23:38
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today condemned as despicable the attack on her party colleagues in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district and held a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the shocking incident.Gandhi, who was accompanied by party Vice President Rahul Gandhi, told reporters...
21:39
Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today attacked Mamata Banerjee-led government alleging the two-year rule of Trinamool Congress has been marked by 'mushroom growth' of chit funds and prevalence of lawlessness, with economic development taking a backseat.There is...
21:24
Maoists attacked a Congress convoy in Darbha Ghat of Bastar district, killing senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma, and injuring another leader V C Shukla.More details are awaited.
20:34
A local court has rejected the final report filed by the Uttar Pradesh Police in a case of sedition against state minister Azam Khan and ordered further probe into the matter.Chief Judicial Magistrate Arvind Kumar rejected the report yesterday saying it was found to be untrue and directed the...
19:15
CWC member and Defence Minister A K Antony today maintained that there were no issues in the Kerala unit of Congress that could not be resolved, but said he was sad over rumblings in the state party unit.There are no issues in the party that can not be resolved, but Iam sad over the development',...
17:03
Law Minister Kapil Sibal spells out a plan to deal with fixing laws. Here's what he said: We have come across dishonest practices in many sports, especially cricket. The Union government has the power to make the law deal with unfair practices. Fixing is not covered by laws against gambling and...
16:57
Elaborating on the anti-fixing law Kapil Sibal said: The new law will have definition of dishonest practices which will include any gesture or act which changes the course of amatch. The draft of the new law will be ready in three to four days.
16:19
Reports our correspondent from New Delhi: Chairmen of many standing committees want to hold meetings in Ooty, Shimla and Kashmir, owing to the scorching summer in Delhi, and are questioning the government's wish to convene a special session of Parliament. Many political parties opposed the...
16:17
Reports our correspondent from New Delhi: Anil Goswami's appointment as Union home secretary was all due to the timely intervention of Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Gulam Nabi Azad.Many top bureaucrats hailed Azad's gesture, which they termed was at the right time. Insiders say...
16:08
BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan has been sent to police custody till May 29. Meiyappan has told court that it is not justified on part of the Mumbai police to seek his custody only to recover his mobile phones.He was arrested last night for alleged betting in the ongoing...
15:25
Claiming that he has no knowledge of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's involvement in betting, BCCI chief N Srinivasan today said there will be no discrimination and action will be taken against him with the same alacrity with which steps were taken against players. You can be sure BCCI...
15:11
Reports our correspondent from New Delhi: The BCCI on Monday is likely to approach the Supreme Court to get a direction on investigation reports on betting and fixing, which have so far been filed by the Delhi and Mumbai police teams.Did Gurunath Meiyappan fix matches by interaacting with...
14:24
CNN-IBN reports: BCCI members have started discussions on options for a leadership change. Sources say the BCCI members are likely to confront Srinivasan on issue this evening in Kolkata. Tthe BCCI working committee is likely to consider impeachment of the president if Srinivasan doesn't...
13:47
Talking to mediapersons on his arrival in Mumbai, BCCI chief N Srinivasan said, I have done nothing wrong. I have no intention to resign; I won't be bulldozed. The BCCI will abide by all the rules. The law will follow it's course.
13:31
BCCI chief N Srinivasan arrives in Mumbai to meet his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan arrested in connection to the IPL betting controversy. Meanwhile, Meiyappan was produced in a magistrate court in the city today. The Mumbai police is likely to tell court that it has evidence against Meiyappan...
12:52
According to sources, support for BBCI chief N Srinivasan has dwindled within the organisation with pressure mounting on him to step down. Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley may be asked to take over the leadership role, TV channels report. The BCCI top brass are pushing for him.However,...
11:39
NDTV reports: BCCI chief N Srinivasan leaves from Madurai for Mumbai to meet his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, who was arrested last night by the Mumbai for his involvement in the alleged betting in the IPL.
11:09
BCCI sources tell CNN-IBN that Chennai Super Kings will play in the finals. The team is not going to be suspended at the moment. Also no BCCI meet on the fate of its chief N Srinivasan before Sunday's IPL finals.CSK, whose owner Gurunath Meiyappan, who was arrested late last night for...
10:33
CNN-IBN reports: BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan is again being questioned with Vindoo Dara Singh by the Mumbai police at the crime branch office in connection with the IPL betting scandal.Sources say their tapped conversation are being used as leads.
10:23
The Ahmedabad crime branch today arrested one more bookie Vinod Mulchandani in connection to the Indian Premier League betting scandal.
10:03
Business Standard reports: CSK owner Gurunath Meiyappan, who was arrested last night for alleged betting in the IPL, will be produced in court today.We have interrogated Gurunath after he arrived here (Mumbai) at the crime branch headquarters, Himanshu Roy, the joint commissioner of Mumbai...
09:51
Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi demanded that Chennai Super Kings be terminated from the tournament after the arrest of the team's owner Gurunath Meiyappan. Asked to react on the course of action after the arrest of Gurunath, Modi said, CSK should be terminated immediately and fresh auction be...
09:39
NDTV reports: Pressure continues to mount on BCCI chief N Srinivasan to step down following the arrest of his son-in-law and Chennai Super Kings owner Gurunath Meiyappan late last night by the Mumbai police for alleged betting in the IPL. However, Srinivasan continues to be defiant. Srinivasan...
03:31
This shouldn't be happening -- these were the words of a visibly nervous and frustrated sheriff of the court as he rang the outside bell and knocked at the gate belonging to a woman still considered by many in South Africa as the mother of the nation. Joe Maluleke and two other officials arrived...
03:29
A dancer alleged to have had paid sex as a minor with Italy's ex-leader Silvio Berlusconi told a court that she had lied to investigators in 2010. Karima El-Mahroug said she had made up details about erotic parties held at his villa while he was still PM. She was testifying at the trial of three...
02:41
Russia says the Syrian government has agreed, in principle, to attend an international peace conference proposed by Russia and the US, and criticised what it called attempts to undermine peace efforts. The summit has been suggested by the US and Russia and could take place in...
00:39
Reinforcements of specially trained police are being sent to Stockholm after five nights of unprecedented rioting in the capital's suburbs. Police officers are being sent from the cities of Gothenburg and Malmo, both of which saw rioting in recent years, a spokesman told BBC News. They are...
00:13
In the meanwhile, former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi has lashed out against Meiyappan's father-in-law and BCCI president N Srinivsan, demanding he must right away. It's a sad day for IPL, Modi added.
00:13
During the police interrogation, Gurunath Meiyappan was made to face Vindoo Dara Singh, previously arrested in the same case.
00:02
Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan has been arrested by the Mumbai Police in the IPL betting and spot-fixing scandal after three hours of questioning. Joint Commissioner Himanshu Roy has said that they have found Meiyappan's involvement in the offence. Meiyappan will...
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