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Pranab, Sangma to file nominations for presidential poll on Thursday

Updated Wednesday at 14:15 hrs (IST)
Pranab Mukherjee and P A Sangma will file their nominations on Thursday, setting off the Presidential race between United Progressive Alliance and the Bharatiya Janata Party-backed Opposition candidate in which the ruling alliance is set for a runaway victory....   | Read..
 

Clear evidence of Pak support to 26/11 terrorists: Chidambaram

Updated Wednesday at 16:42 hrs (IST)
The interrogation of Abu Jundal has given enough indication of state support to militants responsible for the 26/11 massacre in Mumbai, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on ...   | Read..
 

What killed our boom

 The growth rate of gross domestic product is reported to have come down. What does that mean...Read..
 

Pranab plans three-day campaign in Northeast

Pranab Mukherjee, who resigned as Union finance minister today, is planning a three-day trip to the Northeast in the first week of July seeking support for his candidatur...   | Read..
 

Hope for Sangma but little else

President-aspirant P.A. Sangma today left Writers’ Buildings with hope instead of a firm assurance of support after meeting Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. ...   | Read..
 

Mela Deoghar litmus test

Basant Sah, a pilgrim from Giridih, jostling for bathing space drowned in Shivganga — the holy pond at Basukinath temple — on Monday...   | Read..
 

Errant monsoon leaves state high & dry

A drifting monsoon trough is going to keep the rains away from Jharkhand over the next few days, though the same phenomena has meant downpours in Sikkim, Tripura, north B...   | Read..
 

Explosives haul at capital door

Security forces seized a massive consignment of explosives, including over 1,000kg ammonium nitrate and thousands of gelatine sticks, that are enough to blow up large areas o...   | Read..
 
Presidential candidate P.A. Sangma and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Calcutta on Tuesday. (PTI)
Hope for Sangma but little else
 
 
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Pranab Mukherjee
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Buoyed by support from his country's Nato allies, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Syrian...   | Read.. 
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) today relaxed rules for promoters planning to red...   | Read.. 
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One second, can you hold on please? I'm just spell-checking a document, I don't want to make a mista...   | Read.. 
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IIM dream comes true for 166
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Children, deer in toll count
The flood situation in Assam continued to be grim with more than 20,000 people in nearly 50 village...   | Read.. 
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Drains fail rain test
Although the rainy season has come as a relief after the torrid summer, it has brought with it the p...   | Read..