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Thousands protest anti-Muslim film in Toronto

TORONTO/BUREAU NEWSAn estimated 1,500 people gathered outside the U.S. Embassy inToronto on Saturday to protest an anti-Islam film that denouncesthe Prophet Muhammad. People surrounded the embassy onUniversity Avenue to call on the U.S. government to prosecute thefilmmaker, allegedly a Christian Egyptian based out of Los Angeles.

The film, which was produced in the United States anddenigrates the prophet, has outraged many in the Muslim world inthe 10 days since it attracted attention on the Internet, and therewere new, mostly peaceful protest marches in a half-dozen countriesfrom Asia to the Middle East.

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Midweek SouthAsian Awardsrecognize and honourthe achievements ofSouth AsianCanadians. Establishedin 2007, the awards areattended every year bySouth Asian community’s most influential people, business houses,members of the South Asian and mainstream media as well asprominent politicians and celebrities. “We are very excited to honourthe extraordinary South Asian Canadians for their excellence. Thewinners exemplify the talent of today’s South Asian Canadiancommunity and are the inspiration for the achievers of tomorrow,”said Yudhvir Jaswal, CEO and Chief Editor of Midweek. The jury willalso select 25 South Asians in Canada who will form the MidweekSouth Asian Power List. Individuals will be selected on the basis offinancial status, community service, position in public service office,head of a business house, influence in the South Asian andmainstream community, and popularity. South Asians form a largeand vibrant community in Canada – close to 1.5 million. Since thebeginning of the twentieth century, South Asians have been settlingin Canada and further diversifying the country. Presently, SouthAsians are actively involved in Canadian politics at all levels, runsmall to large-scale businesses, participate in community service,and hold positions of influence in various sectors.

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Paul Minhas became a proud recipient of TheQueen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Toronto Argonauts Joins Hands with Y Media tosupport Cricket and Enter Southasian MarketTORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts have been part of the fabricof our community for 139 years, and now the club is inviting theSouthasian community to learn about our great game from thosewho know it best.Commented Toronto Argonauts Executive Chairman & CEO,Chris Rudge, "There are few things as dear to us all as theCanadian Football League, and there is no sportsfranchise more entrenched in the history of our city thanthe Toronto Argonauts. This is an outstandingopportunity to learn about our game, meet some of ourplayers and join us in being part of something that is trulyCanadian."Yudhvir Jaswal, Group Editor and CEO of Y Media said "We areso excited to introduce Toronto Argos to the Southasian Community.Also the best part is Argos supporting Cricket the game SouthasiansLove the most. Sports Net is already sponsoring our Cricket Coverageof T-20 World Cup. Now Argos are sponsoring T-20 World Cupcoverage on all our 4 Media platforms -Midweek Newspaper,Southasian Pulse Radio, Southasian 360 TV and Online News Portalwww.SouthasianDaily.com ."Through a pair of Football 101 sessions hosted by local TVpersonalities, participants will be welcomed by hometown defensiveback Matt Black and Canadian offensive tackle Chris Van Zeyl. Those

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page 3 VOGUE INDIA’S5THANNIVERSARYBASH

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who is currently in America, hasadded yet another feather to her cap. On the eve of the67th United Nations General Assembly, the joint United

Nations programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has appointed heras international goodwill ambassador. In her new role, she willhelp raise awareness on issues related to stopping new HIVinfections in children and advocate for increased access toantiretroviral treatment. Said Aishwarya, "I am honoured to acceptthis appointment. Spreading awareness on health issues especiallyrelated to women and children has always been of concern. Andnow as a new mother, I can personally relate to this — the joysand concerns of every mother, and the hopes that we have for ourchildren. I pray and strongly believe that no baby should be bornwith HIV. And I wish that every woman living with HIV stayshealthy and has access to treatment. I promise that with UNAIDS,I will do my utmost to make this happen."

UNAIDSappoints Ashas int. goodwillambassador

She is the first Spanishheroine to get anAcademy Award and to

receive a star on the Hollywoodwalk of fame. Penelope Cruz, whois married to fellow Spanish actorJavier Bardem, tells TOI abouther work, family and B-townaspirations

In the last decade or so,almost all the films that you havedone have been critically-acclaimed. How do you choosethese films? I love working inEurope and most of the timeswhen I'm working in America, Itend to choose smaller projectswith less action because that'swhere I find the most interestingcharacters. You have collaboratedwith Woody Allen again, fouryears after your film Vicky CristinaBarcelona, for which you got anOscar nomination. Working withWoody was easier this timebecause I knew him, so I wasn'tso nervous because of all thestories you hear about him. He ispeculiar and unique and different,but it is really a blessing to spendtime with him. He is one of thefunniest people in the world.Every day he does something thatsurprises you and that you willremember forever. How differentis it working in mainstream

Hollywood, art-house cinema andregional cinema?

Hollywood mainstreamcinemas are mostly big-budget andmajestic with a lot of attention fromthe masses, so you are on your toesmost of the time. However, art-house cinema has limitedaudiences and are heard about bythe word of mouth, so they are farmore relaxed in terms of attentionfrom the crowd.

What kind of cinema appealsto you?

Cinema that has somemessage or maybe something thatadds meaning.

You are a working wife andmom. How do you juggle yourresponsibilities effectively andwhen and how do you find themuch-needed 'me' time?

I don't need much 'me' timebecause I believe in 'we' more.However, I am trying to take up onlyone or two movies a year so that Ican spend enough time with mybaby and husband when he is athome.

What is a day in your life like?It's like every normal person. I

get up, work out, am with my baby,spend time with the family and domy work — designing and all that.You have been to India inassociation with your charity work.

Are you likely to visit the countryagain?

Right now, I am a littleoccupied with my baby, but yes,directly or indirectly the charitycontinues. I will visit India. I lovethat country.

In your two decades as anactor, is there a feeling that youhave not done enough? Is therea dream role that continues toelude you? Have you ever feltrestricted in the kind of roles youget because of your ethnicity?

No, I think I have been veryfortunate to have the kind of rolesthat I have had. I loved them, butthe only thing that I always feelis I could have done it better. I ama critic of my own work. I alwayskeep thinking of various otherways in which I could I have acertain role.

Who is your favourite co-star and director? My husband(Javier Bardem).

Would you ever do anIndian film?

India is a culturally strongcountry and very traditional.Bollywood is now making itsmark and people in Hollywoodwant to work with the Indian starsand in Bollywood too. I wouldlove to work with Shah RukhKhan.

I’d love to work with Shah Rukh Khan: Penelope

Vogue India's 5th anniversary celebrations was held at the Trident in Mumbai. The event saw a beeline ofBollywood celebrities and India's top socialites. Kajol, Sameera Reddy, Dia Mirza (Actress), Evelyn Sharma,Kalki Koechlin, Sushma Reddy, Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar, Siddardha Mallayya were among the attendees.

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page 4ASHFAQHUSSAIN,RECEPIENTOF PRIDE OFPERFORMANCECELEBRATED

URDU INTERNATIONAL CANADA HOSTED A DINNER AND MUSIC PROGRAM TO HONOUR THE LEG-ENDARY PAKISTANI MUSICIAN SOHAIL RANA AT MARRIOTTE COURTYARD HOTEL, BRAMPTON ONFRIDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER. BEFORE THE MUSIC A SLIDE SHOW WAS PRESENTED BY SOHAIL RANA

Ashfaq Hussain, Recepient of Pride of Performancecelebrated Sohail Rana's Sitara e Imtiaz

TO HIGHLIGHT HIS PAST ACHIEVEMENTS. THE WIFE OF SOHAIL RANA ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO HIMBY PLAYING SOME FINE TUNES ON SITAR. A NUMBER OF HIS STUDENTS SANG HIS FAMOUS TUNES.HIS TALENTED STUDENT MOSHMI ROY WAS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

11th Senior Fun Fair held at Bampton

At a gala function heldat Woodbridge, PaulMinhas became a

proud recipient of The QueenElizabeth II Diamond JubileeMedal awarded by the GovernorGeneral of Canada for hiscontribution to Canada and hisoutstanding commitment anddedication to the community. The honor was presented byHon. Judy Sgro, MP and MarioSergio, MPP, York East at agrand function organized by

local community volunteers.Over the last two decades, PaulMinhas has been a visionary,challenge-driven, successfulprofessional and leader inboth business & communityareas. Natural and persuasivecommunicator recognized inthe community at-large for hiskeen ability to energize andinspire individuals to worktowards achieving a commongoal and he excels in creating

consensus among divergentgroups. Passionate communityleade r, p rov id ing though tp rovok ing ideas tha t haveaffected so many lives. On being asked about hisaward , Pau l ve ry humblyreplied that for him the onlygreatest award is the smilethat he can bring on people’sface i f he could be of anyassis tance. Paul is truly a perfect exampleof selfless community service.

Paul Minhas became a proud recipient of TheQueen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

S.MAGAR SINGH(PRESIDENT), S. PRADUMAN SINGH BOPARAI(CHAIRMAN), S.GAJAN SINGH(GEN. SECRETARY), S.SOHAN SINGH PARMAR(GENERAL SECRETARY), S.MARDAN SINGH

GREWAL, S. AJIT SINGH BHATAL, S. PRITPAL SINGH BOPARAI, S. GURDARSHAN SINGH SOMAL,S. RAGUBIR SINGH DHULLY, S. LAB SINGH GARCHA


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VA D O D A R A / B U R E A UNEWS: Several big lakes in thecity where Ganesh idols madeof Plaster of Paris (PoP) areimmersed every year mayescape from pollution this time.A joint initiative by a privatecompany and Rotary Club ofBaroda Cosmopolitan (RCBC)is gaining momentum amongenvironment consciouscit izens. RCBC along withConmat has launched a projectwherein devotees can immerse

Farewell to Ganesha: Immersiongoes green with mobile water tanks

INDIAN POLICE LOOK ON AS DEVOTEES GATHER TO OFFER PRAYERS AT A 58-FOOT TALLSTATUE OF THE HINDU GOD LORD GANESHA.

Ganesha idols in fresh water inhuge tanks installed by themnear two lakes. What makes theproject unique is that afterimmersion of idols, the water istaken to treatment plant forpurification. And, theorganizers are now planning tomake separate section in somebig lakes where idols can beimmersed and the water treatedlater. "We initiated the projecttwo years ago by installing twowater tanks at Gotri and Gorwa

lake. Devotees immersingGanesh idols in these lakes wererequested to use the tanks andmany of them took our conceptpositively," said Prem Raj,chairman of Conmat Group ofCompanies that is funding theproject. The water tanks called'Sat Visarjan Rath' are mobile andcan be shifted from one place toother. In the first year, about 300Ganesh idols were immersed inthe two tanks and the numbersrose to 500 idols last year. The

organizers are expecting thenumbers to go up even more thisyear. "We educated peopleabout water pollution and itsharmful effects and encouragedthem to use the tanks. They weretold that immersing Ganeshidols in fresh waters won't hurtreligious sentiments," Prem Rajsaid. The organizers then makeit sure that the water in thesetanks is not disposed of in openor in some water body.

The water tanks are sent toa treatment plant in NandesariIndustrial Association forpurification under thesupervision of Gujarat PollutionControl Board (GPCB).

The water and solid partsincluding PoP are separated andthe treated water is thendischarged into lakes or river.Encouraged by the success ofthis project, the organizers arenow planning to go big. "We arein talks with VadodaraMunicipal Corporation (VMC)to have a separate portion insome lakes permanentlyearmarked for Ganeshimmersions. The lake water toocan be purified in similar way.We hope the project takes offin next couple of years," Rajadded.

T O R O N T O / B U R E A UNEWS: The Centre for theStudy of Living Standardssays more than 90 per cent ofCanadians surveyed reportthey are either satisfied or verysatisfied with their lives. Thecentre tracked numberscollected by Statistics Canadain its community healthsurvey between 2003 and2011. Between 2003 and 2011,the percentage of thepopulation reporting beingsatisfied or very satisfied withlife in general increased a smallbut statistically significant 1.0

percentage points from 91.3 to92.3. According to the report,a significant gap in lifesatisfaction has emergedbetween the very young andold. In 2003, the proportion ofpersons aged 12 to 19 whowere satisfied or very satisfiedwas only 2 percentage pointshigher than for persons 65 andover (94.0 per cent versus 92.0per cent). By 2011 the gap hadjumped to 7.8 percentagepoints. With the growing

Canadians arehappy and getting

happier, report saysimportance of persons 65 andover in the population, theabsolute decline in lifesatisfaction among seniorsrepresents an importantemerging public policy issue.

In general, youngerCanadians were more likely tobe satisfied with their lifeoverall in 2011 than other agegroups. Of the five age groups,persons aged 12 to 19 were thehappiest, with 96.9 per centreporting being satisfied orvery satisfied with their lives.In contrast, those 65 and overwere the least happy, with 89.1

per cent reporting beingsatisfied or very satisfied.

Based on the 2003-2011period average, Nova Scotia,Quebec and Newfoundlandand Labrador had the highestaverage levels of lifesatisfaction, while BritishColumbia, Ontario andNunavut had the lowest.Between 2003 and 2011, lifesatisfaction increased by astatistically significant amountin Quebec and the Yukon.

NEW DELHI/BUREAU NEWS: Slamming the PM for allowing FDIin multi-brand retail, BJP veteran L K Advani on Sunday said a redcarpet was being rolled out forWalmart when the retail chain wasfacing protests in the US and evenas New York had 'shut Walmartout'. Advani also said BJP hadopposed the measure when NDAwas in power.

In his blog on Sunday, he saidCongress leader P R Dasmunshi inDecember 2002 had saidbureaucrats were beingpressurized by multi-nationalretailers even when a group ofministers (GoM) and a task forceof the Planning Commission onemployment had rejected FDI inretail. "Dasmunshi had said thatthrough bureaucrats, multi-national retailers were continuously putting pressure on thegovernment to take this anti-national decision of allowing foreigndirect investment in retail trade," Advani said.

He said when Dasmunshi raised this issue in Parliament, thencommerce and industry minister Arun Shourie stood up and said

Wal-Mart not even welcome in US: Advanithat as per the existing policy since 1997, foreign direct investmentin retail trade was not permitted. Advani also referred to Shourie's

assurance to Dasmunshi inParliament that PlanningCommission's endorsement of FDIin retail in the 10th plan, shot downby the GoM, would 'anyway haveto be vetted by CMs at the NationalDevelopment Council meeting thatwas coming up'. Advani alsoreferred to the reported unrestbrewing against Walmart invarious US cities at a time whenthe government here was 'rollingout the red carpet' for it.

Quoting a report on thesubject, he said that on September14, 'when the PM rolled out the redcarpet for Walmart, the same dayNew York City shut Walmart out'.

He also referred to a web-based newspaper which said how Walmartdisplaced nearby small businesses. "Weeks ago, on June 30, over10,000 people, shouting 'Walmart=Poverty', marched through LosAngeles against Walmart stores," Advani said, quoting from thearticle.

AMRITSAR/BUREAU NEWS:Pakistan government has deniedSarabjit Singh's counsel AwaisSheikh to meet him in Kot Lakhpatjail where he is lodged for past morethan two decades. Sheikh who wasin India in recent past had taken withhim letters from relatives of SarabjitSingh besides eatables and toiletriesto deliver him in the jail. Sheikh saidthat on September 1st he hadsubmitted an application to HomeSecretary seeking permission to meetSarabjit in jail and deliver messages,goods and personal belongings

PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT DENIESSARABJIT SINGH'S COUNSEL AWAIS

SHEIKH TO MEET HIM IN JAILgiven by his family. He said "To mysurprise, I have been deniedpermission to meet him. It has beenmentioned in the order that nointerview could be allowed underrules since there is no judicialproceedings pending before court".He informed that he had beenmeeting his client Sarabjit Singh injail since July 2009 by the orders ofHigh Court which states that "If thepetitioner moves an application toHome Secretary, he shall be allowedmeeting with the condemnedprisoner in accordance with rules'.US ELECTIONS 2012: POLL REVEALS OBAMA HAS

AN EDGE OVER ROMNEY ON MEDICAREWASHINGTON: A new USA Today/Gallup Poll released Mondayshowed voters in 12 swing states favoring President Barack Obamaover Mitt Romney 50 to 44 percent. Nationally, Obama holds a slightlylarger advantage on this issue among voters.

Swing-state voters are slightly more likely to believe Obamaand Vice President Joe Biden have put forth a planon Medicare (51%) than to believe that Romney andGOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan have(44%), although Ryan authored a budget passed bythe House of Representatives that includedsignificant changes to the Medicare program. Ryan'sbudget was never passed by the Senate, and its lackof legislative success may partly explain thisawareness gap. On the other hand, Obama signedinto law the highly visible Affordable Care Act in2010, and it's possible some voters are referring tothis piece of legislation when thinking about Obama'splan for Medicare.

