Shopian rape case

Exhume bodies, conduct fresh post-mortems, orders J&K HC

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered the state police to exhume the bodies of the Shopian rape victims and conduct fresh post-mortem on them. The bodies of the two young girls were found on May 30 and was followed by massive statewide protests, which claimed few lives.
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Tough measures may be on the cards as the CPM politburo meet begins in Delhi today to address the bitter feuding between two veterans of the party's Kerala unit - Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan and Pinarayi Vijayan.
North Korea at it again, fires three missiles
North Korea has test-fired a third missile off its east coast on Saturday, Yonhap News quoted a government official as saying, after launching two Scud missiles earlier in the morning, further stoking regional tensions after the North's nuclear tests and threats to boost its nuclear arsenal in response to UN sanctions.
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    Rukhshad Shroff, Managing Director and Investment Manager at JP Morgan, is gung-ho on the Indian market. Shroff, who manages $4.5 billion worth of India-dedicated funds of JP Morgan, told Sandeep Singh that he is collecting more to invest in India.
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    Salman Khursheed has taken charge as the Corporate Affairs Minister in the backdrop of Satyam scandal that has triggered calls for better regulation. He spoke to Mahua Venkatesh on reforming the way India Inc is governed.

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    PCB accuses India and Aus of sidelining Pak in draft FTP
    Pakistan Cricket Board has accused 'big nations' India and Australia of trying to "marginalise" the strife-torn country in the draft Future Tours Programmes from 2012 to 2020.

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    For successive governments, it has been tempting to duck hard business by setting up judicial commissions. The judges so appointed tend to recognise the limitations, writes Ashok Malik.
    Aftab celebrates birthday with Aamna
    Aftab Shivdasani ushered in his 31st birthday with Aamna Sharif, who is rumoured to be his girlfriend, and is his co-star from the flop Aloo Chaat.
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    Emma Watson, a make-up artist?
    "If I hadn't been an actress I would have happily been a make-up artist. I love make-up", says Emma Watson. Watson plans to become a make-up artist if her movie career falters.
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    Rahul Sharma, son of Santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, is now set to entertain music buffs with his new album A Meeting By The Nile...


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