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Cult of violence explodes on state

The relative of an RSP minister is battling death after suffering severe burns in a suspected bomb attack blamed on CPM cadres, ripping open overnight lacerations within the Left Front in the middle of panchayat polls. ... | Read..

Union lynches jute manager

Suspected members of a Naxalite-affiliated union barged into the office of the personnel manager of a jute mill and battered him to death after a meeting they were holdi ... | Read..

Back to Jaipur after a threat

Shane Warne and his fellow Australians in the Rajasthan Royals had last night almost made up their mind to leave India, shaken by the blasts at their team base, Jaipur. ... | Read..

Teardrops on a medal

A wail breaks out inside Rashtrapati Bhavan’s Ashoka Hall and suddenly the stiffness of a gallantry award ceremony in the presidential palace gets more human. ... | Read..

Killing field called NC Hills

The gunmen were 20 strong. The truck drivers were only 10, four drivers and six helpers. ... | Read..

Nails in back, cops blamed

The discovery of six nails lodged in the back of the body of Phekan Pandit in Vaishali hospital today led relatives and residents to gherao the Sadar police station at H ... | Read..

Tracks blasted

Maoists blew up a portion of railway tracks between Jaimurti Nagar and Ghodasan stations on the Raxaul-Sitamarhi section of East Central Railway during the 24-hour north ... | Read..

Bandh hits trains, buses

The 24-hour Maoist bandh in Jharkhand although remained peaceful today, people faced transport trouble throughout the day. ... | Read..

A burnt portion of the minister’s ancestral house. Picture by Amit Datta
Cult of violence explodes on state

We are not comfortable at all
Darren Berry
Rajasthan Royals manager

Indian Premier League(IPL) Fixtures

Eden Gardens Seating Arrangements

Delhi plays good neighbour to China, Myanmar
Playing the pan-Asian good Samaritan, India today decided to send planeloads of relief to earth ... | Read..

Bengal woos Cannes
Bengal has become the first state in India to invite foreign filmmakers to come and use its wid ... | Read..

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Agents of terror: cafe to humble wheels
State police have detained the two owners of the cyber cafe from which two emails were sent to the ... \| Read..

Calcutta	More..
Creators of chaos in uniform
Two thousand leaflets and a mention on the Calcutta police website ' this is all that the traffic de... \| Read..

Bengal	More..
Basu unity fear echoes in blast
Jyoti Basu today virtually conceded that the Left Front's unity was in tatters and asked all to "le... \| Read..

North Bengal	More..
Basanti to Dinhata: LF unity a far cry
The house of a Forward Bloc member was ransacked in a Dinhata village last night, allegedly by supp... \| Read..

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The contrary state
One of the most intriguing features of contemporary politics in Karnataka is the recurrence of contr... \| Read..

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Sachin, Sourav make more than just a statement
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has pitted Sachin Tendulkar against Sourav Ganguly but the issue of... \| Read..

International	More..
Bush, Obama fight it out over Iran
President George W. Bush stirred up the campaign to replace him by suggesting today that Democratic... \| Read..

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Bharti bait to seal MTN deal
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Rock on
Carey has discovered that her fabulous ring appears not to have been "exclusive" to her. Cannon gav... \| Read..