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Anu Srivastava becomes
the Chairperson of
Panorama India
File Photo - Anu Srivastava & Arun Srivastava
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN - RAHUL GANDHI MIGHT BE FIGHTING ONE OF HIS TOUGHEST ELECTORAL BATTLES IN AMETHI THIS
TIME, FACING AAM AADMI PARTY'S KUMAR VISHWAS AND BJP'S SMRITI IRANI.
REPORT ON PAGE 5
Ontario Elections On June 12
L
ast week the ruling Ontario Liberals presented the Budget on
Thursday but the very next day Ontario NDP leader Anrea
Horwarth announced her party cannot support the budget.
Sensing that her Goverenment will fall Premier Kathleen Wynne met
with the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
who accepted her recommendation that Parliament be dissolved for
a general election.
The election for Ontario's 41st Parliament will take place on
Thursday, June 12. the Ontario Liberals claim that they brought
forth a strong budget for Ontario to build opportunity and security
?today and tomorrow.
But the NDP chose not to support it. And now we face a choice
- a choice between Kathleen Wynne's safe hands and Tim Hudak's
risky ideas. It's a choice that will decide the future of our province.
With all of that on the line, Ontario Liberals are doing everything we
can to win this election.
Speaking in Richmond Hill Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne said
"Nothing is more inspiring than to speak to young people. I am
eager to know the great leaders they will become. I think leadership
is about making tough decisions. Those that allow an opening today,
and tomorrow. That's what I intend to continue to do as premier of
Ontario. "
Ontario PC party was in no mood to support the Budget and
wants Elections. Ontario needs a leader who is focused on jobs and
balancing the budget, not a government only interested in staying in
power, PC Leader Tim Hudak said ."The Ontario of today has too many
people out of work. Too many families are getting squeezed with
paycheques that are too small. And too many politicians are worried
more about their own jobs than the jobs of Ontarians," said Hudak.
"More now than ever, Ontario needs competent economic
management that is focused on a plan for jobs," added Hudak. "What
is best for Ontarians should come ahead of what is best for politicians.
"Kathleen Wynne has been given a year to prove she was
different than Dalton McGuinty," Hudak said. "She has only proven
that nothing has changed."
Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath gave an interview to CBC
Metro Morning and was in Brampton on Monday to support NDP
candidates. Andrea has defended her decision not to support the
Liberal Budget. Andrea Horwath, Leader of Ontario's New
Democrats, says she has lost confidence in the Liberal government
amid mounting scandal and waste and that it's time for change.
"The Liberal budget is a mad dash to escape scandal by
promising the moon and the stars," said Horwath. "It is time for a
government that stands up for middle class families. It is time for a
government that respect's people's tax dollars. It is time for a
government that makes sense," she said.
"This government has no plan to get the basics right, like
creating jobs, lowering hydro rates, and making life more affordable,"
said Horwath. The last-ditch budget comes after the Liberals failed
to deliver results on a series of promises made in the previous year's
budget, including reducing auto insurance rates, cutting home care
wait times, and setting up a Financial Accountability Office.
"The same government that couldn't fulfill three promises over
the last year is making more than 70 new promises this year. How
can Kathleen Wynne build a ship, when she hasn't managed to
build a raft?" said Horwath.
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n a press release sent to Midweek we have been informed by
Panorama India that Jibanjit Tripathi has decided to step down
from the chairmanship of Panorama India. The Panorama India board
wishes Jibanjit all the best for his future endeavors and the new Board
looks forward to build on the legacy created in the last decade.
An emergency meeting was convened with quorum
representation and the board members have unanimously elected
Anu Srivastava as the new chairperson. Anu has been the treasurer
of Panorama India for last few years and has worked extensively
with not for profit organizations in Canada.
The current Board consists of Vice Chair, Suvarna Kulkarni,
Vice Chair Dhruv Ghosh, Secretary, Shalini Srivastava and Directors
- Amit Ambegaonkar, Vijay Kumar, Gurdev Singh Mann, Subhro Paul,
Harjinder Singh, and Thomas Thomas.
Speaking to Midweek Anu Srivastava Said "It is a huge
responsibilty and an we look forward for the support fron the
community. She also said we have a very good network of grassroots
level organisations".
As always the Panorama India Board will strive to fulfill our
mandates and commitments to Indian Canadian diaspora. Please
follow us on Facebook and Twitter for future event updates.
We look forward to your continued support and encouragement.
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Pakistani poets pay tribute to Poet of the East
WITH INPUTS FROM SHAZIA MALIK
Akhilesh Mishra, Indian Consul General with Pakistani Counsel General Nafees Zakaria, Senator Salma Ataullahjan and other dignitaries.
TORONTO - Welcoming spring and sunshine, Malton & Toronto
was packed with thousands of Sikh worshippers who had converged upon the cities to celebrate Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan - an
event organized by Ontario Gurdwaras Committee.
DETAILS ON PAGE 8
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Priyanka
Chopra has
a wonderful
voice:
Pitbull
BOLLYWOOD'S TOP
FIVE ON-SCREEN
'SINGHS'
TURBAN TADKA
Bollywood's top five
on-screen 'Singhs'
Rapper Pitbull says he loves working on collaborations, especially with the ladies
He made Priyanka Chopra's song sound more
'exotic' than it was and made us 'feel this moment' with Christina Aguilera. And now, Pitbull
has collaborated with Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte for We Are One
(Ole Ola), the official song of the 2014 FIFA
World Cup. The rapper, who is currently
working on his next studio album, talks
about the experience of working on the song
and who's next on his collaboration wishlist:
Pitbull will per form We Are One (Ole Ola) at
the opening ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World
Cup on June 12
You performed in India at the opening ceremony of Indian Premier
League. And now, you will be at the opening ceremony of 2014 FIFA
world cup. You seem to be making a habit out of performing at sports
events?
I am a huge spor ts fan. I enjoy watching it and being a par t of it. It's
amazing when you get to perform at such huge spor ts events like the
IPL and now FIFA 2014 and get appreciated for the music that you
have created. So much love from people around the world makes me
feel overwhelmed. I would definitely choose to perform at more such
events, given an oppor tunity.
Are you happy with the way the song has turned out?
We did not want to do only music with One Love, One Rhythm: The
Official 2014 Fifa World Cup album. We were looking at different ways
to confluence the culture of Brazil with everything that is going around
the world and take it to other heights. It feels great to have collaborated with amazing ar tists such as Jennifer and Claudia to present an
anthem like We are One for FIFA 2014.
You have collaborated with Jennifer Lopez earlier as well. How was
the experience this time around?
We did not want to do
only music with One
Love, One Rhythm: The
Official 2014 Fifa World
Cup album. We were
looking at different
ways to confluence the
culture of Brazil with
everything that is going
around the world and
take it to other heights.
I have done three collaborations with Jennifer previously and all of
them have been char tbusters. She is extremely talented and fun to
work with. We share an amazing chemistry together. There is a lot
that we bring on the individual front for the tracks.
You have done so many wonderful collaborations with some very
talented singers. It might be difficult but can you pick one that is
really close to your heart for some reason?
I love working on collaborations. I recently did one with Sean Paul.
Each song is completely different. I have had an amazing experience
with all the ar tistes that I have worked in the past. All of them are
extremely close to my hear t.
Who's on your wishlist for a collaboration next?
I would love to collaborate with all the gorgeous women that I haven't
worked before with.
You collaborated with Priyanka Chopra for Exotic. Are you in touch
with her? What do you think of her music?
It was great working with Priyanka. I mean, I didn't really know her
very much, but we loved the song and she was very positive about it.
When we shot the video, it was just so much fun. She has a wonderful
voice.
FOR FATHER-TO-BE IMRAN
KHAN, BABY COMES FIRST,
WORK LATER
Imran Khan is set to become a
father soon (his wife Avantika
is due to deliver next month).
And the actor wants to be a
hands-on dad. "Imran is eagerly
looking forward to this new
phase of his life. He is most
excited about it," says an
insider. So much so that despite
-having just one film (Nikhil
Advani’s next) in hand, Imran is
in no hurry to take up new
projects.
"Right now, his entire focus is
on the baby. So, new movies
will only be -discussed after a
few months," adds the insider.
Imran has also told Nikhil that
he would star t work on his film
a month or so after the baby’s
bir th.
"He wants to spend time with
his child," adds the insider. But
even if Imran hadn’t requested
for it, the project would have
gone on the floors only around
August, since Nikhil is busy
wrapping up his next film, the
remake of Hero (1983).
"That is also one of the reasons
why Imran is in no hurry.
Everything will be finalised
once Nikhil is back," the insider
adds. Although actor Ileana
D’Cruz’s name has been doing
the rounds to play Imran’s
leading lady in the film, the
insider insists no one has been
finalised yet. When we -contacted Imran, he sent a text
message saying, "I am looking
forward to the new role of a
real-life father."
John Abraham to
fly to Brazil for the
football World Cup
ONCE AGAIN, BOLLYWOOD'S 'KHILADI' ACTOR AKSHAY
KUMAR IS GOING IN FOR A TURBANED LOOK IN "SINGH IS
BLING". IN RECENT YEARS, 'PUNJABIZATION' HAS TAKEN
OVER BOLLYWOOD AND IT SEEMS THAT PLAYING A
"SINGH" HAS BECOME TRENDY WITH QUITE A FEW ACTORS
DONNING THE TURBAN.
Here are the five top actors, who wore the turban with aplomb
on big screen:
AKSHAY KUMAR: He first played a Sikh in "Singh Is Kinng"
(2008) and the audience loved his character so much so that
the film turned into a blockbuster. It still rules the hear t of the
Singhs in the country. It even touched Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh. Coming out of parliament after winning a crucial trust
vote in 2008, he flashed the V for victory sign and many a TV
channel had "Singh is Kinng" playing in the background. The film was
appreciated so much that the 46-year-old Akshay was nominated for
the best actor award at the 3rd Asian Film Awards for his performance. He will now be seen playing a Sikh again in the film's second instalment, "Singh Is Bling", which is slated to release in
July 2015.
SUNNY DEOL: In recent times, Sunny Deol is the one who has
perhaps turned Sikh on the celluloid the maximum number of
times - "Border" (1997) "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha" (2001), "The
Legend of Bhagat Singh" (2002), "Jo Bole So Nihaal" (2005),
and "Yamla Pagla Deewana" (2011). The 57-year-old was appreciated for his work in all of his endeavours.
SAIF ALI KHAN: Known for his
metrosexual image, Tiger
Pataudi's son Saif Ali Khan too
wrapped the turban to essay
Veer Singh in "Love Aaj
Kal"(2009), directed by Imtiaz
Ali. The 43-year-old, who
played a double role in the romantic comedy, impressed girls across the country with his
style statement in the film.
