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SYRIA A PRIORITY AT THE G8 SUMMIT

SRK'S BABY THROUGH SURROGATE MOTHER

Shah Rukh Khan is back in news. For more reasonsthan one. First, the trailer of his upcoming film ChennaiExpress was released this week. And a couple of daysprior to that, a tabloid repor ted that the star is all set towelcome his third child with wife Gauri.Like several stars in the West and in India have done,the report said that Shah Rukh and Gauri had found asurrogate mother for the baby which will arrive in sometime. MidDay quoted a source close to the couple say-ing: "Meanwhile quiet preparations are on in Mannatfor the new arrival."Even before the gossip mills could tire of the latestoffering from Bollywood, the unconfirmed news putShah Rukh and Gauri in the eye of what could turn intoa big legal storm.

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Prime Minister StephenHarper announced $115million in new Canadian

support that will address the

humanitarian and developmentchallenges in Syria andneighbouring countries prior toG8 summit that took place in

Northern Ireland."The brutal Assad regimecontinues to wreak havoc oninnocent Syrian civil ians.Canada will continue to workwith our all ies to help theSyrian people," said PrimeMinister Harper."To address the growing crisis,Canada is providing significantadditional support to help meetthe humanitarian needs ofvulnerable people in theregion."The G8 summit was held withU.S. President Barack Obama,Russia's President VladimirPutin and other world leadersincluding Brit ish PrimeMinister David Cameron whohosted the meeting. Conflict inSyria dominated discussionsand caused tension due todiffering opinions reportedCBC News.

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STORY BEHIND THEH E A D L I N E S

SYRIA CONFLICT - IS HARPER RIGHTIN SLAMMING RUSSIA AT THE G8SUMMIT?

WHY DID THE JD(U) SPLIT?

TURBAN BAN - THE DIRTY GAME OFPOLITICAL SOCCER

WILL SURAJ PANCHOLI BEACCOUNTABLE FOR JIAH KHAN'SSUICIDE?

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY CRICKETSEMI FINALS ?- BY YUDHVIR JASWAL, GROUP EDITOR - YMEDIA

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Harper was firm in hisstandpoint against Putin 'ssupport of the regime of SyrianPresident Bashar al-Assadregime on Sunday said reports.The Prime Minister was quotedcall ing "G7 plus one" withRussia sidelining on the Syrianconflict reported National Post.Russia 's future role in thegroup is facing existentialcrisis, reported National Post.Russia will be hosting the G20summit in the coming months.Russia's future role in the groupand whether the G8 is facing anexistential crisis. Russia hostsboth the G20 summit later thisyear and G8 talks in 2014."I don't think we should foolourselves. This is G7 plus one.OK, let's be blunt," said Harperas reported by National Post.

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MODI vs. NITISHWHO WILL WIN THE WAR

Not much is left of the BJP-JD(U) alliance that wasforged in 1995 by LK

Advani and George Fernandes.Advani has been given the shortshrift by the BJP and Fernandes'health issues have made himredundant in contemporaryIndian politics. There's littledebating the fact that the BJP-JD(U) alliance was one with greatpolitical chops. Together, theparties overthrew Lalu PrasadYadav and the RJD's 15-year-long rule in Bihar. Theyassumed power in the state fortwo consecutive terms. All that,however, is now history. Theparties have decided to partways on a bitter note with BiharCM Nitish Kumar refusing tosee eye-to-eye with NarendraModi, BJP's election campaignchief who is also rumoured tobe the party's PM candidate.

Both the parties have putup a brave face amid theturbulence and have declaredthat the split will work in theirindividual benefits. The BJP,

buoyed by Narendra Modi'sprospects in national politics,are seeing this is a roadblockremoved from the Gujarat CM'sand with him, the party's ascentto power. The JD(U) seems tobe pleased with the fact thatthey have played thesecularism card well and bydeserting the BJP over the Modiissue will make them look like amessiah for the Muslimcommunity. The move will alsomake JD(U) a kingmaker of sortsin the 2014 polls and if luckshines on the party, it'll alsofind itself as a part of the federalfront Bengal CM MamataBanerjee has been talkingabout.

Some BJP leaders areprobably right when they saythat the split might rob theBihar government of popularfaith. Some have also pointedou t tha t B ihar CM Ni t i shKumar was the b igges tbeneficiary of the BJP-JD(U)alliance.

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KIM KARDASHIAN GIVES BIRTH TOBABY GIRL: REPORTS

Reality television star KimKardashian gave birth toa girl fathered by rapper

Kanye West, celebrity magazinesPeople and US Weekly reportedon Saturday. Each magazineposted a story on its websiteciting an unnamed source inconfirming the birth of thedaughter to the celebrity couple.Representatives for Kardashian

and West could not immediatelybe reached for comment.People magazine saidKardashian, 32, gave birth onSaturday ahead of schedule, withthe baby reportedly due in earlyJuly.Kardashian stars with her sistersin the reality show "Keeping UpWith the Kardashians." She hasa clothing line and several

product endorsements and wasthe most-searched person on theYahoo! in 2012.Grammy-winning rap star KanyeWest and Kardashian begandating in April 2012.Two months ago Kardashian andher second husband, KrisHumphries of the NBA'sBrooklyn Nets, announced theyhad reached a divorce

settlement. They had split 72days after their August 2011wedding.Humphries had first sought anannulment, alleging thatKardashian, who citedirreconcilable difference whenfiling for divorce, had nointention of keeping to themarriage, which was filmed aspart of her reality show.I feel protective forDeepika: Shah Rukh Khan

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who has re-teamed with Deepika Padukone for upcoming, ChennaiExpress, after Om Shanti Om, says he feels protective about the actress. "I love the fact that she

star ted her career with us. She is a fantastic actor and has grown with every film. Her last few filmshave been hit and I am really happy with her success. I feel nice that her work is appreciated," ShahRukh told repor ters at the first look launch of the film."I feel gentle towards her... I feel protective for her. It was special working with her again," he said.Deepika on her par t, says, "I had a wonderful debut with SRK in Om Shanti Om. Before Chennai Express,Shah Rukh and I would often say that whenever we do a film together it has to be as special as OmShanti Om... and Chennai Express has been very special."

In the film, Deepika plays the role of a Tamil girl. And the 27-year-old reveals it was quitechallenging for her to work on the accent.

"I have been par t of urban romantic-comedy films. First time I am playing Tamil girl,I had to work on the look, accent.. it was quite a challenge," she said.The film will release this Eid on August 8.

Shah Rukh Khan votedIndia's most popular fatherBollywood superstar ShahRukh Khan, a doting dad ofAryan and Suhana, hasbeen voted India's mostpopular father in a Father'sDay poll conducted by aweb si te. He got morevotes than megastarAmitabh Bachchan, whohas a daughter and a son.The results of the poll, con-ducted among over 11,000Indian women, by matrimo-nial site Shaadi.com, were announced a day ahead of Father?sDay Sunday.Shah Rukh received 34.83 percent votes while Amitabh waschosen by 31.58 percent of the women surveyed. CricketerSachin Tendulkar took the third spot with 18.61 percent."The poll showcases some of the most successful Indianmen whose love and dedication also makes them popularfathers. This suggests that people are looking at celebritiesas real people with real relationships," Gourav Rakshit, COO,Shaadi.com, said.The poll also posed other questions to the respondents.In the survey for the country's most popular father-daughterrelationship, Big B took the top spot along with his daughterShweta, who is married to businessman Nikhil Nanda.Veteran actor Jeetendra and her film producer daughter EktaKapoor got 35.06 percent votes followed by father-daughterduo Anil Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor (22.42 percent).Also, 44.85 percent Indian women voted for Shah Rukh andhis son Aryan as India's most popular father-son duo.

Can't believe Jiah took herlife, says momJiah Khan was a fighterand it is difficult to be-lieve she took her ownli fe, says her mothereven as she struggles tocome to terms with theloss of her daughter. The25-year-old US-born ac-tress was found hangingat her residence here onJune 3. It is speculatedthat a failed relationshipwith boyfriend Suraj, sonof actors Adi tyaPancholi and Zarina Wahab, led her to commit suicide."It is hear tbreaking... unbelievable... why she did this? Whensomeone is behaal (in bad shape), disturbed mentally andemotionally then they don't know what they are doing, whatstep they are taking. She was a fighter, soldier," Rabiya Khansaid. "She was very spiritual. She used to advice and coun-sel her sisters. Being elder, she was protective about them. Itis surprising to know how kamjor' (weak) she was fromwithin... we couldn't believe she did this."Recalling the ill-fated day, Rabiya said, "We were out at around8:30 pm and Jiah was to see an American show with one ofher cousins. I was at my friend's place. We chatted throughtext messages. This was at around 9.30 pm. If I had knownabout her mental condition that day I wouldn't have left heralone." On June 11, Suraj was arrested on the basis of a six-page note purpor tedly written by the actress. In the note, adeeply hur t Jiah has written about the "trauma and abuse"suffered at the hands of her lover (not mentioned by name inthe letter). Suraj (22) has been booked for abetment to sui-cide. "Her love was not respected and recognised," ruedRabiya. Jiah had told her mother about troubled relation withSuraj when she visited Rabiya in London a few months back.

SREESANTH PRAYS ATSABARIMALA, SAYS HEIS INNOCENTSABARIMALA: Out-on-bail Indian pacer S Sreesanth soughtdivine intervention in his effor ts to emerge clean from the IPLspot-fixing scandal as he paid obeisance at the Sabarimala Ayyappatemple, insisting that he has not done anything wrong."I haven't done anything wrong to get accused in the spot fixing case.Some minor lapses might have happened on my side in the past. But Iam totally innocent in the present case. I am confident of proving that," hetold reporters after offering prayers at the hill shrine.We have seen S Sreesanth shuttle between the cricketing world and thecomic strips. Occasionally on dance shows. In our wildest fantasies, wewouldn’t have visualised the Sreesanth that Kochi saw on Wednes-day. He landed in Kochi at 9:20 in the morning, and reachedhis sister’s home at Tripunithura.The hair was par ted neatly from the left like those devout IITstudents. And he was holding a copy of The Books of the Bible. Tomake the Sufi look complete, he wrapped himself in a pink shawl giftedto him by a fan at the airport. They call it ‘ponnada’. The pictures told astory of a man who has just come out of a netherworld. As we wouldexpect, he was hounded by the eagle-eyed media who werelocking every moment in frames.

DON'T ENDURE EMOTIONALABUSE, BOLLYWOODACTRESSES ADVISE WOMENMany independent women suffer physical and emotional abuse in a relationshipand actress-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt says there is no simple answer to it, butyour silence the first time sets the tone and tenor for your relationship, whileGul Panag feels they tolerate abuse because of emotionalvulnerability.Here is what Bollywood women have to say on the issue:Pooja Bhatt: There is no simple answer to such a complicated question. I'vebeen there myself. One thing that I was wise enough to know is that you don't have towait for someone to treat you badly repeatedly. If you allow them to get away with it once,you are telling them they can get away with it every time. Your silence the first time (whenphysically abused) sets the tone and tenor for your relationship in the future. Abuse is notjust physical. Some women spend years with men who don't strike them but break theirspirit every day. Remember, if you endure abuse the first time, you are a victim. If you letanyone do that repeatedly, then you are accomplice.Veena Malik: Yes, I suffered an abusive relationship. I had an abusive relationship withMuhammad Asif... I have been very loyal and honest with him. My world was just workand him. He'd repeatedly humiliate me in front of his friends. He used to say, See the mostbeautiful girl mere isharon pay rehti hai. He used to get violent if I did not prepare food ontime. I think girls get into abusive relationships because to some extent they like badboys. They want to change them but instead they are drawn into the dark, desperatepersonality of the man they think they can mend. I confess abusive relationships give awoman an extreme high even if they cause their self-esteem to fall extremely low. Also,women feel that bad boys will protect them from the outside world.Amrita Rao: I don't believe in generalizing the gender issue. However, even the mostintelligent girl can lose her mind to her hear t if she encourages and prolongs awrong relationship. Any sensible girl must evaluate and analyse at the initialstages of a relationship whether she is getting respect from her par tner or not.No relationship of unequal feelings can work. Any par tner who makes youfeel constantly small and guilty is not wor thy of you. Learn to commandrespect at the star t of a relationship. Or you will never get it.Gul Panag: I suppose successful women tolerate abuse because of theiremotional vulnerability. The pressures of everyday life make them hold onto what they think are emotional anchors. I would never tolerate an abusiverelationship.



page 4 A CLOSER LOOK ATTHE WINNER OFMISS SOUTH ASIACANADA 2013

A C L O S E R L O O K AT T H E W I N N E R O F

Miss South Asia

Canada 2013

Actor Jiah Khan has madeheadlines for the pastweek for committing

suicide when she was founddead in her Mumbai apartmentwhile here at home, Miss SouthAsia Canada 2013 who hashopes of being part of big screensaid she was sad to hear ofKhan's news because she gaveup on her dreams.

"It's an unfortunate. Shewas so beautiful. She really hadthat talent. But its really sad tosee people giving up on theirdreams because we aspire thesepeople, we look up to theseindividuals," said Miss SouthAsia Canada 2013,KetakiWalsePatil.

Patil who is originally fromMumbai is also the youngestexecutive member of South AsiaInternational WomenAssociation and South AmericaIndependent WomenAssociation (SAIWA).

She has been residing inMississauga for over 10 yearssaid her dream to pursue dancing

and acting started since thebeginning of the dance showBoogie Woogie when she wasstill in India.

"Back in 1997, BoogieWoogie first came out and Iwanted to audition but I couldn'tbecause of family issues," saidPatil.

"So when I came to Canada Istill had this dream and I wantedto fulfil that urge to be the winnerof Boogie Woogie," she said.

Eventually she did pursuethe young dancer in her whenshe participated in BoogieWoogie in 2008 and won.

"I won Boogie Woogie in2008, and I represented Canadain London so that was a steppingstone for me to pursue mypassion for acting and dancing.That unfulfilled dream gotpursued along the way."

Patil claims to be a self-taught versatile dancer withoutany formal training.

"Even in Boogie Woogie, Iwas the only one without achoreographer. I believe in beinga versatile dancer so any kind ofdance form is comfortable for me

to do," she said.MISS SOUTH ASIA

CANADA 2013 PAGEANTPatil won Miss South

Asia Canada 2013 andBollywood Diva 2013 inMarch this year aftercompeting from women who

represented various countriessuch as Sri Lanka and Nepal.Patil

was representing India for thetitle.

"There was a lot ofcompetition I must say

because all women werebeautiful and talented, butI think I had better chanceat winning because I wasa dancer and theBollywood diva awardgave me that affirmation

that I had chances ofwinning," she said.

Patil explained all thecontestants were judgedevery day for an entireweek for their hair, dressingsense, personality, etc.

Before this pageant,Patil participated in MissIndia Canada in 2009which she didn't win.She said her failure inthat pageant madeher aspire for herdreams and aimhigher.

"I think Ifeel failure iss u c c e s sturned upsided o w n ,b e c a u s eonce youfailed atsomethingit justm a k e s

you a determined person toaspire higher and with hard workit can be achieved," she said.

She said she was in tearswhen she didn't win but shelearnt how to represent herselfand her community from thewinner.A TASTE OF ACTING ANDMODELLING

After winning BoogieWoogie in 2008 Patil became partof Namit Kishore's actingacademy to receive her diploma.Apart from that she was also partof some Hollywood workshopsreceiving training from actingprofessionals from L.A.

Patil went to Mumbai afterher diploma in 2010 and went toabout 300 auditions. She wassigned for about five projects.

