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Everything you need to know about Saha: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Saha: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Unidentified assailants attack office of Tripura daily, kill three

May 20, 2013 at 3:42 PM

Agartala, May 20 (ANI): Unidentified assailants attacked the office of a Tripura-based newspaper over the weekend, and killed three employees including the manager.

Tripura strike Tuesday to protest murders

May 20, 2013 at 1:18 PM

Agartala, May 20 (IANS) Opposition parties have called a 12-hour shut-down in Tripura Tuesday to protest the killing of three newspaper employees who were murdered at their office here, a Congress leader said.

Commonwealth TT: India win record 9 medals, Singapore dominate (Roundup)

May 10, 2013 at 7:50 PM

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Top paddler Sharath Kamal Friday had to settle for a bronze in the men's singles event as India finished the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships with a record nine medals - but no gold.

Commonwealth TT: India finish with record nine medals but no gold

May 10, 2013 at 4:06 PM

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Top-rated paddler Sharath Kamal Friday had to be content with a bronze in the men's singles event as India finished the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships Friday with a record nine medals -- but no gold.

Commonwealth TT: India win mixed doubles silver, six medals assured (Roundup)

May 9, 2013 at 9:58 PM

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Soumyajit Ghosh and Mouma Das secured a silver in the mixed doubles at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Thursday, a day on which India made sure of at least six other medals.

Commonwealth TT: Ghosh-Mouma make mixed doubles final

May 9, 2013 at 7:43 PM

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Soumyajit Ghosh and Mouma Das made the mixed doubles final at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships here Thursday, a day on which India made sure of at least seven medals in the individual competitions.

Commonwealth TT: India's best international arena (Preview)

May 4, 2013 at 6:28 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Commonwealth Championships is the only table tennis arena where India internationally enjoys the reputation of a champion nation. They invariably return with a bag full of medals and it should not be any different in the 19th edition of the tournament, beginning here Sunday.

Sharath Kamal relishing Timo Boll's company (Sports Feature)

May 4, 2013 at 4:04 PM

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India's top table tennis star Sharath Kamal could not have asked for more at this juncture of his career than to train with former World No.1 Timo Bol in his native Germany.

Raina's ton gives Chennai 15-run win over Kings XI

May 2, 2013 at 8:20 PM

Chennai, May 2 (IANS) Suresh Raina struck a fine unbeaten 100, the third century of Indian Premier League (IPL) season six, to set-up a 15-run win for Chennai Super Kings against Kings XI Punjab at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Thursday.

IPL Scoreboard: Super Kings vs Kings XI

May 2, 2013 at 7:48 PM

Chennai, May 2 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Thursday.

Super Kings elect to bat against Kings XI

May 2, 2013 at 3:56 PM

Chennai, May 2 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against Kings XI Punjab in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Thursday.

Women's squad protects women in Kolkata Metro

May 1, 2013 at 2:36 PM

Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Men beware! The salwar-clad woman you may have fixed your roving eyes on in a Kolkata Metro train could turn out to be from the special task force of the police. One indiscrete move and you might be cooling your heels behind bars.

IPL scoreboard: Pune Warriors v Chennai Super Kings

April 30, 2013 at 11:48 PM

Pune, April 30 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Chennai Super Kings and Pune Warriors at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Tuesday.

IPL: Chennai opt to bat against Pune

April 30, 2013 at 8:28 PM

Pune, April 30 (IANS) Chennai Super Kings won the toss and decided to bat against Pune Warriors in their Indian Premier League match here Tuesday.

Party legislator framed me: Kolkata Trinamool councillor

April 29, 2013 at 4:12 PM

Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Sambhunath Kow, murder accused and Trinamool Congress councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Monday accused party legislator Swarna Kamal Saha of hatching a conspiracy against him. Saha has denied the allegation.

