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Aroop Biswas steps down as sports minister over Lionel Messi fiasco in Kolkata

Updated on Dec 16, 2025 11:49 IST

Angry fans vandalise banners, throw bottles, ripped up seats and threw them on the pitch after Argentina football star Lionel Messi's early departure from the Salt Lake Stadium during his India Tour in Kolkata, on December 13 (HT Photo/Samir Jana)

Bengal sports minister offers to resign over chaos at Messi event in Kolkata

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi with West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas during an event as part of his 'G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025' in Kolkata.

Updated on Dec 16, 2025 09:50 IST

Messi’s India tour through love and chaos: A nation enchanted, briefly disrupted

Lionel Messi, Rodri de Paul and Luis Suarez acknowledged the fans' love on the four-nations tour to India.

Updated on Dec 16, 2025 07:01 IST

Five held over Kolkata’s Salt Lake stadium rampage during Messi event; PILs seek CBI probe

The angry crowd hurled water bottles at police personnel and allegedly tried to set some property on fire. Nets from the goalposts and chairs in the stands were ripped off (Samir Jana/ HT photo)

Published on Dec 15, 2025 13:42 IST

Arshdeep, fellow pacers hand SA a 7-wicket defeat

India’s Arshdeep Singh. (PTI)

Updated on Dec 14, 2025 17:50 IST

Political slugfest over rampage at Lionel Messi’s Kolkata event intensifies

Members of the BJP Yuva Morcha stage a protest against the West Bengal government for mismanagement and demands accountability over the chaos and vandalism at the Salt Lake Stadium during Argentine footballer Lionel Messi's G.O.A.T India Tour 2025, in Kolkata on Sunday. (ANI)

Published on Dec 14, 2025 14:30 IST

German vlogger calls out priorities over Kolkata’s Lionel Messi statue

A German vlogger shared shock over a giant Messi statue in Kolkata.

Published on Dec 14, 2025 08:43 IST

Messi event organiser Satadru Dutta denied bail day after Kolkata stadium chaos

Satadru Dutta with Messi in a photo on his Facebook page.

Updated on Dec 14, 2025 10:54 IST

Shah Rukh Khan’s son AbRam’s fanboy moment with Messi melts the Internet

AbRam was also spotted getting an autograph from Messi.

Published on Dec 14, 2025 06:10 IST

Messi tour: Min visibility leads to max chaos in Kolkata venue

The Argentine World Cup-winning captain’s much-anticipated visit to Kolkata, as part of the “GOAT [greatest of all time] tour”, lasted just 22 minutes (Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Dec 14, 2025 04:54 IST

Canadian vlogger shares experience of overnight journey on Indian sleeper bus

The video racked up millions of views.

Updated on Dec 14, 2025 02:26 IST

SIR deletions: Kolkata may bear max impact

The TMC had said it won’t allow genuine voters to be affected.

Updated on Dec 14, 2025 24:49 IST

Bengal Guv ‘denied’ entry into Kolkata stadium, hours after Messi event fiasco

“Is this the way Bengal treats its Governor? The Governor is not a rubber stamp,” Bose said.

Published on Dec 13, 2025 21:10 IST

Festive to furious: How the mood soured at Salt Lake stadium

Festive to furious: How the mood soured at Salt Lake stadium

Published on Dec 13, 2025 20:13 IST

Satadru Dutta, a football nut not known to delegate

Main organiser of Messi’s GOAT tour of India, Satadru Dutta (R) , seen with the Argentine superstar, was arrested on Saturday over the chaos at the Salt Lake Stadium. (Samir Jana/HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 18:09 IST

India look to raise the game in altitude

India batter Tilak Varma during a training session ahead of Sunday’s third T20I against South Africa at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. (PTI)

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 16:45 IST

Who is Satadru Dutta? Man behind Messi's India tour, now under scanner for chaos

Organiser Satadru Dutta (R) with Argentina football star Lionel Messi has been detained over chaos at the Salt Lake Stadium during Messi's India Tour in Kolkata, India, on Saturday, December 13, 2025.

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 15:37 IST

TMC, BJP lock horns after chaos during Messi’s event at Salt Lake stadium

Angry fans vandalised banners, threw bottles, ripped up seats and threw them on the pitch after Argentina football star Lionel Messi's early departure from the Salt Lake Stadium during his India Tour in Kolkata, on Saturday. (Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 16:24 IST

Chaos at Messi show in Kolkata, probe ordered

Chairs were thrown on to the pitch and equipment were damaged by fans angry at not being able to see Messi during his visit to the Salt Lake stadium went on the rampage on Saturday. (Samir Jana/HT Photo)

Published on Dec 13, 2025 13:47 IST

Man shares video of crowd chaos after limited glimpse of Messi in Kolkata

A man posted before and after visuals from Salt Lake Stadium as crowd anger erupted following Messi’s limited appearance despite high ticket prices.

Published on Dec 13, 2025 13:47 IST

‘TMC loot-fest’, ‘betrayal’: BJP slams Mamata govt after Messi event fiasco

Angry fans vandalise the Salt Lake Stadium, alleging poor management during Argentine footballer Lionel Messi's G.O.A.T India Tour 2025, in Kolkata on Saturday.

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 15:57 IST

Will Messi fans get refund after Kolkata mismanagement? What officials said

Angry fans vandalise the Salt Lake Stadium, alleging poor management during Argentine footballer Lionel Messi's G.O.A.T India Tour 2025, in Kolkata on Saturday.

Published on Dec 13, 2025 10:50 IST

Lionel Messi India visit organiser promises ticket refunds to angry Kolkata fans

Lionel Messi with fans at Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata.

Published on Dec 13, 2025 10:31 IST

Messi's Kolkata event organiser arrested after chaos makes CM Mamata apologise

Riot police and fans are seen on the pitch after Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi left Salt lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday.

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 12:28 IST

Chaos at Messi show in Kolkata

Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi arrives at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on December 13, 2025. Lionel Messi will unveil a 70-foot statue of himself in India on December 13 as he embarks on a three-day trip of the country that has sparked a fan frenzy. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) (AFP)

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 07:21 IST

‘Paid ₹12,000, couldn’t even see his face': Fans at Messi's Kolkata event

Security intervened after ticket holders expressed disappointment over the lack of access to the superstar, who left shortly after his appearance.

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 07:13 IST

Messi's early departure sparks chaos; fans run riot, burn chairs; RAF deployed

Angry crowd vandalise Salt Lake Stadium during Lionel Messi's GOAT India Tour

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 07:58 IST

‘King’ meets ‘God’: Shah Rukh Khan greets Lionel Messi, shares warm handshake

Shah Rukh Khan meeting with Lionel Messi in Kolkata.

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 06:00 IST

'Please calm down, it's 3 am': Staff pleads with folded hands at Messi's hotel

Lionel Messi smiles after landing in Kolkata

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 09:12 IST

Lionel Messi ‘superfans’ cancel honeymoon to meet GOAT footballer in Kolkata

The woman said that she got married just a week earlier.

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 04:03 IST

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