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Calcutta Weather
Temperature
Min : 26.8°C (+3)
Max : 33.6°C (-2)
Relative Humidity:
Max : 85% Min : 62%
Sunrise : 5:30 AM
Sunset : 5:49 PM
Today
Partly cloudy sky with possibility of raina nd thundershowers in some areas. Maximum temperature likely to be around 35 degree Celsius.
 
 
Russia in nuclear business rush
After having supplied uranium fuel for the Tarapur atomic energy plant defying the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the Russians are quickly moving into position. They are sniffing for future orders for nuclear power plants from India. ...  | Read.. 
 
Police rapist gets 12 years, govt seeks life
A daylight rape in a police post that had blackened Mumbai’s image met with speedy justice today with sacked constable Sunil More sentenced to 12 years’ rigorou ...  | Read.. 
 
Rain of votes in Assam
For a state that had previously braved the threat of militant bullets to vote, today’s pre-monsoon showers were only a minor deterrent. ...  | Read.. 
 
Top bidders for hotel plot
Leading hospitality groups and construction companies have bid for a six-acre leasehold property off the bypass to build a five-star hotel. ...  | Read.. 
 
America wins the war of veterans
Army set to retire British descriptions amid growing military ties with US
The Indian Army that has zealously guarded the colonial traditions bequeathed by the British in its parlance is now injecting a dose of Americanism into its military jargon: ...  | Read.. 
 
Saif Ali Khan has danced his way to Australian philatelic history with the Commonwealth Games. He became the first Indian to feature on a postage s ...  | Read
 
 
Form is temporary but class is permanent. Sachin is a class act

BRIAN LARA
Tongue Twister
If you went to Italy and talked to a man on the street and told him that there was a chain of top-cl ...  | Read..
Medical re-exam on court table
The Centre today sought cancellation of this year’s All-India postgraduate medical entranc ...  | Read..
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Court acts but SBI stays shut
Delhi High Court today asked striking staff of State Bank of India not to interfere in banking...   | Read.. 
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Puff sale bar at Writers'
Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will now have to stock up on his cigarettes at work. For,...   | Read.. 
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Back from the brink of power collapse
Foresight shown in the nineties saved Bengal today from a power breakdown whose domino effect...   | Read.. 
North BengalMore.. 
Strike Day I: Money, not any time
As expected, the State Bank of India strike, which began today, has affected inter-bank clearance of...   | Read.. 
OpinionMore.. 
Financial strategy
Recently I gave a talk in Calcutta. At its end, I met some of my audience ' amongst them, quite a...   | Read.. 
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Yuvraj takes wind out of England sails
A handful of England supporters in the North Stand were carrying a coffin at the end of the match to...   | Read.. 
InternationalMore.. 
Women turn men to escape bias
Tired of playing second fiddle to men in conservative Saudi Arabia, five women decided if you...   | Read.. 
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EDS poised to pocket MphasiS
EDS, the Plano (Texas)-based technology services company, is planning to snap up a 52 per cent stake...   | Read.. 
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Basically, Stone flops this time
The original broke new ground with the risqu? shot that made a star of Sharon Stone. Its...   | Read..