Time to take some pressure off Gambhir: Bisla
Kolkata Knight Riders opener Manvinder Bisla has urged his team’s misfiring batsmen to get their act together and take some pressure off skipper Gautam Gambhir as the side gears up for a couple of back-to-back away ties.
17 sentenced to life imprisonment in Bihar
17 people were today sentenced to life imprisonment for killing two persons who did not vote for an influential candidate in the panchayat elections here seven years ago.
It was Ponting’s decision to step down: Rohit
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma, who stood in as skipper in their win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, has lauded Ricky Ponting’s decision to step down from captaincy in the interest of the side.
President Pranab: Assault on women, children has shaken collective conscience of the nation
President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday expressed his anguish over the recent increase in cases of brutal assault on women and child rape and said it was time the nation reset its moral compass.
Tendulkar turns 40, thanks fans for ‘unconditional love’
Sachin Tendulkar was a picture of humility as he celebrated his 40th birthday with a brief cake-cutting ceremony here, thanking his legions of fans for their “unconditional love” in a cricket career spanning over two decades.
Kolkata plans lavish birthday party for Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar may want muted celebrations of his 40th birthday tomorrow but the city of joy is all set to throw a huge party for the veteran Indian batsman.
‘Defiant’ Siliguri top cop shifted
In a dramatic development, police commissioner of Siliguri commissionerate Anand Kumar has been transferred on Friday for mishandling Trinamul Congress-CPI(M) clashes and their fallout.
Agents of chit fund lay siege to didi house
A day after chief minister Mamata Banerjee ordered the arrest of Sudipta Sen, chairman and managing director (CMD) of Saradha Group, a large number of collection agents of the chit fund company laid s
Kolkata top cop refuses to meet Left delegation
City commissioner of police Surajit Kar Purokayastha has refused to meet a Left Front delegation and receive a memorandum on the attacks on their party workers.
Lucknow zoo to get `20cr for makeover
The Lucknow zoo is all set for a complete makeover with the state government having sanctioned a sum of `20 crores for the purpose.