Hussey stars in Super Kings' 14-run win over KKR

April 28, 2013 at 8:28 PM

Chennai, April 28 (IANS) Two-time champions Chennai Super Kings jumped to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) table, beating holders Kolkata Knight Riders by 14 runs at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Sunday.

IPL scoreboard: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders

April 28, 2013 at 8:04 PM

Chennai, April 28 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Sunday:

Knight Riders out Super Kings in

April 28, 2013 at 4:36 PM

Chennai, April 28 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir won the toss and put Chennai Super Kings in to bat in their Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium here Sunday.

PIL for 50 percent non-doctors in medical councils

April 27, 2013 at 9:08 PM

Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) To make medical councils in India "unbiased" and "corruption-free", NGO People For Better Treatment (PBT) will file a public interest litigation (PIL) to get non-doctors into the council.

Trinamool says Presidency vandalism staged, later retracts

April 13, 2013 at 7:00 PM

Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) After calling the vandalism at the Presidency University "trivial", the Trinamool Congress Saturday claimed the whole incident was "staged".

Presidency vandalism: Trinamool Congress

April 13, 2013 at 4:44 PM

Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) After calling the vandalism at the Presidency University "trivial", the Trinamool Congress Saturday claimed the whole incident was "staged".

Mamata 'devastated' by Presidency vandalism: Vice Chancellor

April 12, 2013 at 6:52 PM

Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday telephoned Presidency University Vice Chancellor Malabika Sarkar and said she was "devastated" by the vandalism at the varsity by the activists of her party's students wing.

Bengal's education system threatened in Trinamool rule: CPI-M

April 12, 2013 at 6:28 PM

Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Condemning the vandalism at Presidency University by the students wing of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, the opposition CPI-M Friday alleged that the state's education system was being threatened under the current dispensation.

Three more arrested in Presidency vandalism

April 12, 2013 at 3:24 PM

Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Three more people were arrested in connection with the Presidency University vandalism, taking the total number of people arrested in the incident to five, police said Friday.

Kolkata erupts in protests at Presidency Varsity vandalism (Roundup)

April 12, 2013 at 12:04 AM

Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Kolkata Thursday erupted in protests as academicians, students, writers and scientists expressed shock and anger over vandalism at the Presidency University and historic Baker's laboratory by state's ruling Trinamool Congress students wing.

Kolkata walks in silence, condemns Presidency vandalism

April 11, 2013 at 8:12 PM

Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Hundreds of students, alumni, teachers and employees of Presidency University staged a protest march in the city Thursday, condemning the vandalism of the prestigious institution and demanding punishment for the miscreants.

Ganguly hopes dropped veterans will be back in Indian team

April 6, 2013 at 9:24 PM

Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly Saturday hoped that Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan would be able to make a comeback to the Indian team in future despite being left out of the list of probables for upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.

Sehwag, Harbhajan not among Champions Trophy probables

April 6, 2013 at 2:44 PM

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan have not been included in the probables list for the ICC Champions Trophy in England from June 6 to 23.

Tripura Congress leader forms new party

April 3, 2013 at 5:48 PM

Agartala, April 3 (IANS) Tripura's dissident Congress leader Subal Bhowmik Wednesday launched a new party and blamed the central and state party leaders for the Congress' humiliating defeat in the Feb 14 assembly polls.

KKR jerseys fly off shelves in Kolkata

April 2, 2013 at 9:40 PM

Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) As Kolkata gets ready to unleash its love for cricket and Bollywood, fans of the nine Indian Premier League (IPL) teams lined up for tee-shirts and jerseys which were selling like hot-cakes across the eastern metropolis, hosting a gala opener to the sixth edition of the tournament at the Salt Lake stadium here Tuesday.

KKR jerseys fly off shelves in Kolkata

April 2, 2013 at 7:40 PM

Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) As Kolkata gets ready to unleash its love for cricket and Bollywood, fans of the nine Indian Premier League (IPL) teams lined up for tee-shirts and jerseys which were selling like hot-cakes across the eastern metropolis, hosting a gala opener to the sixth edition of the tournament at the Salt Lake stadium here Tuesday.

