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Srinagar, July 11:  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti Sunday said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah sounded like former US president George Bush when he asked her to attend an all-party meeting on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

"He was giving me an ultimatum like a George Bush, trying to tell me either you are with us or against us," Mehbooba told reporters as she snubbed the offer, saying the meeting was futile.

"Nothing is going to come out of the meeting," she said.

London, July 11 : Hollywood actor Mel Gibson is planning to reveal all about his ex-girlfriend's plans to extort money after she alleged he beat her and threatened her with a gun.

Gibson is currently at the centre of a police investigation in Los Angeles after Oksana Grigorieva - the mother of his daughter Lucia - reportedly obtained a restraining order against him amid claims he punched her and knocked out a tooth during a heated altercation in January.

However, according to sources, Gibson denies the allegations and is now planning his own defence, reports contactmusic.com.

Mumbai, July 11 : After shooting for three back-t

New Delhi, July 11: India and the United States have begun talks here on the price and onboard equipment for the 10 Boeing C- 17 military transport aircraft that the Indian Air Force (IAF) wants.

According to reliable sources quoted by India Strategic defence magazine (www.indiastrategic.in), the validation trials of the aircraft were complete and that one United States Air Force (USAF) C-17 which had come to India in this regard last month had met the IAF specifications. The aircraft was tested in short and high altitude runways.

Srinagar, July 11 : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti stood her ground Sunday and turned down Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's request to her to attend the all-party meeting called Monday by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over the violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

"It was very kind of the prime minister to call me. I have deep regard for the PM. He advised us to attend the meeting. But it was painful to convey my inability to attend the meeting," Mehbooba told reporters, a day after Manmohan Singh called her urging her to reconsider her refusal to attend the meeting.

New Delhi, July 11 : This year's total solar eclipse on Sunday will be missed by sky gazers in India as the celestial phenomenon will not be visible in Asia.

The eclipse will be visible from parts of the South Pacific Ocean area and South American countries like Argentina and Chile. A total solar eclipse occurs every 18 months.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, and the moon fully or partially covers the sun as viewed from the earth.