THE WORLD’S PREMIER FOOTBALL
SPORTING EXTRAVAGANZA BEGINS IN JUST
OVER A MONTH (JUNE 12) IN BRAZIL.
Fans are in for several sleepless nights once
the event commences since the games will be
telecast live in India in the wee hours. But even
as most catch the action on their TV sets, John
Abraham has decided to watch some of the
matches in Brazil.
The actor, apparently, will be flying to the country and will be cheering for his favourite team
— Spain — from the stands at some of the venues hosting the mega event next month.
A close acquaintance of the actor reveals that
John doesn’t want to miss out on the experience
of watching the 2014 Fifa World Cup in a country
where football is such a popular spor t. "His busy
schedule won’t allow him to be out of India for
the entire duration of the tournament, which goes
on for about a month. He is trying to adjust his
schedule in such a way that his trip doesn’t hamper his work,” says the source.
However, the actor has not yet decided which
matches he would like to watch when he is in Brazil.
The source is also not sure whether he would be accompanied by his wife, Priya Runchal, on this trip. "No one
knows if he plans to go solo, with his wife or friends,"
adds the source.
Despite repeated attempts to contact trying
John, the actor remained unavailable for comment.
RANBIR KAPOOR: Current
hear tthrob Ranbir Kapoor was
seen with turban in "Rocket
Singh: Salesman of the Year"
(2009). Rachel Saltz of New
York Times called it "a smar t,
focussed Bollywood movie"
and commended the 31-yearold for "turning in a skillfully
understated per formance".
AJAY DEVGN: Ajay Devgan
furnished an exquisite performance of his career as freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in
"The Legend of Bhagat Singh". For the 2002 release, directed
by Raj Kumar Santoshi, he received the National Film Award
for best actor. Later, the 45-year-old did a humorous role in
"Son of Sardaar" (2012) as Jaswinder Singh.
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TUESDAY, MAY 06, 2014
Infosys Chairman, Narayana Murthy receives
CIF Chanchlani Global Indian Award
The vast Metropolitan Ballroom of the Westin Harbour Castle was the
venue for the Canada India Foundation's Award Gala, which took place
on April 26, 2014, to honour Infosys Executive Chairman, Narayana
Mur thy, as the 2014 recipient of the CIF Chanchlani Global Indian
Award. The opulence of the venue was enhanced by the political
heavyweights who were present in unprecedented numbers at an
event of this kind. Gracing the occasion, along with Mr. Narayana
Mur thy, were Canada's Finance Minister, Honourable Joe Oliver, as
Chief Guest. High Commissioner of India in Canada His Excellency
Admiral (Retd) Nirmal Verma, as Guest of Honour, Federal Minister of
Citizenship and Immigration, Honourable Chris Alexander, Minister of
State (Spor t), Honourable Bal Gosal, Member of Parliament Patrick
Brown, Senator Dr. Asha Seth, Ontario's Members of Provincial Parliament, Dipika Damerla and Amrit Mangat. The distinguished list of
attendees also included former Federal minister, Honourable jean
Augustine, former Speaker of the Ontario Legislative Assembly, Alvin
Curling, and renowned hotelier, Steve Gupta. Canada's Governor General also made an appearance via a video taped message to the
audience.
The invited dignitaries and the nearly 500 attendees were formally
welcomed by the Chair of Canada India Foundation, Dr. V.I. "Lucky"
Lakshmanan, National Convenor, Laj Prasher, Gala Chair Dr. Terry
Papneja, CIF Co-Chair Jay Minhas and the Board of Governors of CIF,
from Toronto, Vancouver and Ottawa. Lucky Lakshmanan spoke of
the policy objectives of Canada India Foundation, and the highly successful Canada India Forums that CIF had organized (Energy-2009,
Mining-2010, Agriculture and Food Processing-2012 and Infrastructure-2014). Laj Prasher talked about the strength of the organization,
as evidenced by the credentials of its members, and strong network
that the CIF had built to promote Canada India relations. He made a
special reference to the Canada India Interparliamentary Friendship Group,
who was represented at the Gala by MP Patrick Brown.
In his address as Chief Guest, Finance Minister Joe Oliver, stressed the
importance of Canada India relations and his own strong interest in strengthening ties between the two countries. Guest of Honour, High Commissioner
Verma, lauded Canada India Foundation for its four day extravaganza, made
up of the 3-day Canada India Infrastructure Forum, followed by the Gala. High
Commissioner Verma had participated in all four days of the CIF events and
had nothing but praise for the organizers, Canada India Foundation.
The highlight of the evening was the presentation of the fifth CIF Chanchlani
Global Indian Award to Mr. Narayana Murthy. Joining Mr. Murthy, Chief
Guest Minister Oliver and Guest of Honour High Commissioner Verma, on
the stage were the Award Endowment sponsor Vasu Chanchlani, and this
year's Award sponsors, Bhim Asdhir, Surjit Babra, Ramesh Chotai, Deepak
Ruparell, Lucky Lakshmanan, Ravi Subramanian, Rakesh Gupta, Ranvir
Dogra, and Kashif Khan. The eye-catching trophy and the cash award of
$50,000 (Cdn), were presented to Mr. Murthy to thunderous applause. A
special citation was read and presented to Mr. Mur thy by Mrs. Jaya
Chanchlani. In his Award Acceptance speech, titled "Compassionate Capitalism", Mr. Murthy demonstrated the personality that has made him one of
the most admired Indians, and most respected business leaders anywhere
in the world. Expressing his gratefulness to CIF for having been selected to be
in the company of previous Award recipients, Sam Pitroda, Tulsi Tanti, Ratan
Tata and Deepak Chopra, he made a strong case both for Capitalism, as the
necessary recipe for global prosperity and compassion, without which the
benefits of capitalism meant nothing. "It is very easy to observe that we have
not made significant progress in enhancing social capital in the world - trust,
concern for the less fortunate, honesty and fairness", he said. "The good that
a corporation must do is defined in its philosophy of Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR), encompassing the ideas of corporate governance, sustainable wealth creation, corporate philanthropy and advocacy for the goals of the community", he added.
The Award Gala and the Canada India Infrastructure Forum demonstrated the impor tant role that Canada India Foundation continues to
play in enhancing Canada India relations.
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2014
breaking news
INDIA ELECTIONS - THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
MODI HAS INSULTED MY
FATHER: PRIYANKA
"Inhone Amethi ki dharti pe
mere shaheed pitaa ka apmaan
kiya hai, Amethi ki janta is harkat
ko kabhi maaf nahi karegi. Inki
neech rajniti ka jawaab mere
booth
ke
karyakartaa
denge….Amethi ke ek ek booth
se jawaab aayega…(He has
insulted my martyred father on
Amethi's soil. The people of
Amethi will never forgive him for
this. My booth-level workers in
Amethi will reply to his low-level
politics. There will be a reply
from each and every booth of
Amethi)," she said.
"Inhone Amethi ki dharti pe
mere shaheed pitaa ka apmaan
kiya hai, Amethi ki janta is harkat
ko kabhi maaf nahi karegi.
Hitting back at BJP prime
ministerial candidate Narendra
Modi, Priyanka Vadra on
Monday accused him of
"insulting" her "martyred" father
Rajiv Gandhi and said he would
get a befitting reply from "each
and every booth" of Amethi.
LALIT MODI ELECTED
RCA PRESIDENT
NEW DELHI: Despite BCCI ban,
Lalit Modi was elected RCA
president on Tuesday, an announcement that is sure to set
off another legal battle between
the two cricket boards.
NM Kasliwal, the Supreme
Cour t-appointed observer for the
elections held on December 19
last year, declared the winners
at the RCA Academy in Jaipur.
The board's lawyers had already
conceded that the banned Modi had won by a landslide margin
and had warned that action could be taken against the RCA and
cricketers affiliated to it if the former BCCI vice-president is
allowed to take charge.
As per repor ts, Modi received over 25 out of 33 votes.
Two cricketers from Rajasthan who feature in any one of the
India squads are batsman Ashok Menaria and medium-pacer
Abhimanyu Lamba.
Menaria is a par t of the Indian Emerging side, while Lamba
was in the national U-19 squad. If the BCCI's threat to is be
believed, both these cricketers will no longer figure in the India
squads. However, sources told TOI that it won't be easy for the
BCCI to take action against the RCA in haste, as the Supreme
Cour t is involved in the entire election process. Any BCCI action has to follow the proper procedure as per its laws, which
is a long-drawn process.
Subrata Roy to remain in
jail, SC rejects Sahara's
latest refund proposal
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the chief
of Sahara conglomerate to remain in jail over his company's
failure to refund investors in an outlawed bonds scheme.
The cour t also rejected Sahara's latest proposal to pay, in installments, the 100 billion rupees ($1.7 billion) bail the court
has asked for to secure chairman Subrata Roy's release. The
cour t also asked Sahara to make a new proposal. Roy has
been in a Delhi jail since March 4 after failing to appear at a
contempt hearing in a long-running legal battle between his
group and the Indian capital markets regulator Sebi.
MidWeek
With inputs from Shazia Malik
The marathon Indian elections
continue with the eighth phase taking
place on May 7 when electoral will
vote for 64 seats and the final Phase
on 12th May . The much awaited
results will be out on May 16th.
Yudhvir Jaswal aired this during
his recent Radio show Southasian
Pulse. He added that BJP Prime
Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi
has vowed to check corruption and
corrupt practices in politics if he come
to power. He made these remarks
while in Amethi to support BJP
Candidate Smriti Irani.
Yudhvir told that a sharp
criticism has come from Congress
vice president Rahul Gandhi who
while voicing his indignation on
this statement questioned the
credibility of B.S Yeddyurappa in
Karnatka saying how can Modi
talk of a corruption-free society
when such people are still part of
BJP's fabric? Yudhvir also asked
on the show that if Narendra Modi
becomes India's next prime
minister, history might repeat itself
as in the times of Manmohan
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Singh, who was incorruptible but
others had a field day right under
his nose. Can Modi make sure that
there is no Corrupt Minister in his
Government in the era of Coalition
Politics.
Dr Ranvir Sharda said that
that recent that recent surveys
show though Modi could not wipe
the menace out completely,
corruption in Gujrat was 25% less
compared to the rest of India. Even
a clean party like AAP during its
49-day rule could only obliterate
25% corruption in Delhi AAP. Dr
Sharda said he was upbeat about
the country's future and slowly
things will take a change for better
but in huge countries like India,
getting rid of this vice is a daunting
task.
Yudhir further argued if AAP
in matter of a few months could
rally around it 400 honest
candidates at National level why
established political parties did
not? The reason is that for
traditional parties victory by
hook or by crook is of more
significance than a person with
spotless character?
