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Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh passes away

Updated: Tuesday at 16:33 hrs (IST)
Union minister Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, who was undergoing treatment for a serious liver ailment, died at a city hospital on Tuesday....   | Read..
 

Ramdev ends fast, calls for defeat of Cong in next polls

Updated: Tuesday at 13:42 hrs (IST)
Yoga guru Ramdev broke his six-day fast on Tuesday and a distinctly anti-Congress protest on the blackmoney issue by calling for defeat of the Congress in the next elections....   | Read..
 

Inflation declines to 6.87% in July

Updated: Tuesday at 13:42 hrs (IST)
Inflation declined to 6.87 per cent in July as the rate of price rise of the food articles category eased a little, although pressure remained on potato, pulses and rice ...   | Read..
   • Sensex recovers as inflation drops
 

Air India suffered Rs 600 cr loss due to 58-day pilot strike: Government

Updated: Tuesday at 14:49 hrs (IST)
Air India has suffered a loss of around Rs 600 crore due to the recent 58-day-long strike by its pilots, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Tuesday....   | Read..
 

Top firms challenge Bengal entry tax

Some of India’s best-known companies have moved court against an entry tax on which Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra is banking to boost the state’s revenue....   | Read..
 

Rooftop games shift from London stage to Delhi circus

Last year, Baba Ramdev was shamed before the nation when police caught him sneaking away from his Ramlila Maidan protest in a woman’s disguise to escape a midnight ...   | Read..
 

Britain preens and counts

Barrels are being scraped for uncommon superlatives but sometimes politicians do tell it as it is and in just two words....   | Read..
 

Sonia balm for riot-singed districts

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who visited riot-torn Kokrajhar and Dhubri districts today, said it was necessary to create a congenial atmosphere before the displaced could re...   | Read..
 

Statehood cry grows shriller

Bodo groups today said the creation of Bodoland is the only option to save and protect the identity of Bodo people who are the sons of the soil of Assam, and also for per...   | Read..
 

US funds for temple hub

Over centuries, some places slide down the social register. They are history’s has-beens — boasting a fascinating past but forgotten by the contemporary world. Ve...   | Read..
 
A police officer climbs atop an SUV to persuade Ramdev, who was standing on the roof and addressing his supporters, to get off, after which the yoga televangelist was arrested. Ramdev was escorted to a bus but he clambered atop it. Picture by Ramakant Kushwaha
Rooftop games shift from London stage to Delhi circus
 
 
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