"I did Jhansi ki Rani, I didCrime Patrol, I also did MarathiTV series - Lock up and I didmodelling shoots, Ad for Airtel,I also did my voice for Airtel - forthe theme song and Eclairs."

She was also signed up fortwo Hindi movies in 2012 inMumbai and was working forboth of them simultaneously butshe could go through with boththe projects as she had to rushback because of a familyemergency in Mississauga.

Patil who is ofMaharashtrian descent saidCanada is not exposed to thatculture and she would like tobring light to that culture as wellas the south Asian culture.

"I have been to more than300 auditions and I know how itfeels like and I have learnt to notgive up on this dream that I have.It's a responsibility for mebecause I am not justrepresenting me or my talent. Iam representing the Marathicommunity, south Asian,Canadian, everyone. And Iwant to do this because it's mycalling."

Having had somemodelling experience Patil saidmodelling in India and Canadaare very different.

"In Mumbai they havesmall studios. Their efficiencyis the key. I ts not aboutextravagant backgrounds oranything. It's about getting thework done and they are soefficient. Within one day I usedto shoot for hundred outfits,"she said.

"Within 10 seconds Iwould have one outfit, picturesdone and then go for nextoutfit. So time and efficiency issomething they cling to."

"In Canada, I think wehave not come to the point thatit's about being consistent inthe fashion world because

Name: Ketaki N WalsePatilAge: 22Lives in: Mississauga, OntarioFrom: Mumbai, IndiaQualification: Humber Business School GraduateActed in: Jhansi Ki Rani on Zee TV, Crime Patrolon Sony TV, Lock up (Marathi TV Series) onDoordarshanSahyadriAttributions: Miss South Asia Canada 2013, MissBollywood Diva 2013 and Winner of BoogieWoogie in 2008

we're just starting out in termsof South Asian perspective. Wehave a long way to go for sure,there's a lot of potential," shesaid.

CRISISPatil has gone through

identity crisis in 2012 when shemade her way back to Canadafrom India due to her father'shealth problems.

"I used to think what I donow that I am in Canada. And Iused to do these art ist icprojects. I had a bit of anidentity crisis because I alwayssaw myself as a passionate andartistic person pursuing herpassions," she said.

That was the same timePatil decided to be part of theMiss South Asia Canada 2013pageant.

Patil believes Bollywood isa volatile and unpredictablefield and so she believes inhaving other career choices asback up plans.

"If you want to make ithappen, do your best, set timeduration and simultaneouslyyou can also work on somethingelse, pursue another occupation.You should have substitutes asa career choice. Like I know thatI am very artistic and I want topursue this dream but then againas a back up I have my Businessbackground to go back to," shesaid.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013 breaking news

MODI vs. NITISH: WHO WILL WIN THE WAR

SRK'S BABYTHROUGHSURROGATEMOTHERContd. from Page 1MidDay had quoted a friend ofthe family as saying that thebaby is a boy. MidDay repor ts:The insider allegedly claims,"The baby is a boy, so Suhanawill now have another brotherafter Aryan. It was entirelyGauri's decision to go in forsurrogacy.Even though the couple has notconfirmed the news, a radiolo-gists' association has soughtan immediate probe into thenews, pointing out that findingout the sex of a baby before itis born is i l legal in India.Therefore, they said, if repor tsof the baby are indeed true andthe sex is already known toSRK and his kin, then the starmust be hauled up for pre-na-ta l sex determinat ion.Hindustan Times repor ts:"We have written to the statehealth depar tment to find outhow the actor came to knowabout the unborn child's sexwhen sex determination is il-legal in India," said Dr JigneshThakkar, coordinator for thePre-Conception Pre-Natal Di-agnost ic Techniques(PCPNDT) Act, IRIA.The email has been sent to alltop health depar tment officialsincluding the Maharashtrahealth minister. State officialsare repor tedly looking into thematter.However, the repor t points outthat, if news of the baby is trueand Shah Rukh Khan has got-ten the sex determination testdone abroad, then the Indianlaws would not be applicableto him.With Amir Khan's baby alreadygrabbing attention and KaranJohar announcing he is look-ing to adopt a child, Shah RukhKhan's baby will leave babywatchers in the gossip tab-loids busy for a while.Guess, who must be botheredthe most by the surrogacynews though? Rohit Shetty.Shah Rukh Khan's baby, evi-dently, has stolen the thunderof his film.

Contd. from Page 1After the alliance was

formed, Nitish was made theagriculture minister and then therailway minister when the NDAwas in power for six years.

Following that, Nitishassumed power in Bihar as thechief minister. The BJP did notoppose the decision to electNitish as the chief ministerialcandidate in the 2005 polls inBihar. Since then Nitish hasproven to be a skillfuladministrator and a smartpolitician. BJP, therefore, hasinterpreted Nitish' move tooppose Modi's rise to nationalprominence, as an instance ofcalculated opportunism.

The idea that the BJP-JD(U)fall-out has been designed byNitish to advance his ownpolitical ambitions has someroots in the past. In 1994, afterserving as the secretary generalof the Janata Dal in Bihar, Nitishparted ways with long-timecolleague Lalu Prasad Yadav.Consequently, the Samata Partywas formed and then the JD(U).The result of his split with Laluwas also this alliance with theBJP which gave wings to hisministerial ambitions. He servedas a union minister in the NDAand then took over as the chiefminister of Bihar. Thus it is notentirely wrong to speculateabout the possibility of otherdesigns Nitish Kumar might havefor his own career which urgedhim to take up cudgels againstModi.

However, one should keepin mind that the two politicalscenarios - the split with Laluand the tiff with BJP - are entirelydifferent in nature. In past,Nitish was pitted against Laluwho was anyway a force on awane. Nitish came as a breath offresh air to a state strugglingwith corruption, stunteddevelopment and violence. Now,he is up against Narendra Modi,who for a part of the nation andthe anti-UPA brigade issynonymous with developmentand progress.

Also, Modi is loved by theupper castes. And while Nitishmight want to flaunt his specialstatus demand as a marker for hisdevelopment plans, Modi is thechief minister of a state that ishailed for its development. LikeNitish, Modi too is an OBC

leader but the latter's OBCcredentials have so far not beenused in vote-gathering.However, when Modi travels toBihar in the coming days, hiscaste is bound to come up and

blunt a bit of Nitish's edge. BJPleader Sushil Kumar Modi hasalready starting making noises tothe same effect. He has gone onrecord saying that it is high timethe country elects its first OBC

Prime Minister in Modi.When it comes to choosing

a Prime Minister on similargrounds of caste, people are mostlikely to vote for Modi andNitish will have to be contentwith being just a chief minister.Probably reason why the BiharCM started talking about a Thirdor Federal front even before thesplit was formalised - it was tomake people aware of the factthat he was ready to take up abigger role in national politics.

The BJP has startedworking to undo the damagedone by Nitish. It could have analliance, local level seatadjustment with an erstwhileJD(U) leader, UpendraKushwaha, a Koeri leader withsubstantial following. The factthat the BJP will for the first timeget to contest in 35-40 seats in

Bihar if a deal with Kushwaha ismade, has thrown up a bunch ofenthusiastic aspirants within theparty.

Behind the superficialbravado of the Janata Dal(U)leaders is an apprehension, thatwithout the BJP's support andtransfer of votes, many of theparty's MPs might not be ableto return to the Parliament. Aworry that has dampened theenthusiasm over the split withBJP.

However, while the Modiversus Nitish tussle might beg iv ing s leep less n igh t s toboth their parties, it has giventhe Congress reasons tocheer. After all, it has waitedfor a while for the JD(U) tofal l in l ine with their ownagenda o f vote-banksecularism.



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According to a UN report, India may surpass China's population around2028 when both countries will have a population of 1.45 billion and afterwhich China's population is expected to shrink while India's population willcontinue to grow. "Although population growth has slowed for the world asa whole, this report reminds us that some developing countries, especially inAfrica, are still growing rapidly," said the Under-Secretary-General forEconomic and Social Affairs, Wu Hongbo in a press release as reported bythe United Nations. The current world population which is about 7.2 billionwill increase by a billion in another 12 years suggested the UN report and willcross 9.6 billion by 2050 with growth mainly in developing countries.According to UN 49 least developed countries in the world will be twice theirsize from around 900 million people in 2013 to about 1.8 billion in 2050. Thenew projected world population is higher due to new information obtainedabout fertility levels in some nations. For example, the estimated number ofchildren per woman is now increased by five per cent in 15 high-fertilitycountries of sub-Saharan Africa reported UN. In some cases, the actual levelof fertility appears to have risen in recent years; in other cases, the previousestimate was too low," said the Director of the Population Division in theUN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs, John Wilmoth, during apress conference in New York as reported by the UN. "While there has beena rapid fall in the average number of children per woman in large developingcountries such as China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Brazil and South Africa, rapidgrowth is expected to continue over the next few decades in countries withhigh levels of fertility such as Nigeria, Niger, the Democratic Republic of theCongo, Ethiopia and Uganda but also Afghanistan and Timor-Leste, wherethere are more than five children per woman." The report also suggessted adecline in European population by 14 per cent and Wilmoth warned that thecontinent is already facing challenges in providing care and support for itsaging population reported the UN.

India may be themost populatedcountry by 2028

The Quebec Soccer Federation(QSF) lifted its soccer banSaturday for players who

wear turban and other head gear afterthe international soccer body, TheFédération Internationale de FootballAssociation's (FIFA's)clarificationcame in Friday. "Our goalhas always been to have aconfirmation that the turban, thepatkas or keski was permitted by

FIFA," said the CEO of QSF, BrigitteFrot on Saturday.FIFA released a statement that saidheadgear and turbans are acceptablefor now on the pitch the QSF bannedplayers who wear religious headgeardue to safety issues. The CanadianSoccer Association (CSA)announced the suspension wasover as it had stepped in andsuspended the QSF because of their

controversial decision to banreligious headgear reported NationalPost. "CSA is pleased that bothorganisations could come to a timelyresolution on this important matter,"said the association's president,Victor Montagliani, in a statement."As the governing body of soccerin Canada we will continue to take allnecessary measures to ensure theintegrity of our game, ourmembership, and players. Ourcommitment to the growth of ourgame in a unified fashion will notwaiver," he said. "We are delighted

that FIFA has responded to ourrequest and up, at the same time, theambiguity caused by the lack ofdetails. Our intervention wasintended purely technical and hadnothing to do with the debate onreligious issues or political issues,"said Frot."We sometimes had troublecommunicating well our intention inthe last days. If we have offended orshocked people, know that it wasnot intentional or willful and wesincerely apologize," he said.

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Quebec's Premierweighs on the issue

Quebec's Premier Pauline Marois stood by the QSF andcalled Quebec's racist depiction "disgraceful" according toCBC News. She said FIFA's ruling today proves that theQuebec Soccer Federation was right to wait for clarificationon the turban issue. "In this spirit, I will continue to respect[the Quebec federation's] autonomy," Marois said. "It's upto them now to make a decision," reported CBC News. As forQuebec's depiction by some commentators as a racistsociety, Marois said, "I find that particularly disgraceful.""We know very well that's not the Quebec reality," thepremier said, adding that Quebec is a tolerant and opensociety but one that defends its own values.QSF wanted clarificationThe following statement was released by QSF on Saturday:After learning of the decision of the Board, FIFA allowsplayers to Canadian soccer male wearing a head scarf duringgames and details on enforcement The Board of Directors ofthe Quebec Soccer Federation (QSF) unanimously agreedthat it met at any point in its expectations. Thus, the Boardof FSQ adopted Friday a resolution lifting the ban onturbans and requiring arbitrators to apply the new rules."Our goal has always been to have a confirmation that theturban, the patkas or keski was permitted by FIFA," says theCEO of the FSQ, Brigitte Frot."We are delighted that FIFA has responded to our requestand up, at the same time, the ambiguity caused by the lackof details. Our intervention was intended purely technicaland had nothing to do with the debate on religious issues orpolitical issues. We were trained in spite of ourselves on thisland as we simply were seeking information on a regulatoryissue which reported higher authorities that govern oursport. "A letter was sent this morning to the Canadian SoccerAssociation (CSA) making them part of the decision ofthe FSQ to lift the ban on wearing turban and applythe rules laid down by FIFA. Under the conditions setby the ACS in its letter of June 11, the suspension thataffected FQS must end upon receipt of this letter. TheFQS is very pleased that the work can now proceednormally. "The situation is now set, we can all go backto what is our primary mission, i.e. to enable youngpeople to develop and (have)fun playing soccer in anorganized and safe no matter the skill level, gender,race, nationality or religion," said Frot. "We sometimeshad trouble communicating well our intention in thelast days. If we have offended or shocked people,know that it was not intentional or willful and wesincerely apologize. We also regret the negativeconsequences that this situation could lead in teams,tournament organizers, leagues and other stakeholdersin the soccer community," concluded Frot. Indicationsof FIFA, the headscarf for players male must meet thefollowing conditions:" the scarf must be the same color as the shirt" must be consistent with the professional appearanceof the player's equipment" should not be attached to the suit" should (not) be hazardous to either the ball carrieror othersThe Federation of Quebec Soccer is the sportfederation that has the largest membership in Quebec.Since the early 1990s, enrollment has quadrupled from50,000 to nearly 200,000 male and female players. To thisfigure must be added the 25,000 coaches and 7,000 referees,and excluding 5 0000 volunteers who devote themselvesbody and soul to promote the practice of their favorite sport.For several years, soccer has become the most practiced inQuebec and Canada sport. Contd. on Page 7

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Police will increase their presence in the Dixon road area afterraids took place last week and 43 arrests were made including19 in Toronto and nine in Windsor, Ont. according to CBC

News. "This is all about creating a safer neighbourhood," saidDeputy Chief Peter Sloly in a CBC News article. "This neighbourhoodwas being victimized by a violent gang. We're making sure that anew gang doesn't form in the vacuum of the one that wasdismantled,"Sloly said. Police raided areas between Kipling andIslington avenues early morning Thursday, to hunt an apartmentout of which a gang called the Dixon Bloods was operated saidreports.The apartment is linked to the video that allegedly shows TorontoMayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine that made headlines a fewweeks ago, confirmed reports. By lunchtime on Thursday 43 arrestswere made while 40 firearms and $3 million worth of drugs wasconfiscated by the police reported the Star. Toronto police Chief BillBlair was asked Ford's connection to the case at a press conference."All of the evidence has been secured and it will come out in courtwhere it belongs," Blair said. "We will not jeopardize this case."Meanwhile, Ford said he did not know about the early morning raidssaid a report from Globe and Mail. "You want to follow me around,

take pictures. I don't care. I have nothing to hide," Mr. Ford said. "Isupport the police 100 per cent. They did a great job."Ford was asked about the alleged drug video and he said the videodoesn't exists reported Globe and Mail. "Guys, I've alreadycommented on that," he said. "I can't comment on something thatI've never seen or doesn't exist. I don't know how many more timesI've got to say this. It's pretty straightforward."Blair refused to discuss the investigation involving evidence of thecase reported Globe and Mail. "I must advise you that we are notable to disclose either the investigative methodologies that we havedeployed over the course of this investigation, or the evidence thathas been obtained," he said. "The only place for the legal disclosureof the evidence that has been obtained throughout this investigationis in a court of law." Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday told reporters theraid had nothing to do with the mayor of Toronto, reported Globeand Mail. "This raid is just the police doing their business and goodluck to them," he said. "The only thing that connected the mayor tothat building at all was that somebody phoned the mayor's officeand said one of their neighbours was dealing drugs, would you stopit, and the mayor said, fine, I'll turn this over to the police and that'swhat he did," Holyday said according to Globe and Mail.

