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BCCI: The key players in the power game

Key players in the IPL drama: Rajiv Shukla, Arun Jaitley, Sharad Pawar, Jagmohan Dalmiya, Shashank Manohar, N Srinivasan. ...

Srinivasan: Chennai industrialist, BCCI chief

New Delhi: Narayanaswami Srinivasan, a 67-year-old industrialist from Chennai, heads the world's richest cricket body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India. He was the BCCI Secretary till September 2011 and before that a BCCI Treasurer. Srinivasan became the cricket body's 30th President in September 2011 after Shashank Manohar's term ended. Srinivasan's term as President extends till 2014. He owns the India Cements Ltd (ICL), a major corporate entity...  

Srinivasan should keep himself away till the probe is complete: Shukla

New Delhi: IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla on Wednesday indicated that under-fire BCCI President N Srinivasan should distance himself from the probe into the spot-fixing and betting scandal till the investigations are over. "Whatever suggestions are made by the panel, should be implemented immediately. No matter how big the person, the guilty will be punished. We have recommended to Srinivasan that he must stay away while the probe is underway. But...  

Read: Shashank Manohar's advice to the BCCI on spot-fixing

New Delhi: In an email reply to a question posed by CNN-IBN on Sunday, former BCCI president Shashank Manohar laid out his views on what the Indian cricket board must do in the context of the present controversies and police investigations that have made sure the game is brought into disrepute. At the top of Manohar's list is the importance of the BCCI to maintain the image of cricket being...  

Probe all IPL matches, demands former BCCI boss Manohar

New Delhi: Former BCCI president Shashank Manohar on Sunday urged the BCCI to hand over the investigations into the IPL spot-fixing scandal to a central investigative agency which will probe all the matches of the cash-rich league. Read: Shashank Manohar's advice to the BCCI on spot-fixing "BCCI must come clean in wake of the recent spot-fixing scandal. They must cleanse the system completely and a central investigative agency must look...  

Srinivasan rejects requests to step down: Sources

New Delhi: N Srinivasan has rejected the request made by some BCCI members to step down in the wake of IPL betting scandal in which his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan has been arrested and sent to police custody, sources said. Some BCCI members met the cricketing body's President and suggested former chief Shashank Manohar should replace him, sources added. Meanwhile, BCCI disciplinary committee head Arun Jaitley said BCCI will take action...  

How can the BCCI impeach its chief N Srinivasan?

New Delhi: He is defiant. He seems to have lost support overnight. And it looks like his time at the The Board Of Control For Cricket In India's (BCCI) top brass is numbered. N Srinivasan, however, maintains that he will not resign from the post of BCCI's President despite the arrest of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan in IPL betting scandal. However, sources have said that the BCCI top brass is...  

'Shashank Manohar frontrunner to be BCCI's interim chief'

New Delhi: Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Shashank Manohar is now the frontrunner to be the interim chief of the organisation, which has been left in a lurch ever since the pressure on its current president, N Srinivasan, to resign has mounted, sources said. The BCCI board will meet informally ahead of the IPL 6 final in Kolkata on Sunday but the decision on Srinivasan,...  

BCCI units could seek Manohar's opinion on Srinivasan scandal

New Delhi: The latest scandal in the IPL has hit the BCCI top brass so hard that the state units have now started questioning N Srinivasan's authority and in all likelihood will seek opinion of former BCCI president Shashank Manohar on the latest fiasco. According to top BCCI officials, Manohar's advice on the way forward and his opinion on Srinivasan's "future" as the BCCI supremo will carry a lot of...  

I'm completely obsessed with Rekha: Sonam Kapoor

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor, who will step into the shoes of Rekha to play a chirpy carefree young girl in the 'Khubsoorat' remake, says she is completely in awe of the 'Umrao Jaan' actress. "I am completely obsessed with Rekha. I love her dramatic eyes and red lips," she told reporters here Monday. She unveiled the L'Or Sunset Collection and Bollywood inspired looks for Cannes film festival at event....  

'Khubsoorat' remake: Sonam takes Rekha's blessings

'Khubsoorat' is being remade by Sonam's father Anil Kapoor, while Shashanka Ghosh is the director of the film. ...  

Now Kannada film Bachchan's promo is released

Director by filmmaker Shashank, the film is produced by Vinod Mehtha. ...  

'Balika Vadhu': Didn't struggle enough - Shashank

Playing the male lead in 'Balika Vadhu' was no less than a miracle for Shashank Vyas who feels he didn't struggle enough to bag such a big project in the first go. ...  

UP ex-cabinet secretary accused of scam

A CGM court has sought a report from the police on filing a case against former Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar. Shashank Shekhar has been accused of being involved in a corruption case involving Rs 3000 crore in the Civil Aviation Department. ...  

Kannada actor Ambareesh lauds 'Drama' script

Produced by filmmaker Jayanna, 'Drama' showcased actor Ambareesh as a soothsayer. ...  

UP: Class-II student raped, killed by teacher

Ballia: A minor girl was allegedly killed after being raped by her school teacher in Ballia, police said on Tuesday. Shashank Mishra took the girl, a student of class-II in Kids Convent school, to a field after school hours and raped the girl before killing her at Bairia area on Monday, they said. When the girl did not return home, her family started searching her. They found her dead in...  

Kiccha Sudeep now to act in 'Bachchan'

Kiccha Sudeep waiting for the magnificent results of his Telugu film 'Eega' that is set for release in Andhra Pradesh on 14th of this month is now in the title role of 'Bachchan'. He is already angry young man of Kannada silver screen and is now in yet another action extravaganza from popular director Shashank who gave beautiful hits like 'Moggina Manasu', 'Krishnan Love Story and was average in action...  

Taj corridor case: police file FIR against 4

Lucknow: The Lucknow police have registered FIRs against four people including former Cabinet Secretary Shahshank Shekhar Singh and Senior IAS officer Navneet Sehgal. A case of criminal intimidation has been filed in the Hazrat Ganj police station on a complaint by Taj Corridor case litigant Anupama Singh. Anupama Singh alleged that she got life threats from them. The Rs 175-crore Taj Heritage corridor scam came to light in 2002-2003. The...