The second phase of the Budget session of Parliament commenced on Thursday with all the attention turning on Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor.
Seamer R Vinay Kumar, on Thursday, threw his weight behind in-form wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik who was a surprise choice to lead the two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL).
Sreesanth on Friday said he would approach the Supreme Court in a last ditch effort to lift the life ban imposed on him by the Board of Control for Cricket in India following allegations of spot-fixing during an IPL match in 2013.
The disgraced cricketer was taken to Jaipur on Tuesday as part of the probe into spot-fixing at the IPL, even as Rajasthan Royals chairman Ranjit Barthakur met with senior police officials in Delhi, a day after the IPL franchise filed a complaint against three of their erring players.
The cricketing world is all set for another feast with the Indian Premier League.
Lalit Modi's days as the IPL Commissioner appear to be numbered as the BCCI's top brass has more or less made up its mind to remove the high-flying administrator who has triggered a political storm and brought the BCCI under the Income Tax scanner.
A 32-year-old man, impersonating as an official of the Mumbai police, was apprehended on Thursday as he tried to enter the house of Shantakumaran Sreesanth, at Edapally, Kochi, to 'interrogate' the India pace bowler's parents in connection with his arrest in the IPL spot-fixing episode, police said.
Kolkata Knight Riders' coach Dav Whatmore on Tuesday said players should learn to strike a balance between cricket matches and IPL parties.
Tainted Indian pacer Shantakumaran Sreesanth's ban for alleged spot-fixing will end next August, BCCI Ombudsman D K Jain has ordered, observing that the cricketer is well past his prime having already served six years.
The minister of state for Human Recourse Development Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the arrest of Kerala pacer S Sreesanth for alleged spot fixing is "very painful" for cricket fans in the state.
Former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi has hit out at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and it's Disciplinary Committee.
The BCCI will hold its Special General Meeting (SGM) in New Delhi on December 1 to discuss a three- point agenda including the all-important Future Tours Programme (FTP) of the Indian team spanning 2019-2023.
The Kerala Cricket Association on Wednesday wrote to the Board of Control for Cricket in India seeking its decision and directions on cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth's readiness to make a comeback to competitive cricket.
Containing big-hitting Brendon McCullum and the best utilisation of his key spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is what Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Daniel Vettori is thinking ahead of their IPL clash against Kolkata Knight Riders, in Bangalore, on Tuesday.
Kochi Tuskers Kerala skipper Mahela Jayawardene on Monday lavished praise on Prashanth Parameswaran after his team's seven-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in the IPL, saying the debutant pacer was not nervous despite playing in his first match.
Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming on Saturday exuded confidence that the defending champions have enough firepower in their batting to take on Deccan Chargers pace attack which played havoc against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in their last IPL match.
Kochi Tuskers Kerela on Wednesday notched up their third consecutive win in the Indian Premier League after beating Kolkata Knight Riders by six runs and skipper Mahela Jaywardene said the team is gelling well as a unit and it is the secret of their success.
Rajasthan Royals skipper Shane Warne was caught on camera puffing a cigarette inside the Airport premises.
After registering a comprehensive victory over Kochi Tuskers Kerala to bring their IPL campaign back on track, a confident Rajasthan Royals team will be eyeing an upset win when they take on table-toppers Mumbai Indians in Jaipur on Friday.
Still in with an outside chance of making it to the play-offs, a bruised Rajasthan Royals will be eyeing nothing less than a victory when they take on an inconsistent Kochi Tuskers Kerala in their crucial IPL match in Indore on Sunday.
S Sreesnath may have irked Mahendra Singh Dhoni on quite a few occasions with his on-field antics, but Kochi Tuskers Kerala skipper Mahela Jayawardene is at ease with his behaviour so far in the IPL.
A B de Villiers, whose unbeaten 54 set up Royal Challengers Bangalore's six-wicket win over Kochi Tuskers Kerala in their IPL encounter on Saturday, said his side's experience made all the difference as the match was still in balance till the end.
Noted Malayalam singer Madhu Balakrishnan said his brother-in-law S Sreesanth survived a murder attempt in Tihar jail.
The organisers of the much-anticipated Indian Premier League-style football league decided to defer the proposed tournament to September-November next year instead of early 2014.
The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) has rescheduled its Working Committee meeting from April 24 to May 2.
After trading eight players on the first day of the IPL players' auction in Bangalore on Saturday, Kings XI Punjab said the franchise was delighted to have bought a mix of cricketers apart from managing to hold on to some of its former recruits for the fourth edition of the event.
In most places the rank and file of the party is taking out rallies in support of Tharoor, but the defence as a political party is limited to only a few words by PCC chief Ramesh Chennithala and Opposition Leader Oommen Chandy.
Miffed by Lalit Modi's style of functioning that has spawned a lot of controversies, a move is afoot in the BCCI to clip his wings as the Indian Premier League commissioner.
The Indian Premier League's new franchise Rendezvous Sports World (RSW) has threatened to sue IPL commissioner Lalit Modi for breaking the confidentiality terms.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor was questioned by the Special Investigation Team on Thursday for the second time in the last four weeks on the Indian Premier League controversy as also various aspects leading to the mysterious death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.
Rashtrapati Bhawan has filed a complaint with Delhi Police against former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi for posting "defamatory" tweets against President Pranab Mukherjee and his Secretary Omita Paul.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday approached the Kerala high court against a single bench order lifting the life ban imposed on cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth following the spot-fixing scandal in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League in 2013.
Suspended Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi has been banned for life by the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday.
"If I had any link with him, I would not have been here. I would have been in Dubai or some other place. If I had known people like him, I would not have been cricketer," said Sreesanth on Sunday.
Shashi Tharoor on Friday appeared for the third time in two days before the SIT.
Anurag Thakur set to meet Mumbai Indians , Pune to discuss Maharashtra crisis.
The BCCI said that forming a working group is aimed at finding the procedures to implement the order and should not be seen as a delaying tactic.
Former India pace bowler Shantakumaran Sreesanth will marry a girl from a royal family of Jaipur on December 12 at the Guruvayoor Sree Krishna temple. A close aide of the disgraced cricketer, who is serving a life ban for spot-fixing in matches in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League, told IANS the marriage will be solemnized at the Guruvayoor temple on December 12.
Shobha Warrier reports from Thiruvananthapuram where a former UN diplomat is battling a former governor for the Lok Sabha seat.
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