Kolkata

Too much noise about spin-friendly tracks: Kohli

Test cricket needs marketing like ODIs and T20s: Kohli

7:45 pm November 24, 2019

Kolkata: Creating a buzz around Test cricket with attractive marketing, similar to ODIs and T20s, is a must to change an established psyche among fans for the traditional format, India skipper Virat Kohli suggested on Sunday. In a euphoric response to the pink-ball contest, close to 50,000 fans attended India’s maiden day/night Test which had […]

16-yr-old commits suicide in Kolkata

9:45 am November 24, 2019

Kolkata: A 16-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a pond in the Tollygunje area here, a Kolkata Police officer said on Saturday. People told police that she was seen walking around the pond at Ranikuthi and she jumped into it around 8 pm on Friday, the officer said. She was a student of […]

1 killed, 3 injured in accident on Howrah bridge

9:42 am November 24, 2019

Kolkata: A man was killed and three others were injured when two buses collided on the busy Howrah Bridge on Saturday, an official said. The collision took place in the middle of the bridge when two private buses bound for Kolkata’s Esplanade were racing each other. The bridge connects Howrah to the city. Four people […]

Bangladesh 152/6 at stumps, trail India by 89 runs

9:48 pm November 23, 2019

Kolkata: Bangladesh were 152/6 at stumps on the second day of the Day/Night Test against India here on Saturday. The visitors were trailing by 89 runs with four wickets remaining at the Eden Gardens. Earlier, captain Virat Kohli scored 136 as India declared their first innings at 347/9 for a lead of 241 runs, after […]

Anand crashes to fourth straight defeat in Legends of Chess tourney

Anand has another mixed day, Carlsen extends lead

9:03 pm November 23, 2019

Kolkata: Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand had another mixed day as he won one, lost one and drew one game in the Tata Steel Rapid and blitz chess tournament here on Saturday. World champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway extended his lead by three points on the second day of the tournament which is a part […]