Messi's visit to India in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi showcased how a cricket-crazy nation like India is pretty passionate about football as well, as thousands of fans filled up the stadiums to get that one glimpse of Argentina's FIFA World Cup-winning icon waving at them and kic
Addressing the protest, Adhikari said the protest would continue and added that the BJP has also moved the court in the matter. "Protest will also go on, and we also have an appeal filed in the court for tomorrow. He (Aroop Biswas) should be taken into custody; he is completely responsibl
India's 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra paid condolences and penned down an emotional message for his childhood coach Lt. Col. J.S. Dhillon, who passed away on Wednesday.
BJP MP Shashank Mani on Wednesday criticised West Bengal Mamata Banerjee over the chaos and vandalism at Lionel Messi's event at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. He said that the chaos reflects the total failure of the state government.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday backed the remarks of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee defending the Bengal government after chaos erupted at Lionel Messi's event in Kolkata, stating that he was only highlighting the Bhartiya Janata Party's non-accountability and hypocrisy.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday pulled up the state government for the chaos and vandalism at Lionel Messi's event at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, saying that the CEO of Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) tried to hide the truth.
He criticised the BJP's handling of past incidents, pointing out the Kumbh Mela tragedy and the New Delhi railway station stampede, where many lives were lost. In contrast, he praised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's swift response to the chaos at Lionel Messi's event at Salt
After a trip to Kolkata and Hyderabad on December 13, followed by a visit to Mumbai the next day, Messi's India tour concluded with a visit to Delhi on Monday.
"I think he is very much correct and until and unless the impartial inquiry is over, the Sports Department will be looked after by me for the time being," the statement read, with a copy sent to Biswas too.
"Yesterday, this demand (of resignation) of the public was conveyed to the government, today I got the news that the Sports minister has resigned. As per the Constitution of India, resignation is to be approved by the Governor. I am waiting for the file," Bose told ANI here.