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Tata Steel reports Q4 loss at Rs 6,529 cr on weak demand

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Tata Steel Ltd, India’s largest steelmaker by market value, swung to a loss in its fourth quarter, hit by weak demand in Europe, its top market and production region. Reuters The company’s January-March net loss was Rs 6,529 crore, compared with a Rs 4,330 crore profit a year earlier. Net sales rose about 1 percent to Rs 34180 crore. Analysts had expected profit of Rs 364 crore on sales of Rs 35,016 crore, according Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Earlier this month the company said it would write down goodwill and assets by $1.6 billion in the financial year that ended in March, mainly because pf weakness in Europe, where demand has fallen by almost a third since 2007. Reuters

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BCCI’s agent mandate evokes mixed response

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It took the current spot-fixing crisis for the BCCI to first acknowledge the existence of player agents and then decide to regulate them. The decision has evoked a mixed response from player agents – none of whom, in fact, like to be referred to as an “agent”. Latika Khaneja and Lokesh Sharma, who were two of the most prominent figures in the industry 10 years ago, are not overjoyed by the BCCI’s decision. Khaneja, director of Collage Sports Management, recently decided to give up managing cricketers, as she felt it was just another way for the BCCI to control things. “The BCCI feels it should only manipulate players and their representatives. There is a perception that all agents are susceptible,” Khaneja said. “Honesty and track record must be taken into consideration while dealing with player agents, but since this is not the case, neither Lokesh, nor I, [will be] in the business.” Khaneja managed Virender Sehwag for well over a decade during his early years. “I feel it’s just another nail in the coffin by the BCCI. It’s a BCCI tool to control the player agents, because they would like to hold all the rights of the cricketers. They also want to control agents now,” she said. Newer agents have, however, welcomed the decision. Atul Srivastava, founder of Gaames Unlimited, an agency that manages 20 Indian cricketers, including R Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane and Umesh Yadav, referred to it as a “positive step”. Bunty Sajdeh, CEO of Cornerstone Sport & Entertainment – which manages Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma – felt that “only good will come out of it”. Major sporting leagues across the globe like the NBA, NHL, MLB and AFL conduct certification exams for aspiring agents. However, it would be an achievement of sorts if the BCCI can replicate Cricket Australia’s (CA) model of screening an agent who applies to be an official player representative. Srivastava, a former army officer, who entered sports management in 2004, supported the idea of certification. “You will have to do it step by step,” Srivastava said. “This certification will cut down at least a few people at some level. In the NBA or FIFA, for example, you need to have a certain amount of experience before you can become an authorised agent; you need to have some qualification like an MBA degree or experience in the industry. If not, then you have to do the exam.” The problem is complicated in India – though it exists abroad as well – with the blurred lines between a player’s friend or family, and the agent. Jiju Janardhan, arrested as an alleged bookie, was not just Sreesanth’s close friend, but also allegedly posed as his agent while dealing with the betting mafia. And Janardhan’s case is not an aberration. For every Khaneja or Sajdeh, there is at least one Janardhan in Indian cricket. Khaneja has a pet name, ‘Ruby’, for such agents who blur the line between professionalism and being a player’s ‘friend’. “I must have seen so many Jiju Janardhans because every player has a Ruby. If a Ruby is not credible, then these poor boys (young cricketers) are taken for a ride. But a smart cricketer will manage his Ruby,” she said. “Ishant Sharma had such a Ruby who used to tell the whole world that he was his agent. When I was managing Ishant, this Ruby threw a birthday party, and didn’t know Ishant had invited me. When I reached the venue, he disappeared in no time and never faced me.” Not many of these player-managers realise what exactly their role is, according to Lokesh Sharma, who managed Rahul Dravid through most of his international career. “In India, there’s hardly any player management,” Lokesh said. “We don’t find any athlete representation. A player-manager’s role is different to what it is perceived to be.” But there are some like Srivastava and Sajdeh who look over and above an IPL contract. “We think of ourselves as managers of players, not agents whose job is to do a deal and take a cut,” Srivastava said. “The manager develops a team around a player. The team is made up of experts in finance, legal and PR whose job is to deal with investments, contracts, and handle their off-field appearances in public. There are three sets of people at work for every player. We want to be a professional organisation, and the IPL is not the tomorrow we are looking at. We are looking to work with players who will play for India.” Managing Indian cricketers has become one of the toughest balancing acts at this juncture, but there’s been a rise in the number of player-managers. While most of the national cricketers, and those on the fringes are taken care of, the agents seem to have turned their focus towards the Under-19 crop, and the domestic players who can potentially be offered an IPL contract. Yudhajit Dutta, who was instrumental in getting MS Dhoni to sign up with Gameplan in 2007, said some agents were out to make quick money. “Sadly, most of them come in with an intention to make a quick buck, so you see them accompanying players everywhere for two or three years, and then they disappear,” Dutta said. “A lot is being made of agents hanging around players all the time. I don’t know if it’s a good or a bad thing. I think as long as you know when to give space to the player, it is fine,” said Dutta, who floated his own company, Purple People. “There are times when a player wants to share some space with his team-mates alone. If a manager doesn’t realise that, then the relationship between a player and him starts getting difficult.” With the scope for individual endorsements getting thinner and thinner, especially with the BCCI indirectly controlling most of the big spenders due to the IPL, it is these shadowy elements that are targeted by those indulging in nefarious activities. A player-manager, requesting anonymity, recounted one such incident: “During the 2010 IPL, I was approached by a bookie through a common friend. Since he had come over to meet me with the reference of a friend, I didn’t even imagine something like this would prop up. The moment he asked me to get inside information through my client, I refused and then reported the matter to the BCCI immediately.” Since agents were not recognised by the BCCI back then, there was little likelihood of any action being taken by the board. That moment, however, may have come now.

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IPL spot-fixing live: Meiyappan seeks time, to appear before Mumbai cops on Monday

