He faces charges of betting, conspiracy and cheating Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of BCCI president N. Srinivasan, was arrested late on Friday night on charges of betting, conspiracy and cheating after he was questioned by the Mumbai Crime Branch. Mei
"Mr. Meiyappan is neither the owner, nor the CEO/Team Principal of the Chennai Super Kings." With the swirling storm set off by police investigations into the spot-fixing of Indian Premier League cricket fixtures now reaching their front door, Chennai S
I'm pleased, says Obama Srikanth “Sri” Srinivasan (46), the Chandigarh-born, Harvard-educated Obama nominee to the Federal Appeals Court DC Circuit, received bipartisan confirmation in a 97-0 vote by the Senate and set off speculation that he may go on
With the swirling storm set off by police investigations into the spot-fixing of Indian Premier League cricket fixtures now reaching their front door, Chennai Super Kings owners N. Srinivasan and Gurunath Meiyappan moved to firewall their multi-billion ru
Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has been a big supporter of the UIDAI project. And, as if to strengthen his belief in the UIDAI, at a function on Friday when he said in the course of his speech that he had lost his Aadhaar card,
‘IPL has demolished its prestige and the whole exercise is totally commercial’ The Former BCCI president, A.C. Muthiah, believes the spot-fixing scandal is just the “tip of the iceberg.” He was at the helm in 2000 when the BCCI took strong action agains
Allowing Srinivasan to take over as BCCI president in 2011, a Bench made it clear that this would be subject to final orders on A.C. Muthiah’s appeal As demand grows for the resignation of BCCI president N. Srinivasan, the issue of ‘conflict of interest
Rajasthan Royals lose to MI by four wickets in the second qualifier in Kolkata on Friday. Photos: K.R. Deepak
Rajasthan Royals rode on a gritty 43 by Rahul Dravid before Dishant Yagnik upped the ante with an unbeaten 17—ball 31 to post a fighting 165 for six against Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier of the Pepsi Indian Premier League here today. Dravid wa
The Footballers Players Association of India (FPAI) is taking the initiative to arm its member-footballers with information beyond the game, for example, money management, understanding contract conditions etc. Current FPAI president Baichung Bhutia exp
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has sanctioned a grant of about Rs. three crore towards the construction of a Gymnasium Hall and the procurement of related equipment, for the Mary Kom Regional Boxing Foundation, being set up in Imphal.The Manipur
The idea that a tongue spoken by a large number of people across a territory is ‘pure’ and therefore must not be changed is wrong Our perception of language, formulation of language policies and their implementation, and our attitudes to other languages
Cricket in India stands on the edge of a precipice and if it is to be saved, the men who have allowed the game to be placed in mortal danger must take responsibility for their acts of omission and commission. What began as a betting and spot-fixing scanda
Reserve Bank of India Governor D. Subbarao, on Friday, briefed a Parliamentary panel on regulatory issues concerning the recent chit-fund scam in West Bengal and discussed steps that could be taken to prevent recurrence of such frauds. According to sour
Documentation for booking of forward contracts up to $200,000 is also being simplified Amid the rupee touching nearly 9-month low against the U.S. dollar, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Friday said it would continue to take steps to check excessive
Gangotri Textiles, an integrated textile company, informed the BSE on Friday that due reference will be made to the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) in terms of Section 23 of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act,
‘The most important challenge before the country is to revive investment cycle’ India Inc should stop looking abroad and focus on tapping huge investment opportunities within the country, especially in the infrastructure sector, which offers long-term b
Moksha, mukti or liberation is freedom from Samsara, say the scriptures. This freedom is gained when one realises the nature of Atma (Self) is of the essence of Sat (eternal Truth), Chit (infinite consciousness) and Ananda (bliss).Since the desire to seek
It has been three years since Kiran Nadar Museum of Art opened in New Delhi. Chairperson-art collector Kiran Nadar tells Shailaja Tripathi that she and her project are on track Her wide smile electrifies the surroundings transforming a regular meeting r
Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman brings his symbol of unfettered joys to Hong Kong On the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, a yellow carpet is spread out to welcome a symbol of hope. No, we are not talking about a Hollywood celebrity or a politica
“Nobody Can Love You More”, a recent book on Delhi’s red light area, explores well the destitution of the sex workers Life in Delhi’s red light area hardly arouses general interest as those who live in it are just left to their miserable fate. But a boo
