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KOLKATA: It will need some special effort from Bengal to save this match as Uttar Pradesh finished Day 2 of the Elite Group ‘A’ Ranji Trophy tie enjoying a healthy 151-run lead with six wickets in hand at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

KOLKATA: To cater to the passenger rush during the winter holiday, Eastern Railway decided to run special trains between Kolkata New Jalpaiguri and Sealdah Puri.

KOLKATA: It was a winter evening in 1985. Reginald John had just returned home at Pilkhana in Howrah from office and was having tea with his wife when they heard a knock on their door.

French writer Dominique Lapierre has died at age 91

KOLKATA: A fortnight after Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee held a rally--nearly 200 meters away from leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari's residence, the BJP will hold a public meeting to protest against "corruption and lawlessness" in the state. The rally, organised by the district BJP on December 21, has…

KOLKATA: An idea floated quite casually has led to the foundation of an academy that is showing promise of making India the world’s next chess superpower. Sandeep Singhal, co-founder of WestBridge Capital Advisors, a venture capital firm based out of Bengaluru, asked Viswanathan Anand whether they can do something together…

BENGALURU: Former champions Bengaluru FC's hopes to rescue the season with a second straight win were dealt a serious blow by ATK Mohun Bagan as Australian striker Dimitrios Petratos 66th-minute strike propelled the Kolkata club to a 1-0 win at the Sree Kanteerava stadium here on Saturday.

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to officially announce Sundarbans and Basirhat as two new districts of the state during an administrative meeting scheduled on November 29, a senior official said on Monday.

Kolkata club Mohammedan Sporting got the better of TRAU FC by a solitary 40-minute strike at Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Sunday for their second straight win of the ongoing I-League. For the Imphal-based side it was their consecutive loss of the league.