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Post-Soviet world of a former CM

How citizen buddha is spending his days

A tattered world map showing the intact Soviet Union adorns the wall in a first-floor room at the CPM headquarters in Alimuddin Street. It is still dusted religiously every day. ... | Read..

Wound weeps after shock treatment

The bleaching powder in the corners provided the trains-are-running-on-time moment. But Jhumpa Bhattacharya’s exasperation brought to the fore the deeper malaise and the ... | Read..

Wanted for world class: cash

Enakshi Bhattacharya knows about things that can hold back IIT faculty from pursuing what environment minister Jairam Ramesh described as “world-class research” ear ... | Read..

New ministers take oath

The newly appointed council of ministers was administered oath of office by Governor J.B. Patnaik at the packed ITA Centre for Performing Arts in Machkhowa this afternoon. Bu ... | Read..

Two held for JPSC fraud

The vigilance bureau has arrested an evaluator and a college lecturer for accepting Rs 9 lakh in bribe from a candidate appearing for the Jharkhand Public Service Commission ... | Read..

Dhanbad probe stuck on MLA statement

A one-man inquiry team, constituted by the state government to probe the April 27 violence and subsequent firing in Kusunda in Dhanbad, is yet to file its report, saying ... | Read..

Jailor recalls two hangings

Bani Kanta Baruah, a retired jailor who oversaw two hangings, recounts what he describes as the “rarest of rare” experience in his career ... | Read..

Prison prepares gallows for Das

The authorities of Jorhat Central Jail, where several hangings have taken place in its 100-year-old history, today started preparations for another one after President Pratib ... | Read..

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee arrives at the CPM headquarters in Alimuddin Street on Friday. Picture by Aranya Sen
Post-Soviet world of a former CM

I had a civilised entry into IIT Guwahati
JAIRAM RAMESH
at Friday’s convocation days after saying IIT faculty are not world class

Sena chief sore with Sachin
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today accused Indian cricketers of playing for money and made it ... | Read..

Africa brings smile to PM face
The resplendent beach-front palace of President Jakaya Kikewete — peacocks sweeping terraced la ... | Read..

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Cong spoils for peace bill fight
The Congress is raring to take on the BJP over the communal violence bill, confident that its oppos... \| Read..

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Madhyamik merit list revives marks rat race
The Madhyamik merit list made a comeback on Friday, naming eight students with the best grades in th... \| Read..

Bengal	More..
Business sounds out new govt
Infosys and several industrialists have touched base with the Mamata Banerjee government, industry ... \| Read..

Bihar	More..
Delay doubles celebrations
When Ashwini Kumar sat down in front of the computer this morning, he was not nervous a bit. This s... \| Read..

North Bengal	More..
Morcha wants Nickole in 10 days
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has set a deadline of 10 days for the government to produce Nickole Tama... \| Read..

Opinion	More..
The bane of Bengali life
There’s a probably apocryphal story about Chakravarti Rajagopalachari telling Bengali radicals who w... \| Read..

Sports	More..
No discussion on Gauti issue!
Surprises never cease. \| Read..

International	More..
Pak must take 'key steps'
US secretary state Hillary Clinton said today that Pakistan needed to take decisive steps against ... \| Read..

Business	More..
Cabinet call on Cairn deal
A decision on Cairn stake sale has been lobbed to the cabinet committee on economic affairs which w... \| Read..

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Hungover
The funniest, most reckless moments in The Hangover Part II, the largely mirthless sequel to the 200... \| Read..

Jharkhand	More..
Solar signals for traffic in the dark
Blackout capital has discovered the sunny side of things. \| Read..

Northeast	More..
Small-town students excel
As in cricket, so in the matric examinations. Just like the small town Dhonis and Rainas have made ... \| Read..

Orissa	More..
Saraswati order from top: Azad
Admitting his involvement in the killing of Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader, Swami Laxmanananda S... \| Read..

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