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Pay punch to IIMs and IITs

Govt-approved increments less than what panel had recommended

The Centre has snipped the annual increments recommended for teachers at the IITs and IIMs under a new pay regime, shuffling existing hierarchies in a move that could trigger a protracted protest from faculty members. ... | Read..

A tax meeting with eye on political dividend

Asim Dasgupta today called on Arun Jaitley ostensibly to discuss the sterile matter of goods and services tax but the visit re-established a point of contact that could c ... | Read..

Flu mild in most cases: WHO

The pandemic flu virus is mild and the great majority of infected people recover without anti-viral treatment or hospitalisation, senior World Health Organisation officia ... | Read..

Target A (needn’t be America)

Shah Rukh Khan finally may have had his revenge on the Americans, or at least hapless diplomats like Timothy Roemer who must be trying to figure out the meaning and relevance ... | Read..

CBI chargesheets 17 in Ram abduction case

The CBI today filed a chargesheet against 17 persons, including the commander of Ulfa’s 709 battalion, Hira Sarania, in the P.C. Ram abduction case. ... | Read..

Rebels kidnap 10 Hindalco men

Suspected guerrillas of a breakaway CPI(Maoist) faction have kidnapped 10 employees, including an engineer, of Hindalco Industries Limited from the company’s Kujam mine ... | Read..

Director Ashutosh Gowariker flanked by actors Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja at a promotional for their film What’s Your Rashee? in Mumbai on Tuesd ... | Read

We can and must walk a different road, an environment-friendly road
Manmohan Singh

Fort ban jolt to Raje
Rajasthan High Court today banned commercial activities in Amer Fort and termed “illegal ... | Read..

Ahead of polls, Kabul attacked
At least 10 people died in episodes of violence around Afghanistan, just two days before presidenti ... | Read..

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Free-tripper students set train ablaze
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Calcutta	More..
Tease protest draws blood
The driver of a pool car was shot at in Metiabruz on Tuesday morning after he confronted three motor... \| Read..

Bengal	More..
Bengal techie dies in UK hotel
A young software engineer from Birbhum was found dead in a hotel in Reading, the UK, yesterday. \| Read..

North Bengal	More..
Morcha bigwigs booked for abduction
Darjeeling police have started a case against three senior Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders for "kidn... \| Read..

Opinion	More..
Icon at the gates
The high-decibel debate in India over the treatment of Shah Rukh Khan and A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at the ... \| Read..

Sports	More..
India aiming for an encore
The national football team will be in line for a rare hattrick of triumphs in international tournam... \| Read..

International	More..
Key Taliban spokesman held
Security forces captured the Pakistan Taliban's top spokesman, officials said today. \| Read..

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Loan recast hope for drought-hit
The finance ministry plans to restructure the loans of farmers in drought-hit districts. \| Read..

Entertainment	More..
Model moms
What do Heidi Klum, Ujjwala Raut, Sonalika Sahay, Nayanika Chatterjee and Waluscha Robinson have in ... \| Read..