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Editorials
Mamata's dangerous game
In her eagerness to mobilise every dissenting section and use every available weapon against the Left Front government in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee is playing a dangerous game fraught with ...

For a more humane view
Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and former Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan's recent defence of the death penalty is bewildering. His “deterrent effect” argument is starkly at odds with the near ...

Leader Page Articles
Crafting a richer India-Myanmar partnership
By Rajiv Bhatia

India and Myanmar relate to each other as immediate neighbours, linked by geography, history and age-old ties of religion, culture and interaction at people's level.

News Analysis
Behind the success story of universal PDS in Tamil Nadu
By S. Vydhianathan and R.K. Radhakrishnan

Technological interventions, innovative and fool-proof delivery mechanisms, constant reviews and fixing responsibility at each level ensure that an effective delivery system is in place.

Sharp rise in Afghan civilian casualties, says U.N.
By Rod Nordland

The number of civilians wounded and killed in the conflict has increased by nearly a third, 31 per cent, in the first six months of the year.

Fed-up flight attendant makes sliding departure
By Andy Newman and Ray Rivera

Attendant exits plane by emergency chute after dispute with a passenger.

Saudi Arabia lifts ban on BlackBerry
By Josh Halliday

The threat of a ban on certain BlackBerry functions has been temporarily lifted in Saudi Arabia, a government regulator revealed on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) said BlackBerry ...

Corrections and Clarifications
A correction for the fourth time. Vladimir Putin is the Russian Prime Minister, and not the Russian President as said in the fourth paragraph of a Guardian report “Russian drought could push up food prices” (Op-Ed, August 10, ...

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