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Jacob Duffy of New Zealand celebrates with team mates (Photo by Joe Allison/Getty Images) New Zealand secured a 3-1 series victory over West Indies in the fifth Twenty20 international at Dunedin on Thursday, winning by eight wickets. Jacob Duffy‘s outstanding performance of 4-35, including three crucial wickets in the third over, helped restrict West Indies…
KOLKATA: Kolkata-based industrialist Pawan Ruia, once known as the “turnaround tycoon” who would buy sick companies in a bid to make them profitable, has been named along with his kin in a cyber fraud case involving 148 shell companies that were allegedly used to park Rs 317 crore in illegal proceeds of online crime. Bengal…
When the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education told every government and aided school to open assembly with the state anthem Banglar Mati, Banglar Jal, the Hills read a larger message: Uniform ritual, uniform identity. The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) pushed back, saying the order won’t apply to Darjeeling schools. In a letter to the…
File photo of Kane Williamson. New Zealand’s pace bowler Matt Henry is set to return to the national side for the upcoming three-match ODI series against West Indies, following his recovery from a calf strain that kept him out of the last two ODIs against England. The New Zealand squad announcement comes amid an extensive…
New Zealand vs West Indies Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) West Indies produced a power-hitting masterclass but still fell agonisingly short, losing to New Zealand by three runs in a high-scoring thriller at Eden Park on Thursday. The result levelled the five-match T20I series 1-1.New Zealand’s victory was built on Mark Chapman’s explosive 78 off…
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan celebrates his 60th birthday, marking six decades of charm, success, and stardom. Fondly known as the King of Bollywood, SRK’s big day has turned into a nationwide celebration, with fans gathering outside his residence and social media buzzing with heartfelt wishes. Among the many greetings pouring in, one special message…
LONDON: Two rapes in the West Midlands targeting two young Sikh women have triggered fear and concern among the British Sikh community which has lived in the region for decades.A white British man, John Ashby (32) from Birmingham, has been charged with the rape of a Punjab-born woman aged in her 20s on the evening…
SURI/MIDNAPORE/KOLKATA: The family of a 95-year-old man who died by suicide in his daughter’s Birbhum home on Thursday blamed “SIR fears” for his act, making it the second such case in Bengal in three days. Another man’s suicide attempt in Cooch Behar on Wednesday was also attributed to concerns over citizenship.CM Mamata Banerjee attacked what…
Bengaluru: India A’s Sai Sudharsan addresses a press conference ahead of the first unofficial four-day Test cricket match between India A and South Africa A, at BCCI Centre of Excellence, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) (PTI10_29_2025_000146B) Bengaluru: Since making his Ranji Trophy debut in the 2022-23 season, Tamil Nadu’s Sai Sudharsan showcased class and…
NEW DELHI: After the EC announced a pan-India SIR, including West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee government went for one of the biggest one-day shake-up transferring over 500 bureaucrats. Though dated October 24, the transfer orders were uploaded in phases on the department’s website both before and after the Election Commission announced the SIR.Transfer orders for…