Canadian Soccer Associa-tion ended Quebec Soccer

Federation suspensionContd. from pg 6The Canadian Soccer Association announced on Saturday 15 June thatit has ended the suspension of the Quebec Soccer Federation imposedon Monday 10 June 2013 effective immediately. The Quebec SoccerFederation provided the required written confirmation on Saturday 15June that it had reversed its decision to ban turbans/patkas/keski, therebycomplying with the Canadian Soccer Association policy permitting thewearing of male head covers. "The Canadian Soccer Association ispleased that both organisations could come to a timely resolution onthis important matter," stated Victor Montagliani, President of theCanadian Soccer Association. "As the governing body of soccer inCanada we will continue to take all necessary measures to ensure theintegrity of our game, our membership, and players. Our commitment tothe growth of our game in a unified fashion will not waiver." The CanadianSoccer Association initially issued a directive on 11 April 2013 to all itsProvincial and Territorial Member Associations instructing them to extendthe International Football Association Board (IFAB) ruling allowinghead scarves to male players (turbans/patkas/keski), under specifiedconditions, as per FIFA circular no. 1322. This directive had beensuccessfully applied across Canada with the exception of Quebec, forcingthe Canadian Soccer Association to suspend the Quebec SoccerFederation. FIFA and IFAB subsequently confirmed that the CanadianSoccer Association's position was in accordance with the IFAB rulingand on Thursday 13 June formally authorized, in a letter addressed to theCanadian Soccer Association, all players to wear head covers, includingmales, in all areas and on all levels of the Canadian soccer community.The matter of head covers (both male and female) will be discussedagain by IFAB later in 2013 before a final decision is made at its nextAnnual General Meeting to be held in March 2014.

The world Sikh Organisation of Canada is happy forSikh players given a chance to play Soccer in QuebecThe World Sikh Organization of Canada welcomes the long overduemove and hopes Sikh children who had previously been excludedwill now be given the chance to rejoin their friends on the pitch.The QSF's announcement follows yesterday's statement from theInternational Football Association Board (IFAB) and FIFA expresslyauthorizing the wearing of male head covers in all areas and on alllevels of Canadian soccer. WSO President Prem Singh Vinning said,"The lifting of the turban ban by the QSF was long overdue. Commonsense would dictate that if the turban is worn on soccer pitchesacross Canada without incident and was worn even in Quebec formany years prior to 2012, it can and should be permitted. It'sunfortunate that it took this long and this much effort for the QSF torealize that Sikh children should be allowed to play." WSO had initiallywritten to the QSF about its prohibition on religious headgear in

June 2011, which was followed by several subsequent attempts.The WSO's most recent letter requesting a dialogue with the QSFwas sent on June 6, 2013. No reply has ever been received from theQSF. WSO Vice President for Quebec Mukhbir Singh said, "whileit's certainly good news that the ban on the turban has been liftedby the QSF, we hope that those Sikh children who were not able toregister for this season because of the ban will now be given an opportunityto do so. It would be incredibly unfortunate if despite the lifting of this ban,Sikh children in places like Lasalle will have to sit out another season becauseregistration has now been closed." The World Sikh Organization of Canada(WSO) is a non-profit organization with a mandate to promote and protectthe interests of Canadian Sikhs as well as to promote and advocate for theprotection of human rights for all individuals, irrespective of race, religion,gender, ethnicity, and social and economic status.

Hamilton taxi drivers in needof regular insurance coverageDrivers urge the government of Ontario to take further steps

The following letter was issued by taxi drivers of Hamilton:"We, the taxi drivers of Hamilton Ontario are putting forward the problembeing faced these days for your consideration and to get it solved atthe earliest possible in a timely manner. This is a very critical time for ourbusiness because Hamilton Taxi Industry is being denied regularinsurance coverage by the fleet insurance brokers. We don't understandwhy. To your knowledge other cities such as Toronto, Brampton,Mississauga and Oakville are being offered regular insurance by theinsurance brokers and we are forced to take High Risk Insurance (facilityinsurance). We are being treated as 2nd class citizens by these companiesalthough Hamilton has a significant number of (428) cabs in the city. Asof the drivers are due for insurancerenewal they are going out ofbusiness because they can't afford to pay $15,000 to $24,000 to buy thefacility insurance. The insurance companies are forcing us to pay thepremiums up front in a lump sum payment. We have to arrange theloans to pay them the high premiumsand we have to put inadditionalthree to four hours every day to pay those loans. Whichtakes away our quality time from us that we could spend with ourfamilies. If the insurance companies can offer high risk insurance thenwhy can't they offer regular insurance? This is clearly a cash grab. Wewant this to be thoroughly investigated and justice be given to us andour families because everybody is taking the hit. Why the insurancecompanies are allowed to give insurance by the postal code in whichthey live? Why not on the individual's own driving or claims history?Why is the entire city getting the punishment if someone has donesomething wrong? There is a real solution for this problem. Thegovernment shouldallow more Insurance companies to do thecommercial insurance which are currently limited tothe cities, whosepopulation is only 200,000.Or the Public Insurance system like in theother provinces of Canada should be introduced in Ontario as well. Westrongly urge you to take the necessary and stern action in this matterso that Taxi Industry of Hamilton can be saved from going intobankruptcy. We hope that through this letter we are able to raise ourvoice to the government. of Ontario. Taxi Drivers of Hamilton"


TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013opinion

Views ofYudhvir Jaswal

Compiled by MamtaLulla

Syria conflict - Is Prime Minister Stephen Harper right in slam-ming Russia at the G8 summit?I think Prime Minister Stephen Harper has a point when he saysthe Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has committed some seriousoffenses against civilians and the rebels. There have been repor tsof use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime. But the otherside of the story is also true which Russia wants to highlight thatarming the rebels with weapons may not be the right way to dealwith the situation. These weapons can ultimately fall into wronghands. The religious extremists want to exploit the situation totheir own advantage. I am worried that we might create anotherIraq in Syria. The civil war has already been the reason for morethan 95,000 deaths.The solution that the west is offering to arm the rebels will cer-tainly back fire and not putting pressure on the Assad regime isalso not going to help. The only solution is to push the rebel lead-ership and the Assad regime to the negotiating table. One of theways would be through United Nations sanctions and no fly zonein Syria which would restrict the capability of Bashar al-Assad tocontrol the whole country.What star ted as a simple movement to demand rights has becomea very deadly conflict today where we're witnessing proxy warsituation and international forces like Russia, US,UK, Iran and mili-tant organizations like Hezbollah playing their own game.Syria was mostly a tolerant country which may now may becomean intolerant society.Why did the JD(U) split?I believe the split was a calculated move by JD(U). When JD(U)and BJP united they were able to over throw in Bihar powerful LaluPrasad Yadav for two consecutive terms. It was a win-win situa-tion for both the par ties.Today, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish kumar has made a strategicmove by choosing to keep far from Narendra Modi. Why did hechoose this for himself? Simply because he can't avoid the Mus-

lim vote bank in Bihar.It was Lalu Prasad Yadav who labelled himself as secular and oftensaid if he was to be removed from power there wouldn't be anyonesecular left in the Bihar. But Nitish Kumar stood up to the challenge.Whether Kumar is secular or not, is a completely different story.OnJune 9th when Modi's announcement was made that he would bethe election campaign chief in other words he will lead the campaignfor Elections in 2014 . Even 4 days after that when the Advani Resig-nation and come back story was in full action the Janata Dal said it isan internal matter of BJP. What changes in 4 days time was the real-ization that if Modi and team can snub Advani so Nitish may not beable to have the same leverage in NDA with Modi as the new Boss.I have said this before on my radio show and I would say it again,Modi's appointment will not only divide NDA but BJP also.Nitish Kumarcer tainly has some ambitious plans for power in Delhi. The Thirdfront or the Federal front where even the name isn't sure not much canbe based for future political calculations.Soccer turban ban in QuebecThe Quebec's Soccer Federation lifted the Ban on wearing turbanswhile playing Soccer on Saturday I would still want to highlight thekey points in this scenario.Questions to ask would be: Why did this ban come into effect onlynow? Why weren't any objections against this taken before? And howcome there is no such ban in any other province? FIFA, the globalsoccer agency has guidelines and they approved of wearing turbanson the pitch on Friday striking down Quebec's ban on Saturday.I would like to highlight that this issue has nothing to do with racismas far as I see it. So let's not go in that direction. We are not here toplay victims and I won't question Quebec Soccer Federation's integ-rity. I believe they had their own reasons.Pauline Marios didn't mention a lot about turban ban, but she has saidQuebec provincial soccer body saw this fit. I personally think thisissue received a political spin when it didn't need to. It was a simpleissue which was dragged on because of the political spin.I think somewhere along the line it had something to do with Quebec'sseparate Identity agenda. More impor tantly, we also saw the powershow down between the Canadian Soccer Association and QuebecSoccer Federation.When FIFA and Canadian Soccer association can easily allow playerto play with turbans then why Quebec Soccer Federation suddenlycame out with the decision to Ban Turbans on the soccer field. Thejustification of safety as an issue by QSF was not backed with suffi-cient evidence.

Jiah KhanJiah Khan's supposedly boyfriend, Suraj Pancholi - son of AdityaPancholi was arrested by the Police in charge of abetment ofsuicide.The charge was due to the suicide note allegedly written by JiahKhan, of course there will be handwriting analysis and the inves-tigation is underway.First off, we need to understand what abetment is. The laws inIndia about abetment are outdated. Not to mention proving thatSuraj Pancholi is the reason Jiah Khan committed suicide wouldbe a difficult and a tedious task.Not to mention this is a high profile case. It's been getting attentionfrom all over the world. Besides the case itself, everyone needs tounderstand that Suraj Pancholi, the accused, is from a renownedand a high profile family as well.I think I agree with what Shahrukh Khan has said, love is impor-tant but life is far more impor tant.ICC Champions trophy cricket semi finalsAs I said in the beginning of the tournament that India are the hotfavourites to win the ICC Champions trophy among the four semi-finalists now that India is the most convincing team.India's main strength has always been its batting depth. Thegood thing is all the major batsmen are currently in very goodform. The bowlers are doing well but their consistency willstill be a concern for me. Also India could have added a bighitter at number 6 or 7.South Africa is one of the most balanced teams with batting at thetop order, good fast bowlers and the fielding skills to match. Theyhave always been a formidable force in ODI Cricket. The onlyconcerns for the South African team will be the spin depar tment.Sri Lanka has been doing very well in all the major cricket tourna-ments. They were the finalist in the last two 50-over world cupsand also in the last T20 World Cup. And once again the Lankanscan spoil the par ty for India in the semis itself with the combina-tion of experience and youth Sri Lanka also has the momentumwith them. Their only issue - they are up against a very strongIndian side which has even better momentum.Finally the host England are also looking good but their weak-nesses have also been exposed. England has a good batting orderbut not a very good bowling attack. The home advantage for theEnglish cricketers will definitely come handy but will also buildpressure on the home side to perform.My pick for the champion will be India.

Dalton McGuity

officially resignsThe following statement was issued by Dalton McGuinty:"Yesterday, the Ontario Legislature concluded its 2013 springsession. This has been a busy year for our government withthe transition to a new Premier and Cabinet, a new directionand renewed purpose defined by Premier Wynne in our speechfrom the throne and a new budget supported by thelegislature. I thank all members of thelegislature for their contribution to theprogress we have made for Ontarians byworking together.The end of this season marks an opportunetime for me to bring to a close my service tothe people of Ottawa South as their member ofprovincial parliament. To this end, I will todaysubmit my resignation as the MPP for OttawaSouth to the speaker of the Ontariolegislature.It has been my greatest honour and privilegeto follow in my father's footsteps and to serveOttawa South families as their representativefor nearly 23 years. I want to thank mycommunity for their strong support, warmencouragement and good ideas whichhave informed my thinking and inspiredmy efforts in my varying responsibilitiesas MPP, leader of the Ontario LiberalParty, and Premier. I am proud to have been Ontario'sfirst Premier from Ottawa and proud to have drawn mylife's lessons and values from my parents' home in AltaVista.In preparation for my resignation, and in order to assure

my party of a smooth transition, On May 31, the OntarioLiberal Party called a nomination meeting for the riding ofOttawa South to be held on June 20. At that meeting, a newLiberal candidate will be chosen to represent Ottawa South inan upcoming election or by-election.I wish to thank my Queen's Park family, my home away from

home for over two decades.Members of that family include mycaucus colleagues, my colleaguesin opposition, the men and womenof the Ontario Public Service, staffand support workers on whoseshoulders we all stand, and theQueen's Park Press Gallery. I willmiss your friendship.I also thank my constituency officestaff for their hard work anddedication. I could never haveserved my constituents in a timelyand effective way without suchcapable staff.Finally, I wish to thank myfamily…my mother and my brothersand my sister and especially mywife. Terri, and our children,Carleen, Dalton Jr., Liam, and

Connor. In addition to giving me their unfailing love andsupport, they have endured the ups and downs of my politicallife with a quiet nobility and for that I am eternally grateful.I leave politics with my idealism intact and a deep sense forgratitude for the opportunity to have served in public life."

RBC SCANDAL, REFUGEE INTAKE DOWN 60%, CHANGES TO THEFAMILY CLASS- KEY IMMIGRATION QUESTIONS FACING CANADAIn the wake of the RBC scandal, refugee intakedropping drast ica l ly, a d imin ish ing fami lyc lass, seeming ly end less amendments toCanada's immigration system and vociferousdebate on both sides of the divide for more orless immigration cer tain issues remain at theforefront. One, our aging population is ex-pected to double from 5 million in 2011 to 9.4mi l l ion in 2030; poses rea l chal lenges toCanada's long-term stability. Two, our Old AgeSecurity System will increase from 36.5 bil-lion in 2010 to 109 billion by 2030. Three,rapid infusion of temporary labour has been attimes used as a band aid with inevitable con-sequences (RBC) in favour of a more cohe-sive overall migration plan. Four, Canada'sreputation as a country of openness for thosefleeing persecution or in need of humanitarianrelief has changed. Canada's immigration policy is now morethan ever driven by economic factors. So this raises a number of

By Mario D. Bellissimo, C.S.,Lawyer, Bellissimo Law group

www.bellissimolawgroup.com

key questions." Should economics be the overriding factor?" Are societal concerns really factored into the equa-tion?" The cost/benefit analysis of legal, societal and eco-nomic consequences moving forward with termina-tions, retroactive & retrospective legislation, rapidamendment, and the applicability of the Charter of Rightsand Freedoms has not been fully explored. Why not?" The lack of economic and social fusion across cat-egories -i.e. think of the family class as more than a"non-economic" class and not rely on strict compar t-mentalization of immigrant applicants as economic and"other" has not been fully explored. Why not?Key programs like the humanitarian and compassion-ate process cannot become a reluctant holdover fromthe past that is tolerated but not embraced. Our refugeesystem and discretionary provisions in immigration

legislation infuse life and humanity into an increasingly technical andsterile compilation of rules, regulations and manuals. In turn, we

have a responsibility to protect our resources and our citizenry butthat responsibility is not absolute. It must be tempered by the abilityto address deficiencies within our own immigration programs andmeet international obligations while building a country allowing forthe necessary flexibility to assess persons and not simply regula-tions.We should explore expanded immigrant categories for both perma-nent and temporary resident applicants reflective of the varied rea-sons for short and long term migration and an expanded family classto include for example siblings. In other words, a balance to ensurenot all is measured by economic contribution.The challenge will be to end this reactive, myopic and disjointedoverhaul and truly understand change to one area of the immigrationsystem affects not only other areas of our immigration system but oursociety domestically and internationally. Accommodating reason-able enforcement is a key to the integrity of any system but it mustbalance facilitation and harmonization. So key questions must beanswered before we continue tearing down our system. Waiting forthe answers is worth the effor t because after all in the end, the prod-uct is human.

