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The India story: Slum and sensex
One can only have so much of a slum, unless one is living there. So don’t blame beauty queen Zuleyka RiveraMendoza if she threw up today at Jehangirpuri in north Delhi. ...  | Read.. 
 
Pretty perch at Point 13000
The Sensex soared above 13000 points today — the fourth major peak it scaled this year — but the climb was more arduous and took all of 135 trading days from Point 12,000 ...  | Read.. 
 
Train scare
Passengers on a superfast express from Howrah today endured a 3-km horror run after two wheels fell off a coach but the train raced on at 100 km an hour. ...  | Read.. 
 
Flying Sikh to Swinging Sikh
Jeev hits it bigger than any other Indian in any sport
When Jeev called home last night to say “I’ve done it, papa”, the “Flying Sikh” didn’t realise — nor did any other member of the family — what i ...  | Read.. 
 
YUCK! Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera-Mendoza being escorted out of the Jehangirpuri slum where she fell sick on Monday. (AFP)
The India story: Slum and sensex
 
 
There’s no exceptional talent around

DILIP VENGSARKAR
Tongue Twister:
Farm fresh nature niceties

I am sitting in a low chair at a low wooden table, both made from seasoned, solid railway sleeper wo ...  | Read..
Santosh to hang
Seven years after his acquittal, Santosh Singh, convicted of raping and killing Priyadarshini M ...  | Read..
NationMore.. 
Wheels drop off, train rushes on
The front two wheels had fallen off, the coach was swaying dangerously, and yet the superfast...   | Read.. 
CalcuttaMore.. 
Clashes in CPM cradle
Basudebpur in Behala is on the boil following CPM vs CPM clashes over a post-Kali puja function that...   | Read.. 
BengalMore.. 
Shot: For Rs 40000 in Kali's name
A mid- dle-aged Nadia businessman was gunned down in daylight today because he had refused to pay Rs...   | Read.. 
North BengalMore.. 
Sting battle begins at home
Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to locate and clean up stagnant water in each and...   | Read.. 
OpinionMore.. 
Hikes and curves
The author is professor of economics, University of Warwick   | Read.. 
SportsMore.. 
Vengsarkar makes his mark rightaway
While there can be a debate over who calls the shots in the Team India dressing room, there should...   | Read.. 
InternationalMore.. 
Khaleda thunders, Hasina halts strike
At least one person was killed and over 100 wounded in fresh political violence in Bangladesh...   | Read.. 
BusinessMore.. 
Atop peak at start of week
The sensex surged past 13000 today ' crossing another historic landmark as the equity juggernaut...   | Read..