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Parallel school bill in freezer

A rare convergence of opinion among Opposition parties and a section of the ruling Left has forced the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government to abort its plan to fast-track a bill to create a parallel primary and secondary education system under the panchayat department. ... | Read..

5 CRPF men die in blast

A blast triggered by Ulfa damaged a bus, killing five CRPF jawans and injuring 33 of their colleagues at Bhalukdubi under Goalpara district at 8 this morning. ... | Read..

Joint move on NRC, dams

AASU today joined hands with 24 other student organisations to launch a united movement to pressure Dispur into resuming the process of updating the National Register of ... | Read..

Rebel units not keen on talks: PC

A faction of Ulfa and another of the NDFB were not ready for talks with the Centre, home minister P. Chidambaram said here in the wake of the blast in Assam’s Goalpa ... | Read..

Uniform threat to monsoon

An unusual temperature profile observed in the Bay of Bengal this year may severely alter India’s monsoon rainfall patterns if it persists year after year, weather scien ... | Read..

Third power hike in

Your monthly electricity bill will rise for the third time in 12 months. ... | Read..

Ex-CMs set to lose their freebies

In a move fraught with political intrigue, the governor’s advisory council today scrapped special privileges being enjoyed by former chief ministers of the state, giving ... | Read..

Actress Celina Jaitley during a fashion show in Hyderabad on Thursday. (AP)

Maybe call it off and have some nice food and drinks…
M.S. Dhoni
asked if the Colombo Test could have been ended a day earlier because a draw was certain

Pak flood toll soars to 400
Heavy monsoon rains have triggered the worst floods in decades in Pakistan’s northwest, killin ... | Read..

Experts raise question on water purifiers
A consumer health organisation has raised questions over the safety of household storage water ... | Read..

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TV bed: too hot and warm
Calcutta model Dimpy Ganguly, who became Mrs Rahul Mahajan through a televised swayamvar, walked ou... \| Read..

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Mamata slams brake on strike
Mamata Banerjee, in whose dictionary D has done a somersault to mean "development and not destructio... \| Read..

Bengal	More..
Guard misses three chances to stop robbery
The guard of the Tata-Chhapra Express whose passengers were robbed by a gang of 30 yesterday has cl... \| Read..

Bihar	More..
Zipping through the night, biker gangs race for thrill and cash
Martin Henderson hit the gas in the Hollywood flick Torque. John Abraham repeated it in Dhoom, its ... \| Read..

North Bengal	More..
Bullet fury spills over on second day
Violence renewed this morning and torched buses were set ablaze again as a mob went on the rampage ... \| Read..

Opinion	More..
Instrument of the self
Every year, a music festival is held in Bangalore around Ram Navami. It takes place in Basavanagudi,... \| Read..

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Rankings boost for India
"Oh, really... We've dropped to No.5... But how?" \| Read..

International	More..
Nepal SC upholds life term for Sobhraj
Nepal's Supreme Court today upheld a life imprisonment sentence on "bikini killer" Charles Sobhraj ... \| Read..

Business	More..
Twin seeds of hope for farm
The Union cabinet today approved the payment of Rs 4,868 crore as subsidy on short-term farm loans... \| Read..

Entertainment	More..
Basic Instincts
The beginning of Eclipse, the third episode of The Twilight Saga, finds Bella and Edward (Kristen St... \| Read..

Orissa	More..
Sky is the limit for high-rises
The cap on the height and floors of high-rises in the capital has been lifted. Now, they can be mor... \| Read..

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