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RR, KKR face off in must-win encounter

The 54th match of IPL 2015 between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders at Brabourne Stadium could well be a contest between Royals' batsmen and Knight Riders' spinners.
16 May 2015, 04:39 AM

Shakib returns to IPL in style

Bangladesh ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan returns to Indian Premier League with a splendid performance for Kolkata Knight Riders in their match against Mumbai Indians on May 14, 2015.
15 May 2015, 15:03 PM

Shakib Al Hasan's IPL swing

With his penetrative bowling and explosive batting, Shakib is the versatile cog in KKR’s wheel, something Shah Rukh Khan’s team missed during the majority of this year’s IPL season.
13 May 2015, 05:37 AM

India train blast wounds several in Kolkata

At least 14 people are injured in a bomb attack aboard a train at a station near the eastern Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta).
12 May 2015, 15:49 PM

Sculptor Novera passes away

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expresses deep shock at the death of eminent sculptor Novera Ahmed, the first modern sculptor of Bangladesh. Novera died at a hospital in Paris, PM's Press Secretary AKM Shameem Chowdhuri said.
6 May 2015, 18:37 PM

Kolkata kid gives away all savings for Nepal

A 12-year-old boy in Kolkata has handed over the contents of his piggy bank for the relief of victims of the devastating earthquake in Nepal.
6 May 2015, 04:43 AM

The monk who changed Narendra Modi’s life

When Narendra Modi meets an ailing 95-year-old monk during his visit to Kolkata on May 9, he would be keeping a promise made to the guru whose advice led Modi to politics — and, eventually, the country's prime ministership.
4 May 2015, 15:16 PM

BCCI meeting may discuss Kamal flare

The first meeting of the reconstituted working committee of the Indian cricket board (BCCI) will meet in Kolkata on April 14-15
3 April 2015, 09:59 AM

Actress Roopa Ganguly eyes political stardom

Content with her exploits on celluloid, actress Roopa Ganguly - who became a household name playing Draupadi on the small screen decades ago - is now eager to let the political activist in her to take centrestage, notwithstanding a stuttering start.
1 April 2015, 09:22 AM