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Calcutta Weather

	Temperature Min : 26.20°C (+0) Max : 31.10°C (-1)
Rainfall : 32.10 mm
Relative Humidity:
Max : 97.00% Min : 86.00%
Sunrise : 5:16 AM
Sunset : 6:7 PM
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Partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershower. Maximum and minimum temperatures likely to be around 32°C and 27°C.

Freedom of purse strings

Manmohan Singh has liberated central government employees from a four-figure bondage on the eve of Independence Day. ... | Read..

HC nod to file Rizwan charges

Calcutta High Court today accepted the CBI’s conclusion that Rizwanur Rahman had committed suicide and cleared the agency to chargesheet seven people, including his ... | Read..

Bold or iPhone? Time to pick

The battle for the hearts, minds and wallets of mobile phone owners enters a new phase this weekend with the launch of the BlackBerry Bold. ... | Read..

Posthumous award for Meghalaya policeman

A Meghalaya former deputy superintendent of police, Raymond Philip Diengdoh, has been conferred the Ashok Chakra posthumously. ... | Read..

Soren favours central rule

Shibu Soren, aspiring hard to replace Madhu Koda, said today that he would prefer the President’s rule in the state if chances of his becoming chief minister become ... | Read..

Freedom of purse strings

Everything that goes up has to come down but I can still try (to stay on top)
Abhinav Bindra

Niketa foetus stillborn
Niketa Mehta, who failed to get Bombay High Court’s permission last week for a late aborti ... | Read..

US push for India’s voice in nuke group
The US draft to amend the international guidelines for nuclear commerce with India seeks to fac ... | Read..

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Nation	More..
Young, leaderless revolt that defies control
They were no more than two thousand of them at the core of the horde, but they had the muscle of th... \| Read..

Calcutta	More..
Thanas of discrimination
Police's attempt to break up the marriage of Rizwanur Rehman and Priyanka Todi was "unconstitutional... \| Read..

Bengal	More..
Unemployment kills girl
A 23-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide late last night after her boyfriend's family refuse... \| Read..

North Bengal	More..
Gorkhaland Personnel to be unveiled today
Six girls of the Gorkhaland Personnel, a volunteer force of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, will be off... \| Read..

Opinion	More..
Enemy or double?
the recent attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, resulting in heavy casualties, was masterminded b... \| Read..

Sports	More..
Bindra: We can win at least 15 medals in the Olympics
A day before the Independence Day, the national capital was swept by Abhinav Bindra fever. \| Read..

International	More..
Prachanda set to be elected PM
Maoist chief Prachanda is poised to be elected as the first Prime Minister of the Nepal republic in... \| Read..

Business	More..
Stock leeway for private PFs
The government today allowed non-government provident, pension and gratuity funds to invest up to 1... \| Read..