Kolkata | 3 hours ago
Mamata urges people to turn against Maoists
Kolkata, Feb 13 - Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday urged the people of West Bengal's western districts to turn against the Maoists to stop the 'bloodbath' in the region.'The tribal population of this forest-infested region must get their own rights. Overall development and creation of job opportunities are the only answers to their problems. No weapon can solve their issues. The bloodshe ... read more

Kolkata | 5 hours ago
Tendulkar mobbed at Kalighat, returns without praying
Kolkata, Feb 13 - Batting genius Sachin Tendulkar's wish to pray at the famous Kalighat Kali Temple remained unfulfilled Saturday after his car was mobbed by a huge crowd and was forced to turn back.Tendulkar, who had gone to the temple in south Kolkata after the team's net session ahead of the second Test against South Africa beginning Sunday, could not alight from his car as hundreds of his fans ... read more

Chennai | 6 hours ago
Third win for Karnataka, TN in South Zone One-dayers
Chennai, Feb 13 - Tamil Nadu and defending champions Karnataka swept to their consecutive victories in the South Zone Subbaiah Pillai One-day cricket tournament here Saturday.Karnataka, thanks to an unbeaten 121 - by Ganesh Satish, overwhelmed Kerala by seven wickets while Tamil Nadu cruised to an eight-wicket win against Hyderabad. Kerala, weakened by the departure of S.Sreesanth, who left for Ko ... read more

New Delhi | 6 hours ago
Court decries improper government action against defence firms
New Delhi, Feb 13 - The Delhi High Court has pulled up the defence ministry for not following the proper course of law before blacklisting seven defence firms on corruption charges.'It has been eight months but the companies who were blacklisted do not know the reason for the government's step,' Justice S. Muralidhar said. 'It is the basic principal of natural justice that at least the accused s ... read more

Kolkata | 6 hours ago
Will implement gameplan to put pressure on India: Smith
Kolkata, Feb 13 - On the doorstep of a 'lifetime opportunity' of a Test series win on Indian soil, South African skipper Graeme Smith Saturday asserted that his team will exert pressure on India in the second Test beginning Sunday, and hoped that the pitch controversy will help his side.'It's a lifetime opportunity to win a series in India. We are a team motivated to achieve. Normally teams don't ... read more

New Delhi | 6 hours ago
Kidnapping accused flees Tihar Jail with fake court orders
New Delhi, Feb 13 - A man under trial for kidnapping fled the capital's high security Tihar Jail after producing fake court orders, officials said Saturday. The episode appeared to be a re-run of the escape of Sher Singh Rana - killer of bandit queen Phoolan Devi.Sandeep Parmar of Gujarat, lodged in jail no 8, fled Feb 10 after producing fake interim bail orders. He was arrested by Delhi Police's ... read more

Kolkata | 7 hours ago
India must win if they have to stay No.1 Test team
Kolkata, Feb 13 - With the world's top Test slot being the jackpot, a desperate India will be reinforced by the return from injuries of Venkata Sai Laxman and Shantakumaran Sreesanth for the must-win second cricket Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens beginning Sunday.South Africa, on their part, received a shot in the arm when their captain Graeme Smith was declared fit. Smith, who fract ... read more

Kolkata | 7 hours ago
Speculation over Tendulkar meeting Eden curator
Kolkata, Feb 13 - In a sensational disclosure, a Bengali daily Saturday claimed that the Indian team sent Sachin Tendulkar with a request to Eden Gardens curator Prabir Mukherjee that he should shave the grass off the pitch for the second cricket Test between India and South Africa, starting Sunday, but it was politely turned down.The veteran curator, however, categorically denied meeting Tendulka ... read more

Kolkata | 7 hours ago
Buddhadeb warns Trinamool not to spread violence
Kolkata, Feb 13 - West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Saturday warned the Trinamool Congress not to try the patience of the communists in the state and slammed the main opposition party for spreading violence across the state.'After the results of last year's Lok Sabha elections, the Trinamool Congress has been spearheading violence in the state. I am warning Trinamool leaders and s ... read more

Kolkata | 7 hours ago
IPL helping overseas teams gauge Indian conditions: Dhoni
Kolkata, Feb 13 - The Indian cricket board's cash-rich Indian Premier League - is actually helping teams like South Africa to adapt better to conditions here and become efficient players of spin, a traditional trump card for India, feels captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.Both Dhoni and his South African counterpart Graeme Smith corroborated this during separate media conferences on the eve of the secon ... read more