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Did Shah Rukh Khan bond with Salman on Diwali?

10 things you shouldknow about it

A TERRORIST CANNOT BRING PEACE

UK PM's wife wears spectacular SARIas she celebrates Diwali in London

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Mrs Cameron chose a russet-coloured sari edged in gold for a visit to the Swaminarayan Mandir, the largest traditional Hindutemple outside India, at Neasden in north-west London. Diwali, known as the festival of lights, is a five day celebrationundertaken by millions of Hindus, Jains and Sikhs around the world. Prime Ministers and their spouses have often paid visitsto Hindu temples and other religious buildings during the festival of Diwali. Tony Blair and his wife Cherie used to attendDiwali celebrations at the House of Commons and six years ago Cherie Blair made a speech at the United Nations in New Yorkduring Diwali highlighting the plight of widows.

DIWALI IS A FESTIVAL OF LIGHT, LOVEAND FORGIVENESS. IT IS THAT SPECIALTIME OF THE YEAR WHEN FAMILIES ANDCLOSE FRIENDS BOND WITH EACHOTHER. AND IF RUMOURS ARE TO BEBELIEVED, THE CHARISMATIC SHAHRUKH KHAN CELEBRATED DIWALI WITHHIS ARCH-RIVAL SALMAN KHAN.

‘A Daily Bhaskar report says that Sohail Khan had hosted

a grand Diwali bash and invited the who's who ofBollywood. While several guests attended the party,it was Shah Rukh's wife Gauri Khan who raised

eyebrows. She was apparently dressed in the same attire thatshe was wearing at Big B's Diwali bash, where she wasaccompanied by her husband.

If Gauri was present at Salman's brother's Diwali bash, thencould that mean that SRK was also present? Could it also be thateverything is normal between SRK and Salman? DETAILS ON PAGE 4

ROB FORD:"YES, I HAVE

SMOKED CRACKCOCAINE"

HOW WAS TALIBAN LEADER KILLED?

Hakimullah Mehsud,leader of the Taliban inPakistan, was killed in a

US drone strike onSaturday.Hakimullah Mehsud,leader of the Pakistani Taliban,was responsible for the deathsof thousands of innocentPakistanis. Under his leadership,the Taliban targeted Pakistanisoldiers and civilians,slaughtered Shia Muslims andalmost derailed this year'sgeneral election by selectivelytargeting liberal parties.

Yet the news of Mehsud'sdeath in a US drone strike onSaturday has not beenunanimously well received. Theinterior minister, Chaudhry NisarAli Khan, sounded as if he wasin mourning when he said: "Thisis not just the killing of oneperson, it's the death of all peaceefforts." Imran Khan, who headsthe provincial government in thenorth-western province ofKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, hasreiterated a threat to block Natovehicles from passing throughhis province unless drone strikesare discontinued. Whilejournalists and others pointed

out that Mehsud was terrorisingthe population of Pakistan, mostpoliticians sounded ambivalentat best.

This reaction is partly theresult of immediate politicalconcerns. The conservativegovernment of Nawaz Sharifcame to power in May on aplatform of peace talks with theTaliban and action against dronestrikes. A few weeks ago,Mehsud took the unusual stepof giving an interview to the BBCin which he said that hisorganisation was open to talks.Politicians from both Sharif andKhan's parties are presentingMehsud's death as a devastatingblow to these efforts. Nisar andothers have even suggested the

US deliberately timed the striketo undermine dialogue.

The Tehreek e TalibanPakistan (TTP), which Mehsudhad led since 2009, hastentatively said that talks maystill go ahead, but it is likely thatMehsud's death will delay theprocess. Of course, theoverblown rhetoric coming frompoliticians fails to acknowledgethat talks with the Taliban wereat an embryonic stage. Mehsud'soutlandish conditions fordialogue included the impositionof a harsh version of Islamic lawacross the country. Peace talkswith the TTP have taken placebefore, and have always endedin failure, so it perhaps an over-statement to imply that had

Mehsud survived, peace inPakistan would have prevailed.

Pakistan has taken a heavytoll in the war on terror. At least35,000 people have died interrorist violence since 2001, afigure that dwarfs the combineddeath toll in all western countries.Ultimately, the death of a singleTaliban leader will make littledifference to the group'scampaign of terror as the powerstructures are decentralisedenough to absorb such losses.Which begs the question: whathope is there for peace? Clearly,the leaders of Pakistan and theUS have yet to find any credibleoptions.

India's Mars Mission

With today's launch, India is hoping to join the select few of theworld's deep-space pioneers who have reached Mars. The 44.4-metre tall spacecraft which will begin its journey to Mars todayfrom the Satish Dhawan Space Centre spacepor t in Sriharikotacost 73 million dollars, or Rs 450 crores to get off the ground.Here are ten things to know about the voyage.1. Mangalyaan, which means "Mars craft" in Hindi is scheduledto lift off at 2:38 pm from Sriharikota, 80 kilometres from Chennai.2. The primary objective of the mission is to demonstrate India'stechnological capability to send a craft to orbit around Mars andconduct meaningful experiments such as looking for signs of life,take pictures of the Red planet and study Mar tian environment.The satellite when it was being constructed.3. The satellite will carry compact science experiments, totallinga mass of 15 kg - five instruments to study Mar tian sur face,atmosphere and mineralogy.4. Mangalyaan's journey is a long one - a 300-day, 780 million-kilometre (485 million-mile) journey to orbit Mars and survey itsgeology and atmosphere. At its closest point it will be 365kilometres (227 miles) from the planet's surface, and at its fur-thest - 80,000 kilometres (49,700 miles).

Toronto City Mayor Rob Ford admitted Tuesday morning tohave smoked crack cocaine approximately a year ago. "Yes, Ihave smoked crack cocaine," Ford told reporters.

"But, no - do I? Am I an addict, no? Have I tried it? Um, probably inone of my drunken stupors, probably approximately about a yearago." "No I'm not an addict and no, I do not do drugs. I mademistakes in the past and all I can do is apologize, but it is what it isand I can't change the past," he said."Yes, I've made mistakes, all I can do now is apologize and moveon," said Ford. "I can apologize to my family, my friends, mycolleagues and the people of this great city."Premier Kathleen Wynne has shown concern for the newdevelopments at Toronto City Hall.Councillor Jaye Robinson said it is a sad day for the city of Toronto."We've become the laughing stock of North America, if not theworld," she said.Doug Ford wants Toronto Police Chief to step asideCouncillor Doug Ford claims Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair is biasedtowards his brother, Mayor Rob Ford in the wake of the video inpossession of the police that allegedly shows the mayor smokingcrack cocaine.Doug Ford held a news conference Tuesday morning and called onthe Chief to step aside - temporarily.The remarks come after Blair held a news conference last week inwhich he said he was "disappointed" while answering a questionasked by the media."He should not have made those comments," Ford saidCBC's MetroMorning. "He's created a bias towards the mayor," he said."He believes he's the judge, jury and executioner."Meanwhile, the Blair said he is refraining to comment on "personalattacks" Tuesday morning at a press conference."We're simply doing our jobs, collecting evidence and putting itbefore the courts. And that's what we're endeavoring to do," Blairtold reporters.

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page 3 AJAY DEVGNMAKES PLACE FORVARUN DHAWAN

RANBIR, KATRINA CELEBRATEDIWALI WITH BIG B

FOR MEGASTAR AMITABH BACHCHAN, THE "JOY" OF DIWALI WAS CELEBRATING THE FESTIVAL OFLIGHTS WITH MEMBERS OF THE INDIAN FILM FRATERNITY AT HIS RESIDENCE. STARS LIKE SHAH

RUKH KHAN, RANBIR KAPOOR AND KATRINA KAIF WERE IN ATTENDANCE.The 71-year-old took to his blog srbachchan.tumblr.com on Monday morning to express his gratitude to his guests. "What was thejoy of course was the coming over of the entire fraternity in their traditional best to bring in the greetings, to join in with us at thehouse and spend this large amount of time in the glory and the warmth of the festival in celebration," he posted. Among other guestswere Anushka Sharma, Farah Khan, Neha Dhupia, Divya Dutta and Sonu Sood. "It was wonderful to see all, from Shah Rukh to Katrinato Anushka to Ranbir and everyone, all ...relaxed and in comfort of the auspicious moment, in the comfort of each other, of their laughter andcamaraderie...a warmth in my heart," Bachchan added. This warm feeling was mutual with the film fraternity and extended their thank yougreetings to the thespian via Twitter. Here's what they posted:Shah Rukh Khan: Dignity...class....graciousness...will always stand apart. Thanks Mr. Bachchan, Jaya aunty, Abhishek and Aishwarya for agreat evening and morning.

How Imran gotKareena to feedstray dogs!For a scene in Gori Tere Pyaar Mein,Kareena Kapoor Khan had to feedstreet dogs. The actress, who ispetrified of strays, had to be goadedinto doing the scene by co-star ImranKhan (a dog lover) and director PunitMalhotra.Ironically, her character is shown tolove stray animals in the film, whileImran's character is scared of them.Punit says, "Though Kareena has a

pet, feeding stray dogs was a differentsituation altogether. The sight of dogscoming running from all directionsterrified her so much that she initiallyrefused to feed them biscuits as thescene demanded."It was only when Imran and Punit(who, incidentally, is not comfortablewith animals) enacted the scene thatKareena was convinced. "We thencompleted the shot successfully,"says the director.Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, produced byDharma Productions, releasesNovember 22.

Ajay Devgnmakes place forVarun Dhawan

Ajay Devgn, who is normally adamantabout his film release dates (rememberthe Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Son Of Sardaarfracas?), is said to have postponed therelease of his film, Action Jackson, by aweek at David Dhawan's say-so.David apparently put in a request toproducer Gordhan Tanwani asking himto clear April 4 for his son Varun's film.And, it is said that the producerconsulted his lead actor and the twoagreed to pushing their film ahead by aweek.



Nine bombs found in Ranchi

Nine bombs were found in a lodge in Ranchi, near Patna, thatare similar to the ones used moments before a BJP rallyforNarendraModi on October 27.The bombs were discovered by National Investigating Agencyor the NIA when they raided a hotel in Hindpiri reported NDTVas the NIA learnt that the room was rented by Haider Ali, whowas one of the suspects in blasts that took place in Patna be-fore the BJP rally."Nine live bombs made by using metallic pipes similar to thoseused in the Patna blasts were recovered from a room in 'Iram'lodge in Hindpiri. We have recovered 19 detonators and 25gelatin sticks. The bombs have been removed. The State policeare investigating this with the National Investigation Agency,"said Jharkhand Director-General of Police Rajeev Kumar re-por ted the Hindu.During the last month's blasts six bombs went off one after theother in Patna killing seven people and wounding over 80 peoplejust as Mr. Modi was about to address a huge crowd.One of the suspects in the blast was Imtiaz Ansari who wasarrested by the police who was allegedly trying to flee from anearby station. He was suspected to be a member of theIndianMujahideen although the group hasn't claimed responsi-bility repor ted NDTV.

