News for 'Ethics Committee'

Bidhuri's Raj poll duty BJP's reward for spreading hatred, says Danish Ali

Bidhuri's Raj poll duty BJP's reward for spreading hatred, says Danish Ali

Rediff.com28 Sep 2023

Ali also said he was hopeful that action would be taken by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against Bidhuri in line with the traditions of the Lower House and the Constitution.

Blatter to fight eight-year FIFA ban, vows to be back

Blatter to fight eight-year FIFA ban, vows to be back

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

His message contained some defiance: he vowed to fight the ban, insisted he had done no wrong and hit out at those who had questioned his integrity and honesty.

CSA could sacrifice CEO Lorgat for India tour

CSA could sacrifice CEO Lorgat for India tour

Rediff.com21 Oct 2013

Prospects of the Indian cricket team touring South Africa at the end of this year brightened on Monday following assurances from CSA that it could suspend its CEO, Haroon Lorgat, from dealing with matters related to BCCI and the ICC pending an inquiry into allegations against him.

Maradona suggests life imprisonment for Blatter, Platini

Maradona suggests life imprisonment for Blatter, Platini

Rediff.com27 Feb 2016

He also branded new FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, the former UEFA general secretary, a "traitor" for not standing by UEFA president Platini

Appellate panels soon to redress social media users' grievances: Centre to HC

Appellate panels soon to redress social media users' grievances: Centre to HC

Rediff.com19 Dec 2022

The submission was made before Justice Yashwant Varma who was hearing a batch of petitions concerning the suspension and deletion of accounts of several social media users, including Twitter users.

Deloitte flags 3 Adani Port transactions; contractor named in Hindenburg report

Deloitte flags 3 Adani Port transactions; contractor named in Hindenburg report

Rediff.com31 May 2023

Auditor Deloitte flagged three transactions, including recoveries from a contractor identified in the Hindenburg report, as it issued a qualified opinion on the accounts of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone.

Platini says he has done nothing wrong in UEFA farewell speech

Platini says he has done nothing wrong in UEFA farewell speech

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

Disgraced former UEFA president Michel Platini insisted he had done nothing wrong and said his conscience was clear as he gave a farewell speech to European soccer's governing body at their extraordinary Congress on Wednesday.

FIFA's Blatter is still being paid his salary despite ban

FIFA's Blatter is still being paid his salary despite ban

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

FIFA's Sepp Blatter may have been banned for eight years from the game but he is still receiving his president's salary from world soccer's governing body, a spokesman for FIFA's Audit and Compliance Committee told Reuters on Monday.

FIFA president hopefuls invited by ESPN for TV debate

FIFA president hopefuls invited by ESPN for TV debate

Rediff.com30 Dec 2015

US sports television network ESPN has invited the five candidates in FIFA's presidential election to participate in a debate on the future of the crisis-hit governing body for world football.

Lalu trying to poach NDA MLAs from jail, alleges Sushil Modi

Lalu trying to poach NDA MLAs from jail, alleges Sushil Modi

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

The former Deputy chief minister made the sensational assertion on his twitter handle, sharing a mobile number which, he claimed, Prasad was having access to despite serving sentences in fodder scam cases.

Cameroon football chief Eto'o apologises for 'losing temper'

Cameroon football chief Eto'o apologises for 'losing temper'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2022

There was no immediate response to a request for comment from Eto'o, the Cameroon Football Federation nor any immediate comment from Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, which organised the World Cup.

No 'irregularities' in 2006 World Cup bid win: German FA

No 'irregularities' in 2006 World Cup bid win: German FA

Rediff.com16 Oct 2015

The German Football Association (DFB) has found no indication of wrongdoing in the process of winning the right to host 2006 World Cup, it said on Friday after an internal investigation was completed.

Olympics: 'International Boxing Association has failed to fulfill...'

Olympics: 'International Boxing Association has failed to fulfill...'

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

The International Olympic Committee executive board on Wednesday recommended withdrawing recognition of the International Boxing Association (IBA).

Subhash Chandra's net worth sinks below Rs 10 crore amid deluge of debt

Subhash Chandra's net worth sinks below Rs 10 crore amid deluge of debt

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

The reduction in value of Chandra's assets comes close on the heels of the group's debt burgeoning to over Rs 12,000 crore, much of which he had raised by pledging his shares to banks and mutual funds in his flagship company ZEEL after many of the groups infrastructure bets did not take off.

'Australia conducted clean bid for 2022 World Cup'

'Australia conducted clean bid for 2022 World Cup'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

On Friday, Federation Football Australia FFA chief Frank Lowy rejected criticism of Australia's failed bid for the 2022 World Cup, saying the country ran a "clean campaign".

Rs 4,000-crore USL funds transfer under scanner

Rs 4,000-crore USL funds transfer under scanner

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

RBI, Enforcement Directorate to see if money was sent to tax haven

Nitish Kumar wins trust vote amid BJP walkout

Nitish Kumar wins trust vote amid BJP walkout

Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

Altogether 160 MLAs voted in favour of the confidence motion while no vote was cast against the same.

Nooyi to recuse herself from ICC media rights process

Nooyi to recuse herself from ICC media rights process

Rediff.com15 Aug 2022

Indra Nooyi, the only female representative in the ICC's Board of Directors, has decided to recuse herself from the upcoming sale of its media rights process as she is also a member of potential digital rights bidder Amazon's board.

Defiant Blatter regrets not reforming FIFA

Defiant Blatter regrets not reforming FIFA

Rediff.com16 Apr 2016

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter acknowledged on Friday that he failed to reform the scandal-ridden world soccer organisation but asserted he was not responsible for corruption in its regional organisations.

