New Delhi: Against the backdrop of allegations of spot-fixing during IPL matches, Union Minister Ajay Maken Sunday said the BCCI - the national governing body for cricket in India - should come under the ambit of the RTI Act.
"BCCI should agree to come under RTI. Any organisation entrusted with job of selecting a National Team can not call itself a Private Body!," Maken, who till recently held the Sports portfolio, tweeted. His Twitter account clarifies that the Union minister's tweets are personal.
Maken, who holds Housing portfolio at present, said the Centre has already taken a stand before Central Information Commission (CIC) that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should be under the ambit of the Information law. During his stint in the Sports Ministry, Maken had tried to bring transparency in sports bodies through the Sports Bill.
But following divergent views within the Union Cabinet, he was asked to redraft certain provisions. In December, 2011 the Sports Ministry had informed the CIC that there are "just and reasonable grounds" for bringing BCCI under the ambit of the Right to Information Act....
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06:26 PM, May 19, 2013
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06:24 PM, May 19, 2013
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05:59 PM, May 19, 2013
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05:55 PM, May 19, 2013
Kuala Lumpur: India suffered a 0-5 thrashing at the hands of formidable China in their opening group match of the Sudirman Cup mixed team badminton championship here. Only P V Sindhu could offer a semblance of a fight in her 21-19, 16-21, 14-21 women's singles loss to Wang Yihan while the four other Indians were outclassed by the Chinese at the Putra Stadium. The Group A match began with the...
05:30 PM, May 19, 2013
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05:17 PM, May 19, 2013
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04:53 PM, May 19, 2013
Bangalore: Impressed with a fit-again Zaheer Khan's magnificent bowling show against Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Ray Jennings is hopeful that the veteran pacer will play a key role in the play-offs if the team sneaks into the next round. "The tough thing for me was to try get Zak match fit. Hopefully he hasn't started off too late and he is going to help us in semi-finals...
03:44 PM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on a three-day state visit, his first overseas trip after assuming office in March, during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on a string of issues including the recent border row. The three-day visit comes just a month after a bitter face-off between troops of the two countries in Ladakh. Minister of State for...
03:44 PM, May 19, 2013
Live updates from Game 71 between Pune Warriors India and Delhi Daredevils at Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium. Pune Warriors India host Delhi Daredevils in a match which will decide who takes the last spot in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League. Both teams have a tournament to forget, each picking up just three wins in 15 matches and it's hard to say who is the favourite going into...
03:15 PM, May 19, 2013
Mumbai: Air India's plan to trim its 27,000 bloated workforce by offering a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) is stuck in the North Block, with the Finance Ministry questioning the rationale behind the proposed scheme. The VRS scheme is "stuck in the Finance Ministry over the payment of Rs 1,200 crore for it. The ministry has pointed out that around 7,000 employees will retire from service over the next three years...
01:50 PM, May 19, 2013
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12:48 PM, May 19, 2013
Islamabad: In the backdrop of Nawaz Sharif's positive remarks on ties with India, powerful Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has suggested Pakistan's Prime Minister - designate to take gradual initiatives with utmost caution for improving relations with New Delhi, a media report said on Sunday. Kayani made the suggestion when he called on PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, set to become Prime Minister for a record third term following his...
12:38 PM, May 19, 2013
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12:11 PM, May 19, 2013
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11:58 AM, May 19, 2013
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11:23 AM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: Taking a cue from the continued downward surprises in inflation and sluggish growth indicators, the Reserve Bank of India is likely to go for further monetary easing in its June 17 policy meet, global investment banking majors have said. The headline wholesale inflation fell to 41-month low in April (4.89 per cent), dropping within the central bank's comfort zone of less than 5 per cent and fuelling market...
10:40 AM, May 19, 2013
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09:21 AM, May 19, 2013
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08:25 AM, May 19, 2013
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