A BOMB-SQUAD MEMBER WITH THE EXPLOSIVESRECOVERED FROM THE HOSTEL

INDIA'S MARS MISSION

1.34 lakh Indians returnNEW DELHI: With 1.34 lakh Indian workers already returning tothe homeland, the government is closely watching the situationin Saudi Arabia which is targeting illegal foreigners under itsnew labour policy, overseas Indian affairs minister Vayalar Ravion Tuesday said. Asked about the drive in Saudi Arabia underwhich foreigners who have not corrected labour and residencystatus under its new labour policy - Nitaqat - are being de-por ted, Ravi said that till now no incident of harassment ofIndian nationals has been repor ted. "The issue in Saudi Arabiahas already been taken up. So far they have not entered into anyhouse for checking. Saudi Arabian government has given spe-cific instructions not to harass people but to check properly andnot enter any house," Ravi told repor ters at the sidelines of anevent. He said those Indians who are coming back as they areunable to stay there, are also given assistance by the ministry."1.34 lakh Indians have already come back from Saudi Arabia,"Ravi said.

10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IT

Mangalyaan is ready to take off this week aboard a PSLV-C25 rocket, covering 780 million-kilometre if successful in orbiting the Red Planet

Courtesy: ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission Facebook Page

CONTD. FROM PAGE 15. Mangalyaan will also search Marsfor methane, a key chemical in lifeprocesses on Ear th that could alsocome from geological processes.6. Once launched the satellite isexpected to go around Ear th for 20-25days before embarking on a nine-month voyage to the red planet onDecember 1 and reach the orbit ofMars on September 24, 2014.7. If the Rs 450 crore MOM missionturns out to be a success, ISRO wouldbe the four th space agency in theworld to have sent a mission to Mars.8. European Space Agency (ESA) ofEuropean consor tium, NationalAeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) of the US and Roscosmos ofRussia are the only three agencieswhich have so far sent their missionsto the red planet.9. Only 21 of the total of 51 missionssent to Mars by various countries havebeen successful.10. Five solar-powered instrumentsaboard Mangalyaan will gather data tohelp determine how Mar tian weathersystems work and what happened tothe water that is believed to have onceexisted on Mars in large quantities.

The US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Saudi Arabia on a trip which appears tobe designed to rebuild relations with one of America's key allies in the Gulf. TheSaudis have long backed American policies in the region, including allowing theUS military to use its territory during the build-up to the Kuwait war and OperationDesert Storm in 1990 and 1991. More recently, tensions have grown over Syria.Saudi Arabia is unhappy at the prospect of peace talks installing an Iranian-backed government in Damascus. Saudi Arabia also supports the military-backedgovernment in Egypt; while the US wants democracy to be restored there.Washington's most important strategic Arab partnership is now suffering thebiggest strains since it emerged that 15 of the 19 suicide hijackers who had attackedthe US on 9/11 were Saudis. First came the shock announcement on 18 Octoberthat Saudi Arabia was turning down its two-year non-permanent seat on the UNSecurity Council in protest at the international body's apparent inability to resolve either the Syrian or Palestinian situations. Then onTuesday it was widely reported that the Saudi intelligence chief, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, had told European diplomats his country wouldbe making "a major shift" in its relations with the US.

TENSIONS BETWEEN

US & SAUDI ARABIA

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013 breaking news

Manmohan favours reset of foreign policyPrime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday told a conclave

of top Indian diplomats that the United Progressive Alliancewas seeking a “fundamental reset” in the foreign policy,pursuing what he described as “India's destiny in world affairs.”

The Prime Minister’s speech, delivered at an annual conventionof heads of diplomatic missions, comes amidst a bruising foreignpolicy battle within the Congress, with some Tamil Nadu leaderscalling on him not to attend the coming Commonwealth Heads ofGovernment meeting in Sri Lanka.

Dr. Singh’s regional foreign policy agenda has also run in toresistance from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, whosays a proposed river-sharing agreement with Bangladesh will hurther State's interests.

FIVE PRINCIPLESDr. Singh said the “single most important objective of Indian

foreign policy has to be to create a global environment conducive tothe well-being of our great country.”

He argued that the country's development had to occupycentrestage among its international concerns. He also laid out four

other principles: greater integration with the world economy, stablerelationships with the great powers, greater regional cooperation,and the propagation of values India stood for.

“India’s experiment of pursuing economic development withinthe framework of a plural, secular and liberal democracy has inspiredpeople around the world and should continue to do so,’’ he said.The UPA’s foreign policy drew inspiration from freedom struggle-era leaders, who saw the “link between our foreign policy and theeconomic aspirations of our people.”

EXPERTS’ REACTIONExpert reaction to the speech was divided, with some saying it

did not address major issues in the foreign policy.The former diplomat, Rajiv Sikri, told The Hindu that while he

appreciated the Prime Minister’s focus on economic issues, he found“no mention of the security aspects.” “I found it odd there was nomention of the situation on our borders,” he said.

Former diplomat and foreign policy commentator Vivek Katjusaid he was “disappointed that the Prime Minister was silent on thegreatest threat to the physical safety of people, terrorism.”

Bangladesh courtsentences 150soldiers to deathfor 2009 mutinyDHAKA: A Bangladeshi cour t on Tuesdaysentenced at least 150 soldiers to deathduring a mass verdict over a 2009 mutinyin which scores of top officers were mas-sacred, a prosecutor said.A judge convicted and sentenced to deaththe soldiers over the mutiny in which 74people including officers were hacked todeath, tor tured or burnt alive before theirbodies were dumped in sewers and shal-low graves."At least 150 BDR soldiers have beensentenced to death for the massacre ofthe army off icers," lead prosecutorBaharul Islam told AFP outside the cour tin Dhaka.At least another 350 of the 823 soldierscharged over the mutiny were sentencedto jail for their role in the 30-hour uprisingthat star ted at the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR)headquar ters in Dhaka.

SYRIA WON'T DISCUSS POWER TRANSITION AT GENEVASyria’s Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi said Geneva talks are par t of a po-litical process, “and not a handover ofpower or forming a transitional govern-ing body”. Syria’s Information Minister says gov-ernment officials will not discuss hand-ing over power or forming a transitionalgovernment at peace talks planned forlater this month in Switzerland.Omran al-Zoubi’s comments on Tuesdaycome hours before a Syrian envoy is tomeet Russian and U.S. officials in Genevato assess prospects for the peace confer-ence between President Bashar Assad’sgovernment and a united opposition, asthe country’s civil war rages into its thirdyear.Members of the exiled and Western-backed opposition group insist Mr. Assad

be excluded from Syria’s future leadership for anytalks to take place.

In an interview with Syrian state TV late Monday, Mr. al-Zoubi said Geneva talks are par t of a political process,

“and not a handover of power or forming a transi-tional governing body”.

The Rakesh Roshan directed Krrish 3 hasliterally set the Box Office flying by gar-nering a total of 35.91 cr on Monday (4thNovember).Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "And*highest single day* record lies shat-tered. #Krrish3 collects History on Mon.Collects ? 35.91 cr. The highest *singleday* figure EVER." Elated Hrithik Roshantweeted, "Nothing resonates more than BOrecords and the stupendous, record-shat-tering biz of #Krrish3 proves it."'Krrish 3' released on 1st November andthe amount collected on the 1st day, Rs25.20 Crore, was a first for any non holi-day pre-Diwali Friday. Starring HrithikRoshan and Priyanka Chopra, the moviealso features Vivek Oberoi and KanganaRanaut.

KRRISH 3CREATES HISTORY


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013c o m m u n i t y

Ontario premier, Indian consul general leadPanorama India's Queen's Park Diwali Celebrations

TORONTO: Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne, Indian consul general Akhilesh Mishra, legislatorsand prominent Indo-Canadians joined in Diwali celebrations in the provincial assembly at Queen'sPark here on Wednesday night.Organized by Panorama India, the umbrella body of hundreds of Indo-Canadian cultural, social andfaith organizations, Diwali celebrations have become an annual feature at the Ontario assemblywhich is also called provincial parliament.Ontario Premier Kathleen lighted the first diya (lamps) as a priest guided her through puja andreligious ceremony to usher in Diwali at the seat of government in Ontario province which is home toover 500,000 Indo-Canadians.In her speech, Premier Kathleen Wynne expressed her delight at the "wonderful puja'' and greetedthe Indo-Canadian community on the occasion of Diwali. She said amid laughter that the Festival ofLights is the best thing to happen now as the winter darkness sets in Canada. She thanked PanoramaIndia for bringing the festival to the provincial assembly.Lauding the Hindus, Sikhs and Jains in making `invaluable contribution to Ontario,'' the premier saidthere is a deep celebration of diversity in Ontario and the festival of Diwali is symbolic of thatdiversity in her province and Canada.Interestingly, the premier, who was seen in her formal dress while attending a function on theassembly premises just a few minutes ago, changed into Indian dress for Diwali celebrations. In fact,she makes it a point to dress in salwar-kameez while attending Indian functions whether it is Diwalior Indian Independence Day celebrations.Turning to Indian consul general Akhilesh Mishra, she said India and Ontario have a lot in commonand "the two can do a lot together."Earlier, new Indian consul general Akhilesh Mishra welcomed and thanked the premier and her MPPsfor joining in Diwali celebrations.Praising Canada and Ontario for welcoming the huge diaspora and providing them the opportunitiesto live up their potential, Mishra said he has been overwhelmed by the generosity of Canadians.Expressing his `very profound gratitude' to Canada for providing such opportunities to the Indiancommunity, the consul general said Diwali symbolizes a quest for removing darkness outside andwithin ourselves. "Saints in India have said: be the light yourself. Have good will for everyone,'' saidMishra who is a known scholar and fluently multi-lingual."That's why when we celebrate Diwali, we seek blessings for everyone. Diwali is not aboutindividual joy; it is about collective sharing of joy,'' the Indian consul general said. Earlier, PanoramaIndia chief Jibanjit Tripathy welcomed the guests to Diwali celebrations.

Aarti& Puja with the Chief Guest Premier Kathleen Wynne

In his welcome address, Tripathy said Diwali celebrations go 5,000 years back and "we wish thatthis festival will continue to foster the spirit of inclusiveness and promote cultural understanding ina province that is blessed with so much diversity and richness of cultures, traditions, backgroundsand histories.''As the premier Indian cultural organization, Tripathy said, Panorama India since 1999 has beencontributing to the richness of Ontario and Canada's diversity by educating others about India,celebrating Indian heritage with others and collaborating with others in promoting diversity andthanked the volunteers of Panorama India & sponsors including CIBC for their support to thePanorama India's Diwali event for the second year.