admin — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:36 +0000

7.34pm: Chennai Super Kings CEO Guru Meiyappan seeks more time, to appear before Mumbai Police at 11am on Monday, reports CNN-IBN . 7.15pm: Former Pakistan cricket team captain Aamir Sohail to Times Now Expressing disappointment over the sudden decision of the ICC to drop Asad Rauf from the Champions Trophy, former Pakistan cricket team captain Aamir Sohail told Times Now ,”Have they (ICC) given any evidence? They can’t do that on mere speculation.” The former Pakistani opener blasted the ICC vigilance team for failing to detect these wrongdoings until external agencies intervened. “How are they (ICC) not pulling out people from the anti-corruption unit? Everything happened under their nose,” he said. “ICC is not clean. That’s why this game is suffering.” 6.55pm Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf may be called for questioning by Mumbai Police. 6.41pm: Zaka Ashraf, Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board to Times Now “It is not in our knowledge. I have heard it from you,” Ashraf told Times Now from Pakistan. “Neither did he go with our permission nor is he coming back with our permission. The Pakistan Cricket Board has nothing to do with it. But if he has done anything wrong he should be punished,” he said. Questioning the slack management in the IPL , Ashraf said,”I don’t know why things are not being tightened up in the IPL ? This is something that the IPL management must seriously look into.” The Pakistan Cricket Board chief said that the cricket board will soon meet to take steps against wrong practices by officials involved in the game. “We are going to have a Board meeting so that to set up norms to bring all Pakistani umpires, match referees under the domain of the Pakistan Cricket Board,” he said. However, the Pakistan Cricket Board chief said that if Asad Rauf was involved in unfair practices before he should have been allowed to participate in this version of the IPL. “Why is he there now if he did anything wrong before?” Ashraf asked. 18.22 pm: ICC withdraws Asad Rauf from ICC Champions Trophy 2013 The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that it has withdrawn elite panel umpire Asad Rauf from the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 that will be staged in England and Wales from 6-23 June. The decision has been made after media reports on Wednesday indicated that the umpire was under investigation by Mumbai Police. Explaining the decision, ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said: “In the wake of reports that the Mumbai Police are conducting an investigation into Asad Rauf’s activities, we feel that it is in Asad’s best interests as well as those of the sport and the event itself, that he is withdrawn from participating in the ICC Champions Trophy.” 18.12 pm: Sreesanth fought with Upton? According to the Delhi Police, When he was not included in the Rajasthan Royal team after the May nine IPL match, a drunk Sreesanth fought with coach. 18.04 pm: Was Babu Rao Yadav a double agent? Was Babu Rao Yadav, the former Vidharbha Ranji cricketer, a double agent who dealt with the ICC ACSU and the bookies? Well, some TV reports say he was. 17.45 pm: Ajit Chandila fixed IPL 5 matches Meanwhil, Bookie Sunil Bhatia gave Rs.12 lakh to Ajit Chandila for fixing IPL-5 matches last year, says the Delhi Police. The Delhi police further added: Chandila failed to deliver and was asked to return the money. He gave back Rs.4 lakh while cheques for remaining amount bounced. 17.30 pm: Thakur is confident the Delhi police will do a good job “Let us see how Delhi Police will go forward with the probe and then wait for it to end. Let’s not prempt anything,” said BCCI joint-secretary Anurag Thakur. 17.02 pm: Vindoo names Bollywood stars According to TV reports, Vindoo has named top Bollywood stars during his interrogation by the police. The police also wants to question Meiyappan and Vindoo together. 16.28 pm: ED registers case Enforcement Directorate begins money laundering probe in IPL spot-fixing case, registers criminal case. 15.37 pm: The Delhi, Mumbai police fight again On Wednesday, the Mumbai police had refused to share their evidence with the Delhi cops. The Delhi cops in turn approached the hotel directly but the hotel was warned by the Mumbai police to not share the CCTV footage. This is pretty embarrassing. 15.27 pm: Mumbai police issue summons to CSK’s Gurunath Meiyappan was not at home but he was been asked to reach Mumbai for questioning by tomorrow. If he doesn’t appear in Mumbai between 11 am and 5 pm, he will be declared a fugitive. Mumbai police want to specifically check CSK’s boss Gurunath’s mobile phone record. 15.14 pm: ED starts probe Three Raids have been conducted in Mumbai. ED has found documentary link to IPL betting. 15.11 pm: Rajeev Shukla defends BCCI boss Rajeev Shukla has come out and defending the BCCI chief, N Srinivasan. “No proof against Srinivasan’s son-in-law. Let’s wait. Let the probe be over. No one will be spared. No matter how big the name. IPL has got a bad name now, but a few can’t taint all.” 15.00 pm: Police have left the CSK CEO’s residence Police have left the CSK CEO’s residence. They have pasted a copy of the summons on his door. According to CNN-IBN sources, CSK management will meet with the police officials today. The sources also say that Meiyappan is expected to be back tomorrow. 14.40 pm: Mumbai police at Gurunath’s residence The police had to wait for 10 minutes but they are now in Gurunath’s house. They have been wanting to speak to the CSK boss about his alleged links with Vindoo Dara Singh . Meiyappan, however, is not at home. How convenient… Anyway, other sources are telling CNN-IBN that the officials have served a formal summons to Meiyappan. 14.30 pm: Mumbai police right outside Gurunath’s house The Mumbai police is right outside Gurunath Meiyappan’s house. They have men from the Chennai police with them. But at the moment, CSK boss Gurunath doesn’t seem to be home. 14.21 pm: Delhi police want broadcasters to give footage of all RR matches The Delhi Police have now asked the broadcasters to give them the raw footage of all the matches that were played in the league stage. Earlier, the police had asked for footage of only three matches but now it seems that all the matches will be scrutinized. According to TV reports, the RR team management has still not been given a clean chit by the police. Skeletons clamouring out of the closet. The can of worms are squirming. Purdah jo uth gaya to bhed khul jayega..Allah meri tauba #Spotfixing — Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) May 23, 2013 14.05 pm: Mumbai police refuse to share evidence with Delhi police J&K Cricket Association chairman Farooq Abdullah has spoken about the IPL spot-fixing scandal in an interview to CNN-IBN. “I don’t think u can ban IPL. It’s unfortunate that this match fixing has emerged. We should get to the bottom of it that cricket lovers aren’t disappointed,” he said. “All Indians are embarrassed. It’s a wake up call if you want to keep it as a gentleman’s sport.” On N Srinivasan stepping down: Nothing has been proved till now. This man might has been just been Vindoo’s son. Unless its proved that his son-in-law is involved we shouldn’t tarnish his image. He will clear himself once investigation gets through. 12.50 pm: Mumbai police refuse to share evidence with Delhi police And in yet another sign of an increasing turf war between the Delhi and Mumbai police in the IPL spot-fixing case, the Times Now channel is reporting that the Mumbai police are refusing to share evidence collected from Sreesanth’s hotel room in the city. As Firstpost said earlier, The Delhi Police may have made the arrests in the sensational IPL spot fixing case, but the case has sparked off a turf war between them and their Mumbai counterparts with both of them claiming to have more dirt than the other in the scandal. Since the Mumbai police had no access to Sreesanth after his arrest by the Delhi police, they quickly did the next best thing. They raided his hotel room. Diaries and a few electronic items emerged and accompanying it were leaks about how the fast bowler was both a troubled soul wanting to improve himself and a man with an eye for a pretty face. The Mumbai Police hasn’t been very clear on what the seizure of vigour tablets or photos from a casting director have to do with the Delhi police’s probe into spot fixing , and not surprisingly their north Indian counterparts are having a bit of a laugh at their disclosures. “They (Mumbai Police) are only trying to save their face. All this IPL spot-fixing was happening in Mumbai but they did not do anything. People should try to appreciate the good work done by the Delhi Police, which has shown a lot of ills that were going on in IPL,” a caustic SN Srivastava, who is heading the Delhi police probe, told the Economic Times. Claiming that the Mumbai Police was left holding ‘leftovers,’ Srivastava said the Delhi police had already taken what it needed from the hotel rooms of the three arrested players. The Mumbai police not surprisingly has chosen to remain mum on these claims. In this particular case, the Delhi Police had earlier said that they had not co-ordinated with the Mumbai Police to preserve the secrecy of their operation, but the face off between the two police forces is hardly new and at times have stretched to cases related to terrorism as well. Unfortunately in this case, the only loser seems to be Sreesanth who can expect any dirty secret he may have had in his diaries or electronic devices to quickly be made public as the two police forces try to one up each other. 12.31 pm: Bookie arrested in Ajmer Ajmer police have arrested an alleged bookie but have refused to divulge any details saying they will wait for more concrete details to come out through interrogation. Times Now reported that the arrested bookie had been engaged in betting for the last two to three years. More details are awaited. 12.06 pm: Gurunath Meiyappan, not at his residence Mumbai police have reached Chennai to quiz Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan, but he is not at his residence, reports Times Now. The channel said that Gurunath, who is also the son-in-law of BCCI President N Srinivasan, was not at his home, and there was no indication as to where he was. The Mumbai police have reportedly now sought the assistance of local Chennai police to help with investigations. Police are reportedly 11.22 am: Too early to announce anyone guilty: BCCI Anurag Thakur,the Joint Secretary of BCCI has said that it is too premature to announce anyone as guilty in the IPL betting scam, saying that the Delhi police had not yet concluded its investigation. “Once the inquiry is complete we will be in a position to take the strongest action. Unless Delhi Police concludes its investigation can’t announce someone guilty”, ANI quoted him as saying. 10.59 am: Mumbai police team in Chennai to question Srinivasan’s son-in-law A Mumbai police team has reached Chennai to question Srinivasan’s son-in-law and CEO of the Chennai Super Kings, Gurunath Meiyappan in relation to the spot-fixing case, CNN-IBN reported. The channel added that in addition to Meiyappan, the police team is likely to question other top officials from the Chennai Super Kings. Gurunath was allegedly in constant touch with Vindoo Dara Singh , and it is because of this constant contact that the police has decided to call him in for questioning. You can read more on that here. However Vindoo has reportedly claimed that he had made the calls to the team owner purely for personal reasons. The actor has claimed that the calls made to Gurunath had little to do with the betting racket and they were “just friends”, reported the channel. 10.31 pm: ‘Upcoming’ Delhi player under the scanner Another day, another name, another link. The IPL spot-fixing scam seems to be getting murkier and murkier. The latest person to come under the scanner is a rising Delhi Ranji player whose profile had been found in a bookie’s social networking account, reports the Hindustan Times . The player has not been named, but the report says, “The hype built around the player and the manner in which he got out in the matches he played in the current T20 league has stirred the suspicion of investigators”. Several agencies are reportedly studying the footage of all the matches he played in. 9.36 am: Vindoo Dara Singh had links with three players, placed bet for Bollywood stars The spot-fixing scandal is getting murkier by the day with the police net now spreading to Kolkata. Police arrested nine people from the city on Thursday night in connection to the scandal. One of the nine people arrested is Ajit Sureka, a well-known bookie in the Indian cricket circles. According to Zee News, Rs 3 lakh in cash, eight mobile phones, two laptops which had betting software installed in them, were seized. The accused will be produced in court today. Meanwhile, small-time actor Vindoo Dara Singh, who is in police custody for his links with the betting, revealed that he used to place bets on behalf of ‘big Bollywood stars’. CNN IBN reports that Vindoo named three more players who were involved in the betting racket. Meanwhile, Delhi CP Neeraj Kumar said that the police is tracking two other IPL teams and suspects that the betting racket is spread across the country and abroad. While all fingers were being pointed at the possible Dawood connection, the gangster’s aide told in an interview on Aaj Tak that he doesn’t have anything to do with it. Chhota Shakeel distanced himself from the scam and said that it was Chhota Rajan, another mafia don, who is to be blamed for the muck. Ironically enough, Dawood is so keen on distancing himself from the betting racket that he made Chhota Shakeel call up TOI and help clear his name. “Bhai doesn’t want haraam ka money from betting (Dawood doesn’t want money earned from dishonest cricketers),” Shakeel, weirdly enough, told the Times of India reporter. Updates from 22 May end 6.37 pm: IPL should not stop: Sports Minister “The IPL must not stop. We must ensure more responsibility for all,” Sports Minister Jitendra Singh told CNN-IBN in an interview. He also says that the IPL spot-fixing row has brought a bad name to sport. 5.49 pm: Chandila took an advance of Rs 15 lakh from bookies Police have said that Ajit Chandila took an advance of Rs 15 lakh from bookies in April in order to fix a 17 May match between Rajasthan Royals & Hyderabad Sunrisers in Hyderabad. 