Swing-state voters are not particularly optimistic, though, thateither ticket will have a positive impact on Medicare. A third ofvoters say each would strengthen Medicare, another third say eachwould weaken it, and a similar percentage say each candidate'schanges to Medicare would not make much difference.

By 53% to 44%, swing-state voters are more pessimistic than

optimistic that Medicare will be able to provide health insurance toall Americans over the age of 65 in 20 years. Voters nationwide feelsimilarly, with 55% pessimistic and 43% optimistic.

Gallup says, "Interestingly, it is young adults within the swingstates who are most optimistic about Medicare's ability to provide

benefits 20 years in the future. OlderAmericans are much more likely to doubtthe program's long-term viability."

"By selecting Ryan as his runningmate, Romney may have hoped tocapitalize on Americans' concerns aboutMedicare by signaling that he supports aspecific approach to addressing theprogram's long-term stability. However, itappears that Romney's campaign has morework to do to communicate Ryan'sMedicare credentials to voters. Swing-state voters are more likely to believe

Obama and Biden have a plan to fix Medicare than to creditRomney and Ryan with this, and they are no more likely to sayRomney will strengthen Medicare."

The swing-state survey includes voters in Colorado, Florida,Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, NorthCarolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

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The movement thatcaptured the imaginationof the nation has now

officially broken into twofactions. One led by ArvindKejriwal firmly believes the thereis no option to achieving Lokpalbut to fight electoral battles. Theother faction led by Anna himselfwants to continue and remain anindependent anti-corruption,civil society movement.

A political party backed byAnna would have posed aformidable challenge to many ofthe existing parties. But Annaclearly lacked the motivation orthe wherewithal to take theplunge. So after months of dilly-dallying and flip-flopping, to theutter dismay of manyyoungsters, he decided that hedoes not want to be a part ofany political outfit whatsoever.Clearly, he is uncomfortablewith electoral politics, and whenit came down to it, he chose tofollow his heart which lies firmlyin social activism.

There is no question thatcivil society pressure groupswith no political leanings oraffiliations are a critical asset toany vibrant democracy. Butwhat sort of an un-affiliatedpressure group can Anna claimto have with the likes of saffron-clad Baba Ramdev, Kiran Bedi

Team Anna’s split and its aftermathwho is eager to work with the“less corrupt” and General V.K.Singh who has plenty ofpersonal scores to settle withthe current government, on hisnew team?

Social activism is acommitment to one or morecauses that can often spanseveral years and sometimes anentire lifetime. In the world ofsocial activism, unlike inelectoral politics, there are noimmediate wins and definitelyno losses. There are scores ofactivists who have showncommitment to several causesbut have never been able toachieve their goals.

The current generation ofactivists who look up toKejriwal and team are productsof the Internet age. As far asthey are concerned they havetried everything from “agitationto anshan” and have come awayempty handed.

The ruling party suffers aserious trust deficit (amongst along list of other shortcomings!)while the opposition inspires noconfidence whatsoever. In thesecircumstances these young anddynamic folks many of whomhave dedicated a better part ofthe last two years to this causehave a rather uncomplicatedview of things. They are

accustomed to and demandquick results. To them rampantcorruption is evident and so thegovernment should pass aLokpal bill. Its as simple as that.By forming a party, theirmessage is loud and clear thatif you won’t give us what wewant we will do whatever it takesto get it!

After two years of tirelessefforts by the UPA, theproverbial camel’s back hasfinally been broken. Ironically,in an anti-climax, when iteventually came about, itappears that it was more of avictory for the BJP than for theCongress.

There is little doubt that noparty is in favor of a Lokpal. Sowho benefits the most bykeeping the anti-corruptionstruggle alive? Clearly, the BJPbenefits by having a civilsociety group with no politicalambitions continue to drum upmass hysteria againstcorruption. Who is likely tosuffer if a new political outfitgained more momentum andusurped the true mantle of anti-corruption? Once again, its theBJP.

Who is bound to be furtherweakened by a continued anti-corruption campaign? Clearly,its the ruling UPA. So its in thebest interest of the BJP to doeverything in its power to unite

the opposition to thegovernment, sustain the anti-corruption movement and rideon the coattails of a relativelyharmless and somewhat naivecivil society group, to return topower. Anna’s worst nightmarewould be that his campaigneventually results in a BJPgovernment, and the likes ofKiran Bedi and General V.K.Singh pick up plum roles in aBJP administration while Lokpalis relegated to political roadkill.

The efforts of Kejriwal andcompany gives the muchmaligned middle-class a chanceto play an active role in thepolitical process. It gives themand anyone else who can seethrough the shallowness of thecurrent political parties, anopportunity to make a freshstart, independent of a saffronhue or the baggage of a politicaldynasty.

The middle class inparticular has always wantedsomeone else to fight theirbattles for them. Today, theyhave someone in Kejriwal andhis team. It is up to the middleclass to step up and fuel theirsuccess or quit complaining andlive with what the saffronbrigade, the Gandhis, theMayawatis, the Karunandhis,the Mulayams, and their kithand kin dish out for them in thedecades to come.

Baird backtracks onIndia trip comments

As you know, I recentlymade my first bilateralvisit to India. On a

professional level, it providedme valuable insight into thepotential of the Canada-Indiarelationship in a number of areasvital to our long-term successand prosperity.

The visit also broughthome for me personally theextent to which our twocountries’ growing relationshipis built upon a strongfoundation of shared values.This values-based andprincipled partnership wasreinforced in meeting after

meeting. I think this is, in nosmall measure, because bothour countries have embracedpluralistic and democratictraditions.

Indeed, our governmentrecognizes the many importantcontributions of Canadians ofIndian heritage, including ourvibrant and diverse Sikhcommunity. For over 100 years,

Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird inan open letter says he didn't mention Sikhsor any group in addressing global terrorism

Canadians of Sikh faith haveworked hard and contributed toour country in all fields,including through militaryservice. That the Sikh communityhas preserved, grown, andsucceeded despite thechallenges the community facedis a testament to the strength anddetermination of men and womenof Sikh background acrossCanada. I would note, inparticular, the contributions topublic life of Parliamentarians ofSikh heritage, including theHonourable Tim Uppal,appointed to Cabinet by PrimeMinister Stephen Harper in May

2011. Prime Minister Harper, theCabinet and indeed allCanadians benefit from his manytalents and consideredperspectives.

Returning to my trip, mydealings with the Indiangovernment made very clear thatboth our countries arecommitted partners in the globalfight against terrorism.

CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, JOHN BAIRD (R), SHAKESHANDS WITH INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER S.M.KRISHNA AT THE HYDERABAD HOUSE BEFORE A MEETINGON SEPTERMBER 12, 2012.

SUJIT JOHN

A commercial aircraft is a very safe mode of travel. If youconsider the deaths per billion kilometers, air travel is by farthe safest mode. The picture changes a little if you consider

deaths per billion hours, and becomes still worse for air travel whenyou look at the statistics of deaths per billion journeys. But for allpractical purposes, air travel is today regarded as very, very safe.

Yet, there are plenty of people who fear flying. Airsafe.com,which by the way is no enemy of airlines, says a study done in 1980by two Boeing researchers found that more than 30% of adultAmericans were afraid to fly. It says that Newsweek magazine in1999 found that 50% of the adults surveyed who flew on commercialairlines were frightened at least sometimes.

Airsafe.com goes on to say: “Often, the aviation safety expertspoint to the statistics associated with flying risk to show how flyingis safe and that passengers should not be afraid. For most who haveanxieties associated with flying, these statistics are meaninglessbecause in most cases, the fear is not associated with flight risks. Inother words, risk and safety are two different things, and you can'tuse risk statistics to convince someone that flying is safe. Even ifthe chance of something bad happening is a million to one, mostpeople are worried about whether their flight is going the be the onethat doesn't end well.”

The fact is, almost everyone who flies feels nervous when theaircraft runs into turbulence, and even seasoned flyers have theirhearts in their mouths every time a turbulence becomes severe orthe aircraft gets into an air pocket. Those of you who watch thecomedy TV series The Big Bang Theory will know Howard Wolowitz,the aerospace engineer who got this amazing opportunity to go tothe international space station, but wished till the last moment thatthe trip would be scuttled and he would remain safely on earth.

Flyers feel nervous and frightened because they know that ifsomething were to go wrong, it is almost certain death. They haveno control. And there is no escape. Just the frightening wait for theinevitable. It’s exactly the same with nuclear power.

Nuclear experts have been telling us ad nauseum that nuclearpower plants are amazingly safe and the chances of somethingserious happening are remote. But the fact is, just as airline accidentshappen, so do nuclear accidents, and there have been severalinstances in history of nuclear catastrophes and near-catastrophes.And when an accident happens, those who live in and around ithave no control and no escape. And the effects of it last for years,and in places that could be hundreds of kilometers away. In Nagasakiand Hiroshima, official research showed that the main rise in mosttypes of cancer and non-cancer diseases only became apparentyears after the atomic bombs fell. The deaths from Chernobyl arevariously estimated between 4,000 and 1 million. The Guardian, UK,wrote in 2010 that specialist doctors in Belarus and Ukraine, placesthat are hundreds of kilometers from Chernobyl, were convinced

Nuclear power’s safety argument will not workthat they were seeing unusual rates of cancers, mutations and blooddiseases linked to the Chernobyl nuclear accident 24 years prior tothat.

This frightening history, which is available to anyone with aninternet connection today, is why no amount of safety statisticsabout nuclear power will convince those who live around the plant.And this is why country after country is phasing out nuclear powerplants or resolving not to build any new ones. Here are someinteresting statistics I found on Wikipedia. Austria was the firstcountry to begin a phase-out (in 1978) and was followed by Sweden,Italy, Belgium and Germany. Austria and Spain have enacted lawsnot to build new nuclear power stations. Following the March 2011Fukushima nuclear disaster, Germany has permanently shut downeight of its reactors and pledged to close the rest by 2022. Mexicohas sidelined construction of ten reactors in favour of developingnatural-gas-fired plants. Belgium is considering phasing out itsnuclear plants, perhaps as early as 2015. Wikipedia says the Italianshave voted overwhelmingly to keep their country non-nuclear.Switzerland has banned the construction of new reactors. Othercountries that remain opposed to nuclear power include Australia,Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Latvia, Liechtenstein,Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Israel, Malaysia, New Zealand andNorway. On Friday, in an announcement that went largely unnoticedin the Indian media, Japan's government (Japan has been the thirdbiggest user of nuclear energy in the world) said it intends to stopusing nuclear power by the 2030s. The decision marks a major shiftfrom policy goals set before last year's Fukushima disaster that soughtto increase the share of atomic energy to more than half of thecountry’s power supply.

Which is why it’s so ridiculous to paint the Kudankulam agitationas being misguided and as the handiwork of foreign-funded NGOs.In almost every country that decided to end its dependence onnuclear power, the decision was the result of agitations by its peopleagainst a source of energy that is dangerous to people’s lives.Imagine living in a place where every burst of a cracker or anirresponsible tweet could cause panic.If India continues to buildnuclear plants, my guess is it will be made possible only throughstate brutality. The TOI last week quoted Amnesty InternationalIndia’s chief executive G Ananthapadmanabhan as saying aboutthe Kudankulam actions: “Police apparently continued beatingprotestors on September 11 and 12 at Idinthakarai, when they alsoburnt boats and motorcycles belonging to the fishing community,took over several houses and looted property, including food andutensils.” I started this blog with air travel. But there’s also a bigdistinction between air travel and nuclear power. For many kinds oftravel, there is no alternative to air travel. But that’s not the casewith nuclear power. Nuclear power has plenty of alternatives thatpose no risk to human life and livelihood, which is why numerouscountries have been able to decide against nuclear power.



community CANADA'S BABYBOOMERS NOTINTERESTED IN AMODEST RETIREMENT:CIBC POLL IP8

Immigration expert Ravi Jain discusses changesin immigration law at ICCC’s Speaker Series meet

Immigra t ion to Canada i scoveted by many across thewor ld ; peop le ’s hopes ,aspirations, dreams and livesare intertwined with an issuetha t i s vexa t ious andconten t ious , o f tencon t rovers ia l , and a lwayshard to understand. Getting toknow the complex i t i es o fCanadian immigration law isnot easy, and the f requentchanges making the subjectincomprehensible especiallyto those who a re mos t

affec ted by the l aw. I trequ i res a p rofess iona l tograsp the full import of theprovisions of the law. Thereare few who have masteredthe practice better than RaviJa in , Par tner, Green andSpiegel , the Toronto-basedlaw firm. The Speaker Seriesthat Indo-Canada Chamber ofCommerce organized turnedinto a scint i l la t ing sess ionbe tween Ravi and SudhaKrishnan, anchor, Omni TVwhere Ravi d i scussed the

recen t changes in theCanadian immigra t ion lawbefore a l ive aud ience o fnearly 150 guests.

Adopting a Q&A formatthat they follow on Omni TV,Sudha asked and Ravianswered questions on all theaspects of immigration. Ravidiscussed the changes in theregula t ions , the ru les , andhow these would impact apotential immigrant.

The fo rmal in te rv iewsessions then turned into a

Q&A f rom the aud iencewhere Ravi answered severalspecific queries ranging fromthe changes in the languageskills requirement; the statusof s tuden ts in the newscheme of things; businessimmigration; immigration forsk i l l ed ca tegory and thestatus of work permits. Thescheduled one-hour sessionhad to be ex tended as thequestions kept coming froman audience eager to learnmore.

Speak ing on theoccas ion , Nava l Ba ja j ,P res iden t , Indo-CanadaChamber of Commerce (ICCC)said that the new team thathad taken charge o f theChamber’s operations in Julywould focus on ushering inchange through innovat iveprograms , and ye t s t ayrooted to meet the Chamber’score values. “Continuity withchange is our motto,” Navalsa id . In t roduc ing theevening’s program, Jagdish

Baja j , Vice Pres iden t &Director, Programs & Events,ICCC, sa id , “Canada i s anation of immigrants, somenew – others not so new.

The po l ic ies o f theGovernment with regard toimmigration affect all of us inone way or another.” DharmaP. Ja in , Vice Pres iden t &Director, Finance, ICCC, gavethe vote of thanks. The eventwas he ld a t the opu len tGrand Empire Banquet Centrein Brampton.

LONDON/BUREAU NEWS: Ina huge relief for some 350Indian students of the LondonMetropolitan University, asalso to hundreds of otherscholars from non-EUcountries, the high court ofEngland and Wales acting onthe university's application forinterim relief allowed them tocontinue their studies whilealso allowing LMU authoritiesto challenge the recentrevocation of i ts l icense toadmit non-EU students.

LMU had moved the courtseeking a reversal of a banimposed on it by the UnitedKingdom Border Agency(UKBA) - a division of theBritish home office - to admitand teach students fromoutside the EU, includingIndia. Indian students withvalid visas were affected bythe ban; and faced deportationif they couldn't find places atalternative universities.

The vice-chancel lor,Professor Malcolm Gillies, saidUKBA's decision was basedon "a highly flawed report bythe UKBA". The UK'sNational Union of Studentsmay give evidence at theensuing hearing, outlining thecase has huge implications forinternational students comingto Bri ta in . Lawyersrepresent ing the universi tywhile applying for the ban tobe lifted have appealed for ajudicial review of the matter.The universi ty claims theUKBA ban could cost it up to

Reprieve for Indian studentsin UK varsity crisis£30 million in income per year.The UKBA has insisted thedecision to revoke do Met'ssponsor licence was correct.

A task force set up by theBri t ish government is

at tempting to f ind theconcerned students places atother institutions. It has alsoset aside a fund of £2 millionto ensure these as wel l asstudents of other nationalitiesdo not suffer any financiallosses as a resul t of therestr ic t ions imposed onLondon Met by UKBA. Indiahas, in fact , been at theforefront of pressurizingBri t ish authori t ies onprotect ing the interests ofgenuine s tudents . Theproactive role played by theIndian high commission inLondon in this respect hasfetched dividends. A

diplomatic source said theIndian mission was the first toforcefully take up the matterwith the British government,together with sending adiplomat to London Met to

ascertain the facts. Followingsuch moves, representativesof UK Universities and UKBAcame scurrying to the highcommission to assure it thatbona fide Indian students willnot endure any inconvenienceand announce the £2 millionassistance package. It was alsoat such meet ings that thefigure of around 350 Indianstudents facing turmoil wasadmitted by UKBA; and the 60day deadline earlier given tothem to register with otheruniversi t ies extended. I t isrel iably learned the Indianhigh commission expressedconcern to the UK

government , including theforeign off ice, that Indianstudents were beingdiscr iminated against ascompared to theircounterparts f rom theEuropean Union. I t isunderstood India did nots tand up for those whosevisas had either expired orwere not valid for the purposeof enrolment at LondonMetropolitan University. Lastmonth the UKBA withdrewthe universi ty 's "highlytrusted status" which entitledit to sponsor students for UKvisas in a crackdown onalleged abuse of the studentvisa system. Apparently, aninvestigation had discoveredthat London Met was notmaking proper checks onstudents.

