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Pawar-hitting after debacle
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president, Sharad Pawar, has overruled an “informal” administrative decision on not sending any selector to South Africa. ...  | Read.. 
 
Cold War whiff in former spy death
An ex-KGB spy accused Vladimir Putin of his murder in a statement read out today after his slow death from radiation poisoning, but the Russian President brushed off the accu ...  | Read.. 
 
Security blanket on Singur
A huge police force was gathering tonight at Singur, the site for Tata Motors’ proposed plant, expecting Opposition leader Mamata Banerjee’s arrival tomorrow. ...  | Read.. 
 
Koda pledges industry boost
Chief minister Madhu Koda today reinforced his government’s commitment to industrialisation as he invited entrepreneurs with open arms. ...  | Read.. 
 
Court raps Dispur on jobs, again
The Gauhati High Court today struck down appointments in the Assam co-operation department, terming them “illegal”, embarrassing the Tarun Gogoi government no e ...  | Read.. 
 
Cops find no method
Where next? ...  | Read.. 
 
Sky falling and fast, warn scientists
Pollution warms surface of Earth, but cools and shrinks upper atmosphere
Forget the fable of Chicken Little — the sky is indeed falling. The upper zone of Earth’s atmosphere is cooling and shrinking, an international team of scientist ...  | Read.. 
 
Greg Chappell with M.S. Dhoni and Wasim Jaffer during a training session in Cape Town on Friday. (AFP)
Pawar-hitting after debacle
 
 
I’ve never seen anything like this before

Ravi Shastri
on India’s dismal performance at Durban
Delhi-type demolish plea reaches court
The fire that ravished the third floor of 33C Topsia Road early on Wednesday and claimed 10 liv ...  | Read..
Flashback: Victoriana in sear
Why do I write these dry pieces on old, often dilapidated buildings, about which neither the governm ...  | Read..
NationMore.. 
Winter bills catch Left chill
The government's hope of making Parliament's winter session "productive" with the passage of three...   | Read.. 
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Meet the sweatshop boys
The company flaunts accreditation for complying with the best labour practices, for protecting its...   | Read.. 
BengalMore.. 
Land bill stalled again
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's move to relax the rural land ceiling for investors suffered a jolt for the...   | Read.. 
North BengalMore.. 
Neora rakes up forest fire
Villagers in Samsing, 70 km from here, have decided to launch a non-cooperation movement against the...   | Read.. 
OpinionMore.. 
Truth be told
The first' and last ' Australian to hold high office under the British raj was R.G. Casey. He served...   | Read.. 
SportsMore.. 
BCCI may have to amend constitution
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may have to amend its constitution ' technically,...   | Read.. 
InternationalMore.. 
Shias burn Sunnis alive
Revenge-seeking Shia militiamen grabbed six Sunnis after they had finished their prayers, doused...   | Read.. 
BusinessMore.. 
CSN cronies in stake hike Corus
Brazilian steelmaker Companhis Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) and its cohorts have been scooping up...   | Read.. 
At LeisureMore.. 
Bond tunes: From classic to corny
When it comes to James Bond theme songs, nobody's done it better than Carly Simon ' except maybe...   | Read..