ONTARIO'S FORMER PREMIER,DALTON MCGUINTY

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Premier Wynne released this statement following theresignation of Ottawa-South MPP Dalton McGuinty:"For almost 23 years, Dalton McGuinty served the people ofOttawa-South with vision and determination.He was first elected as a Member of Provincial Parliament in1990, filling the seat held by his father, Dalton McGuinty Sr.,and there is no doubt he inherited a fierce devotion to publicservice that he shares with eachmember of his close-knit family.As Ontario's 24th Premier, hereminded us that governmentcould build us up throughinvestments in education, healthcare, research and innovation.He created Ontario's Greenbelt,committed to phasing out coal-generated power and began toaddress the provincialinfrastructure deficit through theintroduction of MoveOntario.He steered this province througha global recession and threegeneral elections. Unbowed by the challenges of his office, healways had a family anecdote, a historical reference and acharming turn-of-phrase to put things in perspective.Earlier this year, he wrote me a letter encouraging mycommitment to conversations in which he quoted the Greekstatesman, Pericles, who described continued discussion asan "indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all." I havealways valued Dalton's counsel and look forward to ourcontinued discussions as I endeavour to build on his manywise actions.Dalton has been an unwavering political force since I firstentered provincial politics, and I thank him, Terri and theirchildren for the sacrifices they have made. I wish him well inthe next phase of his impressive career."

Premier Wynne thanksMcGuinty for his service

ONTARIO'S PREMIERKATHLEEN WYNNE

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PRIME MINISTERPAYSTRIBUTE TO FATHERS ONFATHER'S DAYPrime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statementto mark Father's Day: "Today we pay tribute to fathers - both past andpresent - who have helped shape who we have become today. Throughtheir dedication, love and support, they have equipped us with thetools needed to successfully navigate the world and continue to providestrength to their families. "In addition to promoting a safe and lovingenvironment at home, good fathers also impart discipline, work ethic,respect and wisdom. "My personal experience as a dad has greatlyenriched my life, and allowed me to gain an even deeper appreciation ofthe guidance provided by my own father. "On this special day, let usreflect on how fathers have nurtured, protected and inspired us toachieve our full potential through their words and actions. "Laureenand I encourage Canadians to honour those fathers who have acted asmentors, caregivers, and even heroes, and we wish all families acrossthe country a Happy Father's Day."

NDP: Agent Orange Report all aboutlimiting liability for government

Two years after its commission,the report on Agent Orangeexposure in Ontario was

finally released today. NDP HouseLeader Gilles Bisson says the reportis a disappointment to affectedworkers and concerned Ontarians."This report is all about limitingliability for government," saidBisson, MPP for Timmins-JamesBay. "The report acknowledges thatexposures were much higher thanthe safe amount but it also puts theonus of proof on the victims bydirecting them to WSIB and treatingthem as individual cases." Accordingto the report, Ministry of NaturalResources, Ministry ofTransportation and Ontario Hydro

workers were often exposed to levelsof Agent Orange 600 to 700 timesgreater than recommended safelevels. The government hasasked for more time to review thereport, indicating that it intendedto deal with claims throughWSIB. It encouraged individualswho thought they might beaffected to seek the help of theirfamily doctors and WSIB. "Whatabout workers that have passedaway as a result of cancers knows tobe related to Agent Orange?" askedBisson. "Instead of talking abouthelping out the victims and theirfamilies, the government isskirting responsibility by askingthem to prove their sickness. This

report uses the same tactics thatwere used against gold minersand their widows when fightingfor compensation against lungcancer. It is also very concerningthat the report, by design,underplays the risk of peopleexposed who lived in proximityto the treated areas." Bisson isconcerned that the timing of thereport may be meant to avoidattention. "Ontarians have waitedfor two years for this report; it isinsulting that this report wasintroduced after the House hasbroken for the summer," said Bisson."To the workers, and concernedOntarians, this looks like an attemptto avoid public scrutiny."

Western alumni donate $4-million to support coachingand academic exchanges

Western University students and varsity student-athletes will benefitfrom a $4-million gift from alumni Jack and Sharon Cowin supporting twonew initiatives designed to develop leaders and provide internationallearning opportunities at Western and Australia's Bond University. A $1-million gift will establish the Jack Cowin/Lone Star Coaching ExcellenceFund designed to support Western's efforts to retain and recruit top-level head or assistant coaches for its varsity teams. "Coaches play anenormous role in developing student-athletes into leaders, both in andoutside the classroom," said Thérèse Quigley, Western's Director ofSports and Recreation Services. "By helping us fund top-tier coaching atWestern, Jack and Sharon Cowin are helping our student-athletes receivethe support they need to train at an elite level and bring their personalbest to their sport, their future careers and their communities." A $3-million gift through Bond University in Australia will create the Jack andSharon Cowin Scholars Award, a partnership between Bond and Westernthat will encourage student mobility and academic exchange opportunitiesbetween the two universities beginning this fall. "Western is committedto providing opportunities to help students become well-rounded, global-minded citizens," said Western's President and Vice-ChancellorAmitChakma. "We're grateful that this generous gift will allow moreWestern students and faculty members to gain international experienceand perspectives, further enhancing their education and enriching theirresearch." "This partnership between Bond and Western will enablestudents from other sides of the globe to interact, exchange ideas andshare knowledge as they study together," said Bond University's Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Tim Brailsford. "Our world is gettingsmaller and the opportunity afforded by this program will be truly lifechanging for those involved - made possible through the Cowins'generosity and their vision for global education." A recent survey byWestern's Student Success Centre shows that 80 per cent of studentsare interested in gaining international learning experiences during theirpursuit of undergraduate and graduate degrees. "My time as a studentand athlete at Western taught me valuable lessons in leadership,perseverance, and commitment to excellence," said Jack Cowin. "Mycoaches and my experiences around the world have played a significantrole in developing the values and skills that have taken me through mylife both personally and professionally. Sharon and I are proud to behelping future students, athletes and faculty at Western gain the sameopportunities." Jack Cowin is the Founder and Chairman of CompetitiveFoods Australia Ltd, Australia's largest private company and the largestfranchisor of restaurants in Australia whose units include Hungry Jack'sand Domino's Pizza. He is also a director and majority shareholder ofLone Star Texas Grill. Jack and Sharon Cowin each graduated with a BAfrom Western in 1964. Jack Cowin, who was conferred with an honorarydegree in 2000, was a member of the Mustangs football and wrestlingteams as a student. Sharon Cowin was on the varsity swim team. Throughthe years, they have supported various athletic awards, facilities andstudent projects. Jack Cowin was awarded the Alumni Award of Merit in2011 and is currently Chair of the President's International AdvisoryBoard. He also sits on Bond University's Board of Trustees. This gift ispart of Western's $750-million Be Extraordinary fundraising campaign,which has surpassed $400 million to date.

SYRIA A PRIORITY AT THE G8 SUMMIT

AHEAD OF THE G8 SUMMT, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ARRIVES IN NORTHERN IRELAND WITHDAUGHTER SASHA, FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA, AND DAUGHTER MALIA.

Cour tesy: G8 UK/Flickr Commons

"We in the West have a verydifferent perspective on thissituation. Mr. Putin and his

government are supporting thethugs of the Assad regime fortheir own reasons that I do notthink are justifiable, and Mr.Putin knows my view on that. Butwe will not, unless there's a bigshift of position on his part, we'renot going to get a commonposition with him at the G8."Meanwhile, Putin and Obamaagreed that they have differentperspectives about Syria butboth have one common interest- to stop the violence in Syriasaid reports."Our positions do not fullycoincide, but we are united bythe common intention to end theviolence, to stop the number ofvictims increasing in Syria, toresolve the problems by peacefulmeans, including the Genevatalks," reported BBC News.For now neither the Syriangovernment nor the rebels havecommitted to proposed Genevatalks that would look into endingthe unrest that has left about93,000 dead, reported BBCNews.Both Obama and Putin haveagreed to meet in Moscow inSeptember reported BBC News.Canada's humanitarian supportdifferent from U.S.Canada's humanitarian supportis different from its counterpartdown south. Obama announcedhe will provide military supportto those fighting Assad

reported CBC News.U.S. said it had proof that theAssad regime had usedchemical weapons and hencedecided to provide militarysupport said reports.Canada is providing $90 millionin new support to humanitarianorganizations operating inSyria and in refugee-hostingcountries with a view tourgently providing food, cleanwater and sanitation,

emergency health care, shelter,and protection for populationsaffected by the Syrian crisis.An additional $25 million insupport will also be providedto Jordan and Lebanon to buildresil ience of governmentservices and infrastructure,including in health, educationand the delivery of basicservices currently under severestress because of the influx ofSyrian refugees.

"If the Europeans deliverweapons, then Europe'sbackyard will become terrorist,and Europe will pay the price for it,"Assad was quoted as saying in aninterview with German newspaperFrankfurter AllgemeineZeitung.Harper maintains Canada is notplanning to arm the Syrianopposition for now - but has notruled it out, reported NationalPost.

Minister of Health calls for simple language labelling on drugsMinister of Health, LeonaAglukkaq, announced the launchof the Plain Language LabellingInitiative, which aims to improvethe safe use of drugs by makingdrug labels and safety informationeasier to read and understand.Minister Aglukkaq wasaccompanied by Terence Young,Member of Parliament for Oakville."Every day millions of Canadians relyon drugs to maintain and improvetheir health. While medications offersignificant benefits, they can alsocarry some risks," said MinisterAglukkaq. "I am pleased toannounce that our Government willbe making plain language arequirement on drug packages inorder to help prevent adverse drugreactions, medication errors andprotect Canadian patients." Towork properly and reduce thechance of harm, drugs should betaken according to the informationprovided on the label or package.Yet, today's drug productinformation can be confusing tofollow. Too often, peopleexperience unnecessary harms asa result of drug labels, packaging

or names that may be hard tounderstand or they sound similarto other drugs. As many as 1 in 9emergency rooms visits are relatedto drug adverse events, and asmany as 68% of those arepreventable. "Drug labels are asimportant as traffic lights. They areas important as fire alarms. This is a

generational change. What theMinister is announcing today willsave hundreds of lives a year," saidMP Young. "This new approach willmake safety information moreaccessible to health care practitionersand all Canadians," said Aglukkaq."This will benefit families, and helpreduce strain on our healthcare

system across the country." Thegoal of this initiative is to reducepreventable harm. Health Canada willbegin by targeting improvements tothe regulations, such as requiringevidence that drug names will notbe confusing, providing guidanceand education, and engaging withkey stakeholders along the way.

Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, joined by Bernard Trottier, MP for Etobicoke-Lakeview, and TerenceYoung, MP for Oakville, announced an initiative aimed to improve the safe use of drugs by makingdrug labels and safety information easier to read and understand. Courtesy: Health Canada


TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013c a n a d a

PM announces launch ofCanada-France Enhanced

Cooperation Agenda

Prime Minister Stephen Harper shares a laugh with François Hollande, President of the French Republic, following a working luncheon at the Palais de l'Élysée Courtesy: pm.gc.ca

Prime Minister StephenHarper announced thelaunch of an EnhancedCooperation Agenda(ECA) with France, whichprovides a strategicframework forimplementing furthereconomic, social, politicaland security initiativesbetween the twocountries. Theannouncement was madeduring an official visit to

France during his Europetour."Canada and France enjoy along and rich history ofpartnership andcooperation," said PrimeMinister Harper. "TheEnhanced CooperationAgenda that PresidentHollande and I endorsedtoday will provide aframework for our countriesto further strengthen ourexcellent economic, political,

cultural and people-to-people ties, laying thegroundwork for years offurther collaboration."This Agenda covers thevast relationship betweenCanada and France, andestablishes a roadmap ofconcrete areas ofcollaboration that willevolve over the comingmonths and years.More specifically, the twocountries will use the ECA

as a mechanism to facilitatecooperation in areas such assustainable economicgrowth, internationalsecurity and defence, andhuman rights.Today's announcementdelivers on a commitmentmade by both countries inthe Canada-France JointStatement, announcedduring Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault's visit toCanada in March 2013.

Five things Canadashould do at the G8:World vision CanadaImmediate action on SyriaThis crisis has a child's face with an estimated 50 per cent ofthose affected being children. Tragically, the conflict showsno immediate signs of ceasing and children are caught in awar game. With 1.6 million refugees flooding intoneighbouring countries with little more than the clothes ontheir backs and those caught on the frontline suffering injury,torture, death and serious depravation, action must be takennow. Canada should use its international reputation toleverage the G8's collective responsibility and influence topromote peace and increased humanitarian assistance inSyria.Save money while saving livesIn times of a global economic stress, the first thing that oftengets cut is aid funding, but in today's interconnected globaleconomy, this only creates more poverty and instability.Canada must continue to protect global aid and developmentpromises and ensure everyone is accountable for theirpledges to child and maternal health and food security. Doingso makes economic sense-prevention is cheaper than a cure.Every dollar invested in reducing under-nutrition results ina $30 return on investment in terms of increased health,schooling and productivity.Ensure mining royalties reach communitiesIn the Democratic Republic of Congo there are trillions ofdollars in mineral wealth being mined, but outside the fence,children are living in extreme poverty in a country that sits atthe bottom of the human development index. Canada canuse the G8 to get more countries to sign on to mandatoryreporting for mining, oil and gas payments to foreigngovernments so local communities get their share. Withprojects in 50 countries where mining is present, we knowhow critical it is for local communities to access this moneyso they can tackle poverty. This will also reduce corruptionat both ends of the supply chain.Create an accountability umbrellaAlthough the G8 has put some great checks and balances in placeto make sure aid and development promises are kept, with pledgesbeing made outside of the G8 at forums like the Nutrition for Growthsummit, it makes it more complicated to hold donors accountablefor pledges and results. Canada should lead on initiating a movementto bring frameworks of accountability under one umbrella so thatthese commitments become a reality and promises made to securea healthy future for children are kept.Finish the job in fragile statesChildren in fragile states are the most vulnerable in the world. Notonly do they live in conflict zones where they are under constantthreat of physical, sexual and gender-based violence, but they alsohave the highest rates of infant deaths and lowest rates of schoolenrolments. While global gains have been made in many countries,all of the Millennium Development Goals are failing in fragile stateslike the DRC, Haiti and Somalia. As the global community turns itsattention to the post-2015 development plans, the G8 mustplay a key role in reaching the most vulnerable children. Thenext generation shouldn't be born wondering what peacelooks like and whether they will live to see their fifth birthday.Canada's shown leadership on reducing child and maternaldeaths and needs to keep leading through 2015 to finish thejob in fragile states.



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SHAMED: THE HONOUR KILLINGTHAT SHOCKED BRITAIN

SARBJIT ON HER WEDDING DAY WITH HER SISTER-IN LAW SURJIT, (RIGHT). THE FAMILYFORCED THE PAIR TO CLEAN AND COOK FOR THEM.

By Sarbjit Kaur Athwal

LONDON: For seven utterlyterrifying years, I lived with awoman who had planned andexecuted a cold-blooded murder.She was my mother-in-law - andI feared that at any moment I'dbecome her next victim.

Why didn't I contact thepolice? Well, of course I did -though I was far too scared justto walk into a police station.

Instead, I calledCrimestoppers and gave themevery last chilling detail I knewabout the plan to kill my vibrantyoung sister-in-law while onholiday in India.

I also wrote an anonymousletter to our local police stationin Hayes, Middlesex, and postedit. But nothing happened -nothing at all. Indeed, years later,my letter to the police wasdiscovered languishing on ashelf at Hayes Police Station.

