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In a year when the country produced record coal, rains hit movement of the fuel from mines to power generation units, impacting power generation in many states, including Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi and Tamil Nadu.
The impasse regarding India's representative at the Annual Conference of the ICC took a new turn with senior vice-president Arun Jaitley as a likely choice for the high-profile meeting in London on June 25.
In an online chat with readers former state cricker player Preeti Srinivasan who is now quadruplegic discussed her every day challenges and appealed to support people like her.
Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict barring N Srinivasan from contesting any BCCI election on grounds of conflict of interest, head of IPL-6 spot-fixing and betting probe committee Justice Mukul Mudgal said that it will have far reaching ramifications as it will also impact on all sports bodies.
India's 1983 World Cup hero Yashpal Sharma died on Tuesday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest in New Delhi.
"Since the central government had assisted in the treatment of Jayalalithaa, it has a responsibility to unravel the mystery surrounding her death... Therefore, using its authority, it should immediately order a CBI probe into the matter," he said.
The accent on 'making the south feel wanted' was the reason why P Muralidhar Rao, who was dropped as general secretary, was partially reinstated in the central apparatus as prabhari in charge of Madhya Pradesh. 'Pressure from the RSS was brought to bear on Rao's return,' a source said. Radhika Ramaseshan reports.
In a significant move, Mumbai Cricket Association's president Sharad Pawar has decided to attend the Board of Control for Cricket in India's Annual General Meeting, scheduled to be held in Chennai on November 20, after a gap of four years.
Distressed by the IPL spot-fixing scam, BCCI Vice President Niranjan Shah has said the scandal has become increasingly "disgraceful" but stopped short of demanding under-fire President N Srinivasan's resignation.
IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla said people should not "jump to conclusion" that BCCI supremo N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was allegedly involved in the current IPL spot-fixing scandal till the police complete their investigations.
Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Sanjay Patel has clarified that "a slight mistake" in the circular issued to summon Friday's Working Committee meeting in Delhi forced it to be called off.
Continuing his crusade against the alleged corruption in the BCCI due to president-in-exile N Srinivasan's presence, Aditya Verma on Sunday threatened to move Supreme Court if the board's Annual General Meeting fails to make its September deadline.
The restructuring, which will involve nine listed companies, including TVS Motor, Sundaram Clayton, Sundram Fasteners, TVS Electronics and TVS Srichakra, among others, will give each family group complete ownership of businesses they manage while scrapping the holding company.
His integrity has been questioned several times ever since the IPL spot-fixing scandal broke out but BCCI President N Srinivasan says he is a "very honest" man, who was "unfairly attacked" at the peak of the controversy that shook Indian cricket.
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Shashank Manohar was "disillusioned" with the proceedings of the Board's Emergent Working Committee meeting, which he had attended as a representative of the Vidarbha Cricket Association.
Back as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India after the Supreme Court's ruling, under-fire N Srinivasan said he did not quit despite calls for his ouster as he had done nothing wrong.
Arun Pandey's claim to fame in cricketing circles, courtesy Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has come fast but the skipper now faces some uncomfortable questions since the suspicions of conflict of interest has cropped up.
Former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi has termed the BCCI Emergent Working Committee meeting in Chennai the "biggest cover-up in cricket" and said having Jagmohan Dalmiya as head of an interim set-up was not the solution.
The scandal-ridden BCCI could be forced to bring forward its Emergency Working Committee meeting due to the crisis created by the resignation of two senior Board functionaries, Joint Secretary Anurag Thakur said on Saturday.
Retired Justice T Jayaram Chouta, who is a part of the three-man inquiry commission probing the alleged betting charges against Gurunath Meiyappan, on Wednesday ruled out any interference from the BCCI chief N Srinivasan and said nobody can influence his investigation.
Senior BCCI functionary Jyotiraditya Scindia has called for N Srinivasan's resgination as President in the wake of the arrest of his son-in-law on charges of betting, saying he should step down to avoid a conflict of interest in the investigation. Scindia, the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association President and Chairman of BCCI's Finance Committee, said that propriety demands that Srinivasan steps down till the case of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan is finally decided.
Aditya Verma, the petitioner in the Indian Premier League betting and spot-fixing case, says, as per the Supreme Court order, no official having commercial interest in the BCCI can stand in the elections because of conflict of interest.
A new documentary titled 'Death of a Gentleman' raises fresh doubts about the future of Test cricket and asks if the game is losing its identity in the face of stiff competition from commerce-driven Twenty20.
There was an eerie silence among the who's who of cricket administration regarding what will be the fate of BCCI president N Srinivasan and the board after the honourable Supreme Court gave its observation on Tuesday.
The BCCI on Sunday dismissed reports that its secretary N Srinivasan had sent messages to Indian Premier League franchises, allegedly asking them to align with the Board.
West Indies cricket president James Cameron and Pakistan board chairman Najam Sethi have been awarded seats on the International Cricket Council's new executive committee, but South Africa has been snubbed from the game's new world order.
Raina revealed said that CSK owner Narayanaswami Srinivasan was wrongly informed about the reason for his exit from the IPL 2020 and he had settled the matter with his boss
Suresh Raina, who pulled out of the IPL citing personal reasons, on Tuesday demanded a thorough probe into the violent attack on his aunt's family in Punjab, in which his uncle and cousin lost their lives.
Former BCCI President IS Bindra has slammed the Board's Working Committee for allowing N Srinavasan to just "step aside" instead of resigning as the body's chief, calling the proceedings a "sham".
Following the arrest of Gurunath Meiyappan, there are questions whether Chennai Super Kings should be allowed to play in Sunday's IPL final against Mumbai Indians in Kolkata.
Described by United States President Barack Obama as a "trailblazer", Indian-American Srikanth Sri Srinivasan has moved closer to become the first South Asian circuit court judge in the history of the United States.
His back against the wall after the IPL spot-fixing scandal, BCCI President N Srinivasan has not ruled out filing a criminal complaint against the arrested "dirty cricketers", insisting that no one is hurting more than him because of the crisis.
Indian Premier League governing council chairman Rajiv Shukla, on Monday, avoided commenting on reports of Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur allegedly being seen with a bookie and said that he would comment on the matter only after getting any evidence.
Former BCCI secretary Jaywant Lele says the Bombay high court has taken a very correct decision. 'The judges appointed in the two-member committee were the people of N Srinivasan.'
Board of Control for Cricket in India's secretary Sanjay Patel on Tuesday confirmed that the demand for a great share of the revenue earned by the International Cricket Council had been made by India.
Secretary Sanjay Jagdale and treasurer Ajay Shirke submitted their resignation in protest against N Srinivasan's refusal to quit as the BCCI president in wake on the IPL spot-fixing scandal.
Board of Control for Cricket in India's chief N Srinivasan on Tuesday got support from Union minister Farooq Abdullah, who said it makes no sense in demanding his resignation as it has not been proved that he was involved in any wrongdoing. "Why should he resign," asked Abdulla, who is also president of the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association.
A bench headed by Justice A K Patnaik, which had suggested that the probe be conducted by the Justice Mudgal Committee, reserved the order after the Board of Control for Cricket in India and Srinivasan opposed further investigation by the committee and pleaded for setting up a fresh panel.
