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Calcutta Weather
Temperature
Min : 25.6°C (+0)
Max : 32.3°C (+0)
Relative Humidity:
Max : 97% Min : 69%
Sunrise : 5:29 AM
Sunset : 5:30 PM
Today
Partly cloudy sky. Possibility of a few spells of rain or thundershowers in some parts towards the evening.
 
 
Draw after two-day testing time
Unsure of the numbers, ruling group chief Jagmohan Dalmiya and challenger Sharad Pawar agreed to a draw after two days of acrimony and lakhs down the Hooghly. ...  | Read.. 
 
Tibetan trimmings ring tiger knell
The Indian tiger is heading rapidly towards extinction, thanks to a new breed of wealthy Tibetans who prize the skins as trimming for their traditional costumes, an investigation has shown. ...  | Read.. 
 
Shahrukh house in heritage storm
Actor Shahrukh Khan’s bungalow, Mannat, is back in the eye of a storm with a Bandra resident filing a public interest litigation to stop him from developing a plot behind the heritage property. ...  | Read.. 
 
Size up your waist
Doctors find safe midriff line for Indians
It might be time for health-conscious Indians to re-measure their waists. For some, waist size alone would justify medical consultations to avoid heart disease or stroke. ...  | Read.. 
 
 
 
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Greg keeps up charge
A committee of the cricket board will discuss Greg Chappell’s comments against captain So ...  | Read..
Plus 2 for tech entry
Thousands of students can now get into engineering college without preparing for the rigorous c ...  | Read..
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Sonia steam for Laloo battle
Sonia Gandhi will play a leading role in the United Progressive Alliance’s campaign for the...   | Read.. 
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Set a cop to vet pandals
A "responsible, sincere and senior police officer".   | Read.. 
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Refused Re 1, girl commits suicide
A schoolgirl took her own life in a village near here today after her mother failed to provide her a...   | Read.. 
North BengalMore.. 
Fast ends, ball in Delhi court
Tired and fatigued after four days of fasting, Bangshibadan Barman today agreed to withdraw the...   | Read.. 
OpinionMore.. 
Everyone loves a good spy
A Marxist mayor of Calcutta once suggested to the American consul-general that the city should be...   | Read.. 
SportsMore.. 
Question of priorities
Excluding the build-up to the Board’s 76th AGM, the rival groups must have spoken a million words...   | Read.. 
InternationalMore.. 
Bus fire kills 24 Rita evacuees
The evacuation of the US Gulf Coast turned deadly today when a bus carrying elderly evacuees fleeing...   | Read.. 
BusinessMore.. 
Carrefour call for Calcutta
Carrefour, the world’s second-largest supermarket chain after Wal-Mart, is looking to set up base in...   | Read.. 
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Perform or perish: Greg
India coach Greg Chappell today said he was setting tough standards for players to achieve with...   | Read..