CPM's damage control

West Bengal's ruling Marxists are scurrying to control damage in the wake of the arrest of a party MP's husband in a prostitution racket.The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has said it......

Jyotirmoyee Sikdar's husband arrested

Asian Games gold medallist and Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP Jyotirmoyee Sikdar's husband, Avtar Singh, wasarrested on Sunday from a hotel in Salt Lake in Kolkata for allegedly running a......

Kalam presents Padma awards

President A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday presented the Padma awards to many eminent personalities, including Odissi danseuse Sonal Mansingh, ghazal singer Jagjit Singh, journalist Prabhu Chawla and......

Asiad athletics: Dutee bags second medal, wins 200m silver

IMAGE: India’s Dutee Chand competes in the women’s 200m final. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Dutee Chand joined her illustrious compatriots such as P T Usha in the list of athletes......

National Athletics: Olympics-bound Luka wins gold, Mayookha injured

Rio-Olympics bound Tintu Luka grabbed the spotlight as she won the gold in women's 800m race on an uneventful third and final day of the Federation CupNational Athletics Championships, in New......

Pinki alleges police atrocities on her in custody

Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, who walked out of jail on Wednesday after spending 26 days in custody on charges of rape, alleged that the police tied her hands and legs and forcibly......

I have been framed, says athlete Pinki

Asian Games gold medalist Pinki Pramanik walked out of jail after 26 days on Wednesday and said she was falsely implicated in the rape case. She was arrested after a woman charged that the athlete......

'Pinki is innocent and a victim of conspiracy'

Hailing the court's decision to grant bail to Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, the Bengal sports fraternity on Tuesday demanded punishment for those who are guilty of mistreating the......