Why? After all, when 21-year-old Lucie Blackman (anEnglish girl who worked as ahostess in a Tokyo bar) vanishedin 2000, the British PrimeMinister himself publiclycriticised the Japanese for theirfailure to trace her. There was nosuch urgency in my sister-in-law's case - yet Surjit was no lessBritish than Lucie.

She even worked for HerMajesty's Customs & Excise atHeathrow.

Was her disappearanceconsidered a low prioritybecause she was a Sikh? Did thepolice think that it was just afamily matter? Or did they justmislay my letter?

Whatever the reason fortheir inaction, my mother-in-lawwas jubilant. As far as she wasconcerned, she'd literally gotaway with murder?…

Since as far back as I canremember, I've been obedientand respectful of my elders. Atmy childhood home in Hounslow,West London, I was washing upand doing laundry by the age ofsix.

By the time I was 19, myparents were keen for me to havean arranged marriage - and theythought they'd found the perfectfamily.

The Athwals lived in Hayesand there were two sons, one ofwhom was already married. Theother son, Hardave, worked foran electrical company and wasseeking a wife.

Our two families met onneutral territory, at an aunt'shouse, where we sat on oppositesides of the room, like opposingteams.

Hardave was just anordinary man - not unattractive,not overweight, but a completestranger. My future mother-in-law, Bachan Kaur, a widow, wastall and powerful-looking.

I also noticed a small, silentand rather beautiful youngwoman, who looked unhappy.This was Surjit, the wife of theother son.

Afterwards, I told my fatherthere was something about thefamily I didn't like. 'What do youmean?' he demanded. 'BachanKaur couldn't be more respected.'

Not to go ahead with themarriage, he implied, would bringshame on our family.

In all honesty, it was easierto say yes. At least that wouldstop the arguments and theplaintive looks.

By the time the marriagetook place some months later in

1989, I could barely rememberwhat my groom looked like.Indeed, the first time I heard himspeak was when he uttered hismarriage vows.

After a brief honeymoon inMajorca - which didn't gosmoothly, given my ignorance ofsex - we moved in with his familyat Willow Tree Lane.

I soon discovered that Surjitand I were expected to do all thehousework and cooking. In thekitchen, I dared not vent myfrustration to my sister-in-law -but she wasn't so respectful.

'All of them are so lazy,' shefumed. 'They expect to be waitedon hand and foot.'

It was already clear to methat only one woman ruled thelives of my husband and hisbrother Sukhdave - and it wasn'tme or Surjit.

If their mother said, 'Jump',her sons would ask, 'How high?'

- and then make their wives do itfor them.

Bachan Kaur even forbademe from having a baby beforeSurjit.

As it was, we both gotpregnant around the same time,but, sadly, a baby made nodifference to my sister-in-law'sgrowing unhappiness.

She'd rant, privately, aboutnever being allowed to wearWestern clothes or have friendsof her own. Eventually, sherebelled by having her hair cut -which provoked endless rowswith her husband.

In January 1994, she movedout. But within weeks, herhusband, who was a part-timecoach driver, had tracked herdown, beaten her up and wasthreatening to kill her if she didn'treturn.

Finally, she agreed and theymoved into the house next door

to us.The Surjit who returned to

Willow Tree Lane was a verydifferent woman from the onewho'd left. At 23, she nowinsisted on going out withfriends in the evening, takingalong a bag of Western clothes.?Predictably, her husbandresponded with his fists - whichmade Surjit even more defiant. AsI learned later, he also begansecretly following her when sheleft work.

In 1997, both Surjit and Ibecame pregnant again. Surjit'shusband, however, was convincedthe baby wasn't his: not only had hestopped sleeping with her, but he'dseen her go into a house with a man.

She vehemently denied this.Whether she'd fallen in love or not,I found I couldn't blame her: afterall, she'd been married since theage of 16 to a man who abusedher.

watched from a window as Surjit climbed into her husband's car andwaved at her two children, then aged six and nine months. Somehow,I knew I'd never see her again.

With my mother-in-law out of the country, I found the addressof the local police station and wrote a letter, imploring the police toact.

It contained all but one detail: my name. I couldn't risk beingunmasked as the source of the tip-off. If Bachan Kaur was preparedto have Surjit killed to protect her honour in the community, thenshe'd happily kill me, too.

Sure enough, a fortnight later, my mother-in-law was back -without Surjit. 'She loved India so much, she decided to stay on,'she said, staring directly into my eyes.

Even then, part of me didn't want to know the truth: I almostmanaged to convince myself that the police had spirited Surjit awayto safety.

It wasn't until a month after her disappearance, in January 1999,that I learned the full horror of what had taken place. I was alone inthe house with my mother-in-law.

'Maybe I shouldn't have done it, but she was bringing too muchshame on the family,' she blurted out. 'People were starting to talk.'

'Tell me, where is Surjit?' I asked.'We went to the weddings,' my mother-in-law said. 'Then she

wanted to go shopping, so I said: "Here's some money, enjoy."'So, Surjit was taken out in a jeep, as had been arranged - but she

never reached the shops.'She was given some water to drink, and as soon as she'd

swallowed it, Surjit knew she'd been drugged.' she told me. 'Whenshe was unconscious, the two men who'd driven her there strangledher, removed her jewellery and threw her body in the Ravi River.'

'So she's dead?' I asked her.'Yes, she's dead. We can start living like a proper family now.'I'd never felt so stupid. Or so petrified.After my mother-in-law's confession, Surjit's husband sought

me out. 'The same thing will happen to you if you dare breathe aword to anyone,' he said coldly.

Despite his threat, the next time I saw my little sister I told herthe whole story and made her promise to tell no one. It was a promiseshe couldn't keep.

As I discovered years later, she walked into Charing Cross PoliceStation, gave a statement, and was recalled several times to meetmore senior officers. Again, though, the police did nothing.

Back home, Surjit's husband was gleefully trampling on hermemory. 'Your mother doesn't love you,' he told their distraughtseven-year-old daughter. 'She's run off with another man. She doesn'twant to live with you any more.'

He started divorce proceedings and even tried - unsuccessfully- to claim on Surjit's £100,000 life insurance. He was also threateningme. Once, with no provocation, he drove his mini-van straight at meand I only just managed to jump out of the way.

Sometimes I thought I was going insane with fear. Eventually, Icollapsed and was rushed to hospital.

'You're lucky to be alive,' said the doctor, after I'd been operatedon for a ruptured stomach ulcer - which is often caused by stress -and given six pints of blood. 'Is there anything you're worryingabout that might have triggered this?'

Perhaps it was his kindness that did it, but I knew it was time tobreak the Sikh code of honour. This dictates that you should neversay anything negative to your parents about the family you'vemarried into, particularly if you've had an arranged marriage.

Summoning up all my courage, I went to see them and told themthe whole story. They were horrified.?Some months later, my parentsasked me to pop round - and that's when I found Detective ChiefInspector Clive Driscoll sitting on their sofa. My first reaction wasutter terror - but, gently and gradually, he persuaded me to tell himeverything.

Clive Driscoll is today one of the Metropolitan Police Service'smost distinguished officers, having led the team that in 2012successfully brought prosecutions against two men for the murderof South London schoolboy Stephen Lawrence.

When I met him, however, he was senior investigating officeron the Met's racial and violent crime task force. He promised to doall he could to get justice for Surjit.

All might have been well - except for an unfortunate leak fromthe police to the Evening Standard.

'The police are saying they've received new information aboutSurjit's disappearance,' shouted Surjit's husband, brandishing thepaper. 'Where have they got that from? It can only be you.'

Of course I denied everything. Then, for the first time since I'dknown her, my mother-in-law announced that she'd be sleeping withme that night. I thought I was going to faint.

Among Sikhs, it's common to share a bed with an older relative,and considered disrespectful to decline. Predictably, my husbandwouldn't listen to my objections. This is it, I thought. This is thenight I'm going to die.

All through the night, I lay sleepless beside my mother-in-law.As I listened to the sounds of traffic, Saturday night revellers andeven a helicopter whirring overhead, I waited for the inevitable.

However, unknown to me, my sister had spoken to Clive, who'dposted a police car outside the front of our house. The noise fromthe helicopter, it turned out, was also down to him: he'd had it coveringthe back exit.

As my mother-in-law hadn't got her hands dirty in India, hereasoned, my killers were likely to come from outside. Even so, hewas so worried that he nearly broke down the door to rescue me.

Nothing happened that night, and the following morning mymother-in-law smiled sweetly. 'I've been thinking,' she said. 'You'venever met our family in India, so I've decided I'm going to take youon a trip.'

My blood froze. Had she really just invited me to India to killme, too?

Clive was no longer prepared to take risks with my life: soonafterwards, my mother-in-law and Sukhdave were formally chargedwith murder, and denied bail. Back home, my husband Hardave wasshocked and vacant. As for me, my hands shook continually and myheart was beating like a drum machine.

It was all too much; I thought constantly of suicide, hesitatingonly because of my children. Somehow, I managed to call Clive andsay: 'Get me out of here.'

CONTD. ON PAGE 12

SARBJIT KAUR ATHWAL is a British Indian, whose sister-in-law Surjitwas the victim of an honour killing. Sarbjit secretly and bravely cam-paigned for justice for Surjit, seeking murder convictions for herhusband's mother and brother. They were jailed, but Sarbjit continuesto receive death threats and ostracisation by the Sikh community. Shehas since become a police community suppor t officer, in gratitude forthe staunch suppor t of Detective Chief Inspector Clive Driscoll.(This ar ticle is extracted from the book titled Shamed by Sarbjit KaurAthwal, to be published by Virgin on June 20 . Cour tesy Daily Mail)

One Friday afternoon, mymother-in-law orderedme into the lounge,

where she was sitting on a largegrey sofa, flanked by her twosons.

'I've spoken to a contact inIndia,' she began. 'It's all goingto be taken care of. It's her ownfault - she's out of control. She'sbringing shame on the family. Wehave to get rid of her.'

Her contact, she continued,had told her to bring herdaughter-in-law to India, wherehe'd 'take care of her'.

To get Surjit there, mymother-in-law would invite her toaccompany her to some Indianfamily weddings, making clear itwould bring shame on mymother-in-law's name if sheattended alone.

As a sweetener to helppersuade Surjit to go, she wouldbe given money for new clothes.

When my husbandprotested about the plan,Bachan Kaur silenced him.Surjit's husband said nothing,and I was paralysed by shockand fear.

Bachan Kaur who planned the killingof her daughter-in-law Surjit

Afterwards, when I wasalone with my husband, I insistedthat we had to warn Surjit - buthe forbade me from uttering aword. Surely I couldn't beexpected to keep quiet about thisabomination?

My mother-in-law wastaking no chances: everywhere Iwent, I could feel her watchfulgaze burning into me. Yet I hadto do something.

So, on the morning theywere due to depart, I drove -

shaking like a jelly - to a phonebox and rang Crimestoppers (theUK charity you can callanonymously with informationabout a crime).

'Hello,' I said, my voice smalland quiet. 'I want to report amurder that's going to happen.'And I told them everything -including the flight number andwhere they were going.

An operator thanked me formy bravery, and that was that.

All too soon, it was time. I


TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 2013i n d i a

SHIELD FROM 5,000KM RANGEMISSILES SOON

NEW DELHI: India's missile defence system is set to get a big boostas it is developing capability to intercept enemy missiles fired froma distance of up to 5,000km, tackling any possible threat fromcountries such as China. The capability is being developed by DRDOas part of the Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) shield, whose firstphase is ready for deployment possibly in Delhi. Development ofthe first phase of the BMD programme has been completed, DRDOchief Avinash Chander said. The BMD shield can tackle enemy

missiles fired at from ranges up to 2,000 km. Taking this forward, theDRDO is enhancing the capability of BMD in phase-II to deal withthreat from missiles of range of up to 5,000 km. "We are planning tosoon carry out the first trial of the phase-II of the programme underwhich we will test our capability to destroy an incoming ballistic missilefired at us from 5,000 km range," said Chander, who took over charge earlierthis month. "Such a capability meets our immediate threat perception ," hesaid, asked if it would cover the missiles from countries like China.Rains bring Chardham Yatra,life to a halt in Uttarakhand

DEHRADUN: TheChardhamYatra toU t t a r a k h a n d ' s B a d r i n a t h ,Kedarnath, Gangotri andYamnotri shrines in Garhwaldivision has come to a halt dueto heavy landslides andlandslips triggered by incessantrainfall in the last 24 hours.Landslides were reported fromover 12 places on the Rishikesh-Gangotri, the Dehradun-Yamnotri, the Rishikesh-Badrinath and the Rishikesh-Kedarnath National Highway.Yatra had begun on June 13.Six hanging bridges built onAlaknada and Mandakini riversin Chamoli and Rudrapryagdistricts were also reported tohave collapsed on Sunday.About 12,000 tourists andpilgrims on their way toChardham Yatra are stranded onthese routes.Normal life was paralyzed bycontinuous rains in Dehradunand other places like Rishikesh,Haridwar, Haldwani and UdhamSingh Nagar towns.Uttarakhand government onSunday sounded an alert in stateafter three members of a familyidentified as Khanya (30), Urmila

(26) and Vivek (10) were buriedalive after their single-storeyhouse was flattened by alandslide in Dehradun. Thedisaster occurred at 4.50 am whenthese people were sleeping. Over12 cases of house collapse werealso reported from Garhwal andKumaon divisions. No loss of lifewas reported from these cases.A senior officer in theUttarakhand disastermanagement department saidwhile about 10,000 tourists onmore 500 private buses and otherfour vehicles, are stranded onnine points on the Rishikesh-Gangotri and the Dehradun-Yamnotri National Highway,about 200 tourists and pilgrimsare stranded on the Rishikesh-Badrinath and Rishikesh-Kedarnath National highway.A senior Border RoadOrganization (BRO) officer inRishikesh told TOI that 600BRO personne l have beendeployed on different Yatrarou tes to rescue thesestranded people by shiftingthem to roadside intermediatecolleges and primary schools inUttarkashi, Chamoli andRudrapryag districts.

He said seven bulldozers werealso pressed into service to clearthe landslides wreckage. BROpersonnel on duty said therescued people are beingprovided meals and tea to makethem feel comfortable."We are moved by the waythese res iden t s o f nearbyv i l l ages a re p rov id ing uswhatever they can during ourstay," said 65-year RajendraSingh from Ghaziabad."We do not have words toexpress our gratitude to thesevillagers for to their warmhospitality," said Leela Devi from

Maharashtra.Uttarkashi deputy magistrate RRajesh Kumar said he askedofficers concerned to ensure thatstranded people on the Yatraroutes are provide all possiblefacili t ies including medicalcare by doctors till the roadsare cleared.A senior officer in DehradunMet office said the monsoonsthat was expected to arrive inUttarakhand by June end, hascome about two weeks early.He predicted incessant heavyrains for the next 48 hours in thestate.

Monsoon hits northIndia earlyCHANDIGARH: The monsoon arrived in north India on Sunday-- almost a fortnight before its scheduled entry -- resulting in amajor dip in the mercury in the entire northern region. Heavyrains lashed large parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh forthe second consecutive day on Sunday. In Himachal Pradesh themercury plunged below 6 Degrees Celsius in many place with snowfallin the higher reaches and rain in the low lying areas. Maximum temperaturein the state decreased by 7 to 8 degrees while minimum temperaturedecreased by 1 to 2 degrees Celsius in last 24 hours. Heavy downpourwas witnessed in Punjab including Patiala (47.4 mm), Ludhiana (32.6mm), Amritsar (15.7 mm), Nawanshahr (63.2 mm), Bathinda (50 mm)and Mohali (55 mm). Chandigarh received 58.5 mm rains onSunday and the mercury here dropped to 28 degrees, 10 degreesbelow normal. In Haryana, many places were lashed by rainsincluding Ambala (46.7 mm), Kalka (35 mm), Hisar (59.8 mm),Yamunanagar (105 mm), and Panipat (6 mm). The coldest temperature inHimachal was recorded at Keylong where maximum temperature settledat 6.1 degrees Celsius. Manali, Kalpa and Shimla were cold at 9, 9.6 and13 degrees Celsius respectively.