UKBA said the universityhad failed to address "seriousfai l ings" which had beenpointed out more than s ixmonths ago.

In a survey of 101students , more than one-fourth had no permission to bein the UK. Another checkrevealed a significant numberof s tudents did not speakgood enough English to begranted a s tudent visa .Besides, the at tendancerecords of many were foundwanting. About 2,600 peoplehitherto admitted as non-EUstudents at London Met couldbe evicted from Britain if theydo not get admissionelsewhere.

OTTAWA/BUREAU NEWS: Kyle Seeback, Member ofParliament for Brampton West, met with Olympian andBrampton native Alisha Tatham on Parliament Hill as partof the Olympic Heroes tour with a celebration at the Houseof Commons. Alisha Tatham made her first appearance atthe recent London 2012 Olympic Games and helped Canadareach the quarterfinals for the first time in the Basketballp rogram’s h i s to ry. Al i sha a t t ended ChinguacousySecondary School before heading to the University ofMassachusetts for further studies. A 5’11 guard, Alishamade her debut with the national team in 2004 and playedalongs ide her o lder s i s te r Tamara , who was recent lydeclared MVP of the German league this season and alsoplayed at the 2012 London Games. MP Seeback was veryplease for the opportunity to meet with Alisha. As a formerOlympian on the Canadian Nat iona l Swim Team, heunderstands the dedication and hard work each athleteinvests in every performance.When asked for words of wisdom for young a thle tespursuing an Olympic basketball career, Alisha said, “Myadvice to them would be pursue excellence, not perfection.There is an important difference in the two words. Pursuingexcellence is doing all the little things and just getting bettereveryday and every workout, whereas pursuing perfectionis unat ta inable . And tha t you have to be comple te lyunbreakable! Because it is not easy to become an Olympian,you would have to be unbreakable to endure all that will bethrown your way during the journey”. London 2012 markedCanada's first women’s basketball appearance since the 2000Sydney Games, when the team earned a top-10 finish.

MP Seeback meetsOlympian Alisha Tatham


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012c o m m u n i t y

EVENTSFREE Excel Seminar!When: Wednesday, Sep 26Where: 815 Danfor th Avenue, TorontoReview and improve your excel skills at the intermediate level.Learn formulas, charts, pivot tables and more! This session isopen to all. For more information, visit www.woodgreen.org.

FILMI : Toronto's South Asian Film FestivalWhen: Sep 27-30FILMI is an annual Toronto film festival showcasing the best inSouth Asian cinema from Canada and the world. FILMI will cel-ebrate its 13th anniversary with a full schedule of screeningsand industry workshops September 27th - September 30th, 2012.

Naseeruddin Shah in 'Dear Liar'When: Sep 28-30Where: 585 Dundas Street East TorontoWhy Not Theatre presents legends of Indian film and theatre,Naseeruddin Shah & his wife Ratna Pathak Shah in 2 criticallyacclaimed plays from Motley Theatre Group (Mumbai, India), atthe new Regent Park Ar ts & Cultural Centre.Dear Liar (Performed in English, Sept 28/29/30) is an Americanclassic about the taboo love affair between canonical playwrightGeorge Bernard Shaw (played by Naseeruddin Shah) and Mrs.Patrick Campbell, a famous actress of the time (played by RatnaPathak). This is the first time the Shahs are touring Dear Liaroutside of India, and we are really excited for this one of a kindcul tural crossover! For more informat ion, v is i twww.beyondbollywood.ca.

3rd Annual Mississauga Mayor's Cricket FestivalWhen: Sunday, Sep 30 8:00 AM- 8:00 PMWhere: 730 Cour tney Park Drive West, Mississauga, OntarioCorporate Canada Cricket Club and the presenting partner CIBCare hosting the 3rd Mississauga Mayor's Cricket Festival onSaturday, September 30th with the theme of "CRICKET WITH ACAUSE TM - An Active and Healthy Lifestyle and Multiculturalism".There will be FREE Face Painting and Henna/Mehndi from 11amto 2pm. For more information, visit www.corporatecricket.ca.

The Suhaag Show - Fall 2012When: Sunday, Sep 30 11:00 AM- 7:00 PMWhere: 650 Dixon Road, Toronto, ONZee Cinema presents The Suhaag Show in association with Clorox.It’s that time of the year! The Suhaag Wedding and Lifestyle showis back in all its glitzy glory with over 200 fashion houses par tici-pating. There will be two fashion shows showcasing the latest inbridal wear, jewellery, make-up and hair trends and, all yourwedding needs under one roof! Plus, there are FABULOUS prizesto be won! More details to follow so watch this space! For moreinformation, visit www.suhaag.com.

Indo -Canada Chamber o fCommerce (ICCC) launchedi t s f ou r th modu le o f t hemen to r ing p rog ram on 19September 2012. T h i s w i l l b e t h e f i r s tmodu le t ha t w i l l c a t e r t opar t ic ipants f rom dif ferents ec to r s ; h i t he r t o , t heprogram had focused on onesec to r wh ich had t hemax imum number o fapplicants. The p rog ram wi l l beconduc t ed ove r f i vetechnical sessions and covertopics such asSkill development

Unde r s t and ing o fCanadian work culture

Resume writing Interview handling Job search techniques

Speaking on the occas ion ,Naval Bajaj, President, ICCC,said that the main objectivesof this program is to connectinternationally trained Indo-Canad ian newcomerswi th succes s fu l I ndo -Canad ian p ro fes s iona l s t ohelp bui ld useful networksand learn tips and tricks toachieve their career goals inCanada. Narrat ing his ownexperience as a newcomer to

ICCC launches fourth round of mentoring programMentMentMentMentMentoring Proring Proring Proring Proring Programogramogramogramogram

Canada , Nava l s a id t heb igges t s tumbl ing b lock anewcomer faces i s tha t heknows nobody. “A new immig ran t i sunaware o f t he coun t ry ’swork culture, style of living,working conditions. She hasno network of professionalsfrom her own field. All these things combine tor e su l t i n t he newcomerhaving to op t fo r surv iva ljobs and her sk i l l s remainunder utilized,” Naval said.

He obse rved t hemen to r ing p rog ram wasl aunched because ICCCrea l i zed th i s l acunae , and

wanted to help newcomers.“The faster newcomers getinto their chosen vocation,t he f a s t e r t hey ’ r e ab l e t ocontribute to the fabric of theCanad i an soc i e ty and i t seconomy,” Nava lemphasized.

Av i r a l Goe l , D i r ec to r,ICCC’s Young Professionals& New Immigran t sCommittee said that throughthe mentoring program, ICCCwi l l t ake t he i n i t i a t i ve t ointroduce young successfulp ro fe s s iona l s t o t henewcomers.

“We o rgan i ze manybus ine s s and soc i a l

ne twork ing even t s andmeet ings for our membersand t he se can a l so he lpnewcomers,” he noted. SriniIyenga r, D i r ec to rMulticultural Markets, BMOBank of Montreal also sharedh i s expe r i ences f rom theprevious mentoring sessionswith the attendees.

ICCC will organize jointsessions of all the menteesfo r r e sume wr i t i ng andsurvival skil ls required forthe job market.

The Chamber will inviteexperts from different fieldswho will share their storiesand mot ive the mentees tomake better choices.

These s e s s ions w i l lenable them develop a betterunde r s t and ing fo r t heCanadian labour market.

The men to r s f o r t heprogram have been carefullychosen f rom p ro fe s s iona lpool of talent available withinICCC's membership to helpthe men tee i n t he i rprofessional networking andjob sea rch s t r a t eg ies . Thelaunch was held at the officeso f Benne t t Jones LLP indowntown Toronto.

Luncheon in Honour ofCanadian High Commissioner,

H.E Greg GiokasCanada-Pakistan BusinessCouncil hosted a lunch at theBayview Golf and Country Clubon September 13th in honour ofH.E Greg Giokas who will betaking charge as Canadian HighCommissioner to Pakistan inIslamabad in October. Thirtyprominent CPBC members,sponsors, directors, advisorsand guests including SenatorSalma Ataullah Jan and Mr.Akbar Adil Shah of PakistanConsulate graced the occasionwith their presence. This was anexclusive luncheon to introducesome of the key businessmenand executives with businessinterest both in Canada andPakistan.

President Andy Merchantintroduced Mr. Giokas to theparticipants and asked allattendees to briefly describetheir companies and their ownrole. After a sumptuous lunch,Mr. Giokas spoke briefly abouthis background and his servicein various capacities with DFAITincluding his role as DirectorGeneral, South Asia.

He said he was lookingforward to start his newassignment in Pakistan inOctober and was lookingforward to working with CPBCand extended his fullcooperation. Since Mr. Giokashas never worked in Pakistan, hetold the attendees that he wasopen for suggestion.

The floor was then openedfor discussion. FormerAmbassador, Naeem Hasan, anadvisor to CPBC mentionedabout his role as SecretaryGeneral of SAARC andsuggested that Canada should

be looking more towards theRegion as both India andPakistan will be working closelyon trade. He further emphasizedthe need for vocational trainingwhere Canada could also play amajor role. He said that ifbusiness is to grow Pakistan willneed skilled workforce. Mr.Mukhtar Sumar suggested thatCanada should come up with amore friendly policy for the visasof the businessmen wanting tovisit and invest in Canada. Mrs.Faiza Batta also an advisor toCPBC, and thirty years ofexperience with the World Bank,suggested that Canada shouldbe a signing party to ForeignInvestment ProtectionAgreement with Pakistan andmust encourage Canadianbusinessmen to play significantroles in areas where Canadianexpertise lie.

She further mentioned thatUS has given grants of eightmillion us dollars for universityeducation this year and Canadashould be doing the same. Otherdiscussions took placeregarding CIDA which is moregeared towards women andsocial developments.

However, CPBC is of theopinion that it is the economicstability which will bring politicaland social stability and not viceversa and hence CIDA should beworking closely to supportbusiness activities. Finally,chairman Bryon Wilfert gave thevote of thanks and on behalf ofCPBC presented Mr. Giokas witha book “Alive and Well inPakistan” written by theAmerican author Mr. EthanCasey.

TORONTO/BUREAU NEWS: Anew CIBC poll conducted byLeger Marketing reveals thatmost of Canada's 50-59 year oldsdon't intend to give up theircurrent lifestyle as they enterretirement, despite falling short oftheir retirement savings goals.The poll also reveals that someCanadians in their 50s areplanning to carry debt intoretirement with no immediateplans to pay it off, an approachthat could reduce their retirementcash flow and jeopardize theirplans to live the good life.

The poll reveals that whengiven the option to retire earlierthan planned but give up theircurrent lifestyle and live moremodestly in retirement, only 25per cent of Canadians betweenages 50 and 59 would take theoffer. About 57 per cent said theywould rather "work longer andlive better" in retirement, andwould not give up their currentlifestyle (Another 18 per centwere undecided). 24 per cent ofCanada's 50-59 year olds say theyplan to carry debt into retirement.Of this group, the vast majority(80 per cent) say they will carrysome debt throughout retirement,suggesting they have noimmediate plans to pay off theiroutstanding debt Regionally, 50-somethings in Manitoba/Saskatchewan were most likely(67 per cent) to say they wouldprefer to work longer .

Canada's BabyBoomers not interested

in a modestretirement: CIBC Poll



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OTTAWA/BUREAU NEWS:According to statistics releasedtoday by The Canadian RealEstate Association (CREA),national resale housing activitydropped sharply from July toAugust 2012.

The number of home salesprocessed through the MLS®Systems of real estate Boardsand Associations in Canada fell5.8 per cent between July andAugust 2012, marking the largestmonth-over-month decline sinceJune 2010. Declines were reportedin about two-thirds of all localmarkets representing 80 per centof national activity, with monthlysales declines in almost all largeurban centres, including GreaterToronto, Greater Montreal,

Canadian home salesdown in August

Home sales down 5.8% from July to August. National averagehome price up 0.3% on a year-over-year basis in August

Greater Vancouver, the FraserValley, Calgary, Edmonton, andOttawa. (Chart A) Actual (notseasonally adjusted) activitywas down 8.9 per cent in August2012 compared to the samemonth last year. This was thebiggest year-over-year dropsince April 2011.

"While we always cautionthat housing market trends at thenational level can and do runcounter to trends in many localmarkets, the decline in activityin August was definitely theresult of much of the countrymoving in the same direction,"said CREA President WayneMoen. "That said, many smallerand more affordable marketsbucked the national trend. As

always, all real estate is local, sobuyers and sellers should speakto their REALTOR® tounderstand how the housingmarket is shaping up where theylive." "August's sales figureswill no doubt provide comfort topolicymakers, providing the firstclear indication that the recentchanges to mortgage regulationsaimed at cooling the market areworking as intended," saidGregory Klump, CREA's ChiefEconomist. "With previouschanges to mortgageregulations, demand rosebetween the time changes wereannounced and theirimplementation, and invariablyfell in the months immediatelyafter being implemented, before

recovering to long-term levels.By contrast, recent changes tomortgage regulations were inforce more quickly after beingannounced, so home buyers hadfar less time to react. As a result,demand didn't pick up just beforethe changes took effect, whilesales declined once they did."

A total of 334,208 homeshave traded hands over CanadianMLS® Systems so far this year.This represents a 2.8 per centincrease compared to levelsreported over the first eightmonths of 2011, and a narrowingof the 4.5 per cent lead for year-to-date sales activity in July.

The number of newly listedhomes fell 1.7 per cent in Augustcompared to July. New supplywas down in just over half of alllocal markets in August, but the7.7 per cent month-over-monthdecrease in Greater Toronto byfar contributed most to thenational decline. With thedecline in sales activityoutstripping the decrease in newlistings, the national housingmarket was more balanced inAugust than it had been at anyother point in the past two years.The national sales-to-newlistings ratio, a measure of marketbalance, stood at 51 per cent inAugust 2012, down from 53.1 percent in July. Based on a sales-to-new listings ratio of between40 to 60 per cent, about two-thirds of all local markets were inbalanced market territory inAugust.

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OTTAWA/BUREAU NEWS:Consumer price increases inCanada slowed slightly inAugust to 1.2 percent annuallyfrom an annual rate of 1.3percent in July, the governmentstatistics agency said Friday.Higher prices for the purchaseof passenger vehicles, gasoline,meat and food purchased fromrestaurants were major factorsin the year-over-year increaseof the August Consumer PriceIndex. Consumer prices rose forevery major component in the12 months to August, with theexception of clothing andfootwear. Prices fortransportation rose 1.8% in the12 months to August, afterrising 1.1% in July. The cost forthe purchase of passengervehicles rose 2.0% and gasolineprices increased 2.2%.

Food prices increased 2.2%year over year in Augustfollowing a 2.1% advance inJuly. Leading the Augustincrease were higher prices formeat, food purchased fromrestaurants, and cerealproducts. In contrast, prices forfresh vegetables declined.

Shelter costs rose 1.0% inthe 12 months to August,matching the increase in July.Increases for homeowner'sreplacement cost, electricityprices, and rent were major

Canada's inflationrate lowest in 2 years

factors leading to the August risein shelter costs. Natural gasprices continued to fall on a year-over-year basis. The only majorcomponent which decreased inthe 12 months to August wasclothing and footwear, led byprice declines for women'sclothing. At the same time,jewellery prices rose 4.2%.Gasoline prices rose 2.2% in the12 months to August, afterdeclining 1.3% in July. Thelargest year-over-year increaseswere recorded in Manitoba andQuebec, while New Brunswickwas the lone province to post adecline in August. The cost ofelectricity increased 3.4% yearover year in August, after a 3.7%rise the month before. Higherelectricity prices in Ontariocontinued to be the biggestfactor in these recent increases.In contrast, natural gas prices fell13.9% in the 12 months toAugust, continuing a pattern ofdecreases observed sinceJanuary 2011. Year-over-yeardeclines in Ontario and Albertacontributed the most to thedecrease at the national level. InOntario, consumer prices rose1.0% in the 12 months to August,following a 0.7% increase in July.Higher homeowners' replacementcost and electricity prices led theincrease in the provincial CPI,while natural gas prices declined.

OTTAWA/BUREAU NEWS: TheGovernment of Canada welcomedthe findings of a report onimmigration backlogs by theStanding Committee onCitizenship and Immigration andtabled its response in Parliament.

“I think we can all agree thatbacklogs are unfair to applicants,harmful to Canada’s ability toattract the best and brightest fromaround the world, and hold backeconomic and job growth,” saidCitizenship, Immigration andMulticulturalism Minister JasonKenney. “I thank the StandingCommittee members for their hardwork in compiling their report.”The Committee commentedfavourably on what theGovernment has already achievedto date through the Action Planfor Faster Immigration and theAction Plan for Faster FamilyReunification. However, theCommittee report also made clearthat more needs to be done inorder to better align applicationintake with admission levels.

