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Kabul, Sep 29 : At least 27 people were killed and several others were injured when a suicide bomber boarded a crowded army bus here and detonated a huge bomb, officials said.

A high-ranking Afghan army medical official said 27 bodies had been taken to two hospitals.

Witnesses said that the bus was destroyed by the blast and several dead bodies can be seen around the wreckage.

The bus was completely destroyed by the blast and shop windows were shattered all around.

London, Sept.29 : A much decorated officer of the British Army has accused former Prime Minister Tony Blair of letting troops deployed in Iraq down through the implementation of half-baked plans.

After opening at 17,152.31 in the early trades, the BSE benchmark index, Sensex continued to trade strong in the afternoon trades. Afterward the index shed the majority of its points in the after hours. Lastly, it regained strength amidst instability and touched a peak of 17,361.47, to close the day on a firm note. Selected stocks from banking, auto, pharma, metal, realty gained ground, whereas IT stock dangled.

Through subscription of preferential warrants allocation, the creators of Arvind Mills Ltd are ready to expand their shareholding in the textiles company by about 13 per cent from the subsisting 33 per cent.

In a statement to the stock markets, the company said that the founders of the company would pay a regular contribution to 50.6 million warrants, transformable into equity within the 18 months at Rs 52 per share.

Los Angeles: The Food and Drug Administration had sanctioned a new version of a ringworm drug to treat tinea capitis, a scalp fungus for children aged 4 years and older.

Tinea capitis is an unrelenting and infectious fungal infection, which generally does not respond to topical treatment. It can result in severe itchiness, dandruff and bald patches.

Bharti Enterprises has declared addition of a second strategic partner in its retail expansion on Friday by adding up Filipino firm Del Monte Pacific Ltd in its business enterprise, FieldFresh Foods Pvt Ltd to sell agricultural products.

Bharti will get hold of Del Monte's Indian manufacturing facilities in Bharti's strategic move from retailing fresh farm produce to making processed goods.