NIT Agartala students face suspension over Facebook comment

March 28, 2013 at 3:14 PM

Agartala, March 28 (IANS) A disciplinary panel of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) here has proposed to suspend 57 students for six months over a comment on Facebook against a girls' hostel superintendent.

Poll debacle: Two more Tripura Congress leaders resign

March 23, 2013 at 12:10 PM

Agartala, March 23 (IANS) Two senior Congress leaders have resigned from the party Saturday, blaming the state leadership for the party's electoral debacle in the Feb 14 polls.

Six budding designers set pace for Lakme Fashion Week

March 22, 2013 at 2:18 PM

Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) The Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) summer-resort 2013 kickstarted here Friday with six budding designers showcasing their modern creations at the Gen Next show.

Italian mayor offers to host fishermen's children

March 15, 2013 at 10:06 AM

Rome, March 15 (IANS/AKI) The mayor of Taranto, home of one of the marines at the centre of a row with India over the killing of two fishermen, has invited their orphaned children to study in the port town.

Italian envoy barred from leaving India, government reviews ties (Intro Roundup)

March 14, 2013 at 9:26 PM

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India's apex court Thursday restrained the Italian envoy from leaving the country following Rome's refusal to send back its two marines to face trial for killing two Indian fishermen, even as the government said it was reviewing "all aspects" of its ties with Italy.

Italian envoy barred from leaving India (Roundup)

March 14, 2013 at 7:58 PM

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India said Thursday it was reviewing "all aspects" of its ties with Italy following Rome's refusal to send back its two marines to face trial for killing two Indian fishermen.

Tripura Congress sacks leader

March 10, 2013 at 2:43 PM

Agartala, March 10 (IANS) Former minister Jahar Saha was expelled Sunday from the Congress for six years after he blasted the state leadership for losing the assembly elections to the Marxists.

Left Front rules Tripura for fifth straight term

March 6, 2013 at 3:31 PM

Agartala, March 6 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front in Tripura assumed office Wednesday for the fifth consecutive term with the 64-year-old Marxist leader Manik Sarkar at the helm as chief minister.

Website with 900,000 pictures launched

March 2, 2013 at 4:03 PM

Mumbai, Mar 2 (IANS) A website with a bank of over 900,000 news images has been launched to tap the estimated Rs.300 crore image market in India.

General budget disappoints tea traders of Siliguri

March 1, 2013 at 4:27 PM

New Delhi, Mar 1 (ANI): The general budget has disappointed tea traders of West Bengal's Siliguri District, as it failed to take up their long-time demand of cutting import and export duties on tea.

Chidambaram levies 0.01 percent CTT on non-agro commodities

February 28, 2013 at 7:31 PM

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Introducing the Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT) in a limited way, union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday proposed to levy it on non-agriculture commodity trades at 0.01 percent of the price of the trade.

Indian baby under US foster care returns to Kolkata

February 27, 2013 at 9:55 PM

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Nearly six months after being taken into custody by the United States Child Protection Services for alleged neglect by parents, one-and-a-half-year-old Indrashish, son on an Indian couple in the US, returned to the city Wednesday.

Indian baby under US foster care returns to Kolkata

February 27, 2013 at 7:23 PM

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Nearly six months after being taken into custody by the US Child Protection Services for alleged neglect by parents, one-and-a-half-year-old Indrashish, son on an Indian couple in the US, returned to the city Wednesday.

Lakhs take holy dip in Konark

February 17, 2013 at 12:01 PM

Bhubaneswar, Feb 17 (IANS) More than five lakh devotees Sunday took a holy dip in Odisha's temple town Konark and offered prayers to the sun god on the occasion of Magha Saptami.