5.11 pm: Sreesanth wanted to start betting house He may deny the allegations of indulging in spot fixing in the current edition of the IPL, but documents reveal that fast bowler S Sreesanth’s company planned to enter many ventures including starting betting houses either in India or abroad. S36 Sports and Entertainment Private Limited, in which the bowler reportedly has a 74 percent stake, in its filing with the Registrar of Companies has said that one of its obejctives was to start betting houses in India and abroad. “According to S36′s memorandum of association filed with the registrar of companies in Bengaluru, the company’s main objectives are: “To run in India and/or abroad coaching centres, gymnasiums, health clubs, fitness centres, betting houses, indoor stadiums, sports physiotherapy centres, sports bars…“ the Deccan Chronicle quotes the document as saying. However Sreesanth’s former coach P Sivakumar who was a director in the company until 2012 defended the player, saying it is a normal practice to list as many objectives, when a company is registered. “It is a normal practice to list as many objectives, when a company is registered. The company was formed for Sreesanth’s post retirement life. If Sreesanth settles abroad, he can run a betting house. There are many countries where betting is allowed. We have not committed any illegality”, he said to CNN-IBN . Sivakumar reportedly holds a 26 percent stake in the company, named after Sreesanth’s sports shop S36 in Kochi. 4.45 pm: Spot-fixing not restricted to IPL, ICL and Bangladesh Premier league also affected. Police sources have said that it has emerged that Ajit Chandila had been paid for spot-fixing as early as April. This is separate from the Rs.20 lakh recovered from his cricket kit. Meanwhile it looks as though the spot-fixing malaise is not limited to the IPL. PTI reported that one of the bookies, Sunil Bhatia admits he fixed some ICL matches with the help of Baburao Yadav. After ICL players were banned, Bhatia took Yadav to Bangladesh. Bhatia also reportedly claimed he has good contacts with a prominent Bangladeshi player. However they had to return as the ICC anti-corruption team spotted the bookie. 4.40 pm: Sreesanth’s girlfriend being questioned by cops CNN-IBN reports that Sreesanth’s girlfriend, identified as Sakshi Jhala is being questioned by police with regards to the spot-fixing case. Earlier reports came in that the former India pace bowler had spent a lot of his spot-fixing cash on his girlfriend, including a Rs 42,000 BlackBerry Z10 device that he paid for in cash. Meanwhile NDTV quoting sources, reported that the mobile phones of a bookie had been found at Vindoo Dara Singh’s Juhu residence. Police had been conducting raids there since this morning. Singh was remanded to police custody till 24 May. 4.21 pm: Six bookies remanded to judicial custody till 5 May A local court today remanded six bookies, arrested in connection with alleged IPL betting syndicate, to judicial custody till 5 June. “Despite ample opportunities provided, the investigating officer has not pointed out who has been cheated and why,” additional metropolitan magistrate MN Saleem observed while remanding all the accused in judicial custody. Mumbai Police has so far arrested six bookies – Ramesh Vyas, Pandurang Kadam, Ashok Vyas, Neeraj Shah, Pravin Bera and Pankaj Shah alias Lotus in connection with the IPL betting case. All the bookies have filed bail applications and the Mumbai crime branch will file a reply on 24 May. The magistrate also reprimanded the police saying the ground for taking custody written in the remand application is similar to the earlier submitted remand plea. The court also observed that the phone instruments and other gadgets used for betting have been recovered from the bookies and in view of the above facts “there is no sufficient ground for police custody”. The crime branch told the court that it wants to confront the six accused with Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh, son of late wrestler-actor Dara Singh, arrested yesterday for his alleged association with bookies. The officials also said voice samples of the accused have to be taken and they have to confront the accused with each other. However, defence lawyers pointed out that the custody is not required for recording voice samples and for confronting with other accused. On May 20, the city police, which had arrested six bookies in connection with the IPL betting, told the court that they would investigate if the Pakistanis with whom the bookies were in touch had any terror links or connections with the organised crime syndicates. The arrested bookies were allegedly not only accepting the betting but were also connecting calls from bookies in Pakistan and Dubai. The Crime branch told the court that they want to elicit information about the absconding bookies from the arrested bookies. (PTI) 3.19 pm: Sreesanth and Co also charged under section 409 Police today invoked a stringent section pertaining to criminal breach of trust against the players and bookies arrested in the IPL spot-fixing scandal which could land them in jail for life. Investigators added Section 409 (criminal breach of trust) to the case against 18 players and bookies arrested in the scandal after IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals filed a formal complaint with Delhi Police. Police had earlier registered a case of cheating and criminal conspiracy. In its complaint, Rajasthan Royals said it had entered into an agreement with the three players stipulating that they will abide by the rules and regulations laid by ICC, BCCI and IPL. Sources said the franchise said they came to know that the players indulged in spot-fixing with a personal motive and for financial gains and that they “fundamentally eroded” the sanctity of the game. They sought registration of case against the players under Section 420 (cheating), 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 406 (criminal breach of trust) while adding 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent). PTI 2.43 pm: UPA also involved in IPL, says Swamy The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was involved in all the recently unearthed scams, including spot fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and the involvement of some of its ministers would emerge, Janata Party leader Subramaniam Swamy said. “The names of some UPA ministers will soon surface in the IPL spot fixing racket,” he told reporters. “There can be no scams and scandals without the blessings of the UPA government. They are in Coalgate, Commonwealth Games scandal and also the IPL scandal.” (IANS) 2:00 pm: Madras HC issues notice over PIL A PIL was today filed in the Madras High Court bench here seeking to direct the government to take over the management and administration of the Indian Premier League and Board of Control for Cricket as it had “failed” to promote the game. In his petition, city-based lawyer V Santhakumaresan alleged that conduct of certain activities and receipt of income were totally commercial and there was no element of charity in the conduct of BCCI. The surplus generated by BCCI was shared with players instead of being used for promoting the game, he claimed. The court should direct CBI to conduct investigation into the entire affairs relating to sources of income, financial status, betting, and match fixing, Santhakumaresan said. BCCI should desist from using the name “Indian Cricket team” for its team till disposal of the petition, the petitioner said. He also sought a stay on the IPL 20-20 matches to be held from today till 26 May. A Division Bench of Justices M M Sundresh and R Mala ordered issue of notice to the Secretary, Department of Culture and Youth Affairs, IPL Chairman, BCCI President, among others, returnable by June six. (PTI) 1:45 pm: Now cops say that Vindoo only made personal calls to CSK franchise CEO Gurunath Just as soon as the news broke that the police could question Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan, now reports state that Vindoo has claimed that he had made the calls to the team owner purely for personal reasons. The actor has claimed that the calls made to Gurunath had little to do with the betting racket and they were “just friends”, reported the channel. The police has reportedly said that they are verifying the actor’s statement. However, if the police stand by their statement that the actor would call the Chennai team chief and then bookies it raises questions why they wouldn’t want to question Gurunath. 1:05 pm: Mumbai police to question Chennai Super Kings CEO M Gurunathan in betting case And now the Mumbai police has said that they will question Gurunath Meiyappan in connection with the betting racket in which actor Vindoo Dara Singh was arrested yesterday, CNN-IBN reports. Gurunath was allegedly in constant touch with Vindoo and it is because of this constant contact that the police has decided to call him in for questioning. You can read more on that here. 1:00 pm: Sreesanth reveals names of other players, including foreign players indulging in spot-fixing The Delhi police now claims that Sreesanth has named other players who are allegedly involved in the betting racket in which he has been arrested. A Delhi Police official is quoted in a Hindustan Times article saying that they have enough evidence to close in on four cricketers, including a foreign player, from two other teams and they could be arrested this week. “During his questioning, he has named other players attached to two other teams. Since their recorded conversations do not figure in our telephone intercepts, we will move in on them only after we have enough proof which is being gathered. Fresh arrests will be made soon,” the official said. Read more here 12:45 pm: HC quashes petition to ban remainder of IPL games The Delhi High Court has thrown out a petition which was seeking a ban on IPL games. The petition had sought the ban on IPL and other aspects that are part of the current way in which the event is telecast, the lawyers for the petitioner said. They had also sought that the Ministry of Sport take over the BCCI. 12:15 pm: Vindoo’s brother says he can’t believe his brothers’ involved “I can never believe that he is involved in any way. Let investigations take place, Vindoo will come out clean,” Amrik Singh told reporters at the airport here before leaving for Mumbai. He said many people know Vindoo, winner of reality television show Bigg Boss season 3, as he is a known figure in Mumbai. “Almost whole of Mumbai knows him. But that does not mean there is anything criminal… Moreover, by the grace of God, we have everything and we don’t need anything from anyone,” Amrik said. (PTI) 11.19 am: Cops hint that umpires are part of the scam While the Delhi Police has cleared everyone in the Indian Premier League of their involvement in the spot fixing scandal, the Mumbai Police has hinted that the involvement of an umpire cannot be ruled out just yet. The Mumbai Police has hinted at the involvement of a Pakistani umpire in the IPL spot fixing racket. This umpire reportedly officiated in one of the matches in which the three Rajasthan Royals cricketers arrested by the Delhi Police indulged in spot fixing, the Times of India reported. The police has said they were analysing the activities of the umpire but helpfully added, just in case you wondered who it was, that the umpire was recently in the centre of a controversy over allegations of sexual assault by a model. In case you’re still wondering, the Mumbai Police is hinting at Asad Rauf. Read more on that here 10.32 am: Mumbai police raid Vindoo Dara Singh’s Mumbai house CNN-IBN has reported that the Mumbai police are conducting raids on Vindoo Dara Singh’s house in Juhu, Mumbai. The channel said that some cash had been recovered. No further details were immediately available. Singh was arrested yesterday and sent to five days of police custody, on suspicion that he was tied to bookies in the ongoing IPL spot-fixing case. 10: 15 am: Mumbai Police raises doubts about Vindoo’s calls to Chennai Super Kings CEO After alleging that Vindoo Dara Singh was in touch with bookies and maybe even players participating in the IPL, the Mumbai Police now claims that the actor was in regular touch with the son-in- law of N Srinivasan, who is the franchise owner of Chennai Super Kings. CNN-IBN reported that the police had evidence that the actor was in touch with the relative of N Srinivasan, the president of the Indian cricket board. IBN7 tweeted that the person, Vindoo was in touch with Gurunath, the son-in-law of the Srinivasan, who is the owner of the Chennai team franchise and is the CEO of the team. IPL #SpotFixing : #Vindoo admits that he was in regular touch with Guru, son-in-law of N Srinivasan. Police says no evidence yet of fixing. — IBN7 (@IBN7) May 22, 2013 Read more here . 9. 30 am: Celebrity status is what worked against Sreesanth, says lawyer It is no secret that the only other people who receive as much adoration and fame as Bollywood stars in India are its cricketers. But, Sreesanth’s lawyers say that this very adoration and fame is what worked to his disadvantage today. “The judgement is impinged by the celebrity status of the person,” said Rebecca John, a senior lawyer representing the cricketer. “My client’s case is nothing but a huge overreaction in the media and elsewhere. Even if there is a charge against my client, the maximum he would have done is tinker with an over in a match. There are much larger issues in this country and nobody is taking cognisance of those,” John told Firstpost. Read more about it here. Updates for 21 May end 22.46 pm: Is Vindoo a bookie himself? In the latest revelation on the IPL spot-fixing case, sources have told Times Now that actor VindooDara Singh is a bookie. According to TV reports Vindoo had earlier in the day admitted to have indulged in betting during IPL seasons 5 and 6. 21.22 pm: I’m innocent, never indulged in spot-fixing, says Sreesanth “I am innocent and have done no wrong. I have never indulged in any spot fixing,” suspended pacer S Sreesanth, who is an accused in the IPL spot-fixing case, today said. In a statement emailed to the media by his lawyer Rebecca John, the cricketer said “I have never indulged in any spot fixing and I have always played cricket in the spirit of the game”. Sreesanth, who was today remanded in further five-day police custody by Metropolitan Magistrate Soumya Chauhan, said “as a cricketer, I have learnt to take knocks along with accolades, in my stride. I recognise that I am going through a tough period in my life. Read more here . 