CIC asks NTRO to reveal ex-employee’s appraisal reports

NEW DELHI: In a rare exception,the Central InformationCommission (CIC) has askedNational Technical ResearchOrganization (NTRO) to disclosethe annual appraisal report of anex-employee. The technicalintelligence agency is exemptfrom RTI except in cases ofhuman rights violation andcorruption. The applicant,Odisha-based SubhendushreeRoutroy, had sought his annualperformance appraisal reportsfor 2008, 2009 and 2010. He wassacked from NTRO and heargued that access to his annualappraisal reports was a humanrights issue. The argument was

upheld by the commission.In his order, chief informationcommission Satyananda Mishrasaid, "Termination from servicehas created survival problemsfor him (Routroy). In thisbackground, his need to haveaccess to his own performanceappraisal reports becomes veryimportant and relevant as itwould give him an idea of howthe authorities rated hisperformance and whether hewould have any opportunity ofever getting employment in anysimilar institution in future. Insome sense, the denial of thisinformation to him may result inthe violation of his human

rights, that is, the right to live andsurvive.'' Routroy had asked forhis reports citing a SupremeCourt decision. He said accesswould improve his chances forfuture employment. NTRO haddenied the information on thegrounds that although theappellant had the right to getcopies of his appraisal reportsaccording to the SC decision, hehad no such right under the RTIAct since NTRO was included inthe second schedule of the Act.Agencies that are part of thesecond schedule are exempt fromthe RTI Act except in cases ofcorruption or human rightsviolation. Section 25 of the Act

says, "Nothing contained in thisAct shall apply to the intelligenceand security organizationsspecified in the second schedulebeing organizations establishedby the central government or anyinformation furnished by suchorganizations to that governmentprovided that the informationpertaining to the allegations ofcorruption and human rightsviolations shall not be excludedunder this sub-section.'' It also laysdown the condition that in case theinformation sought for is in respectof allegations of violation of humanrights, the information shall only beprovided after the approval of theCIC within 45 days.

Bachan Kaur whoplanned the killing of herdaughter-in-law Surjit

Contd. from Page 11Sobbing and distraught, I grabbed my baby and walked

out of my marriage for good on my 36th birthday. I had toleave my other three children, as I was going into emergencyaccommodation.

After two nights, though, I insisted on going back to seethem. Clive wasn't happy: 'The first sign of trouble, you getout of there fast.'

As it was, the second I walked into the house, my husbandexploded. 'Why did you do it?' he screamed. 'How could yourip this family apart? I know it was you. I've spoken to Mum'ssolicitor and they've seen your statement.'

I felt the sting on my cheek before I even realised he'd hitme. 'Wash your face before you leave,' were his final words.He didn't want the community to see his wife crying. He hadhis honour to think of.

The next few times I went there, I made sure I was neveralone with him. He still found opportunities, however, to flashbits of paper at me, on which he'd written variations on thetheme: 'Retract your evidence or you'll never be safe.'

Did he think the house was bugged? I never knew. As forme, after months of intimidation, I simply crumbled. I calledClive and told him that I was retracting my statement.

Had anyone tried to put pressure on me, he asked sternly?Of course not, I lied - but Clive had Hardave's house searchedand discovered all the threatening notes, tucked away in aSikh holy book.

I've never seen Clive so angry. 'Don't you dare lie to meagain,' he told me. 'We can't do anything if you're not honest.Can I trust you or not?'

I nodded. 'I'm sorry. You can trust me.'Hardave was arrested, though charges against him were

later dropped. By then, I'd been moved to a council house inKingston, so I was at last able to collect my children.

I can't pretend it was easy, and often I sought consolationat the Sikh temple. Once, one of the temple elders followed meout of the prayer room, saying that we needed to talk.

'You must stop these lies against your mother-in-law,' hebegan. ?I felt nauseous. This man was a role model forhundreds, if not thousands, of Sikhs in the UK. 'She's a holywoman,' he continued. 'Tell the police that you are mistaken.Let this poor woman have her life back.'

From then on, other Sikhs kept approaching me with similarmessages. I was being ostracised by my own community. Andfor what? The honour of a woman who had conspired tocommit murder.?Finally, it was April 25, 2007. Judgment day.As soon as I stepped into the courtroom, my heart jumped:staring right at me were my mother-in-law and her elder son.

Giving evidence was sheer torture - made worse by thefact that the Athwals' defence was that I'd made everythingup. For hours on end, I had to endure being called a liar.

And then it was all over, and the jury retired to considertheir verdict. It was a full week before they returned.

When Clive rang me to say they'd been found guilty, Ifainted clean away.

My mother-in law was given a minimum of 20 yearswithout parole, and my brother-in-law a minimum of 27(subsequently reduced on appeal to a minimum of 15 and 20respectively).

After nine long years, we had finally got justice for Surjit.Yet, to this day, when I go to the temple in Southall, it's rarethat I'm not accosted by someone who accuses me of bringingshame on my family.

It's a warped logic that values a murderer's good nameover the life of a young girl, whose only crime was to be stuckin a loveless marriage. But my faith in my religion hasn'twavered.

Today, I lead a very different life. I'm divorced, and I'vevowed that none of my children will ever have an arrangedmarriage.

Meanwhile, inspired by the incredible work of the police,I've embarked on training to become a police communitysupport officer.

Why? Because if it were not for Clive, I don't think I'd behere today. Incredibly, he managed to build a successful murdercase in a different country to where the crime was committed,against two people who didn't physically do it, without even abody to produce as evidence.

No one had ever managed that in the British courts before.Even more important, Clive has shown the world that murdersin the name of so-called 'honour' will not go undetected. Notin England. Not any more.



worldTURKISH PROTESTS REACHTHE STREETS

Musharraf formallyindicted in judges'detention caseIP14

Russia opposedSyria no-fly zoneRussia has warned the US that any attempt to enforce a no-flyzone in Syria by operating jets and missiles will be a violation ofinternational law. The Eastern European country has also hintedthat any attempt by the US to interfere in Syria will be considereda sign of direct aggression. The US military had recently movedPatriot missiles and jets to Jordan, a geographical ally, as part ofan exercise. This comes on the heels of evidence uncovered bythe analysts which claims that chemical weapons may have beenused to battle the rebels. "There have been leaks from Westernmedia regarding the serious consideration to create a no-flyzone over Syria through the deployment of Patriot anti-aircraftmissiles and F-16 jets in Jordan," said Russian Foreign MinisterSergei Lavrov to assembled press cops in Moscow. Lavrov alsoquestioned the evidence claiming that it did not meet the criteriaset by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The US is being forced to continue on its path of arming the rebelsand has been asking its regional allies-Saudi Arabia and Qatar-tohelp the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as well.Several analysts have however warned that gradually escalatingthe "help" given to the rebels may lead the US down a road similarto that in Iraq. Meanwhile, the Syrain government has recentlyturned to Tehran and Moscow to help them battle the insurgencyand has been winning the fight after it reclaimed the importanttown of Qusair, a BBC report said. The Hezbollah, too, has cometo the help of al-Assad and has leant the warring governmentsome of its fighters. On Friday, Hezbollah leader Sheikh HassanNasrallah told the BBC that it would keep fighting in Syria"wherever needed". The uprising that began in 2011 has so farleft 93,000 people dead and about 5.7 million have been displaced.

Protesters light flares during a protest against the Turkish Prime Minister RecepTayyipErdogan at TaksimSquare in Istanbul June 12, 2013 Courtesy: REUTERS/Osman Orsal/Flickr Commons

Gezi Park was finally cleared after police inriot gear ejected demonstrators by usingwater cannons and tear gas. The park has

been finally cleared after anti-government protestorshas been camping and campaigning against theadministration for the past 18 days. The protestorshowever, fled to nearby streets, erected banners andlit bonfires to keep the protest going despite losingthe original turf. The area was quickly cordoned offso that protestors couldn't get back to their stations.Reports filtered in stating that Bosphorus Bridgehad been blocked to stop other demonstrators fromreaching Taksim Square to continue the protest. "Thiscountry isn't just any country, you can't hold a rallywherever you wish," Turkish Prime MinisterRecepTayyipErdogan reportedly said. "You can dothat where it is allowed." Contd. on pg 14

US wants 'crediblenegotiations' with

North KoreaWASHINGTON: The Obama administration said on Sunday itwas receptive to North Korea's proposal for high-level talks,but wants "credible negotiations" that will lead to a nuclear-free North. "Those talks have to be real. They have to bebased on them living up to their obligations, to include onproliferation, on nuclear weapons, on smuggling and otherthings,'' said Denis McDonough, president Barack Obama'schief of staff."So we'll judge them by their actions, not by the nice wordsthat we heard," he said.The National Defense Commission headed by North Koreanleader Kim Jong Un issued a statement through state mediaproposing ``senior-level'' talks to ease tensions and discuss apeace treaty formally ending the Korean War.Turkey protest in Toronto Cour tesy: Philip Mitroi/Flickr Commons


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TURKISH PROTESTSREACH THE STREETSContd. from Pg 13The statement byErdogan has angeredprotestors even furtherwith workers union andother student groupstaking to the streets ofAnkara to oppose thegovernment's heavyhanded methods ofquelling protests.Medical rescue workershave said that over 5,000people have so far beeninjured and numbers areexpected to climb as theprotest continues. Thedemonstrations have

caught the eye of aglobal audience as one ofEurope's premier touristdestinations have beentorn due to the strife.The protest started 18days ago when a fewcitizens gathered tospeed up theredevelopment of thepark. The smalldemonstration then gotout of hand as a simplecivic issue turned intothe Islamist government'sinability to revive aneconomy that has beenfloundering over the last

four years. rdogan and hisassociates had initiallydismissed these protests aswork of anti-social elementsbut as the movement caughtsupport the official standremain unchanged and riotpolice had to be dispatchedto disperse the crowd.Lately, the administrationhas been urging talks andhas adopted a much moreconciliatory stand but theprotesting groups have notbudged. An end to theoccupy movement does notseem to be in sight anytimesoon .

A NEW FACE FOR IRAN

Moderate cleric HassanRouhani won the

presidential election in Iran andwill replace the incumbentMahmoud Ahmadinajad inTehran.Rouhani, who secured 50.7% ofthe votes, trumped his rivals toend eight years of conservativerule in the Persian country. Itwas reported that thousands ofIranians took to the streets withbanners that celebrated thevictory of democracy in thecountry. Rouhani issued astatement reported in the BBCthat said "a new opportunity hasbeen created for those who trulyrespect democracy, interactionand free dialogue.""I thank God that once againrationality and moderation has

shone on Iran... This victory is avictory for wisdom, moderationand maturity... over extremism."But he also repeatedly said, "Thenations who tout democracy andopen dialogue should speak tothe Iranian people with respectand recognise the rights of theIslamic republic." IranianSupreme Leader Ayatollah AliKhamenei who will ratify the voteon August 3 and help Rouhanitake oath before the takes hisseat in the parliament said, "Iurge everyone to help thepresident-elect and hiscolleagues in the government, ashe is the president of the wholenation." The result was declaredon Twitter when Rouhani'scampaign manager posted thison the micro blogging website:

"Good news is on the way"which was soon followed by "Bea bit patient, dawn is near." Iran has been battling recessiontriggered by the collapse inEurope and the US blockades forthe last three years andAhmadinajad had been seen as"not having enough ideas" towin the battle. Rouhani who hascampaigned on the promise ofeasing economic sanctions due tothe hard line adopted by theincumbent government will have todo so quickly as tensions in theregion are said to be mountingespecially with Tehran's support forSyria. The West hascongratulated Rouhani butseveral analysts have beenquoted as being circumspectuntil they see the cleric in action.

Musharraf formally indictedin judges' detention caseISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in the Pakistani capital has formally indicted former presidentPervezMusharraf over the detention of dozens of judges during the emergency rule he imposed in2007. Musharraf, 69, was indicted during a hearing of the case held at his farmhouse in ChakShahzad yesterday by anti-terrorism court Judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi. He was indicted underprovision of the Anti-Terrorism Act and the Pakistan Panel Code. After the charges against himwere read out, Musharraf refused to accept them and pleaded not guilty. He filed an application forhis acquittal due to lack of evidence. The judge then summoned 23 prosecution witnesses for thenext hearing on June 21. Officials said the trial of Musharraf had formally begun with his indictment.The proceedings are being held at Musharraf's farmhouse, declared a sub-jail by authorities, forsecurity reasons. The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has said it will target Musharraf for orderingoperations against militants during his regime. The case over the detention of the judges is basedon an FIR filed against Musharraf in August 2009. The FIR itself is based on a complaint by a lawyernamed Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam Ghumman.

Hassan Rouhani is the new president of Iran replacingincumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinajad

Courtesy: Q8India/Flickr Commons





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Kareena, Vidya, Shilpa, Karishma, Dia, Rani, andLara at Priyanka Chopra's Father's Prayer Meet Cook, bowlers see England

through to semi-final

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England do not make life easy for themselves inknockout tournaments, but they secured their pas-sage to the Champions Trophy semi-finals througha collectively impressive performance fromthe bowlers which followed a brisk inningsfrom Alastair Cook after the weather hadthreatened to leave their hopes inAustralia's hands.But even as Englandwere heaping pressureon New Zealand's top or-der as they chased 170in 24 overs, the weatherstill loomed. Rain, whichhad caused a five-hourdelay after the toss, wascreeping over theBristol Channel and al-though the chase wasbehind the rate, if thematch had been aban-doned before 20 oversNew Zealand would havegone through and En-gland would haveneeded a favour fromAustralia on Monday.The 20th over, sent downby the peerless JamesAnderson, itself includedmore drama when CoreyAnderson, who wasadded to New Zealand'ssquad on the morning of the match as a replacement for Grant Elliott, ap-peared to injure his calf after aborting a run and spent several minutesreceiving treatment which did not impress Ashley Giles and David Saker onthe England balcony. Still, even after Anderson had completed the overthere could have been another twist. Tim Bresnan conceded 19 in thenext over as Kane Williamson, who made a brave 67 off 54 balls, andAnderson took their par tnership to 73 before Williamson skied to coveroff Stuar t Broad whose heel was ruled, by the third umpire, to befractionally behind the line. It was a mighty tight call.England's new-ball bowling had soon made the chase appear far more daunting thansome envisaged after their last seven wickets fell for 28 in 34 balls.Anderson set the tone with a three-over opening spell of testing paceand movement which accounted for the hapless Luke Ronchi andMartin Guptill in the space of three balls in the fourth over.

