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Calcutta Weather
Temperature
Min : 26.7°C (+1)
Max : 31.6°C (+0)
Rainfall : 25.5 mm
Relative Humidity:
Max : 95% Min : 77%
Sunrise : 5:20 AM
Sunset : 5:56 PM
Today
generally cloudy sky with a few spells of rain or thundershowers
 
CIMA Gallary
 
Discordant note on song
Chhattisgarh’s BJP government today stoked the raging controversy over Vande Mataram further by making its singing compulsory at every educational institution in the state, including madarsas, on September 7 to mark the national song’s centenary. ...  | Read.. 
 
Rio springs formula
Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio today recommended a separate secondary education board for the four Naga-dominated hill districts of Manipur. ...  | Read.. 
 
‘Minor’ label till 18 years
A minor will be defined as someone under the age of 18 if the Centre’s move to end discrepancies in a range of laws bears fruit. ...  | Read.. 
 
Hair headache for India
ICC cancels meet, Champions Trophy poser lingers
The International Cricket Council (ICC) today abruptly cancelled a meeting of its executive board, which was due to have met in Dubai on Saturday to discuss the future of the ...  | Read.. 
 
The Ganesh idol at Mumbai’s King’s Circle is the wealthiest in town. The 17-foot idol is adorned in jewellery worth Rs 2.5 crore. The gold crown is 33 ...  | Read
 
 
We will not sing Vande Mataram in the madarsas

A MADARSA OFFICIAL
IN RAIPUR
Tongue Twister:
Fish fest with tradition twist

August 24 is observed as Calcutta’s birthday. Our band was invited to perform at the fag end of an e ...  | Read..
Cong twins cut deal
After a tete-e-tete over coffee between two ladies comes the news that the Trinamul Congress wi ...  | Read..
NationMore.. 
Salute to professor, governor steps in
It was a rare show of public grief. Life in the ancient temple town Ujjain came to a standstill...   | Read.. 
CalcuttaMore.. 
Roads, ravaged and recent
The downpour has done the dirty again, sending civic and traffic managers scurrying for cover.   | Read.. 
BengalMore.. 
Wipro wants govt to slash plot price
Wipro today joined rival Infosys in seeking land in Calcutta at less than half the price the...   | Read.. 
North BengalMore.. 
Hills shut over arrest demand
The hills came to a grinding halt today, following a 24-hour general strike called by All Gorkha...   | Read.. 
OpinionMore.. 
Nice laurels he has got
The prime minister's Independence Day address had about 5,329 listeners at Red Fort. Of them,...   | Read.. 
SportsMore.. 
ICC continues to grope in the dark
The International Cricket Council (ICC) continues to grope in the dark, unable to handle the...   | Read.. 
InternationalMore.. 
Bugti was not target: Aziz
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today said yesterday's military operation in Baluchistan was...   | Read.. 
BusinessMore.. 
Mylan play on Matrix grid
Capping weeks of speculation in the media, Mylan Laboratories of the US today announced that it...   | Read.. 
At LeisureMore.. 
Mystery set in motion
It is the modern-day equivalent of turning base metal into gold, and Sean McCarthy believes that...   | Read..