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(From L to R): MPP Vic Dhillon, MPP Amrit Mangat, Premier Kathleen Wynne, Consul General Mr.Akhilesh Mishra & MPP Dipika Damerla


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DIWALI MESSAGEOn the auspicious occasion of Diwali, I wish the Festival of Light, which symbolizes celebration of thevictory of good over evil, light over darkness, and knowledge over ignorance, be the harbinger of joy,peace and prosperity for all.May the true spirit of Diwali remove the darkness of the hatred, animosity and anger from out hear t andmind and replace them by the light of love, compassion and goodwill for all fellow beings.I also take this oppor tunity to share the commitment and desire of the Consulate to work closely with allsections of the extremely rich and diverse Indian community in Canada and provide value-based ser-vices to the people, transparently, efficiently, and in a timely manner.I would also like to express our profound gratitude to Canadian friends for their kindness, generoushospitality and suppor t to the Indian Consulate and the Indian community. We wish and pray for theirhappiness and well being.

Akhilesh Mishra

GET YOUR FLU SHOT AT REXALL

Linda Jeffrey, MPP for Brampton Springdale, received herflu shot from Rexall pharmacist, Anna Posca. The flushot is now available in Ontario and Rexall is onceagain making it easy and convenient for Ontarians to

receive the vaccine by offering it at any store, at any time, any day- no appointment necessary.

"Getting the flu shot is the best way to keep it from spreadingaround. There's no better way to prevent unnecessary health risk,and now, there's no easier way than to go to your local drug store,like Rexall to get it done. I urge everyone in Brampton to go out andget their shot this fall," said Jeffrey.

Last year was the first year pharmacists were able to administerimmunizations in Ontario and 80% of flu shots given by pharmacistswere at a Rexall. Easier access to vaccinations at pharmacies, includingevenings and weekends, will have a significant impact on the healthand well-being of Ontarians in the coming flu season.

According to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, theflu and its complications result in up to 1,000 hospitalizations and1,600 deaths in Ontario each year.

There are a number of other simple steps to prevent the spread

of the flu virus including:o Wash your hands frequently. Wash your hands often with

soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds to help remove bacteriaand viruses. Wash before and after eating, after you have been in apublic place, after using the washroom, after coughing and sneezing,and after touching surfaces that may have been contaminated. Analcohol-based hand sanitizer is also effective in killing viruses.

o Keep your hands away from your face. In most cases, the fluvirus enters the body through the eyes, nose or mouth.

o Cough and sneeze into your arm, not your hand. If you use atissue, dispose of it as soon as possible and wash your hands.

o Keep common surface areas clean and disinfected. Doorknobs,light switches, telephones, keyboards and other surfaces can becomecontaminated with all kinds of bacteria and viruses. Regular cleaningand disinfecting of these surfaces with regular householddisinfectants can help. Viruses can live on hard surfaces for up to 48hours.

o If you get sick, stay home. If you think you have the flu, youshould stay home until your symptoms are gone. If your symptomsget worse, call your health care provider.


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Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressed about 3000delegates at the Conservative Par ty Convention in Calgaryin a 45-minute speech.Harper touched on the ongoing senate scandal althoughdid not mention any names. "There are a few senators whohave collected inappropriate expense reimbursements tothe tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars," he said.He took to the stage by saying it was time, "to show it(senate) can reform itself.""This is the only par ty that has tried to reform the Senate,"he said.He spoke about the election next year"In 2015, friends, we're not choosing the winner of Cana-dian Idol, we're choosing someone to lead our economy,"he said."The only trade policy Justin Trudeau's been working on isthe marijuana trade."He touched on crime."Friends, let's never forget, this is the one par ty thatbelieves those who do the crime should do the time andthat the rights of victims and law-abiding citizens aremore impor tant than the "rights" of criminals.""The Liberals and NDP voted against, but we eliminatedhouse arrest and sentencing discounts for violent andrepeat offenders! And friends, let's not ever forget, Thatonly this par ty knows you don't prevent gun-crimes in ourcities by cracking down on duck hunters."He also spoke about the recent Canada-EU trade deal."The Canada-European Union Trade Agreement Is evenlarger and more ambitious than the Nor th American FreeTrade Agreement. It is an agreement that will mean morechoice and lower prices for hard-working families - anagreement that stands to create tens of thousands of newjobs for Canadians," he said.Harper did not forget the opposition."The NDP? Would the NDP have ever made A trade dealwith Europe? The NDP can't even figure out Whether itsuppor ts free trade With the United States.""And Justin Trudeau? Could Justin Trudeau Run theeconomy?""In 2015, we're not choosing the winner of Canadian Idol.We're choosing someone to lead our economy. The onlytrade policy Justin Trudeau's been working on Is themarijuana trade!"

Harper atConservative Party

Convention

Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers his keynote addressat the 2013 Conservative convention in Calgary

Contd. from Page 4Largely in protest over Washington's reluctance to getinvolved militarily in Syria, the prince reportedly said SaudiArabia would be scaling back its co-operation with the CIAover arming and training Syria's Sunni rebels.On the same day, another senior Saudi royal, Prince Turki al-Faisal - the former intelligence chief and ex-ambassador tothe US and UK - gave a speech in Washington damningPresident Barack Obama's policies on Syria as "lamentable".He dismissed the US-Russian deal to dispose of Syria'schemical weapons stockpile as a trick to excuse Mr Obamafrom having to order military action there.Yet at the very same time, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister,

Prince Saud al-Faisal, was sitting comfortably next to hisUS counterpart, John Kerry, first in Paris on Friday andthen on Tuesday in London as they worked on finding apolitical solution to the Syrian conflict.The Saudis want to see Syria's President Bashar al-Assadgone and Iran's influence over that country diminished.They are frustrated that this is taking so long and thatWashington is proving so cautious about arming the rebels.When the US appeared poised to launch cruise missilestrikes against Syrian government positions following the21 August chemical weapons attack near Damascus, theSaudis privately welcomed this. The Crown Prince andDefence Minister, Prince Salman, broke off his holiday andflew home to prepare for the expected conflict only for it tobe averted by a Russian-brokered deal to destroy Syria'sarsenal of chemical weapons. The Saudis were deeplydisappointed as this left Syria's president stronger and therebels weaker. The view in Riyadh was that this was a dealto suit Israel at the expense of Syria's desperate population.Differences have also emerged about which rebels shouldreceive which arms, with Washington continuing to worry -with some justification - that sophisticated weapons couldend up in the hands of jihadist fanatics with a transnationalterrorist agenda.The Saudis are deeply worried that with a new, lessconfrontational, president in Iran, the Americans willsomehow "go soft" on that country, bury their differencesand form a grand bargain with Tehran that fails to takesufficient account of Saudi security fears. Ever since Iran'sIslamic revolution in 1979, Saudi-Iranian relations haveranged from uneasy accommodation to downright vitriolic.As the Middle East's two heavyweights, Sunni-majoritySaudi Arabia vies with Shia-majority Iran for power andinfluence. Syria has effectively become their proxybattlefield, with each country arming the opposing side.The Saudis now fear that Washington is edging towards acompromise deal with Tehran that slows or halts Iran'snuclear enrichment programme but leaves it free to stir uptrouble - in Saudi eyes - in Bahrain, Yemen and even inSaudi Arabia itself. The Saudi princes were shocked and dismayed by howquickly Washington abandoned its longstanding regionalally, President Hosni Mubarak, when the Arab Spring swepthim from power in 2011. It got them thinking: "Would theystand by us if the same happened here?" Although SaudiArabia is the birthplace of Islam, its rulers do not like ortrust the Muslim Brotherhood. They suspect it of seekingto overthrow all the hereditary monarchies in the Gulf, andthey strongly disliked the short-lived rule of the PresidentMohammed Mursi, a member of the Islamist movement, inEgypt. While Washington appeared to disapprove of hisremoval from power by Egypt's military in July, Saudi Arabiaand its allies Kuwait and the UAE lost no time inbankrolling the new interim government in Cairo.What happens in Bahrain matters to the Saudis. Theprinces have made it clear they will never tolerate a Shia-dominated Islamic republic on their doorstep in Bahrain,and when mass protests there threatened that tiny island'sSunni rulers in 2011, Riyadh sent troops to guard its keysites. Although Bahrain is home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet,Washington has criticised the government's human rightsrecord and put pressure on it to grant more rights to itsShia majority community. As far as the Saudis areconcerned, this is none of Washington's business and theywould rather it did not get involved.This is a longer-term but still serious worry for the Saudis.They know that the US is due to become self-sufficient inenergy, thanks to shale gas. That means that in future yearsSaudi Arabia's swing producer role within Opec oil cartelwill decline in relative importance for Washington. Coupledwith this is the US announcement in recent years of astrategic shift - a "rebalancing" of forces - away from theMiddle East to the Asia-Pacific region. For more than 50years, Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab neighbours havegrown used to living under the umbrella of a sizable USmilitary presence. Now they are looking at a future where,despite state department assurances, that may not nolonger be the case.But none of these Saudi complaints is likely to herald anend to a profound security pact that has already enduredsuch challenges as the 1973 Arab oil embargo and thefallout from the 9/11 attacks.Saudi-US cooperation in counter-terrorism runs deep, withthe CIA and FBI providing much of the technical expertisethat has helped Saudi Arabia largely eliminate its al-Qaedaproblem or drive its members over the border into Yemen.The powerful Interior Minister, Prince Mohammed binNayef, will be in no hurry to see that co-operationjeopardised.

Denis Coderre

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Montreal MayorHe walked away from Ottawa as a federal MP and claimedvictory at Montreal city hall as Mayor Denis Coderre overthe weekend.Coderre won early on election night with 31.8 per cent votes."I will be the mayor of all Montrealers ... I will need them tosay that from now, we won't define Montreal as differentterritories. We are all Montrealers," he said."We have a magnificent city. It is one of the most beautifulmetropolises in the world," Coderre told the crowd.Referring to ethics scandal in the city he said, "This is not acrisis. This is an exceptional oppor tunity to demonstratethat we belong among the greats."Newbie in the mayoral race, MélanieJoly did unexpectedlywell coming into the second place repor ted CBC News."We came within a few steps of victory, something nobodywould have predicted only a month ago," she told a gather-ing."Many times, since the beginning of this campaign, I havetalked about trust."I can say tonight that I was right to trust Montrealers.Montrealers have confirmed change is possible when youput in the work and when you believe in what you do."The city of Montreal was left without an incumbent as twomayors resigned within a year.



