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Swapan Dasgupta: India Shining

In almost every conceivable discipline there is an unending tussle between the theorists and the practitioners. The media too has experienced this tug-of-war. For many decades, India's editors were......

Chit fund agent dies, director commits suicide

The body count, mostly from suicides after the chit fund bubble burst, went up to 11 on Tuesday with the death of an agent and an alleged suicide by a chit fund firm director. Chit fund agent......

Saradha Group collapse claims another life in Bengal

The 60-year-old father of a chit fund company agent on Monday committed suicide in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district. He was reportedly distressed over his son's inability to repay money to......

Sixth Saradha investor commits suicide in Bengal

In the sixth case of suicide in connection with the collapsed chit fund company Saradha, a depositor, who had invested his money in the scam-ridden company on Friday committed suicide in South 24......

Assam violence claims 19 lives, Army stages flag march

Army staged a flag march on Wednesday in areas hit by violence in Assam's Goalpara district and shoot-at-sight orders issued even as Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said he would recommend a CBI inquiry......

DDA flats:Little change in Drop-in-river allotment

Swapan Chakraborty is disappointed.He has been applying for the housing scheme of Delhi Development Authorityfor years without luck.Last year, he bought a form for his friend, who got a flat. This......

How chit funds have robbed investors in Bengal

The West Bengal government has stepped in for damage control after chit fund company Saradha Group went bust reviving memories of the collapse of Sanchayita Investments in the early eighties when......

Foolish ant and intelligent grasshopper - 2012 version

Call it by whatever name, the economic system of modern times favors indiscipline of individuals, societies and governments. Remember Aesop's parable of ant and grasshopper? The ant works hard all......

Tripura village says it with flowers

Flowers abound in this sparsely-populated village in West Tripura district and no wonder it is called the Village of Flowers.However, it was a different story just three years ago. Laxmibil village......

Rescheduling of night trains takes toll on traders

Mohan Bhandari, a flower vendor in the Chhattisgarh capital, thanks God that it is off season for his trade. Or otherwise, the re-scheduling of trains on Howrah-Mumbai section following Naxal......

Bagan fans demand ouster of officials Mitra, Debasihish

Mohun Bagan President Swapan Sadhan Bose has backed under-fire General Secretary Anjan Mitra and Finance Secretary Debashish Dutta even as a group of club supporters demanded the ouster of the duo......

Bhutia to lead Mohun Bagan

Mohun Bagan have named Baichung Bhutia captain and Brazilian Carlos Roberto Silva as chief coach for the 2007-08 season.Announcing the players' list at a crowded media conference in Kolkata on......

Mohun Bagan told to hold elections by July 31

Paving the way for holding elections in Mohun Bagan club after a 14-year gap, the Calcutta high court set up a three-member special committee and directed it to hold elections by July 31.The......

A forgettable year for Indian football

After a brief flirtation with hope for two seasons, Indian soccer standards went downhill in 2004 -- a year which came to a chilling end with the tragic on-field death of Brazilian striker......

FIFA wants acadamies in top clubs

World football governing body FIFA was considering a proposal making it mandatory for clubs participating in the national leagues of various countries to have their own academy and retain nursery......

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Q. If the dream is so sweet, do not let me awake. YOUR COMMENT PL.
Lalit Mahata: A. more

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Q. mastishka ka kya sadaiv sakriya rahta hai...sote samay bhi ?
Manju Sikri: A. Swapan Yadi madhur eman houk na michhe kalpana , aamai jagio naso true more

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Q. sometimes do you feel you shouldn't have had any responsibility and plenty of money to roam around the world?
Tapan Sinha: A. jee, uski sakriyita ki vejah se hi toh hum SWAPAN LOK mein bhraman karte hain :P more

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Q. Give me ur best name for my sweet home.
Tapan Sinha: A. In English/Frech Ville De Lekha; Lekha Ville; In Hindi-- Lekha Vatika; Swapan lekha vihaar; more

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Tatkal trauma

It is almost impossible to book tatkal tickets at any of the four counters in Jamshedpur, thanks to a network of touts who are in league with a few... ...

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Fresh Haldia dock ambush lurks

Calcutta, May 21: Cargo economics is again churning the Haldia dock but this time, shifting political undercurrents are also at play. The Calcutta... ...

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Essar Oil inaugurates its world-class E&P office at Durgapur

Essar Oil Ltd, amongst leaders in Indian non-conventional energy sector and a subsidiary of Essar Energy Plc, today announced the inauguration of... ...

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Think Now | Gordon B Hinckley, American religious leader

Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose... ...

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Bloc scuffle at Biman meet venue

Balurghat, May 19: Workers loyal to two factions of the Forward Bloc clashed at Gangarampur yesterday when a Left Front meeting attended by... ...

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