20.21 pm: Vindoo Dara Singh confesses to betting TV actor Vindoo Dara Singh on being questioned by the police has confessed to betting in the sixth season of the IPL, reported Times Now . Vindoo has also confessed to the police that he met bookies Sanjay and Jupiter, the report said. Vindoo was arrested this morning and taken in for questioning. 18:30 pm: It’s not related, but Sahara’s pulled out of the IPL Meanwhile, after the BCCI made Sahara cough up its guarantees after failing to pay the franchise fee the corporate has announced that it will no longer participate in the IPL. So no Pune Warriors India next year as it stands. Does this have anything to do with the fact that Sahara’s supposed to cough up around Rs 24,000 crore to pay back investors? They’re not saying for now. Read more here 18:15 pm: Delhi cops get Sreesanth, Chandila and Chavan’s custody for another five days Firstpost ‘s Arlene Chang reports from the Saket court that the custody of the three cricketers has been extended for another five days. Seven other accused in the case have also been granted additional police custody for another five days. The former Ranji cricket player Babu Yadav has also been sent to police custody. 18:00 pm: Mumbai police says Rs 1 crore recovered and little else Joint Commissioner of Police Himanshu Roy has begun the press conference by displaying the dramatic visuals of Rs one crore that they recovered from the bookie Alpesh Patel. “The crime branch has made three fresh arrests – first is Alpesh Patel from whom we have recovered 1 crore,” Roy said. Patel is alleged to be a hawala operator and merely carried the money to fund the betting activities. “Vindoo Dara Singh has also been arrested for links with bookies who are wanted by us,” he said. The third person arrested has been identified as Prem Taneja, another bookie. The top cop has promised to interrogate the arrested individuals, revealed little else and left. Expect more salacious details off the camera. 17: 56 pm: Delhi court extends custody of three Rajasthan Royals players The Delhi court has extended the police custody of all three players from the Rajasthan Royals, reports NDTV . However, the channel hasn’t clarified for how long the trio are expected to remain in police custody. 17:45: Exclusive images of Sreesanth at Delhi court We have some exclusive pictures of Sreesanth in the Delhi court today thanks to our photojournalist Naresh Sharma. You can check out the images here . 17: 40 pm: Sreesanth’s lawyer opposes cops plea for more custody PTI reports that Sreesanth’s lawyer has opposed the plea by the Delhi police seeking five additional days of custody. He has also opposed the addition of the additional charge of criminal breach of trust against the cricketer. Meanwhile, CNN-IBN’s Bhupendra Chaubey tells us on Twitter that the masala in the scandal is no where close to over and there could be one more Bollywood name in the mix: My sources tell me one big name from film industry is going to be caught in this ipl fixing row, watch this space for more — bhupendra chaubey (@bhupendrachaube) May 21, 2013 Who can it be now? 17:25 pm: Sreesanth bought Blackberry z10 for girlfriend, spent Rs 2 lakh on clothes in one trip to store The Delhi police has told the court hearing the remand application of Sreesanth in the spot fixing case that the fast bowler used money from spot-fixing to gift a Blackberry to girlfriend, reports PTI . Sreesanth being produced at Saket court today. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost Meanwhile, the cops have also said that Sreesanth had bought Rs 1.95 lakh worth of clothes bought from a designer brand in Mumbai during a single trip and they are still identifying bills for the items he purchased, reported CNN-IBN . The police also say that they have raided a house in Jaipur based on information obtained from the fast bowler. 17:20 pm: On a lighter note… Ok so we’re all going a little gaga over the pictures of Vindoo Dara Singh at an IPL match sitting next to Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s wife. Here’s one wise opinion from Twitter on it: Fact: Vindoo Dara Singh is in a photo with Dhoni. Means: Dhoni fixes matches. Fact: I went to Germany. Means: I’m Hitler. — Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) May 21, 2013 17: 15 pm: Cops say they have taken voice and handwriting samples of three players Delhi Police sources have told ANI that they have taken voice and handwriting samples of 9 people taken. They have also taken Sreesanth’s voice sample as part of their investigations. 17: 10 pm: Delhi police seeks custody of three Rajasthan Royals players for 10 more days The Delhi police seems to be in no mood to grant Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan any reprieve and have sought 10 days police custody for all three of them, reports CNN-IBN. Will Sreesanth’s lawyers pull off a Houdini act and get him bail? Watch this space. 17:05 pm: 4 bookies sent to judicial custody by Delhi court Four of the bookies arrested by the Delhi police in connection with the spot fixing case have been remanded by the court to 14 days in judicial custody, reported CNN-IBN. 17:02 pm: Court remands Vindoo Dara Singh till 24 May A magistrate’s court has remanded actor Vindoo Dara Singh to police custody till 24 May, reports say. 17:00 pm: Cops tell court Vindoo was link between bookies, players The Mumbai police while seeking the custody of Vindoo Dara Singh has said that he was reportedly the link between bookies and players, reports CNN-IBN . Singh has reportedly been booked under sections of forgery and is presently being accused of helping bookies obtain telephone connnections using forged documents, the channel reported. However, the Mumbai police hasn’t revealed who the players the actor was in touch with depriving us of all the masala. Another suspect Kalpesh Patel has also been arrested along with Singh for his links with bookies, CNN-IBN reported. 16:55 pm: Sreesanth brought to Saket court, will he get bail? Sreesanth is being taken to the Saket court where he is likely to seek bail, while the Delhi police is likely to seek an extension of his custody. ANI has kindly tweeted out an image of the cricketer en route to the court: Sreesanth at Saket court twitter.com/ANI_news/statu… — ANI (@ANI_news) May 21, 2013 16.17 pm: Vindoo taken to court The police is likely to seek custody for five days. As he was being taken to court, a reporter asked: ‘Toh Vindoo, kitne ki betting ki thi?” (How much did you bet?) Unfortunately there was no reply from the actor. The Mumbai police, however, is expected to speak soon on the alleged involvement of the actor in the betting racket. 16.06 pm: BCCI hasn’t forgiven any match-fixer, says Rajiv Shukla Rajeev Shukla, IPL Chairman: “BCCI is one body that has ensured that the match-fixers haven’t been spared. All match-fixers have been banned and they are still serving their bans. Other Boards have not done this. Only we have.” “Betting goes on. The IPL is only on for one and a half months. But what about the rest of the year. There is betting on everything — on cricket, one election. We welcome a new law against betting. We will spare no one.” Shukla added that the arrest of Vindoo Dara Singh showed how it difficult it was to identify bookies. ‘Anyone can be a bookie. There are thousands of them”, he said. 15.58 pm: Vindoo Dara Singh has confessed Sources have told CNN-IBN that Vindoo Dara Singh has confessed to his links with the bookies. He was reportedly a go-between cricketers and bookies. 15.48 pm: Vindoo Dara Singh arrested The first Bollywood link to the IPL spot-fixing scandal. He has been arrested for links with bookies by the Mumbai Crime Branch. He is the son of Dara Singh and is also a winner of Bigg Boss. This arrest follows the arrest of Ramesh Vyas, who was arrested a few days back. Vyas had links to key bookies Jupiter and others who were named by the Delhi police. He is being questioned by the Mumbai Crime Branch at the moment. During IPL 6, he has been spotted with MS Dhoni’s wife, Sakhshi at the Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match on April 6. According to TV sources, the cops have evidence linking Vindoo to bookies. They have also said that Vindoo was in constant touch with bookies. He was picked up late last evening. #SpotFixing Sources close to Mahindra Singh Dhoni say India skipper has nothing to do with Vindoo Dara Singh, he was just attended a match — ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 21, 2013 14.23 pm: SC pulls up BCCI, refuses to ban IPL matches SC refuses to ban IPL matches, saying it cannot be done just because of certain irregularities on the part of a few players. The tournament will go on. In the 20-minute hearing, the SC ordered the BCCI to take the necessary action. They need to stop the lackadaisical attitude. SC also directed the one-man committee appointed by BCCI to submit its report within 15 days. “There has to be scientific, rational, dispassionate approach on part of BCCI to solve the problem,” said the SC. SC added: “Let the cricket remain a gentleman’s game and not tainted by irregularities and scams.” Read the full report HERE 13.29 pm: Law Minister convenes special meeting The Law Minister Kapil Sibal had mentioned earlier that match fixing needs to be made a criminal offence. The meeting looked at that aspect. “We believe that match-fixing is neither gambling nor betting. Because in betting you don’t know the result. In fixing, that’s known. We have decided to put up a case to the attorney general of India as soon as he returns from abroad. Then a national legislation can be drafted. If he says yes, then we will try and draft the law. We will then speak to the sports ministry, who will then take it forward and bring it up in the Parliament,” said Kapil Sibal. 12.56 pm: Sending Sreesanth and Co to jail will be tough Given the reports that have come thick and fast about the police’s investigation into the alleged spot-fixing racket in the IPL, it would appear that the case against the three Rajasthan Royals players is a slam dunk. But it won’t be so easy to prove criminal liability in a court of law where the prosecution will need to convince a judge beyond a reasonable doubt, say lawyers. “It is going to be very, very difficult,” Desh Gaurav Sekhri, a sports lawyer, told Firstpost. The first issue is who is going to serve as the complainant. It is for this reason that the Rajasthan Royals have been asked to file an FIR. “It is pretty clear they are the only ones who have a case against the players,” Sekhri said. Read Tariq Engineer’s piece HERE 12.53 pm: RR Chairman Ranjit Barthakur meets police The Rajasthan Royal’s Chairman Ranjit Barthakur meets investogators at Delhi Police special cell. 11.30 am: Sreesanth and Co questioned again The Delhi police special cell is questioning the trio again. The custody ends today and the players are due it court later in the day. The police will be looking to extend the custody by another 5 days. Sreesanth is expected to ask for bail. 11.01 am: Another bookie arrested in Chennai According to TV channels, IPL betting kingpin Prashanth has been arrested in Chennai. Rs 6 lakhs in cash has been recovered. Prasanth was arrested in 2002 in relation to a havala case. 11.00 am: SC to hear PIL on spot fixing The PIL wants a stay on the matches. SC will take it up for further hearing at 1400 hrs IST. The petitioner, a Lucknow resident, has made all IPL franchises and BCCI party in the case along with the Centre. “There are many irregularities in the IPL beginning from auction of players. Black money and money from anti-social elements are involved in the IPL which needs to be probed,” advocate Vishnu Jain, who filed the petition, said. The petition sought a stay on remaining four matches including final match of the IPL till the probe is completed. 10.39 am: Kapil Sibal seeks law to make match-fixing a criminal offence Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has said that there should be a law to prevent match fixing by making it a criminal offence. The comment comes after the BCCI allegedly wrote to the government seeking a law to prevent match fixing in the future. Sreesanth’s lawyers will attempt to get bail for their client. BCCI 9.46 am: Police to seek further custody of Sreesanth as he is not cooperating with probe Reports just coming in state that police will oppose former India pace bowler Sreesanth’s bail application on the grounds that he is not cooperating with the investigation. Police sources were quoted by the Times Now channel as saying that not only was Sreesanth an active participant in the spot-fixing, but they also had no idea where the money that he was paid by one of the bookies was. Police will seek an additional five-days custody. Sreesanth’s lawyer Deepak Prakash has said that he will go all out to seek bail for his client. 9.19 am: Sreesanth’s lawyers to apply for bail as police custody ends today The five-day police remand of Indian pacer S Sreesanth, the most high-profile among those arrested so far by the Delhi Police Special Cell in the sensational IPL spot-fixing scandal, ends on Tuesday. So what is next for the cricketer? Will the police seek an extension of his custody? Not an unlikely scenario in such cases, given that the investigation is ongoing. Three more people were arrested in connection with scandal on 19 May and remanded to police custody for five days on Sunday. The top priority for Sreesanth’s lawyers at this point is getting him out on bail and they will move the application when he is produced in court this afternoon. Cheating (Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code), which the cricketer has been charged with along with criminal conspiracy (Section 120B), is a non-bailable offence. However, his lawyer Deepak Prakash seems confident that Sreesanth will be granted bail although he didn’t specify the grounds on which he would argue for bail for his client. While the prosecution is certain to oppose Sreesanth’s bail, the likely grounds on which it could be opposed are – the nature of the charges against Sreesanth, gravity of the crime, the huge a

