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Life and death ties to Mumbai

Howrah village loses a son

The rows of pucca houses may seem a little surprising for this village of mostly landless peasants. Some have air-conditioners and even a garage, waiting for a car that might come some day. ... | Read..

Ladies’ watch timer in bomb

The bombs used in Wednesday’s Mumbai blasts were made with ammonium nitrate and auto fuels like two-stroke oil and furnace oil, with battery-driven ladies’ wris ... | Read..

Cops snatch hostage from Maoists

Bengal police last night fought their first gun battle with the Maoists since Mamata Banerjee became chief minister, rescuing the abducted husband of a Congress panchayat ... | Read..

Role for govt in land bill

Mamata Banerjee’s suggestion that the government should have no role in acquiring land for industry is unlikely to find room in a proposed amendment bill. ... | Read..

Apology to family, head in hands

Rupert Murdoch held his head in his hands and repeatedly offered his deepest apologies to the family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler at a private meeting at the One Aldwy ... | Read..

TV remote on? Join TRP sweepstakes

Uttaran or Dare 2 Date? Roadies or Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai? TV addicts in Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Dhanbad will be happy to know that the choices they make on the ... | Read..

Squatters carry out cosmetic changes

Bokaro Steel’s eviction orders against VVIP squatters finally stirred the Sorens today with deputy chief minister Hemant beginning to dismantle illegal structures er ... | Read..

Bechabala Das, whose son Tapan was killed in the 2003 Zaveri Bazaar blast, at her Howrah home on Saturday. Picture by Gopal Senapati
Life and death ties to Mumbai

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Pranab promises help
Pranab Mukherjee today assured chief minister Mamata Banerjee of the Centre’s co-operation ... | Read..

Telangana cabinet boycott
Andhra Pradesh’s ministers today mounted pressure for and against a Telangana state by boy ... | Read..

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Probe teams fan out across country
The sweep of the Mumbai blast investigation has taken in the entire country, with Calcutta emerging... \| Read..

Calcutta	More..
The world in Bangla
Over the past month and a half, the city and the districts have been plastered with hoardings announ... \| Read..

Bengal	More..
State falters on central study loan scheme
Bengal failed to cash in on a central scheme that offers a temporary interest moratorium on higher ... \| Read..

Bihar	More..
Bill shield for Bihar doctors
The Bihar cabinet today gave a green light to the Medical Service Institution and Personal Protecti... \| Read..

Opinion	More..
The luck of the draw
My daughter is trying to buy tickets for next year's Olympics, which will be held only a few miles f... \| Read..

Sports	More..
Switching roles is not a priority now
Sourav Ganguly, who is expected to enter administration at some point, feels that Dilip Vengsarkar'... \| Read..

International	More..
Obama ignores China, meets Dalai Lama
President Barack Obama met exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama for roughly 45 minutes at... \| Read..

Business	More..
Grain output whets hunger for more
India needs a second green revolution to feed its growing population despite producing a record 241... \| Read..

Jharkhand	More..
Ranchi cops take over Manzer hunt
A three member team of National Investigating Agency (NIA) may have left for Hyderabad late last ni... \| Read..

Northeast	More..
Government to fill up 530 rural development posts
The Assam government has decided to immediately fill up the 70 block development officer posts and ... \| Read..

Orissa	More..
'Force' puts Posco site back on boil
Things were back on the boil today in Posco project area. Tension mounted in the zone as at least e... \| Read..

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