Aug 21, 2024, at 05:42 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Indian cricket captain and ex-BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly, who is facing massive criticisms for calling the RG Kar rape-murder a "stray incident" and an "accident", will hit the streets demanding justice for the victim on Wednesday.
Aug 17, 2024, at 09:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Indian cricket captain and ex-BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly faced a massive backlash on social media after he called the rape and murder of 31-year-old post graduate medical student at Kolkata's major state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital a "stray incident" while condemning the crime that has sent shockwaves across the country and ignited public fury.
Mamata Banerjee announces Sourav Ganguly as brand ambassador of Bengal
Nov 22, 2023, at 06:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday declared former cricketer and ex-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sourav Ganguly as the brand ambassador of her state.
Sep 29, 2023, at 04:15 am
Kolkata/IBNS: "I am an individual... I will go wherever I feel like," said former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly after he faced flak from various quarters for his recent Spain visit with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
If we don’t love the poor, we cannot ensure development: Mamata Banerjee in Spain
Sep 16, 2023, at 05:19 am
Madrid/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said no development is possible without there being love for the poor.
Sourav Ganguly becomes BJP-ruled Tripura's brand ambassador
May 24, 2023, at 05:27 pm
Agartala/UNI/IBNS: Former Indian cricket board (BCCI) president and ex-skipper Sourav Ganguly has accepted the offer to become the brand ambassador of Tripura tourism and also expressed his intention to contribute to the promotion of the state's sports talents.
Mamata govt upgrades Sourav Ganguly's security cover to Z category
May 17, 2023, at 06:01 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government has upgraded former Indian cricket captain and ex-BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly's security cover to Z category, media reports said.
Remove SRK, make Sourav Ganguly Bengal brand ambassador: Suvendu to Mamata
Oct 18, 2022, at 04:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow cricket great Sourav Ganguly to contest the ICC elections, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari countered her by demanding the appointment of the outgoing BCCI president as the state's brand ambassador.
Mamata requests PM Modi to allow Sourav Ganguly to contest ICC elections
Oct 17, 2022, at 08:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In her first comment on Sourav Ganguly's unceremonious exit from the Indian cricket board BCCI, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the former skipper to contest the ICC elections.
Sourav Ganguly's reported BCCI exit sparks TMC-BJP war of words
Oct 12, 2022, at 03:52 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Indian cricket great Sourav Ganguly's stint as the cricket board (BCCI) president is set to end as he will be replaced by ex-allrounder Roger Binny if reports are to be believed.
May 08, 2022, at 03:51 pm
Kolkata: Former cricket captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has spoken about his close relations with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a day after BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah paid a visit to his residence and had dinner with his family.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly hosts Amit Shah for dinner at his Kolkata home
May 07, 2022, at 03:10 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian cricket board President Sourav Ganguly on Friday hosted Union Home Minister Amit Shah for dinner at his ancestral home in South Kolkata's Behala.
May 06, 2022, at 06:54 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on a two-day tour of West Bengal, is likely to pay a courtesy call to Indian cricket board (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly at his ancestral home in Kolkata's Behala area Friday evening, media reports said.
Sourav Ganguly, others join Pronam virtual meet held by Kolkata CP
Jan 20, 2022, at 07:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Commissioner of Police, Vineet Goyal and other police officials, held a virtual meeting with the senior citizens of Pronam.
TMC MP Derek O'Brien, former Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro test COVID-19 positive
Dec 28, 2021, at 06:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, Derek O'Brien and Luizinho Faleiro, have tested positive for COVID-19.
PM Modi leads nation in hailing team India on beating England in 4th Test
Sep 07, 2021, at 05:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday led the nation in praising the Indian cricket team for beating England in the fourth Test to take a 2-1 unbeatable lead in the five-match series on Monday.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly's mother COVID-19 positive, hospitalised
Aug 31, 2021, at 08:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Indian skipper and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly's mother, Nirupa Ganguly, tested positive for COVID-19 Monday late night, reports said.
Sourav Ganguly, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Dilip Ghosh invited to Mamata's swearing-in tomorrow
May 05, 2021, at 12:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian cricket board president Sourav Ganguly along with opposition leaders like BJP's state chief Dilip Ghosh and former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee have been invited to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's swearing-in ceremony, which will be held at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Adani Wilmar temporarily pauses oil ads featuring Sourav Ganguly
Jan 06, 2021, at 06:31 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Adani Wilmar has temporarily paused its oil advertisements featuring Indian cricket board president Sourav Ganguly, who suffered a mild cardiac arrest last week, after facing online trolls.
Amit Shah unveils late Arun Jaitley's statue in Feroz Shah Kotla
Dec 28, 2020, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India's Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday unveiled a statue of former Union Finance Minister late Arun Jaitley at the Feroz Shah Kotla here.
Sourav Ganguly, Amit Shah may share stage in Feroz Shah Kotla today
Dec 28, 2020, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after meeting West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, Indian cricket board chief Sourav Ganguly is likely to share the stage with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, at a programme in Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Monday, fuelling speculations over his joining in politics.
Mar 13, 2020, at 06:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday lamented over the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)'s decision to organise the third One Day International (ODI) match between India and South Africa at an empty Eden Gardens here due to Novel Coronavirus saying cricket board president Sourav Ganguly must have consulted with the state before making the announcement.
Sourav Ganguly 'impressed' by Ravindra Jadeja's knock against West Indies
Dec 23, 2019, at 04:58 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Indiana all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja played a crucial knock in the third ODI match against West Indies which helped the homeside win the series and this knock even left BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly impressed.
Sourav Ganguly takes charge as 39th president of BCCI
Oct 23, 2019, at 10:41 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Former Indian cricket team skipper Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday took charge as the BCCI's 39th president at the apex body's Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Death threat to Sourav Ganguly: 1 booked from Midnapore city
Jan 13, 2017, at 10:39 pm
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IBNS): Police on Friday morning arrested one man from Midnapore city in West Bengal's West Medinipur district for sending letter with death threat to former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, officials said.