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FORD IS SORRY FOR HIS "MISTAKES"

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Toronto Mayor Controversy continues.Mayor Rob Ford apologised to the city of Toronto on his radio

show on Newstalk1010 Sunday for his "mistakes" but won't beresigning. Last week, Police Chief Bill Blair revealed that the policehave custody of the video that allegedly shows Ford smoking crackcocaine. Ford has been insisting on the release of the video. Gawkerand the Toronto Star were one of the first ones to reveal the existenceof such a video while the mayor had denied its existence.

"I've been thinking for a long time of what I'm going to saytoday," Ford said on Newstalk 1010.

"And first of all, I believe that this video, I want the police chief,Bill Blair, to release this video for every single person in this city tosee. That is the right thing to do and chief, I am asking you torelease this video now."

He said, "whatever this video shows… people need to judgefor themselves what they see on this video."

He admitted to being "hammered" in public during his mayoraltyduring the course of the show. One of the occasions was the nightof Taste of Danforth festival past summer and on St. Patrick's Day in2012 where he said he was "out of control."

"I've made mistakes, like, where do I begin?" Ford said. "Forexample, the Danforth, that was pure stupidity. I shouldn't have gothammered down at the Danforth. If you're going to have a couple of

drinks, you stay at home and that's it, you don't make a publicspectacle of yourself."

He asked the media to not come to his house for the sake of hisfamily. He advised reporters to make appointment with him to meetwith him. The Mayor has been notorious for dodging the media inthe past confirmed reports.

He also promised to get an official driver for the first time butrefused to step down even temporarily.

"I am going to ride the storm out and just keep doing what I waselected to do," Ford said.

After he touched on the video issue he went on to talk aboutCity Hall issues followed by answering questions from callers.

An 81-year-old woman was one of the callers and advised Fordto step down for the sake of his health and his family.

"Your family deserves better," she said.She called Doug Ford an "enabler."City Councillors were vocal on Twitter on the Ford issue."I believe Mayor (&his lawyers) knows he can ask for the Video

to be released precisely because it won't be," tweeted CouncillorShelley Carroll.

"As I said 6 months ago - stepping aside is in the best interestof the City, the Mayor and his family," tweeted Councillor JayeRobinson.

Ford support goes up: PollDespite the video controversy that allegedly depictsMayor Rob Ford of smoking crack cocaine afterPolice Chief Bill Blair announced that the police havecustody of alleged video, Ford suppor t numbers havegone up.Poll by Forum Research showed Ford's approvalratings increased by 5 per cent to a total of 44 percent on Thursday just after Blair revealed the exist-ence of the video and said he was "disappointed."The Chief of Toronto Police said the video has been"consistent with what has been described in themedia," in the press conference held Thursday."Remember we're talking about approval rating, andthat's a question per taining to his job as mayor,"president of Forum Research Lorne Bozinoffsaidin aninterview with CBC News."And as long as these allegations are not impingingon his ability to do his job, people are satisfied."Bozinoff told CBC News that Ford has won sympathynumbers.Repor ters and cameramen had been surrounding themayor's house last week and Ford had shoved themoff the proper ty."He sor t of looked like he was hounded at his home,"Bozinoff told CBC News. "There might have been a bitof sympathy for him because it did seem sor t ofaggressive, and that may have also contributed to hisnumbers."His suppor t is high in the Scarborough area con-firmed the poll results."Scarborough's where he just arranged a subway, sohis numbers there are driven by the job he's doing forthem, not so much by his personal life," he said.Although a total of 60 per cent of people want him toresign confirmed the poll."These are pretty high numbers. They don't think he'saddressed the allegations from before, so it's not likehe's got a free pass on this," Bozinoff said.

Canadians' privacyless secure underthe ConservativesIn the wake of the Privacy Commissioner's repor trevealing critical security deficiencies at multiplefederal depar tments, New Democrats are againdemanding that the Conservatives take their responsi-bility to protect Canadians' personal informationseriously. "Canadians simply can't trust the Conservatives withtheir personal information. It was bad enough last yearwhen a single USB key loss compromised half a millionCanadians' private information," said NDP Ethics criticCharlie Angus (Timmins - James Bay). "Now we'relearning that that was just the tip of the iceberg." Government documents reveal in the past year 10 USBkeys, 107 laptops and over 200 BlackBerries have gonemissing from federal depar tments like Canada RevenueAgency. This week, the Privacy Commissioner's repor trevealed that under the Conservatives, data breacheshave more than quadrupled and the number of com-plaints has doubled. "Sharing personal information with the governmentshould not make Canadians vulnerable," said NDPDigital Issues critic Charmaine Borg (Terrebonne -Blainville). "New Democrats are working to fix what'sbroken in Ottawa and have repeatedly called on theConservatives to modernize Canada's privacy laws,including the Privacy Act."

Conservatives must respect Quebec'splace in the Supreme Court

QUEBEC NEEDS FULL REPRESENTATION ON THE SUPREME COURTNew Democrats are urging

the Conservatives to respectQuebec's Constitutional rightsregarding Supreme Courtnominations and have submitteda motion for unanimous consentthat reaffirms the government'sresponsibilities.

The Conservatives haveallowed Justice Nadon'sappointment to devolve into afiasco. The Supreme Court ofCanada is the highest court inthe land, and must be a sourceof unity for all Canadians - but

Quebec Court of Appeal judgesor Quebec Superior Court judgesor from current members of theQuebec Bar;

That this constitutionalguarantee protects Quebec'suniqueness and civil lawtradition and cannot be alteredor modified in any way withoutthe consent of the QuebecNational Assembly;

That the Canadiangovernment recognizes thehistoric position of Quebecaccording to which three Quebec

instead of consulting Quebec toresolve the situation, theMinister has chosen to bring inback door changes to the lawssurrounding Supreme Courtnominations," said NDP Justicecritic Françoise Boivin(Gatineau). "The Conservativesneed to change course and adoptthis motion unanimously."

Boivin's motion reads:"That the Supreme Court

Act gives Quebec three judgesto the Supreme Court and thatthey must be chosen from among

Supreme Court judges must bechosen from among candidatesrecommended by the QuebecProcurer General to the federalgovernment; and

That the Supreme Courtmust have three judges fromQuebec to hear major cases forQuebec."

JUST THE FACTS: CONSERVATIVESINCREASE SPENDING ON PMO SPIN, CUTFUNDS FOR VETERANS' FUNERALSIn 2012-2013, after 10 years of fairly steady funding, the Last Post Fund, which helps pay for veterans'funerals, was cut by a whopping 21.8%. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister increased his own officebudget by 7.4%.Instead of money for our fallen heroes, the Harper Conservatives are spending Canadians' tax dollarson PMO staff and spin.It is simply unacceptable that this government has chosen to invest in additional staff to control theircaucus members and their message - in the midst of the ongoing PMO-Senate scandal - over our courageous womenand men in uniform, who have made great sacrifices in the service of this country.The numbers: Changes in spending from 2012 to 2013Prime Minister's Office: from $7,650,537 to $8,215,183 -> +7.4%Total PMO and Ministers' offices: from $53,177,725 to $56,084,822 -> + 5.5%Last Post Fund: from $10,100,000 to $7,900,000 -> - 21.8%Source: Public Accounts of Canada, Volume II and III


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LIBERALS AHEAD OFCONSERVATIVES SHOW POLLS

PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER RESPONDS TO A QUESTION FROM THE OPPOSITION LEADER DURING QUESTION PERIOD IN THEHOUSE OF COMMONS ON PARLIAMENT HILL IN OTTAWA EARLY THIS YEAR.

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PM tables technicalsummary of Canada-

EU trade deal

Prime Minister Stephen Harper tabled the Canada-Europe TradeAgreement Summary of the Negotiated Outcomes in the Houseof Commons."The agreement in principle with the EU is a milestone towardsthe biggest, most ambitious trade agreement in Canadian his-tory, representing thousands of new jobs for Canadians and ahalf-billion new customers for Canadian businesses. Our Gov-ernment takes pride in the fact that the trade negotiations havebeen the most transparent and collaborative that Canada hasever conducted, with provinces, territories and business sec-tors informing negotiations every step of the way," said PrimeMinister Harper. "The tabling of the summary of negotiated out-comes is yet another example of the openness that has charac-terized this entire process."The 30-page document, entitled Technical Summary of the Ne-gotiated Outcomes: The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economicand Trade Agreement, provides an outline of the agreement inprinciple.Once in force, the Agreement will provide Canada with prefer-ential market access to the EU's more than 500 million con-sumers and to its annual $17 trillion in economic activity. Infact, a joint study conducted with the European Union, whichsuppor ted the launch of negotiations, concluded that an agree-ment could boost Canada's income by $12 billion annually andbilateral trade by 20 per cent. That is equivalent to creatingalmost 80,000 new jobs or increasing the average Canadianfamily's annual income by $1,000.Provinces, territories, and other stakeholders played impor tantroles in making this historic agreement in principle a reality.From the outset, the provinces and territories were active par-ticipants, and municipalities and stakeholders from across thecountry from a variety of sectors were consulted regularly. In-put from the general public was also sought, including as earlyas December 20, 2008, in the Canada Gazette. Foreign Affairs,Trade and Development Canada's website has also been opento consultations from Canadians at all times throughout the ne-gotiations.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper tables the Canada-Europe Trade Agreement Summary of the NegotiatedOutcomes in the House of Commons.

In the wake of Senate scandal new polls show the LiberalParty is ahead of the Conservatives according to NanosParty Power Index.

Nanos Research comes out with figures every week basedon party and leaders. The score is a number on the scale ofzero to 100 for each party reported CBC News,Recent poll numbers show Conservatives stand at 53 whileLiberals are ahead with a score of 59 on the Nanos PartyPower Index as reported by CBC News. NDP stood at 46while Green Party had a score of 32 and Bloc Quebecoisstood at 26."The previously positive trend line for him [Harper]personally has gone flat," Nik Nanos told Evan Solomon onCBC's Power & Politics.Nanos said before the new Parliament session and buildingup to the throne speech, the Conservative numbers weregrowing.

Respondents were asked whom would they vote for andthose numbers haven't changed according to the poll,despite of the ongoing senate scandal reported CBC News.Liberals led with 50 per cent votes, NDP stood at 42 percent while Conservatives were at 41 per cent."So far the Tory core is still with Stephen Harper. Theyhave not moved any place else," Nanos told CBC News."Right now, the damage is primarily on Harper's personalbrand, not on Conservative support," he said.NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has been hounding on theConservatives with questions about the senate scandalduring question period for which reason his numbers havegone up, Nanos told CBC News."For Thomas Mulcair, he has to repeat his fairly effectiveperformance in the House of Commons over and over andover again in order to have that cut through and zero-in forCanadians to see," he said.



