New Delhi: Lawyer of N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, who has been arrested and sent to police custody on charges of betting in IPL, told CNN-IBN that his arrest was made under pressure. "The fact of the matter remains that the police have no evidence with them. Or conclusive proof or prima facie evidence - oral or documentary. It is extremely wrong and unfair to put the cart before a horse and tell a person that I will arrest you on a suspicion that you might be guilty of," said Abad Ponda.
Meiyappan was sent to police custody till May 29 after a three-hour long argument in a court. A tired looking Meiyappan had earlier been interrogated for several hours after a dramatic midnight arrest.
"It's apparent that the arrest was under pressure.. Obviously there are vested interests and I don't need to spell them out," Ponda said.
As of now the sections applied against Meiyappan are the blanket sections applied against all the accused. Though the defense tried to argue arresting him when he responded to summons was illegal, the court favoured the police arguments for custody....
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09:23 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit Chhattisgarh on Sunday in the wake of the Naxal attack that left 21 persons, including some Congress party leaders dead. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has already left for the state. Manmohan Singh is likely to reach Raipur by 11 am on Sunday morning and meet Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh to review security in the state...
06:50 AM, May 26, 2013
Panaji: A decision on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the BJP's prime ministerial candidate will only be taken by the party's parliamentary board "when it is appropriate" and not when the national executive meets in Panaji in June 2013, a BJP leader said on Saturday. BJP general secretary JP Nadda told reporters: "The decision for the post of prime ministerial candidate is for the party's parliamentary board to decide....
05:44 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Government is giving top priority to find out chief of Chhattisgarh Congress Nand Kumar Patel and his son suspected to be kidnapped by the Maoists after an attack on a convoy of party leaders inside a dense forest in the state. "Our top priority now is to find out the missing PCC chief and his son," Minister of State for Home RPN Singh told PTI on Saturday night....
03:45 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit Chhattisgarh on Sunday in the wake of the Maoist attack that left 17 persons, including state party leaders dead. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has already left for the state. Heavily-armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of Congress leaders inside a dense forest in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district on Saturday, killing many people, including senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma....
03:07 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday condemned as "despicable" the attack on her party colleagues in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district and held a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the "shocking" incident. Sonia, who was accompanied by party Vice President Rahul Gandhi, told reporters after the meeting with Singh, that they are "shocked, astounded and pained by the attack on our colleagues." She condemned the Naxal attack on...
11:38 PM, May 25, 2013
Kolkata: Harbhajan Singh on Saturday credited Anil Kumble for his impressive comeback in the IPL, which has helped Mumbai Indians set up a summit clash with Chennai Super Kings, and said encouraging words from the former India captain helped him regain his lost mojo. Harbhajan's 22 wickets from 18 matches say a lot about how well he bowled in the league. "Anil bhai keeps telling me to back myself in...
11:30 PM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday talked to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and asked him if any Central assistance is required by the state in the wake of the Maoist attack on Congress leaders. UPA Chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi condemned the incident, saying it was an attack on the democratic values. PMO sources said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called up Raman Singh soon after the...
10:06 PM, May 25, 2013
Mumbai: It is a controversy that's caught the interest of the entire nation. Chennai Super Kings team principal and son-in-law of BCCI chief N Srinivasan Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested by the Mumbai Police amidst high drama. Later, a defiant Srinivasan refused to step down. Meiyappan was sent to police custody till May 29 after a three-hour long argument in a court. A tired looking Meiyappan had earlier been interrogated for...
08:41 PM, May 25, 2013
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said talks are being held with the Centre to bestow the title of martyr on Chamel Singh, who died in a Pakistani jail, and to award a compensation to his family. "Talks are being held with Centre", Omar told reporters while replying to the question whether Chamel would be bestowed title of Martyr and a compensation be provided to his...
07:52 PM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said all the states have agreed to a model law suggested by the centre to tackle the menace of betting and match-fixing that has rocked Indian cricket. "The states have agreed to the suggestion that the centre could develop a model sports law for adoption by the states," Jitendra said in a statement after the two-day conference of Ministers of States/UTs in...
05:36 PM, May 25, 2013
Vindoo Dara Singh will have to answer many crucial questions related to IPL spot-fixing scandal. His name popped up in the spot-fixing scandal after it was discovered that some cricketers are involved in fixing during IPL. ...
04:25 PM, May 25, 2013
Tamila actor Surya is gearing up for his much awaited sequel 'Singam 2'. The film will star Anushka Shetty in the lead. Recently, the trailer of the film starrer 'Singam 2' was released and has gathered a huge response from the audience. Tamil film 'Singham' was released in Telugu as 'Yamudu'. But, the makers have decided to title the second instalment of the franchise 'Singam 2' as 'Singam' in Telugu....
04:19 PM, May 25, 2013
Mumbai: BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan has been sent to police custody till May 29 in the Indian Premier League betting and spot-fixing case. Meiyappan tried to defend himself in court on Friday. Meiyappan's lawyer told the court that the police were not justified in seeking Meiyappan's custody only to recover his mobile phones. Sources say the Mumbai Police told court that Meiyappan placed bets during the Indian...
03:56 PM, May 25, 2013
Mumbai: Actress Richa Chadda, who would be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's much-talked about film 'Ram Leela', was initially sceptical about doing it as she had not read the script. "Initially, I was not sure about doing 'Ram Leela' as I had not read the script. I did not get to read the script till one month of filming. As he (Bhansali) is guarded about what he makes. I still...
03:33 PM, May 25, 2013
Patna: The BJP on Saturday alleged that the UPA-II government's performance at the end of its fourth anniversary has waned so much, that it "mirrored the rule" of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. "The UPA government's performance has become so miserable that it mirrors the rule of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar," BJP national general secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy told reporters. "Fortunes of the Congress-led government at...
03:25 PM, May 25, 2013
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police on Saturday told court that BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan placed bets during the Indian Premier League through actor Vindoo Dara Singh and bookie Jupiter. Sources say calls were made while the match was on. Police sources also say that Meiyappan discussed match strategy with bookies. The police say they have got call details of four phones of Meiyappan, but are yet to seize...
03:11 PM, May 25, 2013
Mumbai Indians entered this season of the IPL as serious contenders for the title and through some good cricket have set up a rematch of the 2010 final against Chennai Super Kings. Here, we take a look at how Mumbai's season has panned out. 1st match, v RCB in Bangalore - lost by two runs Royal Challengers Bangalore, inspired by Chris Gayle and indebted to Vinay Kumar, made a winning...
03:06 PM, May 25, 2013
New Delhi: A casual mention of a lost Aadhaar card in public saw government machinery go on an overdrive and its holder got a duplicate card in less than an hour. And the beneficiary of this efficiency - an issue over which government departments often faced criticism - was none other than Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia. Ahluwalia, who was the chief guest at the Aadhaar card issuing...
10:12 AM, May 25, 2013
Next week's Memorial tournament at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio will feature one of the season's strongest fields with the world's top six players all taking part in the PGA Tour event hosted by Jack Nicklaus. Top-ranked Tiger Woods will be back to defend the title he claimed by two shots last year while Rory McIlroy (second), Adam Scott (third), 2010 champion Justin Rose (fourth), Brandt Snedeker (fifth) and Luke...
09:34 AM, May 25, 2013
