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With ‘sattu’ in bag Lalu arrives in London
40 jehadis held in Saudi Arabia
Iraqi Sunni leader detained
NWFP House prays for Zarqawi
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Monroe’s dress sold for $66,000
Novelist pens soaps
Lance corporal goat demoted
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With ‘sattu’ in bag Lalu arrives in London
London, June 24 Accompanied by Union Company Affairs Minister Prem Chand Gupta and Minister of State for Railways R Velu, Mr Prasad met NRIs and journalists at the Indian High Commission last evening, and asked them to invest in the sector. Mr Prasad said he had heard stations were very clean in Britain and trains ran fast. ''We will study this,'' he added. He also informed that from October 2 ,this year, four fully air-conditioned trains the 'Garib Raths', will start running. He said, 'khadi' pillow covers and sheets are being introduced in trains, which will in turn provide employment to small industries. Maintaining ''safety is our priority and no compromise will be made on that,'' Mr Prasad said there are 35,000 unmanned gates.''We have decided to man them. We are introducing anti-collision devices too,'' he added. On Monday, the minister will leave for Paris by Eurostar, whichhe described as ''the train that travels under water.'' He will also travel to Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Austria, mostly by train. Mr Prasad who is travelling with his son, has reportedly carried enough packed food like 'sattu' to suffice for the fortnight. His cook is also travelling with him, as he does not like hotel food.— UNI
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40 jehadis held in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, June 24 It said four suspected terrorists, including an Iraqi, were arrested in a raid at their hideout in the north-eastern town of Hafr al-Baten. The raid led to the arrest of "9 Saudis involved in terrorism,'' it added quoting an Interior Ministry statement. It said another 27 men were arrested across the vast desert kingdom, in Mecca, the eastern province and the northern border region, including 24 Saudis, two Somalis and an Ethiopian. The Ministry of Interior said these 27 men were involved in "suspicious activities'' connected to radical Islamist groups. A security source told Reuters the arrests formed part of a wider cell of some 50 persons which had been broken up, involving a shoot-out yesterday. It said weapons and documents were seized in the raid on the desert hideout. Six suspected Al-Qaida-linked militants and a policeman were killed in the shootout in Riyadh after the police said they surrounded their house to prevent an imminent attack. Islamist activists allied to the Al- Qaida group have been waging a violent campaign aimed at toppling the US-backed monarchy, which is also the world's biggest oil exporter, and expelling Westerners from the birthplace of Islam. Officials say about 150 foreigners and Saudis, including security forces, and 130 militants have died in attacks and clashes with the police since May 2003, when Al-Qaida suicide bombers hit three western housing compounds in Riyadh.
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Baghdad, June 4 The influential Sunni Association of Muslim Scholars said Jamal al-Din Abdul Karim al-Dabban was taken into custody along with three of his sons in Tikrit. The Iraqi Islamic Party, the country's largest Sunni political group, also condemned the arrest. The US military announced the deaths of three more soldiers from the Multi-National Division in Baghdad, raising to 15 the number of US service members who have died or have been found dead this week. The slain soldier was “on a dismounted patrol in south of Baghdad” today, the military said. It said two other soldiers of the same division died yesterday, one in a roadside bomb and one in a “non-combat incident” that was being investigated. The military did not give more details about the deaths, but the US forces have been increasingly visible in Baghdad recently as they fan out in support of tens of thousands of the Iraqi troops trying to restore security in the capital. Baghdad was relatively calm a day after clashes broke out in the centre of the city, forcing the Prime Minister to impose a curfew . Three armed members of the Mahdi army militia of radical Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr were killed in a gunbattle with the US forces in eastern Baghdad, Dr Muhannad Jwad of Yarmouk Hospital said. — AP
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NWFP House prays for Zarqawi
New Delhi, June 24 Shagufta Naz of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) sought permission for Zarqawi’s fateha from Speaker Bakht Jehan, who allowed it, the Pakistani press reported. NWFP Agriculture Minister Qari Mahmood recited verses from the Quran. The opposition did not object to it. Most opposition members had left the House as the session was nearing its end. The development was a cause for concern for Afghanistan and was seen as yet another demonstration of the increasing talibanisation of Pakistan’s provinces bordering Afghanistan — Baluchistan and the NWFP.
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Monroe’s dress sold for $66,000
New York, June 24 Two other items belonging to Monroe , a white ermine coat and a handwritten personal address book fetched a combined 81,600 dollars at the sale held at Christie's auction house. Among the other items sold at the auction were numerous pieces of Andy Warhol memorabilia including one of his trademark white wigs, which went for 10,800 dollars. A Polaroid photo of Muhammad Ali from 1977, signed by Warhol, pulled 19,200 dollars, while a Warhol Polaroid of Mick Jagger bought in 1975 went for 15,600 dollars, and a copy of the book 'Gone With the Wind' inscribed by Rhett Butler himself, Clark Gable, to the film's producer, David O. Selznick was sold for 10,200 dollars.
— ANI
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New York, June 24 "Yes, Kola Boof has had writing assignments from 'Days' since May. However, she does not hold a staff position with our writing team," the New York Post quoted Stephen Wyman, the show's co- executive producer, as telling tvguide.com. —ANI
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Lance corporal goat demoted
Nicosia, June 24 The 1st Battalion lance corporal’s lack of decorum landed him in hot water during the bash at Episkopi British military base outside the southern resort of Limassol in Cyprus. “He was charged with disobeying a direct order... the commanding officer had no other option but to reduce his rank to fusilier,” Captain Crispin Coates said. The goat was marched before the CO after being reported for “unacceptable behaviour” by his handler, also known as the goat major. Six-year-old Billy is on his first overseas tour since joining the regiment in 2001, and according to one parade onlooker is unlucky to be in the doghouse. Goats are not mascots but very much members of the regiment. They have their own serial numbers, and march at the head of the battalion. The origin of the custom is unknown but is thought to go back centuries.
— AFP
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