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Relief to traders: LBT likely to be delayed in Mumbai

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Mumbai: The newly introduced Local Body Tax, which is being opposed by the traders across the state, would not be implemented soon, a senior Maharashtra minister said. “The new levy will be imposed on traders in the city only after due consensus among traders’ associations is reached and after effecting a suitable legislation,” a senior minister told PTI here. Originally LBT was to come into effect in Mumbai from October 1. Originally LBT was to come into effect in Mumbai from October 1 LBT, which replaces octroi, has already been introduced in a few other cities, prompting strikes by traders. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan chaired a meeting today at the state guest house Sahyadri, where city MPs Gurudas Kamat, Priya Dutt, city Guardian Minister Naseem Khan, Union Minister Milind Deora and MRCC Chief Janardhan Chandurkar were present. Besides, around two hundred representatives from associations of traders and wholesalers were present. “President of the Federation of Retail Traders Welfare Association (FRTWA) Viren Shah announced in the meeting that they were calling off their strike,” the minister said. “The traders voiced fear that after the implementation of LBT a new window of corruption will open. They said they do not want to evade tax but are against the corruption in the civic body (Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai),” he said. NCP chief and Union Minister Sharad Pawar is also slated to meet Chavan on the LBT issue tomorrow. PTI

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Woolwich attack – suspect named: reaction and latest developments – The Guardian

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The Sun Woolwich attack – suspect named: reaction and latest developments The Guardian Women prepare to lay flowers near the scene of the soldier's murder in Woolwich, south Women prepare to lay flowers this morning near the scene of the soldier's murder in Woolwich, south-east London. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters. Live. Sort by: … Britain's Cameron: London attack 'will only . . . make us stronger' Washington Post Cameron says not to give in to terror, calls for unity after SE London attack Xinhua Woolwich attack: suspects were known to security services Telegraph.co.uk ABC Online

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US Slaps Ban on Another Indian Drug Maker – Wall Street Journal (India)

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Moneycontrol.com US Slaps Ban on Another Indian Drug Maker Wall Street Journal (India) MUMBAI—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has slapped an import ban on Indian drug maker Wockhardt Ltd. after one of the company's plants failed an FDA safety inspection. The import ban only applies to drugs from one of Wockhardt's factories in … USFDA import alert could impact co's biz by $100 mn: Wockhardt Economic Times Now, Worckhardt gets an import alert from the US FDA Firstpost Wockhardt stock plummets on US alert Livemint Moneycontrol.com

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Hawks opposed 3 May repo cut, but Subbarao took middle path

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So what went on behind the scenes before Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao announced the monetary policy for 2013-14 on 3 May? A meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) that met a week before the policy seems to have been vertically split between those who wanted the RBI to not only cut the repo rate, but also the cash reserve ratio (CRR) to improve liquidity and give growth a leg up. Subbarao, however, only cut the repo rate by 25 basis points (one quarter of one percent), even though he had strong words about being watchful on inflation and the current account deficit. RBI Governor D Subbarao. Reuters The TAC, which has seven external members apart from RBI Deputy Governors and officials, had three external members rooting for monetary easing, while the other four held firm on no rate cuts. Subbarao final decision to go with the minority view suggests that he took a middle-of-the road position. TAC’s views are not binding on the Governor. According to the minutes of the TAC meeting held on 25 April, and released today on the RBI website, the three monetary policy doves recommended a 25 basis points cut in the repo. Two of them wanted an additional CRR cut, and one of them even suggested a cut in the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR). The other four external TAC members were against a rate cut. They argued that reducing the repo rate may not help revive growth since the slowdown is the result of impediments to investments in projects. They felt that investments would not be sensitive to a rate cut, and pointed out that very little of the 100 basis points cut in the repo rate since last April had so far percolated to borrowers. Banks swallowed the cuts. These four members, the RBI minutes disclose, felt that the RBI could “wait for at least one quarter to gauge the evolving the macroeconomic situation” before easing up. Since the Governor did opt for a repo cut and not a CRR cut—preferring to ease liquidity through open market operations instead—the question that arises is this: does this mean the June policy statement won’t have any further cheer for banks or borrowers? The betting must be on a do-nothing June policy since four members wanted to wait till the quarter was over, and Subbarao has already front-loaded the repo cut in May. The hawkish sentiment, this time, seems to be driven by a majority of the external members in TAC, and not the Governor himself, despite his strong words in the policy. The meeting was chaired by Subbarao, and attended by Deputy Governors Urjit Patel, KC Chakrabarty, Anand Sinha and Harun R Khan, and seven external members: YH Malegam, Indira Rajaraman, Shankar Acharya, Errol D’Souza, Ashima Goyal, Arvind Virmani and Chetan Ghate.

