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Mamata sweeps away Cong cloud

Mamata Banerjee today called upon the Congress to forge an alliance with the Trinamul Congress for the Assembly polls, publicly kickstarting the process to formalise ties after the break-up during the civic polls last year. ... | Read..

Sachar advice on post-poll radar

Mamata Banerjee wants to invite Justice Rajindar Sachar, whose report on the plight of Muslims dealt a staggering blow to the Left, to Bengal and seek his advice to impro ... | Read..

RIL and BP ink sign $7.2bn oil and gas deal

Updated, 18:50 Hrs (IST)

In one of the country's biggest energy deals, Reliance Industries today announced sale of 30 per cent stake in its 23 blocks including the giant ... | Read..

Aarushi's parents to move to HC

Updated, 17:50 Hrs (IST)

The parents of Aarushi Talwar today moved the Allahabad High Court challenging a CBI court order passed earlier this month whereby they have been accused of the murder of their teenaged ... | Read..

Bombay HC upholds death to Kasab, acquits 2 Indians

Updated, 14:00 Hrs (IST)

The Bombay High Court today upheld the death sentence to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab for his involvement in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks that left 166 people dead. ... | Read..

NDFB slams PM

The NDFB (Progressive) today expressed “surprise” over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assertion yesterday that there would be no further division of the s ... | Read..

Arunachal seeks border aid

Arunachal Pradesh today asked the Centre for more security and a special financial package to boost development along the 1,200-km border with China, given the neighbour’ ... | Read..

Home lands debut gold in gymnastics

Jharkhand today opened a new page in the history of National Games with 22-year-old Partho Mandal clinching the first-ever medal — and that too gold — in gymnastics. ... | Read..

THE TELEGRAPH NATIONAL DEBATE

The goody-goody googly

In the opinion of the house, India will be better run if politicians are left out of the government ... | Read..

The Debate In Pictures ...

Indian cricket’s blue-eyed boy Mahendra Singh Dhoni today paid a surprise visit to the Jaipal Singh Munda Mega Sports Complex in Hotwar along with dep ... | Read

I call upon the Congress to join the alliance
Mamata Banerjee

Proper channel rules in age of Twitter
Twitter and Google may be the great levellers of society in the 21st century and promote democracy ... | Read..

Scan on Sachin’s left knee
Apparently, there’s no cause for alarm, but fact is that an MRI has been done on Sachin Te ... | Read..

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CM gloves off on Gorkhaland
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today dismissed the Gorkhaland demand as illogical, questioned the sanity o... \| Read..

Bihar	More..
Criss-cross street
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North Bengal	More..
Saline break for five on fast
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For a bold new path
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Morale leaps with double gold
Unlike Saturday's solitary silver, the host outfit today added five more medals to its kitty in fro... \| Read..

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Akhil sniffs out hidden assets
Peasant leader and RTI activist Akhil Gogoi, who is spearheading an anti-corruption campaign in the... \| Read..

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Maoists assure safety of hostages
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