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Close shave for top guns in war games
A missile-launching system dropped from an Indian Air Force plane targeted at imaginary terrorists nearly wiped out two defence ministers, an ambassador and the country’s almost entire military top brass. ...  | Read.. 
 
Cricket telecast bids under legal scanner
Two of the four bidders for the telecast rights to be awarded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India ? Doordarshan and ESPN ? appear to have met almost all the technical requirements of the tender. ...  | Read.. 
 
Winter at door, Valley rises out of ruins
Their spirits may be down, but they are not devastated. ...  | Read.. 
 
Future in old hands
Chappell looks ahead with age against his side
India’s cricket coach Greg Chappell has said he’s building a team with the 2007 World Cup in mind ? in short, he has eyes on the future. It looks increasingly as if ...  | Read.. 
 
Narain Karthikeyan crashed out of the season-ending Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on Sunday after his car hit a barrier in the 29th lap. The Jordan d ...  | Read
 
 
Thank God we are not blind

SERGEI IVANOV
Russian defence minister after the close shave
Song & dance about age of universe
When pop singer Katie Melua claimed in her hit song, Nine Million Bicycles, that the universe ...  | Read..
Hint of Advani hand in Uma rebellion
Lal Krishna Advani seems determined not to quit as the BJP president without a fight, said Sang ...  | Read..
NationMore.. 
PM rues lost chance in relief
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh feels India and Pakistan have "lost" an opportunity to boost the peace...   | Read.. 
CalcuttaMore.. 
Tonic for health hub
A hundred hospitals with 500 beds each, all served by integrated infrastructure covering 800 acres —...   | Read.. 
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Puja for prosperity turns fatal for politics
A Trinamul Congress leader was beaten to death last night allegedly by his relatives, all CPM...   | Read.. 
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House rap and push to welfare council
The Assembly standing committee on planning and development has rapped the state government for...   | Read.. 
OpinionMore.. 
Just impatient
how would one assess the legacy of the judge, R.C. Lahoti, as chief justice?   | Read.. 
SportsMore.. 
We need three sessions to knock them over: McGrath
It’s a measure of Australia’s confidence that spearhead Glenn McGrath responded with a quick...   | Read.. 
InternationalMore.. 
Iraq statute poll poised for ’Yes’
Iraqi voters look almost certain to have approved a new US-backed constitution, overcoming Sunni...   | Read.. 
BusinessMore.. 
Hindalco in high-stakes bid
Hindalco has bid for a massive north Australian bauxite project whose scope extends to mining and...   | Read.. 
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Fame and fortune? How boring
Ricky Martin, whose hits include Livin’ La Vida Loca, says the fame and fortune he experienced in...   | Read..