RAHUL GANDHI SEEKSONE WEEK'S TIME TORESPOND TO EC NOTICEIP12

PATEL WOULD NOT HAVE

RECOGNISED MODI AS IDEOLOGICAL

HEIR: RAJMOHAN GANDHI

No Modi wave, but GujaratCM may galvanize BJP:Omar AbdullahJAMMU: Jammuand Kashmir chiefminister OmarAbdullah said onMonday that theremay be a Modieffect vis-a-vis theBJP but there wasno Modi wave inthe country.Addressing the media here, Abdullah said the Modi effectwould not enthuse the average voter but it may galvanize theBJP cadres. He said the National Conference was a committedally of of the Congress and remains firmly with the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) at the national level.Answering questions about his statement that the relationsbetween Jammu and Kashmir and New Delhi could be revisitedon the pattern of Ireland and Scotland relations with the UnitedKingdom, Abdullah said everyone was giving his perceptionabout a possible solution to the Kashmir problem and that hiscomment should be viewed in that perspective. "The problemcan only be resolved through dialogue and discussion." Buthe quickly added that Jammu and Kashmir was an integral partof the country and he had no doubt about this. The chiefminister also urged Pakistan to respect the bilateral ceasefiresigned by the two countries in November 2003. Abdullah saidthe situation appeared to have improved on the Jammu andKashmir border in recent days. "Infiltration (of militants fromPakistan) normally comes down during the winter months butwe need to watch the situation closely," he said. The chief ministerarrived on Monday morning at the civil secretariat, which startedfunctioning in the winter capital after a week-long recess in the summercapital Srinagar. Following an over 150-year tradition set up by theDogra Maharaja, the civil secretariat, which houses the offices of thechief minister, his ministers and senior bureaucrats of the state,functions for six months from Srinagar and for six months from Jammucity. Abdullah was presented a guard of honour by a police contingentat the secretariat.

NEW DELHI: Amid a slugfest between BJP's Narendra Modi andCongress over Sardar Patel, a noted biographer of Patel has said thecountry's first home minister would not have recognised Modi ashis ideological heir and been very "pained" with his behaviourtowards Muslims. Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of MahatmaGandhi who has written a biography of the country's first homeminister, said Patel certainly would not have felt at the time of 2002riots in Gujarat that Modi fulfilled his 'rajdharma', a phrase used bythe then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to chide Modi."I think it is quite obvious that he (Patel) would have been very

disappointed, very pained and saddened not only as an Indianstatesman but also as coming from Gujarat, that this should nothave happened in Gujarat and the government of the time was notable to prevent it," he said. Talking to Karan Thapar in CNN-IBN'sDevil's Advocate, Gandhi said that claims by BJP supporters or Modihimself to project him as Patel's heir misunderstands and misrepresentsPatel. "If Modi can grow into that kind of image that would be wonderful,but by two reasons he has fallen short. After all Patel grew as a discipleunder the umbrella of Gandhi and the Indian National Congress. Modi hadhis career under the umbrella of RSS and that makes a difference.

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Germany finds 1,500 ar tmasterpieces looted byNazis, report saysBERLIN: Nearly 1,500paintings including worksby Picasso and Matisse thatwere stolen by the Nazishave been discovered in aGerman flat, a newspaperreported on Sunday, puttingtheir total value at around abillion euros. German weeklyFocus said the paintingswere found in an apartmentbelonging to theoctogenarian son of an artcollector who had boughtthem during the 1930s and1940s.For nearly half a century,the artworks lay hidden indarkened rooms in the man'sapartment in the southernGerman city of Munich,Focus said.He had sold a few over the

course of the years, livingoff the proceeds, the paperreported.The collection includedmany of the great masters ofthe 20th century, amongthem the German paintersEmil Nolde, Franz Marc, MaxBeckmann and MaxLiebermann.Among the paintingsdiscovered was one byHenri Matisse that hadbelonged to the Jewishcollector Paul Rosenberg.Rosenberg , who f led Par isleaving his collection behind,was the grandfather of AnneSinclair, the former wife of thedisgraced French polit icianDominique Strauss-Kahn.The prosecutor in the southerncity of Augsburg, who is

stolen artworks have since beenreturned to their owners or theirdescendants, but many morehave never resurfaced.In 2007 a German exper tpublished a book on lootedar t , e s t imat ing tha tthousands of masterpiecesand tens o f thousands o flesser works had yet to beres to red to the i r r igh t fu lowners. Only last week, aninves t iga t ion by Dutchmuseums revealed that 139of their artworks, includinga Matisse and two Kandinskypaintings, may have been stolenby the Nazis.

reportedly handling the affair,declined to comment on the story,according to German pressagency DPA.The Nazis massively plunderedartworks in Germany and acrossEurope before and during WorldWar II, confiscating many fromJews or forcing them to sell theirworks at a low price. Between1940 and 1944, German forcesseized an estimated 100,000paintings, artworks, tapestriesand antiques from the homes ofJews in France, stripped of theirrights by the racial laws enforcedby the collaborationistgovernment. Thousands of

$120,000 farmhousewhere Pakistan Taliban

chief HakimullahMehsud died

MIRANSHAH: With marble floors, lush green lawns and atowering minaret, the $120,000 farm where feared PakistaniTaliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died in a US drone strikewas no grubby mountain cave. Mehsud spent his daysskipping around Pakistan's rugged tribal areas to avoid theattentions of US drones. But his family, including two wives,had the use of an eight-roomed farmhouse set amid lawnsand orchards growing apples, oranges, grapes andpomegranates.As well as the single-storey house, the compound in DandeyDarpakhel village, five kilometres (three miles) north ofMiranshah, was adorned with a tall minaret — purely fordecorative purposes.Militant sources said the property in the North Waziristantribal area was bought for Mehsud nearly a year ago for$120,000 — a huge sum by Pakistani standards — by closeaide Latif Mehsud, who was captured by the US inAfghanistan last month.An AFP journalist visited the property several times whenthe previous owner, a wealthy landlord, lived there.With the Pakistan army headquarters for restive NorthWaziristan just a kilometre away, locals thought of Mehsud'scompound as the "safest" place in a dangerous area.Its proximity to a major military base recalls the hideout ofOsama bin Laden in the town of Abbottabad, on the doorstepof Pakistan's elite military academy."I saw a convoy of vehicles two or three times in this streetbut I never thought Hakimullah would have been living here.It was the safest place for us before this strike," localshopkeeper Akhter Khan told AFP. This illusion of safetywas shattered on Friday when a US drone fired at leasttwo missiles at Mehsud's vehicle as it stood at thecompound gate waiting to enter, killing the PakistaniTaliban chief and four cadres. The area around DandeyDarpakhel is known as a hub for the Haqqani network,a militant faction blamed for some of the most high-profile attacks in Afghanistan in recent years. Manyleft the area during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan,coming back after the US-led invasion following the 9/11 attacks. Samiullah Wazir, a shopkeeper in the area,told AFP he would regularly see a convoy of four orf ive SUVs wi th b lacked-ou t windows leave thecompound early in the morning and return after sunset."We thought that somebody very important must beliving in this house," Wazir said."One day, I saw a man wearing a white shawl enteringthe house and I thought he looked like Hakimullah, but Ithought 'How can he live here because he could be easily hitby a drone strike?'"But Hakimullah it was and on Friday he returned to hiscompound for the final time."We were closing the shop when his vehicle came and wasabout to enter the house when a missile struck it," Wazirsaid."Moments later, an army of Taliban came and they cordonedoff the area."


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HILLARY CLINTON GETS EARLYPRESIDENTIAL BACKING

Hillary Rodham Clintonsays she isn't in a hurryto make a decision

about running again to becomethe first female US president. Buther former Senate colleague, Sen.Chuck Schumer of New York,isn't waiting for her to make upher mind.Schumer endorsed Clinton forpresident during a speechSaturday night at an IowaDemocratic Party dinner, morethan two years before the state'spresidential caucuses open thenomination contest."Hillary's experience is unrivaledand her vision is unparalleled,"Schumer, the third-rankingDemocrat in the Senate, said ofthe former first lady, US senatorand secretary of state."It's time for a woman to bepresident," Schumer said as thecrowd of 750 rose to their feetwith enthusiastic applause. "Andso tonight, here in Iowa, and Iwon't get this opportunity again,I am urging Hillary Clinton to runfor president and, when shedoes, she will have my full andunwavering support."

Pakistan accuses US ofnixing Taliban talks

With Clinton, Schumer said, theparty can "vanquish the TedCruz, tea party Republicans in2016." Cruz is a Texas senatorand favorite of the smallgovernment, anti-tax tea partymovement.A Clinton spokesman, NickMerrill, noted that Schumer wasan "old colleague and an evenolder friend" of Clinton, and"what he said about her is veryflattering. Ultimately though thisis a very personal decision thatshe hasn't made."Polls show that Clinton would bethe leading contender for theDemocratic nomination if shewere to run. She told New Yorkmagazine in an article publishedin September that she waswrestling with whether to runagain and offered no timeline foran announcement."I'm not in any hurry. I think it'sa serious decision, not to bemade lightly, but it's also not onethat has to be made soon,"Clinton told the magazine.Clinton has been careful toremain close to key Democraticvoters, speaking before

students, black women and thegay and lesbian community inrecent months. While she hasgiven speeches around thecountry, she has not visited theearly voting state of Iowa.Many top Democrats have beenurging Clinton to run. The Readyfor Hillary super PAC, launchedby her supporters, has receivedendorsements from Democratssuch as Sen. Claire McCaskill ofMissouri and former MichiganGov. Jennifer Granholm.Other potential Democraticcandidates seeking the 2016nomination include VicePresident Joe Biden, New YorkGov. Andrew Cuomo andMaryland Gov. Martin O'Malley.Iowa state Sen. Liz Mathis, aDemocrat from Robins, said shewas excited by Schumer'sannouncement. "It paves a way intoher election," said Mathis, who wasa caucus leader for Clinton in 2008."Primarily women in the party havecome out in support of her, so it'svery good to see male leaders in theparty, too. It's important thateveryone in the Democratic Partycome out."

