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Zimbabwe beat India in second T20 match

A measured half century from opener Chamu Chibhabha propelled Zimbabwe to their first ever Twenty20 victory over former world champions India by 10 runs.
20 July 2015, 04:26 AM

Shakib Al Hasan has most ODI wickets at Bangladesh

With Shakib Al Hasan contributing with the bat and ball consistently in recent times, Bangladesh recorded the fourth-most ODI wins with ten victories in 2015, and the third best win/loss ratio behind Australia and New Zealand.
19 July 2015, 07:40 AM

Tigers' win over Proteas silences skeptics: Gavaskar

Indian cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar has said that Bangladesh’s “splendid win” over South Africa in the three-match One-day series “should silence all the skeptics who were calling their earlier performances against Pakistan and India a flash in the pan.”
19 July 2015, 06:50 AM

Kolkata villagers’ Eid prayers at Red Fort replica

Residents of a village in West Bengal have performed Eid prayers before a “life size” replica of the historic Red Fort of New Delhi.
18 July 2015, 05:34 AM

Pakistan summons Indian envoy after 'spy drone' shot down

Pakistan summon Indian ambassador after a "spy drone" was shot down in disputed Kashmir.
16 July 2015, 12:27 PM

Shakib still number 1, Bangladesh safe at 7

Bangladesh continues its recent fine run of form in ODI cricket with an inaugural home series victory over South Africa on July 15 to make it four successive home series wins.
16 July 2015, 09:23 AM

Charge framing hearing against Salahuddin July 22

A Shillong court in the Meghalaya state of India fix July 22 for hearing on charge framing against BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed for trespass.
15 July 2015, 13:48 PM

Excerpts from the Lodha panel's verdict

The findings by the Honourable Supreme Court of the acts of betting have affected the image of the BCCI, IPL and the game of cricket and brought each one of them to disrepute.
14 July 2015, 14:42 PM

Assam, Bengal Bihar rivers to be linked

The central government in India announces that it will run a project of connecting Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga rivers in Assam, West Bengal and Bihar and will approach the three states for their consent, moving forward with its grand plan of connecting rivers across the country.
14 July 2015, 11:29 AM

Pace pays off for Bangladesh

Tigers are going guns with a whitewash over Pakistan, followed by a series win against India, and now they've pulled one over South Africa in the 2nd ODI of the 3-match series at Mirpur on July 12, 2015.
14 July 2015, 11:11 AM

Indian composer MS Vishwanathan dies

One of India's best known composers, MS Vishwanathan, has died in the southern city of Chennai aged 88.
14 July 2015, 11:09 AM

India stampede kills 27 pilgrims

At least 27 pilgrims die in a stampede on the banks of a holy river in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
14 July 2015, 07:58 AM

Writ filed with Indian SC over Felani verdict

Amnesty India files a writ petition with Indian Supreme Court, saying human rights were violated in Felani murder and confusion is created surrounding the trial process.
13 July 2015, 14:21 PM

Bowlers make Bangladesh more dangerous

Bangladesh cricket team continues to make headlines this year in ODI cricket with nine wins in fourteen matches, and gives ample reason why the 50-over format is their undeniable forte.
13 July 2015, 13:36 PM

Indian nurse cuts off 8-day-old child’s finger

Hospital nurse cuts off a finger of newborn child in a government hospital of Dinajpur in West Bengal of India.
13 July 2015, 06:17 AM

Cocaine smugglers turn to South Asia for new routes, markets

Police who seized Asia's largest known shipment of liquid cocaine at a Bangladeshi port late last month say it was headed for India, the latest sign that drug cartels are increasingly plying their trade in South Asia.
12 July 2015, 12:01 PM

‘BSF’ kills 1 on Satkhira border

A Bangladeshi national is shot dead allegedly by Indian Border Security Force on Kushkhali border in Satkhira Sadar upazila.
12 July 2015, 06:52 AM

Star of 1998 cricket WC, blind cricketer grazes cattle

Bhalaji Damor, man of the series in the first cricket world cup for the blind, life has bowled a googly, reports The Times of India.
12 July 2015, 04:40 AM

India to be highest populous county by 2050

India records a population of 127,42,39,769, which is growing at a rate of 1.6 per cent a year, and could make the country the most populous in the world by 2050
11 July 2015, 15:35 PM

One-teacher virtual school has 68,000 students (video)

She wanted to do PhD and become a teacher, but after her father's death, she had to take up a job in an MNC. However, Roshni Mukherjee found a way to teach tens of thousands of school students for free.
11 July 2015, 06:00 AM