West Bengal should do more with farm products: Amit Mitra

February 7, 2013 at 9:23 PM

Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Expansion of production technology, setting up of food research centres and joint inter-ministerial initiatives are needed for proper growth and development of the agro-marketing industry in West Bengal, state Finance Minister Amit Mitra said here Thursday.

'Bighearted' Becks donates 3.3m pounds salary to kids' charity after joining French club PSG

February 1, 2013 at 11:18 AM

London, Feb 1 (ANI): Football star David Beckham has signed a five-month deal with big-spending French club Paris St Germain, and the former England international has decided to donate his 3.3 million pound salary to a kids' charity in a generous gesture.

National table tennis: Roy, Manika and Madhurika bow out

January 11, 2013 at 6:49 PM

Raipur, Jan 11 (IANS) Petroleum Sports Promotion Board's (PSPB) Soumyadeep Roy was the lone seed to fall Friday in the men's singles while Delhi's Manika Batra and PSPB's Madhurika Patkar also made early exits from the women's singles of the 74th National Table Tennis Championships here.

National TT: Delhi upset PSPB for women's title

January 10, 2013 at 4:25 PM

Raipur, Jan 10 (IANS) Delhi women's team beat fancied Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) 3-1 for a title at the National Table Tennis Championships here Thursday.

Agartala records lowest minimum temperature in four decades

January 10, 2013 at 2:58 PM

Agartala, Jan 10 (IANS) The intense cold wave conditions continued its tight grip over Tripura Thursday and the state capital Agartala recorded the lowest minimum temperature in the last four decades, the weather office here said.

Tripura has coldest day in 18 years

January 9, 2013 at 4:49 PM

Agartala, Jan 9 (IANS) Tripura and adjoining areas of the northeastern region Wednesday shivered through the coldest day in 18 years, the minimum temperatures dipping to 4.6 degrees Celsius.

Tripura woman's torture: Four accused yet to be arrested

December 24, 2012 at 4:53 PM

Agartala, Dec 24 (IANS) Four more men who stripped and beat a woman in public last week in western Tripura's Sipahijala district are yet to be arrested, police said Monday. One of the absconding men is the victim's husband.

India to host Commonwealth TT Championships

December 19, 2012 at 5:01 PM

New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) India will host the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships in the national capital in May 2013. It will be the fifth time that India will host the tournament.

Governor urged to keep AMRI Hospital closed

December 9, 2012 at 5:32 PM

Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) A patients' group Sunday appealed to West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan to initiate necessary steps so that the AMRI Hospital does not reopen until those responsible for the ghastly fire that killed 94 in the medical facility a year ago are brought to book.

Auto drivers atttack photo journalist with a razor

December 1, 2012 at 9:07 PM

Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) A photojournalist of a Bengali daily was allegedly assaulted and attacked with a razor by a group of auto-drivers after he intervened when one of them purportedly misbehaved with a woman passenger in neighbouring North 24 Pargnas district Saturday, police said.

Pune FC looks to gain from Mohun Bagan form

December 1, 2012 at 7:31 PM

Pune, Dec 1 (IANS) A positive Pune FC will be out to improve its position in the points table against Mohun Bagan AC in the I-League Round 9 Sunday.

EC to oversee Tripura electoral rolls revision

November 17, 2012 at 7:38 PM

Agartala, Nov 17 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) will send observers after rescheduling the ongoing revision of electoral rolls in Tripura following the Congress's complaint about discrepancies in the voters' lists, an official said here Saturday.

Vintage classics big hits at Kolkata film fest

November 11, 2012 at 7:15 PM

Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) Vintage classics, including India's first full-length feature film Dadasaheb Phalke's "Raja Harishchandra" screened Saturday at the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), were a big hit with the masses.

Two Delhi boys join FC Metz academy

November 5, 2012 at 7:59 PM

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) A successful trial at French football club FC Metz led to Delhi-based Maanas Kalra and Shiv Jhangiani becoming the first Indian boys to train full-time in an international European club academy while pursuing their studies at the same time.

