Sami Ahmed

The Cricket Association of Bengal on Wednesday felicitated Manoj Tiwary, Ashok Dinda, Anustup Majumdar and Sami Ahmed during an Independence Day function at the Eden Gardens.

Mumbai posted 140-7 in 20 overs. In reply, Hemang Badani showed the way for Haryana as they reached 143-6 in 19.3 overs in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tourney.

The team will play three four-day matches, three One-day games and two Twenty20s on the tour, which begins in Barbados June 2.

Coming down heavily on the current crop of Indian pacers, former captain Sourav Ganguly said that they lacked the "attitude" and "strength" to bowl fast.

KOLKATA: A racket dealing in printing and supplying fake railway travel passes was busted late on Saturday night by the Railway Protection Force in Barrackpore.

Cracks, encroachments and garbage mark four Qutb Shahi-era tombs in Shaikpet. An RTI query revealed that since these structures have not been declared as ‘protected’, the state department has washed its hands of them.

Nine young British medics, including four women, who had been studying medicine in Sudan may have travelled to strife-torn Syria to work in areas controlled by dreaded Islamic State (IS) terrorists.

Theatre lovers in the city are having a gala time with two back-to-back drama festivals held in the city recently.

India A have to address a few issues in their batting department if they hope to wrap up the three-match rubber against West Indies A in the second Test.

Tragic incidents across Bihar have claimed the lives of at least 15 individuals in the past 48 hours due to drowning. Six girls drowned in Araria district in two separate incidents, while nine others lost their lives in similar circumstances in other parts of the state, highlighting a disturbing trend of water-related fatalities.

Jamal Ara, India's first woman ornithologist, would have been horrified by the lack of green spaces in Ranchi and the state of wildlife in Jharkhand, according to wildlife historian Raza Kazmi. Kazmi, who wrote an essay on Ara in the book 'Women in the Wild', describes Ara as a pioneer in conservation and natural history. Despite her significant contributions to ornithology, Ara remained a mysterious figure due to her remote location and privacy. Kazmi had to conduct extensive research to uncover Ara's story, including finding her daughter, Madhuca Singh.