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Calcutta Weather
Temperature
Min : 18.6°C (+1)
Max : 30.7°C (+2)
Relative Humidity:
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Sunrise : 5:58 AM
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Today
Morning mist. Later mainly clear sky. Minimum temperature likely to be around 19°C
 
 
Bengal site bags first nuclear nod
Bengal today moved a step closer to finding a place on the country’s nuclear map after the central site selection committee said it would recommend Haripur in Contai, about 200 km from here, as a location for the eastern region’s first nuclear power plant. ...  | Read.. 
 
Fast-track Lalu claims top spot
If wishes were horses, Lalu Prasad would be Manmohan Singh’s best minister. ...  | Read.. 
 
Soren in court, party to wait
News from Delhi that a CBI court would hold day-to-day hearing in the Shashinath Jha murder case today forced the JMM to postpone its mahadivesan (general assembly ...  | Read.. 
 
Security bar on Naveen neighbour
Security concerns for chief minister Naveen Patnaik have prevented a man from entering a plot he owns. ...  | Read.. 
 
Dam for dam to beat China plan
Waking up to the possibility of China building a gigantic dam on the Brahmaputra — known as Yarlung Tsangpo in the Tibetan Autonomous Region — the water resources ministry ha ...  | Read.. 
 
Jawans injured in Manipur ambush
Six CRPF personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector, were injured when militants ambushed their vehicle in Manipur’s Bishenpur district this afternoon. ...  | Read.. 
 
Scramble for private security
Businessmen, diplomats seek protection after Anant kidnap
The phone on Rashmi Seth’s desk hasn’t stopped ringing for the past five days. ...  | Read.. 
 
Sunday was the day of coy couples — newly-weds Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes flew to the Maldives to honeymoon after their wedding in Rome on Saturday. ...  | Read
 
 
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China N-bomb ticks
The much-publicised controversy over Arunachal Pradesh last week is unlikely to figure at all i ...  | Read..
Bikers molest Irish women
Two young Irish women who arrived in the city days ago were molested by motorcyclists when they ...  | Read..
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Democracy sting and Stalin swipe
Nepal's Maoist leaders Pushpa Kamal Dahal, better known as Prachanda, and Baburam Bhattarai are...   | Read.. 
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Rights lost in graffiti raj
More than six months have passed since Calcutta hosted its last electoral battle ' the Assembly...   | Read.. 
North BengalMore.. 
Towards a better tennis culture
Siliguri Indoor Stadium stood still today as the leading ladies of Indian tennis served and volleyed...   | Read.. 
OpinionMore.. 
The price of life
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research   | Read.. 
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Jeev tops Asian Order of Merit
Jeev Milkha Singh on Sunday assured himself of the prestigious UBS Asian Tour Order of Merit title...   | Read.. 
InternationalMore.. 
Putin critic poisoned in UK
Scotland Yard has launched an investigation into an audacious attempt to murder ' using a deadly...   | Read.. 
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IA keen to fly to more foreign cities
Indian Airlines (IA) plans to start flights to Australia, the UK, China and South Africa.   | Read..