BCCI looking to better it’s public image, says Anurag Thakur
The Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) is looking to change it’s public image, according to BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur. BCCI, the richest board in the world by far, is commonly perceived as an organisation that uses it’s power to bully smaller cricket boards and has also received... read more »
IPL 2013 spot-fixing’s Lodha Committee office burgled
A month after the Lodha Commission panel suspended the two Indian Premier League (IPL) teams — Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), the office of the Supreme Court appointed committee in Delhi was burgled. According to a report in Times of India, burglars may have stolen cash some... read more »
This ton will give me great confidence: Ajinkya Rahane
COLOMBO: If there was a vote for the ‘Man Friday’ in the Indian team, Ajinkya Rahane will win it hands down. Whatever the conditions, whatever the situation or whatever the demands, Rahane has almost always managed to come up with the goods. Not often does a cricketer play 16 out of... read more »
BSE to Suspend Trading in 17 Companies
New Delhi: BSE has ordered suspension of trading in shares of 17 companies, including Raj Irrigation Pipes & Fittings and Kohinoor Broadcasting Corporation, from August 26 until further notice. The move is aimed at ensuring safety of investors in the capital market. “Based on the... read more »
Police make more than a dozen arrests during Ferguson protest after crowd blocks traffic
Police arrested more than a dozen people in Ferguson on Monday night after protesters blocked traffic during a fourth consecutive night of demonstrations marking the anniversary of the... read more »
China gives former general suspended death sentence for bribery
BEIJING – A top Chinese military officer has been given a suspended death sentence for corruption, state media said Monday, in a case where he was exposed as owning dozens of homes, gold... read more »
Detaining Yogendra Yadav has shown brutal, dishonest face of Delhi Police: AAP
Condemning the crackdown on Yogendra Yadav by Delhi Police, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) vice-chairman Ashish Khetan on Tuesday said the act has shown... read more »
Despite protests, Japan switches on first nuclear reactor since Fukushima diaster
TOKYO — Japan switched on a nuclear reactor Tuesday on the southern island of Kyushu, marking a first, tentative return to nuclear energy following the catastrophic meltdowns at Fukushima... read more »
Israel expects US Congress to block Iran nuclear deal, top Likud ...
Israel anticipates that the US Congress will heed its call and vote down the Iran nuclear deal against the wishes of the Obama administration, the head of the powerful Knesset Foreign Affairs and... read more »
