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Two arrested in world-wide multimillion dollar pyramid scheme operated out of Toronto

THE CANADIAN PRESS Toronto police have charged two men in an alleged multimillion-dollar pyramid scheme that involved thousands of participants around the world.

Police say the scheme known as “Banners Broker” was operated out of a Toronto address between October 2010 and March 2013.

They say it offered participants the opportunity to double their money by investing in an advertising company that had access to a “globally renowned network.”

The scheme’s participants were led to believe their investments were being applied towards a program offering payment for the direction of web traffic via referral links.

Police say the program’s existence was entirely dependant on the fee-based entry of new members to the scheme, and that little or no real product or

service was actually provided.

They say new investors were drawn into the scheme by false or misleading representations.

By the end of 2012, police say more than US$93 million was obtained from thousands of participants, of which about $45 million was paid back to participants in the scheme.

The remaining funds were funnelled to a number of offshore accounts in Belize, St. Lucia, Cyprus and other locations.

Police say Christopher George Smith, 45, of Toronto, and Rajiv Dixit, 45, of Vancouver, have been arrested.

They have been charged with defrauding the public, possession of proceeds of crime and laundering proceeds of crime. They have also been charged under the Competition Act with operating a pyramid scheme and making false or misleading representations.

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India assures no death penalty for Maple Ridge family members accused in Jassi Sidhu’s honour killing

Miriam Isman, a lawyer for Sidhu, THE PROVINCE The government of India has given said she adopted Klein’s arguments and assurances it will not seek the death added that there was a threat of torture penalty for two Maple Ridge family and rape in Indian prisons, particularly members accused in an alleged honour- for women.

The submissions of the defence killing and ordered extradited to the Asian country, the B.C. Court of Appeal lawyers were challenged by lawyers for the federal justice department. heard Monday.

Malkit Kaur Sidhu and her brother, Diba Majzub, a lawyer for the Surjit Singh Badesha, are charged with department, told the panel that Canada murder and conspiracy to commit had a “binding diplomatic” assurance in murder in the June 2000 slaying of Sidhu’s daughter, Jaswinder (Jassi) Kaur Sidhu.

In May last year, the B.C. Supreme Court ordered that the mother and uncle be committed for extradition. In November, in the next step of the extradition process, the federal minister of justice Jassi ‘s mother Malkit Kaur Sidhu ordered that the two accused and her brother, Surjit Singh Badesha surrender themselves for place that India would not use capital extradition.

Michael Klein, a lawyer for punishment if the accused were Badesha, argued that the Indian convicted.

He said there was no specific case government’s promise it would not seek the death penalty could not be relied where India had given such an assurance upon and called for the surrender order and failed to abide by it.

Majzub argued that only in to be quashed. cases with critical Furthermore, he told a three-judge exceptional panel of the Appeal Court that the Indian circumstances should the court interfere justice system was corrupt and could not with a minister’s decision on extradition.

He said that the accused are being provide his client with a fair trial.

Finally, he argued that the India sought for extradition for allegedly prison system was “abhorrent” and his committing a “brutal and premeditated” 70-year-old client’s medical problems murder of a young woman and might be jeopardized by his prosecution in Canada was not a realistic option. incarceration.

The panel said they would give their ruling at a later date.

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Finance Minister Bill Morneau says tax changes to take $1.2 billion more out of coffers OTTAWA — The Liberal government is poised to make good on its promise to cut federal income taxes for middle earners by raising the rate on the richest Canadians — cuts that the government admits won’t be revenueneutral.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau is conceding for the first time that the changes are going to cost the federal treasury $1.2 billion annually, starting in the 2016-17 fiscal year.

The government has introduced a motion in Parliament lowering the income-tax rate on Canadians earning between $45,282 and $90,563 per year from 20.5 per cent from 22 per cent, to take effect starting Jan. 1.

To offset most of that tax-rate change, the Liberals are also imposing a higher tax rate of 33 per cent on earners in the top one per cent — those who make more than $200,000 per year.

Morneau says the government is being forthright with Canadians about the total cost of the tax changes.

Those changes also include cancelling a Conservative plan to increase limits on tax-free savings accounts from $5,500 to $10,000.

“We are starting today with middleclass tax breaks, a key part of our

initiative,” Finance Morneau told the House of Commons on Monday.

“Today is the day where we have said we are going to reduce middle-class taxes by asking those Canadians who are doing very well to pay a little bit more.

This is an important first part in our tax program.”

But some say the tax changes, a central pledge in the campaign platform that helped propel the Liberals to victory in October, are likely to cost public coffers more than the government expected and could provide more benefit to richer Canadians.

For example, a study released Monday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives found that higherincome earners — those who make more than $124,000 — would benefit most from the middle-class rate cut as long as they did not earn enough to land in the new upper bracket above $200,000.