PESHAWAR: The Pakistaniinterior minister on Saturdayaccused the US of "scuttling"efforts towards peace talks withthe Taliban by killing themilitants' leader in a drone strike.Chaudhry Nisar said "everyaspect" of Pakistan'scooperation with Washingtonwould be reviewed followingFriday's drone attack that killedHakimullah Mehsud in thecountry's tribal northwest.Pakistan also summoned the USambassador on Saturday toprotest over two recent droneattacks, the foreign ministrysaid. Conflicting reports emergedon Saturday over the selectionof Hakimullah Mehsud'ssuccessor. Local media reportedthat Khan Said Sajna , a battle-hardened terrorist with years offighting experience inAfghanistan, was named chiefafter a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistanmeeting. However, a late-nightPTI report said the outfit had puton hold a decision to make Sajnaits new chief as severalcommanders opposed the move.Instead, Shehryar Mehsud hasbeen named caretaker chief andits Shura or council will meetagain in the next few days todecide on a new leader, Talibansources said.Sajna comes from SouthWaziristan and belongs toShabikhel sub-tribe of Mehsudclan. He was Mehsud's key aideand is said to have been behindmany deadly attacks acrossPakistan, including a jailbreakand an attack on the Karachinaval base. The other contender

for the top job in the group wasMullah Fazlullah, the chief ofTaliban in Swat, whose fightersshot Malala Yousafzai.Meanwhile, Taliban fighterssecretly buried Mehsud, whowas in his mid-30 s and carried a$5 million bounty on his head,under cover of darkness amidfears that his funeral might beattacked. Mehsud's vehicle washit while he was returning from ameeting of Taliban leaders. ATaliban leader said his body was"damaged but recognizable".The slain Taliban chief's deputywas killed in a drone attack in Maywhile his top aide was captured inAfghanistan last month. Mehsud'stwo predecessors were killed insimilar attacks.Fears of Taliban backlash hasmounted in Pakistan after Mehsud'saide vowed to avenge his killing. "Ourrevenge will be more deadly andunprecedented," said Talibancommander Abu Omar. He blamedthe Pakistan government forendorsing the drone strikes andadded they know their "enemyvery well".

The government soundedhighest alert across Pakistan ,fearing attacks as uncertaintyprevailed over its move toengage with the Taliban, whohave often fiercely retaliated tothe killings of their leaders andtargeted public places, militaryinstallations. Peshawar, whichhas taken the brunt of theTaliban attacks , wore a desertedlook on Saturday as securityforces had put up blockadesacross the city to preventpossible strikes.The government, which plannedto send its negotiators for talkswith the Taliban, condemned thelatest attack. Pakistan foreignoffice issued a pro formastatement terming the attack aviolation of sovereignty. Interiorminister Chaudhry Nisar AliKhan described it a US ploy tosabotage talks with the Taliban.He said a delegation was aboutto be sent for talks with theTaliban and added Mehsud'skilling had derailed PM NawazSharif 's plans to engage theTaliban.



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SUNNY’S DRUNKEN ACT ADDSFUN ELEMENT TO FILM

HOW IMRAN GOT KAREENA TO FEED STRAY DOGS!

LIZ HURLEY,

SHANE WARNE TO

MARRY SOON

SHAHRUKH, KATRINA, RANBIR AND

HRITHIK AT BACHCHAN'S DIWALI PARTY

Sunny Deol will once againbe seen playing a characterwho loves his drink, this

time in director Anil Sharma’supcoming film Singh Saab TheGreat. One of the songs in themovie, Daaru Bandh Kal Se, willespecially highlight his drunkenact. The song, sung by SonuNigam, has music composed byAnand Raj Anand. Sunny says, “I play a typicalhusband who keeps telling hiswife to allow him to drink forjust one more day andpromises to give up the nextday. But that day nevercomes. It is a fun song thatadds a light-hearted moment tothe film.” A source adds,“Sunny plays a collector andkeeping his character traits inmind, he is shown as someonewho likes to drink alcohol

How do you find each other as co-stars and friends?Deepika: Be it as a friend or a co-star, Ranveer doesn’t hold backin terms of support and enthusiasm. It is nice to see someonewho is unapologetic about the way he is. He is refreshinglylovable.Ranveer: As a co-star, Deepika is very focused, professional anddisciplined. As a friend, she is someone you’d love to hang outwith. She likes to let her hair down and have fun.Were you both comfortable shooting the intimate scenes?

Deepika: As actors, we prepared andapproached the intimate scenes likeany other scene. There was no extrapreparation or discussion.Ranveer: I don’t have anyinhibitions in life, either as a personor as a performer, which works tomy advantage.

While it is known thatElizabeth Hurleyand Shane Warne’s

relationship is back on track,the buzz is that their wedding isnow imminent after theirtemporary spli. The split wascaused by intimate messagesfound on Warne’s mobile phone.It’s all water under the bridgenow, apparently. “But everythinghas been glossed over now —Elizabeth has forgiven him.They’re very happy as a coupleand desperate to make thingswork,” says a source, whoadded that they are keen toget the plans for the big dayfinalised as soon as possible.

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For a scene in Gori TerePyaar Mein, Kareena KapoorKhan had to feed streetdogs. The actress, who ispetrified of strays, had to be

goaded into doing the sceneby co-star Imran Khan (a doglover) and director PunitMalhotra. Ironically, hercharacter is shown to love

stray animals in the film,while Imran’s character isscared of them. Punit says,“Though Kareena has a pet,feeding stray dogs was a

different situation alto-gether. The sight of dogscoming running from alldirections terrified her somuch that she initially refusedto feed them biscuits as thescene demanded.” It was onlywhen Imran and Punit (who,incidentally, is not comfortablewith animals) enacted thescene that Kareena wasconvinced. “We then com-pleted the shot successfully,”says the director. Gori TerePyaar Mein, produced byDharma Productions,releases November 22.

with friends, while his wife— played by UrvashiRautela — tries hard to gethim to give up the habit.”The film also featuresAmrita Rao, Prakash Raj,

Johny Lever and AnjaliAbrol. Singh Saab TheGreat, presented byJayantilal Gada (PEN),produced by Anuj Sharma,Shantketan Entertainment,

Sangeeta Ahir from AlumbraEntertainment and MediaPvt Ltd and coproduced byKushal Kantilal Gada, DhavalGada and Reshmaa Kadakia,releases November 22.

‘REFRESHINGLY

LOVABLE’

Deepika finds Ranveer


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6 Besharam Besharam (Title)

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Movie Review

'KRRISH 3' SOARS LIKE A

'DIWALI ROCKET'

RAM LEELARELEASE DATE: 15-Nov-2013

STARING: Randeep Singh, Deepika

Paduokne

DIRECTOR(S): Sanjay Leela Bhansali

PRODUCER: Sanjay Leela Bhansali

WRITER : Siddhar th-Garima

9 ELEVENRELEASE DATE: 2013

STARING: Chandrachur Singh, Jatin

Lalit, Anaida, Shibani Kashyap, Ishq Bector,

Sahila Chadda, Alexx, O Neil, Riyaz Gangji

DIRECTOR(S): Manan Singh Katohora

PRODUCER: Narain Kumar

Mathur, Sadhna Mathur

WRITER : Manan Singh Katohora

Well if we go back to identify the onset era of Sci-fi orSuperhero movies in Bollywood, then fascination ofB-town biggies for superhero movies dates back tosixth decade of last century, but the genre actually

marked its onset in mid of 80s, when Anil Kapoor and Sridevi starrerMr India came in to cine arena to charm the masses, post that a fewmore noteworthy flicks made to cine arena. And in the last almost 26years despite a very lean number of flicks belonging to the genre ofSci-Fi or Superhero movie, the genre has taken a quantum leap.Even if look at the "Krrish franchise" or "Brand Krrish" then probablyten years back even conceptualiser of "Brand Krrish" Rakesh Roshanwouldn't have foreseen that some day his flagship initiative "Krrish"will turn into one of the most sought after cine brands of Bollywood,but it did.So with "Krrish 3" making its way to cineplexes all we Indian havegot ample reasons to be boastful about having our most soughtsuper hero "Krrish" in the league of Batman and Superman.Anyhow, this larger than life dream project of Roshans, which keptmasses await from almost last one and a half year finally made it tocine arena and recorded a decent foot-fall of approximately 60% atits opening.By now it's a known fact that Rakesh Roshan is one of the mostexceptional story teller and even with "Krrish 3" he didn't forget toadhere to this trait of his. Right at the onset the premise of "Krrish3" takes-off with a voice over where Big B narrates the past sequencesand instances which subsequently lead to the emergence of currentstage. And from there takes-off the premise of "Krrish 3", whereKrrish aka Krishna ( Hrithik) after rescuing his father Rohit Mehra (again played by Hrithik) returns to India.But now the circumstances have changed where Rohit has startedworking with Indian Research Institute as scientist, Krrish who isnow married to Priya (Priyanka Chopra) is living a happy married lifein Mumbai.Beyond the remotest ideas of this happily living family, is theexistence of Kaal (Vivek Oberoi) the beast in the robe of human whois misusing his psychic brilliance to create a chaotic milieu in theworld. And to meet his objective, Kaal, develops baneful viruses

MUKTIRELEASE DATE: 2013

STARING: Sunil Shetty, Rimi Sen,

Shabana Azmi

DIRECTOR(S): Ajay Phansekar

PRODUCER: Ajay Phansekar

24X7 RAFTAARRELEASE DATE: 2013

STARING: Emraan Hashmi, Neha

Dhupia, Sagarika Ghatge, Aditya Pancholi

DIRECTOR(S): Shamim Desai

PRODUCER: Vashu Bhagnani

LOVE GAMERELEASE DATE: 2013

STARING: Randeep Hooda, Rituparna

Sengupta, Divya Dutta

DIRECTOR(S): Abhinay Deo

PRODUCER: Farhan Akhtar & Ritesh

Sidhwani

and besides that also owns a brigade of beasts which he calls"Maanvar" ( Manushya +Jaanwar) a deadly combo of human andanimal traits which he creates by the DNA fusion of human andanimals. In an effort of creating a devastation, Kaal tries to inducean epidemic in Mumbai through his virus, but his this plan getsruined by Rohit and Krrish. And what follows next is a thrillingaction packed journey in the world of Krrish. So do Krrish succeedsin demolishing Kaal and his brigade of beasts or not? to know watchKrrish.As stated, that Rakesh is an exceptional story teller who is not onlywell versed with the art of picking up the most entertaining tales, butat the same time also masters the art of narrating them in the mostcaptivating manner and with "Krrish 3" the ace cinematographerhas once again exhibited his deftness in the skill.Undoubtedly "Krrish 3" belong to the "Sci-fi" and "Superhero"genre of movie making, but Rakesh along with his team of writerscomprising Robin Bhatt, Honey Irani, Irrfan Kamal , Akarsh Kuranaand Sanjay Masoom has very well assorted the human factor in thescript of the Krrish 3.Despite being perceived as a core Sci Fi saga story-line of "Krrish 3"exceptionally integrates the emotions, bonding, barbarity in quite aproportionate manner. And all this doesn't ends here what moreembedded in the script of "Krrish 3 is a super-powerful antagonistheading a brigade of beasts and on top of it, "Krrish 3's scriptdeserves kudos for never showcasing protagonists as somethingimmortal or out of this world and antagonists as meager punchingbag for our super hero.But yeah at same time keeping in view the notions of rationalists,who may discard the transformation of human into "Maanwar" or"Human Beasts" all we can say that if even cinema will start followingthe rational rubrics, then probably it will fail in delivering entertainingcontent. So kudos to entire team of writers for adroitly tailoring anentertaining script.As far as screenplay of Krrish is concerned then, probably nothingmuch needs to be said because by now Rakesh Roshan has turnedinto a virtuoso of Sci-fi genre. Despite Krrish 3's being a sequel of"Koi Mil Gaya", and "Krrish" it gets very clear right at the onset thatRakesh Roshan along with his screenplay-writer companion, RobinBhatt want to establish "Krrish 3" as a standalone cine cantata.With first few minutes solely dedicated to the background whichhas its roots entrenched in the plot of "Koi Mil Gaya" and "Krrish"Rakesh tries to make audience well-aware of the the situation whichhas lead to current state of affair (so for all those who have not seen"Koi Mil Gaya" and "Krrish" nothing to worry about). Subsequentlywhat follows is a smooth first half which without any hurry introducesthe masses to the characters performing on the silver screen, whereas,it's the second half that holds your attention till the culmination.

