While every other team practises their hardest in the few hours left for the Rio Olympics 2016, the Indian contingent was left looking for rooms, extra pair of jerseys and assembling chairs.
And it's not just the festival Kolkata's beloved tram service is celebrating.
The Indian American community in New Jersey, US, has been celebrating the festival with fervour since October 8.
Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on Thursday, launched the jersey of his team, Rising Pune Supergiants, one of the new entrants in this year's Indian Premier League.
Upendra J Chivukula, the first-generation Indian-American elected to the New Jersey legislature in the United States, was felicitated by an estimated 500 Indians and other South Asians at a function held on March 1. The occasion was also a fundraiser for the Democratic Party to which Chivukula belongs. About $50,000 were collected at the fundraiser whose venue was Royal Albert's Palace function hall in Fords Township.
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Reader Sushil Khandelwal and his friends met the actor.
Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh, who has emerged as the finisher for his team in IPL 2023, got the ultimate recognition from one of the best finishers in world cricket.
Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho on Sunday arrived in Kolkata on a two-day visit.
Zinta made it a memorable evening for some fans as she continued her tradition of throwing Punjab Kings jerseys into the stands.
Reader Sonali Patel sends us a photograph.
Sohail Mohammed has become New Jersey's first Indian-American and second Muslim judge. Mohammed, 47, was sworn-in at the Passaic County Superior Court, where he will be serving as a judge. "I could barely believe that I was in the same place to take oath as a judge where I had come in the 1980s for taking my citizenship oath, once to perform jury duty and later to take oath as an attorney. It was so gratifying," he said.
Rohit Sharma, who missed Friday's first ODI against Australia in Mumbai because of a family wedding, caught up with Dutch DJ Martin Garrix.
Did Ishan Kishan do the right thing listening to his heart and seeking a break due to mental fatigue?
Barca said the move was part of their efforts to bring soccer and music together.
Kartik is in the US for the first time. Bhagyashree is in New Jersey. Sunny is in Ahmednagar.
Captain Rohit Sharma wasted no time as he joined the team's training session on Tuesday ahead of the World Test Championship final against Australia next week.
After lending strong support to her cause, Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar met Commonwealth Games silver-medallist woman boxer L Sarita Devi, who is serving a one-year ban for her emotionally-charged protest at the Asiad.
When Kapil's Devils won the World Cup in 1983, cricket was still one of the sports in India and a champion team needed a true blue cricket fan Lata Mangeshkar to hold a concert so that each member could earn Rs 1 lakh.
Spain's Gorka Izagirre took second place and Yates finished third, 15 seconds behind.
This season the football extravaganza was not all about great football, but about a green revolution that has taken the world of sports by storm.
A nondescript paan (betel) and tobacco shop, owned by an Indian American, is supposedly the only shop in New Jersey which has electricity thanks to a generator.
The Sikhs emphasised that there must be basic understanding of their religion and its practices among school officials.
Indian Consul General Prabhu Dayal was especially invited to attend the opening session of the legislature at which Corzine delivered his "State of the State" address.
The Federation of Indian Associations has come out with proposals to perpetuate the memory of murdered Old Bridge, New Jersey, computer science engineer Divyendu Sinha and to enhance safety and security in the neighborhood after a meeting with township Mayor James Phillips last week.
Washington Sundar has now set his eyes on rebuilding his red-ball career.
More than 55,000 Indians have been approved to study in the US in 2022.
United States President Barack Obama is in New Jersey to begin a tour of the Sandy-ravaged state with Governor and one of his top Republican critics Chris Christie as cities hit by the massive storm began their slow process to recovery.
Ramaswamy launched the volley of charges against the former South Carolina governor and US ambassador to the UN in Arizona during the Republican Party's fourth presidential debate, which was attended by just four candidates, the other two being former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
The CSK owners present a cheque for Rs 500,000 in favour of the Mudumalai Tiger Conservation Foundation.
The bid document can be bought for a non-refundable fee of Rs 5 lakh and last date of purchase of will be June 26.
Ranveer Singh met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ahead of the Men's Hockey World Cup opening ceremony.
Kohli was seen gifting his India kit to Australia batter Usman Khawaja and wicket-keeper Alex Carey.
Tina Ambani, wife of Reliance ADA Group chairman Anil Ambani, on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai for questioning and recording her statement in connection with an investigation linked to the alleged contravention of the foreign exchange law, official sources said. Anil Ambani had recorded his statement in the case on Monday under sections of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and he is expected to appear before the central agency again later this week for completion of the exercise.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie named Dr Poonam Alaigh, director of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, as the commissioner of the state Health and Senior Services Department, a cabinet post.
After years of scoring goals for his old club Bayern Munich and now Barcelona, Lewandowski, one of the world's finest strikers, finally found his target for the first time in a World Cup.
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Suryakumar Yadav's comedy avatar will leave you in splits!
Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali and Joe Root caught up befpre the CSK-RR game.
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