Those making more than $90,563 are taxed at three different rates: one rate on the first segment of income up to $45,282, the second, newly reduced rate on the next segment of income, up to $90,563; and a third rate beyond that, up to $200,000.

As a result, they will realize a greater total benefit from the middlebracket cut than will

government is facing increasing pressure to meet its election vows to cap annual deficits at $10 billion over the next two years and to balance the federal books in the fourth year of its mandate.

Morneau has said the Liberals are facing a slower economy and a worsethan-expected fiscal environment handed over from the former Conservative government.

“We have inherited a situation that is more challenging than what was foreseen in the budget,” he said.

Last month, Morneau announced a $3-billion deficit forecast for the current fiscal year. In April, the Tories projected a $2.4-billion surplus for 2015-16 — including the $1 billion set aside for contingencies. The proposed changes to the tax brackets will help boost the economy, the Liberals say. Last week, however, Morneau backed away from the Liberal vow to keep annual shortfalls under $10 billion in 2016-17 and 201718. He said the government would focus on its pledges to invest in infrastructure, lower the federal debt-to-GDP ratio and balance the books before the next election, but dodged when asked directly about the party’s promise to keep annual shortfalls under the $10-billion ceiling.

ANDY BLATCHFORD, THE CANADIAN PRESS

an income earner whose annual salary lands within that bracket, the study says.

Another recent study by the C.D. Howe Institute think tank said the changes would encourage big earners to make more of an effort to avoid taxes, while the rate reduction itself could cost government finances more than expected. In its platform, the Liberals estimated the tax increase on the top earners would fall a little short of covering the full costs of the tax cut. It projected the reduction to cost close to $3 billion annually over its four-year mandate. Combined with the sting of the struggling economy, the new Liberal

Calgary traveller accused of ingesting opium CALGARY: Charges were laid after border officials at the Calgary International Airport intercepted a traveller suspected of ingesting opium. Canada Border Services Agency officers stopped the man, who flew in from Frankfurt, Germany, on Nov. 24. It’s believed he had ingested 342.5 grams of the illicit drug. The suspected opium was expelled and turned over to Mounties for further investigation.

“No matter how well narcotics are wrapped, concealing internally is an extremely dangerous practice for the carrier. This seizure certainly contributed to the safety of Calgary communities, but may have also minimized harm to

the (suspect),” said Kim Scoville, CBSA regional director general for the Prairie region, in a statement.

Davood Shahpouri, 48, of Calgary was charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act with importation of a narcotic and possession for the purpose of trafficking. Shahpouri is expected to appear in court on Jan. 27.

As of late November, CBSA officers in Calgary have made 169 drug seizures, including nine cocaine busts, one involving heroin, and three involving opium.

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Donald Trump calls for ‘complete shutdown’ of Muslims entering the U.S. NEWARK, N.J. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called Monday for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.”

The proposed ban would stand “until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on,” his campaign said in a statement.

The statement added that Trump’s proposal comes in response to the level of hatred among “large segments of the Muslim population” toward Americans.

“Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life,” Trump said in the statement.

He added on Twitter: “Just put out a very important policy statement on the extraordinary influx of hatred & danger coming into our country. We must be vigilant!”

Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said Trump’s proposed ban would apply to “everybody,” including

act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people.”

The FBI said Monday the Muslim couple who carried out the massacre had been radicalized and had taken target practice at area gun ranges, in one case within days of the attack last week that killed 14 people.

JILL COLVIN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Police charge three more in B.C. drug bust trafficking to north Muslims seeking immigration visas as well as tourists seeking to enter the country.

He did not respond to questions about whether it would also include Muslims who are U.S. citizens and travel outside of the country, or how a determination of someone’s religion might be made by customs and border officials.

In response to a request for additional detail, Trump said via a campaign spokeswoman: “Because I am so politically correct, I would never be the one to say. You figure it out!”

Trump’s proposal comes a day after President Barack Obama spoke to the nation from the Oval Office in the wake of the shootings in San Bernardino, California, which Obama said was “an

Brampton man charged after fatal dump truck hit and run BRAMPTON: A 61-year-old Brampton man has been charged in connection with a deadly hit and run Wednesday morning involving a dump truck.Peel Regional Police were called to Kennedy Rd., just north of Steeles Ave., around 6:30 a.m. They say that a 21-year old male pedestrian was crossing Kennedy Rd. when a southbound dump truck hit him and dragged him down the road.

Paramedics rushed the pedestrian

to hospital with critical injuries. He later died. His name has not yet been released.

Police say the driver who struck the pedestrian failed to remain at the scene.

Sultan Singh Bhamber has been charged with one count of failing to remain at the scene of an accident, causing death. He is scheduled to appear in court in Brampton on Dec. 21.