Youth Congress activists protest against Mamata-led W.Bengal Government in Kolkata

November 5, 2012 at 6:23 PM

Kolkata, Nov.5 (ANI): Youth Congress activists protested against the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal Government, complaining about its wrong industrial policies.

Former Maoists meet Mamata, demand rehab package

November 3, 2012 at 6:55 PM

Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) Two former Maoist guerrillas, who were detained Saturday for wandering near Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence, later met her and complained that they were yet to get the promised rehabilitation package.

Tripura's electoral rolls' revision rescheduled

November 3, 2012 at 4:47 PM

Agartala, Nov 3 (IANS) The Election Commission has rescheduled the on-going revision of electoral rolls in the Left-ruled Tripura following a complaint by the Congress about alleged irregularities, an official said here Saturday, sparking a protest from the CPI-M.

Cook leads England XI's reply with brilliant century

October 31, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Mumbai, Oct 31 (IANS) Captain Alastair Cook led a strong reply with an unbeaten 122 as England XI made 286 for four in their first innings against India A on the second day of the first practice match at the Brabourne Stadium here Wednesday.

Raina to lead India 'A' in friendly tour match against England

October 24, 2012 at 6:15 PM

Chennai, Oct. 24 (ANI): The All-India Senior Selection Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) met here today, and picked the India 'A' team for the match against the touring England side.

Raina to lead India 'A' against England

October 24, 2012 at 4:47 PM

Chennai, Oct 24 (IANS) Middle-order batsman Suresh Raina will lead the India 'A' against England in a three-day tour match to begin Oct 30 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

Durga Puja joyride turns fatal for girl

October 22, 2012 at 2:31 PM

Kolkata, Oct 22 (IANS) A ride on a toy train proved fatal for a young girl when a part of the train came apart at a Durga Puja celebration here.

SC notice to Mamata in adviser appointment case

October 19, 2012 at 6:38 PM

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for removing her name as a respondent in a case questioning Sukumar Mukherjee's appointment as chief adviser to the state health department.

SC notice to Mamata in adviser appointment case

October 19, 2012 at 11:58 AM

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued a notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on a petition challenging the deletion of her name as one of the parties in a case questioning the appointment of Sukumar Mukherjee as chief adviser of the state health department.

Custody row: New Jersey authorities agree to hand over child

October 16, 2012 at 9:48 PM

Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) The child welfare services in New Jersey, which had taken over the custody of one-year-old Indrashish, have agreed to hand over the child to a "bona fide guardian", his grand father said here Tuesday.

QPR striker Cisse splits with wife after seven years of marriage

October 10, 2012 at 5:08 PM

London, Oct 10(ANI): Queens Park Rangers (QPR) striker Djibril Cisse is set to divorce wife of seven years, Jude, according to the French footballer's spokesperson.

Locals get distressed due to dilapidated roads in Siliguri

October 7, 2012 at 3:25 PM

Siliguri, Oct 7 (ANI): Dilapidated roads are a cause of worry to locals in West Bengal's Siliguri District.

Watermelons 'may help prevent heart attacks and weight gain'

October 5, 2012 at 11:02 AM

London, October 5 (ANI): Researchers including one of Indian origin have suggested that a daily slice of watermelon could help prevent heart disease by halting the build-up of 'bad' cholesterol.

Now, a Durga Puja guide book in braille

September 24, 2012 at 6:35 PM

Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) In an initiative to make the coming Durga Puja festival an all-inclusive affair, a guide book in Braille was unveiled in the city for the first time Monday by the National Institute of Professionals (NIP) - an NGO working for the blind and visually impaired.

Bengal bus operators withdraw strike after government assurances

September 19, 2012 at 10:21 PM

Kolkata, Sep 19 (IANS) Bus operators in West Bengal withdrew their indefinite strike after the state government Wednesday assured them that it would look into their demands of a minimum fare hike within 10 days.

