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Calcutta Weather
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Today
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Pawar clean sweep stops at Sunny
The Sharad Pawar-headed Board of Control for Cricket in India has recast committees, but taken no decision on whether the iconic Sunil Gavaskar ? known to share a rapport with Jagmohan Dalmiya ? will continue as chairman of the Bangalore-located National Cricket Academy (NCA). ...  | Read.. 
 
Burden of friendship with US and earth
When A. Raja arrives in Montreal on Wednesday as India’s chief delegate to the UN Climate Change Conference, he will carry a burden which far outweighs his role as the minister for environment and forests. ...  | Read.. 
 
Uma threatens war as axe dangles
Uma Bharti was today back at her blistering best, threatening to unleash a virtual Mahabharata in the Sangh parivar if she is thrown out of the BJP. ...  | Read.. 
 
Wheat scare strikes root
Experts warn of scarcity as production stagnates
An unprecedented stagnation in India’s wheat output has triggered concern among top agricultural scientists whether India will be able to meet its wheat demand over the ...  | Read.. 
 
Quake survivor Abida Bibi during her wedding at a camp in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan Kashmir. (AFP)
 
 
I join millions of countrymen in praying for your good health

MANMOHAN SINGH
in a letter to Amitabh Bachchan
Surprise
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates is flying into Calcutta tomorrow on a brief visit to meet chief m ...  | Read..
Natwar shuns ‘sacrifice’
A day after meeting the Prime Minister, Natwar Singh announced that he was not going to quit. ...  | Read..
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Cleric springs birth control pill
A leading Islamic scholar today advocated family planning among Muslims just weeks after the...   | Read.. 
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Precision gear for air traffic
With international flights increasing like never before and the state government determined to...   | Read.. 
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Church ransacked for reforms
A church here in Nadia was looted and vandalised allegedly by local youths out to avenge a...   | Read.. 
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New deal with rider
GNLF chief Subash Ghisingh today said he would sign the memorandum of settlement on the Sixth...   | Read.. 
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Against a sea of troubles
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Board consults Dravid on itinerary
In a welcome move, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) brass took Rahul Dravid's...   | Read.. 
InternationalMore.. 
HK marches for people power
Tens of thousands marched in Hong Kong today for the right to directly elect their leaders and to...   | Read.. 
BusinessMore.. 
Stage set for new lord of the rings
GAIL (India) Ltd, Power Grid Corporation of India and RailTel will jointly float a company that will...   | Read.. 
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Coming up: Virgin test for Murdoch
Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire entrepreneur, is to take on the might of Rupert Murdoch by...   | Read..