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London, Oct.26 : You would expect one of the world's richest men to have a luxury car,  a sprawling mansion, a yacht or two and fly by private jet. But the spending habits of the Sultan of Brunei, Haji Hassan-al-Bolkiah can leave anyone amazed, if not shocked.

According to The Mirror, an astonishing court case this week revealed the extent of the Sultan's financial excesses.

Court papers revealed that 61-year-old Bolkiah paid 1.26 million pounds to his badminton coach, and 1.25 million pounds for acupuncture and massage.

He even spent nearly 50,000 pounds on guards for his collection of exotic birds.

Islamabad, Oct 26 : President Pervez Musharraf has so far ignored a determined bid by the Prime Minister’s Secretariat to make a law providing lavish perks, allowances and privileges to former Prim

Lahore, Oct 26 : The Hindu community here celebrated the birthday of Guru Balmiki (a Hindu scholar, saint and writer of Ramayana).

Inflation remained the same at 3.07 per cent for week ended October 13, 2007 regardless of increase in costs of food items and a few manufactured products.

Ludhiana: Wrestlers treated violently with the media persons on Thursday, on cancellation of the wrestling competition destined for October 28, 2007 in Ludhiana.

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