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Partly cloudy sky. Minimum temperature likely to be around 22 degree Celsius
 
CIMA Gallary
 
Tap opens on Iraq oil offer
“Yes, I was offered a contract for 7.3 million barrels of oil by Iraq under the oil-for-food programme,” proclaims Bhim Singh, the chairman of the J&K Panthers Party, at a time when the Congress and external affairs minister Natwar Singh have denied any link with the scam. ...  | Read.. 
 
Beware of the glitter on gulab jamun
Scientists have detected high levels of lead on thin food-grade silver foil used on Indian sweets and are questioning the age-old tradition of giving sweets a cosmetic coat o ...  | Read.. 
 
Trauma mutes ‘token’ fest
In some neighbourhoods, the candles and lamps could almost be in homage to the dead. Still struggling to cope with its trauma, Delhi today went easy on the firecrackers, choosing to observe a rather subdued Diwali. ...  | Read.. 
 
A child being helped to light sparklers on Diwali night in New Delhi. The wound of the serial blasts still raw, celebrations were subdued in the capit ...  | Read
 
 
The Iraqis told me that they were helping other Indian friends also

BHIM SINGH
Surrender, 16 years on
After being a fugitive from justice for 16 years, Narayan Biswas, a member of the Buddhadeb Bha ...  | Read..
Blast-stung UN arms Delhi
In an unexpected shot in the arm for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s demand that Pakistan ...  | Read..
NationMore.. 
Dogfight for India's billions hots up
An Indian Air Force order for 126 multi-role combat aircraft that is tantalising global military...   | Read.. 
CalcuttaMore.. 
More movies for less at plex
Coming up, a Bollywood blockbuster at a city multiplex for just Rs 30.   | Read.. 
BengalMore.. 
Bengal taps package power of parks
Parks aplenty are coming up in Bengal ' not for early-morning strolls but for serious business,...   | Read.. 
North BengalMore.. 
Kali lights up town
Diwali was celebrated on a grand scale here today.   | Read.. 
OpinionMore.. 
Farce forward
If the Indo-US nuclear deal of July 18, the inevitable passage to India's eventual status as a...   | Read.. 
SportsMore.. 
For Greg Chappell, Dhoni is special
At different times in the past few months, Greg Chappell has told the senior national selectors that...   | Read.. 
InternationalMore.. 
Koreas to unite, at play
North and South Korea agreed today to compete as a single team for the first time at the 2006...   | Read.. 
BusinessMore.. 
Early sparks keep hopes alive
Buoyed by the overnight turnaround, the new trading year on Dalal Street got off to a cracking start...   | Read.. 
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Wardrobe war: Camilla packs frock firepower
Having tried out the royal tiara from the 1911 Delhi Durbar, the former Camilla Parker-Bowles set...   | Read..