The committee reportrecognizes that backlogs haveoccurred because for too longCanada has accepted moreapplications than it can processand admit in a given year. Over time,this annual surplus of applicationsresulted in a backlog of more than amillion applicants, and processingdelays of eight to ten years in someimmigration categories. The reportconcluded that, in order to avoidfuture backlogs, it is critical that the

Canadian govt promises to do more to reduce visa application backlog

Government act to ensure that theannual number of applicationsbetter align with the number ofadmissions.

The report also recommendedexploring further options to deal withthe problem of existing backlogs,particularly in the federal skilledworker, immigrant investor, andparent and grandparent classes.

The Government agrees withall of the Standing Committee’sreport recommendations and hasalready acted quickly to tackleapplication backlogs in key areas.Successes include: Reducing thepre-2008 Federal Skilled Worker(FSW) backlog by more than 50percent by 2011 – two years earlierthan expected – through the 2008

Action Plan for Faster Immigrationand successive MinisterialInstructions limiting applicationintake. Most recently, EconomicAction Plan 2012 removed around280,000 applicants from that FSWbacklog, which paves the way for afaster and more flexible economicimmigration system; Managingintake of the Immigrant InvestorProgram applications starting inJuly 2011.

Most recently, a temporarypause on new applications wasintroduced on July 1, 2012 to allowCitizenship and Immigration Canada(CIC) to focus on processing existingapplications and reviewing theprogram’s effectiveness;Significantly decreasing the backlog

of applications for parents andgrandparents since fall 2011, as aresult of increased admissiontargets and a two-year pause onnew applications under the ActionPlan for Faster Family Reunification.At the same time, CIC introduced anew “Super Visa,” which allows forvisits of up to two years by parentsand grandparents, and has provento be a popular alternative forapplicants.

In the last year, theGovernment has also launchedpublic online consultations on re-designing the parent andgrandparent program, and reformingthe Immigrant Investor Program.Policy work on reformed programsis now underway.

BRAMPTON/BUREAU NEWS:October is Small BusinessMonth in the Province ofOntario. To mark the occasion,the City of Brampton’s SmallBusiness Enterprise Centre(SBEC) is presenting a fullschedule of events to thebusiness community. “Smallbusiness owners and aspiringentrepreneurs are keycontributors to innovation,investment and job creation inBrampton,” says RegionalCouncillor Gael Miles, Chair ofBrampton Attraction RetentionAdvisory Committee. “While wepay special tribute to them this

month, their efforts areappreciated year round."

Events include inspirationalspeakers and professionaldevelopment and networkingopportunities. All events are freewith advance registrations. At-the-door registrations cost $20.

Small Business Monthin Brampton

Advance registrations for allevents are recommended.

The Small Business Monthkicks-off with Lunch and LearnSeminars, from October 1 to 5.Sponsored by TD Bank, theseminars will be held from noonto 1 pm, with different topicscovered each day. Light lunchwill be provided. To reserve acomplimentary Lunch and Learnseat, call 905.874.2650.

Monday: Idea Generation,presented by CassandraBaccardax, SBEC

Tuesday: Show Me theMoney, presented by BarbaraFrank, BFrank Communication!

Wednesday: Grow yourNetwork, Grow your Business,presented by Tammy Elliot, ElliotCoaching and ConsultingThursday: Simple, Fast and EasyBanking Solutions, presented byLinh Hang, TD Canada Trust

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(CONTD. FROM PAGE 9) Another measure of marketbalance, the national number ofmonths of inventory, stood at6.5 months at the end of August.This was up from 6.1 months atthe end of July, as the measurerose in between July and Augustin almost two-thirds of all localmarkets. The number of monthsof inventory represents thenumber of months it would taketo sell current inventories at thecurrent rate of sales activity,and is a further measure of thebalance between housingsupply and demand.

"The broadly based declinein August sales activitysuggests that some buyers mayno longer qualify for a mortgagenow that amortization periodsfor high ratio mortgages havebeen shortened," said Klump."As the lynchpin of thehousing market, lower first-time

Canadian home sales down....buying activity will havedownstream effects over the restof the market. While we expect itwill likely take more time formove-up buyers to sell theircurrent home, a few more monthsof data are needed to gauge thebroader impact of recentregulatory changes on Canada'shousing market."

The actual (not seasonallyadjusted) national average pricefor homes sold in August 2012was $350,192, up three-tenths ofone per cent from the samemonth last year.

The national average pricecontinues to be influenced bycompositional factors, mostnotably by fewer sales inVancouver this year compared tomuch stronger levels last year.The result has been adownwardly skewed nationalaverage price this year comparedto an upwardly skewed average

selling price last year.By way of example,

excluding just GreaterVancouver from the nationalaverage price calculation yieldsa year-over-year increase of 3.3per cent, reflecting the fact thataverage sale prices wereactually up year-on-year inthree-quarters of all localmarkets in August.

Unlike average price, theMLS® Home Price Index(MLS® HPI) is not affected bychanges in the mix of sales,providing the best gauge ofCanadian home price trends.The index tracks home pricetrends in five of Canada's mostactive housing markets,including Greater Vancouver,the Fraser Valley, Calgary,Greater Toronto, and Montreal.These five markets compriseapproximately 45 per cent of allhome sales activity in Canada.

Small Business Month in....(CONTD. FROM PAGE 9)Friday: Maximizing the Potential of the Family-Owned Business, presented by Michael Lobraico,Family Business Counsel of Canada SBEC’s premier small business event getenergized presentsbreakfast, networking, round-table discussion topics and inspiration for established businesses. Keynotespeaker Michael Lewis will present Tough-Minded Profit Building Techniques, an inspiring look atrunning a tough and smart business to ensure that the focus is on being profitable during challengingfinancial times. The event takes place on Thursday, October 25, 8 am to 12:30 pm at Holiday Inn Select,Brampton (Dixie Road and Queen Street East). Meanwhile, Pledge to Prosper continues for the wholemonth. Small business owners have the opportunity to accelerate their small business success thisautumn with this program. All that is required is a simple online pledge to tackle one important businessobjective to strengthen their business. Participation in the program is free and SBEC will support thepledge with valuable resources, prizing and a celebration event.

TORONTO/BUREAU NEWS:Families and living arrangementsof Canadians underwent furtherchange and diversificationduring the past five years,according to the new censusdata released from StatisticsCanada. Census data show thatmarried couples declined as aproportion of all census familiesbetween 2006 and 2011.Nevertheless, they still formedthe predominant family structurein Canada, accounting for two-thirds of all families.\ In contrast,the proportion of common-law

Canadian Families Redefined,census data shows

Canadian families get smaller, married couples fewer

CANADIAN FAMILIES ARE GETTING SMALLER, THE NUMBEROF MARRIED COUPLES IS LAGGING AND FAMILY UNITS AREBECOMING INCREASINGLY COMPLEX .

couples and lone-parent familiesboth increased. For the first time,common-law couplesoutnumbered lone-parentfamilies in 2011.

The number of same-sexmarried couples nearly tripledbetween 2006 and 2011,reflecting the first full five-yearperiod for which same-sexmarriage has been legal acrossthe country. The 2011 Census ofPopulation counted stepfamiliesfor the first time. Theyrepresented about one in eightcouple families with children.

Census data also show theevolving living arrangements ofchildren within Canadianfamilies. About two-thirds ofchildren aged 14 and under livedwith married parents in 2011,while an increasing share livedwith common-law parents.

For the first time, the censuscounted the number of childrenin stepfamilies and fosterchildren. Data showed 1 out ofevery 10 children aged 14 andunder in private householdslived in a stepfamily in 2011.Foster children aged 14 andunder represented 0.5% ofchildren in this age group inprivate households.

A higher share of seniorsaged 65 and over lived as part ofa couple in a private householdin 2011 compared with 2001.During the same period, theproportion of senior women wholived alone declined, while itremained relatively stable forsenior men. About 1 in every 12seniors lived in a collectivedwelling, such as a nursing homeor a residence for senior citizens.

Married couples still thepredominant family structure

The census counted9,389,700 census families in2011, up 5.5% from 2006. Ofthese, nearly 6,294,000 consistedof married couples, a 3.1%increase. The number ofcommon-law families increased

13.9% to 1,567,900 in 2011. Thenumber of lone-parent familiesrose 8.0% to just over 1,527,800.

Married-couple familiesaccounted for 67.0% of allcensus families in 2011, downfrom 70.5% in 2001. Theproportion of common-lawfamilies increased from 13.8% to16.7%, while the share of lone-parent families rose from 15.7%to 16.3%.

As a share of all censusfamilies, common-law coupleswere highest in Nunavut (32.7%)and in Quebec (31.5%). Highshares were also found in theNorthwest Territories (28.7%)and Yukon (25.1%). Theseproportions were at least doublethe average of the otherprovinces (12.1%). Among lone-parent families, growth was morethan twice as strong between2006 and 2011 for male lone-parent families (+16.2%)compared with female lone-parent families (+6.0%). About 8in 10 lone-parent families werefemale lone-parent families.

Number of same-sexcouples continues to increase

The census counted 64,575same-sex couple families in 2011,up 42.4% from 2006. Of these,21,015 were same-sex marriedcouples and 43,560 were same-sex common-law couples. Same-sex couples accounted for 0.8%of all couples in 2011.

TORONTO/BUREAU NEWS:The Canadian economy isstuck in neutral, dragged downby debt-laden households anddeficit-fighting governments,Toronto-Dominion Bank said inits quarterly forecast releasedtoday. "Canada’s economy isstuck in a soft patch," thebank's report said. "Fatiguedhouseholds and debt-ladengovernments have recentlybeen shifting their attention torestraint. Meanwhile, a weakglobal environment and anelevated exchange rate areweighing on the export sector."

The report states that whileexports and businessinvestment had appearedpoised to do more heavy liftingthis year, this transition hasbeen delayed by ongoingglobal uncertainty, an elevatedexchange rate and softeningcommodity markets.With noengine firing on all cylinders,economic growth is being heldto a meek sub-2% rate and thejobless rate is stuck above 7%.By early 2013, we suspect that

global headwinds will havedissipated enough to spurstronger Canadian exports andentice cash-flush busi- nessesto loosen their purse strings –pulling real GDP growth backabove 2% and pushing thejobless rate down modestly.This shift to more balancedgrowth will be a major step for-ward in ensuring sustainableeconomic growth in Canada."

Households andgovernments focus on debtcontrol Over the past decade,the government and householdsector have pulled theCanadian economy along by itscoat- tails. In 2011, these twosectors accounted for acombined 90% of GDP. Whilethe strong contribution fromdomestic demand through thefinancial crisis and recoveryhas given Canada thereputation as a top performeramong its G7 peers, theeconomy is now left with a debtoverhang and an overbuilt,overpriced housing market. At152% of personal disposableincome, household debt hassurged to a record level and isnot far off the 160% level thatwas reached in the U.S. andU.K. just prior to their economiccrises. While the combined

Canada's economy'at a crossroads' :

TD reportfederal-provincial netgovernment debt-to-GDP ratioremains considerably lowerthan it did at its peak in the1990s, it has risen significantlyin recent years, especially atthe provincial level. In light ofpressures to ease debt burdensand grow spending more in linewith gains in income and/orrevenue, the contribution toreal GDP from consumer andgovern- ment spendingdeclined notably during thefirst half of 2012. With theEuropean financial crisis in thespotlight, Canadiangovernments have recognizedthe importance of getting theirbooks in order, and as a result,have been committed tospending restraint. Based onthe most recent informationcontained in 2012 budget plansand updates, governmentrestraint in the form ofspending reductions and taxincreases is likely to exert a dragon real GDP growth over thenext few years.

The path towards a more

sustainable household debtratio is likely to be less painful,but a challenge nonethe- less.Over the past year, Canadianhouseholds have begun thelong process of reining in theirborrowing growth. Still, evenwith this moderation, combinedgrowth in mortgage andconsumer debt has continuedto outstrip that of income. Ourbet is that this adjustmentcontinues in the coming quar-ters, helping to arrest theupward trend in the debt ratio,but limiting real consumerspending to a sub-par pace. Aswe discuss in the next section,some cooling off in formerly-red- hot housing markets is alsoexpected to weigh on consum-ers’ appetite for more credit andspending over the forecastperiod. On the positive side, therequired adjustment tohousehold balance sheets isalso expected to be facilitatedby prospects for moderateemployment and income gains.

As households opt less fordebt-financed big ticketpurchases over the near term,they will likely need to shell outmore of their income on food inthe wake of the severedroughts in the U.S. and spikein crop prices.

WHITBY/BUREAU NEWS: The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Ministerof Finance, and the Honourable Bob Chiarelli, Ontario Minister ofInfrastructure and Minister of Transportation, announced theirgovernments’ support for a public-private partnership (P3) to buildthe GO Transit East Rail Maintenance Facility. The joint investmentin this facility is one of the most important investments in support ofMetrolinx’s regional transportation plan, The Big Move. “This facilitywill improve and expand access to rail services; make it easier andfaster to get people and goods where they need to go; and supportsustainable urban development that leads to stronger communitiesand a higher quality of life,” said Minister Flaherty. “By deliveringthis project as a P3, we can realize greater savings and efficiency inthe delivery of this much-needed facility while reinforcing our

Governments of Canada and Ontario AnnouncePublic-Private Partnership to Expand GO Services

Government’s commitment to jobs, growth and long-termprosperity.” “The new maintenance and storage facility supportsGO Transit’s expansions, including our commitment to bring two-way, all-day GO train service to commuters in the Greater Torontoand Hamilton Area,” said Minister Chiarelli. “The McGuintygovernment’s unprecedented public transit investments continueto make taking transit a better choice for commuters and helps reducecongestion on our roads and contributes to a better quality of lifefor Ontario families.” A private partner will be chosen through acompetitive selection process to design, build finance and maintainthe building, which will be located in the Town of Whitby. Withsignificant population growth in the Greater Toronto and HamiltonArea, the facility is a top transit priority and will allow Metrolinx’s

operating division, GO Transit,to expand maintenance capacityand increase ridership on allexisting GO lines. “The additionof this facility will allow GOTransit to provide more railservice to commuters in theGreater Toronto and HamiltonArea, increase our maintenancecapacity and improve efficiencyand effectiveness of service,”said Gary McNeil, president ofGO Transit. “It will supportfurther transit investment andintegration in the area in additionto other transit projectsidentified in The Big Move.” TheGovernment of Canada willcontribute up to $94.8 millionthrough the P3 Canada Fundtowards eligible constructionand implementation costs.



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CHANDIGARH/BUREAUNEWS: Amid the deterioratingsituation between Congressand its alliance partner TMCover the former's big bangpolicies, Punjab chief ministerParkash Singh Badal onThursday disclosed that hisparty had already begunpreparing for the mid-term LokSabha polls. Badal's commentcame on a day when SADmembers, which had last yeardithered over the FDI proposalin retail, came out in full supportof its state and national partnerBJP's September 20 call for thenationwide strike.

"UPA is crumbling. Mid-term polls are a definitepossibility. And we are battle-ready for any situation likethis," Badal said. The call forprotest was given by the BJP-led National DemocraticAlliance (NDA), of which SADis an ally, to mount pressure onUPA for immediate rollback ofdiesel price hike and to revisethe norms relating to the cap onLPG cylinders for domestic use.

The SAD patron hasmaintained that hisgovernment's policies were infavour of both rural and urbancommunities and that hisgovernment would neverimplement FDI in the state toretain the interests of smallretailers alive and keep theagricultural identity of Punjab

Akalis battle-ready formid-term polls, saysParkash Singh Badal

in place. "Our decision is final.FDI is going to hurt the smallshopkeepers and pettytraders," he said. Punjab is thefirst state, which saw settingup of a wholesale venturebetween a multinational groupWal-Mart and BhartiEnterprises in Amritsar. Sincepast few days, several bigfarmer unions in Punjab havebegun to cautiously deride theBadal-led government'sopposition to the FDI and comeout in support of the freshfunding source to theiragricultural community.

"Punjab is surplus in food.Farmers can earn a better pricefor their product and receiveexpert advice on crop planningand management, while thebuyers will benefit from fresher,safer and lower-pricedproduce," Bhartiya KisanUnion president Ajmer SinghLakhowal told TOI over phone.Lakhowal, who also representsthe Punjab state marketingboard as its chairman, informedthat Punjab farmers were reelingunder a debt of Rs 8,000 croredue to diesel cost and Rs 300crore for damaged pumps,which had to be changed.

"If we sell our land, wecan't buy land in neighbouringHimachal Pradesh, Jammu &Kashmir or even in an industrialstate like Gujarat now," headded.

