Kolkata, 20/12: Satadru Dutta, the arrested main organiser of Lionel Messi event here on December 13, has told investigators that the football icon was “unhappy with being touched or hugged” during his appearance at the Salt Lake Stadium and left before staying there full time as scheduled , a source said.
Dhaka, 20/10: Tightened security on Saturday, deploying police and paramilitary forces in the capital Dhaka ahead of funeral prayers for a slain youth leader and election candidate whose death has sparked a surge of violence.
Hyderabad, 20/12:The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named a 15-member squad on Saturday, December 20, for the T20 World Cup 2026. The selectors went with Suryakumar Yadav in the captaincy. The selection committee came with a surprise as they dropped Shubman Gill. They also announced the team for the upcoming five-match T20I…
Thiruvananthapuram, 20/12: Veteran Malayalam actor, screenwriter and director Sreenivasan passed away on Saturday while undergoing treatment for age-related health issues. He breathed his last at the Ernakulam Taluk Hospital, family sources said. Sreenivasan made his entry into cinema in 1977 with Manimuzhakkam, directed by P. A. Backer, marking the beginning of a career that would…
Guwahati, 20/12: The Sairang (Mizoram)-New Delhi Rajdhani Express derailed near Kampur in central Assam’s Nagaon district in the wee hours of Saturday resulting in deaths of seven wild elephants. The Northeast Frontier Railway officials said five coaches and the locomotive derailed at around 2.17 am but there was no injury to passengers
New Delhi, 19/12: India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant is set to lead Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) announced on Friday. Former India captain Virat Kohli, who only plays the 50-over format, will also be a part of the team. Additionally, India veterans Ishant Sharma and Navdeep Saini are…
Dhaka,19/12: Bangladesh interim government on Friday urged citizens to resist violence by “a few fringe elements” as the body of a prominent July Uprising leader, who died in Singapore six days after he was shot, reached the capital.
Ahmedabad, ,19/12: Hardik Pandya slammed India’s second fastest T20I half-century of all time in just 16 balls in the fifth and the final match against South Africa in Ahmedabad on Friday as India finished with a mammoth total of 231/5. The all-rounder hammered four fours and five sixes in his whirlwind knock. Arriving at 115/3…
New Delhi, 12/19: The Election Commission (ECI) on Friday released a list of 4.34 crore voters in the Gujarat draft electoral rolls after completing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in the state. Names of 73.73 lakh voters in the the state were omitted due to various reasons in draft electoral rolls, PTI reported quoting…
Mumbai, 19/12: The BCCI is set to announce the team India squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which is less than two months away, on Saturday (December 20). The defending champions have continued their top form in the shortest format, having not lost a single series, including a dominant Asia Cup. In…