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CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Three more men have been charged in connection with a Fraser Valley drug-trafficking syndicate operating in northern British Columbia.

The charges come after the province’s combined forces unit wrapped up an investigation last year into a drugdistribution network based out of Chilliwack.

Police announced last March it had arrested five people after seizing cash, weapons and more than five-million dollars worth of illegal drugs, including the deadly substance Fentanyl.

In May, officers intercepted an alleged drug runner who was travelling to Fort St. John with two other members of the Chilliwack-based trafficking group and seized cash, cocaine and crack cocaine.

Police have now arrested 33-yearold Clayton Eheler and issued warrants for 59-year-old Raymond Morrisey and 29-year-old Mathew Thiessen.

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By appreciating all we have been blessed with we

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Christmas, unwrapped - a time for joy and a giving

ourselves to the idea of giving and sharing with those who are less fortunate than us. Through our example, children can learn and understand that Christmas is not all about presents and decorations but about giving as well as receiving and above all, spending time with those we love

Christmas is a wonderful holiday that has a special meaning for millions of people around the world. It's a time to count your blessings and think of all the people you love and care about.

and care about. Last but not least, Christmas is a time for extending greetings and best wishes to our family, friends and to everyone we meet along the way. Seasons' greetings everyone -have a safe and happy holiday!

For children, it's a magical time, with turkey and all the trimmings for dinner, lots of presents under the Christmas tree and homes decorated inside and out with bright lights.

Over the years the beauty of this holiday occasion has been blurred as it becomes more and more commercialized.

Businesses capitalize on peoples caring feelings for their loved ones and try to persuade them to spend as much money as they can afford, if not more, to show how much they care.

It's the busiest time of the year in the retail

business and during this period more money and goods are exchanged than at any other time.

During the Christmas season, most people will be invited to one or more parties and offered drinks and food to make the occasion as memorable as it can be. The mad rush to top the party you attended has people going overboard in their spending. Everyone's expectations have increased. They want the most expensive cars, jewelry and other gifts available on the market.

Christmas gifting from the closet: choose your giftees carefully Are you one of those people who buy random clearance items, then store them in a closet until you need a handy gift at Christmas or a birthday? Or love to pick up unique finds during your travels, and then tuck them away for later?

While these are convenient and even thrifty practices, there may be hidden pitfalls to gifting from the closet, according to SFU Beedie business professor Judy Zaichkowsky.

She and colleague Thyra Uth Thomsen of the Copenhagen Business School have just published “Gifting from the closet: thoughtful or thoughtless” in the Journal of Consumer Marketing.

The study revealed that not everyone appreciates them, and can perceive such a gift as evidence of a lack

of caring.

But since 77 per cent of respondents, skewed toward upper middle-class females, admitted to having a gift closet, Zaichowsky says retailers should consider including closet gifting in their marketing plans.

They forget that

innocent eyes are watching everything they do and will not only copy what they have seen; they will attach a different meaning to this holiday.

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Canadian branch of Islamic school attended by California shooter says ‘absolutely’ no extremism here TORONTO — The Canadian branch of an Islamic foundation distanced itself Monday from the woman who carried out last week’s mass shooting in California following reports she had attended one of the group’s schools in Pakistan.

The Al Huda Institute Canada condemned the attack by Tashfeen Malik and her husband — which left 14 people dead and 21 wounded — and expressed concerns about a possible backlash against the foundation, which has been criticized for teaching a particularly conservative strain of Islam.

“Religious conservatism is one thing. You have people who are conservative in all faiths,” said Imran Haq, the institute’s operations manager.

“Extremism is something completely separate and there is absolutely no strain of that here.”

The women-only institute, located in Mississauga, Ont., was founded in 2005 by Farhat Hashmi, a Pakistani scholar who lived in Canada at one point but hasn’t resided in the country “for many years,” Haq said.

It is among a number of branches across Pakistan, the U.S. and the U.K. which all teach ideology and principles she has promoted.

The Al Huda institutes have come under the spotlight after it emerged that Malik attended a branch in the Pakistani central city of Multan.

The region where the school is located is home to thousands of extremist seminaries, with hundreds of them linked to al-Qaida and the Pakistani Taliban.

While Hashmi has been criticized for being very conservative, her schools, however, have no known links to extremists. Malik spent more than a year at Al Huda, taking classes six days a week, but didn’t finish a two-year course to study the Qur’an, its translation and interpretation, the Pakistani school’s spokeswoman Farrukh Chaudhry said.

She was a student there from April 17, 2013 until May 3, 2014, when she handed in her last paper in the first-year curriculum, the spokeswoman said. Malik said she was going to get married and move to America, and promised to complete her studies by mail correspondence, but that never happened, Chaudhry said.