NEW DELHI/BUREAU NEWS: A man shouted slogans on Saturdayas Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got up to deliver his address atan international conference here. "Prime Minister go back," the manshouted at Singh ashe walked up to therostrum to deliver hisaddress 'Conferenceon Economic Growthin Asia and Changesof CorporateEnvironment'. Theprotester has beenidentified as SantoshKumar Suman, a 33-year-old lawyerregistered with the Supreme Court Bar Association. He had aninvitation card for the conference and was carrying an identity cardissued by the Delhi Pradesh Rashtriya Janata Dal. After theinterruption, the PM waited for a while as security officials took theprotester away and then continued with his address. Dr Singh hasrequested that the protester should not be harassed.

Man takes off shirt,shouts slogans againstPM Manmohan Singh

NEW DELHI/BUREAUNEWS: Holding that thepossibil i ty of futureconventional wars of majorconsequence along India 'snorthern borders with Pakistanand China persists, aprominent US think-tank saysthe Indian defenceestablishment "must plan andprepare accordingly".

In a 70-page report titled,"Airpower at 18,000: The IAFin the Kargil war", the CarnegieEndowment for InternationalPeace says the 1999 Indo-Pakconflict demonstrated on a

India must plan for warwith China, Pak: US reportstrategic level that a stablebilateral nuclear deterrencerelationship can markedlyinhibit such regional conflictsin intensity and scale - if notpreclude them altogether.

"In the absence of thenuclear stabilizing factor, thoseflash points could erupt intoopen-ended conventionalshowdowns for the higheststakes," it says. But the studygoes on to add that the Kargilwar "also demonstrated thatnuclear deterrence is not apanacea", and consequentlyIndia must plan and prepare for

the future. The study alsounderlines — as is well-documented by now — someof India 's mili taryshortcomings. For instance, thegaping holes in the country'sreal-t ime intell igence,surveillance andreconnaissance capability thatallowed the incursion byPakistani Army regulars andothers "to go undetected formany days". "It further broughtto light the initial near-total lackof transparency and opencommunication between theIndian Army's top leaders and

the IAF with respect to thegathering crisis. All thingsconsidered, the conflict was apoor test of India's air warfarecapability," it says.

As earlier reported, the thenArmy and IAF chiefs, General VP Malik and Air Chief MarshalA Y Tipnis, squabbled with eachother over the conduct ofoperations. Gen Malik haswritten how ACM Tipnis wasreluctant to use airpower in theinitial days of the conflict. ACMTipnis went on record to retortthat an "embarrassed" Armywas initially reluctant "to revealthe full gravity" of the situation,arising from the presence ofPakistani intruders in the Kargilheights, to the government. Asthe conflict progressed, bothArmy and IAF, however, gottheir act together. IAF pitchedin with ground strikes by itsMiG-21s, MiG-27s and Mirage-2000s to help Indian soldiersevict the Pakistanis from the icyheights. The study says,"Despite the happy ending ofthe Kargil experience for India,IAF's fighter pilots wererestricted in their operations dueto myriad challenges specific tothis campaign. They were thusconsigned to do what theycould rather than what theymight have done if they hadmore room for manoeuvre."

AN INDIAN SOLDIER, LEFT, AND HIS CHINESE COUNTERPART STAND STILL AT THE CHINA-INDIA BORDER.

WASHINGTON/BUREAUNEWS: Five Indian-Americansfigure in the Forbes magazine'sannual list of the richest peoplein America. Microsoft Corp chairman BillGates retained his top spot with$66 billion, up $7 billion from2011, followed by BerkshireHathaway Inc.'s Warren Buffett(No. 2) with $46 billion, also up$7 billion from last year, andOracle Corp's Larry Ellison (No.3) with $41 billion, up $8 billion -and the biggest dollar gainer thisyear. Facebook founder MarkZuckerberg has been pusheddown in the rankings to the no.36 spot with his estimated networth falling by about $8 billionto $9.4 billion since Facebookwent public in May. The Indian-Americans' list is topped byBharat Desai and family with anet worth of $2 billion in the239th place. Kenya-born BharatDesai started as a programmerfor Tata Consultancy Services,

Five Indian Americans among Forbes 400 richest

only to leave the company fouryears later to start Syntel withhis wife.

Followed by Romesh T.Wadhwani (No. 250), Founderand Chairman, SymphonyTechnology Group, with a networth of $1.9 billion. Landing inthe US with only a few dollars inhis pocket, he developed

business software firm AspectDevelopment.

Third on the Indian-American list is Kavitark RamShriram (No. 298), ManagingPartner, Sherpalo Ventures, witha net worth of $1.6 billion.

Indian-born ManojBhargava (No. 311) with a networth of $1.5 billion. His two-

ounce caffeine and vitamin elixir,5-Hour Energy, promises to keepusers alert without crashing --and claims a 90 percent-plusmarket share in the energy shotsector.

Last on the Indian-Americanlist is Venture capitalist VinodKhosla (No. 328) with a networth of $1.4 billion.

THE COVER OF THE FORBES 400 ISSUE ON PHILANTHROPY FEATURES 12 OF THE MORE THAN 150INFLUENTIAL ENTREPRENEURS IN THE US. MICROSOFT CORP CHAIRMAN BILL GATES HAS RETAINEDHIS TOP SPOT IN THE MAGAZINE'S ANNUAL LIST OF RICHEST PEOPLE IN AMERICA.

VADODARA/BUREAU NEWS: Continuing his onslaught against centralgovernment, chief minister Narendra Modi targeted Prime MinisterManmohan Singh during the SwamiVivekananda Youth Convention in Dahod onSaturday. This time around the PM's remark'Money does not grow on trees' fuelled Modi'srhetoric. Modi said he had not expected aneconomist of his level to explain things to thenation in such a language. "The country knowsthat money does not grow on trees. We alsoknow that for you 2G and coalgate are trees ofmoney," Modi said referring to the series ofscams. He said Congress had found these treesof money even as the country was being ruined.Modi's address in Dahod was hardly a reflection of the speeches that hehad been giving so far since he started addressing the conventions. Therhetoric was devoid of his signature style. Other than the comment onSingh, the only other time when he targeted the Congress top brass was

2G, Coalgate are trees of moneyfor Congress: Narendra Modi

when he said Congress has mocked at him when he said he would give apackage of Rs 15,000 under Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana for tribal areas in

the state. Modi said he managed to give apackage of Rs 18,000 crore then and Rs 40,000crore now. "Their mouths have Italian locks onthem now," Modi said.

Speaking about development in tribal beltof the state, Modi said this green corridor fromUmargam to Ambaji will become the goldencorridor of development during the nextdecade. Modi said education and health arehigh priority areas for the region.

Listing the development works thatwould help Dahod, Modi spoke about the

proposed Rs 3,500 crore project of drawing surplus water from Narmadaproject and supplying it to the tribal areas of Vadodara, Panchmahal andDahod districts. Modi said 700 villages would benefit from the schemeand 2 lakh acres of land will be irrigated.

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KOLKATA/BUREAU NEWS:Six Congress ministers in theMamata Banerjee's cabinet inWest Bengal submitted theirresignation letters Saturdayevening in Kolkata. Unlike thegrim atmosphere when sixTrinamool Congress ministershanded their resignations toPrime Minister ManmohanSingh in a terse 10-minutemeeting at his residence in Delhi,there were smiles, back-slappingand fish fry and sandesh.

At the state secretariat at theWriters' Buildings, the sixCongress leaders — ManasBhunia, Abu Naser KhanChaudhury, Sabina Yasmin, AbuHena, P N Roy and Sunil Tirkey— received a warm welcome.Trinamool ministers ParthaChatterjee and Amit Mitra werewaiting for them in the CM'schamber. Mamata offered themtea, chips, sandesh and fish fryand thanked them for "workingcordially" in the government fora year and four months, said asource. About 20 minutes later,the six Congress leaders got upto leave. Chatterjee and Mitrasaw them out and wished themluck. Bhuniya told reporters thatCongress ministers had followedthe party high command's order

Cong, TMC part ways over sandesh

and resigned. "The chief ministertold us that we did some goodwork. She asked us to contacther if we needed anything," hesaid. Chatterjee later said bothsides were courteous at themeeting. Congress leaders nextwent to the Raj Bhavan toconvey their decision to pull outof the Mamata government to thegovernor. Here, they criticizedMamata and her government.Bhuniya accused Mamata of"helping the communal BJP andopportunist CPM" and said it

was unfortunate that Trinamooldid not stick with the Congressdespite all the support it got.Pradesh Congress presidentPradip Bhattacharya took a digat the Mamata government fortrying to slash subsidy in theailing state transportcorporations while refusing to dothe same in fuel prices and LPG."We will have a party meeting tochalk out our next course ofaction," Bhattacharya said. Heclaimed Mamata's governmentdeputed "incapable political

men" to the South Bengal StateTransport Corporation.

Earlier, Trinamool MPs,including Saugata Ray andSudip Bandyopadhaya, who hadresigned from the UPAgovernment met Mamata todiscuss their future strategy.After the meeting, Roy decidednot to take a government car. Hewalked some way after leavingWriters' and even chased a bus,but could not board it as it wasovercrowded. He finally got intoa taxi.

LUCKNOW/BUREAU NEWS: Chief Minister AkhileshYadav has asked the Congress led UPA government to banthe controversial film " Innocence of Muslims".

In a letter to the prime minister Manmohan Singh, Yadavhas requested to take steps towards blocking the filmscontent on you tube and other websites as the film hurtsthe sentiments of the Muslim community and has causedwidespread resentment. Earlier, a delegation of the IslamicCentre of India led by the Imam of Eidgah, Maulana KhalidRashid Firangi Mahali met the chief minister and demandedthat the state government should request the Centre toblock film. The chief minister while assuring members ofthe delegation said the state government will take everypossible step in this regard. The controversial film hasbeen widely criticised for its content and various protestshave been staged by the Muslim community demandingthat the film be banned.

AKHILESH YADAV SHOT OFF A LETTER TO PRIME MINISTERMANMOHAN SINGH AND REQUESTED AN.

Ban anti-Islam filmimmediately: Akhilesh

Yadav to Centre

ATTARI/BUREAU NEWS: Anew era of business activitiesis being promised to be usheredin, between India and Pakistan,after the latter has promised tototally dismantle the "negativelist of commodities" by the endof October. On the anvil isIndian offer of sell inglocomotives to Pakistan, layinga gas pipeline through Attari,formation of joint businesscouncils, reduction in sensitivelist, daily air connectivitybetween the two capitalsbesides granting the awaited"most favoured nation" statusto India. These decisions weretaken during the 7th round ofIndia-Pakistan talks oncommercial and economiccooperation held betweenIndian commerce secretary S RRao and his Pakistani

India, Pak heading for new era of trade relationscounterpart Munir Qureshi onSeptember 20 and 21 atIslamabad. Upon his return fromPakistan on Saturday, Rao toldTOI, "It was a very successfulvisit in deepening ourcommercial and traderelations with Pakistan."

He said Pakistan hadagreed that by the end ofOctober, it would dismantlethe negative list of goodswhich would pave way forboth India and Pakistan totrade in substantial number ofgoods. This would however stillbe barring about 1,200 goodwhich Pakistan still has on its"sensitive list". Rao said Indiahad agreed to reduce itssensitive list by 30% byDecember and after Pakistandismantles its negative list Indiawould also reduce negative list

to about 100 lines."Simultaneously, Pakistan willalso notify their five-year

programme of

r e d u c i n gtheir sensitive list in equalmeasures which means about100 lines," he said. Both sideshave agreed to increase therailway movement throughAttari so that bulk goods likecement clinker could be movedthrough train rather than road,which could be most economical

and environment friendly. Hesaid India had offered to sell 100locomotives to Pakistan. "GasAuthority of India will enterinto an agreement with theirPakistan counterpart in a month

or two whereby our pipegasup to 5 million cubic metersper day could be pipedinto Pakistan for theirusage," he said. Daily airconnectivity would beestablished between Delhiand Islamabad. A jointgroup had been created for

the inter country roamingfacility. Rao said that bothcountries had agreed toexchange names of businessleaders in next 15 days to forma joint business council. Boththe countries have alsodiscussed to open Manabauborder in Rajasthan for trading.

CHANDIGARH/BUREAU NEWS: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) presidentSukhbir Singh Badal met Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadavin New Delhi on Saturday to discuss a common strategy to opposegovernment move to allow FDI in retail. The meeting has triggeredspeculations of an attempt at forming a third front and Mulayam isbelieved to have urged Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal for agreater role in national politics. Badal Senior had, earlier this year, refusedto be considered for the post of vice president for which his name wasdoing the rounds in NDA. Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, a former Unionminister who joined SAD just before the recent assembly elections,mediated the meeting. Ramoowalia said: "Mulayam Singh Yadav'sassociation with the Badals is old as Parkash Singh Badal was a closeassociate of Chaudhury Charan Singh. Since Badal had played a criticalrole in opposing the Emergency imposed in the country, besides headingone of the oldest parties of the country for several decades, MulayamSingh sought his greater role at the front of national politics."Ramoowalia said the SP supremo sought SAD's support in opposingFDI. Mulayam had courted arrest against UPA's decision during thebharat bandh but has pledged to support the government. "There wasno talk about SP withdrawing support to UPA. The party is opposingFDI just as we are opposing the decision. Mulayam Singh only soughtsupport for opposing FDI," said Ramoowalia, adding SAD's joininghands with SP over opposing FDI should not be taken as the twoparties agreeing on a political alliance of any kind.

Mulayam, Badal talk FDI strategy

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WASHINGTON/BUREAUNEWS: Pakistan's savvy andstriking foreign minister HinaRabbani Khar arrived here onWednesday to restore hercountry's battered image andkiss and make up with the UnitedStates even as some Americanlawmakers pressed for punitivemeasures to reprimandIslamabad for its continued tiesto terrorists and betraying theUS. Even though Pakistanremains under the gun followingthe designation of its Haqqaniproxies as a global terroristgroup and its patronage ofextremists groups, includingthose making a bonfire of USinterests, the two sides haveretrieved some ground from dayswhen ties reached a nadir andIslamabad cut off Nato supplylines following the Salala attackthat killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.Pakistan reversed the decisionseveral months down the line,and in recent weeks, it has beenrewarded with nearly $ 2 billionin Coalition Support Fund backpayments, enabling its economyto hold off a meltdown.

Rabbani's trip to the US, tobe followed by visits by PresidentZardari and the de facto ruler,superannuated militarystrongman Pervez AshfaqKayani in the next few weeks, isexpected to build on that as thetwo sides attempt to restore asemblance of normalcy.Describing it as a "a long-expected visit," a statedepartment official said Khar andUS Secretary of State HillaryClinton will cover the "full range

Hina Rabbani Khar goes toWashington to salvage Pak-US ties

FOREIGN MINISTER HINA RABBANI KHAR ALONG WITH USSENATORS AFTER THEIR MEETING ON CAPITOL HILL.

of issues we have withPakistan...including ourcontinuing effort to get ourcounterterrorism activities backup and running fully."

The official put a positivespin on the meeting, tellingcorrespondents that SecretaryClinton and Khar "have had avery strong relationship" and thisis going to be at least their fourthmeeting, "They have both rolledup their sleeves to try to stabilizeand strengthen the relationship,and I think this is a goodopportunity, obviously, for themto take stock of where we are andcontinue to try to move forward,"State Department spokespersonVictoria Nuland said. But there isless enthusiasm on the Hilldespite Pakistan's attempt to geeup some support by convening ameeting last week of the 50-member Pakistani-Americancaucus, it's first in some fiveyears. While many lawmakers areloath to be associated with thecountry indelibly linked withterrorism, some of them have beenpersistently demanding that it bepunished for continually workingagainst American interests,something U.S governmentofficials prefer to gloss over tomaintain a semblance of arelationship. Lawmakers areparticularly upset over Pakistan'sincarceration of a doctor whoassisted the CIA in eliminatingOsama bin Laden.

Last week, CongressmanTed Poe introduced a bill in theHouse aimed at divestingPakistan of the major non-NATOally (MNNA) status.


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012property & decor

Create an atmospheric

LIVING ROOM

Usually a living room or hall is the first room one noticeson entering a home and must, therefore, be the mostcomfortable and relaxing zone in your house.

-Arrange your furniture in such a way that one can easilymove around without tripping.

-If you have a fairly large hall, then designate separate areasor zones for various activities like dining, lounging, reading andwatching television.

-If your hall is small, then opt for a multi-functionalarrangement by placing the seating or the dining zone in frontof or near to the entertainment or television area.

-Decorative screens, flooring, rugs and even art-work playan important role in defining the zones in the living room.

- A wall can be made the focal point of the living room. Thiscan be done by adding interesting accent pieces like paintingsand photographs.

HOW ABOUT A SPLASH OFBLACK IN YOUR HOME?Black is indisputably the

colour that spells suavestyle and sophistication.

