The Union Agriculture Minister pipped incumbent Ranbir Singh Mahendra by a 20-11 margin.
The cricket mogul won the International Journal of History of Sport achievement award for his contribution to the world of sport.
The newly appointed BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla said that N Srinivasan "wouldn't assume charge as per Supreme Court directive" and the Tamil Nadu strongman has made it clear to the members of the board.
According to former BCCI president I S Bindra, Dalmiya did this for his political survival.
India's seam attack is one of the best that we have seen, reckons former South Africa captain Graeme Smith.
The BCCI announced an initial list of 17 players who will be awarded yearly contracts.
The BCCI said on Wednesday it was making arrangements on its own to broadcast next month's Test series against Australia.
After controversy over the telecast rights, the BCCI is planning to make arrangements to broadcast the India-Australia series.
British Minister of State for Immigration and Citizenship Tony McNulty presented the award to Bilimoria, who is the youngest chancellor of the Thames Valley University.
The newly-elected secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India said all necessary steps will be taken to strengthen the board and take cricket to new heights.
The newly-elected secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India said all necessary steps will be taken to strengthen the board and take cricket to new heights.
Zee Telefilms claimed Rs 1630 crore for the "losses caused to us" due to the cancellation of the telecast rights.
It is learnt that the former president sent a 29-page reply to the show cause notice issued to him for alleged misappropriation of the 1996 World Cup funds.
Party president Lal Kishenchand Advani included seven former governors and five former Union ministers in the council.
The Cricket Association of Bengal dubbed the suspension of Jagmohan Dalmiya by the BCCI as "unfair and unjust".
Sharad Pawar said pending the Board's action, Jagmohan Dalmiya can attend BCCI meetings as president of Cricket Association of Bengal.
The Madras high court came down heavily on former BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya for termination of the tender process for telecasting cricket matches in the country.
'This was the worst phase yet in the state's human rights history.' 'Notorious interrogation centres were set up, large numbers died in firing on civilian mobs.' 'This is what today's generations might identify better as the Haider phase in Kashmir's history,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Curator Daljit Singh has retired a happy man after 22 years of service to Indian cricket. The groundstaff are no longer seen as gardeners and are getting due respect, a change that pleases him the most.
The BCCI's review committe will look to resolve the Ganguly-Chappell spat.
Former BCCI president Inder Singh Bindra rebutted talk of a 'secret understanding' with the Jagmohan Dalmiya faction.
The Kolkata high court stayed the BCCI's AGM till conclusion of the hearing on an appeal filed by the Jagmohan Dalmiya group.
All three observers appointed by Kolkata high court -- K N Singh and M M Punchi and S C Sen -- were present at the meeting.
However, the cricket Board's ruling combine threatened to move court against the decision of the observers.
The leadership vacuum created in the Board of Control for Cricket in India following president Jagmohan Dalmiya's demise will be filled only after Board Secretary Anurag Thakur calls a Special General Meeting.
Former BCCI president has been accused of misappropriation of funds during the 1996 World Cup
Amid speculation over the fate of the proposed India-Pakistan series, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla today said there are "no immediate chances" of revival of cricketing ties between the two countries.
The former BCCI president raised questions on the award of global media rights by the Board and alleged that it has lost Rs 81.40 crore on the deal.
The Pune District civil court told the BCCI it cannot suspend the cricketer without holding an inquiry.
A section of members from the National Cricket Club (NCC), one of the affiliated voting units of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), questioned as to how late Jagmohan Dalmiya's son Avishek represented the club at the Special General Meeting of the BCCI on Saturday.
The BCCI may not have accepted his resignation but Rajeev Shukla said he would not take up the IPL chairman's post next year.
Jagmohan Dalmiya resigned as president of the Asian Cricket Council and the Afro-Asian Cricket Cooperation.
New BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said he will strive to make the BCCI a more professional organization.
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