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SAMPRADAYA Dance Creations Brings
International Bharatanatyam Dance Artist
Vidhya Subramanian To Mississauga
DESK REPORT
TORONTO - Acclaimed bharatanatyam dance artist Vidhya Subramanian
(USA) will hold a solo performance for one night only on Saturday,
May 10 at 4pm in Sampradaya Theatre, Mississauga.
The program is being organized under Sampradaya Dance Creations'
signature Kalangan Series: World of South Asian Ar t, which brings
notable South Asian ar tists from around the world to the local community. Vidhya Subramanian - best known for her bold, modern themes
and strong choreography within the traditional Vazhuvoor style - will
present Vinimaya, Reciprocity in Sringara-bhakti Through The
Margam, an expressive discovery of movements within bharatanatyam
- a classical South Asian dance form known for its powerful poses
and intricately executed geometric movements.
This piece explores the relationship between sringara (an aspect of
love) and bhakti (an aspect of devotion) with the goal of union between the human and divine souls. This performance interprets the
inter-connected nature of the relationship between love and devotion
and the dependence of both these aspects on each other for existence.
"This is a special oppor tunity for all audiences to see this beautiful
classical dancer perform this emotional and thoughtful performance
piece. We are thrilled to be able to present Ms. Subramanian in our
own theatre space" says Lata Pada, C. M., Ar tistic Director for
Sampradaya Dance Creations. SAMPRADAYA Dance Creations is a
Canadian, Mississauga-based professional dance company specializing in the creation and production of classical and contemporary
dance works based in the tradition of bharatanatyam, a South Asian
dance form and was founded in 1990 by Lata Pada, C.M. accomplished dancer and choreographer.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 905-6078434 or by email at [email protected] Tickets will be sold at the
door on a first come first serve basis. Spaces are limited. For more
information, please visit - sampradaya.ca
MIDWEEK NEWS WEEKLY
TUESDAY, MAY 06, 2014
Growing number of new
citizens in Scarborough
Scarborough (Toronto), ON- More than 3,200 new citizens from
approximately 135 countries were welcomed to Canada in
Scarborough over the past month-more than double the
number of individuals who became citizens in Scarborough
in April 2013.
The continually high number of new citizens welcomed in
Scarborough demonstrates how the government is working to
make the citizenship program more efficient, helping more
people realize their dream of becoming Canadian sooner. The
government's proposed changes in Bill C-24, the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, will fur ther reduce wait times by
streamlining the decision-making process for citizenship. It is
expected that those changes will bring the average processing time for citizenship applications down to under one year
and that the current backlog will be reduced by more than 80
percent by 2015 2016.
QUICK FACTS
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Since 2006, Canada has enjoyed the highest sustained
levels of immigration in Canadian history an average of a quarter million newcomers each year. Accordingly, the demand for
citizenship has increased by 30 percent.
"
For a new Canadian, the citizenship ceremony marks
their formal entry into the Canadian family. A citizenship ceremony is a unique par t of Canadian civic life. It is one of the
few occasions where we formally reflect on the rights, responsibilities, privileges and benefits of being a Canadian citizen.
QUOTE
"Our government is proud to welcome these new citizens to
the Canadian family. A Canadian citizenship ceremony is a
moving and emotional celebration that reaffirms one's commitment to Canadian values and traditions. The impressive
number of individuals par ticipating in these ceremonies and
taking on the full responsibility of Canadian citizenship demonstrates that our government's effor ts to improve the citizenship program and decrease wait times are working."
Chris Alexander, Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister
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2014
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WALK TO CELEBRATE MOTHERHOOD
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BY ARSHIYA BHAN
TORONTO - Can't decide where to take your mom for Mother's
Day? Well here is an awesome opportunity to make this Mother's
Day memorable! The Breast Cancer Society of Canada is holding a
five-kilometer walk this Sunday at 11 am in Mississauga for free! So
hold the hand of the most divine being and give her a healthy treat.
To celebrate motherhood, The Breast Cancer Society commenced a
partnership with a ladies retail store, called Cleo in 2004. Their main
objective of this initiative was to raise the importance of this event
at the national level. The walk that began 12 years ago has raised
over $900,000 till date but it would not have been possible without
the assistance of volunteers, participants and of course, Cleo.
This year, the body aimed to raise $1 million - a target that has been
met prior to the big day. Thus far, the society has completed 60
walks in different parts of Ontario, with 500 participants walking in
Edmonton a day earlier. This year, over 800 people are expected to
join the walk in Mississauga.
This weekend the walk will take place at four different placesMississauga, Sarnia, London and Ontario. Event Coordinator, Dawn
Hamilton has been travelling to all these places and states
Mississauga is the closest one to her. Last year, the city amassed
over $50,000, contributing to a huge chunk of last year's amount.
This weekend participants will also relish a BBQ after the walk,
followed by other activities such as face painting. Residents can
register on their site mothersdaywalk.ca or on the day of the walk.
CONTD. FROM PAGE 1
The celebrations commenced with different sections within the
community coming together at the Sri Guru Singh Sabha Malton
in the early hours of morning on Sunday May 4th . Prayers
were recited and the Sikh community took out a religious procession, Nagar Kir tan from Sri Guru Singh Sabha Malton through
the streets of the city to Sikh Spiritual Centre Toronto .
Several stalls were set up on the way offering free food and
sweets. OGC with the help of hundreds of volunteers helps to
not only organize this massive event but also cleans the city on
the way of the Nagar Kir tan.
On behalf of OGC- Parminder Singh thanked media for their
support while Amarjit Singh Maan showed appreciation for all
the assistance extended by volunteers, ACE taxi for providing
free rides to sangat, and a special thanks to Gurdish Singh
Kahlon for preparing a fabulous floats. He also admired a large
number of community members who suppor ted the event to
make it a grand success.
OGC also thanked the community members for maintaining
discipline and spreading the message of peace and love.
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a decade of UPA rule. These are one of the most exciting and hotly
contested elections in the history of India. The biggest fight is between the scandal prone ruling UPA and the main opposition alliance
NDA lead by Gujarat CM and its star campaigner Narender Modi.
The democratic journey of the nation since independence has seen
the longest rule by Congress par ty. The BJP after decades of hardwork
has emerged as a credible alternative. We should understand that
India is a diverse nation and the regional par ties always have an
impor tant role to play in the governance.
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May people have the opinion that currently India is in the midst of a
bloodless revolution. It is fight for change, the country is witnessing
a rampant corruption, abuse of official machinery, extreme economic
disparity, abuse of women and many other serious social and political issues. It is the emergence of a new political par ty- Aam Adami
Par ty commonly called AAP. This is lead by a former bureaucrat.
Arvind Kejriwal.
Let us look at leaders of the various political par ties: Arvind Kejariwal
star ted his career as a bureacrat an IRS officer. He was fed up with
the corruption in the system and worked with Ana Hazare in the drive
to pass the famous Jan Lokpal bill. The ruling par ties were playing
games and did not show any seriousness for the bill. Frustrated with
the attitude Kejriwal decided to enter politics and launch a new par ty
called AAP. The par ty showed unexpected good results in the elections for Delhi assembly. They got a chance to rule for 49 days before
Kejriwal resigned on moral grounds.
The United Progressive Alliance ( UPA) is a coalition of centre-left
political par ties in India. It was formed after 2004 general elections.
The biggest memeber of UPA is Indian National Congress whose president Sonia Gandhi is also chairperson of the UPA. The Gandhi scion
Rahul is at the forefront in the Congress campaign. Though he is not
named as the PM candidate it looks like an apparent choice. Rahul
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has been the party Vice President and been campaigning for the state
elections. Though this did not transform into seats for the par ty. He is
being helped by his mother and party president Mrs Sonia Gandhi and
his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
The National Democratic Alliance NDA is a coalition of political parties formed in 1998 with the biggest par ty being the BJP. In 2014 BJP
is projecting Narender Modi as the PM candidate. Modi is the current
CM of Gujarat and is termed as an efficient administrator. He is projected as a man with vision and has taken his home state on the path
of progress. Modi was tainted by the riots in Gujarat in 2002.
The third front refers various political alliances formed by smaller
regional parties. They are challenging INC and BJP.
At the begning of the election the political think tanks had assumed
this would a vote against ruling Congress anti incumbency factor. To
take advantage of the situation the BJP put its best bet forward in the
form of messiah of development Modi. A large section of media has
worked hard to project him as a man who has the talent and will take
the country forward.
The emergence of Aam Admai Par ty has upset many calculations. In
Nor th it has emerged as a force to be recon. It goes to the credit of Mr.
Kejriwal that in a shor t time he has taken his social movement to the
hearts of millions. The suppor t he got from the citizens should be an
eye opener to all political think tanks.
This clearly shows people were looking for a solution to end the
rotting corrupt and inefficient governance. The question which arises
is why were the other leading political parties not able to catch on this
agenda. The feeling of change is omnipresent then why did they neglect such
an important issue? Could they not hear the desperate voices of common
man are they not in touch with the what people want?
Indians are not isolated in this demand for end to these dishonest
means. The Arab Spring awakening which changed the ruling equations had its spontaneous inception in the sweet and blood of the man
in the street. Residents took up arms against governments who were
strong and involved in wrong doings. It is time when the rulers have
to change the mind set and bring for th the reforms.
I belong to Punjab and toured exclusively to understand the mood of
the people. I talked to top level and grass root level party workers of
BJP and Congress. I was trying to understand why they could not
capitalize on something which a non political element could. Most of
them treat AAP as another Manpreet Badal and PPP. They say it is
more of a hype and people would not vote. This would be clear on with
results on May 16. Irrespective of the number of seats AAP gets one
thing is clear with the kind of suppor t he is getting on his road shows
is that people want a change. They are looking for a system which is
efficient and works without greasing the palms. The rulers should do
this introspection within their workers and weed out the tainted ones.
This will go a long way in making a strong and vibrant India.
Pakistani poets pay tribute to Poet of the East
DESK REPORT
Toronto - An unprecedented International Urdu Mushaira was organized
by the Consulate General of Pakistan
in Toronto with the support of Izhar
International of renowned poetess
Zakia Ghazal and accomplished poet
and author Ashfaq Hussain recently.
A large number of dignitaries attended the event along with 500 other
guests who jam-packed the event
hall at Toronto Plaza Hotel that has
rarely witnessed such an overwhelming presence of Iqbal's admirers. Senator Salma Ataullahjan, the
first female of Pakistani origin in the
Canadian Parliament, was the chief
guest on the occasion. Dr Shafiq
Qaadri, MPP Etobicoke and Consul
General of India, Akhilesh Mishra
along with their spouses attended as
guests of honour at the invitation of
Pakistani Consul General and his
wife.
