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"Commercialisation of Messi's visit": West Bengal Governor slams organiser
Updated : 7 months ago IST
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday slammed the organisers for "callously commercialising" the GOAT India tour of Football Icon Lionel Messi and completely "ignoring" the sentiments of fans after chaos erupted at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata during the event.
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Virat Kohli likely to play Vijay Hazare Trophy matches at Chinnaswamy Stad
Updated : 7 months ago IST
After the stampede during the victory celebrations of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) earlier this year, the stadium was deemed "unfit for large-scale events" by the Justice John Michael D'Cunha Commission tasked by the Karnataka government to investi
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"Organisers promising they will return ticket fee to fans": Kolkata police
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Following the chaos at the football icon Lionel Messi event in Kolkata, West Bengal Police on Saturday said that organisers of the GOAT India tour have "promised" to refund the ticket fee to the fans.
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"This can happen to you too": Grammy winner Ricky Kej alleges theft at Ben
Updated : 7 months ago IST
In a detailed post on Instagram, Ricky Kej expressed displeasure over the robbery carried out by one of the Zomato delivery partners.
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"Organiser has been arrested": West Bengal Governor after Lionel Messi's e
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Messi's Kolkata leg of the GOAT Tour descended into chaos on Saturday as fans who paid high ticket prices at Salt Lake Stadium's event began throwing bottles and attempting to break the gates between the stands after the Argentine legend left early. Angry fans resorted to vandalism at the
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Police use mild force to disperse crowd outside Messi's Kolkata hotel afte
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Police personnel used mild force to disperse the angry crowd that had gathered outside the hotel where star footballer Lionel Messi was staying in Kolkata, during the first leg of his GOAT India Tour, on Saturday.
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"Situation is under control": WB DGP after chaos at Kolkata stadium
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Chief Minister's remarks came after disgruntled fans, upset over poor crowd management and Messi's brief appearance at the venue, allegedly vandalised parts of the stadium.
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"Dark day": West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose condemns chaos at Salt Lak
Updated : 7 months ago IST
West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose condemned the chaos that erupted at the Salt Lake Stadium during football icon Lionel Messi's visit on Saturday.
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"Wanted to tell Rajnath Singh that if you want to survive in govt then lea
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday strongly criticised the Centre after the special discussion in Parliament over "Vande Mataram," alleging that the issue was being politicised ahead of the upcoming West Bengal elections to target Jawaharlal Nehru's legacy. Speaking to ANI, Ramesh
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Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes Bay of Bengal
Updated : 7 months ago IST
A moderate earthquake measuring magnitude 4.4 struck the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, according to seismic data shared by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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"Sincerely apologise to Messi and his fans": Mamata Banerjee after chaos a
Updated : 7 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday ordered a high-level enquiry after chaos erupted during football icon Lionel Messi's appearance at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) in Kolkata, expressing regret over the mismanagement and apologising to the
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Police personnel use mild force to disperse angry crowd after chaos breaks
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Police personnel used mild force to disperse the angry crowd after they tried to vandalise the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, alleging poor management of the Argentine Legend Lionel Messi's GOAT Tour event on Saturday.
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