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‘Blocking vehicle’ tried to slow down Princess Diana’s Mercedes: Witness

London, Oct 25 : The Mercedes carrying Princes Diana was blocked by another car so that the paparazzi could take photographs without any difficulty, the inquest into her death has heard.

Angler’s mammoth lure – a 2m crocodile!

Sydney, Oct 25 : An angler trying out a new lure got the shock of his life when he felt a jerk on his line and hooked a 2m crocodile.

Fisherman catches 63-stone shark by mistake!

London, Oct 25 : A Cornish fisherman landed a record 63-stone shark – by mistake.

Give kids books and vegetable gardens, urge UK ministers

London, Oct 25 : UK ministers are insisting that kids should be gifting books for Christmas, and should be taught to grow vegetable in schools so that they cultivate reading and eating habits.

India, China to set up working group to resolve border dispute

Harbin, Oct 26 : India and China have decided to set up a working group to prepare the framework arrangement to resolve the longstanding border dispute, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee s

IITs urge bar on any tie up with Dow Chemicals

New Delhi, Oct 25 ; Alumni of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) have urged IITs to bar Union Carbide owner, Dow Chemical Company (DCC) from any partnership with premier institutes.

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