New Delhi: The first meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) to ensure greater independence for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will take place on Thursday in the Finance Minister's office. The government had set up the GoM after the Supreme Court had pulled it over the lack of functional autonomy to the CBI. The Supreme Court in its order has asked the government to bring a law which...
02:20 PM, May 23, 2013
Taiwan's world boxing chief (AIBA) President Ching-kuo Wu announced his intention to run for International Olympic Committee president on Thursday, saying the Olympic movement should be bigger than just the Games. IOC Executive Board member Wu is the fourth IOC member following Germany's Thomas Bach and Singaporean Ng Ser Miang, both IOC vice presidents, and Puerto Rico's Richard Carrion to decide to run for the post. The election is set...
01:55 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: The big betting controversy of the Indian Premier League has reached the Chennai Super Kings with arrested actor Vindoo Dara Singh revealing links with senior people in the franchise. In fact, Vindoo Dara Singh has also been spotted watching IPL matches with CSK captain MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi. Sakshi has taken to Twitter to react to the ongoing betting controversy. In an apparent dig on the recent reports,...
01:35 PM, May 23, 2013
Patna: The Bihar School Examination Board declared the Intermediate Results 2013 for Commerce stream on Thursday at 1 pm. Candidates can log on to www.biharboard.net to check their results. The total pass percentage was 94.43 in the Bihar Board Intermediate (Commerce) exams. Patna girl Ankita Sinha stood first while Darbhanga girl Preeti Ranjan secured the second position. The board had declared results for Science stream on February 16. The Inter...
01:20 PM, May 23, 2013
Los Angeles: Google's new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers. The All Access service represents Google's attempt to grab a bigger piece of the digital music market as more...
12:55 PM, May 23, 2013
Chennai: A Mumbai Police team is in Chennai to question Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI chief and Chennai Super Kings owner N Srinivasan, according to sources. This comes after arrested Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh said he placed bets on behalf of Meiyappan in the Indian Premier League. Sources have also told CNN-IBN that apart from Meiyappan, other functionaries in the Chennai Super Kings may also be quizzed. Sources...
12:23 PM, May 23, 2013
Chennai: Tamil actress Thulasi Nair, who was busy with her class 10 examinations, has returned to the sets of her upcoming Tamil action-drama 'Yaan'. "The third schedule of 'Yaan' in Mumbai kicks off today. (I'm) so excited to finally start shooting songs soon! (I) Will keep you all updated," Thulasi posted on her Twitter page. She also recently posted: "Finally, 21st is here! Today, my 10th board comes to an...
11:43 AM, May 23, 2013
Sydney: Fined for his twitter tirade against a couple of journalists, Australian opener David Warner said he was "remorseful" of his comments but insisted that he had to defend himself after his image was used in a report lambasting the IPL due to the ongoing spot-fixing scandal. Warner, who turns up for the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL, was found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia's code of behaviour and fined...
11:12 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: 9.33 pm: BCCI CAO Ratnakar Shetty said, "We had sought an appointment with Himanshu Roy (Mumbai Joint CP, Crime) to hand over a letter from the BCCI as the Supreme Court has said that the BCCI must complete its enquiry within 15 days. We have requested the Mumbai Police to help in our enquiry. At the same time, we also promised to help in their investigations." 8.58 pm:...
10:57 AM, May 23, 2013
They made a happy trio as they returned from their London vacation. Sushmita Sen was spotted at the Mumbai airport with her daughters Renee and Alisah looking fresh after a blissful holiday. Sushmita's younger daughter, Alisah, who is all of 3 years, happily went and hugged her grandmother, Subhra Sen, who had come to receive them at the airport. Elder daughter Renee, 13, matched her outfit with her actress mother...
10:43 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: The makers of 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' have released a new song promo, which shows Milkha Singh's (Farhan Akhtar) soft and romantic side. He has been shown becoming intimate with an actress other than Sonam Kapoor in the new promo. The film has been directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and is set to be released on July 12, 2013. ...
10:42 AM, May 23, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Shruti Haasan, daughter of veteran actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, says her father has been very inspiring for her. She marvels at her father's dedication and says he has the same enthusiasm that a newcomer has for his work. "He has been an inspiration for me, personally. Just the way I look at him deal with his career, how he works," Shruti said here. "Even at this time, he does...
10:36 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: In a blow for Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, the state Lokayukta has indicted the Delhi government and the Chief Minister for misusing public funds worth Rs 22 crore for an advertising blitz during the 2008 election. The Lokayukta has now appealed to the President to ask Dikshit to return Rs 11 crore to the state exchequer. Lokayukta Justice Manmohan Sarin recommended President Pranab Mukherjee to administer "caution"...
09:30 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals batsman Brad Hodge was extremely happy with his effort that helped his side beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 6 Eliminator on Wednesday night. Chasing 133 to win, Rajasthan were reduced to 57 for 5 at one time at the Feroz Shah Kotla here and were facing exit but Hodge held his nerve with an unbeaten 54 guiding the 2008 champions into the second qualifier against Mumbai...
08:40 AM, May 23, 2013
Srinagar: One suspected terrorist has been killed in an encounter with security forces in Old Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. Reports indicate he was Hilal Maulwi, a Lashkar-e-Toiba commander. The police say search operations are still on. This is the first such encounter in Old Srinagar in four years. The police said that as soon as they got the information of the terrorist's presence, they cordoned off the area and...
08:20 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: After all that has unfolded since May 16, Rajasthan Royals needed something to put a smile on their faces. Ever since the shocking news broke in the early hours of last Thursday that three Rajasthan players had been arrested on allegations of spot-fixing in IPL 6, Rajasthan's rosy campaign had turned sour. Off the field, the team put up stern faces and chose not to comment on the...
07:56 AM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: As the Indian Premier League spot-fixing net widens, more shocking details are emerging. Delhi Police chief Neeraj Kumar has confirmed that more teams apart from Rajasthan Royals are being probed. Speaking to CNN-IBN's sister channel IBN7, Neeraj Kumar said the police are working on leads in connection with the involvement of other teams. When asked which teams are under the radar, Neeraj Kumar said, "We don't want to...
07:50 AM, May 23, 2013
