last two Test matches, the No. 6batsman has had a lot of impact on the game. Wewill weigh how it is and then decide as to whether3-1 [bowling] combination is good enough or we

‘ MS DHONI'S HALF HOUR AGAINST THE RED BALL IN THE NETS, TWO DAYSAHEAD OF THE SOUTH AFRICA ODI SERIES, SUGGESTS HE IS THINKING HARDABOUT HIS TEST-MATCH TECHNIQUE AND TEAM COMBINATION

have to play with 3-2."A lot, of course, was going to depend on

how Dhoni feels about his batting in the ODIsand in the nets. If he is thinking of not letting "Idare not" wait upon "I would", unlike the cat i'the adage, he is at least spending as much timepreparing as he can.


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FORD STOLE A SEAT AT AN NFL GAME

Toronto Mayor Rob Fordattended NFL gameSunday night between

Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falconsand reportedly stole a seat. MattMays, a musician who is aBuffalo Bills fan arrived at theRogers Centre only to find outhis seat was taken by the myor.

"The poor usher guy waslike, 'dude, I don't really knowwhat to tell you right now -Mayor Rob Ford is in your seat,bro,'" Mays said as reported bythe National Post. "It was kindof entertaining."

Reports confirmed Fordremained in his seat for most ofthe first half of the game.

The night was intensified asfans started turning their seatsto take pictures with him which

SONIA GANDHI IS RICHER THAN BRITISHQUEEN ELIZABETH II: HUFFINGTON POSTNEW DELHI: According to a repor t in the HuffingtonPost, Congress president Sonia Gandhi is the 12thrichest political leader in the world.With $2 billion wealth, Gandhi is believed to be richerthan the British Queen Elizabeth II, Sultan of OmanQaboos bin Said and Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad.To compile the list, Huffington Post compared eachcountry's GDP per capita juxtaposed with a leader'spersonal net wor th, just to show 'how different life isfor the haves and have-nots'.The list includes kings, presidents, sultans andqueens. The richest leaders among the top 20 origi-nated from the Middle East region.The repor t puts Russian President Vladimir Putin on the top of the list with a wealth of $40 billion,followed by King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej with for tunes wor th $30 billion.However, the HuffPost repor t does not clearly state how it has arrived at the conclusion.

caused Rogers Centre's securityto dispatch a guard. Reports saidthe guard sat the second half ofthe game sitting on the armrestof an aisle seat in front of themayor.

Two ushers guarded thestairs leading to the sectionwhere Ford was seen.

"You're not going down forpictures," one usher said, severaltimes, reported National Post.

Ford's assistant wasreportedly passing out mayor'sbusiness card and fridge magnetcalling out "Rob Ford - Mayor"reported National Post.

Musician Mays didn'tconfirm if he was a Ford supporter."Unless I've met someone inperson, I don't have any opinionon him," he was quoted as saying

in the National Post.Tweets confirmed the mayor

was haooy to take pictures withanyone who would ask for it.

"It's taking a crapload ofpolice/security effort to keeppeople away from Ford, whosmiles and poses with anyone whoends up next to him," confirmed aTweet.

Mays was two rows far awayfrom his original seat from wherehe saw the first half of the game,while he came back to his originalseat in the second half.

"I don't think it wasintentional," Mays said with asmile. "But I mean, I just thoughtit was funny that out of 60,000seats, he's in mine. I wasn't mad.I just thought it was funny,"reported National Post.

Time for hard cap onCEO salaries: HorwathNew Democrat Leader AndreaHorwath introduced a Pr ivateMember's Bill that if passed, wouldcap the salaries of Ontario's high-est-paid public employees to en-sure that scarce public dollars arespent on front line services not lav-ish paychecks."When a public sector CEO takeshome more in a year than the av-erage family earns in two decades,people feel like their money isn't being respected," Horwathsaid. "I'm hoping Ontario can move forward with a simple plan:put a hard cap on the salaries of public sector executives attwice the salary of the Premier."The new legislation would cap publicly-paid executive sala-ries at double the salary of Ontario's Premier. The Premier'scurrent salary is $209,000. According to the 2012 SunshineList, over 180 executives made a salary more than two timesas high as the Premier, and 25 executives made more thanthree times the Premier's salary.The bill would apply to all executives in the public sector fromthe Ontario Public Service to crown agencies like Hydro Oneand OPG, as well as hospitals and universities.


TUESDAY, DECEMBER 03, 2013 c o m m u n i t y

Nominations openJanuary 2 for

Brampton's 2014Municipal Election

The City of Mississauga has completed an extensive growthstudy that will enable it to better plan for the future as itspopulation approaches one million. This study provides keyinformation about long-term population, housing andemployment forecasts to the year 2041. "This is one of themost significant reports that go to Council," says John Calvert,director Policy Planning. "The City of Mississauga is quicklymoving towards a city of one million people. This report will beused not only by the City as the basis for all City master plandevelopment, planning and infrastructure decisions but by theRegion of Peel as well." Highlights from the report include:o A population of approximately 829,000 by 2031 and 878,000by 2041, with most of the growth being directed to nodes,corridors and the downtown coreo Total employment of 527,000 by 2031 and 552,000 by 2041,with most of the future employment growth to be in large officebuildings o Forecast that Mississauga will continue to be anattractive, liveable community with a road network and accessto highways that will attract many new residents and jobsCalvert noted the report: Mississauga Growth Forecasts 2011-2041 will guide management teams as they prepare capitalbudgets and forecasts, complete transportation studies, andplan for services such as fire, libraries and parks. It is also avaluable tool to outside agencies such as school boards,hospitals, and police as well as private business owners anddevelopers interested in doing business in Mississauga.Hemson Consulting Ltd. prepared the growth scenarios to

update Mississauga's growth forecasts for the DevelopmentCharges By-law Review, service and infrastructure planningand to provide input the Region of Peel's growth allocationexercise as part of Amendment 2 to The Growth Plan for theGreater Golden Horseshoe.

NOMINATION FORMS NOW AVAILABLE

BRAMPTON, ON: Nominations for the City ofBrampton's 2014 Municipal Election will be acceptedby the City Clerk's Office beginning January 2, 2014 forthe following offices:o Mayoro Regional Councilloro City Councilloro School Board TrusteeNomination forms and information packages areavailable online and at the City Clerk's Office inBrampton City Hall. Nominations must be filed inperson (or by an agent) during regular office hours,8:30 am to 4:30 pm, on weekdays starting January 2until 2 pm on September 12, 2014.At the time of filing, the fee ($200.00 for Mayor,$100.00 for all other positions) is payable by cash,debit card, certified cheque or money order. Applicantswill be asked for proof of citizenship and qualifyingaddress. Only original documents will be accepted - nofaxes or other electronic versions. Anyone who wantsto be a candidate must file their nomination papersprior to receiving any campaign contributions orspending any funds for election purposes."The City of Brampton is committed to ensuringeffective processes in delivering a fair and openmunicipal election," says Peter Fay, City Clerk andReturning Officer. "Potential candidates and voters arealso reminded to take note of the new wards that takeeffect for the 2014 Municipal Election."

Launch of Coalition for Progressive CanadianMuslim Organizations to promote secular valuesEight Progressive Canadian

Muslim Organizations arelaunched a Coalition inParliament Hill, Ottawa on Nov21 where Minister Jason Kennyand Minister Tim Uppal were thechief guests. The Coalition ofProgressive Canadian MuslimOrganizations (CPCMO) is anumbrella for progressiveMuslims across Canada whouphold Canadian valuesespecially separation of religionand politics, gender equality, one

law for all, freedom of expressionand education againstradicalization.CPCMO is a think tank to providea platform for diverse voiceswithin the Muslim communitiesof Canada, who are engaged infollowing the principles andvalues stated in the CanadianCharter of Rights and Freedoms,while understanding the reasonsthat lead to problems of Muslimradicalization.CPCMO supports Muslims who

recognize that sharia is a time-bound, humanly constructed,legal-political system created inthe 9th Century which is at oddswith the modern world, and areworking towards reform.CPCMO has been createdexplicitly to draw upon thetalents of experts from within itsmembership to work upon avariety of challenging issuesboth locally and globally.CPCMO has been founded andheaded by Ottawa based well

known activist, Salma Siddiqui.SohailRaza and TahirAslam Goraare directors of this coalition.The member organizations areCanadian Thinkers' Forum,Forum for Learning, IslamicCouncil for Interfaith Harmony,Muslim Committee Against Anti-Semitism, Progressive MuslimsInstitute Canada, Project Ijtihad,The Council for Muslims FacingTomorrow and WesternCanadian Muslims fordemocracy.

Mississauga's population moves towards 1 million

Britain's most Influential Asian: MalalaYousufzai

Cour tesy: Hafiz124/Flickr Commons

She is only a teenager, shot in the head by the Taliban forcampaigning girl's education in Pakistan and now she isnamed as Britain's most influential Asian by a weekly

publication.At the Garavi Gujarat2 Leadership Awards 2013 (GG2), theteenager was one of the chosen for GG2 Hammer Award for herbravery. Other two chosen incluseKainatRiaz and ShaziaRamzan.British Deputy Premier Nick Clegg was the chief guest of the nightwhere she was ranked number one in the latest GG2 Power List."We must recognise the children's struggle for their right and helpchildren who are victims of child trafficking. No terrorist threatscan deter us and we will carry on with our campaign for the rightto education for girls," said Yousufzai over a video message asshe wasn't present to receive the Award.It was noted that, "Malala, who was unknown over a year ago,has become synonymous with a type of girl power that should becelebrated and applauded everywhere. Today, presidents, primeministers, people of influence and power listen to this remarkable16-year-old.""The GG2 Hammer Award winner of 2013 transcends everyboundary and appeals to the very core of our humanity."

