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Horror of war from afar

Israel revenge strikes kill 205 in Gaza

The danger of cross-border terror igniting a full-blown conflict exploded on the world today with Israel killing 205 Palestinians in a ferocious wave of air strikes to avenge militant rocket attacks over the past week. ... | Read..

Pak vows to fight terror at right time

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari today accepted that his country was afflicted by the “cancer” of terrorism but asked that he be given time to wipe it out. ... | Read..

Bangla battle of mirror images

The road to Paltan Maidan in this capital is black with people. Propelled by the throng heading towards the public grounds from Bangabandhu Avenue and Gulistan, Abdul Khaliqu ... | Read..

Packed bus set on fire in Assam

Twenty-four persons, including children, were injured when a bus carrying over 60 picnickers was set on fire by suspected cadres of the Birsa Commando Force on National H ... | Read..

RS 50 FOR A LIFE
A 76-year-old man who was taken to Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital with respiratory distress was left untreated for t ... | Read

I want to tell the oldest democracy and the largest democracy... learn from us
Asif Ali Zardari

Hello and goodbye
A year of firsts, crowded with events we never witnessed before or expected to in our lifetime. Als ... | Read..

P for Play and Polls 2009
Cricket’s latest instant version invades the game’s home, the hallowed greens of Lord’ ... | Read..

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Nation
Food for Valley suspense
Interned separatist leaders have been released, the six-month ban on mobile texting has been relaxe... \| Read..

Calcutta
CHART TOPPERS
Metro lists Calcuttans, resident, non-resident and adopted, who did the city proud this year \| Read..

Bengal
Denied bed for Rs 50, patient dies
A 76-year-old man who was brought to Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital with respirator... \| Read..

Opinion
A vision for keeps
It's that time of the year again, when conditioned by custom, we conjure up images of the year that ... \| Read..

Sports
Bengal show character
Tamil Nadu were 157 runs behind with five batsmen back in the hut, after the second day of their Ra... \| Read..

International
Israel has changed rules forever
The air assault inflicted by Israel on Hamas targets in Gaza was not just a black Sabbath for the I... \| Read..

Business
Satyam defers Monday board meet
Satyam Computer Services dramatically called off its crucial board meeting on Monday where director... \| Read..