“I have talked to her teachers, her classmates and everybody says she was a hardworking, friendly, helpful and

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In a statement issued Monday, the Al Huda International Welfare Foundation said it seemed Malik was “unable to understand the beautiful message of the Qur’an.”

“We cannot be held responsible for personal acts of any of our students,” said the statement posted on Hasmi’s and the foundation’s website. “The organization stands to promote the peaceful message of Islam and denounce extremism, violence and acts of terrorism.”

As the details about Malik’s connection to the Pakistani school emerged, the Canadian branch of the Al Huda network also defended its teachings, which it said did not preach extremism.

“We don’t have a very strong formal link with Al Huda Pakistan,” Haq said.

“We are a religious operation within Canada and we are very much a part of that fabric and we feel like that, except that when you see stuff like this, in light of recent events, we start to get a little worried.”

Haq said the non-profit institute is looking at increasing security around its campus as its students and staff have expressed concerns about potential hostility towards Muslims.

Hashmi, who has given lectures at the institute in the past is “well-received” by students, added Haq, who said her teachings are “a lot more balanced than people give her credit for.”

“These are teachings that are very relevant to Muslims all around the world,” he said. “I think it’s up to every individual and their level of faith to kind of evaluate what she teaches and where

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on the spectrum it lies, but whether it’s conservative or not, it definitely doesn’t condone or promote the kinds of things we’re seeing around the world.”

Hashmi, who has a doctorate in Islamic studies from the University of Glasgow in Scotland, said in a 2010 interview that Al Huda is “a kind of women’s empowerment program.” Her critics have said she promotes an oppressive form of Islam.

Farzana Hassan, a liberal Muslim who is on the board of directors with the Muslim Canadian Congress, recalls attending one of Hashmi’s lectures out of curiosity and said she heard a “very fundamentalist brand of Islam,” which includes condoning polygamy and the segregation of women, among other things.

She also knows women who attended some of Hashmi’s talks and seemed enthralled by her.

“They just say that she is very knowledgeable and she is actually teaching the pure Islam. What they understand as the pure Islam is something very, very conservative and fundamentalist,” she said. “When you have that kind of Islam, it’s a package deal. It’s not just the wearing of the burka and the stoning to death for adultery…it’s also jihad.”

Malik and her American-born husband Syed Farook were killed in a shootout with police hours after they opened fire with assault rifles on a gathering of Farook’s colleagues last Wednesday in San Bernardino, Calif. The FBI is investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism.

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Plus-sized models fuelling obesity Washington D.C, (ANI): As the spotlight on plus-size fashion is getting bigger and brighter, it is feared that its runway walkers may be fuelling obesity epidemics with their natural body shapes.

The increasing use of plus-sized models in advertising campaigns may be contributing to growing rates of obesity, according to the study from Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business.

The study found that as advertising campaigns increasingly use fewer images of models that are underweight and aesthetically flawless, instead utilizing non-traditional models with larger body types, the tactic can have a detrimental effect on the public's lifestyle and eating behavior.

The study's authors posit that efforts to increase acceptance are resulting in increasing the amount of thought consumers put into their appearance and heightening body anxiety - ironically the opposite of what many of these marketing campaigns are trying to achieve.

The findings have implications for both public policy makers and advertisers. The researchers advise both to be mindful of how individuals' bodies are portrayed in the media, and develop new strategies that don't focus on suggesting any shape is "good" or "bad.”

Although, this study demonstrates that accepting larger bodies results is

Negative ageism risks memory, hearing Washington D.C, (ANI): If you entertain negative age stereotypes, you may want to read this: When older adults don’t feel good about aging, they may lack confidence in their abilities to hear and remember things and perform poorly at both.

associated with negative consequences, research also shows that 'fat-shaming' or stigmatizing such bodies fails to improve motivation to lose weight, says co-author Brent McFerran.

He noted that since neither accepting nor stigmatizing larger bodies achieves the desired results, it would be

beneficial for marketers and policy makers to instead find a middle ground using images of people with a healthy weight and more importantly, refraining from drawing attention to the body size issue entirely.

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Giroud’s treble fires Arsenal into CL knockout stages Johannesburg, (ANI): Olivier Giroud produced a scintillating performance by netting a hat-trick as Arsenal overcame Olympiakos 3-0 to progress through to the Champions League knockout stages. The Frenchman put Arsene Wenger’s side ahead in the 29th minute before doubling the lead four minutes into the second half. Giroud completed his hat-trick when he dispatched a clinical penalty to ensure that Arsenal reach the last 16 of the competition for the 16th year in a row, Sport24 reported. Arsenal won the do-or-die encounter and finished as runners-up in Group F behind Bayern Munich. (ANI)

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Salman Khan acquitted in hit and run case After witnessing the latest turn around in the infamous 2002 hit and run case involving Salman, there remains no doubts about the fact that 2015 has proved to be the luckiest year of Sallu Bhaai''s life.

