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Washington, June 18 (ANI): While fears are rife that Pakistan could fall into the hands of the Taliban, an American expert on the South Asian issues has warned that it was not the Taliban, but Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which possess the real danger to the sovereignty of the troubled nation.

Famous author and thinker, Selig Harrison, warned that the LeT is could topple the democratic set-up of Pakistan and take over the reigns of the country.

In his article carried out in the The Boston Globe, Harrison stressed that there was an immediate need to disarm the group's militias.

Stock market analyst Ashwani Gujral has maintained ‘Buy’ rating on State Bank of India (SBI) for a short term target of Rs 1820.

According to Mr. Gujral, interested traders can buy the stock with a strict stop loss of Rs 1600.

Today, the shares of the bank opened at Rs 1672.70 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). Current EPS and P/E of the stock stood at 143.67 & 11.64 respectively. The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 1935 and a low of Rs 894 on BSE.

New Delhi, June 18 : German supermodel Heidi Klum has revealed that pregnancy is making her gain weight in unwanted areas of her body.

The beauty, who is married to singer Seal, is expecting her fourth child this year, reports China Daily.

"I tend to be rounder with girls. The love handles are peaking in the back!" she told In Touch Weekly magazine.

"You get used to all the changes of your body. It''''s not like I''''m going, ''''Oh my God!'''' I''''m used to that part of it. You feel like a Buddha!" she added.

New York, June 18 : A five-bedroom home worth about 1.8 million dollars, an Aston Martin DBS, and a Sealine 35 Sport motor boat could soon be yours for the bargain price of only 20 pounds, for a British millionaire is auctioning off his life after his recent divorce.

English banker Andrew Paul is selling his life on WinANewLife. com.

According to Luxist. com, Paul has said that he wants to "make a fresh start".

"My wealth is self-made. I have worked hard my entire career but now I want to slow the pace of my life a little," The New York Daily News quoted Paul as telling the Daily Mail.

One can have a look at Paul''s life at WinANewLife. com.

Washington, June 18 : Chris Brown's second appeal to have his upcoming assault case postponed has been turned down.

The singer will now appear in a preliminary hearing relating to an alleged domestic violence incident involving his former girlfriend Rihanna on June 22 as previously planned.

The 20-year-old's legal team had applied to the California Supreme Court after a judge refused to grant the order, reports Contactmusic.

His attorney Mark Geragos had requested the court session be delayed so that they could have more time to prepare.

Washington, June 18 : Scientists, using a new analytical method, have been able to demonstrate the presence of several artificial sweeteners in waste water in Germany.

The method, which simultaneously extracts and analyses seven commonly used artificial sweeteners, was developed by Marco Scheurer, Heinz-Jurgen Brauch and Frank Thomas Lange from the Water Technology Center in Karlsruhe, Germany.

A range of artificial sweeteners are commonly used in food and drinks, as well as drugs and sanitary products.

The potential health risks of artificial sweeteners have been debated for some time. Until now, only sucralose has been detected in aquatic environments.