Former India captain and chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth spoke to CNN-IBN on Sreesanth's bail. ...
09:10 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Mumbai: Benchmark indices extended their losing streak on Wednesday as the latest macro-economic indicators showed that a decent recovery was still some way off. The dour April industrial output and May inflation readings offset cheer from the partial rebound in the rupee. The Sensex ended the day at 19041, down 102 points over its previous close, after touching a low of 18969. The Nifty finished at 5760, down 29 points...
09:00 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Patna: While the Bharatiya Janata Party may have averted its internal crisis, sources have told CNN-IBN that the Janata Dal United-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance is likely to end soon. This after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar convened a meeting with senior JD(U) leaders in Patna on Tuesday evening. JD(U) leaders have reportedly been asked to contact independent MLAs and garner their support in JD(U)'s favour. Three MLAs have already vouched...
08:41 AM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Suspended Rajasthan Royals players S Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan walked out on bail from Tihar Jail late on Tuesday evening. All the other accused who were also granted bail in connection with with the IPL spot-fixing scandal walked out of jail on Tuesday. While granting bail two days ago, the Delhi court came down heavily on Delhi Police for not being able to provide adequate evidence to book...
08:19 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Vatican City: Pope Francis has acknowledged the existence of a "gay lobby" and a "stream of corruption" in the Vatican, according to reports in Catholic media not denied by the Vatican. The pope made the remarks last week in Spanish during a private meeting with representatives of the Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Religious (CLAR), according to the Chilean Catholic website "Reflection and Liberation". On Tuesday it published what...
07:28 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will be in New Delhi Wednesday to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, but is unlikely to meet disgruntled BJP stalwart LK Advani, a BJP leader in Panaji said on Tuesday. BJP's Goa vice president Wilfred Mesquita said: "He (Parrikar) will be in New Delhi tomorrow (Wednesday) for a meeting with the prime minister. We don't know if he will meet Advani. We do not...
05:52 AM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday inaugurated the semi-open prison complex and beauty culture centre in Tihar Jail in Delhi. "The objective behind starting the semi-open prison is to mould the thinking of a prisoner towards positive activity by reposing trust in him so that he may resocialise in society after his release," Dikshit said in Delhi. Convicts with good conduct are sent to semi-open prisons. ...
05:15 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Washington: President Barack Obama is wishing for a "speedy recovery" for ailing former South African President Nelson Mandela. The 94-year-old Mandela is currently in a Johannesburg hospital, receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection. White House spokesman Jay Carney says Obama, the first lady and everyone at the White House are concerned about Mandela's health. Carney says they all wish Mandela a "speedy recovery." Obama and first lady Michelle Obama...
01:42 AM, Jun 12, 2013
New Delhi: Accused of spot-fixing, Rajasthan Royals bowler Sreesanth reiterated he is not guilty following his release from Tihar Jail along with the other accused - Ankeet Chavan - on Monday evening. "I played the game in good spirit. I don't want to forget the incident, because it has taught me lots of things. I will surely abide by the law," Sreesanth told reporters after his release. "I am very...
12:02 AM, Jun 12, 2013
After spending 26 days behind bars in IPL spot-fixing case, cricketer Sreesanth was released from Tihar Jail on Tuesday night along with Ankit Chavan and 17 others. ...
11:55 PM, Jun 11, 2013
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11:50 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: Plans to jam mobile phones during matches and ban cheerleaders from the sidelines are unlikely to cure Indian cricket of the scourge of corruption, commentators of the sport said Tuesday. Officials announced an ambitious 12-point plan on Monday aimed at ridding the multi-billion dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament of illegal betting and spot-fixing scandals that have engulfed the game. Jamming phone towers to stop calls to bookmakers...
11:21 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: Former BCCI president I.S. Bindra on Tuesday said that he had written a letter to current head of interim group Jagmohan Dalmiya ahead of Monday's Working Committee demanding suspension of controversial franchises Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. "I had written to Jagmohan Dalmiya before the working committee meeting about suspending the two franchises. The issue was raised on the floor of Working Committee. Mr Dalmiya said that...
09:49 PM, Jun 11, 2013
The investigations into the multi-crore coal scam just got uncomfortably closer to the government with the CBI today registering its 12th FIR in the case against sitting MP Naveen Jindal and former MoS Coal Dasari Narayan Rao. ...
09:32 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: After spending 26 days behind bars in IPL spot-fixing case, cricketer Sreesanth was released from Tihar Jail on Tuesday night along with Ankit Chavan and 17 others. Sreesanth, who was arrested along with Chavan and another player Ajit Chandila on May 16 from Mumbai by Delhi Police, did not speak to waiting media outside Tihar Jail. All the 19, including Sreesanth, Chavan and 14 alleged bookies, were granted...
09:10 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: Amid CBI booking Congress MP Naveen Jindal and former Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao in a fresh FIR in coal scam, Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Tuesday said that strict action would be initiated against all those found guilty of wrongdoings. "We have forwarded to CBI all complaints between 1993 and 2009. CBI is taking action....Strict action would be initiated against all those who have...
08:48 PM, Jun 11, 2013
In a roller coaster ride, the rupee on Tuesday hit life-time low of 58.98 against dollar but erased a major part of losses to close at 58.39 after RBI intervened in the forex market to stem the slide in the local currency that caused much concern to the government, the markets and the common man. ...
08:46 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: A second year MBBS student allegedly committed suicide in ll India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hostel here on Tuesday morning, hospital and police officials said. Himanshu Katara was found hanging from the ceiling in his hostel room in AIIMS campus at around 11:30 am by his two friends. According to an AIIMS statement, two of Katara's friends went to the backside of his room and peeped through...
08:15 PM, Jun 11, 2013
Mumbai: In a roller coaster ride, the rupee on Tuesday hit life-time low of 58.98 against dollar but erased a major part of losses to close at 58.39 after RBI intervened in the forex market to stem the slide in the local currency that caused much concern to government, markets and common man. The rupee still closed 24 paise lower at 58.39 compared to Monday's close, extending losses for fifth...
07:18 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New Delhi: The sex ratio in Delhi has shown an improvement with the female population being grown by 24.9 per cent while the male population grew at a lesser rate of 18.1 per cent. According to the Primary Census Abstract 2011 released here on Tuesday, of the overall 21.2 per cent population growth registered during 2001-2011, female population grew by 24.9 per cent while male population grew at 18.1 per...
06:25 PM, Jun 11, 2013