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Zee News IPL spot-fixing Live: ICC withdraws Asad Rauf from Champions Trophy Zee News According to latest reports, ICC has withdrawn umpire Asad Rauf from Champions Trophy. The decision was taken after reports in media which said that the Pakistan umpire was being probed by the police. IPL spot fixing: CSK honcho Gurunath Meiyappan asked to appear before ... Economic Times ED begins money laundering probe on IPL spot-fixing The Hindu CSK honcho Meiyappan asked to appear before Mumbai police Business Standard Cricket Country Continue reading →

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Two M F Husain works to be auctioned for first time

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LONDON: Two paintings by M F Husain will be offered at an auction for the first time at Sotheby’s next month which will also see a host of important works by artists like V S Gaitonde, F N Souza and Jehangir Sabavala going under the hammer. Hot on the heels of the landmark Amaya Collection, its first evening auction of Indian art, Sotheby’s has sourced an exceptional line-up of works – many fresh to the market and with outstanding provenances – for its Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art sale in London on June 11. Offered for the first time in this sale, on the centenary year of his birth, Husain’s exceptional 1961 oil on canvas ‘Jhoola’ (estimated at 220,000-250,000 pounds) was acquired directly from the artist during the 1960s. It depicts two women atop a swing (jhoola) which hangs from a tree. A second work by Husain, ‘Elephants One’, estimated at 100,000-150,000 pounds is offered for sale for the first time since it was acquired by the owner’s husband in New York in 1964, where he was posted as a representative of the Indian delegation to the UN. Other highlights include Gaitonde’s recently discovered masterpiece, the luminous Painting No.1, previously in the collection of the great international champion of Indian art John D Rockefeller III, as well as important works by Souza, Bhupen Khakhar and Sabavala. The sale will also feature exciting works by contemporary Indian and Pakistani artists, including Deutsche Bank’s Contemporary Artist of the Year, Mohammad Imran Qureshi. Yamini Mehta, Sotheby’s International Head of South Asian Art, Indian and South Asian Art, commented, “We are thrilled to be presenting a remarkable auction that has been carefully curated with wonderful museum-quality works that are very fresh to the market and come from private collections in India, Europe and America. “Many of these works are masterpieces coming from their first owners into the market for the first time. It is a sale that offers something for everyone, with exciting estimates and opportunities for new and established collectors to collect fine examples of Indian and Pakistani art from the 20th and 21st centuries.” Souza’s ‘Christ on Palm Sunday’, executed in 1956, is estimated at 200,000-300,000 pounds. Offered for sale for the first time since it was acquired by a Dutch collector in Paris in 1968, S H Raza’s ‘Black Moon’ (est. 50,000-70,000 pounds) is a remarkable painting produced during an important transitional period in the artist’s career following his visit to America, where he encountered Abstract Expressionism. Executed in 1972, Khakhar’s ‘Air, Steam and Speed,’ estimated at 100,000-150,000 pounds, makes its appearance on the market for the first time in over 30 years from an English collection. Property from a private European collection, Sabavala’s Untitled of 1977 is coming to auction for the first time with an estimate of 100,000-150,000 pounds.

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Tata Steel reports Q4 loss of Rs 6,529 crores

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MUMBAI: Tata Steel’s consolidated net loss plunged to Rs 6,528.51 crore for the quarter ended March, 2013, as it took Rs 8,355.91 crore one-time impairment on non-current assets, primarily related to European operations. The Tata group company had reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 433.46 crore for the same quarter of 2011-12. Its standalone net profit, which is Indian operations of Tata Steel, also declined by over 16 per cent to Rs 1,309.21 crore during the quarter vis-a-vis Rs 1,560.51 crore of Q4 of FY’12 as it made a one-time provision of Rs 686.86 crore on diminution in value of investments/doubtful advances. In a separate statement, Tata Steel said that performance of its European operations has improved during the last quarter and its quarterly deliveries stood at 3.42 million tonnes (MT) in the fourth quarter compared to 3.02 MT of the third quarter. Noting that the Eurozone crisis has pushed European economy into a recession , Tata Steel said that current steel demand is almost 30 per cent lower than the pre-2008 financial crisis level. “These severely depressed conditions are expected to continue over the short-to-medium term and have led to a downward revision of cash flow expectations and the valuation of the Groups’ European operations,” it further said. Reflecting these conditions, Tata Steel took an impairment charge of Rs 8,356 crore in the last quarter. “This is a non-cash charge and does not affect any of its financial covenants and its funding position. A significant portion of this impairment charge relates partly to the goodwill created on the acquisition of Corus Group plc in 2007…,” the company said. The impairment also includes the effect of write down of assets in the ferro-chrome business in South Africa and the mini blast furnace in Tata Steel Thailand. Few days back, Tata Steel had announced that it will be taking $1.6 billion non-cash write off in its financial numbers for the last quarter. Company’s consolidated net sales rose less than one per cent during the quarter at Rs 34,180.05 crore as compared to a net sales of Rs 33,860.08 crore of January-March period of FY’12 due to subdued steel demand, particularly in Europe. Tata Steel’s net sales in India rose over 13 per cent during the quarter at Rs 10,602.88 crore vis-a-vis Rs 9,375.91 crore of Q4 of FY’12. For the financial year ended March 31, 2013, the company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 7,057.62 crore as against a net profit of Rs 5,389.77 crore, largely due to the $1.6 billion impairment. Net profit of Tata Steel’s Indian operations also declined by over 24 per cent to Rs 5,062.97 crore in the last fiscal vis-a-vis Rs 6,696.42 crore of FY’12.

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Kim Dotcom mulls suing Twitter, Google, Facebook

admin — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:41:11 +0000

WELLINGTON: Internet mogul Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was considering taking legal action against tech giants such as Twitter, Google and Facebook for infringing copyright on a security measure he invented. Dotcom, who is on bail in New Zealand as US authorities seek his extradition in the world’s biggest copyright case, said he invented “two-factor authentication”, which many major sites have adopted as a security feature. Twitter became the latest major player to introduce the measure on Wednesday following a series of cyber-attacks which saw hackers take over the accounts of high-profile targets such as media organizations and send out fake tweets. “Twitter introduces Two-Step-Authentication . Using my invention. But they won’t even verify my Twitter account?!,” Dotcom tweeted. “Google, Facebook, Twitter, Citibank , etc. offer Two-Step-Authentication. Massive IP (intellectual property) infringement by U.S. companies. My innovation. My patent,” he added. To back his claim, the 39-year-old posted a US patent describing the authentication process filed in 1998 by Kim Schmitz — Dotcom’s name before he legally changed it — and published in 2000. Dotcom said he had never sought to enforce copyright on his invention but was now reconsidering in light of the US case accusing him of masterminding massive online piracy through his now-defunct Megaupload file-sharing site. “I never sued them. I believe in sharing knowledge & ideas for the good of society. But I might sue them now cause of what the U.S. did to me,” he said. However, he said a more productive approach would be if the tech giants helped cover his legal bills to fight prosecution under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA), which he estimated would exceed US$50 million. “Google, Facebook, Twitter, I ask you for help. We are all in the same DMCA boat. Use my patent for free. But please help fund my defense,” he tweeted. “All of our assets are still frozen without trial. Defending our case will cost US$50M+. I want to fight to the end because we are innocent.” The authentication process works by sending a text message containing a verification code to the user’s mobile phone when they login, which must be entered to gain access to the account. The US Justice Department and FBI want Dotcom to face charges of racketeering, fraud, money-laundering and copyright theft in a US court, which could see him jailed for up to 20 years. He denies US allegations the Megaupload sites netted more than US$175 million in criminal proceeds and cost copyright owners more than US$500 million by offering pirated copies of movies, TV shows and other content. The German national is free on bail ahead of an extradition hearing scheduled for August and launched a successor to Megaupload called Mega in January this year.