The teenager now lives and studies in the U.K. Her book "I AmMalala" was released recently but banned in private schools inher own country with many calling her as a trophy for the west.AdeebJavedani, president of the All Pakistan Private SchoolsManagement Association, told CTV News "EverythingaboutMalala is now becoming clear. To me, she is representing theWest, not us."KashifMirza, the chairman of the All Pakistan Private SchoolsFederation said in an interview with CTV News that she "was arole model for children, but this book has made her controversial.Through this book, she became a tool in the hands of the Westernpowers."The teenager had been rewarded for her bravery in different partsof the world including by the United Nations.Early this summer, she said, "One child, one teacher, one book andone pen can change the world," while the United Nations and theworld watched."The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop myambitions, but nothing changed in my life except this: weakness,fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage wasborn," she had said.

City of Brampton ExtendsCampaign to Support

Red Cross Relief Effortsin Philippines

Donate online or in person untilDecember 23, 2013

The City of Brampton is extending its campaign tocollect donations for relief effor ts in the Philippines.This is in keeping with the Government of Canada,which has extended the deadline for how long it willmatch donations to December 23, 2013.The City of Brampton has par tnered with the CanadianRed Cross to assist in providing relief and aid tovictims of Typhoon Haiyan in response to an outpouringof interest and concern, as well as the relationship withits Sister City, Marikina.Until December 23, 2013, donations can be made at Cityfacilities (listed below) or online through the City’swebsite (brampton.ca). Electronic tax receipts will beissued for all online donations.All funds directed to the Red Cross Typhoon Haiyanappeal will directly help relief effor ts in affected areas.Residents are encouraged to donate what they can asevery penny counts.City facilities with Red Cross donation boxes:Brampton Soccer Centre 1495 Sandalwood ParkwayEastCassie Campbell Community Centre 1050 SandalwoodParkway WestCentral Public School 24 Alexander StreetCentury Gardens Recreation Centre 340 Vodden StreetEastChinguacousy Wellness Centre 995 Peter Rober tsonBlvd.Chris Gibson Recreation Centre 125 McLaughlin RoadNor thChinguacousy Curling Club 9050 Bramalea RoadEarnscliffe Recreation Centre 44 Eastbourne DriveFlower City Community Campus 8870 McLaughlin RoadGore Meadows Community Centre 10150 The GoreRoadGreenbriar Recreation Centre 1100 Central Park DriveHowden Recreation Centre 150 Howden Blvd.Jim Archdekin Recreation Centre 292 Conestoga DriveKen Giles Recreation Centre 370 Bar tley Bull Pkwy.Knightsbridge Recreation Centre 1a Knightsbridge RoadLoafer's Lake Recreation Centre 30 Loafer's Lake LaneSouth Fletcher's Spor tplex 500 Ray Lawson Blvd.Terry Miller Recreation Centre 1295 Williams Pkwy.


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CHARACTER, COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY:CM BLOGS ON NATIONAL SPORTS DAY

Dear Friends,Greetings to my fellow countrymen on National Spor ts Day! Onthis day we remember the legendary spor tsman Major DhyanChand, who mesmerized the world with the magic of his hockeystick and made India a force to reckon with in hockey. I alsocongratulate all the spor tspersons and coaches who would behonoured with the various spor ts awards this year!I am sure every one of us has a lot of memories attached withspor ts. We still remember the first time we held a cricket bat. Asyoungsters, how we wished that the frequency of the games pe-riod were exchanged with long classes on grammar, algebra orhistory! Did you not rejoice when India won a world cup or amedal?In my view, the three Cs that wonder fully blend with spor ts are-Character, Community and Country.All round character building is incomplete if spor ts are not a par tof our lives. With reference to spor ts I feel, With reference tospor ts I feel, the person who plays, shines. Without spor ts, therecannot be any spor tsmanship! Every spor t has something or theother to offer. It is a unique oppor tunity both to sharpen our skillsand fo r ou r pe rsona l i t y deve lopmen t . No wonder SwamiVivekananda once said, “You will be nearer to heaven throughfootball than through the study of the Gita.”We all live in a community and there are only few better ways tostrengthen community bonding than spor ts. It is a great levelerand a unifier- when we play in a team we are not concerned withthe caste, creed or community of our teammates. Neither doestheir economic status bother us. What matters is the victory of

our team. I have seen so many lifelong friendships that have origi-nated from the games field.We are blessed to see such kind of a wonder ful atmosphere ofoneness and social harmony during our Khel Mahakumbh. Cut-ting across all age groups and districts of Gujarat, the athletescompete in various spor ting events. Khel Mahakumbh 2012-2013witnessed a record par ticipation of lakhs of athletes. For thisyear ’s Khel Mahakumbh we are star ting a new Under-12 categorythat will enable us to tap young talent. The Government will alsobear the various expenses of the talented youngsters, which willhelp them pursue their spor ting dream in the years to come.A few years ago, we integrated specially abled athletes to par-ticipate in Khel Mahakumbh. The genesis of this happened whena group of young specially abled athletes who had won in a tour-nament in China came to meet me. I spent two hours with them,spoke to them…this touched my hear t. We decided to fur ther ourresolve to provide maximum oppor tunity to them so that they canshine on the field and that is when we decided to integrate them inKhel Mahakumbh. Thousands of specially abled athletes left KhelMahakumbh 2012-13 spellbound with their stellar per formance.Winning a medal or a cup is a great gif t to give to our country.Invariably, success on the games field becomes linked with na-tional pride. Spor ts also blends with culture when a nation hostsan impor tant spor ting tournament like the Olympics or a WorldCup that enables it to showcase its history to the entire world. Notto mention the boost to the economy and tourism due to suchevents.Thus, it is very impor tant to inculcate a spirit of spor ts and spor ts-manship espec ia l ly among our youth . Apar t f rom the Khe lMahakumbhs I talked about, Gujarat has set up a Spor ts Univer-sity, a unique initiative to harness spor ting talent from all across

the country. Fur thermore, every district will have a spor ts schoolto give an impetus to spor ts. By integrating spor ts with educa-tion, a lot can be achieved. As a par t of 150th bir th anniversarycelebrations of Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Yuva Kendraswere set up in every corner of Gujarat with an aim to promotespor ts. Among the other initiatives under its auspices, spor tskits were distributed to the youngsters.Yet, despite all these effor ts there is a lot we have to do. I noticethat due to academic pressures, the attendance on games field indecreasing. And if children are not studying, they are playinggames on their computers. This is a very big shor tcoming on ourpar t. As citizens, let us create the right atmosphere and providethe right oppor tunity so that every child goes out to play for sometime. Is it not better to hit a six or score a goal in a park nearbyrather than on the computer screen? Another good idea is to de-vote some time where the entire family comes together and playsa game together.I am aware that there are several spor ts players who are ex-tremely talented but they miss the bus due to financial and logis-tical constraints. As a Government, we are trying but I also seekyour help in this. What if corporates can come together set up acorpus so that budding spor tspersons can get constant world classtraining oppor tunities along with other facilities, with an aim thatIndia emerges with many medals in the future Olympics and otherspor ting tournaments? This can be a par t of their CSR. Likewise,our NRI friends who never shy away from helping their Mother-land can contribute in the same way or even by sponsoring tour-naments and helping create spor ting infrastructure in their vil-lages. Together, let us pledge to give our youngsters a happy andplay-ful childhood that prepares the foundation of a glorious fu-ture devoted to the service of our nation.

CONSERVATIVESMISLEAD CANADIANSBY RE-ANNOUNCINGOLD NEWSThe Conservatives are continuing their pattern of misleading Ca-nadians by re-announcing measures on pre-paid credit cardsand gas pump accuracy that won’t even take effect until 2014.“If they truly cared about protecting consumers, these regula-tions would have taken effect months ago,” said NDP ConsumerAffairs Critic Glenn Thibeault (Sudbury). “It is downright wrongfor the Conservatives to give the impression that they’re givingconsumers a Christmas present when, in reality, it’s just a lumpof coal—Canadians will continue to be ripped off well into 2014.”Gas pump problems were exposed by an Ottawa Citizen investi-gation in 2008. Although the NDP immediately called for regula-tions and inspections, it took the Conservatives until March 2011to pass legislation to address fairness at the pumps, which theystill have not implemented.“Instead of taking action to protect consumers who are payingtaxes on phantom gasoline, the Conservatives wasted millionson ads to boost their failed Economic Action Plan,” said Thibeault.

We've come a long way since April 14 - and even far ther still sincethe last federal election.We made it this far - including winning three by-elections this year- because you held fast to the values we cherish, and the idea ofthe Canada we're working for.Which is why as the shimmering holiday lights lift up our spiritsand remind us to let our hopes soar anew, I'm asking you to help usmake something extraordinary happen this holiday season.For the first time this fundraising quar ter, we have the chance toout-raise the Conservatives, and send a serious signal to Canadi-ans that change is coming.But to do it, I need you to believe, and I need you to act - so that wecan wake up 12 days from now having raised one million dollarsfor change.Be a par t of it - make something extraordinary happen this holidayseason and chip in $3 before midnight, December 12When you give, you'll also automatically be entered for the chanceto join me for dinner in your town - along with four of your friends.I shared a meal in November with the last Win Dinner with Justincontest winner, Dorothy Corbeil, a retired nurse from Golden Lake,Ontario, who has dedicated her life to helping others. (You canread Dorothy's account of the evening below).I love these dinners because they remind me that every Canadianreceiving these emails has the power to make a big differencewith a single action - which is exactly what it will take to out-raisethe Conservatives and show Canadians we're serious about change.

