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Army doctor kills 13 at US base, ‘terror not ruled out’

Gunman and sole suspect Major Nidal Hasan was bound for Afghanistan; shot at by police, he is now in hospital....

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‘Shivraj Thackeray’: MP CM says don’t need Bihari labourers, backs off after outrage

The BJP’s Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan echoed Raj Thackeray this week, telling a crowd in Satna that he would not allow “Biharis” to usurp jobs in the area....

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Shibu soren

Maoists to contest Jharkhand polls

JMM chief Shibu Soren announced the names of an ex-Naxal leader and the wife of a jailed Maoist as his candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand polls.

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BSY sacrifices Secy, but crisis continues

Though Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa removed his Principal Secretary V P Baligar to please the Bellary Reddys, BJP’s Karnataka crisis continued on Friday....

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Under Koda’s watch, aide invested in 5 mines abroad: I-T

Investigations by the I-T department have uncovered that during his less than two-year stint as CM, Madhu Koda's close associate Sanjay Choudhary invested in five mines abroad.

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Move to let foreign airlines pick up 49% in Indian carriers

In what could breathe life into the domestic aviation industry grappling with huge losses, the government will shortly consider a proposal to allow foreign airlines pick up to 49 per cent equity in Indian carriers....

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Editorials

Express
Proceed with proceeds

The government finally moves on disinvestment, with a bold step on the money raised

Sachin’s day

As long as cricketers rise to the occasion, cricket will do fine

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Op-Ed

Bgverghese
‘Telling it as it is’

Prabhash Joshi, media doyen and cricket lover, moves on....

Knatwarsingh
‘He had a vision which few civil servants have’

Remembering Gopi Arora, a power in Rajiv’s PMO — and how India’s détente with China wouldn’t have happened without him....

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National Network

Pakistan, India
Pakistan didn’t share info on Headley plot: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said Pakistan did not share any information with India on the Lashkar-e-Toiba terror plot involving David Coleman Headley....

Business

Pranab Mukherjee
FinMin says fiscal and revenue deficits to be reined in by FY’15

Setting a new timeline for consolidation, the finance ministry has projected that it will be able to wipe out revenue deficit and rein in fiscal deficit....

Eye

Art
CAPITAL SHIFT

Mumbai and Delhi are our twin cities of art. Is one outdoing the other?

Sunday Stories

Violence toll in Delhi mounts to over 500

Murders led to massacres in the capital on Friday, one of the bloodiest days in the history of Delhi. Hundreds were killed.

How to tell a man from a woman

What’s the difference between a man and a woman? The question seems too silly to be science: Its answer is so obvious...

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International

Us
Shocked US hunts for answers

Investigators began piecing together on Friday how and why an Army psychiatrist facing deployment to Afghanistan gunned down 13 people a day earlier at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas....

‘He had been harassed about being Muslim’

His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported US wars....

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Sports

Sachin tendulkar
Dancing down memory lane

For a cricket-crazy country obsessed with records and sensitive about statistics, Sachin Tendulkar has accomplished almost every single batting feat he could have....

Make Afridi ODI captain: Inzy

Following Pakistan’s success in Twenty20 under Shahid Afridi and his impressive form, the all-rounder should be made the one-day captain, said former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul Haq....

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Letters to Editor

Individuals matter

Even after 62 years of independence, we have not built and strengthened the institutions that are required to ensure that the fruits of democracy are enjoyed by our citizens....

Three views

Amidst the two extremes of the portrayal of Indira Gandhi by columnists — one as a scheming, ruthless autocrat and the other as a sagacious emancipator of the nation....

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RXpress

Why exercise doesn’t always lead to weight loss

Research shows that only few people achieve significant weight loss with exercise alone, without changing their eating habits....

To lower breast cancer risk, the foods to avoid

As a nutritionist, I have come across various patients who merrily consume various harmful foods while being under the impression that since their diet included some healthy food....

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From The Fields

Agri
Betting big on basmati

It prided itself for being the land of orchards. This year, however, many in Karnikhera village in the border district of Ferozepur in Punjab...

In Pune, it will pay to go bananas

Banana grower Adhinath Barve of Junnar tehsil in Pune district is expecting to double his exports when he begins harvesting his three-acre plantation in February next year.

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Delhi Confidential

Tailpiece

Honourable members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence are having a tough time trying to cope with JD(S) leader H D Deve Gowda.

A new tone on ‘Black Day’

Traditionally, the whole of Kashmir observes October 27 as Black Day in protest against the landing of Indian troops in Srinagar in 1947.

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Movie Reviews

Time Bombs

THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE DIRECTOR: Robert Schwentke CAST: Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams rating: H

Katrina kaif ranbir kapoor
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

When Prem and Jenny are not going la, la, la, they are circling around the l word—he loves her, she knows not that she loves him.

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Money

Money
Prepare for higher rates

One thing that is clear from the policy review document is that the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) priorities have changed: in future it will pay...

To hike or not to hike

The challenge that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) faced at the time of formulating its second quarter review of monetary policy was to support...

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Columns

Shekhargupta
Opportunity, Made in China

We need to view Beijing through a new prism: move from border upgrade to national upgrade...

Reviews : Books

Book
The Fall, Brick by Brick

A few obituaries were written on the death of the spy novel once the Cold War ended, but these were quickly retracted, as realisation dawned that neither history nor spies had ceased to exist....

Reviews : DVD

Golden Jubilee

gold collection: 50 Must-See Movies Before You Die DVD Box Set Moser Baer Rs 2,999

Three is Glorious Company

It was immediately dubbed The Brando Show, even if A Streetcar Named Desire was much more than the sum of its...

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Reviews : MUSIC

Music This week

Endgame Megadeth Roadrunner Records Rs 395 rating: HHHH

Music this week

Mariah Carey is one of the most naturally talented and unpredictable singers. She is equally capable of delivering something as sonically...

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Estates

Regulating realty

Developers complain that the draft Bill on real estate regulation will lead to overregulation and cost escalation of properties, which will be borne by home buyers. Is there any substance to their arguments or are they merely crying wolf?

Real
Safeguard against dicey deals

In 2007, Preeti Banerjee bought a house in the outskirts of New Delhi and hoped to live her dreams. However, the agony of an average middle-class home...

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