Earlier it was ground breaking success of his last cine flick Bajranji Bhaijaan and now his acquittal from the infamous hit and run case of 2002.

If recent reports coming from the tinsel town are something to go by then they suggest that Bombay High Court on Thursday acquitted the Bollywood actor of all criminal charges that he had been held guilty of by a trial court in May. Reports further suggest that prosecution did not establish its case against the actor beyond a reasonable doubt as is required under criminal law which eventually led to the acquittal of the actor as the court narrated its verdict keeping in view the "unexplained and glaring anomalies" in the evidence.

Delivering the much-awaited verdict, Justice A.R. Joshi said that the actor "cannot be convicted" on the basis of the evidence produced by the prosecution in the 13-year old case and trial.

Virtually dismissing the prosecution case, Justice Joshi said the "prosecution failed to establish the charges (against Khan) on all counts" and that "it had failed to prove that Salman was drunk or driving" at the time of the accident, which left one

pavement dweller dead and four others injured.

It is also pertinent to mention here that, Salman approached the Bombay High Court after he was sentenced for 5 years by a lower court in May this year.

Khan, clad in a dark-checked shirt and jeans, heard out the verdict without emotions after he rushed here from a shooting schedule in Karjat, adjacent Raigad district following the

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Most family members, including his father Salim Khan, his sisters, brothers, friends and fans were present when the judgement was pronounced. Well after seeing this latest development in this infamous case we can conveniently say that now this icon of millions will finally have a sigh of relief after undergoing a tormenting agony for 13 long years.

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Jiah Khan case:

Trouble begins for Suraj Pancholi The CBI on Wednesday filed a chargesheet into the death of Bollywood actress Jiah Khan in which actor Suraj Pancholi is one of the prime accused.

US citizen Jiah, 25, was found dead at her Juhu apartment on June 3, 2013.

Later, Suraj was arrested for 'abetment to suicide' on the basis of a six-page purported suicide note which was recovered.

The chargesheet came a fortnight after the sessions court asked for the status of the CBI's investigation into the case after it was transferred to the central probe agency by the Bombay High Court last year.

Special Women's Court Judge A.S. Shende had observed at a hearing on November 18 that though the CBI had completed its probe, the chargesheet was not filed in the case so far.

Prior to the CBI, Mumbai police which probed the matter said Jiah and Suraj were in a relationship. Later, the Bombay High Court granted him bail.

In his bail application, Suraj had contended that the two were in a consensual relationship and the letter purportedly penned by Jiah was allegedly being misused by her mother Rabiya.

Apna Roots, December 11th, 2015

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News

Selena Gomez, Niall Horan again spotted together

Singers Selena Gomez and Niall Horan have fuelled romance rumours as they were again spotted together at a night out.

The duo was spotted at the Santa Monica Pier over the weekend in matching all-black ensembles. Gomez looked pretty in a long-sleeved shirt while Horan wore a black t-shirt topped with a long-sleeved unbuttoned shirt of the same hue, reports aceshowbiz.com.

In what looked like an attempt to avoid fuelling of their dating rumours, both of them maintained some distance while walking at the venue.

They seemed to enjoyed their time together at the amusement park. In addition to riding a roller coaster, both of them enjoyed a number of games and ice creams.

Neither Gomez nor Horan has commented on the photographs of their outing yet.

The outing marked the second time they were spotted together. Last week, they were reportedly seen making out at Jenna Dewan-Tatum's 35th birthday party at Bootsy Bellows here.

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Kim Kardashian gives birth to baby boy It appears Kim Kardashian's second pregnancy might have been just as tough as her first.

While Kardashian and her husband, Kanye West, welcomed a healthy baby boy named Saint on Saturday, a source confirmed to ET that the 35-year-old reality star dealt with the same complications during labor that she faced when she delivered daughter North in 2013.

Kardashian suffered from placenta accreta, a condition in which the placenta remains attached to the wall of the uterus, instead of coming out after the birth of the baby, People reports.

According to a post Kardashian wrote on her website earlier this month, the same thing occurred when she gave birth to North. Kardashian

revealed that her doctor "had to stick his entire arm in me and detach the placenta with his hand, scraping it away from my uterus with his fingernails."

Due to the high risk of complications, Kardashian decided to

move up her due date from Christmas Day -- when doctors originally planned on inducing labor -- to Dec. 5.

North was also delivered early due to Kardashian's health concerns -including preeclampsia -- and was born at 34 weeks.

Another pregnancy concern arose a few weeks ago when doctors informed Kardashian that her son was breech, and the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star had to undergo a painful procedure to turn her unborn son around in utero.

