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Geneva (Switzerland), Sept. 17 : Strongly condemning Jama'at-ud-Da'wah chief Hafiz Saeed's slogan 'Kashmir banega Pakistan' (Kashmir will become Pakistan), exiled United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) chief Shaukat Ali on Saturday said Islamabad is spreading communalism in the valley.

"Pakistan says whatever feels like. Pakistan is not comfortable with democracy. Pakistan's sitting Prime Minister is called an Indian agent. These are false slogans of Pakistan. These are slogans to divide Kashmir. Jammu province is a Hindu majority, Ladakh is a Buddhist majority. What attractions will a Buddhist or a Hindu have in Pakistan?" Ali told ANI.

Ali said Kashmir will become Pakistan is a useless slogan, which does not reflect reality.

Mumbai [India], Sept. 17 : Alia Bhatt, who recently made headlines for apparently saying she is not a feminist, denied getting trolled on internet for the same.

When the 23-year-old actress was quizzed on this recent trolling, she told media here, "There has been no troll, I have seen. But I clarified things through my tweets, so that there's no further miscommunication."

For the unversed, Alia's interview with Cosmopolitan magazine for its September issue, where the cover proudly said 'Alia Bhatt - on Fashion, FOMO and why she's Not a feminist,' made her the butt of the internet trolling sometimes back.

New Delhi [India], Sept. 17 - In what will be a historic occasion for Indian cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to invite all former captains to celebrate the country's '500th Test match' to be played against New Zealand in Kanpur from September 22.

To make the occasion more memorable, a specially minted silver coin with 500th Test embossed on it is also being prepared for the toss.

Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) president Rajeev Shukla said, "The BCCI wants to felicitate all the former captains during the Test match. Green Park is one of the first four Test venues in India along with Chepauk, Wankhede and Eden Gardens. The BCCI is making all necessary arrangements for the same."

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Dahod (Gujarat) [India], Sept. 17 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce projects worth nearly Rs. 3,800 crore at Limkheda in Dahod district of Gujarat on his 66th birthday today.

The programme has been organised under the Gujarat Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna for the districts lying in the state's forest belt.

The projects include six water supply and four lift irrigation projects.

The water supply projects will provide drinking water to about 21 lakh people residing in 960 villages, including 23 settlements in the Dahod, Mahisagar, Narmada and Chhotaudepur districts.

The lift irrigation projects based on Kadana-Karjan and Kakrapar Reservoirs will provide irrigation in nearly 1 lakh hectares in Dahod, Narmada, Mahisagar and Surat districts.

Cotton on MCX settled up by 0.29% at 20500 due to dwindling supplies and expectation of lower cotton production in the country.