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Gold and silver prices declined sharply on Tuesday, marking the third straight session of losses as diminishing expectations of a US Federal Reserve rate cut in December weighed on investor sentiment. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), December gold futures slipped Rs 1,807, or 1.47 per cent, to Rs 1,21,120 per 10 grams, while the…
The first Test between India and South Africa ended in three days at Eden Gardens on Sunday and set a new record for red-ball cricket in India. It was the first time in India, and the first time in 66 years overall, that both teams were bowled out in all four innings without either side…
KOLKATA: Bengal’s special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls just produced an act of desperation with a strangely redemptive ending.Jagabandhu Mondal, missing for 28 years and long given up for dead by his family, returned to his native Bagdah village of North 24 Parganas Monday to reclaim his identity as a voter. His wife Supriya,…
KOLKATA: Sunday saw India suffer their fourth consecutive Test defeat to a SENA country at home, all of them mostly on turning wickets. A cause for concern, surely. Either the wickets are not suiting India or the technique of playing on them is lacking. Despite playing with four spinners, a relatively unknown Simon Harmer dazzled.And…
Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Former India batter Wasim Jaffer has offered advice to Gautam Gambhir following India’s 30-run loss to South Africa in the Kolkata Test.The pitch at Kolkata continues to face criticism despite support from India head coach Gautam Gambhir. The first Test concluded in just two and a half days, with South…
Rishabh Pant. (Credit: AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir defended wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant‘s performance after India’s loss to South Africa in the first Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. India failed to chase a target of 124 runs in the fourth innings, getting bowled out for 93, with stand-in captain Pant scoring 27 and…
Ravindra Jadeja walks off after his dismissal during the third day of the first Test cricket match of series between India and South Africa, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) Former India cricketers reacted strongly after the team’s 30-run loss to South Africa at Eden Gardens, a match in which India could not chase…
DURGAPUR: A 62-year-old man, who was hospitalised after being stung by a swarm of bees near Major Park at Durgapur on Monday, died at the hospital on Friday. Nirmal Dutta, former headmaster of RE Model School in the city, was stung 890 times, police said.Dutta was a resident of Sukantapalli, Durgapur, in West Burdwan. According…
South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj and teammates celebrate (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) The first Test between India and South Africa at Eden Gardens ended in a dramatic 30-run defeat for India, who were bowled out for 93/9 while chasing a modest target of 124. Shubman Gill was unable to bat due to injury, adding to the hosts’…
As the countdown to the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) begins, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) arrive at the new season carrying one of the league’s most colourful and fluctuating histories, marked by iconic title wins, bold leadership calls, dramatic rebuilds and, most recently, a return to dominance. Since the league’s inception, KKR have embodied…
