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Butchery of dissent

Gorkha leader hacked to death at Darjeeling meet venue guarded by armed policemen

Dissent was hacked to death in Darjeeling today, the khukuris falling mercilessly on a 62-year-old leader sitting at the venue of a public meeting in front of armed policemen. ... | Read..

Miraculous escape for eight passengers of crashed AI flight

Updated May 22, 2010 15.45 hrs (IST)

It was a miraculous escape for eight passengers onboard the ill-fated Air India flight which crashed here this morning as they managed to jump out of the aircraft soon af ... | Read..

160 feared dead as AI aircraft overshoots runway

Updated May 22, 2010 13.30 hrs (IST)

As many as 160 persons were feared dead when an Air India Express flight from Dubai with 173 on board crashed and caught fire today as it overshot the newly built runway ... | Read..

Catch culprits with caution

The Bengal government today said it had asked the Darjeeling administration to arrest the culprits behind Madan Tamang’s murder, but gave enough indication that, lik ... | Read..

Censor glare on Rajneeti

The supposed resemblance of Katrina Kaif’s character to Sonia Gandhi is the least of Rajneeti director Prakash Jha’s headaches. ... | Read..

Young? Farewell; Old? Hello

Named after the woman its founder could not marry, Kalyani should have been a town for the young and their dreams, its bricks shaped by their yearnings. ... | Read..

Cornered BJP to wait till May 25

The state BJP put up a brave front today after yesterday’s stunning volte-face by Shibu Soren, but indications are that it is likely to wait till May 25 before takin ... | Read..

Madan Tamang, with blood oozing from his wound, after the attack. Picture by Suman Tamang
Butchery of dissent

If the state uses force, it has to be used responsibly
P Chidambaram
on tackling the Naxalite violence

Riot police seal Cannes
Armed police in full riot gear today sealed off all approaches to the venue of the Cannes Film Fest ... | Read..

India tees missing in World Cup
Almost out of the soccer World Cup even before the kickoff — T-shirts made in Tirupur, India ... | Read..

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Concern, not crackdown
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