New Delhi: As the spot-fixing scandal puts a black spot on the Indian Premier League, Kings XI Punjab owners Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia have come up with suggestions like putting franchise owners in the IPL governing council, legalising betting and carrying out random polygraph tests on players. Speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Preity said, "There should be stronger measures by the anti-corruption unit to monitor it and I know I am digressing a bit, but may be if we legalise betting, it would not be a problem."
She also said it was wrong to point fingers at the IPL as a whole. "I think it is very unfair to say that every thing points a finger at the IPL. What these players are doing is their individual choice," Preity said.
Calling for random polygraph tests on players, Preity said, "Put random polygraph tests the same way the players have random doping tests. You never see any player doing drugs when a game gets over because of these random doping tests."
Calling for franchise owners to be made a part of the IPL governing council, Ness Wadia said, "We have continuously from year one asked the BCCI to be included in their committees, to be included in helping them to work with us, to run the IPL and make it what it was in year one."...
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09:36 AM, May 21, 2013
Ahmedabad: Former Gujarat Minister and BJP leader Fakirbhai Vaghela passed away after suffering a heart attack on Tuesday in Gandhinagar, party sources said. He was 60. Fakirbhai, a prominent Dalit leader, is survived by his wife Kusum and two sons. The former Social Justice and Empowerment Minister complained of severe chest pain and breathlessness on Tuesday afternoon. He was rushed to the Civil Hospital at Gandhinagar but passed away while...
01:06 AM, May 01, 2013
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Congress on Friday announced to launch a state-wide 'Jal Adhikar Yatra' against the recently passed Gujarat Irrigation and Drainage Bill which it termed as an "anti-farmer" bill. "From April 10 we will launch a 12-day 'Jal Adhikar Yatra' from Dwarka to Ambaji against the Gujarat Irrigation and Drainage Bill which is not only anti-farmer but also gives arbitrary and draconian powers to government officials," Congress President Arjun...
07:10 AM, Apr 06, 2013
The Congress organised a farmers' rally against The Gujarat Irrigation and Drainage Act 2013 on Tuesday in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. After the rally Congress leaders tried to march towards the Gujarat Assembly but were stopped by police and taken into custody which led to a huge uproar and pandemonium. ...
02:26 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Wadia Group's no-frills carrier Go Airlines on Tuesday said it will acquire eight more aircrafts to increase its fleet to 21 by July 2014 from the existing 13. The airline, looking to grow at non-metro and regional level, aims to have a fleet of 92 by 2020. India is projected to be the third largest aviation market by 2020. ...
06:42 PM, Jan 29, 2013
The Shiv Sena executive president said in the party mouthpiece Saamna that Modi had more or less repeated his past performance. ...
11:42 AM, Dec 21, 2012
Arjun Modhwadia on Tuesday resigned as the president of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) after Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed for a two-third majority in the state sweeping away the Congress and Keshubhai Patel's Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP). ...
02:59 PM, Dec 20, 2012
Gujarat Congress on Sunday expressed confidence that in the second phase of the polling for the state Assembly elections there will be much higher voting than the first phase. "After the historical anti-incumbency voting for the first phase, we are confident that the second phase will record much higher voter turnout than the first," Gujarat Congress unit president Arjun Modhwadia said. ...
02:55 AM, Dec 17, 2012
Gujarat Congress on Saturday said the record 70.75 per cent voter turn-out in the first phase of Gujarat assembly elections meant a certain regime-change. "History proves that whenever there was a record-breaking voter turn-out, there was a change in regime...in Gujarat too voters have expressed their faith in Congress by historic voting," Gujarat Congress chief Arjun Modhwadia in Ahmedabad said. ...
12:56 AM, Dec 16, 2012
A day after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi promised 50 lakh housing units and insurance for the poor, the Gujarat Congress released its manifesto on Tuesday. And the focus was on 'aam aadmi'. Gujarat Congress President Arjun Modhwadia assured that if the party came to power, then big corporates would take a back seat, and the focus would be on the common man. ...
04:31 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Ahmedabad: The Election Commission on Thursday sent a notice to Gujarat Congress President Arjun Modhwadia for comparing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to a monkey. Modhwadia has been asked to file his reply by November 24. BJP MP and state unit General Secretary Balkrishna Shukla had filed a complaint with the Commission about Modhwadia's speech in Vadodara on November 2 when he made the controversial comments. The Commission sent the...
06:27 PM, Nov 22, 2012
Mumbai: The parents of the baby, who was stolen in October from Mumbai's Wadia hospital when he was just a day old, have announced a Rs 5 lakh reward for any information on him. The parents are also planning to distribute pamphlets to spread the word about the baby. They have been camping at the Wadia Hospital since the baby was stolen and have refused to move till their baby...
05:41 PM, Nov 08, 2012
Ahmedabad: Criticising Narendra Modi for his controversial remark on Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's wife, Congress in Gujarat on Monday said the Chief Minister should stop talking about the private life of public figures. "Modi should stop talking about the private life of others...," Gujarat Congress chief Arjun Modhwadia said while addressing a rally in Ahmedabad. Several other state Congress leaders, including Chairman of Campaign Committee Shankarsinh Vaghela, Leader of Opposition...
12:19 AM, Nov 06, 2012
Mumbai: Mumbai Police are still looking for a baby who went missing from the general ward of Wadia Hospital on Wednesday. The day-old boy was stolen during visiting hours when his mother, Jasmine Naik, was taking an evening walk in the corridor of the hospital, they said. According to eyewitnesses a saree-clad woman, aged around 25, was seen leaving the room with the child. The police have been trying to...
01:11 PM, Oct 26, 2012
Mumbai: A day-old baby boy was stolen from the general ward of a hospital in Mumbai. A woman was suspected to have walked away with him. While Mumbai police is yet to crack the case, teams have already been dispatched to Navi Mumbai, Thane and Nashik. The hospital in question - Wadia hospital - has admitted to negligence on its part in this case as no CCTV cameras were installed...
07:32 PM, Oct 25, 2012
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress, in a representation to the Election Commission on Saturday, alleged that Narendra Modi government was misusing the state machinery for the Assembly elections campaign. Gujarat Congress chief Arjun Modhwadia led a Congress delegation to the state EC office. The main opposition party also alleged that principal secretary to the Chief Minister, K Kailashnathan, was furthering Modi's political agenda. Modhwadia alleged in a memorandum to Chief Electoral Officer...
04:54 AM, Oct 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Gujarat Congress is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to win over the people in the state ahead of the Assembly polls that are likely to be held in November end. Releasing a three-page document titled 'Gujarat Praja Vikas Darshan-2012', the state Congress chief Arjun Modhwadia announced sops for the unemployed youth, the IT sector, agriculture, handicrafts and tourism. The Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, in their...
02:45 PM, Sep 17, 2012
New Delhi: Since 'Rockstar' Nargis Fakhri has not signed any movie project, but she has managed to grab people's attention and considers herself lucky. The actress has been in the news for her link up rumours with her 'Rockstar' co-star Ranbir Kapoor and businessman Ness Wadia. Asked how she reacts to them, she said: "I laugh. What else can you do but laugh. I guess I am still lucky that...
06:50 PM, Jul 16, 2012
Ahmedabad: A day after it accused Narendra Modi of making wild allegations to divert attention from real issues in the poll-bound state, state Congress on Monday dared the Chief Minister to an open debate on his charge that the Centre has been doing injustice to Gujarat. "If he (Modi) has the courage, he should have an open debate with leaders of Gujarat Congress on his allegations that Centre has discriminated...
01:31 AM, Jun 12, 2012