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On CTV's Question Period on Sunday, LiberalLeader Justin Trudeau was asked why hasn't hecalled up on the Prime Minister to resign over thesenate scandal and said the opposition should

continue to get more answers. He said Harper's resignationis a "is a very, very serious thing," and its much moreimportant to get to the bottom of the issues surroundingthe scandal. "Opposition leaders who call for the primeminister's resignation anytime something happens inOttawa begin to lose credibility," Trudeau said. "And whatI'm focused on right now is restoring the credibility ofParliament and of politicians in general for Canadians byemphasizing facts, by getting people to answer honestquestions, and to be less focussed on cover-up and morefocused on governing." He said if more information isrevealed, "it becomes clear that these allegations and theseinvestigations are grounded in the betrayal of trust ofCanadians towards their government or seems that it mightbe, then absolutely there will be a stronger call. But I thinkwe have to be very respectful of our democratic institutionsand our Parliament," reported CTV News. Question Period

last week surrounded the documents that were revealedby the RCMP that show PMO insiders that wereallegedly involved including Sen. Irving Gerstein Noneof the allegations are proved as yet. Harper has stuck tohis claim that he knew nothing about the $90,000cheque and the two people who are accused are Wrightand Duffy who are no longer part of the senate. He hasalso defended Gerstein in the past saying he is not partof the RCMP investigation. The Liberals want RCMP tolook into 12 staff members who were named in theaffidavit and continue to investigate, reported CTVNews. Just last week, the party bagged two byelectionridings and polls show Trudeau's support has gone up."…We're pleased with the kind of response we'regetting right across the country and I think there'sreason to be satisfied that the approach that we aretaking. Being positive, reaching out around substantiveissues and trusting Canadians with the truth and withhonesty is giving a certain amount of interest in theLiberal Party that hopefully will translate into votes in2015," he said on CTV's Question Period.

JUSTIN TRUDEAU CAMPAIGNING FOR BYELECTIONS EARLY THIS YEAR IN WHICH THE LIBERAL PARTY SECURED TWO SEATS COURTESY: FLICKR COMMONS/JUSTIN TRUDEAU

Trudeau wants answers from the PM overthe senate scandal more than resignation

ENGINEER ACCUSED OF GIVINGCANADIAN INFORMATION TO THE

CHINESE GOVERNMENTA Toronto based Engineer isaccused of making an attemptto pass security informationabout Canadian naval vesselsto the Chinese government,reports confirmed Sunday.Qing Quentin Huang is now aCanadian citizen who isformerly from China. He is aChinese-educated marineengineer who has lived atSimon Fraser Universitycampus.Beijing has denied allaccusations in a singlestatement."The remarks saying that a

Canadian-Chinese maleprovided the Chinesegovernment with confidentialinformation is totallygroundless," ForeignMinistry spokesman HongLei said.He was arrested Saturday inBurlington Ont., not too farfrom his home in Waterdown.He would be convicted of alife sentence if convicted incourt where he is scheduledto appear Wednesday.Everything will come up incourt saidChief Supt. LarryTremblay, head of the

RCMP's federal policingcriminal operations as reportedby the National Post. "We havedeployed a number oftechniques to gather theevidence necessary to obtainthe attorney-general consent tolay the two charges that werelaid this morning," he said.Rick Roth, spokesman forForeign Affairs Minister JohnBaird has said, "We don'tdiscuss matters of nationalsecurity," reported the NationalPost. "As this matter is beforethe courts, it would beinappropriate to comment."

STRENGTHENING LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE

PLANNING

Auditor General ExposesConservative Failure to Ensure

Basic Safety for CanadiansThe Auditor General's (AG) 2013 Fall Repor t clearly confirmsthat the Conservative government has continued to fail Canadi-ans when it comes to ensuring basic safety measures, specifi-cally regarding rail and food safety, said Liberals today. "Canadi-ans would have thought that after the recent tainted meat scan-dals that occurred under this government, measures would havebeen put in place to ensure the safety of Canadians so that suchsituations could be avoided," said Liberal Health Critic, Hedy Fry."But the Auditor General found that Canadian Food InspectionAgency (CFIA) officials do not have enough time available todeliver proper quality verification and that they have been skip-ping follow-up procedures after a food recall; the Conservatives'solution to this 'lack of time' has been to cut $56 million fromCFIA's budget and lay off over 300 staff." In fact, the AuditorGeneral's 2013 Fall Repor t concludes that "even when the gov-ernment identifies a problem, it takes too long to develop andimplement solutions." The AG's global conclusions are worryingand shed light on this government's lack of commitment when itcomes to the basic safety of Canadians in communities acrossthe country. "Barely four months after the terrible Lac-Mégantictragedy, this AG repor t clearly demonstrates that the Conserva-tive government is failing to improve rail safety in Canada," saidLiberal Transpor t, Infrastructure, and Communities Critic, DavidMcGuinty. "It is deeply worrying to read about 'significant weak-nesses' the AG has identified in rail safety. In par ticular, the AGsays 'it is taking too long to resolve significant safety issues' andwe don't know if rail safety inspectors have the necessary skillsto do their job. Basic information on such impor tant data as thesections of tracks used for transporting dangerous goods and thecondition of railway bridges is missing. Canadians deserve agovernment that will act to protect their safety."

Ontario is proposing legislation that, if passed, would supportlong-term strategic infrastructure planning to build a strongereconomy that suppor ts more jobs and apprenticeship oppor-tunities. If passed, the proposed Infrastructure for Jobs andProsperity Act would require the province to regularly table along-term infrastructure plan in the legislature covering a pe-riod of at least 10 years. The proposed act also includes guid-ing principles to help planning align with demographic andeconomic trends to maximize the value of provincial infra-structure investments and promote innovation, competitive-ness, and job creation and training.Recognizing the province's need for skilled trade workers, theproposed legislation would also require the government to in-volve apprentices in the construction of cer tain provincial in-frastructure projects.Strengthening communities by suppor ting strategic growth ispar t of the Ontario government's plan to invest in people, buildmodern infrastructure, and suppor t a dynamic and innovativebusiness climate.

Liberals and Conservatives embrace Senate-style self-policingThe NDP rejects the majority repor t of the Procedure and House Affairs Committee which states that the current level of disclosure is“sufficient for the transparency and accountability of the House of Commons”. “Liberals and Conservatives both seem happy with the current Senate-style self-policing,” said NDP Caucus Chair Peter Julian, aftertabling the NDP’s dissenting repor t in the House. “But Canadians are tired of secrecy, entitlement and backroom deals. Liberals andConservatives will use smoke and mirrors and band-aid solutions to try and deflect the attention from the only real solution, which isan independent oversight body.” An NDP motion that was adopted unanimously by all par ties in the House on June 18, 2013 and reaffirmed on October 21, 2013instructed the Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) to conduct hearings with a view to replace the secretive Board ofInternal Economy (BOIE). Against the Auditor General’s suppor tive recommendations, the Committee’s Liberal and Conservativemembers concluded that the status quo is adequate.“Canadians want to fix Ottawa. The NDP is the only par ty actually trying to do just that”, said Julian.


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PM LAUNCHES PRE-BUDGETCONSULTATIONS

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, joined by Matthew Waddington,Vice President of the Canadian Plastics Group Ltd., launchespre-budget consultations at a roundtable discussion with busi-ness representatives from the Greater Toronto Area

Prime Minister Stephen Harper participated in a pre-budgetconsultation in Newmarket, Ontario, with business representativesfrom the Greater Toronto Area. This roundtable discussion ispart of a series of events in communities across the country, aswell as online consultations, aimed at engaging Canadians inEconomic Action Plan 2014 deliberations. "Our Government'snumber one priority remains creating jobs and economic growthto help hard working Canadians and their families prosper. Wewill balance the budget by 2015 by controlling costs, while keepingtaxes low," said the Prime Minister. "Through these consultations,Canadians will have the opportunity to help inform the next phaseof Canada's Economic Action Plan, which will position Canada asa leading competitor in a challenging global economy." Pre-budgetconsultations are part of the annual budget cycle. In addition tothe roundtable discussions, Canadians are also invited to submittheir views online.

New Democrats put focuson cyberbullyingNew Democrats moved to split the Conservative cyberbullyingbill (C-13) in order to put the focus squarely on legislative reformto make the distribution of intimate images without consent illegal.This would have ensured that other unrelated provisions weredealt with separately. "It is irresponsible for the Conservativesto play politics with this important and sensitive topic," saidNDP Justice critic Françoise Boivin(Gatineau). "Splitting the billas proposed by the NDP would have allowed the committee tofocus solely on cyberbullying. Unfor tuna te ly, fo r theConservatives, playing political games is more importantthan working together to protect Canadians." Earlier thisyear, New Democrat MP Robert Chisholm (Dartmouth--CoalHarbour ) in t roduced a b i l l to make non-consensua ldistribution of sexually explicit images illegal. However,instead of putting partisan politics aside to fast-track this bill,the Conservatives introduced their own version containingdozens of unrelated provisions. "Many people in the digitalcommunity have raised concerns that this bill contains significantitems like changing electronic interception laws, which areunrelated to the issue at hand," said NDP Digital Issues criticCharmaine Borg (Terrebonne - Blainville). "At committee, NewDemocrats will press the Conservatives for answers about theimpact of these provisions."

HARPER TO VISIT ISRAELPrime Minister

Stephen Harpermight be planning

a visit to Israel soon,according to NationalPost, plans would berevealed at a fancydinner party scheduledto be held in Toronto bythe Jewish NationalFund. Harper hasn'tvisited Israel until now.National Post reportedthat Stephen Bronfman,the new chief fundraiserfor the Liberal Party hasmade comments thatsuggested JustinTrudeau is closer toIsrael because he hasbeen there.The office of the PrimeMinister hasn'tcommented on any plansof Harper of visitingIsrael.

"ePassport Will Improve Security ofTravel Documents," - MP Parm Gill

Member of Parliament Parm Gillapplauded the design andsecurity specifications of thenew Canadian ePassport ,which was officially madeavailable to the public today.

This new ePassport willprovide greater conveniencefor Canadians, and facilitatesafe, secure travel," said MPGill. "Additionally, a 10-yearpassport provides better valuefor money for Canadians, as itcosts less per year than theprevious 5-year passport. Italso means that Canadians willnot have to renew theirpassports as frequently."

ePassports have quicklybecome the internationalstandard in travel documents.The new passports containt e c h n o l o g i c a l l y - a d v a n c e dfeatures, including anembedded electronic chip, toprevent fraud.

The chip stores the same

personal information as thatwhich is recorded on thesecond page of the passport(except for the signature) aswell as a photo and a digitalsecurity feature that provesthat the passport was issued bythe Government of Canada. Tocombat fraud, once thepersonal information is storedon the chip, i t cannot bemodified without invalidating

the passport.The new ePassport will

cost $160 and is valid for 10years. Replacing the existingmaple leaf design on the interiorpages, the new passportcontains iconic images thatcelebrate our history andculture, such as Robert Harris'spainting of the Fathers ofConfederation, a depiction ofthe last spike completing the

Canadian Pacific Railway in1885, and a picture of Pier 21 inHalifax. "The Canadian passportis not only a privilege ofcitizenship, but a reflection of therights and responsibilities ofcitizenship," said MP Gill. "Thisnew ePassport will ensuresecurity in travel, whileshowing Canadians and thosearound the world a piece of ornational heritage."

PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER AND HIS WIFE LAUREEN ARRIVE AT THE JEWISH NATIONAL FUNDOF TORONTO'S 2013 NEGEV DINNER, WHERE HE WAS HONOURED FOR HIS STEADFAST SUPPORT FORISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE. (PMO PHOTO BY JASON RAMSON)



MODI SEEKS DEBATE ONARTICLE 370india

SRI LANKA OPPOSITION AGAINSTMANMOHAN VISITING JAFFNA

Sri Lanka must notallow Prime MinisterManmohan Singh to

visit the country’s formerwar zone in the Tamil-dominated north, since hedeclined to attend theCHOGM summit in SriLanka, the main oppositionUNP said on Monday.Speaking in parliament,United National Party’s(UNP) senior leader JohnAmaratunga expressedvehement opposition to Dr.Singh visiting the island’s

war-torn north.He said Dr. Singh’s visit toJaffna was unacceptable ashe had earlier declined toattend the CHOGM summitlast month.C.V. Wigneswaran, newly-elected northern chiefminister had extended aninvitation to Dr. Singh tovisit Jaffna.“This should not be allowedto happen. How could theIndian Prime Minister beallowed to visit the countrywithout an invitation from

President MahindaRajapaksa?” Mr.Amaratunga asked.He said the UNP is againstDr. Singh visiting Jaffnaparticularly as he chose toskip CHOGM.“We are concerned if thiswas an attempt to causeseparation of the country.The UNP will stand opposedto it,” Mr. Amaratungaadded.Dr. Singh had decidedagainst attending theCHOGM summit in view of

the stiff opposition byparties in Tamil Nadu as wellas a section in Congressparty. Political parties inTamil Nadu and severalother outfits had opposedIndia’s participation at anylevel in the CHOGM summitalleging that the Sri Lankangovernment had committedgross violation of humanrights during the last phaseof the civil war in 2009 andhad no plans to devolvepowers to the minorityethnic Tamils.

Modi seeks debate on Article 370Addressing his first rally in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday,Gujarat Chief Minister and the BJP’s prime ministerial candi-date Narendra Modi sought ‘at least a debate’ on Ar ticle 370(that grants special status to J&K) and assured the people thatthe par ty would transform the ‘separate State’ into a ‘superState,’ even as he laid stress on development and integration.He avoided references to terrorism, border killings and thecommunal riots in Kishtwar.“Irrespective of whether it remains a par t of the Indian Con-stitution or not, the time has come for at least a debate tofind whether Ar ticle 370 has benefited the common man inJammu and Kashmir. This is the need of the hour. The Con-gress has unfor tunately obfuscated this issue with the rheto-ric of secularism to the extent where it is hard to count itsmerits and demerits,” he said.“Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has lately scolded us,saying the BJP leaders were uselessly referring to the bignames and they had no will to act. We would just remindhim one thing about Nehru: He [Nehru] had said that Ar ticle370 would get worn out with the passage of time and die.We ask Manmohan Singhji, why doesn’t his governmentact on Nehru’s wish [to repeal the law],” Mr Modi said.Significantly, Mr. Modi did not push the BJP’s trademarkdemand for the repeal of Ar ticle 370. He did not make sharpattacks on Pakistan, terrorism and Kashmir’s separatistleadership. His 40-minute speech made no mention of thisyear’s killing of the Indian troops on the International Bor-der and the LoC, ceasefire violations, the fidayeen attacksat Hiranagar and Samba or the communal riots of Kishtwar.Mr. Modi, never theless, paid rich tributes to the Army andparamilitary forces who sacrificed their lives while fight-ing terrorism and protecting the country.The BJP claimed that around one lakh people, including afew thousand Muslims, par ticipated in the ‘Lalkaar Rally’that could mark beginning of a fiery campaigning for thecoming Lok Sabha elections in the State.Mr. Modi, accompanied by par ty president Rajnath Singh,spoke at length about the need for ‘transformation’ in Jammuand Kashmir. The Congress, he alleged, had sown the seedsof a ‘separate State’. “I assure you that the BJP’s governmentwill transform Jammu and Kashmir into the country’s superState,” he asser ted.


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CAMERON PUSHES EU FREE TRADE DEAL IN CHINA VISIT

BRITAIN PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON (LEFT) AND CHINA'S PREMIER LI KEQUIANG TALK AS THEY ARRIVE AT A SIGNING CEREMONYAT THE GREAT HALL OF THE PEOPLE IN BEIJING ON MONDAY.

Kate wants to take mumCarole as ‘travel nanny’ on

Australia tour

British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron metChinese leaders on

Monday as he called for theEuropean Union to negotiate afree trade agreement with theworld’s second-largest economy.

“I’ve been talking toPremier Li Keqiang aboutextending trade l inks andhosting a [China-UK] humanrights dialogue next year,” Mr.Cameron said on his Twitteraccount.

Mr. Li hosted a formalwelcome ceremony forCameron at Beijing’s Great Hallof the People.

Mr. Cameron began histhree-day trip, accompanied bywhat his office said was thelargest British trade delegationever to visit China, by openinga Jaguar Land Rover training

academy in Beijing.He witnessed the signing

of an agreement worth some£4.5 billion ($ 7.4 billion) forJaguar Land Rover to provide100,000 vehicles to China overthe next year.

Mr. Cameron was due tomeet President Xi Jinping lateron Monday.

Analysts said Mr. Cameronhad focussed on economic tiesand toned down his rhetoric onhuman rights after angeringChina by meeting the DalaiLama in May 2012.

Tha t mee t ing was a“move that interfered withChina’s in te rna l a ffa i r s , ”China’s official Xinhua newsagency said in a commentaryon Monday.

The recent shift of focusshowed tha t Mr. Cameron

was “very p ragmat ic” int ry ing to overcome thedifferences with China afterhis meeting with the DalaiLama, sa id Be i j ing-basedin te rna t iona l re la t ionsanalyst Shi Yinhong.

“Cameron’s visi t is thestart of a new round of China-UK relations with cooperationand mutual respect,” Mr. Shisaid. “As long as thosesensitive topics] don’t appear,I think China-UK, or we shouldsay China-UK economicre la t ions , wi l l see a b igimprovement ,” he sa idCameron’s office said earlierthat he was “ready to put hisfull political weight behind anagreement to liberalise tradebetween China and the EU.”“Britain is uniquely placed tomake the case for deepening

the European Union’s tradeand investment relationshipwith China,” Cameron said inan in te rv iew publ i shed onMonday by China’sinf luent ial Caixin businessmagazine.

“Building on the recentlaunch of EU-Chinanegotiations on investment,and on China’s c ontinuedcommitment to economicreform, I now want to set a newlong-term goal of an ambitiousand comprehensive EU-Chinafree trade agreement,” he said.

The Xinhua commentarysa id Br i t a in was “ lagg ingbehind” compared with the“f requen t v i s i t s be tweenBei j ing and the Europeancontinent.” “Cameron may belate but he is still in time,” itsaid.

Kate Middleton wants to take mother Carole as ‘travel nanny’ tolook after her son Prince George when she embarks on a tourto Australia with hubby Prince William.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are determined to keeptheir four-months-old son close during the action-packed tripnext year and hope granny Carole Middleton can join them, theDaily Mirror repor ted.Protective Kate wants only friends and family to be closelyinvolved in raising the third in line to the throne, and hopes hermother Carole, 58, will join them as nanny to George on at leastpar t of the official visit, the repor t said.William’s former nanny Jessie Webb, 71, a close confidantewho attended the royal wedding in 2011, has been working forthe couple par t time but is unlikely to join the tour Down Under.“They don’t want just anyone helping out in Australia and thinkCarole would be perfect,” a friend of the royal couple was quotedas saying by the daily.When Prince Charles and Princess Diana toured Australia andNew Zealand in 1983, they left nine-month-old William with ananny on a remote farm in New South Wales, visiting ninetimes during their six-week tour.Mr. William and Ms. Kate, both 31, are keen to have George asclose as possible during the visit, which will be their mostexhaustive yet.“William has always admired the close relationship betweenCarole and Michael and how they’ve raised their children insuch a happy environment. That’s what he wants for George,so he and Kate are enlisting their help whenever they can,” theroyal couple’s friend said.

PROTESTERS IN UKRAINE BLOCKGOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

Pro-Europeanprotesters onMonday blocked

government buildings inKiev after the biggestdemonstrations in theUkrainian capital since2004-05 Orange Revolution.Hundreds of oppositionsupporters held themayor’s office and thecentral unions building,which had been taken bystorm during Sunday’sprotests .About 150 protestersgathered outside theUkrainian cabinet buildingand demanded thegovernment’s resignation,the Interfax news agencyreported.Government employeescould not enter thebuilding and returnedhome, the report said.On Sunday, hundreds ofthousands of peopledemanded the resignationof President ViktorYanukovych, who onFriday had refused to signa landmark associationagreement with the

European Union.Arseni Yatsenyuk of theopposition Fatherlandparty of jailed former PrimeMinister YuliaTymoshenko had toldprotesters that aresignation of PrimeMinister Nikolai Azarovwould be “a first step.”About 5,000 people bravedthe cold night, setting upbarricades and tents onthe central Maidan, orIndependence Square.More than 150 people --both police and civilians --were injured over theweekend, but no incidentswere reported overnightinto Monday.The protests escalatedafter riot police violentlyended a protest early onSaturday. Interior MinisterVitaly Sakharchenko laterapologised for theincident, and city policechief Valery Koryakoffered his resignation.Mr. Yanukovych promisedan investigation afterseveral legislators quit hisparty over the affair.


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China ready for spacecooperation with IndiaChina, which successfullylaunched its first ever mis-sion to land an unmannedspacecraft on the Moon,has expressed interest inspace cooperation with In-dia which has sent its firstinterplanetary mission toMars.The probe Chang’e-3 waslaunched into orbi t onMonday night aboard anenhanced 56.4 meter highLong March-3B carr ierrocket from the XichangSatellite Launch Centre.The launch came a day af-ter India’s Mars orbiterMangalyaan left the Ear thfor a 300-day journey to the Red Planet.Chinese space scientists are looking forward to cooperationwith other countries, including the country’s close neighbourIndia, state-run Xinhua news agency said in a repor t on thesuccessful launch of China’s lunar probe.Li Benzheng, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of China’s lunarprogramme, told media earlier that China’s space explorationdoes not aim at competition.“We are open in our lunar programme, and cooperation fromother countries is welcome. We hope to explore and use spacefor more resources to promote human development,” the Xinhuarepor t quoted him as saying.The Chang’e-3 lunar probe is expected to land on the moon inmid-December to become China’s first spacecraft to soft landon the surface of an extraterrestrial body.The probe’s carrier, an enhanced Long March-3B rocket, put theprobe in the designated orbit in a text book launch from XichangSatellite Launch Center in southwest China.The probe, which is carrying a robotic rover to explore the moonbesides a telescope, entered the ear th-moon transfer orbit asscheduled, with a perigee of 200 kilometres and apogee of380,000 km, officials said.“The probe has already entered the designated orbit,” said ZhangZhenzhong, Director of the launch centre in Xichang.

Thailand braces for more violenceThe United Nations closed

its main office inBangkok, dozens of

schools closed and many civilservants stayed away from workon Monday as the Thailandcapital braced for more violencein a spiralling political crisis.

After a weekend of chaos inpockets of Bangkok, protestersvowed to push ahead with plansto topple Prime Minister YingluckShinawatra by occupying heroffice compound along withother key government buildings.Police again used tear gas onthousands of protesters onMonday after repeatedly drivingthem back with similar attacksthroughout Sunday.

In an e-mailed statement to itsstaff, the United Nations’ securitydepartment said “there could beviolence (Monday) on a largescale . . staff should avoidgovernment offices” and otherprotest locations.

Many of the offices andschools closed on Mondaywere located near theGovernment House, in thehistoric quarter of the capital,where police over the weekend

fought off mobs of rock-throwing protesters armed withpetrol bombs. At least threepeople were killed and 103injured in skirmishes over theweekend.

The protests have renewedfears of prolonged instability inone of Southeast Asia’sbiggest economies and comejust ahead of the peak holidaytourist season. Protest leaderswant to replace Ms. Yingluck’spopularly elected government,which they say is illegitimate, with

an unelected “people’s council,” butthey have been vague about whatthat means.

Protest leader SuthepThaugsuban, a former deputy primeminister, has refused to say how sucha demand, which has been criticizedas undemocratic, could be acceptedby a government that was electedwith an overwhelming majority.

Mr. Suthep met with Ms.Yingluck late Sunday in the presenceof top military officials even thoughhe has an arrest warrant against him.He later told cheering supporters that

he told Ms. Yingluck that the onlyway to end the protests was for herto step down. He said his goal is totopple Ms. Yingluck by Wednesday.

The military has said it is neutralin the conflict but Army commanderGen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has urgedthe police not to use force.

“There was no negotiationduring this meeting,” Mr. Suthepsaid. If Ms. Yingluck “listens to thepeople’s voices and returns thepower to the people obediently, wewill treat Ms. Yingluck Shinawatrawith politeness because we all aregood citizens.”

Yingluck’s government hasgone to painstaking lengths toavoid using deadly force.

The French Embassy issuedone of the strongest warnings ofdozens of foreign governments,urging citizens to “stay inside” toavoid the conflict on Bangkok’sstreets. The French School islocated in a northeastern Bangkokneighbourhood where gunshotsrang out over the weekend duringclashes between Ms. Yingluck’ssupporters and opponents.



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After a spate of forgettable films, Deepika Padukone is baskingin the limelight with her myriad performances in Cocktail,Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Chennai Express and Goliyon Ki

Rasleela Ram-Leela.Very rarely in Hindi films is a heroine's performance lauded

as in Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela. That's quite a high isn't it?I am overjoyed seeing how the

feedback has been. Even though Iwholeheartedly believed in Ram-Leela, I really didn't know whatto expect from filmgoers. When Iwoke up that Friday morningwhen it released, my brand newphone kept hanging because themessages just wouldn't stop. Igot so emotional with theappreciation that I wasvery close to breakingdown every timeanyone said anythingnice. I can't begin toexplain how it felt.

Six years agoyou started with abang with Om ShantiOm. Then you wentthrough a toughphase with someforgettable films.Good to beback with abang thisyear?

SHAH RUKH KHANSTILL UNDECIDED

ABOUT SIGNING FILMWITH FARHAN

'I don't know if I amemotionally ready to

invest in a relationship'

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is yet to make up his mindto sign Rahul Dholakia's untitled movie, which will beproduced by director-actor Farhan Akhtar.

'Don' franchise success, has promoted the producer Farhan toteam up with Shah Rukh yet again for the Dholakia directedfilm. "Shah Rukh has not given his dates. We are yet to thinkabout the leading lady. Anything related to the casting andshooting of the film is yet to be finalized. It is too early to talkanything about the film," Rahul disclosed."The scripting is still on. So I can't talk much about the filmincluding which genre it is," Rahul said.Shah Rukh, 48, is currently busy with Farah Khan's 'HappyNew Year" and the shooting of the film will go on till nextsummer.

WHAT'S COOKING ANUSHKA AND VIRAT?There must be something

on between AnushkaSharma and cricketer Virat

Kohli. On Sunday night, thebatsman was apparently spottedleaving Anushka's place atVersova in her black RangeRover. In all probability thecricketer was keen to catch upwith her before the Indian cricketteam's departure to South Africayesterday.Says an eyewitness, Ìt wasaround 10.45 pm when thecricketer and the actress walkedout of the lift on the second floorparking area of the building.Anushka was wearing a white T-shirt and pink trousers whileVirat was casually dressed in teeand jeans. The actress saw himoff in the car, but not before thetwo shared a quick kiss.Àdds the source, `Virat keptturning back and looking atAnushka as the car made an exit.`

As reported 'New friends?'(Hitlist, November 12), thecricketer and the actress wereseen together in a car at SevenBungalows last month.The source continues,`Whenever Virat is in Mumbai,he visits Anushka's house and

R RAJKUMAR MOVIE PROMOTION

RANBIR-KATRINA TO RING IN 2014 IN NEW YORK

SONAKSHI SINHA, SHAHID KAPOOR AND PRABHU DEVA

the two look extremelycomfortable in each other'scompany.` Anushka and Viratmet when they did a shampoocommercial together and seemslike they have hit it off pretty well.According to the buzz he had evencome to drop her home, right after

Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaifare likely to bring in 2014 in theUS together. According toindustry buzz, the lovebirds willhead to New York in the lastweek of December.Says a source, `Ranbir iscurrently shooting round-the-clock for Anurag Basu's JaggaJasoos, so that he can take timeoff just before New Year's eve.Adds the source, ÀfterKatrina's film Dhoom 3 releaseson December 20, she will fly off

to London to be with herfamily during Christmas.She will then head to theUS.`Sources say Ranbir'sbuddy, director AyanMukerji, might join them onthe trip.Ranbir and Kat remainedunavailable for comment. Asource close to RK says,Às of now, we are notaware of his holidayplans.`

RANBIR KAPOOR AND KATRINA KAIF ARE LIKELY TO HEAD FORNEW YORK FOR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS.

the shoot. Incidentally, this is notthe first time that Virat ishobnobbing with Bollywoodcelebrities. The cricketer lovespartying and he has quite a fewfriends in the industry. EarlierKohli was linked with Brazilianmodel, Izabelle Leiti.

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2 Ram Leela Lahu Munh Lag Gaya

3 R.Rajkumar Gandi Baat

4 Satya 2 Tu Nahi

5 Tose Naina Mickey Virus

6 Gori Tere Pyaar Mein Naina

7 Gori Tere Pyaar Mein Chingham Chabake

8 Mickey Virus Ankhon Hi Ankhon Ne

9 Ishk Actually Aye Dil Bata

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MOVIE COLLECTIONS

HIT OR FLOP MIDWEEKSINGH SAAB THE GREAT AVERAGE

RAM LEELA AVERAGE

KRRISH 3 (HINDI) BLOCKBUSTER

BOSS FLOP

UpcomingBOLLYWOOD Movies

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NAGADASANG DHOL

Film: Ram Leela

Movie Review

'BULLET RAJA' IS A STIGMA ON

DHULIA'S CINE CREDENTIALS

LUCKY KABOOTARRELEASE DATE: 13 Dec 2013

STARING: Ravi Kissen, Eijaz Khan, Kulraj Randhawa, Shraddha Das,

Sanjay Mishra, Madhavi Sharma

DIRECTOR(S): Shammi Chhabra

PRODUCER: Karan Raj Kanwar

LYRICIST : Sameer

MUSIC DIRECTOR: Santokh Singh

In the era where commercial cinema is the spice of the season,and where majority of cine sorcerers are fetching maximumgoodies at the power of this mantra. It is quite obvious for

someone, who otherwise owns a marvelous cine sense to develop afascination for this desirable dessert and to sacrifice his actualpotential in order to join the league. And as they say for surviving ina league you need to follow the the norms established by the league.So probably this would have been the reason which compelled thedirector of Dhulia's stature to try his hands on commercial form ofmovie making. After charming the audience with some of the criticallyacclaimed cine flicks, which left the masses in aw with their brilliance,this time Dhulia stepped in to the aisle which actually is not his cupof tea. But as the thumb rule says "fascination seldom shares aberth with prudence", so even this ace cinematographer belongingto elite league of movie makers could not prevent himself fallingprey to it and decided to test his cine dexterity in the commercialform of cinema with Saif, Sonakshi, Jimmy and Vidyut starrer "BulletRaja". Due to prevailing notions and admiration about Tigmanshu'ssignature style of movie making, at opening even "Bullet Raja"secured a decent foot fall and opened with an approximate occupancyof 45 percent at the multiplexes.Premise of "Bullet Raja" primarily narrates the story of twocommoners, Raj Mishra (Saif Ali Khan) and Rudra Tripati (JimmySheirgill), who have a rendezvous at a wedding and howcircumstances transform them into circumstantial strongman or ratherdons, who are courageous enough and give a damn to societalnorms. And subsequently what follows is forming of a a formidableteam under the patronage of a local minister Ram Babu Shukla (RajBabbar). With frames rolling ahead they emerge as one of the mostfearsome duo of the region who in a fit of mild vengeance kidnap abusiness magnate, Bajaj (Gulshan Grover) and during this stint oftheir's also saves a budding starlet Mitaali (Sonakshi), with whomRaja falls in love subsequently. With vengeance breeding in hishead Bajaj decides to avenge his insult and teams up with Sumer

CAST: SAIF ALI KHAN, SONAKSHI

SINHA, JIMM SHEIRGILL, VIDYUT

JAMWAL, RAJ BABBAR, GULSHAN

GROVER, MAHIE GILL

DIRECTOR: TIGMANSHU DHULIA

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Yadav (Ravi kissen) for the purpose. So to know what follows nextwatch "Bullet Raja". After viewing some of the path breaking delightswhich always possessed a captivating plot underneath them, thistime many of Dhulia's admirers (even I am one of them) may getsurprised to see the quality of script which this ace cine literati haspicked to knit his first core commercial cine delight. And you will besurprised because after seeing those sheer visual delights it is hardto believe that someone belonging to Dhulia's stature can alsoembrace a disastrous worn out script while trying his hand onrelatively new genre. But unfortunately Tigmanshu did so, and optedfor a flimsy story idea which uptill great extent seems to be rottenand directionless.As soon as the narration of "Bullet Raja" takes off with so much ofmonotony and lack of expressiveness it starts giving you "I haveseen this before" pangs. Although in the second half the plot of"Bullet Raja" transforms into a somewhat gripping saga, but if wetalk about the first half then it looks totally confused and lackingcaptivating potency.Even persona of characters seems to be so ill-defined that none ofthe characters could leave any impressive impact on the viewers. Infact about "Bullet Raja" it won't be wrong to say that major durationof run-time seems to be so perplexed that throughout your stay inthe auditorium you keep on scratching your head in bewildermentthat what exactly onscreen proceedings want to communicate toyou. On the other hand if try to gauge the script of Bullet Raja onthe novelty front then, despite himself being an exceptional authorTigmanshu along with Amaresh Misra has completely failed indeveloping a refreshing out of the box and engaging tale.

'I don't know if I amemotionally ready to

invest in a relationship'Contd. from Page 17You know these six years I have been working non stop so I

have not really had the time to sit down and analyse. I don't knowwhy those films didn't do well because as far as I know I did themwith the same gusto, same passion. These six years have been toughand easy. Easy because I was fortunate to get some good films andbig banners. Tough because my debut film was such a nice set upwhere I was protected so beautifully and presented so well, and Iassumed this is how it is going to be everywhere. But then suddenlyI found myself to be on my own. The unit of my first film used to tellme that it would not be easy for me from my second film onwards,but I didn't listen to them. I am like that. Even when my parents tellme not to do something, I go ahead and do it.

You mean you had to drop some inhibitions?Maybe. I have never been on a movie set before I did my debut

film. It is right on the sets that I understood the craft, learnt to dealwith the people, and most of the time I have let my instinct do thejudging for me. I still rely a lot on my instinct. I owe a lot of what I amtoday to my sports background. You get defeated and you knowwhat to learn from it. You get a better sense of where you standwhen you face defeat. I should be grateful also to some fans whobelieved in me even when I didn't believe in myself. Everyone goesthrough bad phases, but I remember the people who neverquestioned my decisions and loved me for who I am.

So for someone who comes from a different background, is ittougher to deal with adulation?

Of course. My life has changed over the past few years. Buteven when people shower praises, it will not go to my head. Really,within me nothing has changed.

But there is something else that has changed. You were openabout your personal relationship but now you are more cagey aboutit. Did you regret being open?

I don't think I regretted that. I decided for myself that I don'twant to do that anymore. Also, right now I have nothing to talkabout. I am in this phase of my career where I have to spend all myenergy on work. When I seriously get involved with someone, I willgive a lot of myself emotionally. I am scared to do that now. I do notknow whether I am emotionally ready to invest in a relationshipright now. The beauty of investing all your energy in your work isthat it gives you back 100 per cent but in a relationship you aredependent on someone else. So yes, I am scared. And I controlmyself.

R... RAJKUMARRELEASE DATE: 06 Dec 2013

STARING: Shahid Kapoor.... Rajkumar, Sonakshi Sinha.... Chanda, Sonu

Sood.... Shivraj, Asrani, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mukul Dev

DIRECTOR(S): Prabhu Dheva

PRODUCER: Sunil A Lulla, Viki Rajani

LYRICIST : Anupam Amod, Ashish Pandit, Mayur Puri,

Nilesh Mishra

MUSIC DIRECTOR: Pritam Chakrabor ty

JACKPOTRELEASE DATE: 13 Dec 2013

STARING: Sunny Leone, Sachiin Joshi, Naseeruddin Shah

Makrand Deshpande, Bharat Niwas

DIRECTOR(S): Kaizad Gustad

PRODUCER: Raina Sachiin Joshi

LYRICIST : Turaz, Azeem Shirazi, Raj Hans

Abhijeet Deshpande, Remo Fernandes, Kaizad Gustad

Sridevi Keshavan, Ir fan Siddique

MUSIC DIRECTOR: Sharib Sabri, Toshi Sabri, Mika Singh

Remo Fernandes, Sridevi Keshavan, Janaka Atugoda

Juno Reactor, Rahul Bhatt, Itek Bhutani, Rishi Rich

GENRE: Thriller, Comedy



Shahid, Sona and theirquirky director

The R...Rajkumar team engage in a full-on legpulling banter....Sonakshi: Shahid and Prabhu sir would pull my leg as soon as I’denter the set.Shahid: Really? When?Sonakshi: You all are devils, who make fun of such a sweet girl.Shahid: Despite that, you continue working with Prabhu sir againand again. In fact, both of you would be sitting together and chatting,making me feel like an outsider. I had to request to join you guys.Sonakshi: What a liar! You felt settled on the first day itself.Shahid: Settled? There is no time to settle on the set. What peopledo in three days, Prabhu sir completes in a day. Where’s the time tosit idle? Prabhu: Except for the two of you, we all knew what we hadto do and were quick. Whenever you (Shahid) would ask, ‘Sir, whatam I supposed to do now?’, I would say, ‘Nothing’.Shahid: I learnt a new expression from you — no expression.Prabhu: I had given you both a full narration, hadn’t I?Shahid: But what we finally did on the set was completely different.When did you explain how the scene would be executed on the set?

Prabhu: How can I tell you what will happen on the set? Shahid:After 15 days of shooting, you looked at me with a smile and said,‘Now, you may be able to understand why I say I can’t explain whatwill happen on the set’. Because, it’s all there in your mind. I felt likeyour personal robot when you would shoot orders — ‘Shahid, lookup, jump, stop, turn left, open your mouth, close…’Sonakshi: Shahid was like a toy for you… chaabi maaro and hestarted action. However, I understand you very well. Even when Iwas standing behind the camera after giving a shot and you werebehind the monitor, you would do some action from there and Iwould understand automatically. I also became familiar with Tamil. Icould follow your discussions with your team and would know whatwas expected from me.Producer Viki Rajani joins in at this point to add, “This film is a mixedbag of action, dance, drama and comedy. It will touch the pulse ofthe audience.”R...Rajkumar, produced by Eros International (Sunil Lulla) andNextGen Films, releases worldwide on December 6.

EVERYONE IN THIS FAMILY ONLYWANTS TO GET MARRIED!

