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India, Bulgaria review security related bilateral issues

New Delhi, June 11 : India and Bulgaria held wide ranging discussions on various security related bilateral issues, here today.

The Indian delegation was headed by Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta, while the Bulgarian side was led by their Deputy Minister of Interior Goran Yonov.

The talks were aimed at reviewing the initiatives and progress outlined under the Agreement on Cooperation in Combating Organized Crime, International Terrorism and Illegal Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, the two countries had signed in 1994, as also for developing newer areas of cooperation on issues of mutual concern.

Marital Happiness May Lower Chance Of Sleep Problems – A Study

A new study has revealed that marital happiness may lower the risk of Marital Happiness May Lower Risk Of Sleep Problems – A Study

"Articles of US-Iraqi pact don't require congress consent"

UA-IraqBaghdad - A senior advisor, David Satterfield, to the US Secretary of State said Tuesday that the

At least 10 drown in floods in mid-western US

Washington - At least 10 people have died in severe flooding after rivers in the US states of Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa burst their banks, the New York Times reported Tuesday.

Caribbean monk seal is now officially extinct

Washington, June 10 : Lack of evidence has led researchers to confirm that the Caribbean monk seal is now officially extinct.

According to a report in Discovery News, the Caribbean monk seal was last seen in 1952 on a small group of reef islands between Jamaica and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

Covered in brown fur tinged with gray, and with a yellow belly, the animal was easy prey for European settlers in the 1600s and 1700s, who killed it for meat, oil, and to seal the bottoms of boats.

Several seal sightings were reported in the Caribbean between 1952 and the present, but until the 80s and 90s - when people began carrying cameras and cell phones - it was difficult to verify whether those sightings really were Caribbean monk seals.

The Patels are the biggest spenders on gadgets in Britain!

London, June 10 : It seems that all those whose last name is ‘Patel’ are real hi-tech players, for the surname has ranked No1 in a study of hi-tech buys – suggesting that families of that name are

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