Proceedings of the Mushaira started
with the recitation from the Holy Quran
followed by Allama Iqbal's most famous poetic prayer Lub Pay Aati Hay
Dua Bankay Tamanna Meri, which
was sung collectively by the entire
audience. Prominent poets from Pakistan Dr Pirzada Qasim, Amjad Islam Amjad and Mahmood Shaam
were invited. Pakistani poets settled
in the USA, Rafiuddin Raz, Wakeel
Ansari and Khalid Irfan while Torontobased poets Ashfaq Hussain, Zakia
Ghazal, Anees Zuberi, Nuzhat
Siddiqui, Darakhshan Siddiqui,
Seema Naqvi, Nasreen Syed and
Faisal Azeem also presented their
poetic thoughts to pay homage to the
Poet of the East.
This was the first-ever Urdu Poetry
Symposium organized by the Consul General of Pakistan in Toronto.
The event was extensively covered
by media - both print and electronic.
The five-and-a-half -hour long event
was still not satiating to meet the
appetite of Urdu poetry lovers in GTA.
The program will reach hundreds of
thousands of viewers on TV One,
Rawal TV and ATN's South Asian
channels.
The audience greatly appreciated the
Consul General's initiative and con-
tinuously lauded the poets, especially the three eminent ones from
Pakistan. The Consul General, in his
address, expressed his gratitude to
the organizers and sponsors of the
event. While reflecting on the poetry
and the message of Allama Iqbal, he
underlined the need for spreading the
great poet's message among the
people of Pakistan, especially the
young generation, which constituted
60 per cent of the country's popula-
tion. He called for TV programs for
disseminating Allama Iqbal's message to the people instead of disturbing talk shows in the electronic media. He urged the visiting poets from
Pakistan to work out some strategy
in this regard. The Indian Consul General Akhilesh Mishra admired the
initiative of the Urdu Poetry Symposium and paid tribute to the thinker of
Pakistan. He said that Iqbal was
highly revered in his country. He ac-
knowledged that the capital of intellectuals in poetry in Pakistan was
much higher than any other country
in the world. He also paid huge tribute to the Consul General of Pakistan
Nafees Zakaria for his activism in
promoting the cultural, business and
social events that has not only
brought the Pakistanis closer among
themselves but has also been instrumental in bringing various South
Asian communities together.
CHANGE OF NAME
I, Manpreet Singh son of Sh. Gurmeet Singh holder of Indian Passport No. H 4396973 issued at Regional Passpost Office
Chandigarh on 02.06.2009, permanent resident of House No. 2097, Sector 19-C, Chandigarh and presently residing at 61,
Markbrook Lane, Unit 702, Etobicoke, Ontario- M9V5E7 do hereby change my name from Manpreet Singh to Manpreet
Singh Saini with immediate effect.
I, Sandeep Kaur daughter of Sh. Shiv Ram Singh holder of Indian Passport No. H 4395243 issued at Regional Passpost
Office Chandigarh on 29.05.2009, permanent resident of House No. 2097, Sector 19-C, Chandigarh and presently residing
at 61, Markbrook Lane, Unit 702, Etobicoke, Ontario- M9V5E7 do hereby change my name from Sandeep Kaur to Sandeep
Kaur Saini with immediate effect.
I, Manpreet Singh (to be changed as Manpreet Singh Saini) father of Mehakpreet Kaur holder of Indian Passport No. H
5365824 issued at Regional Passpost Office Chandigarh on 01.07.2009, permanent resident of House No. 2097, Sector
19-C, Chandigarh and presently residing at 61, Markbrook Lane, Unit 702, Etobicoke, Ontario- M9V5E7 do hereby change
my daughter name from Mehakpreet Kaur to Mehakpreet Kaur Saini with immediate effect.
I, Manpreet Singh (to be changed as Manpreet Singh Saini) father of Gurleen Kaur holder of Indian Passport No. J 5747848
issued at Regional Passpost Office Chandigarh on 02.02.2011, permanent resident of House No. 2097, Sector 19-C,
Chandigarh and presently residing at 61, Markbrook Lane, Unit 702, Etobicoke, Ontario- M9V5E7 do hereby change my
daughter name from Gurleen Kaur to Gurleen Kaur Saini with immediate effect.
I, Manpreet Singh (to be changed as Manpreet Singh Saini) father of Rijakpreet Singh holder of Indian Passport No. J
5748141 issued at Regional Passpost Office Chandigarh on 02.02.2011, permanent resident of House No. 2097, Sector
19-C, Chandigarh and presently residing at 61, Markbrook Lane, Unit 702, Etobicoke, Ontario- M9V5E7 do hereby change
my son name from Rijakpreet Singh to Rijakpreet Singh Saini with immediate effect.
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PM ANNOUNCES
RESEARCH PROJECTS
FOR AUTISM AND
ALZHEIMER PREVENTION
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces
paid internships in high-demand fields
P
rime Minister Stephen Harper recently announced significant
support for paid internships for post-secondary graduates.
These internships will help young Canadians get the skills
and work experience they need to find jobs in high-demand fields,
ensuring their full participation in the economy. The Prime Minister
was joined by Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social
Development and Minister for Multiculturalism. The support for the
internship initiative, which was provided in Economic Action Plan
2014, will help up to 3,000 post-secondary graduates take part in
full-time paid internships across the country in high-demand fields
such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics and the skilled
trades. The internships, which will last between six and 12 months,
will take place over the next two years and give participants the
opportunity to gain the real-life work experience and skills necessary
to succeed in the workplace now and in the future.
This initiative will also benefit many small and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) who are seeking qualified workers in select fields.
The internships will be offered through the Youth Employment
Program (YEP) of the National Research Council's Industrial
Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP), as well as by Employment
and Social Development Canada (ESDC)'s Career Focus Program.
NRC-IRAP's YEP will provide SMEs undertaking technical research
and development projects with financial assistance to hire highly
skilled post-secondary graduates. This will allow the graduates to
participate in research, development and commercialization of
technology activities. The additional internships delivered through
the ESDC's Career Focus Program will also provide post-secondary
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graduates with real-life work experience in different high-demand
fields. The support being announced in Economic Action Plan 2014
for this internship initiative is part of our Government's Youth
Employment Strategy (YES). Quick Facts Our Government
invests funds annually to support post-secondary education,
which includes providing students with financial assistance
such as Canada Student Loans and Canada Student Grants,
and specific programming targeted to First Nations and Inuit
students. Since 2006, YES has helped more than 555,000
young people develop skills, to the benefit of the Canadian
economy.
Quotes
"Our Government is committed to providing Canadians
with the workplace experience and skills necessary to fill jobs
in high-demand fields and succeed in the job market. Canadian
employers have told us that young graduates often lack handson work experience and we want to address that gap. The initiative
announced today will help to ensure that post-secondary graduates
get the skills and experience they need to find good jobs." - Prime
Minister Stephen Harper
"Too many young Canadian graduates find themselves
unemployed or under-employed, while employers are searching for
workers. That is why our Government is providing significant support
for internships to train Canada's youth for the skills that are in highdemand across the country, benefiting the economy and young
workers alike." - Prime Minister Stephen Harper See more at: http://pm.gc.ca/
Outstanding
Brampton
businesses
recognized at
gala ceremony
BRAMPTON, ON: The City of Brampton’s Economic
Development Office and the Brampton Board of Trade
honoured local businesses at the annual Brampton
Outstanding Business Achievement Awards gala event
last night at the Pearson Convention Centre.
With more than 550 business leaders in attendance,
nine Brampton businesses were presented with
Brampton Outstanding Business Achievement Awards
for demonstrating excellence in entrepreneurship and
business leadership, product innovation and technological achievement, increased employment, productivity and quality improvements, promotion, customer
service, reliability, community contribution and
environmental leadership.
“I’m proud to serve as Mayor of a City that is home to
hard-working and innovative entrepreneurs who
produce ground-breaking ideas and services. The
Brampton Outstanding Business Achievement Awards
honour and recognize businesses that have gone above
and beyond delivering excellence for their customers,”
said Mayor Susan Fennell. “The investment made by
entrepreneurs in our city helps strengthen our local
economy, creates exciting employment oppor tunities
and elevates Brampton’s unrivalled quality of life. I
congratulate al the nominees and our 2014 winners.”
Award recipients include:
Transportation & Logistics - CanAmex Transpor tation
Services Inc.
Retail - Tandoori Flame
Hospitality and Tourism - Hampton Inn by Hilton
Toronto/Brampton
Professional Services - Wilson Char tered Professional
Accountants
Manufacturing - Aircraft Appliances & Equipment Ltd
Young Entrepreneur - T by Daniel
Innovation and Technology - Black & White Logic
Award of Distinction for Community Contribution Mandarin Restaurant Franchise Corporation
BBOT Business Person of the Year - David Sharpe,
Director of Wealth Management with the Sharpe Way
Group at Scotia McLeod
Deepak Obhrai named as the 18th most influential person
among the Top 100 influencers of Canada's global future
Hon. Deepak Obhrai, P.C., M.P. and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of
Foreign Affairs and for International Human Rights, has been named by the Hill
Times newspaper's Power & Influence magazine as one of the "Top 100 Influencing
Canada's Global Future." Mr. Obhrai has been chosen as the 18th most influential
person. In its issue of April 28, 2014, the Hill Times says:
"He's not a policy heavyweight, but the foreign affairs workhorse. When the
PM refused to attend last fall's Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka because of
human rights concerns, Mr. Obhrai went instead. He is often the face of Canada
when the foreign minister's not around. For his eight years of service as
parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs, he was made a member of the Privy
Council and given the added responsibility for international human rights last
year. The Tanzanian-born Calgary MP with the trademark scarf is well regarded by
the foreign minister."
You can download the Hill Times' Power & Influence mag at http://
www.hilltimes.com/powerinfluence
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Minhas Lawyers
participate in the
Khalsa Day Parade
DESK REPORT
P
rime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that our
Government will be suppor ting five new research
projects in the areas of Alzheimer prevention and
Autism under its Canada Brain Research Fund. He also
announced additional federal funding towards the Azrieli
Neurodevelopmental Research Program, a key component of
the Fund. Prime Minister Harper was joined by members of
the Brain Canada Foundation, the Azrieli Foundation and the
Chagnon Family, who are par tnering in these initiatives
through a public-private par tnership funding model.
The research projects aim to discover new treatment and
prevention strategies to address Autism Spectrum Disorders,
Fragile X syndrome, and Alzheimer disease and related
disorders. Researchers at McGillUniversity, the University of
Toronto, McMasterUniversity, and the Centre for Addiction and
Mental Health will lead the projects. Suppor t is being
provided through donations from the Azrieli Foundation and
the National Bank, as well as the Chagnon Family and the
Canada Brain Research Fund, created by the Government of
Canada in 2011.
The new funding announced today will suppor t future research projects with a special focus on Autism Spectrum
Disorders and Fragile X syndrome, through the Azrieli
Neurodevelopmental Research Program.
