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	Temperature Min : 21.40°C (-2) Max : 34.60°C (+0)
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Max : 93.00% Min : 33.00%
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Silver lining plus gender underbelly

(That’s 1.21 billion hopes riding on Dhoni & boys. But it could have been worse)

Sorry, MSD, the cliché about a billion hopes has just got more precise — and bigger. ... | Read..

Mohali message: PM will persevere

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appears to have quietly set off a bold new bid for normalisation of ties with Pakistan behind the ecstatic din of cricketing triumph at Moha ... | Read..

From one final to the final

Having won a final, India must now focus on winning the final. Of course, going by the Mumbaikars’ mood, the World Cup has already been won. ... | Read..

2G panels in turf war

Speaker Meira Kumar appears likely to intervene in the turf war between the joint parliamentary committee and the public accounts committee, which are both probing the 2G ... | Read..

Wish lamps in Mahi hometown

As Captain Cool and his men in blue pad up for the April 2 Wankhede blockbuster, fan frenzy is hotting up at his Cup-crazy hometown. ... | Read..

Silver lining plus gender underbelly

This decline in the child sex ratio is perhaps the most serious negative finding from this census
Chandrasekaran Chandramauli
Registrar general

Sonia-Mamata show on cards, date open
The wrangling for seats over, it’s time for a Trinamul-Congress unity show in Bengal. ... | Read..

Calcutta’s baby gloom
Calcutta appears to have the least inclination to make babies among the 627 districts across In ... | Read..

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'Frightening' failure to protect girls
The lowest child sex ratio in 50 years revealed by the 2011 census reflects India's failure to stop... \| Read..

Calcutta	More..
Prayer for team, frenzy for fan
Mamma, we have won... \| Read..

Bengal	More..
Gautam lands CPM in glasnost fix
He is the second most visible face of the CPM's campaign for these elections after Buddhadeb Bhatta... \| Read..

Bihar	More..
Raid on bad blood banks
Acting on a letter of Bihar State AIDS Control Society, police today conducted raids on at least t... \| Read..

North Bengal	More..
Rs 23 hike in tea wage
The Darjeeling Tea Association today inked a deal with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha and other parties... \| Read..

Opinion	More..
The middle kingdom
I wanted to complete my degree in three years. In Calcutta, then in the throes of competitive polit... \| Read..

Sports	More..
Ramiz Raja: India hold
Ramiz Raja, a former captain of Pakistan and a member of the World Cup-winning XI in 1992, spoke to... \| Read..

International	More..
CIA agents in Libya guide rebels
The Central Intelligence Agency has inserted clandestine operatives into Libya to gather intelligen... \| Read..

Business	More..
Dollar inflow gets a policy boost
The government today announced a slew of steps to attract more foreign direct investment (FDI). \| Read..

Entertainment	More..
Indiaaaaaaa!
10.25pm \| Read..

Jharkhand	More..
Protest brakes on bulldozers
The anti-encroachment campaign along Marine Drive was suspended soon after it began today while 5,0... \| Read..

Northeast	More..
Bandh boon for India fans
Assam can expect a double bandh on April 2, one self-imposed to watch the World Cup final between I... \| Read..

Orissa	More..
Destiny's bond
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