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Taliban beheads 18 of their own operatives

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Rawalpindi, July 1 (ANI): The Taliban has slaughtered 18 of their own injured men in the Biha valley, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) has claimed.

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JuD expanding operations, recruiting in PoK

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Lahore, July 1 (ANI): The banned Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), the political wing of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), is expanding its operations, and carrying out recruitment drives in the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), police has said.

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UN secretary general plans to meet Aung San Suu Kyi: Official

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Yangon, July 1 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is likely to meet Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi during his visit to the country later this week, an official said Wednesday.

“He (Ban Ki-moon) is supposed to meet Aung San Suu Kyi when he arrives here but we cannot definitely tell his schedule,” said an official who requested anonymity.

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Bhutan PM, Manmohan Singh to hold bilateral talks

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New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): Bhutan Prime Minister Jigme Yoser Thinley will hold bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at Hyderabad House here today.
Both leaders will look for ways to take the bilateral relations forward. Thinley, who is on a four-day visit to India, will also hold talks with External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna.

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Gangster’s cash found in car driven by Thai policemen

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Bangkok, July 1 (DPA) Thai police discovered about 10 million baht ($290,000) in cash hidden in the doors of a car belonging to an alleged drug trafficker which had been impounded and driven by officers for the past two years, media reports said Wednesday.

Department of Special Investigation chief Thawee Sodsong told a press conference Tuesday that police in Udon Thani province had recently found 9,998,000 baht packed inside the back doors of a Toyota Fortuner that had been seized in a raid on a suspected drug dealer’s house in Bangkok back in 2005.

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Mughal emperor’s poverty-stricken descendent to get a job

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Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) State-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) has decided to offer employment to Madhu, the poverty-stricken fifth generation descendent of India’s last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.

Madhu, 33, is the daughter of Sultana Begum and the late Muhammad Bedar Bakht, the great grandson of Bahadur Shah Zafar.

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Biological ‘fountain of youth’ found in new world bat caves

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Washington, July 1 (ANI): An Indian-origin researcher in Texas has announced a discovery that may lead to the single most important medical breakthrough in human history—significantly longer lifespans.
Writing about the finding in The FASEB Journal, VA Medical Center’s Professor Asish Chaudhuri says that proper protein folding over time in long-lived bats explains why they live significantly longer than other mammals of comparable size, such as mice.

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Professor Rehman appointed Institute of Kashmir Affairs regional director

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London, July 1 (ANI): After a detailed meeting with Dr Shabir Choudhry in London, Professor Khawaja Abdul Rehman has been appointed Regional Director of Institute of Kashmir Affairs, Azad Kashmir Chapter.

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Jacko to make last journey to Neverland ranch

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London, July 1 (ANI): Late King of Pop Michael Jackson is all set to make his final journey to his former home Neverland ranch, where his body will lie in state so that thousands of grieving fans can say their goodbyes.His coffin will be driven through Los Angeles, and will make a 130-mile journey to Neverland-the site of the superstar’s former fantasy home.

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Sensex rises 57 points in early trade

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Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) A key index of the Indian equities market rose at the opening bell Wednesday, putting on 57 points within five minutes of start of trade.

The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened higher at 14,506.43 points, was ruling at 14,551.24 points, 57.4 points or 0.4 percent above Tuesday’s close.

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