Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) In one of the biggest seizure of drugs, customs officials at Mumbai Airport Friday nabbed a South African woman carrying 26 kg of drugs worth over Rs.13 crore, an official said here. More »South African woman caught at Mumbai airport with 26 kg drugs
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) swung into action Friday calling an emergency meeting and suspending a cricketer, but more and more sordid details of the spot fixing scandal came tumbling as the three arrested players, including S. Sreesanth, reportedly confessed to their crime. More »Trio cracks and confesses, BCCI suspends another cricketer
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) It was through the call records of gang members of Tiger Memon, a close aide of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, that Delhi Police first stumbled upon the plan for spot fixing Indian Premier League matches. The detailed three-month-long surveillance between the gang members and the bookies led three IPL players, including India pacer S. Sreesanth, into the police net. More »Spot fixing busted after police tapped Tiger Memon's gang members
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh has said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the only power-centre in the UPA Government and calls all shots. More »Manmohan Singh only power centre in UPA Govt.: Digvijay Singh
New Delhi, May 18 -- In an ironic twist of fate, S Sreesanth's first night in police custody was spent in the confines of the same room where his fate was gradually being sealed over the past month.The Indian pacer, sources told HT, was lodged in the retiring room-cum-office chamber of slain inspector Badrish Dutt, and is sharing the usual 'daal-roti' fare prepared by a Bengali cook at the official mess. ... More »Hell in a cell: Tears, regret and no sleep
Mumbai, May 18 (ANI): A special TADA court has issued non-bailable arrest warrants against two convicts in connection with the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. More »1993 Mumbai Blasts Case: TADA court orders arrest of Zaibunissa Kazi, Sharif Parker
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the chief investigator in the coal blocks allotment case for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.7 lakh to "settle" a land dispute for a businessman. More »Coal Block Scam: CBI arrests chief investigator for taking bribe
Sydney, May 18 (ANI): Australian spin great Shane Warne has said that the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal felt like a kick in the teeth for the game of cricket. More »Warne says IPL spot fixing scandal 'kick in the teeth' for cricket
Sydney, May 18 (ANI): Australian legend Adam Gilchrist has expressed his disappointment at the spot-fixing scandal of the Indian Premier League and has demanded life bans for the cricketers involved in the crime if they are found guilty. More »'Saddened' Gilchrist demands life bans for 'IPL spot-fixers' if found guilty
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) Friday said its outlook on India remained negative and there is a one-in-three chance of a downgrade within the next 12 months. But the government asserted that there is nothing to worry about as it is taking the right measures to keep the country on a sustainable growth path. More »S&P warns of downgrade, government not too worried
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said that it will approach the Supreme Court on Monday with a petition to remove from service its own Superintendent of Police, who was arrested here for allegedly taking a bribe to settle a land dispute. More »CBI to move Supreme Court next week to seek removal of 'tainted' officer (Lead:CBI)
New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): Delhi Police has reportedly indicated that it could widen the probe of an ongoing case of spot fixing in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to include questioning of the owners of the Rajasthan Royals and the team's captain. More »Delhi Police to widen probe: To question Rajasthan Royals owners, skipper Dravid
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members Friday raised the issue of the 2G spectrum scam at the first meeting of the reconstituted Public Accounts Commitee of parliament, said informed sources. More »BJP raises 2G scam issue at recast PAC
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Two officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), including one reportedly investigating the coal scam, were arrested here while taking a bribe of Rs.7 lakh for settling down a land dispute, an officer said Friday. More »Two CBI officers arrested in Delhi for bribery
SYDNEY, May 18, 2013 (AFP) - Australian batsman David Warner is under investigation following comments on his Twitter account directed against two of the country's leading cricket writers, Cricket Australia said on Saturday. More »Cricket: Aussie batsman Warner in Twitter rant at journos
India, May 18 -- Amid all the frenzy on Thursday over the arrests for alleged spot-fixing, one image stood out - players being produced at a Delhi court with their faces covered.Beyond the shrill talk about crime and punishment, that photograph provided a sobering moment - the fall of players belonging to a tribe seen as youth icons of the country with S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, charged by the police with cheating and conspiracy, facing long jail terms. ... More »Lesson from the sport's past: fixing hardly a blot
Thiruvananthapuram, May 18 -- S Sreesanth loved to court controversies - whether it was Sachin Tendulkar, Mathew Hayden, Andrew Symonds or Michael Vaughan, he spared none. Once when asked his behaviour on the field, his brother Dipu Shantan said: "It is his killer instinct, he will do the same even if his father was batting."As he rose from Kerala, a minor cricketing state, many tried to overlook his frequent outbursts. After his impressive performance in South Africa in 2006, a leading Malayalam daily even called him 'Kerala Sree'. ... More »Fame to shame: Like his sport, business innings also failed
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Female escorts and parties to lure players, underworld connections and teary-eyed confessions by once promising, famed players falling from grace. More skeletons are tumbling out as investigations progress into spot fixing in Indian premier League (IPL) scandal progress. More »More skeletons tumble out as IPL spot fixing investigations progress
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Chopard jewellery worth $1.4 million intended to adorn movie stars at the Cannes film festival has been stolen, a police source said on Friday, but the company said the value had been exaggerated and the items were not for actresses to use. According to the source, who declined to be named because he was not authorised to discuss the case with the press, the jewels were in the safe of a room rented by an employee of the luxury jeweller, which is also a Cannes sponsor. "The jeweller hasn't yet furnished details of what exactly was stolen," the source said. ... More »Jewels stolen in Cannes, Chopard says not for stars
New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has held the Congress Party responsible for the non-passage of the Food Security Bill during the budget session of Parliament. More »BJP holds UPA Govt., Congress responsible for non-passage of Food Security Bill