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| Thursday 6th of July 2006 / Celebrity news |


| India sending troops to Afghanistan: Pakistani media
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) The Pakistani media has claimed that India wants to send peacekeeping troops to Afghanistan and blamed Islamabad for not doing anything to prevent the move.
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| Pakistani media says India sending troops to Afghanistan
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Claiming that India wants to send peacekeeping troops to Afghanistan, the Pakistani media has criticised Islamabad for not doing anything to prevent the move.
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| Nepal rub salt on Tibetan wounds on Dalai Lama's birthday
Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) Nepal's new government has rubbed salt on the wounds of Tibetans on the eve of the birthday of the Dalai Lama, wooing Chinese tourists to the country as a Buddhist destination while refusing to register the exiled leader's closed |


| Cut suicide scenes from Indian films in Malaysia: minister
Kuala Lumpur, July 6 (IANS) Malaysia's Deputy Minister for Women, Family and Community development G. Palanivel has urged the country's Censorship Board to cut out suicide scenes from Indian films.
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| Tata still optimistic about Bangladesh project
Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) India's Tata Group's Bangladesh project head has denied media speculation that the conglomerate was pulling out because the present Khaleda Zia government considers the proposed $3 billion deal 'risky' for political reasons.
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| King still has his way in Nepal
Kathmandu, July 6 (IANS) The Nepal government may have axed the vast powers and privileges enjoyed by King Gyanendra and brought him almost on a par with the average citizen, but the monarch still enjoys his own way in the kingdom - literally.
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| Musharraf says he is a soldier, will not contest polls
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said he is aware that 'as a soldier' he cannot contest elections, but has rooted for the Pakistan Muslim League-Qaid (PML-Q), indicating his keen interest in political affairs.
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| Big fat Indian wedding in Singapore makes news
Singapore, July 6 (IANS) A $10 million wedding between an Indian tycoon's son and the daughter of a Singapore-based Indian steel baron has grabbed media headlines here.
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| Top ISI man suspected in kidnap of army official, family
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) A top Pakistani official has denounced the kidnapping of a retired army officer, his daughter-in-law and four teenagers allegedly on the orders of a senior Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) official.
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| Jamaat chief cancels London visit to meet Bhutto, Sharif
Islamabad, July 6 (IANS) Pakistani opposition leader Qazi Hussain Ahmed has called off his visit to London to meet former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto to plan a movement against President Pervez Musharraf.
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| Zia appoints new poll panel secretary before elections
Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has given the Election Commission a new secretary to end the controversy over the role of the organisation's head and prepare for smooth parliamentary elections.
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| Taiwan develops missile capable of hitting Chinese coast
Taipei, July 6 (DPA) Taiwan has secretly developed a missile which can hit China's south-east coast, a Taiwanese online newspaper said Thursday.
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| Cobra beer to increase India capacity
London, July 6 (IANS) Cobra, the 'NRI beer' company, is negotiating tie-ups with three additional breweries - a move that will take its capacity in India to four million cases a year.
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