But does it really work that wellwhen you pull it out of thesartorial confines, into the wallsand upholstery of your homes?

Most interior designers anddecorators state tha t b lackdoes make a statement but ithas its own drawbacks too.The colour has the quality tomake things look smaller thanthey are and that is why it ishuge ly popula r among thewel l -endowed men andwomen. They bank upon thisdark colour to indiscreet lytake away a few pounds offthem! And this is just whatb lack does even to yourhome. It tends to make it looksmaller.

Ke tk i Pass i , in te r io rdesigner, explains, "Any darkco lour makes rooms look

Des igner Krsna Mehtasays, "I prefer charcoal to thebasic black. Charcoal wal llooks great and so does deepgray. Abso lu te dark b lackmay not work well for walls.But black accents can changethe look of any room." Headvises that when a room hascharcoa l wa l l s , then thefurniture could be fuschia orteal or an oatmeal or cement-coloured upholstery.

Interior designer MohitNissa r adds tha t l igh t ingplays an important role in ahome, where the decor i sp redominan t ly b lack . "Ablack and white combinationworks we l l , " says Ke tk i ,add ing "S ince b lackcompliments anything, one isfree to use any colour alongwith it — like matte gold orsilver." When it is the livingroom tha t we a re t a lk ingabout , cush ions , cur ta ins ,rugs of bright colours go verywell.

A bedroom shoulda lways have some warmelements, so it 's best not tohave black and white as theonly colours in the bedroom.A fuschia carpet or rug canlook great on a glossy blackt i l ed f loor. Ac t ress KoenaMitra has used black for herhome with a lot of red.

Dec iding to use colouraccents like a red or a white etc,in your room can help. Whenthe bedroom is black you canuse this colour for decorativeitems such as throw pillows, oras source of contrast on acolour accent wall.

Young singer-actor AdityaNarayan is a hardcore black fan."I have been obsessed withthis colour since my teenagedays and had always wanted touse it in my home. Now almostthe entire decor at my house isdone up in this colour. Idesigned my house all bymyself and every little thing inmy home has been hand-pickedby me." The talented youngman has two black cars andhas already booked a third oneof the same colour! Though likemany other youngsters he loves

the bright sunny and windyoutdoors; when it comes tointeriors he wants everything tobe dark. He says, "I don't like itto be too bright. Here I am writingsongs, singing, listening tomusic, watching TV or sleeping,so I like it to be muted and dark.Some may call it bizarre but I loveit." Using black and its shadescan be tricky but you canincorporate it all in nicely whenyou use accents. So go aheadand get blacked out!

smaller. And I believe that ablack floor or ceiling is notreally advisable. When youchoose to use black, it is wiseto accent it with other brightco lours . " Us ing accents i sessential when you have a lotof black in the room.


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 property & decor

IPL franchise owners line up to buy hockey league teams

‘Barfi!’ to representIndia at Oscars

MUMBAI: Anurag Basu's Barfi!has been selected as India'sofficial entry to the Oscars thisyear. The movie was chosenfrom the 20 entries sent from thecountry. L Suresh, of SouthIndian Film Chamber ofCommerce said, "There was along deliberation over thechoice, but most members votedfor Barfi!"Siddharth Roy Kapur, MD -Studios, Disney UTV, said, "Weare honoured that Barfi! hasbeen selected for the 2013

NEW DELHI: Corporate giant India Cements, owner of ChennaiSuper Kings team in the Indian Premier League, is all set to make aforay into hockey now.Sources in the know said late on Tuesday that the company, ownedby BCCI president N Srinivasan, is close to signing a deal withHockey India to buy the Chennai franchise of the Hockey IndiaLeague (HIL) which will be played in January-February next year.The deal is likely to be finalised by the end of this week.It has also been learnt that two other IPL team owners are in the raceto buy the sixth and last hockey league franchise up for sale."Negotiations are on with Kolkata Knight Riders' owner ShahRukh Khan as well as Mumbai Indian owners Mukesh Ambanito buy the last franchise which in all l ikelihood will be

Hema Malini was all smiles when her recent trip to Norway turnedout to be extra special. The Norwegian government released astamp on Bollywood's Dreamgirl at the 10th Annual BollywoodFestival there. Hema, who had gone to the capital city of Norway,Oslo, for a performance, was elated by the surprise initiative. Shewas accompanied by her daughters, Esha and Ahana, whoperformed along with her as part of the celebration of 100 yearsof Indian cinema. "We reached Oslo in the first week of September.The Bollywood Festival began from September 7 and weperformed on September 9," informed Hema. She also representedIndia at the inaugural function. Hema and her daughters presentedbharatnatyam and odissi performance for the show along with a15-member troupe from India. "It was after the performance thatI was honoured with the stamp," shared Hema who received thehonour at the hands of the Norway Minister of Foreign Affairs,Jonas Gahr Store. "I am proud of being an Indian, and this onlydepicts how rich Indians are in culture and arts," expressed Hema.Speaking about her daughters Esha and Ahana, Hema said, "Bothmy daughters are happy for me. We did not know anything aboutthe stamp. After our performance, the announcement came as apleasant surprise for the three of us. They are a great source ofstrength and support and I feel lucky," she shared.

NEERU IS THE LUCKY CHARMOF PUNJABI FILM INDUSTRYNo doubt Neeru Bajwa is

the lucky charm ofPunjabi film industry. Not

only all her films do remarkably wellat the box office; her movies arealso going to international awardforums. Her upcoming movie,'Pinky Mogewali' is set for releaseby the end of this month.Songs of the movie are alreadyraking up at the chartbusters andthe one to join the bandwagon is'Darmiyan'. The song featuresGavie and Neeru. Mohit Chauhanhas sung the song in hismelodious voice and JatinderShah is the music director.'Je Main' and 'Ishq Da Tadka' arethe other songs which havebecome popular among the youth.

Norway honours HemaMalini with a stamp

Oscars. This is the 4th UTV filmin the last 7 years to beselected."The others in the running wereKahaani, The Dirty Picture,PaanSingh Tomar, Gangs ofWasseypur 1 & 2, Heroine,Ferrari Ki Sawari, Gattu andAnhey Ghorhey Da Daan(Punjabi). Three Marathi films—Kaksparsh, Deool andTukaram— were also sent. BalajiSakthivel's Vazhakku ENN 18/9and Rajmouli's Eega wereshortlisted as well.

Mumbai," the source said.India Cements had received a proposal from Hockey India to buy itsChennai franchise some days ago but nothing was finalized untilearly Tuesday as the top management of the India Cements wascaught in two minds over investing in a sport like hockey which haslost some ground in the country after the London Games.Sources said the talks between Indian Cements and Hockey Indiaare now on right track. "The discussion is going and I don't think it'llfall through. As far as I'm concerned, India Cements will agree tobuy the Chennai franchise," a source said.It has been learnt that IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla, who is also aboard member of the HIL, has played a key role in trying to convinceIndia Cements to join the hockey fold.ALL YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HILFormat of the tournamentSix teams will play on home-and-away basis before the play-offswith a total of 33 matches in 2013The team topping the league will be rewarded with a place in the finalThe teams finishing third and fourth will play the first play-off gameand the winner will meet the team finishing second in the league fora place in the final.Players: There will be 144 players in six teams of 24 eachThere will be a maximum of 10 overseas players in each team90 Indian players, including all those who were part of the squadthat played in the Olympic Games, have signed up for next month'splayers ' auction.

Not only in India, but inPakistan too shows aregoing full for 'Ajj De

Ranjhe'. 'Ajj De Ranjhe' wasreleased in India and Pakistansimultaneously on September7th. The film is produced byReliance Entertainment. Apartfrom Pakistan the film is alsoreleased in Canada, UK and US.The movie which basicallyrevolves around the relationshipof common man and policemen isvery much appreciated all over.Performances by Gurpreet Ghuggi,Rana Ranbir, Kimi Verma etc arewidely appreciated.

Ajj De Ranjhe winninghearts abroad

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Emmy Awards 2012

SOFIA VERGARA ARRIVES AT THE 64TH PRIMETIME EMMYAWARDS AT THE NOKIA THEATRE, IN LOS ANGELES.

GARY GOETZMAN, TOM HANKS AND STEVE SHARESHIAN, WINNERS OF THE EMMY FOR OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OF MOVIE FOR "GAMECHANGE" POSE WITH ACTRESS RITA WILSON BACKSTAGE AT THE 64TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS.

JEREMY DAVIES ATTENDS THE FOX EMMY NOMINEEPARTY AT SOLETO IN LOS ANGELES.

CHRISTINA HENDRICKS POSES FOR A PHOTO AT THE 64TH PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS GOVERNORSBALL, IN LOS ANGELES.

ACTRESS MORENA BACCARIN ARRIVES AT THE 64TH PRIMETIMEEMMY AWARDS.

ACTOR KEVIN COSTNER, WINNER OFTHE EMMY FOR OUTSTANDING LEADACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR MOVIEFOR "HATFIELDS & MCCOYS,"POSES BACKSTAGE AT THE 64THPRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS.

ACTRESSJULIANNEMOORE,

WINNER OF THEOUTSTANDING

LEAD ACTRESSIN A

MINISERIES ORMOVIE FOR

"GAMECHANGE",

POSESBACKSTAGE AT

THE 64THPRIMETIME

EMMY AWARDSAT THE NOKIA,

IN LOSANGELES.

KAT DENNINGSARRIVES AT THE

64TH PRIMETIMEEMMY AWARDS

AT THE NOKIATHEATRE IN LOS

ANGELES.

ACTRESSCARRIEANN INABAARRIVESAT THE64THPRIMETIMEEMMYAWARDSAT THENOKIATHEATRE,IN LOSANGELES.

A NEW STILL FROM 'JAB TAK HAI JAAN' WAS POSTED BY THE OFFICIAL TWITTER HANDLE OF THEFILM RECENTLY. SHAH RUKH AND KATRINA LOOK MESMERISING, TO SAY THE LEAST!

KAREENA KAPOOR SNAPPED AT THE AIRPORT TO BOARD THE FLIGHT TO LONDON. SHE ISGOING TO JOIN HER BOYFRIEND SAIF IN THE UK CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY.

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2 Ek Tha Tiger Saiyaara3 Bar fi Aashiyan4 Heroine Halkat Jawani5 Bar fi Main Kya Karoon6 Cocktail Main Sharabi7 Ek Tha Tiger Mashallah8 Cocktail Second Hand Jawani9 Bar fi Ala Barfi10 Student Of The Year Ishq Wala Love

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MOVIE COLLECTIONS

HIT OR FLOP MIDWEEK

UpcomingBOLLYWOOD Movies

OMG OH MY GODRELEASE DATE: 28-Sep-2012STARING: Paresh Rawal, MithunChakrabor ty, Akshay Kumar, SonakshiSinha, Prabhu DhevaDIRECTOR(S): Umesh ShuklaPRODUCER(S):Akshay Kumar,Ashvini Yardi, Paresh RawalWRITER :UMESH SHUKLA

KISMAT LOVE PAISADILLIRELEASE DATE: 05-Oct-2012STARING: Mallika Sherawat, VivekOberoi, Anshuman JhaDIRECTOR(S): Sanjay KhanduriPRODUCER(S): Amit Chandra

AIYYARELEASE DATE: 03-Oct-2012STARING: Prithviraj, Rani MukerjiDIRECTOR(S): Sachin KundalkaPRODUCER(S): Anurag Kashyap,Viacom 18

GURU DAKSHINARELEASE DATE: 15-Oct-2012

STARING:Sunny Deol, Rituparna

Sengupta

DIRECTOR(S): Ashwini Chaudhary

PRODUCER(S): Sunny Deol, Parag

Sanghavi

KAMAL DHAMALMALAMAALRELEASE DATE: 28-Sep-2012STARING: Nana Patekar, ShreyasTalpade, Paresh Rawal, Rajpal Yadav, OmPuri, Asrani, Shakti KapoorDIRECTOR(S): PriyadarshanPRODUCER(S): Percept PictureCompany

Movie Review

Critic's Rating: 3/5

Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Arjun

Rampal, Randeep Hooda,

Ranveer Shorey, Divya Dutta

Direction: Madhur Bhandarkar

Genre: Drama

Duration: 2 hours 28 minutes

Story: Mahi Arora has all thet rapp ings o f a Bol lywoodsupers ta r -name, fame andfortune. Unfortunately she'salso a manic depressive andcons tan t ly cour t s a dea thwish. Will Mahi succumb toher weakness o r wi l l shemanage to stay afloat?

Movie Review: MultipleNat iona l -Award winn ingf i lmmaker MadhurBhandarkar takes vicariousp leasure in g iv ing h i saudience a ring-side view ofvar ious walks o f l i f e . HisChandni Bar (2001) dealt withMumbai dance-bars; Page-3(2005) showed the shal lowside of the media and celebritycircus;

Fashion(2008) dealt withthe seamier s ide o f thefash ion indus t ry. And onemust say here that in each ofhis previous works Madhurwas far more in control ofproceed ings than he i s inHero ine ; a f i lm tha tsuper f ic ia l ly t r acesBollywood's underbelly.

The protagonist is MahiArora ( Kareena Kapoor), asuperstar, who has the worldat her feet for a bi t in thebeg inn ing o f th i s f i lm.Unfor tuna te ly she i s a l sofashionably diagnosed withthe bipolar syndrome and ishappy to destroy herself inher various relationships.

If you are wondering whySunshine Girl Mahi is on acons tan t emot iona l ro l l e r -coaster ; the narra t ive te l lsyou tha t she has had amessed up ch i ldhood and

EK THA TIGER BLOCKBUSTER

RAAZ 3 SUPER HIT

JOKER DISASTER

SHIRIN FARHAD KI TOH NIKAL PADI FLOP

GANGS OF WASSEYPUR 2 FLOP

JISM 2 AVERAGE

COVER STORYRELEASE DATE: 26-Sep-2012STARING: Sunitha Ram, LaurencePostma, Ram Samtani, PappeeSangtaniDIRECTOR(S): Laurence PostmaPRODUCER(S): Sunitha RamMUSIC: Monty Sharma, Shamir Tandon

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songsFILM

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hence she has developed thismasochistic streak.

So on the one hand, Mahii s cu t t ing r ibbons , andshoot ing fo r a dozenendorsements . But quicklyenough she is also threatenedby the arrival of the youngeractresses and awards that gomissing. To add to her woes,she's drawn like a moth to aflame to her married co-starAryan Khanna( Ar junRampal); a cad.

Very clearly the writtenmaterial at hand draws fromunf la t t e r ing accounts o fvarious real and reel Hindif i lm hero ines o f the 80s(unfair to name them becausea couple of them are not evenaround to defendthemse lves ) ; who were inmessy si tuations with theirmarried co-stars. In a bid topack in every piece of studiogossip ever heard; Heroinemakes Mahi swing f rom arelationship with a marriedac tor to ano ther wi th asuccess fu l c r icke te r (Randeep Hooda) . C lon ings te reo types o f wha t themiddle-class call a liberated;Mahi is also shown smoking,drinking and popping pills sofrequently; she seems morel ike a social hazard than afree-thinking girl.

The f i lm i s madeen joyab le by some p i thydialogue credited to NiranjanIyengar. Sample th i s : aapmedia waalon ko toh scriptl ikhna chahiye. Heroine negaadi le li-toh businessmanne g i f t ka rd i ; d iamond

khareeda , tohengagement hogay i ; hosp i t a lgayi check up keliye, toh abortionho gaya, LA gayitoh p las t i csurgery karva liya, aur Dubaigayi toh, uska rate card banjata hai.

And Heroine would havebeen c r i sper had i t no td ig ressed to cover everyBollywood insider account.When the maker attempts toshow mains t ream c inema 'scondescending a t t i tudetowards a r t -house f i lms ,precious screen time is lost.Mahi ' s a t t empt to p lay a

pros t i tu te and sayscandalous lines are clearlyattempted to woo the front-benchers but the gig lacksconvict ion. The music is acomplete let down and eventhe item song Halkat Jaawanifails to give the required `rise'to proceedings.

Of course the sav inggrace of the film is Kareenawho no t on ly looks d rop-dead gorgeous bu t i s a l soadept as the girl interrupted.

DEEPIKA SAHU

He lives life on his ownterms and when hesigns a film he rewrites

the box-office rules everytime.He breaks all possible recordsand makes it look so easy. Hismass appeal has to be seen to

be believed. On a muggyevening in Ahmedabad,thousands lined up in front ofa plush hotel he was staying inand stood for hours just to havea dekko at the man called SalmanKhan. Inside the hotel room,sitting on a chair near a tintedglass window, Salman lookedcontent with the way life hasrolled its carpet for him. Dressed

I don’t want to live thelife of a star: Salman

in a blue shirt and ripped jeans,he settles down for a chat. Askhim about the all pervasive andaggressive promotion of filmsnow, he says, "Few years back,life was simple. There was onlyone TV channel calledDoordarshan. There was All

India Radio....no FMchannels. Ir e m e m b e rdoing ani n t e r v i e wwith AminSayani forMaine PyaarKiya. Todaylife is moreh e c t i c .There's muchm o r eawareness ,there are somany news

channels, magazines. People'sattention span is limited." Doeshe think aggressive marketingof a film really helps its BOstatus? "No. I don't think thatthe stars talking about theirfilms really helps. What stays inmind of the audience is the dateof release. If the promo is slick,then it's going to definitelyattract people.

