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Mumbai, Feb 10: In a sensational claim, two former presidents of the BCCI told Justice Mudgal led committee that matches in the Indian Premier League were fixed and the matter required a thorough investigation. The committee's report, submitted today to the Supreme Court, said this was also the general perception of many people who deposed before the SC-constituted panel. "The Committee would like

New Delhi, Feb 10: A Supreme Court panel, inquiring into the IPL spot fixing scam, has come down heavily on Mumbai police for "not willing" to investigate involvement of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in it and for protecting "lots of persons" involved in the betting syndicate. Probe by Mumbai Police in the scandal was sharply cricised by a three-member apex court panel headed by former Punjab and

New Delhi, Feb 10: Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today sought Union Law Ministry's opinion on the constitutional position whether it was necessary for the Delhi government to obtain prior approval from the Centre before tabling the Jan Lokpal Bill in the Assembly. In a statement, the Lt Governor's office said to avoid any dispute in the matter and to obtain full clarity, Jung has referred the issue to

New Delhi, Feb 10: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and the Left leadership on Monday had a breakfast meeting with other leaders to discuss the formation of a non-Congress, non-BJP alliance for the next Lok Sabha polls. The informal meeting took place at the residence of JD(S) chief and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda in which it was decided that leaders of 11 non-Congress non-BJP parties

New Delhi, Feb 10: Both houses of parliament were adjourned Monday till noon following an uproar over the formation of Telangana. As soon as the Lok Sabha met, members opposing the division of Andhra Pradesh raised slogans demanding that Andhra Pradesh remain united. This led Speaker Meira Kumar to adjourn the house till 12 noon. In the Rajya Sabha too, the members from Andhra Pradesh raised

New Delhi, Feb 10: Several leaders pursuing the non-Congress, non-BJP ‘alternative’ for the Lok Sabha election are expected to have a breakfast session on Monday, at Janata Dal (Secular) national president H.D. Deve Gowda’s residence here. They intend to evolve both an alternative economic vision and an aggressive strategy to counter communalisation of the polity. The leaders who are scheduled to

New Delhi, Feb 9: Upping the ante over the Jan Lokpal Bill, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tonight threatened to resign if his pet anti-graft legislation is not passed by the state Assembly due to lack of support from other parties. A day after he told PTI that he can "go to any extent" over the "huge" issue of corruption, Kejriwal said he does not have the right to stay in office if the

Sivaganga (TN), Feb 9: Finance Minister P Chidambaram today hit back at Narendra Modi for his "recount" dig at him, saying the Gujarat Chief Minister has once again staged a "fake encounter" with facts on the issue and that there was never a recount in the 2009 Lok Sabha election in his constituency here. In a statement here, he said Modi has once again staged a "fake encounter" with facts at his

Mumbai, Feb 9: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the pendency of 31 million cases in courts across the country was very disturbing. "I am very disturbed to find a staggering 31 million cases pending in various courts all over the country and hope the judiciary would do its best to clear them," Mukherjee said, inaugurating the sesquicentennial celebrations of the Advocates' Association of

New Delhi, Feb 8: Eminent lawyer Soli Sorabjee today backed the Delhi government's stand that there was no need to take the prior consent of the Centre before introduction of its Jan Lokpal Bill in the Assembly, which it plans to do next week. In his opinion given to the Delhi government he said that there are "serious legal infirmities" in the Transaction Business Rules (TBR) of 2002 which