
Kolkata: A day after courting controversy for saying "true paribartan" (change) had touched West Bengal, Governor MK Narayanan on Wednesday said his words referred to Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) win. "After trying for four years, it (KKR) finally won (the Indian Premier League). It is obviously a change. 'Paribartan' means change. It has nothing to do with the state government," he told reporters. While addressing the KKR felicitation ceremony at...

08:13 PM, May 30, 2012

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's march with the Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata knight Riders began on Tuesday with huge crowds at the Eden gardens as well as on the streets. The victory march began from Hazra in Kolkata on Tuesday with the KKR team led by Gautam Gambhir on an open truck with the IPL cup. The text on the blue and white coloured truck said,...

11:29 AM, May 29, 2012

The KKR team alongwith Shah Rukh Khan is in Kolkata for a roadshow that will culminate at the Writers' building where SRK will present the IPL cup to Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday. ...

10:30 AM, May 29, 2012

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday congratulated the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for winning the Indian Premier League (IPL-5). Congratulating KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan, Mamata said, "After Sachin, I'm congratulating Shah Rukh Khan. He is the brand ambassador of the state. I'm very happy for him." Announcing the victory procession of the team in Kolkata, Mamata said, "Shah Rukh Khan is going to thank the people...

02:07 PM, May 28, 2012

New Delhi: Model and Twitter celebrity Poonam Pandey finally made good her promise on Sunday, posting a nude picture of hers to celebrate the victory of Shah Rukh Khan's team Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League finals. She had promised her fans she would strip if Shah Rukh lifted the IPL trophy. "WARNING 18 & under should not try looking up the pic. that said i do not...

01:46 PM, May 28, 2012

Mumbai: Sahil Peerzada has been summoned by the Mumbai Income Tax department just days after he was in the news in connection with the alleged molestation row in the Indian Premier League. The I-T notice for Sahil Peerzada is for an alleged gold fraud four years ago. Peerzada along with another man, Raees Khan, had allegedly defrauded a metal scrap trading corporate of Rs 464 crore. The gold fraud co-accused,...

01:33 PM, May 28, 2012

The Kolkata Knight Riders' fans savour their team's win over Chennai Super Kings, which won KKR their maiden IPL trophy. ...

12:53 AM, May 28, 2012

New Delhi: Actor and co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders Shah Rukh Khan has been asked to appear before a Jaipur court on Saturday after he was served summons in a case related to smoking in public by him at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium during an IPL match. On April 27, Khan had been directed by a local court in Jaipur to appear before it on May 26, after he...

09:59 AM, May 26, 2012

The Indian cricket board is among the most reviled organizations in the sporting world. Perhaps in the real world too! That reputation is well earned ...

12:36 PM, May 25, 2012

Mumbai: Two disc jockeys who played music at the rave party in suburban Juhu hotel were on Tuesday called to the police station for the second consecutive day for probe into the matter even as the investigators are trying to decode the language used in the invitation, police said. "DJ brothers Romeo and Deepesh Sharma of Designer Hippies were today called to the station for the second day and their...

03:01 PM, May 22, 2012

Jaipur: Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan has been served a summon by the Rajasthan police over a complaint alleging that the actor was seen smoking in public on April 8 in Jaipur during a match. This was during the IPL match between the Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. The court has asked the actor to be present for hearing on May 26. The complainant had moved court...

01:13 PM, May 22, 2012

New Delhi: There is a new twist in the IPL molestation row, the Delhi police claim cricketer Luke Pomersbach has reportedly confessed in his statement to the cops. However, the statement is legally not admissible in a court of law. Meanwhile, KP Apanna is the latest name which has cropped up in investigations. Police say the RCB player went to the victim's room along with Pomersbach and asked for Siddharth...

11:41 PM, May 21, 2012

New Delhi: Cricketer KP Appanna on Sunday recorded his statement with Delhi Police after his name cropped up during investigations into the molestation case of an American woman allegedly by an Australian cricketer. The left-arm spinner was allegedly seen in CCTV footage accompanying Luke Pomersbach, the cricketer who is accused of molesting Zohal Hamid in a five-star hotel last Friday. Pomersbach, who plays for Royal Challengers in the IPL, was...

08:13 PM, May 21, 2012