Latest News, Updates & Breaking Headlines
KOLKATA: When 17-year-old Vedang Sharma missed out on tickets for Lionel Messi’s Kolkata appearance, he did what any diehard fan would do: kept chasing his dream. The Class XII student at Sri Sri Academy flew to Hyderabad and what followed was pure magic.Happy to get a seat on the stands of Hyderabad’s Uppal stadium, Vedang…
Sourav Ganguly & Lionel Messi (PTI) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has taken legal action against Uttam Saha, the president of the Argentina Fan Club of Kolkata, by filing a defamation case seeking Rs 50 crore in damages. The move follows allegations made by Saha linking Ganguly to the controversy surrounding the chaotic Yuva Bharati…
Sourav Ganguly, the new co-owner and ambassador of Tiigers of Kolkata in the ISPL, alongside Aksha Kamboj, Executive Chairperson of Aspect Global. (Image: Tiigers of Kolkata) Sourav Ganguly has spent decades at the heart of Indian cricket, from junior camps and high-pressure overseas tours to the boardroom and the commentary box. Yet, even after everything…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday defended the West Bengal government’s actions after chaos erupted during football legend Lionel Messi’s appearance at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.Banerjee said West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee apologised within an hour of the incident, while other state governments had not owned responsibility for incidents…
Kolkata: RPSG Group entertainment company Saregama India is picking up a 28% stake in Sanjay Leela Bhansali-promoted Bhansali Productions Private Limited (BPPL).The initial deal, as per stock market filings, is valued at Rs 325 crore. However, the RPSG group company will have the right to go up to 51% by March 31, 2030. Saregama will…
Cameron Green (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders head into the IPL auction with one of the biggest war chests, retaining a massive Rs 64.30 crore and as many as 13 slots to fill, including six overseas positions. KKR have taken the bold route by releasing several marquee names, most notably Andre Russell, Quinton…
The Election Commission has released a list of over 58 lakh voters removed from the rolls. KOLKATA: Barely hours before the publication of the draft electoral rolls in West Bengal, where Assembly elections are due early next year, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday morning uploaded the list of voters whose names have…
While most parts of North India struggle with severe pollution, this comes as a hopeful prediction from the weather department. According to IMD Mausam, major Indian cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Shimla and Kolkata will experience a mix of cool dry days. The cities will also have early-morning fog. Let’s have a closer…
Lionel Messi with main organiser Satadru Dutta at Salt Lake Stadium. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Mukesh Kumar has revealed the reasons behind the anger and chaos that erupted during the Kolkata leg of Lionel Messi‘s GOAT India Tour on December 13, pointing squarely at mismanagement by the organisers.Go Beyond The Boundary with…
KOLKATA: Almost everything that could have possibly gone wrong at Salt Lake stadium on Saturday went wrong, as revealed by a post-mortem by TOI 24 hours after the massive Messi mess.Those who had a ringside view of how the mayhem unfolded were near-unanimous about the origin of the trouble. Someone from the crowd of hangers-on…