CAST: HRITHIK ROSHAN, PRIYANKA

CHOPRA, VIVEK OBEROI, KANGANA

RANAUT

DIRECTOR: RAKESH ROSHAN

RATING: ***1/2

SATYA 2RELEASE DATE: Nov 08, 2013

STARING: Punit Singh Ratn, Anaika

Soti, Mahesh Thakur, Aradhna Gupta,

Amitriyaan, Raj Premi, Amal Sehrawat,

Kaushal Kapoor

DIRECTOR(S): Ram Gopal Varma

PRODUCER: M. Sumanth Kumar

Reddy, Dr. Arun Kumar Sharma


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013 b o l l y w o o d

MANISHA KOIRALACELEBRATES DIWALI

WITH FAMILY

BUSTED! BIPASHA AND HARMANtogether at a nightspot all night long?Bipasha Basu and Harman Baweja were so engrossed ineach other that they stayed a Bandra nightspot well pastclosing time

Bipasha Basu andHarman Baweja'sgrowing friendship is no

secret. The two actors are oftenseen together at variousnightspots in the city. Though thelovebirds have been openlyspotted together often, theyhaven't yet confirmed the statusof their relationship.Looks like Bips and Harman justcan't seem to get enough of eachother. According to a source, afew nights back, they were at aBandra nighspot. They were sobusy chatting that time flew andthey didnt realise. Finally themanagement had to sheepishlyintervene and request the duo toleave as it was already much pastthe closing time.Says the source, `Bipasha andHarman were enjoying eachother's company so much thatthey were totally oblivious to thepeople around them and about

the time. They were seated in aspecial corner of the pub.`Adds the source, `They were soengrossed in each other that theydidn't realise, it was well past theclosing time of the club. As theplace belongs to a socialite, theywere allowed to hang in longerthan the usual crowd. But aftera point, the manager hadto ask them to leave theclub as they had todown the shutters.`Bipasha andHarman remainedunavailable forc o m m e n t .Incidentally, notso long backHarman had flownall the way to Londonto be with Bips where shewas shooting for SajidKhan's Humshakals with SaifAli Khan. Who doesn't love alover?

Kareena inspired byAamir?

Kareena Kapoor was spotted at Mumbai'sinternational airport wearing a hat

The actress arrived from Londonwhere she was promoting herfilm Gori Tere Pyar Mein. HasBebo been inspired by AamirKhan's look in Dhoom 3?

Cancer-free Manisha Koiralacelebrated Diwali with familymembers in Nepal, said hermanager Subroto Ghosh."Manisha has gone to Nepal andshe is there with her family tocelebrate Diwali. She is absolutelyfine and spending quality time withher family this Diwali," Ghosh toldIANS. The 43-year-old, who hasbeen part of many films like"Bombay", "1942: A Love Story" and "Dil Se", underwenttreatment for ovarian cancer in the US for over six months.What about films?

Kushal Tandon lashesout against Salman KhanTV actor Kushal Tandon feels 'Bigg Boss 7' host Salman Khanwas biased towards Tanishaa Mukerji and lashed out at himlast week for wrong reasons

Kushal, 29,who wasd i s m i s s e dfrom the realityshow after heb e c a m ea g g r e s s i v ew i t hh o u s e m a t eAndy, says hedid not doa n y t h i n gwrong andalways stoodfor his goodfriends in thehouse. "I wasa huge fan ofSalman. I did not expect that Salman bhai will do this to me. ButI also understand his emotions. He is emotional like me and Icould relate to him. It was his personal decision but he wasbiased towards Tanishaa.I haven't done anything wrong," Kushal told. Salman hadslammed Kushal for being rude to housemate Tanishaa andhis attempt to escape the reality show house over a fight duringa task last weekend. Kushal says he took the fight with Andybecause he disrespected women -- Gauhar Khan and PratyushaBanerjee - in the house during the luxury budget task 'Ignorethe obvious'.

PRIYANKA STILL LONGING FORSOMEONE SPECIAL?Actress Priyanka Chopra is stilla lonely person who has notfound the "special one" yet,with whom she would like toget married. "I am not gettingmarried anytime soon. I haven'tyet found the special onewith whom I would like tosettle down," Priyanka said.Priyanka's younger brotherSiddharth Chopra recentlygot engaged and is likely totie the knot with hissweetheart of the past threeyears, Kanika Mathur in2014."It was my brother'sdecision and we all supporthim. I know what you areplanning to ask... So beforeyou complete the questionlet me clarify that I am notgetting married. Fortunately,I don't have any pressurefrom my family to getmarried," she added.On the work front,Priyanka's latest release'Krrish 3' is doing well at thebox office. Her upcomingprojects include 'Gunday', abiopic on Mary Kom, and afilm with Zoya Akhtar.

Kangna to share limelightWITH CHARLIZE THERONKangna Ranaut is going places. Theactress is the only Bollywood celebrityto be invited for a Swiss watch companyfunction in Dubai where she will besharing the stage with the likes ofCharlize Theron, Eva Mendes and NicoleHilton.The actress, who is known for her stylequotient, recently recieved the invitationto attend the event. `Kangna isapparently fond of Swiss watches andshe has been invited to attend the eventas a guest,` says a source close to her.Kangna's wardrobe has always been atopic of discussion and this time around,she is yet to decide what she willwearing for the do.`She hasn't made up her mind what shewould wear for the event yet. Shegenerally shops from Paris and since shehas enough time in hand, she will makesure she has a few new stunning outfitsin her wardrobe,` adds the source.

Deepika finds Ranveer‘refreshingly lovable’

Contd. from Page 17When you are doing a passionate love story, what drives thenarrative forward is the palpable chemistry between the twolead characters. You don’t have to gear yourself to make thathappen… it’s either there or not there.How would you rate each other as actors?Deepika: I’ll give him nine on 10, so that he works one per centextra (laughs).Ranveer: Infinity!Who does Deepika look the best with on screen?Ranveer: Me!And, who does Ranveer look good with?Deepika: Arjun Kapoor! Ram-Leela, produced by Eros International and Sanjay LeelaBhansali, releases November 15.

sports

INDIAN MEN LOSE 1-2 TO JAPAN INASIAN CHAMPIONS TROPHY HOCKEY

NEW DELHI: A young and inexperienced Indian men's hockeyteam slumped to its second consecutive defeat in the AsianChampions Trophy, losing 1-2 to hosts Japan at Kakamigahara today.

The Indian team, mainly made up of junior players, squandereda goal lead to go down fighting against the Japanese, who rode ontwo field goals from Yasuhiro Nakayama to post their second straightwin in the tournament.

Gurjinder Singh gave India the lead in the 12th minute byconverting a penalty stroke before Nakayama drew parity in the23rd minute. Nakayama scored the winner for Japan in the 54th minutewith another field strike to dash India's hopes.

India, who had picked up 13 juniors in their squad of 18 in viewof the Junior World Cup to be held here next month, had earlier lost0-1 to China in their tournament opener at the Gifu-ken Green Stadiumyesterday.

The Manpreet Singh-led Indian team will Oman in their nextmatch on Tuesday.

India qualify for Hockey WorldCup as Aussies win Ocenia leg

INDIA LOSE 0-2 AGAINSTCHINA IN ASIAN MEN'SCHAMPIONS TROPHYNEW DELHI: A young Indian side went down 0-2 against Chinain their opening match of the third Asian men's ChampionsTrophy hockey tournament at Kakamigahara, Japan on Satur-day. The Indian team, made up mainly of junior players, let intwo second half goals -- in the 50th and 55th minutes -- tobegin their campaign on a losing note at Gifu-ken Green Sta-dium. The Manpreet Singh-led India play hosts Japan on Sun-day. India had picked 13 juniors in their squad of 18 in view ofthe Junior World Cup to be held next month.

Indian women stun China4-2 in Asian ChampionsTrophy HockeyNEW DELHI: Poonam Rani struck twice as India scored anupset victory over higher-ranked China 4-2 in their openingmatch of the third Asian Women Champions Trophy hockeytournament at Kakamigahara, Japan on Saturday.Rani gave India the lead in the eighth minute by conver ting apenalty corner. Five minutes later, Amandeep Kaur scored afield goal on her debut international match.In the 59th minute, Rani scored her second -- a field goal -- offa pass from Namita Toppo.The four th goal for India came in the 61st minute when Vandanadeflected the ball into the net.India play their next match against Malaysia on November 4.

NEW DELHI: Indian men'shockey team today officiallyqualified for the RabobankHockey World Cup in TheHague (NED), according to thelatest release issued by the FIH.

Their participation in nextyear's showpiece event - which

takes place in the hugelyimpressive 15,000 capacityKyocera Stadium between 31May and 15 June 2014 - wassealed following the completionof the men's and women'sOceania Cup continentalchampionships in Stratford, New

Zealand on Sunday. Like all ofthe continental championships,the big prize on offer for thewinners of the men's andwomen's Oceania Cuptournaments was directqualification to the World Cup.

However, with bothAustralian teams having alreadyachieved World Cupqualification thanks to strongperformances in the HockeyWorld League semi-finals, thedoor was subsequently openedto the teams that finished outsidethe top three at the HWL Semi-Finals that had not yet qualifiedfor the World Cup.