The Canada Brain Research Fund provides suppor t to the
Brain Canada Foundation, which raises matching funds from
private donors and charitable contributions. The Brain Canada
Foundation is a registered charity headquar tered in Montréal
and is the only national non-profit organization devoted to
suppor ting all neuroscience research. The Azrieli
Foundation's mission is to suppor t and operate a range of
initiatives in various fields, including scientific and medical
research; the promotion of excellence in education and access to
education; tolerance and Holocaust education; and the advancement
of excellence in architecture and the arts. The Chagnon Family is
committed to suppor ting innovative research projects to help
prevent the onslaught of Alzheimer disease on the Canadian
population.
PROJECTS SUPPORTED IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH BRAIN CANADA, THE AZRIELI
FOUNDATION AND THE CHAGNON FAMILY
QUICK FACTS
The Canada Brain Research Fund was launched in 2011
between the Federal Government and the Brain Canada Foundation as a unique new funding par tnership to suppor t neuroscience research, resulting in one of the largest single publicprivate investments in health research in Canadian history.
On December 21, 2012, the Azrieli Foundation and the
Chagnon Family joined this par tnership with each announcing
major donations, which would be matched by the Federal
Government. Suppor t for the projects being announced today
flows from that investment.
In addition to the funding for the five projects being announced today, the Azrieli Foundation is also announcing an
additional investment into the overall fund, which will be
matched by the Federal Government.
Brain diseases, disorders and injuries represent one of the
leading causes of disability in the Canadian population.
Brain diseases are costly to patients, their families and care
givers, communities and the healthcare system.
QUOTES
“Millions of Canadians will suffer from neurological illnesses
during their lives, impacting their families and their communities. Our Government is using innovative new public-private
par tnerships to stretch dollars being used to improve the
neurological and mental health of Canadians.” – Prime Minister
Stephen Harper
“The five neuroscience projects being announced today are only
possible due to the generosity of the Azrieli Foundation and the
Chagnon family and matching funds from the Government of
Canada. These initiatives hold the potential to dramatically
improve the lives of those suffering from Alzheimer’s and
autism.” – Prime Minister Stephen Harper
MISSISSAUGA - Well known law firm Minhas Lawyers of
Mississauga put up a stall at Rexdale Gurdwara to offer
humble service to devotees during the annual Khalsa Day
parade held recently. This was in continuation of the same
tradition followed by the law firm that has been par t of the
Khalsa Day parade for the last many years. The three
Minhas brothers - Sarvpreet Minhas, Manpreet Minhas
and Rupinder Minhas - were seen serving langar to devotees. The stall was ably assisted by Manraj Bajwa,
Sukhraj Sandhu and Kashmir Dharni among dozens of
volunteers who par ticipated in this event. Some of the
devotees being served langar at the stall were heard congratulating Manpreet Minhas on his decision to fight nomination as Conservative par ty candidate from the newly
formed federal riding of Brampton East.
Home prices in
Toronto sky rocketing
ONTARIO - According to a recent Toronto Real Estate Board
(TREB) repor t home prices in Toronto are touching the sky
with average cost of a detached home touched the $1 million mark in April as GTA suffers from low inventory raking
the average rate to more than 10% from last April. Yudhvit
announced this during his recent show adding average sale
price of all kinds of home in GTA reached $577,898 last
month, while sales went up just 1.8% year over year.
Meanwhile, the average sale price across the GTA climbed
to 11.6% over April 2013. With an 18% price increase just
in Toronto, the rate of a semi-detached house got to
$702,332 and that of a detached house in April a $965,670
mark. Townhouse sales nosedived 8.3% in GTA, but prices
soared to 14.7% in Toronto to an average of $498,083. The
905 average sale price for a townhouse was $410,270, up
9.6%. Condo sales were went up also by 3.2%. The average
sale price in 416 regions reached to 1.8% over last April, at
$384,758. Resale condo prices in 905 regions ascended by
8.1% to $296,078.
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INDIA ELECTIONS
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN
CONTD. FROM PAGRE 5
But he agreed with Dr Sharda that change is in the air
and in fact BJP replaced Vijay Goel with Dr.
Harshvardhan who had a clean image as their Chief
Ministerial Candidate during Delhi Assembly elections.
In his campaign blitz on the last day in Uttar Pradesh,
Modi invoked Lord Ram in Faizabad and stormed Amethi
to campaign for BJP candidate Smriti Irani, saying
people now want a "change". The eighth phase of polls
saw Rahul's sister Priyanka's extensive campaign in
Amethi where she attacked the BJP prime ministerial
candidate while seeking votes for Congress.
In Uttar Pradesh, besides grandsons of former prime
Minister Indira Gandhi - Rahul and Varun, Union
Minister Beni Prasad Verma (Gonda) and cricketerturned-politician Mohd Kaif (Phulpur) are among 243
candidates in the fray in this phase.
Also Congress state president Nirmal Khatri (Faizabad)
and poet-turned-politician and Aam Aadmi Paty's Kumar
Vishwas (Amethi) are contesting. In Amethi, while
Vishwas is banking on the power of "aam aadmi", Irani
is trying to cash in on Modi wave and by highlighting
"lack of development" in Rahul's 10 year regime as MP.
Varun, who was last time elected from Pilibhit, has
shifted his base and is pitted against Amita Singh, wife
of MP Sanjay Singh. This phase is crucial for Congress
as of 15 seats spread over 17 districts, seven were won
by the party in 2009 polls while five seats are with the
BSP and SP had won three seat.
72 candidates are contesting in six seats in West Bengal
where Modi raised the emotive issue of illegal
immigrants, drawing a sharp reaction from Trinamool
Congress chief Mamata Banerjee who called the BJP
PM candidate a "paper tiger" and accused him of
stoking communal fire.
Modi hit back at Banerjee daring her to prove herself a
"real tiger" by taking action against the culprits in the
Saradha scam.
Pressure is on the Left Front in this round to retain the
six seats it had won the last time as nine-time MP
Basudeb Acharia, former actresses Moonmoon Sen and
Sandhya Roy and singer Babul Supriyo are expected to
give a tough fight.
In Bihar, where 118 candidates are contesting, former
Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad's wife Rabri Devi is
seeking to make her debut in the Lok Sabha from Saran,
which is among the seven seats in the state going for
polls on May 7. Rabri is pitted against BJP leader Rajiv
Pratap Rudy.
Both Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are going for a
single-phased election.. While Himachal Pradesh has
four seats, Uttarakhand has five. Baramulla and Ladakh
in Jammu and Kashmir are also going to polls in this
phase.
After the Telangana region voted in the last phase, it is
now the turn for Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh
to cast votes in eighth phase, with 333 candidates
contesting from 25 Lok Sabha seats. The main contest
appears to be between the TDP-BJP combine and
YSRCP. Lok Sabha and assembly elections are being
held simultaneously in Andhra Pradesh. These are the
last Lok Sabha and Assembly polls being held in the
undivided Andhra Pradesh. Telangana will come into
being as the 29th state of the country on June 2.
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OMAR WARNS MODI
AGAINST ‘INTIMIDATING
KASHMIRI STUDENTS’
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday warned the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra
Modi against what he called intimidating the Kashmiri students at different universities.
With reference to a recent incident in which a group of Kashmiri
students were allegedly forced to shout pro-India and antiPakistan slogans, roughed up and terrorised at a college hostel in Noida, Mr. Abdullah said at a rally in nor thern Kashmir
that such acts of intimidation would only serve to alienate Mr.
Modi to Kashmiris. He alleged that Mr. Modi’s henchmen had
trooped into a hostel and terrorised the students.
“In a statement, Mr. Modi has attempted to denigrate the
Kashmiris in the entire country as a communal race,” Mr.
Abdullah said. “Mr. Modi, we are the people who raised the
slogan of the Hindu-Muslim-Sikh unity. We have held this
country’s flag high out of our conviction, not out of any compulsion. Be cautious that this act of yours to send your henchmen to the universities to terrorise the Kashmiri students will
not help you to win the hearts of the Kashmiris. It will only
take you away far ther from them.”
“Mr. Modi, you should learn [how to protect] your guests
from us. Every year, we receive hundreds of tourists and
pilgrims. We treat them all as our guests. We take them on
our shoulders to perform the pilgrimage and send them back
home hale and hear ty. When the situation deteriorates here,
not one of them is harmed a bit. This is our respect for our
guests,” Mr. Abdullah said.
Police asks Kumar Vishwas's
wife, family members to
leave Amethi, claims AAP
LUCKNOW: A posse of police swooped on par ty candidate
Kumar Vishwas's house late on Monday night, asking all family members who are not voters of Amethi to leave or else
they will be arrested.
Though police said that it was enforcing orders of the Election
Commission to make 'outsiders' leave Amethi after the time
of campaigning ended on Monday evening, AAP leaders accused police and district administration of targeting only their
par ty, while ignoring Congress and BJP.
The police first arrived at Vishwas's house at Awas Vikas
Colony at around 10.45pm asking family members who are
not voters of Amethi to leave or else they would be arrested.
A verbal duel ensued when Vishwas rejected police's argument that his wife, sisters and children will also have to
leave. He also challenged them to carry out similar exercise
at places like Munshiganj guest house where Congress leaders are staying and BJP offices. While the confrontation was
on, some AAP volunteers informed media-persons and
tweeted photographs of police surrounding Vishwas's house.
The police left at around 11.15pm when some TV channels
arrived to cover the action live. However, as soon as channels left, police came back again.
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AT FINAL CABINET MEETING,
PM STOPS $400-MN FDI DEAL
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SC dismisses Ashok Chavan’s
petition in paid news case
The Supreme Court on Monday said that the Election Commission
was empowered to inquire into the allegation of paid news if the
expenses for the same are not being reflected in the election return
filed by the candidate.
The apex court bench of Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar and Justice
Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla said this while dismissing a plea
by former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.
Having held that the Commission can inquire into the allegation, the
court dismissed the plea by Mr. Chavan, who had challenged the
Delhi High Court order, holding that the commission can inquire into
the allegations of paid news if same was not disclosed by the
candidate in his election expenses returns.
The court said that the Commission will hold day-to-day hearing
and decide the complaint in 45 days.
Mr. Chavan, in 2009 Assembly election had won from Bhokar seat
in Nanded. His opponent, independent candidate Madhav Kinhalkar,
filed a complaint with the Election Commission, accusing him of
hiding expenses on a ‘paid’ supplement titled Ashok Parva (The era
of Ashok) in a leading Marathi daily.
Mr. Chavan and the daily’s management denied the allegation saying that the supplement was not a paid one.
The Election Commission probed into Mr. Kinhalkar’s allegations.
The Delhi High Court in 2010 declined Mr. Chavan’s plea seeking
the stay of the Election Commission proceedings. He then moved
the apex court in November 2011.
