Chennai: The Crime Branch today arrested the alleged kingpin in the IPL betting racket while conducting searches here. Police conducted searches at the house of the alleged kingpin Prashanth and recovered some mobile phones and laptop besides some documents and cash. Police did not elaborate on the seizure but said they would seek his custody [...]
It will be a ‘Battle of Equals’ when mighty Chennai Super Kings meet the formidable Mumbai Indians in the first play-off match of the Pepsi Indian Premier League here today. On paper, there is very little to choose between the two teams, who have both won 11 out of their 16 matches and have a [...]
New Delhi: Former Ranji player Baburao Yadav was today arrested in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal even as police said it is likely to seek further custody of three arrested players and some bookies. Yadav, who was picked up from Delhi yesterday and questioned for his links with arrested player Ajit Chandila, has been [...]
Hyderabad: Sunrisers Hyderabad sealed their playoffs berth when they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets, here, on Sunday. The hosts needed to win this match, as a loss would have implied that the Royal Challengers Bangalore would have made it to the top four. A well paced knock of 47 by Parthiv Patel and [...]
It will be a nervous Sunday for both Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Royal Challengers Bangalore as today’s encounter between SRH and Kolkata Knight Riders will decide the fourth team which will make it to the playoffs. If Sunrisers will the match, they will make it to the next stage but a loss for the hosts [...]
Hyderabad: In a must win encounter, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan Royals here on Friday. Chasing 137 for victory, the Rajasthan side fell short of the target by 23 runs. Amit Mishra who bowled superbly, claiming two wickets for eight runs, was awarded the Man of the Match. Dale Steyn, Karan Sharma and Thisara Perera also [...]
NEW DELHI: The arrest of three Indian cricketers for spot-fixing has prompted new fears over the growing influence of betting mafias on the game in the subcontinent and despair about the “cancer” of corruption. Police behind the arrests say the trio were acting under orders from crime syndicates whose bosses are based in the Gulf but [...]
Mumbai: The President, BCCI, has convened an Emergent Working Committee meeting which is scheduled at 11:00 am on Sunday at the Park Sheraton Hotel in Chennai. The Working Committee will discuss, among other things, the fallout of the spot-fixing controversy in the ongoing Indian Premier League, in which three players including S Sreesanth were arrested [...]
Dubai: The ICC today said it will provide “full support” to the BCCI and Delhi police in the investigation into the arrest of three cricketers, including S Sreesanth, for their alleged role in spot-fixing in the ongoing Indian Premier League. “The ICC will provide full support to the BCCI and Delhi Police in this investigation. The [...]
Sunrisers Hyderabad are set to clash with Rajasthan Royals in a crucial encounter today at the former’s home turf. The hosts would need this victory to strengthen their chances of making it the playoffs. Also, a win today would not only eliminate the chances of Kings XI Punjab making it to the next stage, but [...]
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Humorist Jaspal Bhatti, had he been alive, would have found stunning material for a flop show in the BJP’s behaviour of late. How the ‘national opposition party’ turned into a ‘notional’ party is a story worth caricaturing with potential for record viewing-rate.
Chinese president Xi Jinping is a chemical engineer. No wonder he knows the chemical formula to pursue his country’s global ambitions. If anybody in India believed Xi would extend a warm friendship to this country, he should be naive. He has been on a global Sino initiative to widen the Chinese visions of the century. [...]
“India is China’s important neighbour. (The purpose of) my current visit to India is three-fold — to increase mutual interest, intensify cooperation and to face the future,” said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to India. To this the Indian prime minister’s response could n0t have been more fitting that “the rest of the [...]
Adopt and restore a lake is new mantra
It’s interesting that the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has invited interested individuals, voluntary and corporate organisations to adopt lakes in and around the city in order to protect and preserve water bodies. Last week, HMDA Commissioner Neerabh Kumar Prasad said 176 lakes in the jurisdiction of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and another [...]
About Traditional Russian values
Russia has decided to review its adoption pact that it has with France after the latter legalised gay marriage. This is in the wake of the statement of the Russian president Vladmir Putin which he made last month that Russia could change its adoption agreements with the countries which allowed gay marriage that goes against [...]
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