THE BETTING SCANDAL
Other tapes more explosive, say cops
According to the investigations, the money from India travelled through the havala route to London, from where it was transferred to the South African accounts of Chawla's contact, who then paid the players concerned.

Chawla says he never met or spoke to Cronje
In a statement issued through his lawyer, the London-based bookmaker categorically denied any involvement in match-fixing.

Kishen Kumar too denies meeting Cronje
The Delhi-based actor-businessman, who is believed to have had a role in the scandal, told reporters at a Delhi hospital that he was innocent.

'The mistake Cronje did was to use the cell phone given to him'
Pradeep Srivastava, deputy commissioner of police, crime and railways, talks to Venkat Sundaram about the match-fixing scandal.

Dalmiya to chew Cronje with BCCI chief
ICC chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya has summoned Indian cricket board chief A C Muthiah to Calcutta on April 18.

'It's definitely inexcusable. I should think this will be the end of his career'
Shocked former South Africa team manager and selector S K Reddy on the Hansie Cronje episode.

BUSINESS
Caught & Bowled!
Will corporates reconsider their ad-spend on cricketers? 'This could be a double whammy: it would not only eradicate the evil of big, bad, easy money from sport, but also send the dream merchants in search of genuine heroes,' says a media analyst.

MONEY INTERVIEW
'We intend to stick to the Deepak Parekh panel recommendations'
Basudeb Sen, executive director of Unit Trust of India, is quite bullish on the old economy stocks despite the surge in ICE scrips.

BROADBAND
'We would not want speculators to use Reliance as a hedge stock'
Reliance managing director Anil Ambani on the share buyback proposal. In Real Audio.

MARKET REPORT
Markets@April 12: Sensex slides 123 points
Profit booking pulled the market down.

QUARTERLY RESULTS
Latest quarterly results
The Money Channel and RISC introduce the latest quarterly results, courtesy BSE-Dun & Bradstreet India.
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MONEY
NRIs and investments
Ever wondered what's going to happen to your investments abroad when you return? Or, if you can opt for an IPO in India while still abroad? Read on to find the answers to these FAQs.

FUND NEWS
Dividend, bonus buoys KP Bluechip assets
Kothari Pioneer Bluechip has witnessed strong inflows with assets vaulting 200 per cent from Rs 775.8 million on February 29, 2000, to Rs 2.33 billion on March 31.

SPECIAL
Sonia's Kurukshetra
'Some of the top leaders, especially from the CWC, might consider her more of a liability than an asset and decide to ease her out before the next round of elections,' sources said.

SPORTS
Laxman slams unbeaten 346
The stylish right-hander became the first Indian to score two triple hundreds in first-class cricket as Hyderabad amassed 663 for 6 against Karnataka in the Ranji Trophy semi-final. In the other semi-final, hosts Bombay and Tamil Nadu shared the honours on Day 2.

MOVIES
Halo is about hope
At last, a delightful film for children.

MOVIES
'I don't think one ever stops struggling'
It's been a long journey for Soni Razdan.

BOOKS
New wine in old bottle
'What makes Interpretation of Maladies truly outstanding is Jhumpa Lahiri's understanding of her subject as well as of the craft of writing itself,' says Rohit Chopra.

MUSIC
A slice of the pie
Madonna fails -- miserably -- in trying to match Don McLean in her version of the classic, American Pie.

COLUMNS
Justice delayed may not always be justice denied
'Whether it is encounters with insurgents in the Kashmir Valley or it is enquiring into the betting scandal in cricket or trying to track down the mystery behind the murder of Priya Rajvansh, the problem is the same. The media puts far too much pressure on the police to perform. The result is the precise opposite,' says Pritish Nandy.

A non-feasible alternative
'A K Antony's idea of the Congress forming a front with the "secular" parties in Kerala and West Bengal is not a feasible alternative. What the party needs to do to rejuvenate itself is to woo the voters who have defected to the erstwhile Third Front. And to do that the Congress needs to accept tactical aid from anyone willing to offer it,' says T V R Shenoy.

Will the bull market continue?
Devangshu Datta expects the bull market to remain alive for some time, but warns investors that this could be the last uptrend before the market starts to slide.

The day the music stopped
Partha S Chatterjee goes back in time and wonders whether all those twists and turns he's witnessed were really the uncertainties and miracles of sport.