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Lady dead after daylight robbery in flat; call wouldn’t go to 100

88-year-old gagged & tied

An 88-year-old woman died after daylight robbers tied her hands behind her back, held her daughter-in-law at gunpoint and looted their apartment near one of the most recognisable stretches in the city. ... | Read..

Dial for help, hear ‘beeps’

Bidhan Nivas resident and retired college teacher Kashinath Pal said he called the police helpline at 100 soon after the murder but could not get through. ... | Read..

Lokpal Bill clearance a deceit: Team Anna

Updated at 16:40 PM (IST)

The Anna Hazare team today described the Lokpal Bill cleared by the Union Cabinet as a "deceit on the nation". "It is a deceit on the nation ... | Read..

Cabinet approves Lokpal Bill

Updated at 15:20 PM (IST)

Cabinet today approves Lokpal Bill. Prime Minister will come under purview of Lokpal after he demits office. Higher judiciary not included in Lokpal's . ... | Read..

BJP asks Yeddyurappa to step down

Updated 13:30 PM (IST)

Embattled Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa was today asked to resign immediately by the BJP's top brass after . ... | Read..

Krishna safe, draft not so

Hina Rabbani Khar chewed gum today but did not get a chance to chew up her venerable counterpart. But that need not mean India steered clear of potential semantic pitfalls. ... | Read..

Cong advice to Mamata

The Congress high command has asked chief minister Mamata Banerjee not to give any government assignment to its leaders without the party’s approval. ... | Read..

Training boost for jobless

A central scheme for vocational training of urban youths, funds for which have been lying unused, has been resurrected with the state government hoping to extend its bene ... | Read..

Lady dead after daylight robbery in flat; call wouldn’t go to 100

We cannot treat unequals as equal
Supreme Court
in support of quotas for backward classes

Spotted: Earth’s dance partner
The Earth has a dancing companion along its orbit around the Sun. ... | Read..

Teesta breather
Rights activist Teesta Setalvad, who faces allegations of levelling false charges against some ... | Read..

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BJP pushes, Yeddy digs in heels
The BJP leadership was trying desperately to persuade Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to ... \| Read..

Calcutta	More..
Horror run with gun and gag
The last thing Subhalakshmi Bhattacharya would have been prepared for as she opened the bathroom doo... \| Read..

Bengal	More..
How green is my valley (if Delhi funds)
The state government will request the Centre to fund three projects Mamata Banerjee has announced t... \| Read..

Bihar	More..
Fire pill for lazy park contractor
Taking serious note of the faulty construction of Buddha Smriti Park's central stupa, the principal... \| Read..

North Bengal	More..
Pay tax from Aug 1, not dues: Morcha
Bimal Gurung today asked the people of the hills to start paying their taxes, and electricity and p... \| Read..

Opinion	More..
From drama to routine
The recent visit of the American secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, to India for the second sessio... \| Read..

Sports	More..
'It's important to keep working our way up'
England's numero uno bowler and the present-day King of Swing, James 'Jimmy' Anderson, spoke to the... \| Read..

International	More..
Legal to have extremist views: Norway PM
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg vowed today that the twin terror attacks that have stunned his coun... \| Read..

Business	More..
Rethink on SEZ land limit
The government plans to revisit the minimum space criterion for special economic zones as developer... \| Read..

Entertainment	More..
Action Royale
What made you say yes to a film which is a mashup of two such different standalone genres ' Western ... \| Read..

Jharkhand	More..
School sheds no tears
It's business as usual at Ursuline Middle School at Sundil, 15km from here, a day after a five-year... \| Read..

Northeast	More..
More teeth to keep car-lifters away
For investigators tackling the intricate cases of vehicle lifting in Assam, detecting the original ... \| Read..

Orissa	More..
Natural channels, unnatural death
Encroachment and dumping of waste is choking the life out of natural drainage channels. A lackadaisi... \| Read..