Despite the multitude of challenges and complications, Kardashian successfully gave birth to a healthy baby boy, weighing 8 pounds and 1 ounce, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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Zayn Malik 'heavily pursuing' Gigi Hadid Former One Direction member Zayn Malik is "heavily pursuing" model Gigi Hadid, but she is said to be more ambivalent about their romance. According to a source, Malik has been spotted on a string of dates with Hadid in past few weeks, and while he is infatuated with her, she is reluctant to get into anything serious and even invited her sister on one of their nights out, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

‘Zayn is slightly besotted with Gigi. He's been the one heavily pursuing her, rather than the other way round,’ the source was quoted as

saying by Grazia magazine.

"He thinks she's stunning and it wouldn't harm his profile to be dating a top US model as he launches his solo career," the source said while adding that Hadid is "slightly more ambivalent" towards Malik.

"Gigi is slightly more ambivalent. She's aware of Zayn's bad-boy reputation, and is approaching with caution. She even invited her sister Bella on their date to The Nice Guy to encourage Zayn to behave himself,’ the source said

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The New Moon on December 11 could make you a teacher or mentor. You won't see it that way, though. You'll be busy learning and sharing as you learn. A clash (Mar. (Mar.2121- April April 19) of thoughts or opinions could happen at work when Mercury conjoins Pluto on December 19. Don't bring any harsh feelings home with you.

Make the most of all your time at home around the December 25 Full Moon. Christmas (and all the adjacent holidays) may have a public side, too, and you'll enjoy the socializing. Go out and take part, but home is where your heart is.

The Sun trines quirky Uranus on December 8. If searching for that perfect holiday gift, find it that day. With the December 11 New Moon, you can be creative, take a big chance, and be responsible all at the same time. Most (July23-Aug 23-Aug (July 22)22) likely it will involve other people's opinions more than it will money. Be bold and confident. The Full Moon on December 25 may bring you some quiet, private moments to reflect on what's really going on in your heart and conscience. Whether at Christmas or one of the other yearend holidays, make a private observation that enriches your life hereafter

The Moon conjoins Jupiter on December 3 and you may strive to do everything at once.

Rethink this when Mercury squares Jupiter on December 4. The December 11 New Moon is yours to succeed at work and then enjoy with friends. You'll face no obstacles or quarrels.

Do what you like, smile, and be easygoing.

(Nov22 22--Dec. Dec 21) (Nov. 21 Your mind may be on money around the Full Moon on December 25, but the holiday season will have penetrated your heart and let you have a magnificent time no matter what. Share all the goodness that comes your way and general good luck that attracts even more.

Your planet Venus enters sexy, secretive Scorpio on December 4. Romance and the need for love are driving forces even if you don't want to explain why you feel how you feel. People keep you busy all month, and this could peak with the New Moon on December 11. you could simply be an (Apr. 20- may 20) example of what they need to see. Friends and neighborhood acquaintances warm your heart during the Full Moon of December 25 (Christmas Day). You could very well meet some neighbors for the first time.

Mercury trines Uranus on December 1 to set up a month of mischief and cleverness for you. Romance revs up with this New Moon on December 11. You project a mature and well-grounded image and that could attract a love interest with the same qualities. No, it does not have to be stodgy or boring. The (May 21-June 21) Full Moon on December 25 (Christmas Day) could inundate you with gifts and well wishes no matter your holiday. Treasure the spirit of giving and claim all that goodwill for your own no matter how much you like (or don't like) the particular objects.

On December 1, Mercury trines Uranus and squares the asteroid Chiron. Be more efficient in your routines and don't wear yourself out.

Family and home life are the focus around the New Moon on December 11. Don't feel inadequate or insecure in any way. Be the grownup in the room with no extra stress.

(Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) The Full Moon on December 25 lights up your social life and the institutions that touch your heart and connect you to the world at large. Holiday celebrations may be generous and busy with parties and gift exchanges.

Hanukkah begins December 7, and the Moon conjoins Venus and trines Neptune. Your holiday spirit lights up bright and early. Friends and locals will treat you like the authority and leader you are during the New Moon on December 11. Say what you want to do and where you want to go and watch everyone make (Sept. 23 (Sept.

23 -Oct. -Oct.23) 23) it happen. The Full Moon on December 25 may be Christmas, but it will put you in the public spotlight anyway.

Dress up in that holiday finery, smile, and distribute your gifts and grand spirit widely. Whatever your holiday, no one can make and spread peace like you.

December 7 is a day full of love and dreams when the Moon conjoins Venus and also trines Neptune. Thrive in the holiday spirit and refuse to get run down or run around.

Get extra rest and take your vitamins around the December 11 New Moon, especially if ( June 22-July 22) family or home affairs are draining energy and making you feel older than you are. Be good to yourself. The Full Moon on December 25 (Christmas Day) may be packed with people coming and going and activities that may not totally thrill you. You'll love the family contact, though, and all those traditional holiday trimmings.