GACs to have wider scope, will hear all types of grievance appeals

GACs to have wider scope, will hear all types of grievance appeals

Rediff.com9 Jan 2023

MeitY had stated there was a need to set up GACs as grievance officers hired by the platforms often did not address issues satisfactorily.

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine hopes rise with strong trial results

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine hopes rise with strong trial results

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

Blood samples taken from a group of UK volunteers given a dose of the vaccine showed that it stimulated the body to produce both antibodies and 'killer T-cells', a senior source from the trial was quoted by The Daily Telegraph as saying.

Serum Institute to start phase-2 trials of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Serum Institute to start phase-2 trials of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

Rediff.com19 Aug 2020

The institute expects to complete both, phase-2 and 3 trials in India by the end of this year.

'FIFA dragging its feet in Afghan sex abuse scandal'

'FIFA dragging its feet in Afghan sex abuse scandal'

Rediff.com8 Aug 2019

The former president of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), Keramuddin Keram, was banned from football in June for life after FIFA's ethics committee found him guilty of abusing his position and sexually abusing female players.

Madras HC gives more time to Centre to respond to PIL on new IT rules

Madras HC gives more time to Centre to respond to PIL on new IT rules

Rediff.com13 Aug 2021

The Madras high court on Friday granted 10 more days to the Centre to file its counter-affidavit in response to a batch of PIL pleas challenging the new Information Technology (IT) Rules.

Girl in hijab offers namaz in MP college, probe ordered

Girl in hijab offers namaz in MP college, probe ordered

Rediff.com26 Mar 2022

A memorandum demanding action was submitted to the varsity by the Hindu Jagran Manch after a video clip surfaced.

FIFA hands 1,300-page corruption report to Swiss authorities

FIFA hands 1,300-page corruption report to Swiss authorities

Rediff.com31 Mar 2017

FIFA has completed a 22-month internal inquiry into allegations of high-level corruption and criminal misconduct that buffeted world football and handed its report to Swiss authorities, soccer's ruling body said on Friday.

Bribes given for host rights of 2006 FIFA WC, admits former German FA official

Bribes given for host rights of 2006 FIFA WC, admits former German FA official

Rediff.com24 Oct 2015

"It is clear that there was a slush fund for the German World Cup bid," Zwanziger told Der Spiegel magazine, which first reported the allegations last week.

IBA accuses IOC of breach of data

IBA accuses IOC of breach of data

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

Poland, Britain against allowing Russian, Belarusian athletes at Paris Games

Did vote-buying help Rio secure 2016 Olympic hosting rights?

Did vote-buying help Rio secure 2016 Olympic hosting rights?

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

IOC ethics committee looks into Rio payment claims

Football Briefs: Platini says cleared by Swiss authorities, plans return

Football Briefs: Platini says cleared by Swiss authorities, plans return

Rediff.com26 May 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Bombay HC to Centre: What was the need for new IT Rules?

Bombay HC to Centre: What was the need for new IT Rules?

Rediff.com13 Aug 2021

The Bombay high court on Friday asked the Union government what was the need to introduce the recently notified Information Technology Rules, 2021 without superseding the existing IT Rules that came into effect in 2009.

Check out new FIFA boss's first official act

Check out new FIFA boss's first official act

Rediff.com28 Feb 2016

Gianni Infantino opened FIFA's new museum in his first official act as president of football's governing body on Sunday.

'Crypto is serious threat to financial stability'

'Crypto is serious threat to financial stability'

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

'To the believers of crypto regulations, I have only one question to ask, how will you regulate it?'

Govt's media accreditation policy introduces morality, national security clause

Govt's media accreditation policy introduces morality, national security clause

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

Journalists acting in a manner prejudicial to the country's "security, sovereignty and integrity" as well as "public order, decency or morality" will lose their government accreditation, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has said in its new guidelines.

We can't let Bihar play with lives, SC raps govt inaction on fake doctors

We can't let Bihar play with lives, SC raps govt inaction on fake doctors

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

A bench of justices MR Shah and MM Sundresh reserved its verdict on an appeal filed against a Patna high court order by pharmacist Mukesh Kumar seeking action against fake pharmacists practicing in the state.

Blatter fighting to return for FIFA handover in February

Blatter fighting to return for FIFA handover in February

Rediff.com17 Oct 2015

Sepp Blatter, suspended president of soccer's world governing body, FIFA, said he aimed to return to office in time to hand over power to a successor to be elected at a special congress in February.

#MeToo allegations hit Indian football

#MeToo allegations hit Indian football

Rediff.com25 Apr 2022

AIFF secretary Kushal Das molested employees at work place, alleges former owner of I-League team Minerva Punjab.

Fresh blow for FIFA! Suspends No 2 official

Fresh blow for FIFA! Suspends No 2 official

Rediff.com18 Sep 2015

World football body FIFA put Jerome Valcke, its second-ranking official, on leave on Thursday just hours after an ex-footballer raised allegations he was involved in a plan to resell 2014 World Cup tickets for a lucrative profit.

FIFA mess: 'People are tired of Qatar allegations'

FIFA mess: 'People are tired of Qatar allegations'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

The public are growing tired of hearing about allegations of wrongdoing against Qatar's winning 2022 World Cup bid, according to organisers, with the Gulf state more interested in improving worker's rights than publishing Michael Garcia's report.

Rail tragedy: Cong alleges govt ignored CAG warning

Rail tragedy: Cong alleges govt ignored CAG warning

Rediff.com4 Jun 2023

The Opposition party asked whether the prime minister will take responsibility for the 'deadliest rail tragedy' of this century.