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admin — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:28 +0000

Heat wave continues in UP, Banda hottest at 46.8 °C Zee News Heat wave continues in UP, Banda hottest at 46.8 °C Lucknow: Heat wave conditions continued in UP with day temperatures rising appreciably in Meerut while changing little in the remaining divisions of the state. Temperatures were markedly above normal … and more

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महिलाओं के खतने से परेशान ब्रिटेन, महिलाओं ने सुनाई…

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महिलाओं का खतना या उनके जननांगों को काटने की इस कुप्रथा को कई बार ब्रिटेन में भी अंजाम दिया जाता है. ब्रिटेन अपने यहाँ रह रही पूर्वी अफ़्रीकी देशों के मूल की महिलाओं के खतने की प्रथा से बेहद परेशान है. एक अनुमान है की ब्रिटेन में करीब 66000 महिलाएं इस कुप्रथा से प्रभावित हैं. कई बार पूर्वी अफ़्रीकी मूल की ब्रितानी लड़कियों को अपने पूर्वजों के देश में ले जा कर उनका खतना कर दिया जाता है. महिलाओं का खतना या उनके जननांगों को काटने की इस कुप्रथा को कई बार ब्रिटेन में भी अंजाम दिया जाता है. ब्रिटेन में इस बात पर अभी तक कोई सज़ाएँ नहीं हुई हैं लेकिन देश की सरकार का कहना है कि वो महिलाओं के जननांगों को काटे जाने की प्रथा के अंत के लिए कटिबद्ध है. इस तरह की हिंसा से प्रभावित महिलाओं की मदद लंदन, ब्रिस्टल, बर्मिंघम, में कई अस्पताल और क्लीनिक कर रहे हैं. (अंदर की स्लाइड में देखें)

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अब टीवी पर लगेगी कौमार्य की बोली, दुनि‍या भर के लोग भेज…

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मेलबर्न. ऑस्‍ट्रेलि‍या के फि‍ल्‍म निर्माता जस्‍टि‍न सि‍सले ने पहली बार 2010 में टीवी सीरि‍यल में कौमार्य की नीलामी की थी, अब वह इसी सीरि‍यल का सीक्‍वल ला रहे हैं। टेलीवि‍जन पर एक बार फि‍र से स्‍त्री-पुरुष कौमार्य की बोली लगने वाली है। सि‍सले अपने इस टीवी सीरि‍यल का कैन्‍स फि‍ल्‍म समारोह तक में प्रचार कर आए हैं। इतना ही नहीं, आने वाले अक्‍टूबर में फ्रांस के कैन्‍स में एंटरटेनमेंट ट्रेड फेयर में इसके प्रचार के लि‍ए उन्‍होंने मि‍पकॉम से समझौता भी कि‍या है। सि‍सले ने बताया कि उन्‍होंने इस टेलीसीरि‍यल के डि‍स्‍ट्रीब्‍यूशन के लि‍ए एक बड़े ग्‍लोबल मल्‍टीनेशनल डि‍स्‍ट्रीब्‍यूटर के साथ कॉन्‍ट्रैक्‍ट साइन कि‍या है। फोटो- कैटरीना मि‍गलि‍योरि‍नी। फराह के सेक्स वीडियो ने तोड़ दिए सभी रिकॉर्ड गे सेक्‍स पर विवादों के बीच पहली बार बना समलैंगि‍कों के लि‍ए कंडोम शादीशुदा होती हैं पॉर्न एक्‍ट्रेस, एक सीन में कमाती हैं 1000 डॉलर फराह के सेक्स वीडियो ने तोड़ दिए सभी रिकॉर्ड गे सेक्‍स पर विवादों के बीच पहली बार बना समलैंगि‍कों के लि‍ए कंडोम 14 तस्‍वीरों में देखें, साउथ अफ्रीका में काफी विवादित रही एनआरआई की शादी 23 मई की कुछ अहम खबरें श्रीसंथ ने झूठी साबित की ज्‍योतिषी की भविष्‍यवाणी, नाम कमाने से ज्‍यादा हुए बदनाम श्रीसंथ ने खोल रखी थी सट्टेबाजी की कंपनी, रि‍टायरमेंट के बाद जुआघर चलाने का था प्रोग्राम अमेरिका में तूफान पर पादरी का दावाः गे संबंधों से नाराज होकर भगवान ने मचाई तबाही लंदन में सरेआम काट डाला सैनि‍क का सि‍र, खून सने हाथ से बनाई वीडि‍यो तस्‍वीरों में देखें, क्‍लाइमेट चेंज के कारण कैसे बदरंग हो रही खूबसूरत दुनिया बुकी जीजू के साथ पार्टी में नॉनवेज बनवाती थीं मि‍सेज धोनी, होटल में हुई पर्सनल पार्टी तस्‍वीरों में देखें, क्‍लाइमेट चेंज के कारण कैसे बदरंग हो रही खूबसूरत दुनिया डिनर की झलकियां: एंटनी बने राहुल के ‘गुरु’, सोनिया के साथ बैठे लालू चंद्रास्वामी की पसंद की लाल ड्रेस पहनकर उनसे मिलने आई थीं थैचर पहले कहा, गैर मुसलिमों का रेप जायज, अब नया फतवा- पति बिना एसी चलाया तो होगा नैतिक पतन

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वाशिंगटन। अमेरिका सेना में सेक्‍स और यौन उत्‍पीड़न से जुड़ा एक और मामला सामने आया है। वेस्‍ट प्‍वाइंट में स्थिति देश के सबसे प्रतिष्ठित और पुराने सैन्‍य एकेडमी में गुपचुप तरीके से महिला कैडेट्स का वीडियो बनाया जाता था। अधिकारियों का कहना है ये वीडियो बाथरूम व शॉवर में नहाते और कपड़े बदलने के समय के हैं। 23 मई की कुछ अहम खबरें श्रीसंथ ने झूठी साबित की ज्‍योतिषी की भविष्‍यवाणी, नाम कमाने से ज्‍यादा हुए बदनाम श्रीसंथ ने खोल रखी थी सट्टेबाजी की कंपनी, रि‍टायरमेंट के बाद जुआघर चलाने का था प्रोग्राम अमेरिका में तूफान पर पादरी का दावाः गे संबंधों से नाराज होकर भगवान ने मचाई तबाही लंदन में सरेआम काट डाला सैनि‍क का सि‍र, खून सने हाथ से बनाई वीडि‍यो तस्‍वीरों में देखें, क्‍लाइमेट चेंज के कारण कैसे बदरंग हो रही खूबसूरत दुनिया बुकी जीजू के साथ पार्टी में नॉनवेज बनवाती थीं मि‍सेज धोनी, होटल में हुई पर्सनल पार्टी तस्‍वीरों में देखें, क्‍लाइमेट चेंज के कारण कैसे बदरंग हो रही खूबसूरत दुनिया डिनर की झलकियां: एंटनी बने राहुल के ‘गुरु’, सोनिया के साथ बैठे लालू चंद्रास्वामी की पसंद की लाल ड्रेस पहनकर उनसे मिलने आई थीं थैचर पहले कहा, गैर मुसलिमों का रेप जायज, अब नया फतवा- पति बिना एसी चलाया तो होगा नैतिक पतन

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Image: UPA’s 9th anniversary and Siddaramaiah’s 40 winks

admin — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:44 +0000

Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann’s films The great American dream is an integral part of America. It’s ‘great’ in that it symbolises not truth, but hope when the truth is disillusioning; it symbolises not facts, but ideals when facts are unnerving; it symbolises not likelihood, but promise when likelihood is all but bleak.

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IPL spot-fixing live: Mumbai police issue summons to CSK’s Gurunath