Amarriage track is somethingmost TV producers incorporatein their shows because it worksto get eyeballs. No wonder then,there’s a show coming thatrevolves totally aroundmarriage.This daily sitcom titled Kis DinMera Viyah Howay Garevolves around the crazy andhysterical members of theChoudhary parivaar, who aredesperate to tie the knot. Butowing to their amusingobsessions and strangecircumstances, each one landsup with hilarious mismatches.There’s Qayamat Choudhary, the

head of the house, his wifeManorama, a 40-year oldunmarried younger brotherKamal Choudhary who isobsessed with moustaches sincehe is unable to grow one of hisown, a younger sister Billo whowants to marry a famous dacoit,a dacoit who is hiding in theirhouse disguised as a woman andthe housemaid Peeno, whosecretly dreams of marryingKamal. And most of these peoplehave just one thought — kis dinmera viyah howay ga?Actor Pankit Thakker, who playsBabloo, Babli and Vikrant daaku,is excited about his three

different looks in the show. “Theway the dialogues are written iswhat makes this show so fun-filled. What was most interestingfor me is that sometimes in asingle episode, I’ll be seen in allthree getups.”And no points forguessing that transforming intoBabli is quite a challenge forPankit. “Comedy comes naturallyto me so it’s not tough playing awoman. But, yes, my makeup inthis case, takes a good twohours!” he laughs.Kis Din Mera Viyah Howay Galaunches tonight and airsMonday to Friday 9.30 pm on BigMagic.

I WAS THROWN OUT OFTHE FILM INSTITUTE

Sanjay Leela Bhansali did his editing course at the Filmand Television Institute of India, Pune (1985-88). WhileSanjay completed his course and was sent his diplomacer tificate, he was kicked out of the institute and could

not complete his diploma film that haunts him till date. He be-lieves that a par t of his soul is at the Film Institute and despitehaving directed seven acclaimed films, he still feels a lack ofcompleteness that he believes he may be able to achieve if hewere to someday edit another student’s film or teach there. Hegoes back to the institute every time before star ting a film. Thistime he went with the Bombay Times post Ram Leela.What did getting into the Film Institute mean to you?The first day I came to the institute was with my sister Bela di in1982 when she wanted me to fill up the form. That time, wewere not a l lowed inthrough the gate. Bela digot through in 1982. Forme, coming through thisgate was a big thing asthere were stor ies ofJaya Bachchan andKundan Shah and KetanMehta and Vinod Chopracoming out of here, sothere was always adream to come out of thiscampus. That orangegate still haunts me. Ifirst tried in 1984 butcould not get in. I tried asecond time in 1985 andgot through and I cannever forget that Augustrain in Pune when mydream came true. I kept going to the loo till Bela came and toldme I had got in. There is a lane just outside where Nana Patekarlives and I kept walking there. Getting in the institute was theturning point in my life.Have you changed as a person from the time you were a student?I was my best and only friend and was extremely quiet. SriramRaghavan stayed right next to my room and Raju Hirani on thesame floor but I would, at best, say only a hello to them. Iam better now and I can at least say hello to people. I haddecided I won’t allow myself to be ragged even though Iknew it was a way to break barriers with other students andovercome your inhibitions. But I found it humiliating and didnot allow it as a result and did not form a par t of the gang. Iwas very insignificant, unobtrusive, unnoticeable and madeno mark at all. But people would feel that I was arrogant andrude and therefore when my moment of trouble came and Iwas to be chucked out of the institute, I did not find the support coming myway which should have as I had no connect with people and no one foughtfor me.Why were you chucked out?Even though I was a very good student, it came from the direc-tor who wanted to revamp the institute and picked up the quiet-est student of the lot, the person who slept at 9 pm and woke upat 6 am and chucked him out. I was thrown out of the institute.I was an editing student. We did not have a direction batch sothey decided to call a director from outside, one director foreach student who would give his film to us to edit. This was tobe our diploma film. Dilip Ghosh was the director whose film Ihad to edit.

'Big B', '3 Idiots' iconic in Japan too: Japanese director Lee, best known for directing 'Hula Girls' in 2006, is showcasing hisfilm 'Unforgiven' at a film festival, which features Japanese films.The director, who makes films on Korean settlers in Japan, said that he is ahuge fan of the Big B and the 2009 blockbuster '3 Idiots', starring AamirKhan. "It's my first time in India and I feel great to be a part of this film festival.I can say that Amitabh Bachchan and the film '3 Idiots' are very popularin Japan as well," Lee said during an interactive session. 12 new Japanesefilms made in the last three years are being screened at the ongoingfestival. Lee also pointed out to a unique trait in the Japanese filmmarket, where he said it was not the director who approachedproducers with projects. It is actually directors who are selected asper the requirements of the project, he said. Filmmaker KiyoshiKurosawa, whose film 'Real' was also screened at the festival alsoexpressed his admiration for Guru Dutt and Satyajit Ray films andsaid he is a great fan of these cinematic geniuses.

ADITI RAO DOESN'T PREFERBIG FAT WEDDING?

Actress Aditi Rao Hydariprefers an intimate marriageceremony over a big fatwedding. Seen in films like"RockStar", "London ParisNew York" and "Yeh SaaliZindagi", she said: "I loveintimate ceremonies whereall the loved ones cometogether and have fun."

"I have seen some of myfriends getting married andthey had the worst time attheir own wedding. Butwhen it is intimate, it is funand the bride and the groomenjoy the most. That's whatI would want," she added.Aditi was speaking on thesidelines of the on going

Aamby Valley India BridalFashion Week here.Is she in a relationship?"No, no I am very single,"said the actress who wasrecently seen in AkshayKumar starrer "Boss".She will soon be seen inManish Jha's new untitledfilm.

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Match Details Telecast Date Start Time EST* Venue

1st Test 20 Nov - 24 Nov, 2013 7.00 PM Brisbane

2nd Test 04 Dec - 08 Dec, 2013 7.00 PM Adelaide Oval

3rd Test 12 Dec - 16 Dec, 2013 9.30 PM Perth

4th Test 25 Dec - 29 Dec, 2013 6.30 PM Melbourne

5th Test 02 Jan - 06 Jan, 2014 6.30 PM Sydney

'GAMBHIR SHOULD BE INTEAM FOR SA TOUR'

MS DHONI SAID PLAYING THE ODIS BEFORE THE TESTS WOULD HELP HIS BATSMEN SETTLE IN BETTER IN SOUTH AFRICA

'There is always a new start' - DhoniThere was a time when a

day before departure fora big tour would be the

day for a captain to state intentor unwittingly reveal fears. WithIndia's most successful Testcaptain MS Dhoni, though, it hasalways been about coolingthings down a bit. Hours beforehe and team-mates left for the big- not long - tour of South Africa,you couldn't tell if Dhoni wasthe captain of a side that haswon its last six Tests at homeor one that has lost its last eightaway. Or if the team is going tocarry the confidenceaccumulated over the homeseason or doubts sown on theprevious two trips - to Englandand to Australia.

What is certain is, this isIndia 's most inexperiencedbatting line-up in a long, longtime, India don't have enoughtime to acclimatise to theconditions, and the conditionswill be vastly different fromwhat they are used to. About

this being a new side Dhonisaid even Sachin Tendulkar atsome point played for the firsttime, about the lack of time hesaid the big help will be thatthe ODIs will be played beforethe Tests, and he didn't shyaway from the challenge offacing the bouncing andmoving ball, something his sidewill need to get used to.

"Well if you see there isalways a new start," Dhoni saidwhen asked about cricketIndian cricket after Tendulkar."When paaji [Tendulkar]played his first Test match thatwas his first Test match.

"What's fairly important isthat they [the new batsmen]have a good amount ofexposure - even though it 'sODIs - outside India. Thatalways helps you adjust to thepace and bounce of the wicket.It will be a new challenge for allof them, at the same time it is alearning curve. It's the first timethat they will be going there, and

they will learn a lot in the series."Dhoni knows his team might bekids when it comes tointernational experience -especially in testing conditions- but they won't be treated withkid gloves should they fail."There is a one thing for sure,"Dhoni said. "If you don't performand you're part of the team,whether you're playing your firstTest or 50th Test match, criticismgoes hand in hand so that'ssomething you can't really getaway from. If you don't performyou will be criticised.

"What they need to keep inmind, what's really in their hands,is to prepare properly. Also,concentrate on what little thingsthey need to do so that they'resuccessful. I think it's all aboutthat. Good exposure."

Dhoni was hopeful thesequence of the tour - ODIs,followed by a tour game,followed by the Tests - will helphis side counter the reality ofIndian cricket: no proper

preparation for big tours. "I thinkit is always a challenge when yougo and play abroad," Dhoni said."You are competing against thehome team, and they know theconditions well. Their fastbowlers always know whichlength to bowl and also the areasin which they need to bowl. I feelthe batsmen will have to quicklyadjust to the bounce, see thedeliveries which they can leaveand push the bowlers to bowl atthem instead of going to thebowlers.

"But of course starting withthe ODIs it is always a help.When you get to play the shots,you get rid of nerve factorinitially. We are playing threeODIs initially, the guys will beexpressing themselves, will beplaying shots and then they willbe carrying it forward into theTest matches as well. The goodthing is that there won't be toomany changes when youcompare the Test squad to theODI squad."

