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	Temperature Min : 19.00°C (+2) Max : 31.50°C (+1)
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Desolate & devastated in America

K.P. Nayar drove along the world’s biggest trading route, from the US eastern shore to Detroit and across the Ambassador Bridge into Windsor, Canada, and saw the scars of downturn spread over 800km

That was the precise moment when it hit me: the extent and severity of the economic precipice on the edge of which America now stands. ... | Read..

City to suffer today in Mamata-Citu rally race

The Trinamul Congress and CPM labour wing Citu will compete to illegally occupy a strip of land in the heart of the city tomorrow, raising the spectre of a harrowing day ... | Read..

Team misses skipper

Manmohan Singh, recovering from bypass surgery at home, is being missed at South Block and Parliament at a time elections are just months away. ... | Read..

Sahitya sabha meet begins

Assam’s influential literary organisation, the Asam Sahitya Sabha, today opened its 70th session with a plea to shun suspicion and a promise to save tribal languages fro ... | Read..

Truckers strike back, torch Meghalaya bus

Truckers and their supporters set ablaze a Meghalaya Transport Corporation bus this morning at Shallang’s coal belt area in West Khasi Hills district, 180km from he ... | Read..

Task force to flush out Bengal rebels

The arrest of a hardcore Maoist member from Chakulia has stirred the East Singhbhum police into action. ... | Read..

Cars burnt, ABGL office attacked

The ABGL office here was ransacked this evening, the second time this year, and a garage with cars belonging to the outfit’s president Madan Tamang set on fire. The ... | Read..

An electronics store offering a clearance sale before going out of business in Los Angeles on February 2. (AFP)
Desolate & devastated in America

No excuses but I just wished I felt fresher
Sania Mirza
After losing in the Pattaya Open final

Accident glare shifts from tracks to engine
Railway authorities probing Friday night’s fatal crash suspect a technical glitch in the e ... | Read..

On drawing board: desi stealth fighter
Twin engines, an airframe designed to deflect radar signals so it cannot be easily detected, a ... | Read..

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Fresh fraud case against IPL chief
Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi's troubles grew today when a police complaint accused him of ... \| Read..

Calcutta	More..
Student alleges party rape
A 21-year-old engineering student attending a party in her classmate's flat was allegedly given a sp... \| Read..

Bengal	More..
Twin strikes on Morcha rivals
The office of a Gorkha outfit opposed to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha was attacked in the heart of Da... \| Read..

North Bengal	More..
Govt focus on growth projects
The caretaker administrator of the DGHC has been asked to open up dialogues with the Gorkha Janmukt... \| Read..

Opinion	More..
Why buy American?
The world’s best and finest of financial experts and entrepreneurs mingle every year with important ... \| Read..

Sports	More..
Vera halts Sania run
Sania Mirza's quest for a second WTA singles title continues after the Indian ace lost 5-7, 1-6 aga... \| Read..

International	More..
50 million jobs in global peril
From lawyers in Paris to factory workers in China and bodyguards in Colombia, the ranks of the jobl... \| Read..

Business	More..
Policy push for two-way boosters
The UPA government's interim budget will look at ways to revive the flagging economy and create mor... \| Read..

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'Bittu is like every girl'
First up, how was it dancing to Masakkali masakkali? \| Read..