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The tainted trio - S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila have reportedly revealed before the Delhi Police that four more cricketers, including a foreign player, are involved in the spot-fixing scandal. They belong to different teams.…

The Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 48 runs to enter the IPL 6 final to be held on May 26. Mumbai still have a chance, as they would take on the winner between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in a virtual semifinal. It…

In a surprising development, disgraced cricketer S Sreesanth has issued a statement, claiming innocence in the spot-fixing scandal. Sreesanth expressed confidence in judiciary and said he would be proved innocent. Sreesanth further…

The spat between Sahara India and the BCCI has taken an ugly turn, as the Pune Warriors India quit the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the Board encashed the bank gurantee deposited by them. Sahara had failed to pay the franchise fee of…

The former head of global operations of Infosys and the former CEO of iGate Phaneesh Murthy (49) was sacked by his last employer company with a charge of sexual harassment yesterday. Murthy, a California-based IIT-IIM alumnus rose to…

Mahatma Gandhi’s blood samples are to be auctioned today in London. Two microscope slides, bearing his blood, those were obtained from Mumbai, when the great leader was recovering from an appendectomy, are to go on sale by Mullock's…

The first Bollywood link to the IPL spot-fixing scandal was busted with the arrest of Vindoo Dara Singh, son of the legendary Dara Singh. He was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch for his alleged links with bookies. Recently, Vindoo…

In a shocking development, 3 newspaper employees were killed in Agartala, capital of Tripura, the North-east Indian state. The opposition Congress in Tripura has called a dawn-to-dusk bandh in the municipal corporation area today to protest…

The Royals ruled tribal-dominated Kalahandi for years. In 1952, Giridhari Bhoi became the first MP from this seat. Later, Pratap Keshari Deo won from Kalahandi Lok Sabha seat in 1957, 1962, 1967, 1971 and 1977. He won the 1957 elections on…

The ruling UPA is set for a crushing defeat and the saffron party may return to power after nine years of struggle. If the Lok Sabha polls were held now, the Congress-led UPA will get 136 seats and the main opposition NDA will win 206,…