US custody row: President Mukherjee assures grandparents of all help

September 16, 2012 at 8:54 PM

Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) The grandfather of one-year-old Indrashish Saha -- who has been taken into custody by the child welfare services in New Jersey -- Sunday met President Pranab Mukherjee who has assured all help in the matter.

US child custody row: Couple advised to await court verdict

September 13, 2012 at 8:10 PM

New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The government Thursday said it has advised an Indian couple embroiled in a custody battle with a child protection agency in New Jersey (US) to seek a lawyer to help them and suggested that they should await the outcome of the judicial process on this issue.

US Child Custody row: India takes up case of child in foster care in US

September 11, 2012 at 11:51 AM

India has decided to take the child custody row very seriously after US authorities have denied to handover one-year old child to their parents who was fell down from the bed and got serious head injuries...........

India takes up case of child in foster care in US

September 11, 2012 at 10:26 AM

New York, Sep 11 (IANS) Indian missions in the US have taken up with authorities the case of an Indian couple who have been denied custody of their child after he suffered head injuries in a fall.

S.M. Krishna asked to help NRI couple get back child

September 10, 2012 at 6:50 PM

Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) The West Bengal Congress unit has requested External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna to take steps to ensure that a US-based couple's child is returned to them at the earliest.

U.S. child custody row: Krishna seeks report

September 10, 2012 at 3:22 PM

New Delhi, Sept 10 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Monday sought a report from the Indian mission over the decision of child service authorities in New Jersey to restrict access to an Indian couple to their one-year-old son.

South Zone TT: Sharath, Shamini emerge champions

September 9, 2012 at 6:15 PM

Bangalore, Sep 9 (IANS) Sharath Kamal and Shamini Kumaresan emerged the men's and women's singles champions at the Indian Oil Servo National Ranking South Zone Table Tennis Championships which concluded at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium here Sunday.

Ironical that Bose did not get Nobel Prize: CERN chief (Interview)

September 3, 2012 at 3:05 PM

Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) India is like the "historic father" of the Higgs boson project, the search for what could be the basic building block of the cosmos, says CERN chief Rolf-Dieter Heuer, ruing that Indian scientist Satyendra Nath Bose, from whose surname the word 'boson' is derived, did not get the Nobel Prize.

Saha Institute to take up boson naming case with CERN

September 1, 2012 at 4:41 PM

Kolkata, Sep 1 (IANS) The Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP) would take up with European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) chief Rolf-Dieter Heuer the case of sub-atomic particle boson, derived from an Indian scientist's name, being rendered in lower case.

Sathiyan-Priya bag table tennis mixed doubles crown

August 26, 2012 at 8:58 PM

Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) pair G. Sathiyan and Narasimha Priya won the mixed doubles crown at the 42nd All-India Inter-Institutional Table Tennis Championships here Sunday.

Inter-Institutional TT: Manika, Shamini, Mouma lose

August 26, 2012 at 7:30 PM

Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) Three seeds bowed out of the women's section while the men's draw went according to rankings at the 42nd All-India Inter-Institutional Table Tennis Championships here Sunday.

Inter-institutional TT: Most seeded players in pre-quarters

August 25, 2012 at 11:14 PM

Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) Men's ninth seed Devesh Karia and 13th ranked Sourav Chakraborty bit the dust even as most seeded players made it to the pre-quarter-finals in the men's and women's sections of the 42nd All India Inter-Institutional Table Tennis Championships here Saturday.

PSPB paddlers likely to dominate

August 21, 2012 at 9:20 PM

Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) paddlers are likely to dominate the 42nd edition of the All-India Inter-Institutional Table Tennis Championships which get under way at the Khudiram Anushilan Kendra here Wednesday.