Even as the Bharatiya Janata Par ty has demanded that the
government refrain from crucial decisions and appointments at
the fag end of its term, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh “struck
off” a $400-million foreign investment proposal from KKR, a
Manhattan-headquar tered specialist in leveraged takeovers of
managements, at the final Cabinet meet on Thursday.
Dr. Singh’s inter vention “perhaps aver ted another controversy
at the fag end of the election,” a source said.
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and Deputy Chairman
of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia said at the
meeting that the government could approve the deal as the
Foreign Investment Promotion Board had recommended that the
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approve it, highly
placed sources close to Dr. Singh told The Hindu, requesting
anonymity. The Prime Minister, however, refused to listen to his
Cabinet colleagues and an ‘asser tive’ Dr. Singh struck the
proposal off, they said.
KKR was formerly known as Kohlberg Kravis Rober ts, whose
leveraged buyout of a U.S. tobacco and food conglomerate, RJR
Nabisco, in the 1980s inspired the film Barbarians at the Gate.
“… the Prime Minister might have had the firm’s reputation at
DR. SINGH REFUSED TO LISTEN TO
CHIDAMBARAM, MONTEK AHLUWALIA;
AVERTED ANOTHER CONTROVERSY
the back of his mind,” the source said.
The foreign direct investment policy for Indian manufacturers of
injectables has been the bone of contention at several Cabinet
meetings, with Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma
and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad ranged against Mr.
Chidambaram.
Mr. Sharma has pressed for lowering the FDI cap from 100 per
cent. Mr. Chidambaram, however, is in favour of keeping the
policy unchanged to avoid sending wrong signals to investors.
Hence, the Cabinet last year decided against a review.
KKR wants to buy a 37.98 per cent stake in Hyderabad-based
Gland Pharma, which develops and manufactures generic
injectables primarily for the U.S. market, but also for India and
other semi-regulated markets. The deal involves a 29.4% share
purchase in Gland Celsus Bio Chemicals from an existing
investor.
COURT RECORDS STATEMENT
OF RAJA IN 2G CASE
A Delhi court on Monday recorded the statement of former Telecom
Minister A. Raja, a key accused in the 2G spectrum allocation case.
Special CBI Judge O.P. Saini started the recording of the statement
of the accused by saying that it was a “direct conversation” between the accused and the judge.
“Now the statement of accused will be recorded. It is a direct
conversation between the accused and the judge...you (accused)
may chose to reply or not reply,” the judge said.
Meanwhile, the special court, which was also scheduled to record
the statements of promoters of Essar Group and Loop Telecom,
who are facing trial in a case arising out of the probe into the 2G
spectrum scam, deferred their deposition before it to May 19.
“I think there will be no time for you today. The matter is adjourned
for recording of statement of accused to May 19,” the judge said.
The court had recorded statements of 153 CBI witnesses, including
Anil Ambani, his wife Tina, former corporate lobbyist Niira Radia
and Attorney-General G.E. Vahanvati. Besides Raja and DMK MP
Kanimozhi, former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura, Raja’s erstwhile private secretary R.K. Chandolia, Swan Telecom promoters
Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka, Unitech Ltd MD Sanjay
Chandra, Reliance ADAG executives — Gautam Doshi, Surendra
Pipara and Hari Nair — are facing trial in the case.
THREE MILITANTS KILLED IN
ASSAM ENCOUNTER
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday apprised Congress president Sonia Gandhi of the situation in the massacre-hit Bodo Territorial Administration Districts of Baska and Kokrajhar when she rang
up him and assured him of help. The police have registered five
cases in connection with the killings and arrested 26 persons. In
Sonitpur and Udalguri districts, three National Democratic Front of
Boroland (Songbijit) militants were killed in two encounters with a
joint team of the police, the Central Reserve Police Force and the
Army. The police said the outfit had carried out the massacres in
Baska and Korajahar on Thursday and Friday to avenge the killing of
three of their cadres in an encounter in Sonitpur on Wednesday.
However, the affected people, the All India United Democratic Front,
which is the major Opposition party in the State, the Sanmilita
Janagosthiya Aikyamancha (SJA) and some of its constituent
organisations pointed a finger at the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF),
the ruling party in the BTAD. They alleged that the former cadres of
the erstwhile Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) had carried out the attacks on Muslim families as a BPF legislator and senior leader,
Pramila Rani Brahma, had alleged that the party candidate from the
Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency, Chandan Brahma, was likely to
lose the elections as the majority Muslims had not voted for him.
Ms. Brahma later withdrew the statement on a party directive. The
BPF was formed by former leaders of the erstwhile BLT.
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CANADA ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS
AGAINST 16 RUSSIAN ENTITIES
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continue to increase economic pressure on Russia and those
responsible for the crisis in Ukraine.
"We remain committed to working with our allies to preserve
and promote a free, democratic and peaceful world, and will take
further actions if Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity
continues to be threatened."
Source - pmo.gc.ca
THE 66TH ANNIVERSARY OF
ISRAEL'S INDEPENDENCE
THE DEEP FRIENDSHIP THAT CANADA
ENJOYS WITH ISRAEL IS ROOTED IN
THESE SHARED VALUES - HARPER
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
meets with General Philip
Breedlove, Commander of U.S.
European Command and NATO
Supreme Allied Commander
Europe, to discuss Canada's
support of NATO's reassurance
measures in Central and Eastern
Europe in response to the
situation in Ukraine. PMO photo
by Deb Ransom
Prime Minister Stephen
Harper today issued the
following statement announcing
that Canada has imposed
economic sanctions against 16
additional Russian entities:
"Russia's illegal occupation
of Ukraine and provocative
military activity remains a serious
concern to the international
community. "The measures we
are announcing today will
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel's Independence Day:
"Today, on the 66th anniversary of the founding of the State of
Israel, I would like to extend my warmest regards to all those
celebrating Yom Ha'atzmaut.
"The story of Israel is a great example to the world. It is a story
of a people who have overcome great suffering and unspeakable tragedy to realize a two thousand year old dream and
build a nation based on the values of freedom and democracy.
"The deep friendship that Canada enjoys with Israel is rooted in
these shared values and it is my hope that this relationship
will only continue to grow stronger with each passing year.
Canada is proud to suppor t the Jewish State of Israel. We believe that the Jewish people deserve the oppor tunity to live
safely and peacefully in their ancestral homeland.
Source - pmo.gc.ca
VARELA WINS PANAMA
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Vice-President Juan Carlos Varela was declared the victor of
Panama’s presidential election on Sunday, thwar ting an attempt
by former ally President Ricardo Mar tinelli to extend his grip on
power by electing a handpicked successor.
With 60 per cent of ballots counted, officials said Mr. Varela led
with 39 per cent of the votes, compared to 32 per cent for former
Housing Minister Jose Domingo Arias, the preferred choice of
Mr. Mar tinelli. Juan Carlos Navarro, a former mayor of the capital, was in third in the seven-candidate field with 27 per cent.
Mr. Varela, who takes office on July 1, dedicated his victory to
Panama’s democracy when the Electoral Tribunal’s chief magistrate notified him by telephone of his victory.
2 CHINESE SAILORS DIE IN
PACIFIC AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES
Two Chinese sailors died and six are believed to be missing
after their boat sank in the Pacific Ocean, an official at DavisMonthan Air Force Base said on Sunday.
Maj. Sarah Schwennesen said that a Venezuelan fishing boat
repor ted finding 11 sailors floating in a raft on Friday afternoon.
She said the Venezuelan crew said four sailors were badly
burned. Two later died of their injuries.
Airmen from the 563rd Rescue Group parachuted into the water
on Saturday afternoon and used inflatable boats to reach the
Venezuelan vessel, which is 1,100 nautical miles west of Cabo
San Lucas, Mexico, Maj. Schwennesen said. They treated the
injured sailors Saturday and into Sunday morning.
Strong earthquake jolts Tokyo
A strong ear thquake jolted Tokyo early Monday, rattling windows and nerves though there were no initial repor ts of major
damage.
The national broadcaster NHK, citing local authorities, said 17
people were repor ted injured, some of them from falls as the
quake struck.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake at 5.18 am
(local time) had a magnitude of 6.0 and was centered 160
kilometres under the seabed near Izu Oshima island south of
Tokyo.
The quake was felt across a wide area of Japan, with the strongest shaking registered in central Tokyo, the agency reported.
Tokyo Fire Depar tment repor ted that four people were injured,
but details were not immediately available.
NHK repor ted some delays in train services on Monday and
said speed restrictions were imposed briefly on expressways in
the affected area as a precaution.
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61ST NATIONAL AWARDS CEREMONY
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HIT AND RUN CASE
Trouble continues for Salman
PRANAB MUKHERJEE AND GULZAR.
Ranveer Singh gifts a ‘love’ pendant
to girlfriend Deepika Padukone?
Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who is riding high on the success of four back-to-back hits in 2013, is under the scanner every
minute. And the most recent is a new pendant that she has been
spor ting ever since her return from IIFA awards last week.
According to repor ts, Deepika Padukone has been gifted a pendant
with ‘Love’ embossed on it by her rumoured beau Ranveer Singh.
While on ‘Koffee With Karan’, both Deepika and Ranveer (who had
appeared separately) denied dating each other, however the host and
filmmaker Karan Johar was not convinced.
Deepika Padukone’s outing with Ranveer Singh at IIFA awards in
Tampa Bay, Florida, also raised a few eyebrows as to what was brewing between the two. Deepika’s selfie before a recent awards show in
New Delhi which shows Ranveer Singh in the mirror reflection is
also doing the rounds on social networking sites.
Deepika Padukone was spotted wearing the same pendant while returning to Mumbai. The actress was dressed in a casual white sweater
and jeans, had a shining golden pendant around her neck.
Deepika Padukone has never shied away from showing off her love to
the world. The actress, who has earlier dated Ranbir Kapoor, had
inked his initials ‘RK’ on her nape to mark her love for the actor.
However, after the two separated, she got the tattoo redesigned to
look like a flower instead. But this time it looks like Deepika has
learned her lesson and instead of getting her self inked she seems to
wear her ‘love’.
Post the success of ‘Ram-Leela’, Deepika and Ranveer will be seen
in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Bajirao Mastani’.
A sessions cour t Monday began the retrial in the 2002 hit-and-run
case involving Bollywood actor Salman Khan, with the par tial deposition of witnesses.
The witnesses included Samba Gowda who had drawn the list of
ar ticles (panchnama) seized by police on the day of the incident, Sep
28, 2002. Gowda informed public prosecutor J. Kenjalkar that the car
involved in the accident was a big vehicle that rammed into a laundry
and its bumper hit the shop's shutters.
He said he saw glass pieces, number plate and bits of the bumper
lying at the scene of the accident that were collected by police and a
list was made.
He expressed readiness to identify the articles.
Two other witnesses were discharged as they had already admitted
the lists recorded by them.
