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The swearing in ceremony of these leaders was held at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar today.

Governor Kamal Beniwal swore in the newly appointed Jashwant Singh Bhambhor, Dilip Rathore, Chhatrasingh Mori, Jayey Raddiya, Vasanbhai Ahir, and Jayedrathsingh Parmar.

During the swearing in ceremony as well as Chief Minister Modi, BJP senior leaders Amit Shah, Purushottam Rupala and a large number of activists were also present.

In this meeting two state-level cabinet ministers were promoted to include them in the cabinet and a change in the responsibilities of some ministers is expected.

Currently in judicial custody at the Central Jail on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, the student Asaram will spend his Diwali in jail this time.

Apart from Jodhpur, Asaram is also a suspect in the case of the rape of a girl in Surat.

Meanwhile, his son Narayan Sai is on the run from the police.

And so now an arrest warrant has been issued for him by the Gujarat police.

From Ahmedabad a report is also coming in that Asaram's trustees are also slowly breaking away from Asaram.

Further action is now also being taken on Asaram's ashrams that have been built illegally or on public land.

We have already informed you that Asaram is the owner of more than 400 Ashrams.

Amongst these is one ashram in New Jersey, USA.

Asaram and his son are accused of various crimes.

In spite of this, the blind faith of some of their devotees continues.

Asaram has a following not only in India, but also equally in America.

Here in India, Asaram is in jail and his devotees are slowly breaking away from him, but this is not at all the case in America.

In the New Jersey ashram even now the devotees continue to come as before and pray to Asaram.

John Kerry says US spying has "reached too far inappropriately" in unprecedented admission

John Kerry has indicated a softening of the U.S's defensive stance on its surveillance programmes with an unprecedented admission that on occasions its spying has "reached too far inappropriately."

The Secretary of State also admitted that he'd been guilty, along with Barack Obama, of being on "automatic pilot" as incendiary revelations from whistleblower Edward Snowden about the NSA's spying activities emerged.

The leaks have put the US government at the centre of a diplomatic storm with its allies.

Speaking to an open government conference in London via video link, Mr Kerry said: "There is no question that the President and I and others in government have actually learned of some things that had been happening on an automatic pilot because the ability has been there, going back to World War Two and to the very difficult years of the Cold War, and then, of course, 9/11."

He then became the first high-ranking member of the U.S government to admit that US spying had crossed the line, but emphasised that no one's rights had been abused.

He said: "In some cases, it has reached too far inappropriately."

And the President is determined to try to clarify and make clear for people and is now doing a thorough review in order that nobody will have the sense of abuse.

I assure you innocent people are not being abused in this process.

Mr Kerry insisted, however, that the NSA was a force for good and that its surveillance operations had saved many lives.

He added: "We're dealing in a new world where people are willing to blow themselves up."

There is radical extremism in the world that is hell-bent and determined to try to kill people and blow people up and attack governments.

So what if you were able to intercept that and stop it before it happens?

We have actually prevented airplanes from going down, buildings from being blown up, and people from being assassinated because we've been able to learn ahead of time of the plans.

Meanwhile, U.S. lawmakers will head to Europe to help address concerns abroad about alleged U.S. spying and convince the Europeans of the need to continue joint anti-terrorism efforts with the U.S., the chairman of a Senate subcommittee on European affairs said on Thursday.

Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut said he spoke with European Parliament members and others this week and is concerned about their threats to stop participating in anti-terrorist organizations because of frustration over surveillance by the National Security Agency.

It's really important for U.S. national security interests for Europeans to stay on board with us with respect to our mutual anti-terrorism endeavors, Murphy, a first-term Democrat and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, said in an interview from Washington.

And I'm going to Europe to make it clear to them that we need to continue to work together in combatting terrorism, notwithstanding their anger over these NSA programs.

News reports that the NSA swept up millions of phone records in Europe have frayed relations with some U.S. allies, though the agency's chief said this week that they were inaccurate and reflected a misunderstanding of metadata that Nato allies collected and shared with the United States.

Other revelations cited documents leaked by Snowden that the NSA monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone and those of up to 34 other world leaders.

The national intelligence director, James Clapper, defended spying on allies as necessary and said it's commonplace on both sides.

Amid the uproar, Murphy said his office is arranging the congressional trip, expected to take place this year, and hopes the delegation will include members of both parties and both chambers.

Names of other participating lawmakers were to be released in coming days.

He said the itinerary is still being worked out.

While Murphy said the purpose of the trip is to help improve relationships, he said some "tough love" will also be dispensed.

He said European leaders need to be honest with their own people about the kind of espionage programs they've used for years themselves.

While we can amend our surveillance programs to better protect the rights of Europeans, they also need to come to terms with the fact that we're not the only ones that are out there spying, Murphy said.

Meanwhile, Mr Kerry is scheduled to head this weekend to the Middle East and Poland to address rancor over U.S. strategies in the Syria, Egypt and Iran as well as U.S. surveillance activities.

New politics has begun following the changes in the boards of the Municipal Corporation.

Recently, in the Santhiya Municipal Corporation's Beerbhum District, due to the party change of legislators the Congress led board changed to the Trunamool board.

This change occurred because most of the legislators, including the Chairman of the Municipal Corporation, joined Trunamool.

Not only from Congress, but some of the legislators from CPM, CPI, and Forward Block have also joined Trunamool.

The Trinamool Congress General Secretary Mukul Roy admits it augurs well for the party.

He said that the Santhiya Municipal Corporation Chairman, Virendra Parikh, and Congress leader Viplav Dutta, along with 10 Congress legislators, have joined Trunamool.