The Moon conjoins Mars on Saturday, December 5, giving you a jolt of energy to get through that endless list of errands.

Accomplish a lot this weekend. Get smarter about a money matter around the New Moon on December 11. You may be (Oct. 24 - Nov. 21) able to save more and be glad for the extra (Oct. 24 - Nov. 21) cash later on.They'll still love you. Feel connected to everyone and everything around the December 25 Full Moon. It's Christmas, but you're in the mood to celebrate everyone else's holiday, too. Go for it!

The Moon sextiles Saturn on Saturday, December 5, making it easy to deal with any difficult people. Shop with renewed courage and confidence. The New Moon on December 11 touches you in a deep and private place.

(Dec 22.22.- Jan. Jan. 19) 19) Gain an insight that teaches you an important (Dec lesson and lets you deal more comfortably with people. Let the Full Moon on December 25 light up your love life and maybe bring a new lovable and loving person into your heart. He or she may not instantly become your new best heartthrob, but sometimes love finds you before you find it.

Around the New Moon on December 11, go out and rub shoulders with a great many new people. You may go somewhere exotic or to a large party or social event. Be stimulated by people and pleasantries. The Moon squares Uranus on December 13, and you could decide that a certain holiday plan may be fun but too (Jan. 20 -Feb. 19) far over the top. You may be pampered with a (Jan 20 Feb modest but sincere holiday celebration around the December 25 Full Moon. Be it Christmas or one of the other major holidays, it will seep into your heart and perhaps heal a wound you didn't know was there ______________ Control your workday at the New Moon on December 11. You have the responsibility, authority, and expertise, so step into the spotlight and be the star. Have a shiny, bright, and fun Full Moon on December 25.

(Feb. 20 -Mar. 20) It's Christmas, but whatever your holiday, (Feb 20 Mar 20 celebrate with the heart of a child. With the Moon opposing Pluto, something big and unexpected may happen, but you'll put a humorous slant on it. On New Year's Eve, December 31, the Moon conjoins Jupiter and trines Mercury. A burst of good luck could find you before the year ends, and you'll know what to do with it.

Dear SOS Dear SOS: I have three brothers, all married, and well settled with children. I too am married and have small children. My one brother lives in England and two live here in Surrey.

Upon arriving in Canada, we, me, my older brother and our parents all lived with my oldest brother and his wife who sponsored for us. Three years after arriving here I got married and went to live with my in-laws. Shortly after that my older brother got married. My sister-in-laws couldn’t get along with each other so my brothers decided to live separately.

My parents who were living

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grandma came to live with them

helpless and I feel helpless. I just

and same problem happened all

don’t know what to do.

over. My sister-in-law didn’t need

Helpless in Surrey Dear Helpless in Surrey: Your parents story is very sad but it’s very common here in British Columbia. I have heard so many stories like your family’s. Here in Canada the amount of abuse of seniors is increasing but most of the incidents are silently suffered by the seniors, the story rarely gets out.

You need to help your parents, even if you can’t take them to live in your home. You need to help your parents understand that they don’t need to live this kind of life. First of all tell them not to give their pension to anyone. That’s for them and their living expenses.

If their sons and daughter-in-laws don’t want them in the house then they can either rent one of the son’s basement and move in there and pay them the rent or get a basement suite some where else. If that doesn’t work then you can get them a basement suite near your home so that they are close by and you can help them with whatever they need.

There are solutions, you just need to look for those solutions. In the meantime help your parents to understand how necessary it is that they not take this kind of abuse. Good Luck.

my parents anymore so she

kids while both of them worked.

started

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uncomfortable. I feel so bad for

parents will live with the oldest

my parents. Today they don’t feel

brother. Then my other brother

needed or welcomed in either of

had

needed

their sons’ houses. My brother in

someone to look after the kids

England is married to a white

and our family had a big issue.

girl and she doesn’t believe in

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living with anyone other than her

said parents had obligation to

husband and their child.

kids

and

they

making

them

very

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parents, mom and dad started

parents to my home but I live

dividing their time between the

with my in-laws and there just

two houses and looking after the

isn’t any space in the house as my

kids.

in-laws, brother-in-law, sister-in-

help them out too.

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law and our kids all live together.

and

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looking after both households.

so bad for my parents. In India

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cooking

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brother sponsored for his in-laws

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and soon as they arrived my

property in India and gave the

two houses. My oldest sister-in-

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money to all three of their sons

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my parents to come there.

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houses here. My parents get old

her house because my mom used

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age pension but one brother

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oldest brother’s kids became

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and looking after their young

teens and in the meantime their

the other brother takes the other parent’s pension.

They feel

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When Ranveer got biggest shock of his life

Singer Shashi Suman, who has lent his voice for the song 'Albela Sajan' from 'Bajirao Mastani', says actor Ranveer Singh was "shocked" when he first heard the track.

