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Today
Partly cloudy sky with possibility of rain or thundershower in some areas
 
 
Mysterious self-immolation bid at anti-quota rally
A man in his early-20s who sells gutka for a living but had once sought admission to B.Com set himself on fire outside the Ram Lila ground here where thousands of people had congregated for a noisy speech-laden anti-reservation rally. ...  | Read.. 
 
Priyanka crowned
At the preliminary round in Guwahati, she had edged past a large number of participants from the Northeast to be selected for the Honey and Saffron Soap Sananda Ti ...  | Read.. 
 
NDFB truce
The National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) and the Centre today reached an agreement to extend the ongoing ceasefire by another six months. ...  | Read.. 
 
A building damaged by the quake in Bantul, Yogyakarta, on Saturday. (AP)
Past & present at earth?s mercy
 
 
The days of command economy, when the government used to dictate terms, are over

NIRUPAM SEN
on the land controversy
Past & present at earth’s mercy
A heartland Indonesian province spared by the tsunami 18 months ago was left devastated by an earth ...  | Read..
A lesson Greg won’t forget
Iconic sports psychologist Dr Rudi Webster has a job on his hands: he has to ensure the Indians ...  | Read..
NationMore.. 
Quota panel key to protest tenure
The lifespan of the 14-day agitation by medical students and doctors will hinge on the...   | Read.. 
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Yechury commands, govt listens to market
If anyone had any doubt that more than physical distance separates the CPM headquarters in Delhi and...   | Read.. 
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'Fixing' the Other
Early Photography in Bengal 1875-1915   | Read..