The prosecution said it had submitted a list of 64 witnesses but
would not examine all of them in
the retrial.
Sessions Judge D.W. Deshpande
directed the prosecution to
present May 2 the first person injured in the accident in which Salman
Khan's vehicle was involved, followed by the
witnesses to the accident.
The witnesses injured in the incident
are Mohammed K.
Shaikh, Mohammed
M. Shaikh and
Mamu Khan. Salman
Khan is accused of
driving his SUV onto
pavement dwellers near a bakery in
Bandra that night 12
years ago, leaving one
dead and four people injured.
Shilpa Shetty named
'Spalicious Mom', elated
SAD ENDING: HRITHIK-SUSSANNE'S
KIDS TO BE IN SUSSANNE'S CUSTODY
Hrithik Roshan flew down from Florida to Mumbai late on Monday
night. On Wednesday morning at around 10.30am, he and wife
Sussanne Khan came to the Bandra family cour t where they filed
for divorce. The couple, whose companionship spans a period of 17
years, was married for 10 years, and they recently (December 2013)
went their separate ways. It has emerged that another hearing has
been scheduled for six months from now.
When contacted, lawyer Dipesh Mehta divulged a few details. He
said, `I am representing both Hrithik and Sussanne; they have filed
for divorce by mutual consent. The counsellor has submitted the
report and the next hearing will take place on October 31. The custody of their kids, Hrehaan and Hridaan, has been awarded to
Sussanne.` With the couple filing for divorce, rumours about their
getting back together have been put to rest. Says a source close to
the couple, `As their friends, we suppor t their decision, but we had
hoped that things would end differently. The kids will now be with
Sussanne and Hrithik did not object to this. In fact, no allegations
have been made by either party. The divorce is expected to come
through by October end.`
THE FINAL HEARING OF HRITHIK-SUSSANNE
DIVORCE IS SLATED TO TAKE PLACE ON OCTOBER
31 WHILE THE CUSTODY OF THEIR KIDS HRIDAAN
AND HREHAAN IS GIVEN TO SUSSANNE KHAN
She is as svelte and stunning a mother of a two-year-old as she was
when she danced to the tunes of "Chura ke dil mera". Shilpa Shetty,
who was given the title of 'Spalicious Mom' at an awards event here,
says she takes the awards as "compliments".
Breaking into a laughter on being congratulated for being a 'Spalicious
Mom', Shilpa told IANS: "What does it mean? I have no inkling of what
it means. I don't understand it really, but an award is always a compliment and so, I am happy and excited about this."
Shilpa, who co-owns spa and wellness chain IOSIS along with business partner and cosmetologist Kiran Bawa, also couldn't contain her
excitement that two IOSIS outlets won an award each at the recently
held seventh GeoSpa asiaSpa India awards 2013 here.
IOSIS, Shilpa said, has eight outlets so far, and nine more are in the
pipeline.
Married to businessman Raj Kundra, the actress' business acumen
seems to be getting stronger by the day. She says the franchise model
has worked in favour of IOSIS, and that it has helped them to explore
places like Benares, Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Pune, apar t from some
of the metros.
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Upcoming
BOLLYWOOD Movies
SEAL,
RWANI, ADITYA
CAST: TANUJ VI
I, SARIKA,
RATI AGNIHOTR
IZABELLE LEITE,
,
PARAM BAIDWAN
MANOJ PAHWA,
KAD
OR, RAGHAV KA
KASHYAP KAPO
SSU
BA
JI
USHRI CHATTR
DIRECTOR: TAN
RATING: *1/2
HAWAA HAWAAI
RELEASE DATE:
May 09 ,2014
STAR CAST:
Saqib Saleem, Par tho Gupte, Pragya
DIRECTOR(S):
Amole Gupte
PRODUCER(S):
Amole Gupte
WRITER :
Amole Gupte
LYRICS :
Amole Gupte
'PURANI JEANS' IS NOTHING MORE
THAN A SCUFFED ENTERTAINER
In the coming of age cinema where majority of cine creators are
trying to come up with something out-of-the-box every-time they
deliver something pleasurable for the viewers, Purani Jean's script
writer and director Tanushri Chattrji Bassu preferred to bank up
on potency of tried and tested "Love Triangle" formula of movie
making. To make her abstract cine concept a reality, she roped in
youngsters like Tanuj Virwani, Aditya Seal, Izabelle Leite et al under
the umbrella of Purani Jeans.
Purani Jean primarily narrates the saga of self proclaimed "Kasauli
Cowboys" Siddhar th Rai alias Sid (Tanuj Vir wani) and Samuel
Lawrence alias Sam (Aditya Seal) who are much more than best
buddies ever-since their childhood. And besides they have Bobby
Shekhawat (Param Baidwan), Tino Kathuria (Kashyap Kapoor) and
Susheel Sharma alias Suzy (Raghav Kakkad) in their gang of fantastic five.
Sam who belongs to an influential yet somewhat dysfunctional
family, having an alcoholic mother (Sarika) and an oppor tunist
step father has his own set of personal familial issues, because
top
10
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1
Film: 2 States
LOCHA-EULFAT
FILM
SONG
2
Ragini MMS 2
Baby Doll
3
2 States
Mast Magan
4
Ragini MMS 2
Chaar Botal Vodka
5
Main Tera Hero
Palat
6
Youngistaan
Mere Khuda
7
2 States
Offo
8
Youngistaan
Suno Na Sangemarmar
9
2 States
Chaandaniya
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Kaanchi
Tu Sab Kuch Re
MOVIE COLLECTIONS
HIT OR FLOP MIDWEEK
BEWAKOOFIYAAN
AVERAGE
QUEEN
HIT
GULAAB GANG
BELOW AVERAGE
SHAADI KE SIDE EFFECTS
SEMI-HIT
KOCHADAIIYAAN
RELEASE DATE:
May 09, 2014
STAR CAST:
Rajinikanth,Deepika Padukone,R.
Sarathkumar,Sneha,Aadhi,Shobana,Jackie Shroff,Nasser
DIRECTOR(S):
Sunil Lulla
PRODUCER(S):
Soundarya Rajnikanth
MUSIC DIRECTOR(S):
of which he prefers the company of his chuddy-buddies and shares
a special bond with Sid's mom (Rati Agnihotri). Things halcyon
for this gang of boys, and especially Sid and Sam till the time,
Nayantara (Izabelle Leite), comes in their lives and both the BFFs
fall in love with her.
With the frames rolling ahead, it's revealed that Nayantara loves
Sid and when she gets to know about Sam's feelings for her, she
asks Sid to tell about their relationship to Sam. So what follows
subsequently, does Sid sacrifices his love for his friendship or is
it Sam who makes way for Sid? To know try Tanushri Chattrij's old
ale in new bottle "Purani Jean".
Well there is no denying the fact that the story-line which Tanushri
tried to push forward in the form of "Purani Jeans", where two
buds fall in love with same girl dates back to Mesozoic era. Although in order to showcase a mild degree of variance, she experimented with the milieu and the backgrounds of the protagonists, but even that tryout of hers in no manner manages to grab
your attention and rather adds to the anguish of the viewers.
Even the screenplay of "Purani Jean" looks like a half-baked, halfsteamed insipid pudding. With constant prevalence of 'inapt execution' and 'confusion' even screenplay of "Purani Jeans" fails in
reaching out to the hear ts of the masses and looks nothing more
than a melodramatic affair. On one hand where first half of the
movie looks like a humdr um affair, second half fur ther adds to
devastation, where entire premise and flow of narration, and even
the captivating coefficient gets buried in the depth of Mariana
trench. Although 'Purani Jeans' is touted to be a movie about friendship and love, but even on that front it lacks the warmth which is
required to make it a hear t-warming cine affair.
Although its Tanuj Vir wani who is the so called leading man of
'Purani Jeans', but in reality it's Aditya Seal who steals the show.
Be it dialogue delivery or emotional expressiveness Tanuj keeps on
struggling through out the run time. On the the other hand his other counterpar t, Aditya Seal looks more confident and up-till great extent succeeds in portraying his character quite conveniently. While being the love
interest of Sam and Sid, Nayantara aka Izabelle Leite is just OK, but still
needs to brush her acting skills if she really want to carve a niche in
Bollywood. Supporting cast comprising of Rati Agnihotri, Sarika, Manoj
Pahwa, Param Baidwan, Kashyap Kapoor, Raghav Kakad are reasonably good. To sum up, with a thoroughly "Worn-out and Puraanaa"
cine idea at its core, "Puraani Jeans" is undoubtedly a passable
cine drama. Therefore I am going ahead with one and a half out of
five stars for "Purani Jeans".
A. R. Rahman
THE XPOSE
RELEASE DATE:
May 23, 2014
STAR CAST: Himesh Reshammiya, Irrfan Khan, Zoya Afroz, Sonali
Raut, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Adil Hussain, Ananth Narayan Mahadevan,
Rajesh Sharma, Bharat Dabholkar, Jessy Randhawa, Ashwini Dhar,
Kunal Thakur, Nakul Vaid, Kanika Dang, Naresh Suri
HEROPANTI
RELEASE DATE:
STAR CAST:
May 23, 2014
Tiger Shroff, Kriti Sanon, Sandeep Dhar, Vikram Singh
DIRECTOR(S): Sabbir Khan
PRODUCER(S): Sajid Nadiadwala
Kajol is a mighty mamma
Chhota Bheem, the
nine-yearold animated hero of the
children TV series,
has already graduated to the big screen
with two hit films,
Chhota Bheem and
the
Curse
of
Damyaan (2012) and Chhota Bheem and the Throne of Bali
(2013). Afraid of choking the market with more, Rajiv Chilaka,
the CEO of Green Gold Animation, the producer-distributor of
the series, decided against completing a hat-trick this summer. Instead, he turned his attention to his other and even
younger superhero, Mighty Raju, who is just four. Raju will
now be seen in a film.
Mighty Raju: Rio Calling is complete and awaiting the censor
nod. "If all goes well, we'd like to release the film on May 16.
Our research shows that young children are drawn to spor ts
action adventure flicks with superhero masala," says Rajiv,
who flew out a team of 10, including writers, animators and
even musicians to the Brazilian capital which is gearing up
to host the FIFI World Cup in June and the Olympics in 2016.
"We studied the way the locals dressed, spoke and interacted and even got a few songs recorded by Latino musicians and ar tistes there." Meanwhile, at FICCI Frames this
year, the company's stall had an enthusiastic visitor who
happily posed with their Mighty mascot. Since she watches
both shows with her kids, Yug and Nyasa, and chats with
them about the characters, Kajol knew all about Chhota
Bheem and Mighty Raju. "They are not just enter taining
shows but they also offer a peek into our culture, mythology and roots through an interesting narrative which I appreciate," she says.
