Singur
Sep 24 2008, Nishi Roy

If you want to kill the proverbial golden goose, and if you want to do it well, then you can take special lessons from Ms. Mamta Banerjee. You think I am being too harsh? Certainly not! According to recent reports, Tata Motors has already started...

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Policemen stand guard inside the Tata Motors Nano car factory on Calcutta-Delhi national highway at Singur, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Calcutta, India, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. Trinamul Congress and alliance parties blocked the national...