India men's sixth place finishat the Rabobank HWL Semi Finalin Rotterdam has proven to beenough for their participation,while the women of Belgium -sixth place finishers in thewomen's competition inRotterdam - have also beenhanded their ticket to the WorldCup party.

A total of 22 teams (11 men /11 women) have now qualified

for the Rabobank Hockey WorldCup, with just two more placesleft to fill. The remaining berthswill be taken by the winners ofthe rescheduled Men's andWomen's Africa Cup of Nations,which takes place from 18-24November in Nairobi, Kenya.

Teams Netherlands: Hosts;Germany: ContinentalChampions Europe Argentina:Continental Champions PanAmerica; Korea: ContinentalChampions Asia; Australia:Continental Champions Oceania;England: 3rd place - HockeyWorld League Semi-Final, JohorBahru (MAS); Belgium: 1st place- Rabobank Hockey WorldLeague Semi-Final, Rotterdam(NED); New Zealand: 4th place -Rabobank Hockey World LeagueSemi-Final, Rotterdam (NED); Spain:5th place - Hockey World LeagueSemi-Final, Rotterdam (NED);Malaysia: 5th place - Hockey WorldLeague Semi-Final, Johor Bahru(MAS); India: 6th place - HockeyWorld League Semi-Final,Rotterdam (NED).

Sachin Tendulkar & Edenset to rekindle romanceKOLKATA: As 'Little Master' Sachin Tendulkar touched down atthe Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International airpor t on Sun-day, the 'rice lights' dotting the City of Joy's landscape on ahazy Diwali evening seemed to glow brighter than the nightsky lit up by fireworks amid the cacophony of bursting crack-ers. It was Kolkata's way of welcoming a modern-day Rama,who is revered like the 'Lord of Ayodhya' in a nation wherecricket bridges all divides.In an international career spanning 24 years, the cricket worldhas embraced Sachin as its own for his craftsmanship with apiece of willow that lesser mor tals use as a bat. As he hastraversed the globe - from Mumbai to Melbourne, Jamaica toJohannesburg, Sialkot to Surrey, Colombo to Christchurch -Sachin has developed a fan following that is unparalleled inthe game's long history.Kolkatans, who have this unique habit of 'adopting' sports icons,fell in love with the Mumbaikar much before the world wokeup to his prodigious talent. Sachin was quick to requit thelove and affection showered on him by the Eden crowdwhich still swears by his name.It will be no different when he takes the field on Wednes-day, for the first of his two farewell matches, at the EdenGardens where he has not missed a Test match sincemaking his debut in Karachi in 1989. Sachin's 199th Testwill be his 13th at the venue. Eden Gardens may no longerbe the 'paradise' it used to be, nor Sachin the batsman ofyore, but the two share a unique chemistry that continuesto kindle world's cricket's longest 'romance'. No cricketerhas played more international matches (25; 12 Tests, 13 ODIs)than Sachin on Eden's hallowed turf. Thir teen is cer tainly notan unlucky number for Sachin or Eden as they get ready for afinal fling..


TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013 s p o r t s

Tendulkar mania grips KolkataNobody does the

dramatic better thanKolkata. Next toDey stands a man

with a huge bouquet of flowerswith "199" written on it. Deyhimself holds a basket full ofroses. He is waiting forTendulkar to arrive in Kolkata,where he will start his final Testseries, and his 199th Test. Soonthe word spreads - about a 1000people gather outside NetajiSubhash Chandra BoseInternational Airport to awaitTendulkar's arrival. About a 100of them must be the media.

Inside, across the glasspartition, Dey and other officialswait as the flight has beendelayed. Across the glasspartition there is anotherconcrete wall. From behind thewall, Tendulkar sees the crowd,knows the commotion his exitthere will cause, and startsmoving towards the other gate.A surreal scene ensues:Tendulkar is moving behind thewall, but the 1000-odd gatheredrun along with the invisibleTendulkar. After a huge chaos,Tendulkar finally - and safely -manages to get into his car tojoin his other team-mates whoplayed the ODIs againstAustralia and have arrived fromBangalore.

This welcome, right here inKolkata, is the official start ofTendulkar's farewell series.Wonder what Tendulkar makes

sports minister launched a musicalbum by Piloo Bhattacharya,which contains seven Bengaliand four Hindi songs aboutTendulkar. They will be playedthe moment Tendulkar entersEden Gardens for practice.Waiting to greet him outside theteam's dressing room is his life-size wax replica, crafted by aBengali artist-cum-fan.

On Monday, a photoexhibition of 100 Tendulkarphotos will be unveiled. TheCAB had invited former Testcaptains Sunil Gavaskar andSourav Ganguly to inauguratethis at Bhawanipore Club, butboth are in Colombo on a charitywalk. It hasn't deterred the plans.On match eve, the CAB plans toget BCCI president N Srinivasanto unveil the coin for the toss inthe Test, with Tendulkar on oneside, and Eden Gardens on theother. Wonder what heads andtails will be. The CAB is hopingTendulkar will attend, andpersonally receive a silverbanyan tree with gold leavesfrom the CAB. The groundsmenwill gift him a replica of EdenGardens.

Tendulkar's face hasalready been printed on thematch tickets. "Never ever havewe seen anybody's face on anEden Test ticket," says Dey.There is something or the otherplanned for all five days of theTest. With the first day's ticketcomes a souvenir - a book. More

KOHLI AND AJMAL TOP ODI RANKINGS Virat Kohli's outstanding form in one-dayers has lifted himto the top of the ICC batting rankings in ODIs, the firsttime he has reached No. 1. Saeed Ajmal reclaimed hiscrown in the bowling charts, jumping up two places to

displace Ravindra Jadeja and Sunil Narine.The other major change in the batting top ten was the rise of

Australia captain George Bailey to No. 3, up six places after a seriesin which he made 478 runs at an average of 95.60 in six innings. Theother big gainer in the bowling top ten is South Africa's MorneMorkel, who also climbed six spots to reach No. 7.

India's openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, both ofwhom were in form against Australia, have also risen sharply in therankings. Rohit, who broke the record aggregate for a bilateral serieswith 491 runs, has leaped 25 spots to a career-best 15th place, whileDhawan, who is enjoyinga golden 2013, has movedup to 12 places to be No.11. With MS Dhoni at No.6 and Suresh Raina 19th,India have five batsmen inthe top 20.

Kohli takes over asNo. 1 from Hashim Amla,who has held the top spotsince November 2010. Hesmashed the quickest andthe third quickestcenturies by an Indian inODIs to power two 350-plus chases againstAustralia, and is amongfour batsmen to havescored more than 1000runs this year.

While the series in India has been dominated by batsmen, thePakistan v South Africa ODIs have seen bowlers make more of animpact. Ajmal took six wickets in the first two ODIs to move pastJadeja and Narine.

ICC ODI RANKINGS

TOP 5 BATSMEN 1 Virat Kohli (+3) 2 Hashim Amla (-1) 3 George Bailey (+6) 4 Kumar Sangakkara (-1) 5 AB de Villiers (-3)

TOP 5 BOWLERS 1 Saeed Ajmal (+2) 2 Sunil Narine (-1) 3 Ravindra Jadeja (-2) 4 Steven Finn (-) 5 Rangana Herath (-)

ambitiously, 70,000 Tendulkarmasks are reportedly going to behanded out to the spectators. Ifthe CAB can pull this off, it willbe quite a sight.

On day two, every seat isexpected to have a placard, andwhen all the placards are held uptogether it is set to form a hugeTendulkar face. Day three islikely to feature a release of 199balloons with Tendulkar's face onthem. Day four could bring theWest Bengal chief minister tofelicitate Tendulkar. This wassupposed to be a mega eventafter the fifth day's play - withAmitabh Bachchan and Shah

'Salute Sachin' - the CAB's week-long celebration of Tendulkar

of it. If he takes time out andexplores the city, he is likely tofind cut-outs of himself, bighoardings with different people'squotes on him - the one whereDon Bradman says he saw a bitof himself in Tendulkar is themost common - and finally bigger

cut-outs when he reaches EdenGardens for practice on Monday.

Now all this might not cometo pass - there is a Test matchagainst West Indies to be played- but the plans in place areambitious and elaborate. Today,the CAB president and the state

Rukh Khan, who will be here forthe Kolkata film festival,supposed to join the WestBengal chief minister - but thegovernment is not so sure thematch will last the five days.Advancing the event into thefourth day needs the ICC's clearance.On the fifth day, an aircraft isscheduled to hover over EdenGardens and shower 199 roses.

It is going to be an interestingweek to see how much of thisactually materialises, and if it doeshow Tendulkar handles it all. Hemust already have enough on hismind with this being his lastseries.

WARNE ATTACKS PONTING, COOKShane Warne has accused Ricky Ponting of being motivated by"jealousy" in criticising his Australian captaincy successor MichaelClarke, while also asser ting that Alastair Cook will risk losing theAshes for England should he continue to lead in a "negative" man-ner. In a typically showstopping stream of opinions ahead ofAustralia's return bout with England, Warne leapt to the defence ofhis "best friend" Clarke, arguing that Ponting's written critique ofthe incumbent leader in his autobiography was the result of bitter-ness. He also said Ponting's actions did not compare favourablywith those of Allan Border and Mark Taylor, the "two best captains"the former legspinner played under. "I know he beats himself upmercilessly about being the only Australian captain ever to losethree Ashes," Warne said in a press conference call with Englishmedia for the Ashes broadcaster Sky Spor ts. "And I know Rickymade that horrific decision to put England in at Edgbaston in 2005.I don't want to be mean about Ricky - he's a good guy and he triedto do the best he could. "But to bring up the stuff about Pup [Clarke]- maybe there was a bit of jealousy, because Pup was batting sowell and Ricky was not making any runs. To me, Michael's verywell respected. The best captains keep stuff in the dressing room.No-one ever finds out about it. That's what good leaders are about.So to hear all this in a book is pretty ordinary." Cook's leadership ofEngland has thus far been characterised by a close relationshipwith the coach Andy Flower and a calm guiding hand rather thanany great invention in the field. England's preferred approach is ofa more conservative nature than that of Clarke and the Australian

coach Darren Lehmann. "If Michael Clarke did the same things, I'dsay he was negative, but he's not. That's not the way he captains,"Warne said. "Cook can be negative, boring, not very imaginative -and still win and be pretty happy. But I think he needs to be moreimaginative. If Australia play well and he continues to captain theway he does, I think England are going to lose the series."I don't think he can captain like that - and I'm not working in anycapacity whatsoever for Cricket Australia. Darren Lehmann is agood mate of mine, and Michael Clarke is my best friend, of courseI speak to them a lot but I call it as I see it. And I'm not the only onewho thinks Alastair Cook is a negative captain.

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