Delhi is a lot likeLahore: Ali Zafar

PIYALI DASGUPTA

During his recent visit toIndia, singer-turned-actor Ali Zafar, spoke to

us about what all he has beenupto after we saw him in London

Paris New York. He told us, "Iwas back home in Pakistan andthat served as a good break fromwork as I got to spend quite a bitof time with my family andfriends over there. I also went onvacation during this period. Wecovered Istanbul, Mauritius andLondon." Talking about his tripto Delhi, he said, "Bahut dino ke

Ali Zafar on spending time back home,his next movie and his love for Delhi

baad India aaya hoon, aur kafiachcha lag raha hain apne dostonko mil kar. I love to come to Delhibecause it is so much like Lahore.Bahut kum waqt ke liye aayahoon iss baar, lekin I would love

to come back again,very soon."

Ali seems to bequite excited abouthis next release -Chashme Buddoor.About the film andhis role in it, heshared, "The moviehas turned out prettywell and everyone willlike it for sure. I reallyenjoyed acting in themovie. Earlier, themovie was supposedto be released by Eidthis year, but now therelease date has beenshifted to February,next year."

Interestingly, Ali has beenapproached by PFDC (PakistanFashion Design Council) toperform at the opening of theiroffice in the capital. "PFDC isplanning to set up a huge officein India. It will be in Delhi, nearSouth Extension, and will be ahub for all leading Pakistanidesigner labels like Asif.

"Jab Tak Hai Jaan" - TheatricalTrailerDirector: Yash ChopraCast: Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif,Anushka SharmaMusic: AR RahmanLyrics: GulzarBanner: Yash Raj FilmsRelease Date: November 13, 2012SynopsisTeri aankhon ki namkeen mastiyaan,Teri hansi ki beparwah gustaakhiyaanTeri zulfon ki lehraati angdaaiyaan,

Nahin bhoolunga mainJab tak hai jaan, Jab tak hai jaanTera haath se haath chodna, Tera saayon ka rukh modnaTera palat ke phir na dekhna, Nahin maaf karunga mainJab tak hai jaan, Jab tak hai jaanAfter months of speculation, YRF is pleased to announce the title of YashChopra's Romance, "JAB TAK HAI JAAN".Starring Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma, the film hasalso brought together the award winning pair of A. R. Rahman and Gulzar,who orchestrated by Yash Chopra, have created some wonderful and poeticmusic for this romantic film. JAB TAK HAI JAAN is scheduled for aNovember 13th 2012 release.

First Look: Jab Tak Hai Jaan


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012hollywood

UpcomingHOLLYWOOD Movies

RESIDENT EVIL:RETRIBUTION (3D)RELEASE DATE: Sep 28, 2012STARING: Milla Jovovich, Milla Jovovich,Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Isaacs, KevinDurand, Sienna GuilloryPRODUCER(S): Paul W.S. Ander-son, Jeremy Bolt, Don Carmody,Samuel Hadida, Rober t Kulzer

LOOPERRELEASE DATE: Sep 28, 2012STARING: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, BruceWillis, Emily BluntPRODUCER(S): James D. SternSTORY: In the futuristic action thrillerLooper, time travel will be invented butit will be illegal and only available onthe black market. When the mob wantsto get rid of someone, they will sendtheir target 30 years into the past,where a looper a hired gun, is waitingto mop up.

TAKEN 2RELEASE DATE: Oct 5, 2012STARING: Liam Neeson, FamkeJanssen, Maggie GracePRODUCER(S): Luc BessonDIRECTOR(S): Olivier MegatonSTORY: In Istanbul, retired CIA op-erative Bryan Mills and his wife aretaken hostage by the father of a kid-napper Mills killed while rescuing hisdaughter.

KILLING THEM SOFTLYRELEASE DATE: Oct 5, 2012STARING: Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, RayLiottaPRODUCER(S): Brad Pitt, Dede GardnerDIRECTOR(S): Andrew DominikSTORY: Adapted from George V. Higginsnovel and set in New Orleans, Killing ThemSoftly follows professional enforcer, JackieCogan, who investigates a heist that oc-curs during a high stakes.

ARGORELEASE DATE: Oct 12, 2012STARING: Ben Aff leck, Br yanCranston, Taylor Schi l l ing, JohnGoodmanPRODUCER(S): George Clooney,Grant HeslovDIRECTOR(S): Ben AffleckGenre : Drama, Thriller

SKYFALLRELEASE DATE: Nov 1, 2012STARING: Judi Dench, Daniel Craig,Javier BardemDIRECTOR(S): Sam MendesSTORY: Bond's loyalty to M is testedas her past comes back to haunt her.As MI6 comes under attack, 007 musttrack down and destroy the threat, nomatter how personal the cost.Genre : Action, Adventure, Thriller

Dina Lohan admitsshe made a

mistake lettingLiLo be a child star Lindsay Lohan's mother Dina has admitted she regretspushing her star daughter into show business as a child. TheMean Girls actress could face the full force of the law againafter being arrested on September 19 for allegedly hitting aman's leg with a borrowed Porsche - the latest in a long lineof incidents involving the 26-year-old. "I was born into thebusiness," she told the New York Daily News. "My motherwas an entertainer. It was natural."But yes, in the next life, Imight not do it.' Dina conceded she is far from proud of herdaughter's multiple arrests and unpredictable antics, butrefused to shoulder any of the blame. "I'm certainly notmaking excuses for Lindsay's behaviour. But she's a 26-year-old woman," she said.

SOCIETIES HESITANTTO RENT A PLACE TOADULT STAR SUNNY

Heard Sunny Leone, who has definite plans to pursue a career as an actor in Bollywood, has yet to find her dreamhome in Mumbai.

Our source told us that Sunny and her husband Daniel Weber(who also helps her in writing and creating their own brand of adultmovies) are seri-ously hunting foran apar tment inthe suburbs.Daniel has also re-ceived a few offersfrom Bollywoodand now, thecouple is ready tocough up a heftyamount for arented apartmentin maximum city. However, they have been unsuccessful in finding aplace. Said our source, "Sunny wants to move out of the hotel where she isstaying. The adult-film star couple who is currently quite hot inBollywood has got a couple of top estate agents trying to helpthem find a place. And though the hunt has been going on forweeks, Sunny still hasn't found an apar tment because manysuburban housing societies are reportedly hesitant to rent out aplace to an adult-film actor."TO LOOK GOOD, BROOK SHOWSOFF HER WAIST, LEGS

Actress Kelly Brook says she is aware of her curvy figure and prefers wearing clothes thathighlight her waist and legs. "As a curvy girl, I have to show off my waist and legs,otherwise I'd look like a balloon," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Brook as saying. "The 1950s fit

and flare frocks are so flattering and you can add a belt to nip in your waist," she said. Brook, who isdating former Scottish rugby player Thom Evans, was last seen in director Paul Angunawela'scomedy "Keith Lemon: The Film".

Angelina Jolie 'angryover Oscar ridicule'Angelina Jolie is reportedly furious at being mocked for her outrageous posing

at the Academy Awards on Sunday night. The 36-year-old actress lookedravishing in the black velvet Atelier Versace gown with a thigh-high slit shewore to the prestigious ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles but

her strange pose of sticking out her right leg has been the subject of much ridicule.According to the Chicago Sun Times, after 'The Descendants' writer Jim Rash mimicked

her stance as he took to the stage to collect the Oscar for best adapted screenplay, Joliewas heard snapping ''Who is that guy?''

"She was still pretty steamed but seemed to calm down quickly," Contactmusicquoted a source as saying.

The 'Lara Croft' star's puzzling behaviour also resulted in a twitter page being set up,called AngiesRightLeg.

Tweets from the spoof account which has over 30,000 followers include "Great meetingmost of you for the first time last night at the Oscars!!" and "Left leg and I talked -everything's cool. Next Oscars, she gets the slit."

Without superstars also films do well: Om Puri

Seasoned actor Om Puri feels that character actors are notgetting their due and says that the Indian films need them justto enhance the role of the main protagonist.

"It is very rare that character actors get a meaty part. They are thereas a character to enhance the hero. They don't have their ownindividuality," he told IANS in an exclusive interview.The veteran, known for his powerful performances in offbeat filmsof the 1970s and the 1980s such as "Godhuli", "Bhumika","Aakrosh", "Mandi", "Party" and "Mirch Masala", ventured intolight-hearted roles with "Chachi 420" and later tickled the funnybones of the audiences with comedies like "Hera Pheri" and"Malamaal Weekly". But now the 61-year-old enjoys satires muchmore than mindless comedies."I don't enjoy comedy for comedy's sake. I enjoyed 'Malamaal Weekly'as it was innocent and harmless fun. Whereas films like 'BuddhaMar Gaya' are disgusting. That kind of humour is low and cheap.'Chachi 420' was clean, even though it didn't have a message. Ienjoyed 'Bollywood Calling' as well. But I prefer satire," said OmPuri, winner of National Awards for best actor for "Arohan" and"Ardh Satya".He believes that Bollywood is in dire need of good actors and notjust superstars."Without superstars also films do well. 'Vicky Donor' ran withoutany big stars or known faces," he said. His next is Priyadarshan's "Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal", coming out Sep 28, and he said: "Wehad fun on the set. Nana Patekar is a wonderful entertainer. I amworking with him after 30 years. When I worked with him earlier, he

was not a brat and now he is a brat." Talking about his role, headded, "Shreyas Talpade is the protagonist of the film. I am playinghis father. He doesn't have comic scenes. He is an angry old man whois disgusted with his son." With so many newcomers entering theindustry, Puri feels that it is the responsibility of senior actors to mentorthem. "If someone is a good actor, you can make it out the minute hespeaks two lines. Even if he is not so good, it is the responsibility ofsenior actors to coach him because he is in the cast. Making commentson him (a newcomer) is a negative attitude," he said.What is on his wish list?"I am not getting any social films. I am looking for them," he said addingthat he is, however, "happy with the films I am doing right now".


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 cricket

COLOMBO/BUREAU NEWS:The Aussies were battered by astrong Windies batting lineup onSaturday night at the Premadasa,but a quickfire start to theirinnings, coupled with generoushelp from the rain gods, ensuredthat they won a game whichpromised much but was marredby the weather.

In the first big ticket matchof the WorldTwenty20 at thisvenue, the Windies chose to batfirst. They were propped up byhalf-centuries from Chris Gayle,who was perhaps responsible fora surprisingly large turnout here,

T20 WC: Australia beatWindies by 17 run

SHANE WATSON STARRED AGAIN WITH BAT AND BALL.

and Marlon Samuels. Along withsome other useful cameos, theWindies reached 191 for eight.Sadly, it didn't prove enough.

The Kangaroos scrapedthrough by 17 runs, as per theD/L method. When the raincame, the Aussies were 100 forone in 9.1 overs. They needed toscore 83 by that stage to win.

The Oz needed 92 off 65balls when the showers arrived ,with nine wickets in hand. It wasbuilding into a thriller, but wascruelly cut short. The Windies,though, need to blamethemselves for this defeat.

As much as they impressedwith the bat, the Caribbeanslooked flat with the ball, withDavid Warner and ShaneWatson tearing into them rightaway. Warner carted 28 (14b; 3x4,2x6), while Watson was again thestar of the show, taking twowickets, including that of Gayleafter having dropped theJamaican earlier, and thenblasting an unbeaten 41 (24b,2x4, 3x6).

Watson had sizzled inAustralia's opening game againstIreland too, and his superb formbodes well for the Aussies going

into the Super Eights. Oz wiselysent Michael Hussey at No 3, andthe veteran batsman did well tomaintain the momentum , takingjust 19 deliveries to get to anunfinished 28 (3x4, 1x6).

A new T20 jersey, which hasa patch of blue thrown in amidthe red, gave the Windies adistinctly different look. It suitedtheir brand new, refreshingavatar as the tournamentfavourites too.

Earlier, they showed whyexactly are they the batting sideof this edition of theWorldTwenty20. They pack toomany guns at the moment, and ifall of the fire away reasonablywell, then even a strong side likeAustralia can be blown apart.

One can only symphathizewith young left-arm fast bowlerMitchell Starc, who lookeddisconsolate after his final ballof the innings was smashed overcovers by Sunil Narine for four.Starc had bowled well to pick upthree wickets, but had to go for35 runs off his four overs.

It was what happened afterGayle went that displayedWindies' batting might.Watson's ecstasy was short-lived after having Gayle caughtand bowled, as WI added 98 inthe 59 balls they faced after that.

GAURAV GUPTACOLOMBO/BUREAU NEWS: When MS Dhoni led India to the WorldTwenty20 in 2007, there weren't many senior players in the side, exceptmaybe Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh. Five years down the line,the Indian skipper has at his disposal a team boasting of a few moreexperienced campaigners. But that's precisely where India's problemsnow lie. The chief reason for 'Captain Cool' being left perplexed in thisedition of the World T20 is the form of the senior generals in the side. Hismost reputed fast bowler, Zaheer Khan, is bowling tripe these days,particular at the death. His opening pair of batsmen, one of the mostsuccessful opening combos of all time, is struggling to put together adecent start. Virender Sehwag is out of form and Gautam Gambhir isinconsistent. How long can Dhoni wait for a turnaround in their form? Ifhe does have to take a few tough calls, will it go down well in the dressingroom? On the eve of the Group A game against England, Dhoni firstdefended Zaheer by calling him the 'Sachin Tendulkar' of the Indianbowling attack. "It's easier to go after the bowler. If you look at hisperformance he should be given equal respect, as much as SachinTendulkar gets. He is the Sachin for us when it comes to the bowlingdepartment. He has led the attack for the past few years. "He has been ourbest bowler, whatever the format may be. Maybe in the last few games hehas not got wickets. We have a chance here to give him a few games,because we are at a point in the tournament where we can do that," hesaid. Dhoni's faith in the left-arm seamer isn't blind. "It depends on thetournament and the combination. If you are playing with four bowlersand a part-timer, one of the bowlers can have an off day," Dhoni said.

MS Dhoni frets over Zaheer Khan's form

Virat Kohli, India's ray of hopeGAURAV GUPTA

C O L O M B O / B U R E A UNEWS: Earlier this week duringa warm-up game, India's T20World Cup hopes were nearly'smashed' when their bestbatsman, Virat Kohli, received abeamer from Pakistan fast bowlerMohammad Sami that wouldhave taken the batsman's headoff had it connected. Luckily forIndia, Kohli somehow managedto avoid getting hit. The very next

ball, this brightest jewel in theIndian batting crown showedwhat he is all about, slammingSami for a six over long off. Inthat game, Kohli played severalexquisite strokes, including a'straight hit' that nearly hit bowlerSohail Tanvir even as umpireNigel Llong was forced to takeevasive action. There was a sixover cover off Saeed Ajmal thattook one's breath away. Kohli'sunbeaten 75 off 47 balls in thatmatch, and his 50 off 39 ballsagainst Afghanistan — his third

consecutive fifty in T20 cricket —further drove home the point thathe is now the backbone of thebatting order. With the openersout of form and the bowlingappearing shaky, Kohli offers thebrightest ray of hope for Indiancricket. Kohli has become the firstIndian batsman to hit three fiftieson the trot in T20s. In ODIs, he hitan 86-ball, unbeaten 133 at Hobartagainst Sri Lanka, a knock whichformer Aussie batsman DeanJones felt was as good as Viv

Richards' epic, unforgettable 189.Kohli then smashed 183 againstPakistan: the highest internationalscore against them. In Tests, he won India a game atBangalore last month with scoresof 103 and 51 not out. Former Indiaskipper Dilip Vengsarkar, whointroduced Kohli to internationalcricket during his tenure as thechief selector, back in 2008 for anODI tour to Sri Lanka, is a proudman today, having seen his 'pick'come a long way now. "I feel gladseeing him now.

KOHLI HAS BECOME THE FIRST INDIAN BATSMAN TO HITTHREE FIFTIES ON THE TROT IN T20S.