England 169 (Cook 64, Mills 4-30, McClenaghan 3-36) beat NewZealand 159 for 8 (Williamson 67, Anderson 3-32) by 10 runs

Imran Khan damaged Pakistan cricket :Aamir SohailIn the aftermath of the crushing defeat to India, former skipper Aamir Sohailhas launched a scathing attack on one of Pakistan's greatest cricketers,Imran Khan, saying the World Cup-winning captain is responsible for thecurrent state of sport in the country."I want to say clearly, and for once we must face the truth, that Imran isresponsible for the state of affairs in our cricket," Sohail said. With hisstatement that is clearly a fallout of Pakistan's disastrous campaign in theICC Champions Trophy in England, where they lost all their three groupmatches, Sohail left the other two guests on the show - Zaheer Abbas andYounis Khan - surprised."Imran damaged Pakistan cricket by encouraging our bowlers to tamperwith the ball. This has led to a culture where we can't produce good newball bowlers or quality openers," the 46-year-old former opener told anews channel. Sohail was responding to the views expressed by formerpacer Shoaib Akhtar, who felt Pakistan "need a dressing room culturewhere a winning mentality is promoted" and someone like Imran to guideand produce quality players. The storm was already brewing and Saturday'seight-wicket defeat to arch-rivals India only added to the wounds.A proven player with 47 Tests and 156 ODIs under his belt, Sohail hasworked as a chief selector in the past and was a member of the 1992 World

Cup winning squad led by Imran. Many other former players includingAkhtar and Zaheer made it clear that it was time for Kamran Akmal, ImranFarhat and Shoaib Malik to get the axe. "Changes have to be made and newplayers must be brought in and given time to settle down. We have tried thesame set of players time and again and they have not delivered in bigtournaments," Akhtar said. However, Younis, who was dropped for theChampions Trophy, felt changing and chopping or pressing the panic buttonwill not solve problems.

STAR PARIVAAR AWARDS 2013

Priyanka Chopra’s fatherDr. Ashok Chopra passedaway on 10th June and

Bollywood celebrities in largenumber paid their last tribute tothe departed soul. A prayermeeting was held yesterdaywhich was also attended byPriyanka’s close associates. Dr.Ashok who was battling againstcancer for few years breathed hislast at Mumbai DhirubhaiKokilaben hospital. His prayermeeting was held at J.W. Mariottin Juhu.

Kareena Kapoor who sharesa cold vibes with Priyankaattended the prayer meet andconsoled PC. Karisma Kapooraccompanied Kareena.

The prayer meet wasattended by Kareena Kapoor,Vidya Balan, Shilpa Shetty,Karishma Kapoor, Abbas-Mustan, Dia Mirza, NikhilAdwani, Rani Mukerji, LaraDutta, Malaika Arora Khan, Isha

Koppikar, Arpita, Alka Yagnik,Riteish Deshmukh, GeneliaD`Souza, Madhur Bhandarkar,Prabhudheva, Imran Khan, UdayChopra, Rohit Shetty, ZoyaAkhtar, Rishi Kapoor, NeetuSingh among others.

By missing Priyanka’s dad’s

funeral, Kareena Kapoor raisedmany eyebrows and gave thepaparazzi a chance to cook upfresh stories of her rivalry withPriyanka but she shut theirmouth by attending the prayermeet with sister Karisma.

Kareena and Priyanka’s

cat-fights dates long backwhen both were offered Pepsiad offer. Both demanded forequal share and there was ahuge fall-out. Few years backat a concert abroad, they wentto the extend of hitting oneanother.




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2 Aashiqui 2 Sunn Raha Hai

3 Ek Thi Daayan Yaaram

4 I Love New Year Aaja Meri Jaan

5 Ek Thi Daayan Kaali Kaali

6 Aashiqui 2 Chahun Main Ya Naa

7 I Love New Year Judaai Unplugged

8 Shootout At Wadala Babli Badmaash Hai

9 Nautanki Saala Mera Mann Kehne Laga

10 Shootout At Wadala Yeh Junoon

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HIT OR FLOP MIDWEEKHIMMATWALA FLOP

AATMA AVERAGE

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UpcomingBOLLYWOOD Movies

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Film:Aashiqui 21

BHAAG MILKHA BHAAGRELEASE DATE: 12-Jul-2013

STARING: Farhan Akhtar,

Sonam Kapoor

DIRECTOR(S): Rakesh Omprakash

Mehra

PRODUCER: Rakyesh Om

Prakash Mehra Productions

MUSIC: Himesh Reshammiya

WRITER: Susi Ganeshan

LOOTERARELEASE DATE: 05-Jul-2013

STARING: Ranveer Singh,

Sonakshi Sinha

DIRECTOR(S): Vikramaditya Motwane

PRODUCER: Ekta Kapoor, Shobha

Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl,

Vikramaditya Motwane

MUSIC: Amit Trivedi

SHORTCUT ROMEORELEASE DATE: 21-Jun-2013

STARING: Sahil Khan, Nigar Khan,

Monalisa

DIRECTOR(S): Kumar Jaywant

PRODUCER: Dilshad Shama

MUSIC: Shankar Mahadevan,

Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonsa

FUKREYRELEASE DATE: 14-Jun-2013

STARING: Pulkit Samrat, Manjot

Singh, Ali Fazal, Richa Chadda, Priya

Anand, Vishakha Singh

DIRECTOR(S): Mrighdeep Singh Lamba

PRODUCER: Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh

Sidhwani

MUSIC: Ram Sampath

Movie Review

ONCE UPON A TIME INMUMBAI 2RELEASE DATE: 08-Aug-2013

STARING: Kareen Kapoor,

Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Vidya

Balan

DIRECTOR(S): Milan Luthria

PRODUCER: Ekta Kapoor

FAUJ MEIN MAUJRELEASE DATE: 09-Aug-2013

STARING: Mallika Sherawat,

Rajpal Yadav, Zakir Hussain

DIRECTOR(S): Murli Nagavalli

PRODUCER: Ravi Walia

MUSIC: Pritam Chakrabor ty

'FUKREY' is a rockingentertainment whizzbang

Cast: Pulkit Samrat,

Manjot Singh, Ali Fazal,

Varun Sharma, Richa

Chadda, Pankaj Tripathi,

Priya Anand, Vishaka

Singh

Director: Mrighdeep

Singh Lamba

Rating: * * *

Well it looks like gone are thedays when Indian cinema wasgoverned by genres likeromance, family-dramas oraction, now in this Gen-X age ofIndian cinema, it's Bromance andjuvenile camaraderie whichseems to be emerging as trumpcard in Bollywood, where ourcine thinker are not only bankingupon this sought-after genre,but are also making cash registerring at the power of bromance.Be it "3 Idiots" "Dil ChahataHai", "Rock On!", "Zindagi NaMilegi Dobara" or "Kai Po Che!"every time spell of bromance hassucceeded in fetching a hugebunch of accolades not only forthe performers but for theconceptualisers too.After creating a memorablemagic through "Dil Chahata Hai"and "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara",Farhan Akhtar and RakeshSidhwani have once againteamed up together for asomewhat juvenile tale "Fukrey".Although "Fukrey" is knittedaround the core of juvenilecamaraderie among teen agedfriends, but for a change this timeit is sans those larger than lifeschool campuses and fairy worldlike locations. With a novel

premise at its core "Fukrey" isfun ride which up till an extentshow cases the mindset oftoday's youth for whom optinga shortcut is most convenientway to their dream world. So isthe case with story of "Fukrey"which basically is a hilariousnarration about four guys andtheir rendezvous with an idea

gone wrong kinda situation.But a fact which needs to bementioned before going aheadwith the dissection of the movieis that it neither begins onserious note and nor ends upbeing preachy, it is just a fun ridewhich from beginning till it'sculmination remains focused onthree things entertainment,entertainment and entertainment.Primarily "Fukrey" showcasesthe story of four guys Honey(Pulkit Samrat), Choocha ( VarunSharma) two class 12thsophomores who after flunkingfrom past two years are noweager to liberate from their schoollife and want to get enrolled incollege in order to secure someyouthful relief (especiallypertaining to girls) in their lives.Besides the Honey and Choochathere are two more guys, Lali(Manjot Singh), a mild-manneredcorrespondence student whomakes regular trips to theGurudwara in order to getmigrated to his supposedgirlfriend's college. And thefourth guy of the gang is Zafar(Ali Fazal) a failed musician whomills around the same college

because his former girlfriendNeetu (Vishakha Singh) is ateacher there. As the story takesoff, besides unfurling theaspirations of these lads it alsoput forth a weird phenomenaalso where Choocha gets dreams,which Honey interprets anddecodes it in order to try theirluck in lottery. With framesrolling ahead the duo with amotive of acquiring theexamination papers in advance,decides to invest a hefty sum intheir lottery game in order to gaina massive sum. Meanwhilefalling prey to their lifecircumstances Zafar and Lalialso joins the band, but the thingturn upside down for the fourwhen they take loan from a femalegangster, Bholi Punjaban (RichaChadda), but could not manageto win the lottery. As far as thescript of the "Fukrey" isconcerned then it seems to beunconventional up till an extent,but it will be wrong to call itsomething out of the box. Thepremise of "Fukrey" is uptill anextent is a neatly embroideredslice of life decorated withcircumstantial humor in it.

Aamir, Kiran goschool hunting

The couple are apparentlylooking for the perfectplayschool for their one-and-half-year-old son AzadEver since their son Azad RaoKhan came into their life, KiranRao took a backseat from herprofessional career to look afterhim. Now buzz is that thedirector is all set to go back towork and Aamir and she aresearching for a playschool thatcould keep their son busywhen the parents are outworking. Insiders say that the

one-and-half-year old toddler isquite mischievous and is ahandful for his parents athome. A source says, `Kiranand Aamir always wanted ababy and now that they haveAzad, he up takes most of theirtime. Kiran took a break fromwork because she wanted todevote all her time to their son.He is a very playful and a chirpykid. Now that Kiran is thinkingof going back to work, they arethinking of sending Azad to aplayschool for a few hours.`


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SALMAN KHAN WON'T KISSJACQUELINE FERNANDEZ!

Salman Khan's upcoming film withJacqueline Fernandez apparently

has a kissing scene

Sallu has always refused to do a liplock on screen.He apparently told producer-director SajidNadiadwala to rework the script.A rather large birdie chirps to say that the star willnot make an exception for any filmmaker or actress.

The Good Sister:Katrina Kaif takeson the responsibilityof her family

Not having a father around built a senseof responsibility for Katrina KaifThe star feels that she has to care for and provide for the family.She has learnt a lot from her mother. Incidentally, Kat's familyconsists of seven sisters.

'MADHUBALA'TURNS SENSUOUS ALA ZEENAT AMAN!W h e nexpressive andgraceful DrashtiDhami dancedsensuously on"Jaadu hai nashahai" on the "JhalakDikhhla Jaa 6"stage, her sensuousside left filmmakerKaran Johar in awe. The filmmaker,who is one of the judges on the dance realityshow, also had an innovative comment to make, said a source."After the performance, KJo said, 'Madhubala' bani Zeenat Aman!'Madhubala' is a show where she would hardly be doing anythinglike that, but today, she was extremely naughty and sexy in thisperformance'," the source added. For her fusion performances,Drashti and her choreographer Salman Yusuff Khan, have chosenArgentine Tango and Contemporary dance forms. The conceptrevolved around two strangers who meet at night.


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Ranbirowns aspecialplace in

Deepika'slife

They were a couple whoparted ways but mended theirrelationship and reunited asfriends. No one really knowswhat exactly happenedbetween them but DeepikaPadukone candidly admitsthat her ex-boyfriend RanbirKapoor has always been veryspecial to her. The two havereunited in real life and reellife after five years and,interestingly, their second filmtogether, "Yeh Jawaani HaiDeewani" (YJHD), is reapinggold at the box office andaudiences are loving their on-screen chemistry too. "I havealways believed thatchemistry can't be createdbetween two people. Youeither have it or you don't. Thescript can only enhance it. Iam glad that Ranbir and I do,"said Deepika, who was seenwith Ranbir in 2008 hit"Bachna Ae Haseeno".

Tonguetwisters forShah Rukh

Khan

SRK engaged in someanimated conversa-

tions with localMalayali women onthe sets of 'Chennai

Express'They say love knows nobarrier. Looks like for ShahRukh Khan's fans, languagebarriers too don't holdstrong enough. Sources saythat while shooting for hisnext film, helmed by RohitShetty, in Kerala, SRKapparently had long andanimated chats with localMalayali women, whoincidentally didn't know aword of Hindi or English.According to sourcesSRK's female fans were allsenior citizens andapparently they used tohang around the sets inorder to meet their idol inperson. A unit hand says,`The scene was quite funny.Every evening, a group ofaunties came over to chatwith the star. Both partiesdidn't understand eachother's language but thatdidn't spoil the fun at all.`Apparently, Shah Rukheven entertained theladies singing songs fromhis Bollywood films.

VIDYA IS THE GUTSIEST'After helming two thought-provoking films- Aamir and NoOne Killed Jessica, why diddelve into the comic space withGhanchakkar?I find it satisfying andchallenging to explore differentgenres. No One Killed Jessica(NOKJ) was very different fromAamir, and Ghanchakkar isdifferent from my previous twofilms. As a filmmaker, I look forstories that interest me -- be itinspiring stories like NOJK orfictionalised real-life like Aamir.When I got Ghanchakkar's storyfrom writer Parvez Sheikh, Ithought it was a quirky story, aspace I wanted to explore.Vidya Balan is known more as anintense actor; and so is EmraanHashmi. How did you think ofthem in comic roles?The comedy in the film is not in-your-face, it is very situational;and they were just right for thesecharacters. You will see Vidyaand Emraan in a different avatarfrom their previous work, as thefilm has a dissimilar approach.They have brilliantly exceededmy expectations and the script'srequirements.Wasn't Abhishek Bachchansupposed to do Ghanchakkar?His name was considered but hewas never approached. Whenwe started the casting process,Emraan was in our minds.What makes Emraan right forthis film?The lead character has a certainmysterious aura about him. Youdon't know whether to take himat face value or not. In real life,the same can be said aboutEmraan; there's a certain mysteryabout him. His character is veryclose to what he is in real life.You have worked with Vidya inNOKJ but she shot forGhanchakkar after marriage.What changes has marriagebrought?One has more responsibilitiesand other priorities when one

SONAM KAPOOR SPENDSBIRTHDAY IN LONDONSonam Kapoor made a quick detour to London to bring inher birthday on June 9.

She received loads ofmessages and flowersfrom Bollywood... but

chose to stay away fromthe action at her home

because she wanted to dosomething special on her

birthday this year.One also hears that the

team of Raanjhanaa,Dhanush included, were

the first ones to wishher.

SiddharSiddharSiddharSiddharSiddharth is vth is vth is vth is vth is verererereryyyyysupporsupporsupporsupporsupportivtivtivtivtive: Vidye: Vidye: Vidye: Vidye: Vidyaaaaa

BalanBalanBalanBalanBalan“I am enjoying being married,” says actor Vidya Balan, addingthat marriage neither put the brakes on her prize-winning actingcareer nor does it have any bearing on the kind of roles shewould choose in future. Work-life balance is possible for theDirty Picture actor because the she has found a supportivehusband in producer Siddharth Roy Kapur, she says, The duotied the knot at a private ceremony in December last year.“I am enjoying being married. The good thing is that at the endof the day you get to see each other,” she says. PraisingSiddharth, she adds, “He is very supportive. In fact, I did TheDirty Picture (2011) after we got together.” And the 35-year-olddoesn’t feel that marriage will alter the kind of roles she wouldtake up. “I don’t think marriage really has a bearing on that. Both of usrespect what the other does. I may choose a role which I feel verystrongly about, and he may decide to producea film which he feels very strongly about.You just respect each other’sprofession,” she explains. In fact,she is willing to do anotherDirty Picture. “ T h edefinition of b o l d n e s smay not be just TheDirty Picture.KAREENA AND JOHN HAVE A

DINNER TOGETHERSaif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor andJohn Abraham were seen at a privatedinner at Anu and Sunny Dewan'snew restaurant at BandraWonder if Johnny boy and Beboshared a table? Remember whatKareena had said about John ina chat show?That he was expressionless whenit comes to acting. There wasalso this cold war with his exflame Bipasha Basu. Unless allthis is a thing of the pastconsidering that Saif and Johndid Race 2 together. Hmmm....