MUMBAI: Gautam Gambhir's presence was felt by his absenceon Sunday. In a curious turn of events, Indian skipper MS Dhoni launcheda veiled attack on the Sandeep Patil- ledselection committee while addressingthe media prior to the team's departure toSouth Africa for a series comprising threeODIs and two Tests.It was apparent that Dhoni didn't likethe exclusion of Gautam Gambhir forthe series when he was asked whowould per form the role of the thirdopener in the series. "Gambhir is ourthird opener," he stressed while leav-ing the media contingent stunned.When reminded that Gambhir wasn't par t of the squad that flewout to SA late on Monday, Dhoni said, "You asked who are youlooking at as the third opener, I replied. You didn't specify if youwere asking about someone in this team."The No. 4 conundrumHe was less cryptic though when asked about the No. 4 positionand who would occupy the slot left vacant by the great SachinTendulkar. "Is it not possible to not look at number four at all? Imean, why not play 1, 2, 3, and then 5, 6, 7?" "It's not aboutsomeone replacing someone else. Whoever walks in at numberfour will bring a fresh character into the side and will progressfrom there. As of now we have not decided who will bat at No. 4,"he added.'A New Beginning'With the last member of the senior brigade out of the team, thisis very much Dhoni's side and the skipper wants his young turksto express themselves sans fear. So what if this is the first timeIndia will be playing a series in SA without Tendulkar. "There'salways a new star t. When Paaji played his first Test, it was hisfirst Test. It's the same for a youngster star ting now. What mat-ters is exposure. When you go to a new place, it's about howwell you adjust. It's about figuring out the pace and the bounce ofwickets and it's all a par t of learning," the skipper said.'Advantage playing ODIs first'It's a given that the team will not be given flat tracks and thewickets will be pacy and bouncy and Dhoni admits that the con-ditions will be trying. However, he feels it will be an advantageplaying ODIs before as that will offer the batsman a chance togauge the wickets. "Our batsman will have to quickly adjust tothe bounce and figure out which deliveries we need to leave.We're playing the ODIs first and given the way we've performedin the format, the 50-over game will allow our batsman to playshots, score runs, and in turn get rid of nerves factor. A positivefactor is that our Test and ODI squads are almost the same."'Don't be scared of scrutiny'This series will be the first away assignment for India post thetwin 0-4 debacles in England and Australia and Dhoni knows histeam, although young, will be criticized if a similar performanceis dished out. "If you're par t of the team then regardless of whetherit's your first Test or 50th, criticism is bound to follow if you don'tperform. That's something they can't get away from."

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MISBAH-UL-HAQ MADE PAKISTAN'S ONLY FIFTY AS THEY LOST TO SOUTH AFRICA BY FOUR WICKETS IN THE THIRD ODI IN CENTURION

Pakistan leave out Rehman,Jamshed for Sri Lanka Twenty20s

CLARKE TRAINS WELLAFTER INJURY SCARE

Michael Clarke sent a scare through the Australia camp onMonday when he appeared to roll his right ankle at training atAdelaide Oval.Clarke left the field after hur ting his ankle while running andappeared ginger when he returned, although he was able tobat in the nets later in the afternoon.Cricket Australia tweeted a photo of Clarke holding his anklealong with the message "He has since completed a nets ses-sions and is OK."The Australians were taking par t in their first training sessionin Adelaide after the team members gathered in the city onSunday ahead of the second Test, which begins on Thursday.Clarke scored 113 in the second innings of the victory at theGabba, which was his first win as captain in an Ashes Test.

Left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman and batsman Nasir Jamshedhave been left out of Pakistan's squad for the Twenty20sagainst Sri Lanka in the UAE later this month. Left-arm spinner

Zulfiqar Babar, who was not picked for the recently-concluded homeand away limited-overs games against South Africa due to a fingerinjury, has been named in the 14-man squad, which will also play aone-off T20 against Afghanistan in the lead-up to the Sri Lankaseries.

Middle-order batsman Haris Sohail, who has been on the fringesof the national team but has not played in it since August, makes acomeback. Uncapped Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited opener SharjeelKhan also earns a call-up.

The squad is largely comprised of young players, with theexception of Shahid Afridi, Saeed Ajmal and captain MohammadHafeez. The selectors have persisted with the newcomers, withbatsman Sohaib Maqsood and bowlers Bilawal Bhatti and AnwarAli retaining their places.

Fast bowler Mohammad Irfan has missed out once again due tohis brittle body; he sustained an injury during the final match of theseries against South Africa in the UAE earlier this month and needsa four-week rest period. He is expected to return for the Sri Lanka

Tests. Veteran allrounders Abdul Razzaq and Shoaib Malik, whowere ruled out of the South Africa games with injury, have not beennamed. Malik has recovered from his injury and is presently featuringin the Faysal Bank T-20 Cup for in his departmental team, PakistanInternational Airlines.

Offspinner Ajmal will not play the T20 against Afghanistan onDecember 8, but will join the team ahead of the two matches againstSri Lanka, scheduled for December 11 and 13.

Rehman played only one of the four T20s against South Africain November, and was taken for 18 runs in his solitary over. Jamshedplayed three matches, but didn't touch 20 in any of them and alsofailed to score at over a run a ball.

Sharjeel, 24, hails from Hyderabad and has earned a name forhimself with his T20 blitzes. In the format, he has scored 688runs - at a strike rate of 134.11 - and has a century to hisname. He scored 72 to set up ZTBL's victory in their openinggame of the Faysal Bank T-20 Cup last week, and has hit twocameos in successful chases since. He has also been in decenttouch in the first-class competition, with three fifties in hisprevious three matches. He averages 51.44 after 30 List Amatches.

AKRAM KHAN WANTS MOREMATCHES FOR BANGLADESH

Akram Khan, the former Bangladesh captain, has kicked off hisrole as BCB's new cricket operations committee chairman byseeking to bring more solidarity with India, Pakistan and SriLanka. He was given the most influential cricketing position inBCB after he was elected as director unopposed last month.The cricket operations committee is in overall charge of theBangladesh team as well as the Bangladesh A side, and Akrambelieves there ought to be more tours to the neighbouring coun-tries. The senior side has never toured India, while their visitsto Sri Lanka have substantially reduced over the last five years.The BCB's relationship with the PCB is at rock bottom after theyfailed to send over a side to Pakistan twice last year."I want to build more understanding with the neighbouring coun-tries before we go to Australia and New Zealand," Akram toldthe Bangla daily Prothom Alo. "If we can arrange more A team,Academy and Under-19 matches with them regularly, we canhold more international matches in that way. They cooperatedwith us before we became a Test nation. So why not now? I willtry hard to develop relations with them. We have to play regu-larly with them, and at the same time, reduce our differences."Akram however said that he would have to arrange for morematches outside the new Future Tours Programme which isn'tfavourable to Bangladesh, and added that the previous board'sbargaining capabilities left a lot to be desired.

Cheteshwar Pujara warmsup for SA with double tonCHENNAI: The fourth day of the Tamil Nadu-Saurashtra RanjiGroup B game here was once again about one man - CheteshwarPujara (269, 33x4) - and his ability to carry the team on hisshoulders. The ever-solid Pujara continued from where he hadleft off on Saturday to give his team the all-impor tant first-innings lead. The India No. 3 stood tall as Saurashtra finishedat 581-6 in chase of TN's 565-8 declared. It helped them gainthe crucial three points while TN had to be content with one.Pujara's batting was about his refined approach and finesse.There was hardly a false stroke and the Saurashtra batsmanensured that he doesn't play anything in the air. Having com-menced the day on 152, Pujara quickly got off the blocks as the TNbowlers struggled to find answers. More than the Tamil Nadu bowlers, itwas bad light apart from rain that seemed to come in the way of Saurashtrataking the first innings lead. Pujara was left stranded on 193 for about anhour in the morning session. But once the covers were off, he did not takemuch time to script his ninth double century in first-class cricket, courtesya square-drive off right-arm medium-pacer J Kaushik. Pujara, along withskipper Jaydev Shah (195, 17x4, 8x6) proved to be biggest differencebetween the two sides. Earlier, a cloud cover greeted the teams as theyarrived for the final day, but that did not deter the Shah-Pujara pair fromgetting the runs at will. From their overnight total of 326-3, the visitorsswelled their total to 419 before right-arm medium-pacer Aswin Cristdismissed Shah off his very first over of the day, caught by B Aparajith atgully. The Shah-Pujara stand fetched 353 runs in 93 overs.

PLAYING WITHOUT SACHIN A CHALLENGEMUMBAI: Mahendra SinghDhoni says playing in alienconditions and that toowithout Sachin Tendulkar is abig challenge for his side butthe Indian skipper is hopefulthat playing One-dayers firstwill allow his batsmen settlewell ahead of the Test seriesagainst South Africa. India will

play three-match ODI seriesahead of two-Test series inSouth Africa."If you see there is always anew start," Dhoni said aboutabsence of Tendulkar, whoretired recently last month.Dhoni said his batsmen haveplenty of experience in theshorter format of the game and

playing ODIs first will givethem confidence for the Tests."Many of them have had goodexposure if not in Tests, but inODIs. It is a new challenge forall of them and a new learningcurve. It is always a challengewhen you go outside. Whichlength to bowl and to adjust tothe bounce of the wickets. It is

good to start with ODIs. As thebatsmen can play their shotsand express themselves andcarry it into the Tests," he saidahead of team departure.Asked who will perform theduties of the third opener inTests, which has only tworegulars in Shikhar Dhawanand Murali Vijay, Dhonisurprised everyone bynaming Gautam Gambhir,who is not part of the 17-member squad."If you see, Gautam isdefinitely our third openerthat we are considering. Asof now, Vijay and Shikharthey have done really wellfor us. So third opener as ofnow is Gautam."Later he clarified, "I know(gambir not being in team)but he is the third opener.But he never asked if he ispart of the team."Nevertheless, the statementby Dhoni makes it clear thatGambhir is still in thescheme of things for at leastTest side.Asked who was likely toreplace Tendulkar at numberfour in the Test squad, Dhonithey are to yet to decide onthat. "We are not decided onnumber 4. No one is going toreplace anyone else," he saidbefore adding in lighter vein,"If possible we will omit thenumber 4. And try to bat1,2,3, 5,6... and 12."Bowling in slog overs has beena worry for India but Dhoniwas hopeful of a betterperformance in South Africa."In different conditions thestatistics would be different.There will be pace and bounceon offer for the fast bowlers.Along with the yorkers, theycan use bouncers and a littlebit pace. So we will see how itgoes," he said.



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