Pakistan beatBangladesh to qualify

for Super Eights

PALLEKELE: Opener Imran Nazir produced the tournament'sfastest half-century as Pakistan stormed into the Super Eightsof the ICC World Twenty20 with a crushing eight-wicket victoryover Bangladesh on Tuesday. Needing a win to advance to thenext round, Pakistan rode on Nazir's 36-ball 72-run blisteringknock and his record 124-run opening stand with skipperMohammad Hafeez to chase the challenging 176-run target witheight balls to spare, in their final group league encounter.Nazir reached his fifty in just 25 deliveries, one quicker thanChris Gayle's 26-ball effort against Australia. In the crucialencounter, Bangladesh needed to win by a margin of at least 36runs, but their bowlers came a cropper in the face of Nazir'ssustained onslaught. During his belligerent knock, Nazir struckthree sixes and nine fours that left the Bangladeshis shell-shocked, as they had given themselves a chance by posting acompetitive total. Nazir was ably supported by Hafeez (45 off 47balls) as they produced the tournament's highest partnershipfor any wicket. The Pakistan show meant that Shakib Al Hasan'sbrilliant 54-ball 84 went in vain.Electing to bat, Bangladesh rode on Shakib's heroics and somefine contributions from opener Tamim Iqbal (24) and skipperMushfiqur Rahim (25) to post their highest score againstPakistan in T20 internationals.But their joy was short-lived as Pakistan's chase got off to aflying start with Nazir and Hafeez clobbering the Bangladeshbowlers all around the park.Nazir cashed in on a dropped chance in the second over andtreated the opposition bowlers with disdain to take his side to64 without loss at the end of the mandatory powerplay.Nazir, who was dropped by Abul Hassan at mid-on off medium-pacer Shafiul Islam, made Bangladesh pay a heavy price as hepicked Islam and Mashrafe Mortaza for a six each to keep theasking run-rate well under control.Nazir took the team score past 100-run mark with a four offMahmudullah in the 11th over as he left the opposition bowlersclueless with his clinical show.Rahim brought back medium-pacer Abul Hasan into the attackand the move immediately paid rich dividends as he removedNazir and Hafeez in the 14th over.

COLOMBO/BUREAU NEWS:The second one-day matchbetween New Zealand A andIndia A ended in a thrilling tiewhen bad light ended play twoovers early in Lincoln on Friday.

India were on 240-9 with twoovers remaining when play wasstopped and the Duckworth-Lewis method used in truncatedmatches was unable to separatethe sides. New Zealand's inningsof 249-9 had been underpinnedby a third-wicket partnership of149 between George Worker (61)and Neil Broom (82). The homeside's effort failed to catch fireeither side, with no other batsmansurpassing Derek de Boorder's25. Neil Wagner hit a quickfire 18off 11 balls to give his team adecent finish. Jaydev Unadkatwas the stand-out bowler for Indiawith 4-47 from his 10 overs. Indialooked to be coasting to victorywhen they found themselves 151-1 in the 32nd over with AbhinavMukund (66) and Naman Ojha

New Zealand and IndiaA teams play out tie

(62) going well. Mukund's run outthen saw wickets fall at regularintervals to bring the match backinto the balance.

Ambati Rayudu (46 not out)looked to have steadied the shipwith 13 needed off 21 balls and

Vinay Kumar lending him solidsupport in an eighth-wicket standof 34. Andy McKay (5-50) thenstruck with consecutivedeliveries to bring New Zealandright back into the game again.Unfortunately the match was

brought to a prematureconclusion soon after with bothteams feeling capable of gettingover the finishing line. The thirdand final one-day match will beplayed on Sunday with Indialeading 1-0 in the series.



ICC ODIODIODIODIODI RankingTeam Matches Points Rating

England 25 3016 121South Africa 18 2170 121India 30 3598 120Australia 28 3164 113Sri Lanka 32 3470 108Pakistan 28 2907 104West Indies 20 1879 94New Zealand 17 1258 74Bangladesh 16 1134 71Zimbabwe 14 700 50Ireland 6 207 35Netherlands 4 63 16Kenya 4 45 11

ICC TTTTTest est est est est RankingTeam Matches Points Rating

South Africa 25 3002 120England 36 4195 117Australia 34 3952 116Pakistan 29 3148 109India 32 3394 106Sri Lanka 29 2834 98West Indies 28 2509 90New Zealand 24 1832 76Bangladesh 12 0 0

ICC T20T20T20T20T20 RankingTeam Matches QFY Points Rating

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COLOMBO: Harbhajan Singhwas the star of the show with 4-12 as India bowled out Englandfor a record low T20I score inColombo.

Old wounds were reopened

and old doubts were brought tothe fore as India teased,tormented and spun England toits doom at the R PremadasaStadium on a dramatic Sundaynight. This was to have been a

battle of heavyweights forbragging rights, if nothing else.Instead, it degenerated into ahorrible mismatch, as India usedspin as the weapon ofdestruction to romp to a

comprehensive andunforeseen 90-runtriumph.

Bogged down byself-doubt and theintangible pressure ofplaying a rank outsiderin its opening Group Aclash againstAfghanistan, Indiathus finished its leagueengagements in theICC World Twenty20on a high, and will gointo the Super Eightswith its confidencebolstered after elicitingh e a r t - w a r m i n gperformances fromRohit Sharma alongwith Harbhajan Singhand Piyush Chawla, thespin twins brought infor this game who took6-25 in eight overs.

Rohit had scoredhis first internationalhalf-century sinceMarch to propel Indiato 170-4, slightly morethan middling but farfrom intimidating. Lessthan halfway throughthe English chase, thattotal appearedpositively daunting asEngland dug a deephole for itself, itscontinued travailsagainst the turning ballexemplified by the vice-like grip exercised byHarbhajan's off-spinand Chawla's leg-spin.

England was shotout for just 80, itslowest Twenty20International total, andhumiliated as its defenceof the title won in 2010ran into an early

roadblock.Mahendra Singh Dhoni put

out a rejigged XI, restingVirender Sehwag, Zaheer Khanand R Ashwin and fielding fivespecialist bowlers. The new-lookunit responded admirably to thechallenge, particularly in thefield. Irfan Pathan, one of fewmen to open both the battingand the bowling in Twenty20Internationals, cleaned up AlexHales and Luke Wright in aninspired first spell marked byswing and accuracy, but withCraig Kieswetter firing on allcylinders, there was little hint ofthe collapse to follow.

Things began to happenimmediately after Harbhajan wasintroduced in the sixth over. Hestruck with his second deliveryon his comeback to the Indianteam - his last internationalouting was in August 2011– bydismissing Eoin Morgan,triggering an astonishingcollapse that saw England lose 8for 41, and that only becauseSteven Finn and Jade Dernbach,the last pair, put on 20.

Harbhajan finished with thebest figures by an Indian inTwenty20Is, 4-2-12-4, whileChawla, in his first game for Indiasince the ICC Cricket World Cup2011, was no less impressive with4-1-13-2. England's brave youngmiddle order was completelyclueless against the turning ball

- and truth to tell, it was neitherdiabolical nor over the top -something that England's SuperEight opponents including SriLanka will have taken note of.

India began breezily enoughthrough its new openingcombination of Pathan andGautam Gambhir, who looked inparticularly good touch early on.Pathan was cleaned up by Finn,but that signalled the classiestbatting phase of the match asVirat Kohli batted like a dream.

Kohli has been in glorioustouch for over a year now,batting not just with flair butwith the supreme authority thatcomes from loads of confidence.He began with a sparklingsquare-drive second ball, forcedStuart Broad on the up throughpoint a couple of deliveries later,and drew rapturous applausefrom a full house that wasdecidedly pro-India.

India smashed 52 off thePowerplay overs but strangely,there was no accelerationworth the name until the finalfour overs, when Rohit finallyshowcased the immensepotential he has alwayspossessed. Until Rohit uppedthe tempo, however, India'sinnings meandered along,wickets in handnotwithstanding. Kohli 'soccasional flashes of brillianceapart, the boundaries were few

and far between, runs comingthrough ones and twos even asEngland slipped a long wayfrom its usually high fieldingstandards.

Gambhir played well withinhimself while Kohli couldn't putaway Graeme Swann, easilyEngland's best bowler duringan unchanged four-over spell.Swann's off-spin wasn't exactlya foretaste of things to come,though at times he did get theball to turn sharply, and foundreward when Kohli tonked himdown deep mid-wicket's throat.

Kohli's dismay at havingthrown his hand away was alltoo obvious because of late, hehas made it a habit to build onstarts. He was the dominantpartner in a second-wicketstand of 57 with Gambhir,whose contribution was just 15,and though Gambhir didaccelerate upon Rohit's arrival,he didn't quite have the energyto cash in on Kieswettermissing a stumping off Swannwhen he was 26.

India had failed to kick onfrom 80-1 after 10, and looked tohave sold itself short when Rohitcame to its rescue. Without aninternational half-century forseven innings - which onlyyielded 18 runs - Rohit was underimmense pressure, but hecouldn't have chosen a bettertime to return to run-scoringways.

With Dhoni's guiding handfor support, Rohit was clearly inhis element. Crucially, he didn'ttry to attack from the off, playinghimself in, sussing up theconditions and then launching astunning assault towards theend that drove England todistraction. Between overs 17and 20, he alone smashed fourfours and a six. England,disciplined and pumped upagainst Afghanistan, wentcompletely off the boil, the firstindication that this wasn't goingto be its night.

England 1 0 1 6 1311 131South Africa 9 1 4 1168 130Sri Lanka 6 9 722 120New Zealand 9 1 4 1014 113West Indies 6 1 0 663 111Pakistan 1 2 2 0 1299 108India 7 1 0 746 107Australia 1 0 1 5 985 9 9Bangladesh 6 9 535 8 9Ireland 8 1 2 659 8 2Zimbabwe 7 1 0 306 4 4

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ICC T20 WORLD CUP 2012 TWELVE TEAM SQUADS

ICC WORLD CUP TWENTY20, 2012 WILL BE THE 4TH WORLD CUP T20 COMPETITION BETWEEN12 COUNTRIES AND THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL (ICC) CONFIRMED THE SQUADS OF

THE 12 PARTICIPATING TEAMS FOR THE ICC WORLD TWENTY20 WHICH GETS UNDERWAY INSRILANKA SEPTEMBER 18 TO OCTOBER 7, 2012. THE SQUADS WERE SELECTED AND AN-

NOUNCED BY THEIR TEAM’S RESPECTIVE CRICKET GOVERNING BODIES AND CRICKET BOARDS.

Bangladesh Cricket Team Squadsfor ICC T20 World Cup 2012Mushf iqur Rahim (c), AbdurRazzak, Abul Hasan, Elias Sunny,Farhad Raza, Jahurul Is lam,Junaid Siddique, Mahmudullah,Mashrafe Mor taza, MohammadAshraful, Nasir Hossain, ShafiulIslam, Shakib-Al-Hasan, TamimIqbal, Zia-ur-Rahman

Afghanistan Cricket Team Squadsfor ICC T20 World Cup 2012Nawroz Manga l (c ) , Daw la tZadran, Gulbadin Naib, HamidHassan, Izzatul lah Dawlatzai ,Ka r im Sadeq , MohammadJawed Ahmadi , Mohd NasimBaras , Mohammad Nab i ,Mohammad Shahzad ,Mohammad Asghar Stanikzai,Naj ibu l lah Zadran, Samiul lahShinwar i , Shafiqullah Shafaq,Shapur Zadran.

Australia Cricket Team Squadsfor ICC T20 World Cup 2012George Bailey (c), Daniel Chris-t ian, Pat Cummins, XavierDoher ty, Ben Hilfenhaus, BradHogg, David Hussey, MichaelHussey, Glenn Maxwell , Cl intMcKay, Mitchell Starc, MatthewWade, David Warner, ShaneWatson, Cameron White.

England Cricket Team Squads forICC T20 World Cup 2012

Stuart Broad (c), Jonny Bairstow,Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, DannyBriggs, Jos Butt ler, JadeDernbach, Steven Finn, AlexHales, Craig Kieswetter, MichaelLumb, Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel,Graeme Swann, Luke Wright.

India Cricket Team Squads forICC T20 World Cup 2012Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c),Ravichandran Ashwin,Lakshmipathi Bala j i , PiyushChawla, Ashoke Dinda, Gautam

Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh,Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Ir fanPathan, Suresh Raina, VirenderSehwag, Rohit Sharma, ManojTiwary, Yuvraj Singh.

Ireland Cricket Team Squads for

ICC T20 World Cup 2012Wil l iam Por ter f ie ld (c), AlexCusack, George Dockrell, TrentJohnston, Nigel Jones, Ed Joyce,Tim Murtagh, Kevin O'Brien, NiallO 'Br ien, Boyd Rankin, MaxSorensen, Paul Stirling, Stuar tThompson, Andrew White, GaryWilson.

New Zea land Cr icke t TeamSquads for ICC T20 World Cup2012Ross Taylor (c), Doug Bracewell,James Franklin, Mar tin Guptill,Ronnie Hira, Brendon McCullum,Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mil ls,Adam Milne, Rob Nicol, JacobOram, Tim Southee, Danie lVet tor i , BJ Wat l ing, KaneWilliamson.

Pakistan Cricket Team Squadsfor ICC T20 World Cup 2012Mohammad Hafeez (c), AbdulRazzaq, Asad Shafiq, Imran Nazir,Kamran Akmal, MohammadSami, Nasir Jamshed, RazaHasan, Saeed Ajmal, ShahidAfr id i , Shoaib Mal ik, Sohai lTanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul,Yasir Arafat.

South Africa Cricket Team Squadsfor ICC T20 World Cup 2012AB de Villiers (c), Hashim Amla,Farhaan Behardien, Johan Botha,Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis,

Jacques Kallis, Richard Levi, AlbieMorkel, Morne Morkel, JustinOntong, Wayne Parnell, RobinPietersen, Dale Steyn, LonwaboTsotsobe.

Sri Lanka Cricket Team Squadsfor ICC T20 World Cup 2012Mahela Jayawardena (c), DineshChandimal, Tillakaratne Dilshan,Aki la Dananjaya, ShamindaEranga, Rangana Herath, NuwanKulasekara, Lasith Malinga, AngeloMathews, Ajantha Mendis, JeewanMendis, Dilshan Munaweera,Thisara Perera, Kumar Sangakkara,Lahiru Thirimanna.

West Indies Cricket Team Squadsfor ICC T20 World Cup 2012Darren Sammy (c), Dwayne Bravo,Samuel Badree, Darren Bravo,Johnson Charles, Fidel Edwards, ChrisGayle, Sunil Narine, Kieron Pollard,Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, AndreRussell, Marlon Samuels, LendlSimmons, Dwayne Smith.

Zimbabwe Cricket Team Squads forICC T20 World Cup 2012Brendan Taylor (c), Elton Chigumbura,Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, KyleJarvis, Hamil ton Masakadza,Stuar t Matsikenyeri, Chris Mpofu,Forster Mut izwa, RichardMuzhange, Ray Pr ice, VusiSibanda, Prosper Utseya, BrianVitori, Malcolm Waller.

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ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP T20 2012 SCHEDULE

ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP T20 2012 GROUP

Super Eight( S8) Groups

Opening woes for Team IndiaCOLOMBO/BUREAU NEWSIndia's worries at the WorldTwenty20 don't just end withtheir bowling attack being theweakest. They also have anopening pair that can do somuch, but is doing very little.Virender Sehwag and GautamGambhir a re amongst thegreatest openers India haveproduced and combine intoone of the most dangerousopening partnerships in thelast few years in world cricket,across all formats. Amongst the top six openingpai rs in te rms of runs ininternational cricket, this pairi s the only one to havemanaged a 50-plus average(52.69 in Tests and 51.74 inODIs). However, in the 18-month period since the 2011World Cup, the duo seems tohave los t the i r mojo . The

Delhi pair's opening averageof 54.90 has dropped to 50.32.And that seems to be hurtingIndian cricket big time. Samplethis: In 17 partnerships for thefirst wicket this year, Gambhirand Sehwag have aggregated379 at an average of 22.29,including two fifties. In thisper iod , Gambhir hasaggregated just 1044 runs in26 games @ 37.28 , whi leSehwag has been worse, with500 runs in 17 games @ 23.80.Gambhir at least has a coupleof fifties and seven hundredsagains t h i s name in th isphase, while Sehwag just hasa couple of f i f t ies to ta lkabout . They have been'consistently inconsistent.' Tomake mat te rs worse , therewere rumours that both wereembroiled in a rift with skipperMS Dhoni. On Monday, in the

warm-up game agains tPakistan, Gambhir managed10, whi le Sehwag, despi telooking good for a big score,managed jus t 26 . OnWednesday, Gambhir scored10 before playing on, whileSehwag, after getting beatennumerous times by left-armpacer Shapoor Zadran, wascaught behind off a beauty foreight. It might seem unfair tocrit icise such great playersafter just one game into thetournament, but, the fact is, itis high time they got back totheir best individually and as apair. Since the World Cuptriumph last year, Sehwag, 33,has hit just one hundred, whichwas the record 219 againstWest Indies in an ODI at Indore.His average in this period is alowly 31.25, while Gambhir's isslightly better at 33.68.

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