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Basics of the debt demon

Mass leaders in India have a tradition of broaching BSP —bijli, sadak and pani — issues to strike a chord during election rallies. ... | Read..

Order in hand, a tall order

A letter no woman in Bengal has ever received was today in the hands of Mamata Banerjee. ... | Read..

Invite list blurs barriers

The first list of invitees to the swearing-in suggests that Mamata Banerjee has reached out to some personalities who are usually seen in Left circles or are considered ... | Read..

Congress does damage-control on Rahul's remarks

Updated 17:30hrs (IST)

With his comments on burnt bodies and rape of women in Greater Noida villages triggering a major controversy, Congress today initiated a damage- control exercise saying ... | Read..

Tarun Gogoi sworn in as Assam CM

Updated 17:00hrs (IST)

Congress leader Tarun Gogoi was today sworn in as the Chief Minister of Assam for the third successive term by Governor J B ... | Read..

Tihar jail stay of Kalmadi, four others extended

Updated 17:00hrs (IST)

The judicial custody of sacked CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, arrested for alleged irregularities in ... | Read..

More arms seized in Bengal, skeletons dug up

Updated 16:40hrs (IST)

Firearms and bombs were seized from two CPI(M) party offices by the joint forces during searches today, while three skeletons ... | Read..

Mamata to quit as Railway Minister tomorrow

Updated 16:40hrs (IST)

Firearms and bombs were seized from two CPI(M) party offices by the joint forces during searches today, while three skeletons ... | Read..

Fatehpur prayer half-answered

Akbar prayed and Jehangir was born. Carla Bruni prayed, too, and got a… (watch this space). ... | Read..

Ordinance to save buildings draws a blank

Civic bodies in the state have not received a single application from building owners seeking to regularise structures constructed in deviation of building norms even a w ... | Read..

Fed up of state police, CM’s adviser may quit

Jharkhand’s first-ever security adviser has lambasted the state police saying senior officers weren’t taking their job seriously as they were too busy finding fault ... | Read..

Basics of the debt demon

Nobody will jump the ship
Prakash Karat

Ex-minister gets life for girl murder
A former minister of Mayavati was today awarded double life imprisonment over the murder of ... | Read..

Cong seeks CBI probe in Bhatta
The Congress today asked the Mayavati government to order a judicial or ... | Read..

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Buddha can't jump ship, says boss
CPM general secretary Prakash Karat channel-hopped today to shoot down questions of stepping down a... \| Read..

Calcutta	More..
BRAVEHEARTS WHO BEAT THE ODDS
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Bengal	More..
Big-gun puzzle as arms seizure spreads
The weapons popping out of CPM shelters in south Bengal have set a puzzling pattern: none of them i... \| Read..

Bihar	More..
Budding artists stone college
On a day when many school students passed out with flying colours, some of their seniors at College... \| Read..

North Bengal	More..
Rival-less Morcha repeats back-to-fold plea
Subash Ghisingh's decision to sneak out of the hills under the cover of darkness was a spur-of-the-... \| Read..

Opinion	More..
Justice to the guilty
After the spectacular success of the United States of America’s navy SEAL commando operation to elim... \| Read..

Sports	More..
Smith out to mollify fiancee...
It's not official, but South Africa's Test captain Graeme Smith left the Pune Warriors India franch... \| Read..

International	More..
Pak, Nato forces exchange fire
Pakistani ground troops opened fire on two Nato helicopters that crossed into Pakistan's airspace f... \| Read..

Business	More..
Teaser treat torments SBI
SBI's successful teaser loans scheme that allowed it to aggressively increase its share in the lucr... \| Read..

Entertainment	More..
Yes, they Cannes!
Within five minutes of meeting Sonam Kapoor, you realise not that she is an absolute charmer ' which... \| Read..

Jharkhand	More..
Students raise century salute
The capital and the steel city had 100 reasons to celebrate today with the ICSE results announcing ... \| Read..

Northeast	More..
Peek into post-mortem and joy
The AGP will observe a black day tomorrow against alleged EVM tampering by the Congress in the just... \| Read..

Orissa	More..
Target 2014 on slippery soil
The state government may not be able to meet the target of completing an integrated sewerage treatm... \| Read..