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New Delhi, March 25 : As he walked the ceremonial red carpet, his chest swollen with pride, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan’s Durbar Hall to be conferred the Padma Shri by President Ram Nath Kovind, a trail of memories flowed through the mind of the retire…

Kolkata, March 24 : In-form Vidarbha middle-order batsman Apoorv Vijay Wankhade feels that his good showing in the Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup has helped him mature as a Twenty20 cricketer and that will hold him in good stead when he turns out for the…

Kolkata, March 23 : Beleaguered India pacer Mohammed Shami’s wife Hasin Jahan, who accused her husband of domestic violence and extra marital affairs, on Friday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the issue.Jahan who also lodged a case …

Kolkata, March 22 : Arjuna awardee table tennis player and Olympian Soumyajit Ghosh was booked on Thursday for raping a teenager.Ghosh, also India’s youngest national table tennis champion, however refuted the allegation and said he will legally appr…

Agra, March 21 : Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal on Wednesday visited the elephant rescue centre and the sloth bear facility to promote awareness about wildlife in India.Yuzvendra learnt about the past story of Maya, Phoolkali and Laxmi among the 2…

Chennai, March 21 : India’s top chess players have started gearing up for a podium finish in the Olympiad — to be held at Batumi in Georgia this September — by, well, starting their day playing table tennis.Playing table tennis is part of the physi…

Jaipur, March 19 : Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket team Rajasthan Royals on Sunday released this year’s team anthem “Phir Halla Bol” with a renewed spirit and exuberance.”Our anthem has been unique in the sense that it is soaked in the flavour an…

Kolkata, March 13 : India pacer Mohammed Shami’s wife Hasin Jahan, who lodged a case against her husband for domestic violence and accused him of multiple extramarital affairs, on Tuesday sought personal security from Kolkata Police.Jahan claimed she…

Let me start by saying that I don’t want to sound a fanatic, for I don’t suggest anything that I can’t do myself.I quit smoking recently. And that’s no small feat. Tobacco is the most common form of addiction and one of the most harmful as well, much m…

Kolkata, March 9 : India pacer Mohammed Shami faces charges of attempting to murder his wife by poisoning her after the cricketer’s wife Hasin Jahan accused him of physically and mentally torturing her and having extra-marital affairs, police said on…