Jyotirmoyee Sikdar's husband granted bail

A district court on Monday granted bail to Avtar Singh, husband of athlete and CPI-M MP Jyotirmoyee Sikdar, and nine others arrested in connection with a sex racket in Singh's hotel.Singh, the......

CPM's damage control

West Bengal's ruling Marxists are scurrying to control damage in the wake of the arrest of a party MP's husband in a prostitution racket.The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has said it......

Kalam presents Padma awards

President A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday presented the Padma awards to many eminent personalities, including Odissi danseuse Sonal Mansingh, ghazal singer Jagjit Singh, journalist Prabhu Chawla and......

Asiad champ Bahadur Sagoo is AFI president

IMAGE: Bahadur Singh Sagoo. Photograph: X Asian Games gold-winning former shot putter Bahadur Singh Sagoo was on Tuesday elected unopposed as the Athletics Federation of India's president,......

Asiad athletics: Dutee bags second medal, wins 200m silver

IMAGE: India’s Dutee Chand competes in the women’s 200m final. Photograph: Shahbaz Khan/PTI Dutee Chand joined her illustrious compatriots such as P T Usha in the list of athletes......

Sidhu, Sikdar, Jindal triumph

Former Test opener Navjot Singh Sidhu, Asian Games gold medallist athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar and South Asian Federation Games silver medallist skeet shooter Naveen Jindal will be making their debut......

National Athletics: Olympics-bound Luka wins gold, Mayookha injured

Rio-Olympics bound Tintu Luka grabbed the spotlight as she won the gold in women's 800m race on an uneventful third and final day of the Federation CupNational Athletics Championships, in New......

'Pinki is innocent and a victim of conspiracy'

Hailing the court's decision to grant bail to Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, the Bengal sports fraternity on Tuesday demanded punishment for those who are guilty of mistreating the......