Louis Saha signs for Sunderland

August 16, 2012 at 7:40 PM

Moscow, Aug 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Former Manchester United forward Louis Laurent Saha has joined Sunderland on a one-year deal, the club said Thursday.

Five Tripura University students expelled for ragging

August 5, 2012 at 3:29 PM

Agartala, Aug 5 (IANS) Five students of Tripura University here were expelled for assaulting several junior students in the hostel, officials said Sunday.

2 Indians killed in Nigeria, India seeks probe

July 26, 2012 at 8:02 PM

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Two Indians have been brutally murdered and another seriously wounded by unidentified assailants in Nigeria. Strongly condemned the killings, India Thursday sought an official report from the Nigerian authorities and a probe into the gruesome incident.

After particle discovery, spotlight on Satyendra Nath Bose

July 5, 2012 at 6:40 PM

Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) The discovery of a new subatomic particle, possibly the Higgs boson considered "a key to the cosmic riddle", has put the spotlight once again on Satyendra Nath Bose, the Indian scientist from whose surname the word 'boson' is derived.

World forgets Indian God of 'God Particles'

July 5, 2012 at 1:04 PM

Before the demonstration of 'Higgs Boson' popularly known as 'God Particles', there were various rumours about the much- awaited undiscovered subatomic particle, which could prove a breakthrough in modern physics. But after the demonstration and approval of scientists across the World at European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva, there was only one name Peter Higgs, a famous British Scientists who first predicted the existence of such particle in 1960s. He was also present at CERN and scientists have nomenclature the new discovery behind him........

God Particle's discovery 'biggest leap in physics' (Roundup)

July 4, 2012 at 11:34 PM

New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Scientists have finally locked onto Higgs Boson, the 'God Particle', a discovery that crowns the global scientific community's most challenging and comprehensive quest for the subatomic particle rightly regarded as "the key to the cosmic riddle".

India A lose third 'Test' by 10 wickets, series 1-2

June 19, 2012 at 11:35 PM

Gros Islet (St Lucia), June 19 (IANS/CMC) India A lost the third and final unofficial cricket Test against West Indies A by 10 wickets and with it the series 1-2 at the Beausejour Cricket Stadium here Tuesday.

West Indies A beat India A by 10 wickets

June 19, 2012 at 9:59 PM

Gros Islet (St.Lucia), June 19 (IANS/CMC) West Indies A defeated India A by 10 wickets on the fourth day of the third and final unofficial Test at the Beausejour Cricket Stadium here Tuesday.

Tiwari and Saha keep India afloat in third Test

June 19, 2012 at 8:39 AM

Gros Islet (St Lucia), June 19(IANS/CMC) India A look like losing the third and final cricket 'Test' and with it the series to West Indies A after pacers Delorn Johnson and Kevin McClean devastated them on the third day of the match.

India A 30/3 in second knock after conceding 106-run lead

June 18, 2012 at 11:51 PM

Gros Islet (St Lucia), June 18 (IANS/CMC) India A, trailing by 106 runs on first innings, were 30 for three at lunch on the third day of the third and final unofficial Test against West Indies A at the Beausejour Cricket Stadium here Monday.

Obama `very hands on dad` says `proud` wife Michelle

June 18, 2012 at 10:55 AM

Washington, June 18 (ANI): Michelle Obama was all praise for her husband as they celebrated Father's Day on Sunday.

`Proud` Michelle Obama wishes hubby `happy Father's Day`

June 18, 2012 at 10:23 AM

Washington, June 18 (ANI): Michelle Obama was all praise for her husband as they celebrated Father's Day on Sunday.

Put in, India A barely manage 230 in third 'Test'

June 17, 2012 at 7:22 AM

Gros Islet (St Lucia), June 17 (IANS/CMC) India A batsmen struggled yet again and managed to score 230 after being put in by West Indies A in the decisive third and final cricket Test here at the Beausejour Cricket Stadium.