‘DIRECTOR RAJ KUMAR GUPTA TURNS TOCOMEDY WITH 'GHANCHAKKAR' ANDREVEALS WHY THE NORMALLY INTENSEEMRAAN HASHMI AND VIDYA BALAN AREJUST RIGHT FOR THE GENRE

gets married. other priorities. Butshe is as humble as she wasbefore. If anything, she is morerefined, more gutsy. She is oneof the gutsiest actors. She cangive male actors a run for theirmoney. Vidya is not veryconventional in her choices.Once she is convinced, Vidyagives it her best. I was reallyscared to ask Vidya to gain eightkgs. She was on her way to losethe weight she had gained forThe Dirty Picture. But she is socommitted. She said she will dowhatever it takes for thecharacter.Which are your favorite comedymovies?Andaz Apna Apna, Jaane Bhi DoYaaron, Chupke Chupke andGolmaal.Has Ghanchakkar been made ona much bigger budget than yourprevious films?We have made this film on a verytight budget. That's the way Iapproach filmmaking. A good filmcan be made in any budget. Thebudget of the film should bejustified. I have always believedin the spirit of film-making andnot the cost.You started your career withAnurag Kashyap, how did youbecome a director?I met Anurag through commonfriends. I was working as anassociate director for a TV seriesand he liked my work. When hestarted directing, I requested himto let me be part of his venture.We worked together in BlackFriday and No Smoking. Aamirwas the fifth script I wrote andluckily it got made.Do you plan to use your earlierscripts now?They were relevant at that time.As a filmmaker, you grow withtime.If not a director what would youhave been?Maybe, I would have been abanker. My dad was one, and hewanted me to do something on

those lines.It is said that the filmmaker'sreal self is reflected in themovies he makes. What do yourfilms say about the realRajkumar Gupta?You will have to ask my friends.I am an introvert, and want myfilms to speak more than I do.

sports

INDIA SPIN TO WIN IN RAINY BIRMINGHAM

Misbah-ul-Haq was bowled for 22, India v Pakistan, Champions Trophy, Group B, Edgbaston

Just like most of the cricketplayed in this hyped rivalry,the cricket at Edgbaston -

th i s t ime because o f thewea ther - was d rea ry anduncer ta in , bu t Ind iaeventual ly regis tered the i rf i r s t win over Pak i s tan inChampions Trophy. However,it was a dead rubber as Indiawere already guaranteed thetop s lo t in the g roup , andPakistan the bottom.

It was England overheadall right with all the rain, butunderfoot the Edgbaston pitchsuited the bowlers from Asia,where a big portion ofBirmingham's population hascome from. R Ashwin bowledslow and flighted the ball andturned it square, Ravindra Jadejabowled fast and still turned theodd ball square, and Pakistanbatsmen capitulated in whatbegan as a full game but wasreduced to 40 overs a side aftertwo rain intervals. Their total of165 all out was adjusted to 167because of the rain break duringPakistan's innings. India got offto a solid start in response, andit mattered little that the raineventually brought the targetdown to 122 in 22 overs. Indiawon in 19.1 overs.

Rain played a critical part inPakistan's innings. Pakistan didlose the toss, which gave Indiathe best conditions in the rain,but Misbah-ul-Haq said hewould have batted first anyway.

Pakistan were recoveringfrom the early wicket of NasirJamshed through MohammadHafeez and Kamran Akmal whenthe first shower kept the playersoff for 16 minutes. Hafeez cameout and got out first ball,distracted by a falling towel tothe left of the sight screen. Hedidn't pull out of the shot,though. Kamran Akmal triedan ill-advised drive againstAshwin's turn soon, and bythe time a bigger rain breakarrived Pakistan were 70 for 3after 19 overs. The loss ofthree wickets at that breakmeant the i r 40-over scorewouldn ' t be ad jus ted bymuch under the Duckworth-Lewis calculations.

The rest, Jadeja took careof. Misbah-ul-Haq and AsadShafiq looked fluent in a 54-run partnership, but Jadeja'sunerring accuracy put paid tothe i r p lans . His f i r s t overwent for three, the second forone, when the three previousovers had gone fo r seven ,

four and seven without a shothit in anger. In Jadeja's third,Misbah gave h imse l f toomuch room. He backs himselfon tha t shot and of ten thespinner loses his rhythm, butJade ja remained f l a t andstraight, and beat Misbah -who was not retreating - onthe inside edge to hit the topof the leg stump.

Ishan t Sharma, c lea r lyno t a t h i s bes t , go t luckywhen he got an edge f romAsad Shaf iq to a l eg-s idehalf-volley. However, withoutthe DRS chal lenge that hewent for, this luck wouldn'thave counted for much. In thenex t over, Jade ja t r appedShoaib Malik with a quick armball, and Pakistan had gonefrom 110 for 3 to 139 for 6.Wi th a long ta i l in tow,Pak is tan were now a b i td i rec t ion less and Ind iasuperb in the f ie ld . A lowcatch, a sizzling direct hit, and

some decent last overs later,Pakistan were bowled out in39.4 overs. Now they were upaga ins t an open ingcombination that had batted36.5 overs with each other inthe last two games. ShikharDhawan and Rohi t Sharmathreatened to become the firstIndian opening combinationto pos t th ree success ivecen tury s t ands , bu t Rohi tchipped to midwicket whenthe score was 58 in 10 .4overs. By then, though, theopeners had pu t Ind ia fa rahead of the D/L par score.There had been a rain breakbefore the wicket, there wouldbe one after, and by that timethe Pakistan fans would leavetheir team's fate in the handsof rain, the only factor thatcould save them from defeat.The rain relented, though, toallow India just enough timeto finish the readjusted chaseoff.

INDIA 102 FOR 2 (DHAWAN 48) BEAT PAKISTAN 165 (SHAFIQ 41,BHUVNESHWAR 2-19) BY 8 WICKETS (D/L METHOD)

CLARKE CONCEDESCAPTAINCY DAMAGE

Australia's captain Michael Clarke has conceded the actions ofDavid Warner and other team-mates in Birmingham have con-stituted a serious blow to his leadership. And the coach MickeyAr thur has said that Shane Watson remains to some extent atodds with the team's management, despite the camp's furiousdenials it was the allrounder who pushed for Warner's punish-ment after the matter at first appeared likely to be kept in-house.The lack of strong examples and leaders around the team, bothin England and earlier this year in India when four players weresuspended for failing to follow team instructions, have pushedthe Australian tourists into an embarrassing corner as they tee-ter on the edge of Champions Trophy elimination and also creepcloser to the Ashes. Clarke, who was absent from the team inits impor tant early days on tour due to another flair in his chronicback condition, admitted his captaincy had been damaged bythe episodes."It cer tainly has an impact on the leadership. There's no doubtabout it," Clarke told AAP. "I think we as a leadership group needto continue to try and improve. I do believe we have come a longway in regards to the culture of this team and setting up ourbehaviour standards and what we feel is acceptable and non-acceptable. As captain of this team I don't shy away from anyaccountability."No less an authority on captaincy than the former England leaderMichael Ather ton has observed that Clarke's absence from theearly days of the tour were par ticularly ruinous to a young team,whatever the circumstances, for it left them without the mantasked with setting markers for what he expects on tour. Thevacuum was illustrated by the fact that Warner was arguablythe most senior of the group of players - also including MitchellMarsh, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade, Phillip Hughes and ClintMcKay - who found themselves out drinking at Birmingham'sWalkabout pub at 2.30am following their loss to England. "To be out at that hour … carrying on like we were celebrating [aftera loss] - especially with the opposition - is not the right time or place tobe having a few drinks," Clarke said. "I know that I need to continue towork on my leadership and make sure I'm doing everything I can in mypower for things like this not to happen. "Because it not only has animpact on Dave, it has an impact on the team, it has an impact on oursupporters. The people that come and watch and support our greatgame. We don't want to be letting anyone down. We've got enough tofocus on on the field to become the best team we can be. And wedefinitely don't need these distractions off the field."Arthur, meanwhile, has said the former vice-captain Watson still hadsome way to go to regain the full trust of the team's leaders. Nonethe-less, he reiterated Clarke's denials of a television report that sug-gested Watson had protested at the initial lack of action over Warner'smisadventures after the suspensions of four players in India fornothing quite so outlandish as punching an opposition player ina pub.''We are continually working at that. And Shane is unbelievablyprofessional and gets on with his business in a very profes-sional way,'' Ar thur said. "I don't see it as anything particularlybad or anything that's not fixable. Shane obviously lost a little bitof trust after India and we work on that every day.

MICHAEL CLARKE HAS HAD MORE THAN A BAD BACKTO WORRY ABOUT IN ENGLAND

CHAMPIONS TROPHYCRICKET SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY - Jun 19, 20131st Semi-Final: England v South Africa atThe OvalTORONTO TIME - 5:30 AM

THURSDAY - Jun 20, 20132nd Semi-Final: India v Sri Lanka at CardiffTORONTO TIME - 5:30 AM

SUNDAY - Jun 23, 2013Final: TBA v TBA at BirminghamTORONTO TIME - 5:30 AM

TUESDAY - Jun 25, 2013Read the CHAMPIONS repor t in MIDWEEK



Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene are among the former Sri Lanka captains whose experience Angelo Mathews can call on.

Jayawardene praise for Mathews' captaincy

There are few better expertson captaincy in Sri Lankathan Mahela Jayawardene,

who was so well-respected in therole that the selectors effectively

forced a second stint upon him.�In his first four years in thjob, Sri Lanka enjoyed a perioddefined as much by the allure oftheir cricket as their success inTests and ODIs. Test seriesvictories over India, Englandand South Africa (the 2006 lossremains their last defeat awayfrom home), an Asia Cup title andan impressive 2007 World Cupcampaign were among hisachievements as a leader, and Sri

Lanka rose to No. 2 in the world

Lanka rose to No. 2 in the worldrankings across all formats so

n after his initial resignaion.�Late last year, Jayawardee announced he would not captin Sri Lanka beyond the year-end our of Australia, because it wa time for Sri Lanka to produc a young leader while he and he other seniors remainedin the team to provide guidace. Angelo Mathews has long ben the heir for Sri Lanka, nd he took over the OD

and Test captancy in February.�Mathews hs the unreserved support of b

th seniors and the younger gro

in his side, and his nerveles temperament in high-pessure situations had made his ladership potential plain early inhis career. He has only played fve ODIs since taking the reis but, as Sri Lanka attempt to proress to the semi-inals of the Champions Trohy, Jayawardene emphasised te importance for Mathews tobe among the runs and wicket, even as he learns the art

f leadership at the top lvel.�"The most important thingis that Angie contributes as aplayer, which I've told him as w

ll," Jayawardene said. "He's a p

part of the XI, so it's not just bout him as a captain - tat's a secondary thing that willnaturally come to him when he s making calls around the field.There are a few senior heads ou there as w

ll, who can help him ith that."�Mathews had had mixed rsults as captain before arrving in England. Bangladesh drew heir first-ever Test against Si Lanka on a flat pitch in Glle under Mathews' watch, befor winning their first-ever ODI on Sri Lankan soil, to dra the one-day series. Mathew had captained his side to a 2-0Twenty20 victory in Austrlia in January, but the Twenty2 captaincy has since been anded to Dinesh Chandimal in

he February leadershipshake-up.�He has seemingly grown ore confident in his role durin the Champions Trophy. He failed ith the bat, and did not bow in the loss to New Zealnd, but marshalled his side wit assurance in the fiel, as they almost defended 138.A leadership decision to promoe Nuwan Kulasekara to No. 5 then aid dividends in the

win against England on Thurday.�"He looked pretty good, te way he handled the New Zeaand game and the England gameon the field," Jayawardenesaid. "He's not rattled by touh situations and every ame that he plays, he enjoys is captaincy. He's not trying to tink too far ahead of himself ad he's handing situations in te moment. That's the best way to o about it, because there's les pressure that way. He's gainig experience, so we just need tohelp him out. So far

everything looks pretty deent.�"I'm sure we would have got alot of criticism if the decisionto promote Kule didn't work, bu that's how the

game goes and it worked fr us."�Jayawardene also played key role in Thursday's victory,linking Sri Lanka's secure start with heir final flourish with a brisk42. Before the tournament began he had not played internationa cricket since January, due to afractured finger, but appears to be inding form as the pointy

LOTS OF RUMOUR, BUTNO HARD EVIDENCETHE WORDS OF A FORMER ENGLAND CAPTAINTURNED COMMENTATOR HAVE SPARKED ACONTROVERSY AROUND THE CHAMPIONS TROPHYHOSTS BUT, AS YET, THERE IS NO HARD EVIDENCE‘

If there is proof that England have been ball tampering thennobody is complaining. Not the ICC, not the umpires, not thematch officials, nor any of the captains of the other seven com-peting nations.There is no umpires' repor t hidden in a safe at Lord's allegingthat England have been ball tampering. According to ICC sources,no such suspicions have been verbally broached in any officialcapacity. Not from umpires Kumar Dharmasena or MariasErasmus to the match referee, Javagal Srinath, after Englandbowled out Australia cheaply at Edgbaston, nor from umpiresAleem Dar or Billy Bowden when Srinath was again the matchreferee as Sri Lanka gave England's bowlers a battering at TheOval.As yet there is Exhibit A: no ball with a razor-sharp seam, or araised quar ter seam or with scratches the depth of a rift valley.None of the 29 TV cameras have provided footage of playersshiftily spitting sugary saliva onto their hands. The finest cricketphotographers in the world have yet to be seen waving theimage that will make them their for tune.No sandpaper has been found in players' pockets or hotel laun-dries. Even Michael Ather ton, once pilloried after being caughtup in a dir t-in-the-pocket affair while England captain, has notbeen seen delivering a little sachet of finest Lancastrian clay tothe England dressing room.No umpire has seen fit to impose a five-run penalty upon En-gland for ball tampering, a decision which would state cat-egorically that they had reason to believe there was cheatinggoing on. There again, Darrell Hair did that and the firestormwhich followed ended Hair's career and led to years of ICCpoliticking. The five-run penalty is a rule that no umpire dareslevy.The extended sleeve with a convenient thumb hole that AlastairCook has used to entirely legally polish the ball is a jolly goodidea and shows how seriously England take their ball manage-ment. Perhaps one day all cricket shir ts will be made this way.What we are variously left with is an outspoken and knowl-edgeable former England captain who is adamant he knowssomething dodgy when he sees it, a lot of well-meaning suspi-cion, which is fine and proper, and a craving to see Englandcondemned without evidence, which is not.And we will probably not see the 12th man deliver any moresweets to Ravi Bopara just in case people follow the exampleof Dirk Nannes, the Australian bowler, on BBC radio, and specu-late about the reasons for his sweet tooth.What we are also witnessing is an unofficial ICC clampdown onEngland's habit of throwing the ball into the stumps on thebounce to deliberately roughen up the ball. The technique isentirely legal - and it is adopted by England not just because itcan hasten the arrival of reverse swing but because, if com-pared to a high arc, it gets the ball to the stumps faster. You canhardly legislate against that. But teams were still advised before the tournament that it wouldbe frowned upon. Umpires are often seen telling fielding sidesto keep the ball up, but in doing so they are arguably steppingoutside their responsibilities.So first we had the MCC Laws, then we had the MCC Laws plusICC regulations specific to the tournament as the balance ofpower shifted, now we have the Laws and the specific regula-tions and secret pre-tournament warnings that are never madepublic. Such secrecy is an insult to those who watch the game.

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