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Calcutta Weather
Temperature
Min : 25.5°C (+0)
Max : 34.1°C (+2)
Relative Humidity:
Max : 95% Min : 58%
Sunrise : 5:35 AM
Sunset : 5:12 PM
Today
Partly cloudy sky with possibility of light rain or thundershower in some areas towards afternoon or evening
 
 
Army in a relief battle it can’t win
Humiliated and outraged, Anwar Hussain’s voice cracks and his words are barely audible as he shouts at the young army captain, waves his fist and urges the driver of his taxi to push on. ...  | Read.. 
 
Ashtami wound haunts widow
On Ashtami night eight years ago, 32-year-old Aparna Ghosh lost her husband during the firing of the ancient cannon before the Sarbamangala temple ? a 250-year-old tradition in Burdwan town. ...  | Read.. 
 
Travel AC by train, win loyalty points
The railways, which have been losing passengers in the upper classes to aggressive airlines, have decided to hit back with a loyalty programme that mirrors frequent-flyer schemes. ...  | Read.. 
 
Scandal strikes on eve of literature Nobel
Swedish Academy member resigns in protest against last year’s choice
Mystery surrounded the resignation of a member of the Nobel Academy today, 48 hours before the prize for literature is due to be awarded, amid speculation of a split over whe ...  | Read.. 
 
Kumari Puja being performed at Belur Math on Tuesday. Picture by Pradip Sanyal
 
 
I want to assure you ... that the one billion population of India is with you

MANMOHAN SINGH
to Kashmiris
Air-India gets foreign pilots, maharaja-style
Violating Central Vigilance Commission regulations, Air-India is inducting pilots from a Britis ...  | Read..
Priest hurries, peddler hurts
At a Salt Lake Puja, the purohit is pushing the pedal. If things don’t go precisely b ...  | Read..
NationMore.. 
Stricken jet slows down airport
Flights at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport were delayed for the second consecutive day...   | Read.. 
CalcuttaMore.. 
People’s pick of six
A Metro guide to a set of pujas, three each from north and south, drawing the crowds... and how   | Read.. 
North BengalMore.. 
Too short for fervour and fun
Dressed in their best, and with a fine weather to match, residents here had but one complaint: the...   | Read.. 
OpinionMore.. 
Test for East and West
The work room of the writer Orhan Pamuk looks out over the Bosphorus, that fabled strip of water...   | Read.. 
SportsMore.. 
Kallis prevents English ’sweep’
From a high of 2004, when Rahul Dravid pocketed the two most coveted awards and Irfan Pathan was...   | Read.. 
BusinessMore.. 
Tech treat on results menu
Technology stole the show today as curtains went up on the second-quarter earnings season with an...   | Read.. 
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Yoko’s spoonful of scorn for Paul
Yoko Ono risked reopening her feud with Paul McCartney yesterday after appearing to pour scorn on...   | Read..