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Vedic’s fair-weather friend

If investors can’t do without fair-weather friends, look no farther than the Bengal government. ... | Read..

Ex-CJI blames judge trips at govt expense for pile-up

One reason India’s court cases are piling up is that some senior judges may be using too much of their time travelling or lecturing, former Chief Justice of India J.S. V ... | Read..

Arrears hope for central staff

Over 8 million central government employees and pensioners are likely to receive a festival season bonanza with the finance ministry ordering the release of arrears total ... | Read..

Mamata seeks transfer of Metro corridor to rail

Mamata Banerjee has approached the Prime Minister with a request to transfer the central funding for Calcutta’s East West Metro corridor project from urban development t ... | Read..

Body in grave, kidnappers walk away with ransom

A gang of criminals abducted the 30-year-old son of an Assam businessman, killed him and dumped the body in Byrnihat in Meghalaya’s Ri Bhoi district and then calmly ... | Read..

Firing in Bistupur

An armed gang fired targeting the ground in the densely populated Dhatkidih area of Bistupur late tonight, prompting local residents to severely beat up one of the intrud ... | Read..

Trucks burnt on NH-33

On the second day of their 48-hour bandh, Maoists struck in Orissa, Jharkhand and Bihar today blowing up a railway station and community centre besides engaging security ... | Read..

Vedic’s fair-weather friend

Ten years ago, did anyone talk about the Supreme Court like now?
Justice JS Verma
blaming the Supreme Court for the case backlog

‘T’ factor: Why some women go for risky finance
Women with high testosterone levels are likelier to have a special appetite for risk that may d ... | Read..

Papers reveal lethal drug killed Jackson
Lethal levels of a powerful anaesthetic caused Michael Jackson’s death, according to preli ... | Read..

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Alice goes 'soft', Blunderland holds fire
The BJP is not yet in dump-ty mode on Arun Shourie. \| Read..

Calcutta	More..
Racing bus rips off arms
Three passengers, sitting by the window with their elbows out, had their right arms ripped off on Tu... \| Read..

Bengal	More..
Bidi and Barack hand in hand
Pat came the answer when someone asked a young man rolling bidis in Bankura who Barack Obama was. \| Read..

North Bengal	More..
MPs move court for anticipatory bail
Malda MPs Abu Hashem Khan Chowdhury and Mausam Noor today filed an application in Calcutta High Cou... \| Read..

Opinion	More..
This land is my land
All the other passengers have gone, passed through immigration and customs without incident, but two... \| Read..

Sports	More..
Mickey Arthur: We don't settle for mediocrity...
The Hansie Cronje-Bob Woolmer partnership promised much, but delivered little. \| Read..

International	More..
Mehsud dead: Taliban
Pakistani Taliban militants have for the first time confirmed that their leader, Baitullah Mehsud, ... \| Read..

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Govt vows gas mask for NTPC
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Stars you choose
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