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Birthday boy Suresh Raina still hasn’t entered his twilight zone

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Kolkata: Some people are innately gifted and coupled with dedication, they scale big heights in their respective fields. There are others who may not have been born with a natural flair but it's their perseverance and...
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Games that Team India Selection Committee play

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Kolkata: Rishabh Pant seems to have earned the confidence of the Indian Team Management or Team India Selection committee. Despite being consistently inconsistent, he has a guaranteed place in the side and is a go-to...
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Is Harsha Bhogle entitled to opine on cricket or not?

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Kolkata: First-hand experience does not qualify a person to rubbish opinions of lesser mortals and even take swipes at them on air. If you are wondering what we are delving into, it is with reference...
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To shoot or not – That’s the question

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Kolkata: There are occasions when authorities in positions of power baffle you with actions that are bereft of sagacity. It may sound rude but the threat of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to not send...
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Mark Taylor is the best captain I have seen: Simon Taufel

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Kolkata: He needs no introduction, does he? As part of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel, his record stands impeccable. And a five-time winner of the ICC Umpire of the Year Award, Australian Simon Taufel is...
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Let test cricket be the ultimate winner

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Kolkata: The stage is all set. It’s just hours before Eden Gardens, Kolkata once again etches its name in history. Come November 22, the Mecca of Indian cricket will host the maiden Test match in...
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Let There Be Light

Around the country on a bike

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For some, life begins after retirement. There is even a desire to live life dangerously by throwing oneself out of one’s comfort zone. It...
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Durga to be worshipped as a migrant worker in many pujas in Bengal

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Kolkata: In West Bengal, it’s been a tradition for puja pandals in and around Kolkata to always resonate the present social issues through their...
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Supreme Court directs Centre and State Govt to help sex workers, WB Govt allows them to have ration cards

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Kolkata: Responding to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Kolkata-based Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC) the Supreme Court finally instructed the central and...
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CinemaScope

The legend Soumitra Chatterjee breathes his last at the age of 85

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Kolkata: In the late 80s came a Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay novel 'Nana Ronger Aalo'. Still a school student with a deep desire to make films,...
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How soccer’s loss became Hollywood’s gain

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For over a month, the 1965 film The Hill was on my watchlist. I kept pushing back, for a variety of reasons. Saturday evening,...
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I wonder where the crowd that had camped at Jantar Mantar for days in 2012 against the rapists has disappeared today-Anubhav Sinha

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Who would know the road to evolution better than filmmaker Anubhav Sinha? A mechanical engineer from Aligarh Muslim University, Anubhav, bit by the film...
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36-9: Depressing present, ominous future

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“Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul. But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to...
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स्मॉल टाउन, बिग ड्रीम की जब भी मिसाल होगी, धोनी उस चैप्टर के नायक बने रहेंगे

नरेंद्र नाथ मिश्रा - 0
कभी सोचा था कि महेंद्र सिंह धोनी चुपके से ऐसे अलविदा कह देंगे? खामोशी से। वक्त कितना क्रूर होता है, बेरहम होता है, हम...
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Even Virat is human…

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Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli’s match-winning unbeaten 94 (off 50 balls) against the West Indies at Hyderabad on Friday is yet another personification of...
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Go Green

Farming no more a way of life in Mechukha, Arunachal Pradesh

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Shi-Yomi: Mechukha Valley in the newly formed Shi-Yomi district,  west Arunachal Pradesh is over 200 km from Pasighat. The constituency comprising 20 villages with...
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Kolkata Cares: City dwellers take initiatives for a Green Future

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Kolkata: There might be alleged violation of National Green Tribunal's rules during the Chhath Puja celebration, at Rabindra Sarovar's green zone but average Kolkatan...
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Puja at Rabindra Sarovar: Religious sentiments vs environmental concern

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Kolkata: Rising pollution and environmental issues might have become a focal point of discussion in many Indian cities, including national capital Delhi, but it...
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