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New Delhi, June 17 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said he does not like to gloat over the internal strife in the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Talking to reporters on board after attending twin summits in the Urals city of Yekatarinburg in Russia, Dr. Singh wished well to other political parties.

"Well I am not in favour of gloating over difficulties of other political parties. I wish them well," Singh said.

The BJP has witnessed internal strife post poll with various senior leaders pointing fingers at campaign managers.

New Delhi, June 17 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that he is willing to talk to any group, including the separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, if they are interested in a dialogue.

He was addressing a news conference on board after attending twin summits in the Urals city of Yekatarinburg in Russia.

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Seoul  - Iran's hopes of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup hang in the balance after a 1-1 draw with already-qualified South Korea in an Asian Group 2 match in Seoul on Wednesday.

The draw means Iran can only hope for a play-off place and may be eliminated if Saudi Arabia and North Korea draw in a game later in the day.

Several Iran players wore green armbands in a show of support for Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi.

Love seems to be the eternal subject for filmmaker Imtiaz Ali. Both his directorial ventures Socha Na Tha and Jab We Met were love stories and his upcoming next, Love Aaj Kal is a love story as well.

But prod him about it and his reply is, “Love is something that I have still not understood. It is ironical that all the three films that I have made till date-Socha Na Tha, Jab We Met and now Love Aaj Kal deal with love. Love can mean different things to the same person at different times. I feel that love is a very overbearing word.”

Karachi, June 17 : Corruption in Pakistan has surged by whopping 400 percent in the last three years, said National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 carried out by Transparency International.

The National Corruption Perception Survey 2009 (NCPS 2009) indicates that the overall Corruption in 2002 has increased from Rs. 45 Billion to Rs. 195 Billion in 2009. Police and Power maintained their ranking as the top two most corrupt sectors.