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SUED! BOLLYWOOD CELEBS WHO
TOOK THEIR PEERS TO COURT
request to Digvijay Singh Ji to have a strip show of Sunny Leone in the
function of his marriage and I will pay Rs 1crore to the Congress
par ty fund. (sic)` In response to this tweet, Sunny Leone's lawyer
now will be filing a fresh complaint against him.
Advocate Rizwan Siddiquee, who is representing Sunny Leone, says,
`It is indeed shocking to note that despite filing an FIR against Kamaal
R Khan more than a year ago under Sections 500, 504, 509 of the
Indian Penal Code 1860 and Section 66(A) of Information Technology
Act, the police seems to have taken no serious cognizance of the
complaint, as a result of which, Kamaal R Khan has apparently once
again sought to harass my client without any fear.
This has now become a very serious issue and shows the functioning
of the police in a poor light. I am therefore constrained to issue a final
notice to the police to take immediate cognizance of these offences.
If the police fail to perform its duties, then I shall be constrained to file
appropriate proceedings against the depar tment besides star ting proceedings against Kamaal R Khan.`
Sunny Leone again complained to the cops against Kamaal R Khan
for defaming her on twitter. A look at cases where stars took legal
action against other names from the industry...
In February last year, actress Sunny Leone had lodged a complaint
with the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell of Mumbai Police against
Kamaal R Khan for falsely attributing controversial comments on rape
to her on his microblogging page. The actor had posted, `Yeh lo...Sunny
Leone says, 'Rape is not a crime; it's just surprise sex' (sic).
With Kamaal R Khan recently tweeting that he was willing to pay Rs
1 crore to see Sunny Leone perform at Digvijaya Singh's wedding, the
actress is again seeking police help against Khan
On May 1, Kamaal R Khan wrote on a social networking site, `I
Bollywood celebrities taking potshots at each other is one thing, but
filing cases or complaints against one's peers is another matter.
hitlist takes a look at instances where film personalities were under
legal attack from their colleagues...
Kangana's affair with Aditya Panscholi came out in the open when the
former filed a police complaint against him for physical abuse. The
actress was dating the actor-turned-filmmaker despite knowing that
he was married to yesteryear actress, Zarina Wahab.
Apparently, it all star ted when Ranaut found support in actor Aditya
Panscholi and his wife Zarina Wahab, who she then considered to be
her 'family away from home'. At first, Ranaut declined to speak about
it openly, despite making several public appearances with him.
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In 2007, it was repor ted that Ranaut had filed a police complaint
against Pancholi for physically assaulting her under the influence of
alcohol. The following year, Pancholi confirmed the affair in an interview, saying that he had co-habiting with Ranaut in the past.
On September 12 last year, the local metropolitan magistrate's court
at Andheri issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Bollywood
actress Preity Zinta in connection with a cheque bouncing case.
The complaint was filed by Abbas Tyrewala, dialogue writer of the
2013 movie, Ishkq in Paris; Tyrewala went to cour t claiming that a
cheque of R18.9 lakh had bounced. In her defence, Preity said that
she had made the payment due to him.
At its last hearing, the cour t imposed a fine of R5,000 on Preity Zinta
for non-appearance and a non-bailable arrest warrant was also issued, since she did not turn up in cour t for the hearing. In a setback to
the actress, the Bombay High Cour t refused to quash proceedings
against her asking her to face trial.
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Kim, Kanye wedding reports false
REPORTS OF SOCIALITE KIM KARDASHIAN'S
WEDDING WITH SINGER AND FIANCE KANYE WEST
ARE FALSE, A KNOWLEDGEABLE SOURCE SAID.
According to rumours, the duo got married in a secret ceremony held
here, but a source rubbished them saying that Kim remains a brideto-be, while the Kardashians have not commented on the rumours
yet, repor ts people.com.
After cementing their status in the fashion world by snagging a cover
of the popular Vogue magazine, the 36-year-old and Kim flew into
New York City for the annual Met Ball.
The jet-setting mother to 11-month-old North with West recently returned from Paris, where she toured fashion houses like Balmain and
Lanvin and fuelled speculation about her couture wedding gown.
The couple is expected to marry at France's opulent Chateau Louis
XIV May 24.
CHRISTINA AGUILERA
ROCKED AT NEW ORLEANS
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LEONARDO DICAPRIO
BUYS 10M HOME
LEONARDO DICAPRIO HAS SPLASHED OUT
$10 MILLION ON A NEW APARTMENT.
The 'Wolf of Wall Street' actor has bought a two-bedroom
fourth-floor property at the Delos building in New York's
Greenwich Village, and the complex - which has WELL
certification for its holistic approach to improving human
wellness - boasts facilities including vitamin C-infused showers,
purified air and water, and a circulated aromatherapy air supply.
The property also boasts posture-supportive heat reflexology
flooring and 'dawn simulation' provided by a circadian lighting
design. In addition, Donna Karan's Urban Zen is providing
the building's residents with a 'wellness concierge' to ''curate
and coordinate your daily wellness experience,'' the New York
Post newspaper reports.
Until a luxury duplex apartment in the same building is sold,
Leonardo has also been told he can use a $1 million parking
space which comes with the neighbouring property.
The 39-year-old actor has been on a property buying spree
recently, splashing out $8 million last month on an apartment
adjacent to a $4 million home he already owns in the ecofriendly 2 River Terrace in Battery Park City.
Pattinson steps out with
a mystery blonde
Singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera, who is expecting her
first child with fiance Matt Rutler, gave a very energetic
per formance at a Jazz Festival.
The 33-year-old singer, who already has a son from previous relationship, flaunted her growing baby bump in a little
black dress while per forming at the New Orleans Jazz &
Heritage Festival on May 2, repor ted Ace Showbiz.
During the more-than-an-hour set, Aguilera per formed 'Lady
Marmalade', 'Ain't No Other Man', 'Candyman', 'Beautiful'
and 'What a Girl Wants' among others. She had brought A
Great Big World's Ian Axel for their collaboration, 'Say
Something'.
The singer also covered songs including Maroon 5's 'Moves Like
Jagger' and Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' among others. Bruce
Springsteen and his The E Street Band also took the stage at the
festival and performed several hits.
Twilight star Robert Pattinson was recently seen stepping
out with a mystery blonde from a bar here.
They left The Little Door at 1 a.m. Friday, reports
dailymail.co.uk.
The actor, who wore a black jacket over a white T-shirt, and
faded black jeans, stuck close to his female companion as
they headed down West 3rd Street.
Pattinson, who once dated actress Kristen Stewart, was also
romantically linked with singer Katy Perry.
DELHI DAREDEVILS
INDIANS: Dinesh Kar thik, Murali Vijay, Mohammed Shami, Manoj
Tiwar y, Jaidev Unadkat, Kedar Jadhav, Rahul Sharma, Mayank
Agarwal, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Shahbaz Nadeem, Saurabh Tiwary,
Siddar th Kaul, Rahul Shukla, Jayant Yadav, HS Sharath, Milind Kumar.
INTERNATIONAL: Kevin Pietersen (capt), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Quinton
De Kock, JP Duminy, Ross Taylor, Jimmy Neesham, Wayne Parnell.
IPL 2014 TEAMS AND PLAYERS
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
INDIANS: Virat Kohli (capt), Yuvraj Singh, Varun Aaron, Ashok Dinda, Parthiv
Patel, Harshal Patel, Vijay Zol, Abu Nechim, Sachin Rana, Shadab Jakati, Sandeep
Warrier, Tanmay Mishra, Yogesh Takawale, Yuzvendra Chahal.
International: AB De Viliers, Chris Gayle, Mitchell Starc, Albie Morkel,
Muttiah Muralitharan, Ravi Rampaul, Nic Maddinson.
MUMBAI INDIANS
INDIANS: Rohit Sharma (capt), Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh,
Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Aditya Tare, Jasprit Bumrah, Jalaj Saxena,
CM Gautam, Apoorv Wankhade, Pawan Suyal, Sushant Marathe,
Shreyas Gopal.
INTERNATIONAL: Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard, Michael Hussey,
Corey Anderson, Josh Hazlewood, Marchant De Lange, Krishmar
Santokie, Ben Dunk.
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
INDIANS: MS Dhoni (capt), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina,
Ashish Nehra, Mohit Sharma, Ishwar Pandey, Mithun Manhas, Vijay Shankar,
Ronit More, Baba Aparajith, Pawan Negi.
International: Dwayne Bravo, Faf Du Plessis, Dwayne Smith, Brendon
McCullum, Ben Hilfenhaus, John Hastings, Samuel Badree, Matt Henry.
RAJASTHAN ROYALS
INDIANS: Ajinkya Rahane, Stuar t Binny, Sanju Samson, Rajat Bhatia,
Dhawal Kulkarni, Abhishek Nayar, Karun Nair, Unmukt Chand, Iqbal Abdulla,
Deepak Hooda, Dishant Yagnik, Vikramjeet Malik, Ankit Sharma, Rahul Tewatia,
Ankush Bains, A Mishra, Pravin Tambe.
INTERNATIONAL: Shane Watson (capt), James Faulkner, Brad Hodge, Steve Smith,
Tim Southee, Kane Richardson, Ben Cutting, Kevon Cooper.
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
INDIANS: Gautam Gambir (capt), Robin Uthappa, Piyush Chawla,
Yusuf Pathan, R Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Manish Pandey,
Sur yakumar Yadav, Manvinder Bisla, Veer Pratap Singh, Kuldeep
Yadav, Debabrata Das, Sayan Mondal.
INTERNATIONAL: Sunil Narine, Jacques Kallis, Shakib Al Hasan, Morne
Morkel, Chris Lynn, Pat Cummins, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Andre Russell.
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
INDIANS: Shikhar Dhawan (capt), Amit Mishra, Bhuvneshwar Kumar,
Karn Sharma, Ishant Sharma, Ir fan Pathan, Lokesh Rahul, Parveez
Rasool, Venugopal Rao, Naman Ojha, Prasanth Parameswaran, Amit
Paunikar, Ashish Reddy, Srikkanth Anirudha, Ricky Bhui, Chama
Milind, Manpreet Juneja.
INTERNATIONAL: Dale Steyn, David Warner, Aaron Finch, Darren
Sammy, Moises Henriques, Jason Holder, Brendan Taylor.
KINGS XI PUNJAB
NDIANS: Manan Vohra, Virender Sehwag, Rishi Dhawan, Wriddhiman
Saha, Cheteshwar Pujara, L Balaji, Gurkeerat Singh, Murali Kar tik,
Sandeep Sharma, Mandeep Singh, Akshar Patel, Parvinder Awana,
Shardul Thakur, Anureet Singh, Shivam Sharma, Karanveer Singh.
INTERNATIONAL: George Bailey (capt), David Miller, Mitchell Johnson,
Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Beuran Hendricks, Thisara Perera.
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