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Sword of saviour falls on small papers

The Mamata Banerjee government has suspended advertisements for publications published in districts and sub-divisions, a lifeline squeeze that belies the chief minister’s avowed objective of helping small newspapers by banishing others from state-assisted libraries. ...  | Read.. 
 
Pranab downplays differences between Army Chief, govt
Updated: Saturday at 14:40 hrs (IST)
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday sought to downplay the battle of attrition between Army chief General V K Singh and the government. ...  | Read.
 
Promoters of Essar & Loop appear in court, seek bail
Updated: Saturday at 13:40 hrs (IST)
Three months after summonses were issued against promoters of Essar Group and Loop Telecom in a case flowing out of the 2G spectrum allocation scam ...  | Read.. 
 
Jaya revokes Sasikala's expulsion
Updated: Saturday at 13:15 hrs (IST)
Signalling a patch up with her estranged aide Sasikala who was expelled last year from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), party chief Jayalalithaa ...  | Read.. 
 
Enter, an enigma called entry tax
A strange apparition named entry tax but resembling other levies and armed with a written rate as well as an uttered one has been sprung on Bengal. ...  | Read.. 
 
Sonia jumped general’s gun
The government today said defence minister A.K. Antony had ordered an investigation into a deal for Tatra trucks on Sonia Gandhi’s advice nearly a month before the army ...  | Read.. 
 
Better homes, no power, toilet
The overall condition of Assam’s households has improved according to the census data on housing, household amenities and Assets Census, 2011 released here today but th ...  | Read.. 
 
Rajya Sabha vote count on hold
The Election Commission stopped counting of votes in Rajya Sabha elections held today in an atmosphere of intrigue and suspense, fuelled by back-to-back events that included ...  | Read.. 
 
Rs 2cr seizure spurs raids
Police and income tax officers had their task cut out in Jharkhand today, stumbling upon Rs 2.15 crore cash in a car on the outskirts of the state capital and, hours late ...  | Read.. 
 
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In an expansive mood, Jyoti Basu once claimed to read the newspaper I edited “first thing every morn...   | Read.. 
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Rain leaves India
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Pranab puts P-note worry to rest
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Titans lose the plot
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Taxmen on toes leave
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