VIPs first, fans later: How Lionel Messi tour’s Kolkata flop exposed misplaced priorities

[ad_1] If you watched Lionel Messi’s much-hyped GOAT Tour appearance in Kolkata, it quickly became clear that the event existed for all the wrong reasons. What should have been a celebration of football and a rare moment for Indian fans instead became a reminder of how poor planning and misplaced priorities can derail even the […]

‘This is a disaster’: Mamata Banerjee targets BJP over IndiGo fiasco; cites passenger agony | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday sharply criticised the Centre over the nationwide flight chaos triggered by IndiGo’s deepening operational crisis, calling the situation “a disaster” and accusing the BJP-led government of failing passengers as large-scale cancellations entered the seventh straight day.Indigo flight cancellations follow live updatesSpeaking in Kolkata, Banerjee […]

MBBS student rape case: BJP hits out at Mamata Banerjee over ‘12:30 am’ remark; calls TMC’s mindset ‘regressive’ | India News

[ad_1] Bansuri Swaraj and Mamata Banerjee (R) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has come under fire from the BJP after her remarks on the recent gangrape of an MBBS student in Durgapur. The main opposition party in the state, BJP on Monday accused Mamata of “justifying rape,” triggering a political row in […]

Mamata has turned Bengal into a safe haven for rapists: BJP | India News

[ad_1] BJP on Saturday upped the ante against Mamata Banerjee led Bengal government after a medical student was allegedly gangraped in Paschim Bardhaman district. BJP accused government of turning the state into a nightmare for women’s safety through its deliberate policy of appeasement. Union minister Sukanta Majumdar posted on X, “Mamata has turned Bengal into […]

‘We hold Rabindranath Tagore in highest esteem’: Bangladesh arrests two over poet’s house attack; says his contribution deeply revered

[ad_1] India condemns attack on Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral home in Bangladesh (Image credit: ANI) Bangladesh’s foreign ministry on Friday released a statement on the recent mob attack that vandalised the ancestral home of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore in the Sirajganj district of Bangladesh.The ministry detailed the actions taken by the administration. “Following the incident, a […]

Yogi Adityanath On Bengal Violence During Waqf Protest

[ad_1] Attacking the Mamata Banerjee government over the violence in Murshidabad during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said “Bengal is burning” and its Chief Minister is “silent”. He also said “danda” — meaning stick — is the “only treatment for rioters”. Addressing a gathering in Hardoi, Mr […]

SC quashes Calcutta HC’s order for CBI probe into creation of supernumerary teacher posts | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a portion of the Calcutta high court‘s directive ordering a CBI probe into the West Bengal cabinet‘s decision to create supernumerary posts for school staff. However, it upheld the continuation of the CBI investigation into other aspects of the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching […]