Kolkata | 6 days ago
Sachin to be presented 100 guineas, golden bat by Mamata
Kolkata, May 10 - Sachin Tendulkar will be presented a golden bat, ball and 100 guineas for scoring a century of international hundreds by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee before the Indian Premier League clash between the Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders here Saturday.The felicitation is a joint venture by the state government and the Cricket Association of Bengal, it was announ ... read more

Lucknow | 8 days ago
Kill eloped daughter, suggests senior UP cop
Lucknow, May 9 - A senior Uttar Pradesh police officer was caught on camera telling an aged man in Saharanpur that he should either kill his daughter, who had eloped, or commit suicide.Deputy Inspector General - of Saharanpur Satish Kumar Mathur told a petitioner from Kaserwa Khurd, Shaukeen, that the matter of his daughter's elopment was one of great shame. Had it been him, Mathur said, he would ... read more

Kolkata | 20 days ago
Vengsarkar, Shiny Wilson presented lifetime achievement awards
Kolkata, April 26 - Former Indian cricket captain Dilip Vengsarkar and ace middle distance runner Shiny Wilson were Friday presented the lifetime achievements award by the Calcutta Sports Journalists Club - at a glittering function in the city's Town Hall.West Bengal Sports Minister Madan Mitra handed over the awards to Vengsarkar and Wilson before an august assembly of sportspersons, administrato ... read more

Srinagar | 1 month ago
Kashmiri Sikhs give demands charter to Chidambaram
Srinagar, April 12 - A Kashmir Sikh group met union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to demand clemency for five Sikhs who hijacked an Indian Airlines plane in 1984 and action against those responsible for the killing of seven people in the 2000 Pathribal shootout.The delegation, which met Chidambaram in Jammu Tuesday, was led by Jagmohan Singh Raina, president of the all-party Sikh coordination commi ... read more

Kolkata | 2 months ago
No word of praise enough for Tendulkar: Dalmiya
Kolkata, March 16 - Former International Cricket Council - chief Jagmohan Dalmiya Friday lauded batting great Sachin Tendulkar for scoring a century of centuries in international cricket saying no praise was enough for the Mumbaikar.No word of praise is perhaps enough for Tendulkar. Century of century in international cricket is certainly a great achievement, said Dalmiya, a former president of th ... read more

New Delhi | 3 months ago
IIC, intellectual and culture hub, celebrates 50 years
New Delhi, Jan 22 - The India International Centre -, a multi-dimensional hub of intellectual and cultural discourse nestled in a leafy environment, Saturday became 50 year old, winning praise for its role in shaping 'thoughtful understanding between peoples of nations'.'The IIC is 50 years old. No, sorry, sorry, sorry. The IIC is fifty years young,' Soli J. Sorabjee, president of the board of IIC ... read more

Chandigarh | 4 months ago
Punjab: where politics and religion mix well
Chandigarh, Dec 31 - In a country where secularism is enshrined in the constitution, mixing religion with politics may be a big no-no for many political parties. But, in Punjab, the two things go quite hand in hand.The mix is all too evident -- from the political stages at Sikh religious congregations to the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal openly contesting and dominating the Shiromani Gurdwara Parband ... read more

5 months ago
Bollywood went from gloom to glory, singing 'Ooh la la'
-New Delhi, Dec 15 - 'Bodyguards' and 'rockstars' helped Hindi cinema break the gloom of the past two years, with several films crossing the Rs.100 crore --mark in 2011. And, sure enough, a pot of gold lay at the end of the rainbow year thanks to the 'real hero' Vidya Balan.Bollywood rediscovered hits with 'Bodyguard', 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara', 'Ready', 'Singham' and 'Ra.One' this year.According ... read more

Lucknow | 5 months ago
High court takes serious note of grabbing army land
Lucknow, Dec 8 - In what is being described as an unprecendented step, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Thursday summoned Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Anoop Misra to make personal appearance in a PIL alleging large-scale grabbing of land earmarked and used as the Indian Army firing range in Lucknow.Besides the chief secretary, a bench headed by senior judge Justice Pradeep Kant has d ... read more

Bhubaneswar | 5 months ago
Renovation work at Jagannath temple on hold
Bhubaneswar, Dec 7 - Crucial renovation work at the 12th century Jagannath temple complex in Puri, Odisha is likely to be delayed by a week due to a stalemate between the Archaeological Survey of India - and priests, an official said Wednesday.The long pending de-plastering work at Jagmohan - a structure adjacent to the sanctum sanctorum of the temple at Puri, 56 km from here - was scheduled to st ... read more