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Srinagar, Nov 11 : The encounter between security forces and militants at a hotel in Sopore town of Baramulla District ended this morning with the killing of two rebels and a security personnel.

The three-day long gun battle came to an end when the security personnel gunned down two Pakistani militants holed up in the hotel 'New Light'.

Besides the two suicide bombers of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), a CRPF soldier was killed and five other security men-- three CRPF and two local police personnel-- injured in the encounter, which started on Thursday, said a police spokesman.

Security forces foiled an attempt made by the ultras to storm their camp in the town, 55 kms from here, he added.

Bhopal, Nov 11 : Thousands of people gathered on the outskirts Bhopal on Saturday to cherish a buffalo fight, which is organised a day after Diwali every year.

Dhanbad, Nov 11 : The Jharkhand Police seized over 400 tortoises in Dhanbad District of the state on Saturday.

London, Nov 11 : Ever wonder why men find curvaceous women more attractive? Well, that’s because women with a curvy figure are brighter and give birth to brainier kids, according to a new study.

Scientists at the Universities of Pittsburgh and California, Santa Barbara, found that women with large hips and small waists are cleverer than those with either “apple-shaped” or linear bodies.

The study, to be published in the journal Evolution and Human Behaviour, also discovered that curvaceous women give birth to more intelligent children because hip fat contains polyunsaturated fatty acids critical for the development of the fetus's brain.

London, Nov 11 : A new survey has shed light on the spiritual nature of Britons, revealing that more than 40 percent say prayers, and one in three believes that God is watching over them.

Islamabad, Nov 11 : Pakistan Tehrik-e-