Sheela Bhatt explores the tangled web of deception, lies and money woven by IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, former BCCI chief Sharad Pawar and the UPA government.
Keith Vaz, Britain's longest-serving Indian-origin MP was on Thursday re-elected as chair of the British Parliament's influential Home Affairs Select Committee.
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray demanded a ban on Tuesday on the controversial Indian Premier League "to save cricket." "The ongoing controversy involving IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor has maligned the image of the 'gentleman's game'. Ban the IPL to save the game of cricket," he said in a statement on Tuesday night.
The diamond-studded Indian Premier League winner's trophy, encrusted with rubies and yellow and blue sapphires, was unveiled in Mumbai on Monday by IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi
Official sources said on Wednesday, that the "source probe" commenced after a controversy broke out this week over the share holding patterns of the a consortium led by Rendezvous which bagged IPL's Kochi franchise. The probe is only to determine the source of funds though there is no specific input that fuelled suspicions, the sources said.
Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor's security has been tightened following an SMS death threat received by him from Mumbai.The SMS was reportedly sent by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's associate Chhota Shakeel.In the SMS, Tharoor was asked to apologise to Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi over the Kochi IPL team standoff.Tharoor has reportedly written to the home ministry about the death threat, following which his security has been tightened.
The BCCI emphasised that a change in the policy taken to cap players' endorsements at its last Working Committee meeting was to stay.
Relieved after winning a libel suit against axed IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi, who had accused him of match-fixing, former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns said he feels "complete vindication".
The BCCI and its officials did not open a separate bank account in South Africa
Several Indian sportspersons were felicitated at an awards function organized by Sports Illustrated magazine in Mumbai on Monday.
Security expert Reg Dickason's report on the threat to the IPL says that while the security plans are sufficient on paper, the Indian state governments are yet to commit to providing the required police numbers which is the primary concern for the Australian players participating in the tournament.
India changed its stance towards Britain over Lalit Modi who has ED cases against him, and Vasundhara Raje, who gave the ruling BJP its most triumphant victory in Rajasthan, is in the dock for alleged nepotism.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday extended help to a distressed Indian in Dubai after her help was sought.
BCCI secretary and Chennai Super Kings franchise owner N Srinivasan on Thursday rubbished reports that he tried to 'fix' the IPL 2009 player auction and insisted that he won the bid 'fair and square'.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday left for New York where she is going to participate in the International Yoga Day event being organised by the Indian Mission at the United Nations.
Champions League Twenty20, beginning in Bangalore on October, will see 12 teams from seven nations play each other to emerge as Champion of Champions. Tournament chairman Lalit Modi believes the tournament will emerge as the biggest entertainment property in the sport, and enable cricket make a major foray in football-crazy European nations.
Salary cap, player retention and format of the tournament from its fourth season next year dominated the discussion, but no decision was taken at the meeting between the franchisees and BCCI officials.
The BCCI is all set to rope in IT giant Microsoft to evaluate the performance of umpires.
The Cricket Board, yet to recover from the alleged scams of former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi, has a new problem confronting it with news reports on Sunday saying tax evasion notice has been issued to one of the investors of its new Kochi franchise by the Central Government.
IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Shah Rukh Khan says, h has no clue about the allegations levelled against him by retired Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar, who has claimed that he should never have listened to the Bollywood star while joining the IPL.
As the IPL controversy has shown, he shuns the limelight but still makes his presence felt.
Stung by allegations of irregularities in their initial bid, Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday insisted that the consortium neither flouted any norms nor hid any information from the BCCI about its shareholding pattern.
Rediff.com takes a look at some recent high-profile resignations by politicians who went blue in the face proclaiming their innocence.
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray demanded a ban on the controversial Indian Premier League (IPL) "to save cricket".
After securing the resignation of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, Government on Monday said the entire Indian Premier League (IPL) will be under scrutiny including its funding and vowed not to spare any 'wrong-doer', as its top boss Lalit Modi came under the scanner of Income Tax authorities.
The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) has rescheduled its Working Committee meeting from April 24 to May 2.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, in response to Opposition demands earlier in the day, made a statement in the House assuring members that "appropriate action as per law" would be taken if any wrongdoing was found in the manner the IPL was funded.
Media reports said Lalit Modi created a scene during the recent two-match India - Pakistan series, leaving government officials fuming.
Satyajit Gaikwad, who has been eased out as spokeperson of the Kochi IPL team, speaks of the behind the scenes activity before and after the Kochi team won the IPL bid in an exclusive interview.
BCCI's media and finance committee chairman and Congress M P Rajiv Shukla on Friday defended junior foreign minister Shashi Tharoor on the Indian Premier League's Kochi ownership row, saying that there was 'no reason to disbelieve him'.
Advocate Rahul Mehra, who has filed a PIL against almost all major sporting bodies in India demanding them to come clean, feels there is no case of corruption against Sashi Tharoor vis-a-vis the IPL Kochi franchise.
The Shashi Tharoor-Lalit Modi stand-off over the Kochi IPL team reached the Supreme Court on Tuesday with a petition seeking a CBI probe into the Union Minister's alleged proxy stakes in the Rs 1533-crore franchise, won by a consortium, Rendezvous Sports World. Alternatively, the petition urged the apex court to constitute a special investigation team to probe the allegations.
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said letters written to British authorities on Lalit Modi case during UPA rule should be released as they will answer the former IPL Commissioner's accusations against him and Congress.
American magazine FastCompany has ranked IPL 22nd among the list of the world's 50 most innovative companies for 2010.
Pune and Kochi are the two teams for the forthcoming editions of the Indian Premier League, commissioner Lalit Modi announced in Chennai, on Sunday. Sahara successfully won the Pune franchise after they bid the highest amount of US $370 million, while the Kochi team was won by a consortium Rendezvous Sports for a whopping amount of $333 million.
The Indian Premier League on Tuesday conceded that the boycott of the third edition of the Twenty20 tournament by the Indian news channels will continue after their new demands with regards to use of footage was turned down by the organisers.
Owner of the Bangalore team, Vijay Mallya, said the structure of the IPL had all teams bid for as many Indian players as possible.
Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi has ridiculed the safety concerns raised by it but the Australian Cricketers Association claims to have made 'some positive progress' in getting its players' security demands met by the IPL organisers.
The two-member special disciplinary committee comprising of Jyotiraditya Scindia and Arun Jaitley, appointed to investigate charges levelled against former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi, completed their probe and submitted their findings to the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
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