Mumbai Police on Friday indicated it would not extend the deadline for Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan to appear before it for questioning in the IPL betting scandal, saying “he has been asked to present himself by 5 pm today“. “Mr. Meiyappan
In a major step forward towards the implementation of the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT), 2007, the Centre on Friday notified a temporary Cauvery Water (Implementation of the Order of 2007) Scheme, 2013. Under the Scheme, the
Three Army personnel were killed on Friday in an encounter with militants in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An Army spokesman said the troops had launched an anti-insurgency operation in Buchoo village in Tral area of Pulwama, 40 kms fro
A suicide bomber walked up to a vehicle owned by an Afghan religious leader in north-western Pakistan and set off his explosives killing three people, police said. The leader, Haji Hayatullah, was not harmed in the attack in Peshawar city because he was
PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf on Friday said they have no clue why Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf was under investigation in the IPL spot-fixing scandal and why he has been withdrawn from the Champions Trophy. Rauf is under police scanner for involvement in the sp
Shares in Indian pharmaceutical giant Wockhardt Ltd plunged on Friday after the United States’ food and drugs regulator banned imports from one of its plants in India. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an import alert on Wednesday, saying it had
India will issue at least 27,000 more Emergency Certificates to enable its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia for home after a new labour policy came into force in the Gulf Kingdom. The Indian Embassy in Riyadh has released a second list of verification and
He did not go into the details of it but Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said he has a “long-term plan” to curb corruption in cricket after the game was thrown into disarray by the IPL spot-fixing scandal. Speaking at the conference of Minister
Rattled by the spot-fixing scandal that has shaken Indian cricket, IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla and BCCI vice-President Arun Jaitley on Friday met Law Minister Kapil Sibal, demanding that a strong anti-fixing legislation be “enacted as soon as possible“. “
A bookie allegedly involved in the IPL spot-fixing scandal was arrested from Hyderabad airport early on Friday while he was trying to flee to Dubai with investigators saying his questioning may give clues on involvement of another team in the case. “Moh
Describing the IPL spot-fixing scandal as unfortunate, former India football captain Baichung Bhutia said betting should be legalised in the country to stop corruption in cricket. “In Europe betting is legalised and you don’t come across such scams ever
The parliamentary committees on the howitzer scam and the stock market scandal protected the powerful and failed to fix accountability. The same is true in the spectrum case The current political situation brings back memories of 1989. The Prime Minister
By ordering the prosecution of two witnesses who turned hostile in the sensational Jessica Lal murder case, the Delhi High Court seems to have paved the way for a much needed corrective in India’s criminal justice delivery system. Too often, during the co
FMCG major Nestle India on Friday said Etienne Benet would take over as the Managing Director of company with effect from October 1, 2013, replacing Antonio Helio Waszyk from the post.Mr Benet is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Nestle Central and
Any withdrawal of stimulus being talked about in the US will not impact capital flows into India as the country does not depend on short-term borrowing, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said here on Friday. “I think if they (US)
NCP chief and Union Minister Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday met traders’ representatives here in a bid to resolve the imbroglio over local body tax (LBT).An official said it has been decided to form a high-level co
Seeking shareholders’ approval for sale of 24 per cent stake to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad, Jet Airways Chairman Naresh Goyal on Friday said this strategic alliance would improve the Indian carrier’s profitability and lower the costs. “Etihad investment wil
SPAV students showcase their theses for external evaluation The subject of architecture is not about just designing buildings and model townships, it is about life and the way that you design and plan your life. This was the expression given out by Anirb
“School Chale Hum” is scribbled on the outer walls of every house in Badbeli village of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh, but Sheela Soundhiya’s hopes of continuing her education were dashed when she was taken off school in Class IV. Last year, she was
The move assumes significance as State-board students often face challenges in competitive exams The syllabi for classes XI and XII have been revised and put up online for suggestions and feedback from those interested. The modified syllabi are expect
That Standard XII students of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) lose out on admissions in good courses, in arts and science colleges, because they start the race from much behind their counterparts from the State Board, has become a norm now. Wi
A pistol-toting, invective-spewing businessman was the main character in a high drama that played out on Ponnamallee High Road on Wednesday. Petlee Peter followed the story as it played out. The Hindu photographers captured the scenes. It all began arou
