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Ulfa strikes before ‘raising day’ but Assam unable to save lives on eve of PM’s visit

Three blasts have killed eight persons and injured 60 in Assam a day before the Prime Minister’s visit as militants renewed with impunity the ritual of bombings timed with VIP visits. ... | Read..

Cong hands walkover to Sushma

The Congress today gifted Sushma Swaraj a “walkover” in the Vidisha seat as the nomination papers of the party’s candidate were rejected by the collector. ... | Read..

Ammo deal with Israel

India has signed a Rs 2000-crore election-eve deal with Israel to revive a junked ordnance factory to produce ammunition for the army’s Bofors guns in the peace abod ... | Read..

City gene light on immunity

Scientists have resolved a long-standing puzzle about the human immune system’s first line of defence against microbes by examining select genes of 175 slum-dwellers fro ... | Read..

Durga survives poll scrutiny

Durga Soren’s defiance against his father and party passed scrutiny today with Godda DC and returning officer rejecting Shibu Soren’s petition which clarified t ... | Read..

Maoist attack stuns industry

Suspected Maoists gunned down four security guards of a power plant being built by a private company that’s investing more than Rs 7,000 crore in Jharkhand late last nig ... | Read..

Biggies to make beeline for hills

The BJP decision to field Jaswant Singh in the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency has triggered a rush in rival camps, with the Congress and the CPM vying to bring in party he ... | Read..

Television footage shows motorcycles and a car on fire after the blast in the parking lot in Maligaon in Guwahati on Monday. (PTI)

Taking catches has sort of given me as much pleasure as scoring runs
Rahul Dravid
on becoming the Test cricketer with most catches

Election blues? Look up to Jakarta for the cure
Indian candidates driven to the edge worrying about the day of reckoning, May 16, may take hope ... | Read..

Gaffe-hit Silvio in scribe threat
A furious Silvio Berlusconi has threatened to take action against journalists for reporting his ... | Read..

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Nation	More..
Sacrificial lamb against Sonia
From Sushma Swaraj to Vinay Katiyar to Rakesh Bahadur Singh. \| Read..

Calcutta	More..
Family of 4 found dead
All four inhabitants of a Haridevpur house were found dead on Monday morning ' one hanging from a ce... \| Read..

Bengal	More..
Lalgarh panchayats under Maoist command
In Lalgarh, the Maoist writ now dictates the activities of panchayats run by the CPM. \| Read..

North Bengal	More..
Gurung ties statehood to Jaswant win
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has termed the fight for the Darjeeling parliamentary seat a referendum ... \| Read..

Opinion	More..
Avaricious dreams
On March 16, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) issued its manifesto, which said that (if it cam... \| Read..

Sports	More..
Multiple-leader concept trial very much on in SA
John Buchanan took a "no comments" line on the rather personal attack by Sunil Gavaskar, but confir... \| Read..

International	More..
Strong quake hits Italy, 100 killed
A powerful earthquake struck central Italy early today, killing more than 100 people, making up to ... \| Read..

Business	More..
Danone calls it quits at Britannia
After an uneasy relationship spanning several years, Groupe Danone and the Wadias have finally deci... \| Read..

Entertainment	More..
Red-hot ramp
If you want a dose of drama, you need a dose of Rohit Bal. The ultimate showman of Indian fashion wa... \| Read..