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Aliah University student run over by car in West Bengal, friends stage protest

KOLKATA: An Aliah University student was killed after being run over by a speeding car near the institute's New Town campus on Sunday, police said.

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RIP Pele: Adeus the King of the beautiful game

A rare interaction in Kolkata reveals why Pele held millions spellbound...

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After cremating mother, PM Narendra Modi virtually flags off infra projects for West Bengal

KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off a host of infra projects, designed to add speed to Bengal and Kolkata, immediately after his mother’s cremation in Gandhinagar on Friday as West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and a host of other CMs physically attended the programmes…

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Debutant Lal picks five in Bengal's big win vs Nagaland

KOLKATA: Karan Lal joined an elite club of debutant players to claim five wickets in an innings and help Bengal beat Nagaland by an innings and 161 runs in their Elite Group 'A' Ranji Trophy match at Sovima, on the outskirts of Dimapur, on Thursday. The big win ensured the…

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East Bengal look to end year on a high

KOLKATA: Emami East Bengal will look to end the year on a winning note as well as record their first home victory in the ongoing ISL season when they clash with Bengaluru FC at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Friday. They will definitely fancy their chances against a side…

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Ranji Trophy: Twin tons put Bengal in command vs Nagaland

KOLKATA: Bengal batters plundered runs in plenty to take control of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match against Nagaland in Sovima, on the outskirts of Dimapur on Wednesday. Left-arm spinner Pradipta Pramanik finished with a career-best six-wicket haul as clean bowled overnight unbeaten batter Chopise Hopongkyu in the fourth…

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ISL: ATK Mohun Bagan end FC Goa's three game unbeaten run

KOLKATA: ATK Mohun Bagan snapped FC Goa's three-match unbeaten run in the Indian Super League with a 2-1 win here on Wednesday.

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Two Covid Positive Cases Detected At Kolkata Airport

Two persons returning from abroad have tested positive for the Coronavirus infection. Read on for details:

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Ranji Trophy: Shahbaz Ahmed provides Bengal the edge against Himachal Pradesh

KOLKATA: Bengal paid Himachal Pradesh back in their own coin but with a more telling impact as they took a firm hold on their Elite Group ‘A’ Ranji Trophy match at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday.

The Times of India

‘Our team will win’: how so many Indians started supporting Argentina

Better known for its love of cricket, every four years India and the wider region are gripped by World Cup fever

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I-League: Churchill Brothers, RoundGlass Punjab playout goalless draw; Mohammedan Sporting Club defeat Real Kashmir FC

KOLKATA: Mohammedan Sporting Club defeated Real Kashmir FC by a solitary goal while Churchill Brothers FC Goa were held to a 0-0 draw by RoundGlass Punjab FC in the Hero I-League on Friday.

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Ranji Trophy: Tiwary, Majumdar steer Bengal to six-wicket win over UP

KOLKATA: Skipper Manoj Tiwary and Anustup Majumdar slammed fifties as Bengal trounced Uttar Pradesh by six wickets in a group A match of the Ranji Trophy on Friday.

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Ranji Trophy: Uttar Pradesh in the driver’s seat against Bengal

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.

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Eastern Railway to run Kolkata-New Jalpaiguri & Sealdah-Puri winter special trains

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.

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Abhinav Bindra replaces 'indisposed' Mary Pierce as 25K run ambassador

KOLKATA: India's first individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra was on Wednesday named as the event ambassador for the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K run, slated for Sunday.

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GM-ER puts safety first during his Sealdah-Gede inspection

KOLKATA: Eastern Railway general manager Arun Arora put maximum impetus on safety aspects and passenger amenities of the railway operations during his annual inspection of the Sealdah-Gede section on Sunday.

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BJP will sweep panchayat polls in Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari

KOLKATA: Leader of Opposition in West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday claimed that the BJP will sweep the panchayat polls next year, as the ruling TMC is set to witness “rapid erosion” of its support base.

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ISL: Hugo Boumous' late penalty helps ATK Mohun Bagan beat ten-man Jamshedpur FC

KOLKATA: Hugo Boumous scored a 91st-minute penalty to give ATK Mohun Bagan a narrow 1-0 win over Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) on Thursday.

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Three and a half decades on, not much has changed in Lapierre’s Pilkhana

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.

The Independent UK

Dominique Lapierre, French author and journalist, dies at 91

French writer Dominique Lapierre has died at age 91

The Times of India

BJP to hold protest programme in West Bengal's Contai weeks after Abhishek Banerjee's rally

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…

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Viswanathan Anand focuses on producing the next champion

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…

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ATK Mohun Bagan dent BFC's hopes

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.

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Mamata Banerjee likely to officially announce 2 new districts on Tuesday

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.

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I-League: Mohammedan Sporting beat TRAU as Sreenidi upset champions Gokulam

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.

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