Some legislators from CPM and Left Front have also joined Trunamool.

All of them informed the District Collector in writing, as required by the Bengal Municipal Act, that they have joined Trunamool and because of its majority the Santhiya Municipal Corporation board will come under Trunamool Control.

Mr. Rai also claimed that everyone agrees with the development template decided upon under the leadership of the Chief Minister, Mamta Banerjee.

Political leaders from Congress, the CPM, the CPI, Forward Bloc and other political leaders are moving to join the Trinamool Congress.

Appropriate leaders from any party are welcome to join Trunamool.

The control by Trunamool of the Santhilya Municipal Board due to the change of the party by congress legislators before the November 22nd elections to be held in 5 Municipal Corporations is considered as an important development in the political arena.

Before this the Left Front-ruled Haldia and Congress-ruled Nadia Municipal boards had also come under the control of Trunamool.

When the Municipal boards in the district come under Trunamool party control, due to the change of party, then the new members of the party are made very welcome in Kolkata at the Trunamool Bhavan.

Trinamool Congress General Secretary Mukul Roy is excited about the leaders breaking away from other parties to join the Trinamool party.

He said that leaders breaking away from any party were welcome to join Trunamool.

He claims that the people's trust in Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee's leadership is increasing, and that this is the reason people are joining Trunamool.

The main opposition CPM is claiming that grassroots leaders of the other parties are being threatened and bullied.

People are joining them due to the fear of Trunamool's threats.

The change in the elected local boards is being considered as a blow to democracy by CPM.

It is a right of any party to increase their support base in a democracy but, there are obvious questions raised by changes of opinion on the accountability of power.

Australian woman appeals Thai jail time

A 21-year-old Sydney woman sentenced to 15 days jail in Phuket for falsely claiming she was assaulted by a taxi driver is appealing the verdict and has been granted bail.

Stevie Rochelle Bamford was initially found guilty by a Phuket provincial court on June 15 of making false claims after telling Thai police a local taxi driver, with two other men restraining her, carried out the assault in the early hours of Sunday June 10.

However, CCTV footage later revealed she had returned to her hotel safely after becoming separated from her Australian boyfriend.

Phuket police interviewed Bamford for two days before she confessed to fabricating the story.

She was held in local police cells before the court hearing.

Bamford was sentenced to serve the 15-day prison term at a low security detention centre on the outskirts of Phuket rather than in an adult women's jail.

She is the daughter of former Australian league player Peter Tunks, who has appealed to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Canberra to assist his daughter.

Tunks told Sydney's Sunday Telegraph the whole family was "extremely concerned" about his daughter's welfare and wanted her back in Australia.

It's obviously been a worrying time but we're hopeful to have her back home safely as soon as possible, Tunks said.

Bamford is appealing the sentence and has been granted bail of 50,000 baht.

Reports in Australia said that in the meantime, she was holidaying at the resort area of Krabi in Southern Thailand.

Thai-based legal sources said Bamford was being represented by a local lawyer in Phuket but warned that the appeal may lead to the court increasing her sentence by up to two years and forcing her to serve it in an adult prison.

However, following the recent murder of Australian travel agent Michelle Smith in Phuket, Thailand may also be looking to repair its battered tourist image, leading to an acquittal.

Implicating Bishnoi, the MP said that eating Curma on one day at the home of a family from a particular community and publishing photos does not make you a supporter of the poor.

They go to various houses and eat Curma three times a day, but never boast about it.

The MP Dipendra Hooda from Rohtak, in a meeting of the Congress activists from the Maham Halake, said that the rally conducted on November 10th in Gohana was very important for you and us.

The opposition will realise the strength of the Government by the crowds that gather for the rally.

Prof. Virendra and MLA Anand Singh Dangi also addressed the meeting.

They handed over a list of 10,000 activists coming to the rally from different villages to the MLA.

Before the meeting the MLA visited the covered shed in the grain market, the second water reservoir in Maham, the National Multi-Technology Institute building, the widening of the Gohana- Lakhanjara - Maham -Bhiwani Road along with the construction site of the Maham four lane road fly-over and ground preparation.

The Rural Distrct President of Congress, Jaideep Dhankhad, Jagat Kala, Dharmbeer Vakil, Balaram Dangi, Vikas Sisar, Shamsher Kharak, Anil Sharma, Dr. Sunil Rangi, Deepak Gupta, Dharamraj Sarpanch, Sadhu Baba and Nirmala Rathi were also present at this event.

The fans of German-American Model Heidi Klum were shocked at what she had done.

The heart-throb of many young men, Heidi was seen in such a manner it was difficult to recognise her.

The signs of ageing on her face and entire body were so dramatic that her fans were astonished when they first saw her.

The occasion was a Halloween party and Heidi had dressed up in such a way that people who saw her were in shock and were also were very impressed by the amazing change she had undergone.

The pictures of the premature ageing of Heidi are a hot topic on the internet and an Oscar winning team of makeup artistes had given Heidi this new look for the 14th Halloween Festival.

This 40 year super model looked like an 80 or 90 year old and at the event she was wearing a skirt suit and it would not be wrong to say that her face and expression really looked old.

India's richest businessman's wife, business woman Nita Ambani, is celebrating her 50th birthday on Friday.

Numerous spectacular arrangements were made to make the birthday a special occasion.

Jodhpur city was selected for the spectacular birthday party.

Balsamand lake, about 11 kilometres from the famous Umaid Bhawan, was chosen as the venue.

All the guests will join the Lakshmi Puja for the birthday party on Friday.

A dance program has also been organised after that.