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Budaon (Uttar Pradesh), Sept 17: At least eight persons were killed and four were injured in a road accident near Sahswan in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaon District this morning.

Cairo, Sept 17: Egyptian archaeologists have found rare medical and astronomical manuscripts at the country’s National Library (also known as Dar al-Kotob).

A senior official at Alexandria Library said the ancient documents were just laying forgotten in the Dar al-Kotob archives for many years, but were then “technically rediscovered” due to the efforts of the Centre for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (CULTNAT).

“They are really priceless,” Egyptian State Information Service quoted the official as saying.

Kolkata, Sept 17: Tennis players from across the globe, who are in the City of Joy--Kolkata to take part in the WTA Sunfeast Open, were treated to a unique experience on Sunday as they were taken on a ride in horse carriages.

The carriages took the players on a ride around the landmark Victoria Memorial as hordes of curious onlookers glanced at them.

London, Sept 17: Britney Spears is not yet over the MTV VMAs debacle, but she already has another humiliation to deal with – being banned from LA’s exclusive Chateau Marmont hotel.

The pop singer was told she was not welcome at the celebrity hotspot after a string of complaints about her ‘odd’ behaviour.

As to what this ‘odd behaviour’ was, well it seems that Britney smeared a plate of top-notch food over her face while dining at the hotel, leaving other diners stunned.

Ambala, Sept. 17: A court in Ambala will today hear the murder case of Dera Sacha Sauda manager Ranjit Singh, in which the Dera chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, is an accused.

Phuket, Thailand – They were flying to the “paradise isle” in southern Thailand to have a short break, but they never knew that they would be lost forever in the paradise island.

However, Millie Furlong, a Canadian waitress and her Thai boyfriend were fortunate enough to come virtually unscathed from a plane crash that killed 88 people on the resort island of Phuket. They were chanting loads of prayers while they were being taken to hospital.