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Horror to hurrah: Guess who’s grinning after the Games opener

Faces were beaming a day after the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony sent a wave of pride gushing among many citizens and won applause from the global media that used phrases such as “India has arrived”, “pitched-perfect” and “no Delhi dallying around”. ... | Read..

Bhutan king on 3-day visit to Kolkata

Updated October 5, 2010 15:50hrs (IST)

Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk arrived here today on a three-day visit during which he would deliver the convocation address ... | Read..

Storm hits flights at NSC Bose International airport

Updated October 5, 2010 15:40hrs (IST)

Operations at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International airport here came to a halt for 45 minutes this afternoon due to inclement weather ... | Read..

Corruption cases against 664 J&K officers, ministers

Updated October 5, 2010 15:30hrs (IST)

More than 20 years after a disproportionate assets case was registered against a former Jammu and Kashmir Minister, ... | Read..

Flash floods in eastern Indonesia kill at least 29

Updated October 5, 2010 15:25hrs (IST)

Heavy rain unleashed flash floods and mudslides, killing 29 people in a remote corner of Indonesia that rescuers were still struggling ... | Read..

'Hashim Ansari be awarded Padma Vibhushan'

Updated October 5, 2010 15:20hrs (IST)

The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) today proposed that Mohammad Hashim Ansari, one of the main litigants in the Ayodhya title suit case, be given an honour like Padma Vibhushan ... | Read..

Indian shooters call shots as Bindra, Gagan win gold

Updated October 5, 2010 15hrs (IST)

Indian shooters provided the country with the first gold medal as they bagged two gold and a silver medal to kick off their campaign in the ... | Read..

WB CM meets Chidambaram, discusses security

Updated October 5, 2010 15hrs (IST)

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today met Home Minister P Chidambaram and discussed with him the security ... | Read..

Pawar skips, jokes apart

When Team Manmohan lined up for the Commonwealth Games opener yesterday, one heavy hitter was missing: Sharad Pawar. ... | Read..

Test tube triumph & tragedy

A British scientist has won the 2010 Medicine Nobel for research that led to the world’s first test-tube baby 32 years ago, while a Calcutta doctor who independently rep ... | Read..

Principal, 3 teachers held in caning case

The principal of La Martiniere for Boys and three other teachers of the school were arrested this morning in the Rouvanjit Rawla case. ... | Read..

Remote area focus in 150 new Munda postings

The Arjun Munda government today posted as many 150 officials in remote blocks, many of which were without administrative heads for years, in an effort to ensure governan ... | Read..

Take your pick: A digitally altered aerostat shows the faces that can smile or sulk
Horror to hurrah: Guess who’s grinning after the Games opener

It’s fantastic news, me and mom are so glad…
Louise Brown
the world’s first test-tube baby on Robert Edwards winning the Nobel Prize for medicine

IAF chief’s ‘obsolete’ confession
The Indian Air Force has a shortage of nearly 600 pilots and half its equipment is obsolete but ... | Read..

Burqa freedom in Bangladesh
Dhaka High Court today ruled that no woman in Bangladesh should be compelled to wear a burqa ... | Read..

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Nation	More..
Ayodhya door open but don't push
Muslim leaders today said they had an open mind on the Ayodhya verdict but required time to absorb ... \| Read..

Calcutta	More..
Code replaces cane in class
Ask, don't tell ' that's the new code of conduct for teachers of the La Martiniere schools in matter... \| Read..

Bengal	More..
Maoists kill 3 in strikeback base hunt
Maoists shot dead three Forward Bloc supporters in Purulia last night, the foray suggesting that th... \| Read..

Bihar	More..
Dodging holes dangerously
Pedestrians, be watchful on the city streets. A wrong step can lead to a free fall down the open ma... \| Read..

North Bengal	More..
Poll spurs clash outside campus
The surroundings of a high school in Gangarampur turned a battlefield last night as supporters of t... \| Read..

Opinion	More..
Across half a century
Unfortunately, it was no longer possible to take a boat this time; the passage which took four weeks... \| Read..

Sports	More..
Soniya and Sukhen falter, made to settle for silver
It was heartbreak for Bengal boy Sukhen Dey, at the Nehru Stadium Weightlifting Hall, on Monday. \| Read..

International	More..
UK cuts child sops for rich families
In an abrupt policy reversal, Britain's chancellor said today that the government would stop paying... \| Read..

Business	More..
Big rush for Tata Motors offer
Tata Motors today raised the size of its qualified institutional placement (QIP) issue from $525 mi... \| Read..

Entertainment	More..
THEY'RE BACK!
Why have you stayed away from the big screen for so long? It's been almost three decades... \| Read..

Orissa	More..
Tax foul play invites vigilance ire
The state vigilance department has filed criminal cases against four officials of the Bhubaneswar M... \| Read..