On March 16, Wednesday, Mashrafe Mortaza will lead his side against Pakistan to their first match at the Eden Gardens since 1990.

Pope Francis formally approves sainthood for Mother Teresa and set September 4 as the date for her canonisation.

Ace Pakistani allrounder Shahid Afridi’s suggestion that Pakistan national team feels more loved in India sparks controversy at home.

Pakistan will take part in the World Twenty20 after receiving security assurances from the Indian government.

The India-Pakistan World T20 match on March 19 has been moved to Eden Gardens in Kolkata, because of security concerns over the original venue Dharamsala.

Classical Indian dance could be an effective form of therapy for victims of human trafficking and sexual violence, helping them to overcome their traumatic experiences and gain confidence, a pilot study has shown.

An alleged Bangladeshi national is among three persons arrested from Bidhannagar area of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district adjacent to Kolkata and seized seven fake Indian passports from them.

Three Indian Army men allegedly gang-rape a Kolkata teen onboard the Howrah-Amritsar Express after forcing her to drink alcohol and getting her drunk.

Shahid Afridi, Pakistan T20 captain said a tough World Twenty20 draw in a group featuring India, Australia, New Zealand and most likely Bangladesh will motivate his team.

The Indian cricket board's (BCCI) decision to award almost half of the ICC World T20 matches next year to only two venues -Dharamshala and Nagpur -has raised eyebrows.

South African legend Jacques Kallis has been named the head coach of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), replacing Trevor Bayliss.

Chris Cairns allegedly told the New Zealand players that he attempted to recruit to his match-fixing operation that the Indian Cricket League (ICL) was powerless to stop their actions.

Margaret Atwood and Stephen Fry are among the authors who will be attending the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Sumit Sen, Editor of The Times of India, Kolkata, passed away on Sunday night after a brave battle with cancer. He was 60.

Football legend Pele is scheduled to visit Kolkata as a special ambassador for an international football tournament next month.

Indian police claim rescue of a Bangladeshi teenage girl from human traffickers in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal last week, detain two.

But it does not need Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking for anybody to know that Dhaka has been rotting, stinking and becoming more terrible to live in every year.

A journalist of an Indian Bangla daily goes missing near his home in Alipurduar district of West Bengal.

Alleging murder, a man files a complaint with police in Kolkata over his dead cat.

Residents of a village in West Bengal have performed Eid prayers before a “life size” replica of the historic Red Fort of New Delhi.