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Messi mania grips Kolkata KOLKATA: A newlywed couple in Kolkata postponed their honeymoon to catch a glimpse of football superstar Lionel Messi, whose arrival in the city on Saturday triggered scenes of jubilation. “We recently got married, but on Messi’s visit, we cancelled our honeymoon plan because first we wanted to see Messi,” a fan…
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has once again created massive excitement among fans, this time with a hint of meeting football legend Lionel Messi in Kolkata. After teasing the much-talked-about interaction on social media, the superstar has now arrived in the city. Making the visit even more special, Shah Rukh was accompanied by his youngest…
KOLKATA: Thousands of fans braved the December chill and waited past midnight in Kolkata to welcome Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi, as he arrived in the city during the early hours of Saturday as part of his three-day, four-city GOAT India Tour 2025. Messi’s flight touched down at 2.26am, triggering scenes of jubilation at the…
KOLKATA: Kolkata is preparing for a moment many in the football-loving city have dreamt of for years, as Lionel Messi is set to arrive on 13 December. In the northern suburb of Lake Town, the Sree Bhumi Sporting Club has constructed what it claims is the world’s largest statue of the Argentinian icon — a…
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, on Thursday, confirmed his presence at Lionel Messi‘s much-anticipated tour. The actor set social media abuzz when he revealed that he would be present for the upcoming event this weekend.“This time round not planning my Knight in Kolkata… and hoping the day Ride is completely ‘Messi’. See you guys on…
KOLKATA: A key witness in CBI and ED land-grab cases against Sandeshkhali gang-rape accused Sheikh Shahjahan narrowly escaped death after a 10-wheeler truck bludgeoned his car into a roadside ditch while he was on his way to testify in court in a land-grab case against the former Trinamool strongman on Wednesday morning.Bholanath Ghosh, 64, escaped…
KOLKATA: At least four persons were reportedly injured — two of them seriously — after a high-end luxury car, a Ferrari, spiralled out of control, hit a lamp post, and then a roadside tree in the middle of Hospital Road around 7.40 am on Wednesday. The accident spot is located on the rear of Victoria…
KOLKATA: Two persons who have been selling chicken puffs in the Esplanade area for years lodged FIRs on Tuesday alleging that a few men assaulted them, hurled religious abuses at them and threw away the food for selling non-veg items to those who had gathered for the mass recital of Gita on the Maidan on…
Passengers check flight information board at Kolkata airport. KOLKATA: Pilots in IndiGo Airlines have questioned how the shortage of 65 captains and 59 co-pilots following the implementation of the revised flight duty time limitation (FDTL) norms could have triggered the cancellation and delays of thousands of flights and alleged that the crisis was engineered to…
BERHAMPORE/KOLKATA: Humayun Kabir on Sunday said he was ready to form an alliance with Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in the 2026 Bengal assembly elections. Speaking to reporters, Kabir said he was in touch with AIMIM neta Akbaruddin Owaisi’s personal assistant and while AIMIM wants him to join the party, he prefers an…
