New Delhi, June 25(ANI): Actors turning producers seem to be the latest trend in Bollywood. Joining the bandwagon of actors like Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar, Aftab Shivdasani is gearing up to don the producer's hat. The actor has reportedly set up his company Rising Son Entertainment, and the first film will hit the floor in June-July this year. Interestingly Aftab is not only producing the film but is writing it too.

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Assam, June 25(ANI): Twenty six militants of United Liberation Front of Asom or ULFA surrendered to the Indian Army in Assam on Tuesday. ULFA rebels surrendered to General Chander Prakash at a surrender ceremony conducted in the district. Militants gave away their arms and ammunitions and got a rose flower in return during the surrender function. The army has now decided to give vocational training to the surrendered militants, which would help them earn their livelihood in future.

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Balasore, June 24(ANI): This is not an unusual scene in eastern India during monsoons. But these villages in Orissa are gradually limping back to normalcy as floodwaters have receded. According to Balasore district authorities' relief material including food and medicines has reached all the stranded villages and affected people. The area received a record rainfall of 770 mm for three days last week.

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Kathmandu, June 24(ANI): Thousands of passengers were stranded across Nepal on Monday as transport operators called for an indefinite strike. They locked public buses and other vehicles in garages demanding a 35 percent hike in transport fares after recent increases in fuel prices. The government has allowed them only 25 percent hike. According to other people, the Nepali government should speak to all concerned parties before making decisions over price rise caps.

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Midnapore, June 22(ANI): Indian army officials dropped relief material in flood-affected Midnapore in Bengal on Sunday. The state authorities in the West Bengal have called the army to assist them with the relief operations. Although the Indian air force dropped food and relief supplies across 31 blocks affected in the two districts many villagers were visibly angry at delays. About 2 million people have been affected by the floods caused by heavy rainfall.

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Doda, June 22(ANI): A major tragedy was prevented in Jammu when security forces detected 20 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Device planted by militants on Saturday. Security forces with the help of sniffer dogs found an IED planted in the middle of the road. Randeep Kumar, the superintendent of police said that the explosives would have been planted by a suspected Lashker-e-Taiba militant.

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Chatterhama, June 22(ANI): Police assisted by the Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF killed one militant in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. The militant was hiding in a house in Chatterhama, around 25 kilometres from Srinagar. According to the officials, the encounter is going on since morning. Two CRPF soldiers were injured during the encounter operation. The injured were admitted to a hospital and they are out of danger.

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Karachi/Garhi Khuda Bux, June 22(ANI): It's not been even a year when Pakistan's most beloved leader was assassinated in a gun and bomb attack. Her memories are still fresh in the hearts of the Pakistanis who revere their martyred leader. And on the occasion of her 55 birthday on June 21, ceremonies were held across the country to mark the event. Bhutto's supporters of thronged to her mausoleum at Garhi Khuda Bux to pay their homage.

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Kathmandu, June 22(ANI): Exiled Tibetans in Nepal have taken to the streets once more in protest against the passage of the Olympic flame through Tibet. Nepalese police detained at least 400 Tibetans demonstrators protesting outside the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu on Saturday. Many scuffled with the police before being dragged through the streets and pushed into vans. The protesters said China held the torch relay in Lhasa to show its control over Tibet.

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Srinagar, June 21(ANI): Police in Indian Kashmir is on an alert to battle out militants from the region. According to a top police official, a large number of militants are present in the disputed area. Addressing media on the sidelines of a passing out parade, police Director General Kulkdeep Khuda said more than a 1000 militants were operating in the valley. However, he said that the police is all set to face any situation.

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New Delhi, June 21(ANI): The Nuke Deal fighting its way out of political crisis seems to have reached a dead end with no agreement between the government and the Left. A meeting between India's government and its communist allies to break the deadlock was postponed on Wednesday. Left said it is committed to its stand that the government should not finalise an India-specific safeguards agreement with the IAEA.

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Lahore, June 20(ANI): Pakistani speedster Mohammad Asif took a sigh of relief as he arrived home on Friday after around three weeks of detention in Dubai. Asif was charged with possession of illegal drugs. Later, Dubai prosecutors dropped charges against him on Thursday citing the case to be insignificant and announced that he will be deported to Pakistan. After returning to Karachi, Asif caught a connecting flight to Lahore to the Pakistan Cricket Board headquarters.

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Srinagar, June 20(ANI): The issue over land transfer to a revered Hindu shrine in Kashmir has snowballed into a full blown controversy. The Jammu and Kashmir state government recently transferred nearly 40 hectares of forest land to the Shri Amarnath-ji Shrine Board for 23.1 million rupees. This move drew sharp reaction across the political spectrum in the Muslim majority Himalayan region.

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New Delhi, June 20(ANI): India's annual inflation jumped to 13 year high of 11.05 percent powered by a fuel price rise. The rise in petrol, diesel and cooking gas prices announced by the government on June 4 had put the pressure on price line pushing the inflation by week ending June 7, up from 8.75 per cent in the preceding week. Besides fuel prices, rise in prices of food products added to the pressure on price line and woes of the government.

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Myanmar, June 20(ANI): The Pro-junta thugs on Thursday broke up a rally by supporters of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi who were observing her 63rd birthday. The Masters of Force, gang members harassed the crowd outside the headquarters of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy or NLD in Yangon. Suu Kyi's birthday has become an annual ritual in Myanmar.

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New Delhi, June 20(ANI): Gone are the days when 'love' was the soul reason for loving someone. In today's materialistic world, the money factor has become an important criterion for choosing one's partner. For instance, the dimpled beauty Preity Zinta hooked the Bombay Dyeing heir, industrialist, Ness Wadia, who has a rich business empire to look up to. Same is the case with the beautiful actress, Katrina Kaif. She found her love in the most eligible bachelor, the macho man Salman Khan.

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New Delhi, June 20(ANI): Hectic discussions continued on Thursday between different political parties of the ruling United Progressive alliance coalition and its Left supporters over the nuclear deal deadlock.

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New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): The Finance Minister of India on Thursday launched a micro credit scheme to provide loans at low interest rates to the slum dwellers. The scheme is supported by a slew of state-run banks and Life Insurance Corporation of India in collaboration with an NGO, 'Asha'. P Chidambaram along with Sheila Dikshit initiated the pilot scheme in a South Delhi locality.

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Nainital, june 20(ANI): Indian Army's efforts to revive Yatch sailing in Naini Lake in Nainital is bearing fruit. The picture perfect lake, which is surrounded by hills, is attracting lots of tourists. Officials of the Indian army have taken it upon themselves to revive the yatch and boat rides in the hill station dubbed as 'Lake Paradise'. The Nainital Boat House located at the edge of the lake exclusively manages yatching in the northern town.

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New Delhi, June 19(ANI): Indian-born fashion designer, Anand Jon Alexander was arrested in US in March 2007. Jon has been charged with a total of 59 rape and sexual assault charges involving 28 victims, all with ties to the fashion industry. Now claiming that her brother is innocent, Sister Sanjana Jon pleads his case.

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