'Albela Sajan', composed by 'Bajirao Mastani' helmer Sanjay Leela Bhansali, is a recreation of a song from the filmmaker's iconic 1999 romanticdrama 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'.

"All the songs were ready before the shooting began. Ranveer heard 'Malhari' first and was shocked. He was wondering how will he dance to it, how will it be shot... Then he heard 'Albela Sajan' and was shocked all the more.

"It was a pure hardcore classical number which was opposite of 'Malhari'.

He liked it a lot and was excited about the songs as there are so many variations in the album," Shashi told PTI. The original song featured superstar Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan where the "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" actor was shown taking musical lessons and falling in love with Rai's character, Nandini.

Shashi, who also composed the music of 'Mary Kom', says the track in 'Bajirao Mastani' will be a "welcome song".

"I don't know about the exact situation but it is supposed to be a welcome song for Bajirao. Sanjay sir really liked the song and wanted to use it. He said no better song than 'Albela Sajan' as a welcome number."

While the original song was sung by Sultan Khan, Shankar Mahadevan and Kavita Krishnamurthy, the recreated version has been rendered by Shashi, along with Kunal Pandit, Prithvi Gandharva, Kanika Joshi, Rashi Raagga,

When Salman made SRK wait for 45 minutes Geetika Manjrekar. "'Albela Sajan' is a traditional song.

For 'Bajirao Mastani', only the lyrics of the 'mukhada' have been taken from it...

The arrangements, tempo, notes and pace is new," he said.

Shashi has assisted Bhansali in "Ram Leela" and says he was not

nervous to record the new song.

"I was not nervous at all. The song was created in front of me, I was involved in the creative process of it, starting from the studio work. It is a classical song which is a genre I am comfortable with," he said.

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Sonam living it up in Muscat Sonam Kapoor is living it up in Muscat, Oman. The actress is attending her buddy Sasha's wedding celebrations.

Sasha is the Bollywood stylist, Kunal Rawal's sister. The actress shared pictures from the event on social media along with her sister, Rhea, and mother, Sunita, who are accompanying her.

-By Santa Banta News Network

Shah Rukh Khan is all set to be part of a special episode on 'Bigg Boss 9' to promote his upcoming film, 'Dilwale'.

Along with the show's host, Salman Khan, he shot for the promo yesterday at Mehboob Studios. The shoot, which was to begin at 3 pm began much later.

Reason? The actors arrived late.

However, sources say that SRK arrived 45 minutes before Salman and had to wait. Since the verdict on Salman Khan's hit-and-run case is expected on Wednesday, the actor did not want to waste time shooting and had apparently asked the makers to wrap up things as soon as possible. When the two met, they greeted each other like long lost friends and chatted over coffee before the shoot began. They shot the promo for 20 minutes, where the duo danced on each other's film's songs and later posed for the paparazzi.

Salman Khan left immediately after the shoot while Shah Rukh Khan continued shooting after a costume change. He will also go to Lonavla to shoot the special episode over the weekend.

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Apna Roots, December 11th, 2015

This film is touted as an erotic thriller... If your idea of erotica is seeing Zarine Khan in various stages of undressing or Karan Singh Grover's biceps that show more emotions than his face or a Daisy Shah getting in and out of the pool in tacky sets of swimwear, then this one's for you.

However, must tell you that the 'erotica' part is limited to the intermittent songs that come and go as if once in a while the director (Vishal Pandya) realises that he has to heat up things to justify the genre the film is supposed to belong to. In his book, erotic is obviously defined as the camera moving in and out of the ladies' bosom and crotch areas or the gents' shirtless torso moving up and down on the woman's body under layers of bedsheets.

The story is about this ultra rich businessman Aditya Dewan (Sharman Joshi) and his wife, Siya (Zareen Khan).

Their idyllic life is slowly and steadily

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Kaya (Daisy Shah), is Diwan's employee and is used as a pawn in the whole game of oneupmanship between

Aditya and Singhania. The story takes several thrilling twists and turns and manages to keep your curiosity till the very end.

Dialogues in this film are written clearly with one solid instruction, cram in all the jargons of business world, to make the characters look all important and hmm...businesslike. Unfortunately, those very dialogues and amateurish execution makes the characters look more caricaturish than believable.

Sharman Joshi, otherwise a decent actor, walks around with a stiff air about him as if he himself was not sure if he could carry off a successful, smart businessman's role. Daisy was stiff too, perhaps because she was stuck in clothes a size smaller than hers.

Though Grover has a good screen presence and can be quite charming, his acting skills need a bit of honing to be done. Zareen has a pretty face attached to a pair of lips that wouldn't stop moving. This movie is definitely a front bencher's delight.

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