Ganguly under pressure to join politics: CPI-M leader

Senior Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Ashok Bhattacharya's statement that Board of Control for Cricket in India president and former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, who......

Mamata Banerjee sworn in as West Bengal CM for second time

Mamata Banerjee was on Friday sworn in as the chief minister of West Bengal for the second consecutive time, heading a 42-member ministry. Banerjee, 61, was administered oath of office and secrecy......

TMC to go it alone in polls; Mamata first to announce candidates

Trinamool Congress will go it alone in next month's Assembly election in West Bengal, party supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday said and declared the list of TMC candidates which included sports......

BJP scouts for star candidates from Bengal for 2014 elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party has approached a number of big names, whom it wants to field as candidates from the state of West Bengal in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections of May 2014. The saffron......

Sachin should be given Bharat Ratna: Ganguly

Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly joined the chorus in demanding Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, to batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar. "Sachin is a Bharat ratna. There......

Bengal finish at top of Group B

Bengal thumped Rajasthan by an innings and 62 runs to enter the semi-final of the Ranji Trophy as champions of Group B at the Eden Gardens on the final day on Saturday. Coming in to bat this......

Kaif puts Uttar Pradesh in command

Mohammad Kaif scored a fluent 92 to help Uttar Pradesh post299 for 3 on the opening day of the Ranji Trophyfinal against Bengal in Lucknow on Sunday.Kaif, overlooked by selectors for the Test tour......

Yadav puts Central in command

J P Yadav claimed his second five-wicket haul of the match to push Central Zone to smelling distance of an outright victory over East Zone in a Duleep Trophy league cricket match in Gwalior on......

Das, Shukla save Bengal

A century partnership between opener Arindam Das and all-rounder Lakshmi Ratan Shukla enabled Bengal salvage a draw against Railways in the Ranji Trophy Elite 'A' cricket league match in Delhi on......