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A typo resurrects a lost art

What happens when an author questions Amartya’s analysis? A glorious tradition springs back to life

Bengalis love to quibble — from the shape of the hilsa to the future of Mohun Bagan. That would mean almost on everything. As even a Nobel laureate is finding out, everything also includes famine. ... | Read..

Passengers spared hike in rail fares for 3rd year

Updated at 16: 30 PM (IST)

For the third successive year, the Railway Budget for 2011-12 spared the passengers of any increase in fares and proposed no hike in freight rates whil ... | Read..

Railway Budget 2011: 9 Durontos, 3 Shatabdis, double decker AC trains announced

Updated at 16: 00 PM (IST)

As many as nine new Duronto trains, three Shatabdi Express trains and double-decker air conditioned services on two routes were announced by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee ... | Read..

Stocks in oil turmoil

The sensex today tumbled by 546 points to 17,632.41 — its biggest fall since August 17, 2009 — as the surge in crude oil prices amid growing turmoil in the Arab world continu ... | Read..

Assam engineers stuck in Libya

Two engineers from Sivasagar district are stuck in strife-ridden Libya, with their anxious families counting days for their safe return. ... | Read..

CM secures future of Games complex

Chief minister Arjun Munda has said that he has a blueprint ready for the upkeep and future use of the mammoth mega sports complex at Hotwar after the conclusion of the 3 ... | 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..

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A typo resurrects a lost art

I feel nobody is a non-dancer
Madhuri Dixit

Ask why, get locked up
Abid Sheikh, then a 25-year-old lawyer, had gone to the police station on the evening of February 2 ... | Read..

Thimphu thaw hope on talks
Manmohan Singh today said he believed that the present India-Pakistan peace process had the support ... | Read..

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Don't make India look adrift: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today told Parliament "there is nothing we will not do in order to cl... \| Read..

Calcutta	More..
Trial by goons and guns for students at exam centre
Two armed men chased a trader into a Madhyamik exam centre moments before Thursday's paper and hit h... \| Read..

Bengal	More..
Carrying cash? EC can pick your pocket
The Election Commission plans to swoop down on anyone suspected of carrying illicit cash and ask th... \| Read..

Bihar	More..
Underpass pill for bypass
Development comes with its own share of pros and cons. The 5-km stretch between Aneesabad and Pahad... \| Read..

North Bengal	More..
Stop-knot plea to cops
A 13-year-old class topper ran away from home in an Islampur village yesterday evening and turned u... \| Read..

Opinion	More..
It can happen even here
The Supreme Court has found a politician from Kerala, a member of the Congress, guilty on charges of... \| Read..

Sports	More..
Sree hurls a 'beamer', close shave for Yuvraj
Yuvraj Singh just about escaped a possible major injury when a 'beamer' from Sreesanth struck his l... \| Read..

International	More..
UK court grants Swedish request to extradite Assange
A British court today ordered Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, to be extradited to Sweden to ... \| Read..

Business	More..
Libya spooks global oil markets
Oil prices surged again on Thursday amid fears that the unrest in Libya could spread to other major... \| Read..

Entertainment	More..
Partners in crime
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Jharkhand	More..
Boxing is the new archery
Knocked out. Any remaining doubt over Jharkhand's powerpacked performance in the National Games. \| Read..

Northeast	More..
Gogoi frets over quake safety
When a 6.4-intensity earthquake rattled the Northeast on February 4, the question everybody asked w... \| Read..

Orissa	More..
Collector walks to freedom
The nine-day hostage crisis came to an end with the Maoists releasing Malkangiri collector R. Vinee... \| Read..

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