France or Croatia: Bollywood roots for FIFA World Cup favourites
Mumbai, July 15 : Bollywood celebrities Ranveer Singh, Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham among others are excited about the clash between France and Croatia at the FIFA World Cup 2018 final in Moscow on Sunday.
The match at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium will keep Bollywood's football fanatics hooked.
Ranveer and Abhishek did a little poll for their fans on their Twitter page.
Who do you think will win today? World Cup 2018?"
Ranveer added: "The talent on display is amongst the very best in world football. Have rooted for Croatia's golden generation this entire World Cup. They will have to play the match of their lives against footballing giants France who are due a major tournament win."
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar tweeted: "Tonight I am behind Croatia. FIFA World Cup 2018."
Even John is a Croatia supporter, as is Poonam Pandey.
Diana Penty: France vs. Croatia! Who's gonna take it home tonight
Arjun wrote: "It all comes down to one game! Who's excited for the finals? Pogba v/s Modric, Kante v/s Rakitic, Mbappe v/s Mandazukic
France v/s Croatia FIFA World Cup 2018."
Actress Diana Penty posted a quirky video in which she teases the viewers, asking them: "France vs. Croatia! Who's gonna take it home tonight?"
Sophie Choudry is supporting France, which will bid to win their second FIFA World Cup title.
Everyone seems to be pegging Croatia to win tonight... Hmmm, hardly the underdogs anymore then right??? So I'm gonna back my favourites since 1998... Team France! I'm praying it's your time again! Either way, hope it's a cracking final to an awesome World Cup," she tweeted.
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Bomb threat at Mangaluru RTO turns out to be hoax
Mangaluru (PTI): A search operation was carried out at the Regional Transport Office here on Monday after the office received a bomb threat email, which later turned out to be a hoax, police said.
The email was received on Sunday night but came to the notice of the authorities only on Monday afternoon, following which immediate precautionary measures were taken, they said.
According to police, the RTO office staff were evacuated as a safety measure, and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad was pressed into service to conduct a meticulous search of the building.
Police personnel and the dog squad were also deployed at the spot.
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“The email claimed that bombs were kept in the RTO office. The Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad checked the premises thoroughly and no suspicious object was found. It was a hoax email,” a senior police officer said.
Officials said the authorities are treating the incident seriously and have launched an investigation to trace the source of the email.
“A case has been registered at the South police station in this regard and further investigation is underway,” he added.
