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ASSAM AFIRE

9 blasts kill 75, backlash prompts curfew in Guwahati Huji-Ulfa cocktail suspected

Nine explosions shook Guwahati and three western Assam towns this morning, leaving 75 dead and over 300 injured in the worst bombings in the militancy-hit state’s history. ... | Read..

Rage explodes in bomb belt

Not all flames in Guwahati were lit by exploding bombs. Some were ignited by a backlash in a teeming belt that has seen as many as 19 blasts in six years. ... | Read..

Punishment for Gambhir

Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir has been banned for one Test for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the third Test against Australia in New Delhi. ... | Read..

Raj not opposed to 'Chhat'

Under attack for his campaign against north Indians, MNS chief Raj Thackeray today softened his stand on 'Chhat' puja, saying that he was not opposed to the festival ... | Read..

Sensex zooms by 815 points

The benchmark Sensex today surged by a whopping 815 points at 1130 hrs on the back of firm Wall Street cues, declining inflation and good buying on the first day of new derivatives contract. ... | Read..

I have killer instinct, says chess champ

Viswanathan Anand, the chess world champion, spoke to Bipin Shenoy, who contributes to The Telegraph articles on the game, from a Bonn hotel a day after retaining the titl ... | Read..

US economy contracts

The US economy shrank at a 0.3 per cent annual rate in the third quarter, its sharpest contraction in seven years, as consumers cut spending and businesses reduced investment ... | Read..

Vehicles set on fire by a crowd in Guwahati on Thursday. (Reuters)
ASSAM AFIRE

The area shook... and then came the cries of the injured and dying
Rupam Bhuyan
an Assam blast witness

Caught on spycam: ‘Spymaster’ Chiru
Actor, politician and, now, “spymaster”. ... | Read..

Brunettes make better wives, blondes friends
Gentlemen may prefer blondes, but they really want a brunette for a wife, according to research ... | Read..

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Assam's agony
The needle of suspicion in the Assam blasts is swinging between the Ulfa, which has denied a role, ... \| Read..

Calcutta	More..
Blasts there, ripples here
The serial blasts that rocked Guwahati on Thursday morning sent ripples through Calcutta, 1,081km aw... \| Read..

Bengal	More..
Tata will return land: Buddha
Tata Motors will return the land leased out for the Nano project, chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattach... \| Read..

North Bengal	More..
Truck smashes family on trip to school
A family of four was killed when the car they were travelling in was hit from the rear by a Siligur... \| Read..

Opinion	More..
Politicians in cassock
it chose to make a public spectacle of the monstrous rape and humiliation of Sister Meena Lalita Ba... \| Read..

Sports	More..
Laxman double hundred adds to the Aussie woes
The languid elegance of V.V.S. Laxman buried the Australians under an avalanche of runs at the Kotl... \| Read..

International	More..
Obama in shock and awe TV blitz
Last night was a night of "shock and awe" by Barack Obama in the final stretch of his nearly two-ye... \| Read..

Business	More..
US shrinks, recession fear grows
The US economy shrank at a 0.3 per cent annual rate in the third quarter, its sharpest contraction ... \| Read..

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