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BCCI mulls suspending Srinivasan if he doesn’t resign
NEW DELHI: N Srinivasan’s days as BCCI President seem to be numbered as a faction within the Board is planning to initiate suspension proceedings against him if he refuses to… Read more
Meiyappan evasive, non-cooperative during interrogation: Police
MUMBAI: Chennai Super Kings owner Gurunath Meiyappan was grilled by Mumbai Crime Branch for several hours following his arrest last night in IPL betting scandal during which he was “evasive”… Read more
Modi demands termination of CSK from IPL
NEW DELHI: Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi today demanded that Chennai Super Kings be terminated from the League after the arrest of the team’s owner Gurunath Meiyappan. Asked to react… Read more
India has ‘reservations’ over China’s activities in PoK
NEW DELHI: India today expressed serious reservations over Chinese activities in PoK and said New Delhi has conveyed its views to authorities in Beijing. Developments in other countries is not… Read more
Major changes in Army top brass, five new commanders appointed
NEW DELHI: Major changes were made today in the top brass of the Army with the Government clearing appointment of five commanders for the four operational and one training command… Read more
Sanjay Dutt’s third stint in Yerawada jail
PUNE: The high rise walls of Yerawada Central Jail here maintain a stony silence but curious passers-by in this suburban area have been taking a momentary pause to look at… Read more
Srinivasan will serve with distinction: Obama
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama today described Srikanth Sri Srinivasan as a “trailblazer” who personifies the best of America and expressed confidence that the India-born legal luminary will serve as… Read more
India likely to get fresh US waiver on business with Iran
NEW DELHI: India may soon get a fresh waiver from the sanctions imposed on doing business with Iran, the US indicated today while noting that India has made “tremendous progress”… Read more
Indian-origin Srinivasan confirmed as top US court judge
WASHINGTON: Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan today scripted history after he was confirmed as the first South Asian judge to America’s second highest court. Described as “trailblazer” by US President Barack Obama,… Read more
Obama defends US drone strikes as ‘legal and effective’
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama today strongly defended the controversial drone strikes as “legal, effective” and necessary in a “just war” of self-defense as he announced a new counter-terrorism doctrine… Read more
Four Indians sentenced to death for grisly Malaysia murders
KUALA LUMPUR: Four ethnic Indians, including a lawyer, were today sentenced to death by a Malaysian court for gruesome killing of a glamorous cosmetics tycoon and three of her associates… Read more
Indian-origin doc gets 12 years in UK jail for spy watch abuse
LONDON: An Indian-origin doctor found guilty of using a secret camera inside his wristwatch to record his abuse of female patients at his surgeries has been jailed for 12 years… Read more
Indian recruitment firm to invest USD 1 mln in Qatar
DUBAI: Indian recruitment firm Archelons has announced it will invest USD 1 million in Qatar over the coming five years in the field of management solutions. Making the announcement at… Read more
India should legalize betting to stop corruption: Boycott
LONDON: India should legalize betting to stamp out corruption in cricket, says former England captain Geoffrey Boycott who feels the menace of fixing, which has currently dented the IPL’s reputation,… Read more
Shukla, Jaitley meet Sibal, call for quick anti-fixing law
New Delhi: 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… Read more
IPL spot-fixing scandal: Bookie arrested
HYDERABAD/NEW DELHI: A bookie allegedly involved in the IPL spot-fixing scandal was arrested from Hyderabad airport early today while he was trying to flee to Dubai with investigators saying his… Read more
Pak releases 45 Indian fishermen
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today freed 45 Indian fishermen as a gesture of goodwill, but confusion surrounded their release as Indian authorities here were not informed about it. The fishermen were freed… Read more
Sukhbir welcomes Aus PM’s assurance on looking into turban issue
CHANDIGARH: Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today welcomed the assurance given by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to Sikhs that she would look into the issue of allowing them… Read more
India in position to be net provider of security in region: PM
GURGAON: Noting that India faces multiple security challenges as it is in a difficult neighborhood, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the country’s deterrent capabilities have increased and is in… Read more
