TT Epaper
The Telegraph
 
  This website is ACAP-enabled
IN TODAY'S PAPER
WEEKLY FEATURES
CITIES AND REGIONS
ARCHIVES
Since 1st March, 1999
 
THE TELEGRAPH
 
Calcutta Weather
WeatherTemperature
Min : 27.10°C (+1)
Max : 34.10°C (+2)
Rainfall : 0.50 mm
Relative Humidity:
Max : 94.00% Min : 64.00%
Sunrise : 5:16 AM
Sunset : 6:6 PM
Today
One or two spells of light or moderate rain.
 
CIMA Gallary
Advertisement

Chidambaram’s pill: Banks make EMIs affordable, so consumers buy more with debt and manufacturing gets boost

Updated: Saturday at 18:00 hrs (IST)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday asked banks to cut interest rates and keep EMIs or equated monthly instalments at affordable levels to encourage sale of consumer durables, which in turn will restart the engine of manufacturing...   | Read..
 

Kingfisher cancels 19 flights as pilots go on strike again over unpaid salaries

Updated: Saturday at 18:45 hrs (IST)
Beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines faced fresh trouble on Saturday with a section of pilots going on strike...   | Read..
 

Geetika case: Former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda surrenders

Updated: Saturday at 13:00 hrs (IST)
After being on the run for 10 days, former Haryana Minister Gopal Kanda surrendered before police on Saturday early morning and was arrested in connection with the suicide of...   | Read..
 

AITA drops Bhupathi, Bopanna; fields youngsters vs New Zealand

Updated: Saturday at 16:15 hrs (IST)
The All India Tennis Association on Saturday dropped Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna from the the Davis Cup...   | Read..
 

CAG drags govt over coals

The decision to allot 57 coal blocks to 75 cherry-picked private companies instead of ordering an auction has cost the exchequer Rs 186,000 crore, the government’s auditor has said....   | Read..
 

Woman ‘raped’ and locked up

A 22-year-old domestic help returning home from work was allegedly dragged to a construction site and raped this evening, her screams for help apparently going unanswered...   | Read..
 

Exodus on, curb on texts

The exodus of northeastern citizens from Bangalore continued today despite paramilitary forces being deployed in the city to build confidence....   | Read..
 

Tax eye on freebies to doctors

Drug companies may have to disclose to income tax officials on demand the names of doctors who have accepted gifts from them in a fresh government move to curb unethical pr...   | Read..
 

15-day ban on bulk SMS & MMS

The government finally swung into action today by banning bulk SMS and MMS for 15 days to stem rumour-mongering while surfers spilled beans on websites with doctored images t...   | Read..
 

Parliament pledges unity

Both Houses of Parliament today stood together and political parties set aside their differences as they expressed solidarity with the people of the Northeast and pledged to ...   | Read..
 
CAG drags govt over coals
 
 
Quote of the day
Yesterday I was a player, today I can be a coach
Shoaib Akhtar
Nation RSSMore.. 
Heart-warming tales in sea of tension
Arun Sarma was honest about why he was boarding the train to Guwahati.   | Read.. 
Calcutta RSSMore.. 
Parsis play it up
Bollywood's most famous Parsi face was among the 467 passengers touching down in the Calcutta airpor...   | Read.. 
Bengal RSSMore.. 
Rights panel orders farmer arrest probe
The state human rights commission today directed an additional director-general of police posted wi...   | Read.. 
Bihar RSSMore.. 
New lane turns speed corridor for commuters
The R-Block lane of Mithapur flyover has come as a big relief to commuters.   | Read.. 
North Bengal RSSMore.. 
NH55 repair hope after Pujas
A stretch on NH55 blocked at Tindharia for nearly a year because of landslides is set to be repaire...   | Read.. 
Opinion RSSMore.. 
The folly of exclusion
The panic that grips Northeastern Indians in Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad recalls ...   | Read.. 
Sports RSSMore.. 
Laxman set to end innings
A few days before the August 10 selection committee meeting, one of the five selectors spoke to Van...   | Read.. 
International RSSMore.. 
2-year jail term for Russia punk band
A Moscow judge handed down stiff prison sentences of two years this afternoon for three young women...   | Read.. 
Business RSSMore.. 
Govt action under audit attack
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) today alleged that Delhi International Airport Limited (D...   | Read.. 
Entertainment RSSMore.. 
Your gamechangers
Power of youth   | Read.. 
Jharkhand RSSMore.. 
Finally, a whiff of good food
If Jharkhand is lucky enough, Ranchi will be ready with a tempting plate of goodies by next year wit...   | Read.. 
Northeast RSSMore.. 
Gogoi for 2-month political 'ceasefire'
Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today called for a "ceasefire" among all political parties for at ...   | Read.. 
Odisha RSSMore.. 
Insecurity grips twin cities
A large number of people living in apartments in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack depend on untrained and un...   | Read..