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15.37 pm: The Delhi, Mumbai police fight again On Wednesday, the Mumbai police had refused to share their evidence with the Delhi cops. The Delhi cops in turn approached the hotel directly but the hotel was warned by the Mumbai police to not share the CCTV footage. This is pretty embarrassing. 15.27 pm: Mumbai police issue summons to CSK’s Gurunath Meiyappan was not at home but he was been asked to reach Mumbai for questioning before Monday. If he doesn’t appear in Mumbai between 11 am and 5 pm, he will be declared a fugitive. Mumbai police want to specifically check CSK’s boss Gurunath’s mobile phone record. 15.14 pm: ED starts probe Three Raids have been conducted in Mumbai. ED has found documentary link to IPL betting. More soon… 15.11 pm: Rajiv Shukla defends BCCI boss Rajiv Shukla has come out and defending the BCCI chief, N Srinivasan. “No proof against Srinivasan’s son-in-law. Let’s wait. Let the probe be over. No one will be spared. No matter how big the name.” 15.00 pm: Police have left the CSK CEO’s residence Police have left the CSK CEO’s residence. They have pasted a copy of the summons on his door. According to CNN-IBN sources, CSK management will meet with the police officials today. The sources also say that Meiyappan is expected to be back tomorrow. 14.40 pm: Mumbai police at Gurunath’s residence The police had to wait for 10 minutes but they are now in Gurunath’s house. They have been wanting to speak to the CSK boss about his alleged links with Vindoo Dara Singh . Meiyappan, however, is not at home. How convenient… Anyway, other sources are telling CNN-IBN that the officials have served a formal summons to Meiyappan. 14.30 pm: Mumbai police right outside Gurunath’s house The Mumbai police is right outside Gurunath Meiyappan’s house. They have men from the Chennai police with them. But at the moment, CSK boss Gurunath doesn’t seem to be home. 14.21 pm: Delhi police want broadcasters to give footage of all RR matches The Delhi Police have now asked the broadcasters to give them the raw footage of all the matches that were played in the league stage. Earlier, the police had asked for footage of only three matches but now it seems that all the matches will be scrutinized. According to TV reports, the RR team management has still not been given a clean chit by the police. Skeletons clamouring out of the closet. The can of worms are squirming. Purdah jo uth gaya to bhed khul jayega..Allah meri tauba #Spotfixing — Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) May 23, 2013 14.05 pm: Mumbai police refuse to share evidence with Delhi police J&K Cricket Association chairman Farooq Abdullah has spoken about the IPL spot-fixing scandal in an interview to CNN-IBN. “I don’t think u can ban IPL. It’s unfortunate that this match fixing has emerged. We should get to the bottom of it that cricket lovers aren’t disappointed,” he said. “All Indians are embarrassed. It’s a wake up call if you want to keep it as a gentleman’s sport.” On N Srinivasan stepping down: Nothing has been proved till now. This man might has been just been Vindoo’s son. Unless its proved that his son-in-law is involved we shouldn’t tarnish his image. He will clear himself once investigation gets through. 12.50 pm: Mumbai police refuse to share evidence with Delhi police And in yet another sign of an increasing turf war between the Delhi and Mumbai police in the IPL spot-fixing case, the Times Now channel is reporting that the Mumbai police are refusing to share evidence collected from Sreesanth’s hotel room in the city. As Firstpost said earlier, The Delhi Police may have made the arrests in the sensational IPL spot fixing case, but the case has sparked off a turf war between them and their Mumbai counterparts with both of them claiming to have more dirt than the other in the scandal. Since the Mumbai police had no access to Sreesanth after his arrest by the Delhi police, they quickly did the next best thing. They raided his hotel room. Diaries and a few electronic items emerged and accompanying it were leaks about how the fast bowler was both a troubled soul wanting to improve himself and a man with an eye for a pretty face. The Mumbai Police hasn’t been very clear on what the seizure of vigour tablets or photos from a casting director have to do with the Delhi police’s probe into spot fixing , and not surprisingly their north Indian counterparts are having a bit of a laugh at their disclosures. “They (Mumbai Police) are only trying to save their face. All this IPL spot-fixing was happening in Mumbai but they did not do anything. People should try to appreciate the good work done by the Delhi Police, which has shown a lot of ills that were going on in IPL,” a caustic SN Srivastava, who is heading the Delhi police probe, told the Economic Times. Claiming that the Mumbai Police was left holding ‘leftovers,’ Srivastava said the Delhi police had already taken what it needed from the hotel rooms of the three arrested players. The Mumbai police not surprisingly has chosen to remain mum on these claims. In this particular case, the Delhi Police had earlier said that they had not co-ordinated with the Mumbai Police to preserve the secrecy of their operation, but the face off between the two police forces is hardly new and at times have stretched to cases related to terrorism as well. Unfortunately in this case, the only loser seems to be Sreesanth who can expect any dirty secret he may have had in his diaries or electronic devices to quickly be made public as the two police forces try to one up each other. 12.31 pm: Bookie arrested in Ajmer Ajmer police have arrested an alleged bookie but have refused to divulge any details saying they will wait for more concrete details to come out through interrogation. Times Now reported that the arrested bookie had been engaged in betting for the last two to three years. More details are awaited. 12.06 pm: Gurunath Meiyappan, not at his residence Mumbai police have reached Chennai to quiz Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan, but he is not at his residence, reports Times Now. The channel said that Gurunath, who is also the son-in-law of BCCI President N Srinivasan, was not at his home, and there was no indication as to where he was. The Mumbai police have reportedly now sought the assistance of local Chennai police to help with investigations. Police are reportedly 11.22 am: Too early to announce anyone guilty: BCCI Anurag Thakur,the Joint Secretary of BCCI has said that it is too premature to announce anyone as guilty in the IPL betting scam, saying that the Delhi police had not yet concluded its investigation. “Once the inquiry is complete we will be in a position to take the strongest action. Unless Delhi Police concludes its investigation can’t announce someone guilty”, ANI quoted him as saying. 10.59 am: Mumbai police team in Chennai to question Srinivasan’s son-in-law A Mumbai police team has reached Chennai to question Srinivasan’s son-in-law and CEO of the Chennai Super Kings , Gurunath Meiyappan in relation to the spot-fixing case, CNN-IBN reported. The channel added that in addition to Meiyappan, the police team is likely to question other top officials from the Chennai Super Kings. Gurunath was allegedly in constant touch with Vindoo Dara Singh , and it is because of this constant contact that the police has decided to call him in for questioning. You can read more on that here. However Vindoo has reportedly claimed that he had made the calls to the team owner purely for personal reasons. The actor has claimed that the calls made to Gurunath had little to do with the betting racket and they were “just friends”, reported the channel. 10.31 pm: ‘Upcoming’ Delhi player under the scanner Another day, another name, another link. The IPL spot-fixing scam seems to be getting murkier and murkier. The latest person to come under the scanner is a rising Delhi Ranji player whose profile had been found in a bookie’s social networking account, reports the Hindustan Times . The player has not been named, but the report says, “The hype built around the player and the manner in which he got out in the matches he played in the current T20 league has stirred the suspicion of investigators”. Several agencies are reportedly studying the footage of all the matches he played in. 9.36 am: Vindoo Dara Singh had links with three players, placed bet for Bollywood stars The spot-fixing scandal is getting murkier by the day with the police net now spreading to Kolkata. Police arrested nine people from the city on Thursday night in connection to the scandal. One of the nine people arrested is Ajit Sureka, a well-known bookie in the Indian cricket circles. According to Zee News, Rs 3 lakh in cash, eight mobile phones, two laptops which had betting software installed in them, were seized. The accused will be produced in court today. Meanwhile, small-time actor Vindoo Dara Singh, who is in police custody for his links with the betting, revealed that he used to place bets on behalf of ‘big Bollywood stars’. CNN IBN reports that Vindoo named three more players who were involved in the betting racket. Meanwhile, Delhi CP Neeraj Kumar said that the police is tracking two other IPL teams and suspects that the betting racket is spread across the country and abroad. While all fingers were being pointed at the possible Dawood connection, the gangster’s aide told in an interview on Aaj Tak that he doesn’t have anything to do with it. Chhota Shakeel distanced himself from the scam and said that it was Chhota Rajan, another mafia don, who is to be blamed for the muck. Ironically enough, Dawood is so keen on distancing himself from the betting racket that he made Chhota Shakeel call up TOI and help clear his name. “Bhai doesn’t want haraam ka money from betting (Dawood doesn’t want money earned from dishonest cricketers),” Shakeel, weirdly enough, told the Times of India reporter. Updates from 22 May end 6.37 pm: IPL should not stop: Sports Minister “The IPL must not stop. We must ensure more responsibility for all,” Sports Minister Jitendra Singh told CNN-IBN in an interview. He also says that the IPL spot-fixing row has brought a bad name to sport. 5.49 pm: Chandila took an advance of Rs 15 lakh from bookies Police have said that Ajit Chandila took an advance of Rs 15 lakh from bookies in April in order to fix a 17 May match between Rajasthan Royals & Hyderabad Sunrisers in Hyderabad. 5.11 pm: Sreesanth wanted to start betting house He may deny the allegations of indulging in spot fixing in the current edition of the IPL, but documents reveal that fast bowler S Sreesanth’s company planned to enter many ventures including starting betting houses either in India or abroad. S36 Sports and Entertainment Private Limited, in which the bowler reportedly has a 74 percent stake, in its filing with the Registrar of Companies has said that one of its obejctives was to start betting houses in India and abroad. “According to S36′s memorandum of association filed with the registrar of companies in Bengaluru, the company’s main objectives are: “To run in India and/or abroad coaching centres, gymnasiums, health clubs, fitness centres, betting houses, indoor stadiums, sports physiotherapy centres, sports bars…“ the Deccan Chronicle quotes the document as saying. However Sreesanth’s former coach P Sivakumar who was a director in the company until 2012 defended the player, saying it is a normal practice to list as many objectives, when a company is registered. “It is a normal practice to list as many objectives, when a company is registered. The company was formed for Sreesanth’s post retirement life. If Sreesanth settles abroad, he can run a betting house. There are many countries where betting is allowed. We have not committed any illegality”, he said to CNN-IBN . Sivakumar reportedly holds a 26 percent stake in the company, named after Sreesanth’s sports shop S36 in Kochi. 4.45 pm: Spot-fixing not restricted to IPL, ICL and Bangladesh Premier league also affected. Police sources have said that it has emerged that Ajit Chandila had been paid for spot-fixing as early as April. This is separate from the Rs.20 lakh recovered from his cricket kit. Meanwhile it looks as though the spot-fixing malaise is not limited to the IPL. PTI reported that one of the bookies, Sunil Bhatia admits he fixed some ICL matches with the help of Baburao Yadav. After ICL players were banned, Bhatia took Yadav to Bangladesh. Bhatia also reportedly claimed he has good contacts with a prominent Bangladeshi player. However they had to return as the ICC anti-corruption team spotted the bookie. 4.40 pm: Sreesanth’s girlfriend being questioned by cops CNN-IBN reports that Sreesanth’s girlfriend, identified as Sakshi Jhala is being questioned by police with regards to the spot-fixing case. Earlier reports came in that the former India pace bowler had spent a lot of his spot-fixing cash on his girlfriend, including a Rs 42,000 BlackBerry Z10 device that he paid for in cash. Meanwhile NDTV quoting sources, reported that the mobile phones of a bookie had been found at Vindoo Dara Singh’s Juhu residence. Police had been conducting raids there since this morning. Singh was remanded to police custody till 24 May. 4.21 pm: Six bookies remanded to judicial custody till 5 May A local court today remanded six bookies, arrested in connection with alleged IPL betting syndicate, to judicial custody till 5 June. “Despite ample opportunities provided, the investigating officer has not pointed out who has been cheated and why,” additional metropolitan magistrate MN Saleem observed while remanding all the accused in judicial custody. Mumbai Police has so far arrested six bookies – Ramesh Vyas, Pandurang Kadam, Ashok Vyas, Neeraj Shah, Pravin Bera and Pankaj Shah alias Lotus in connection with the IPL betting case. All the bookies have filed bail applications and the Mumbai crime branch will file a reply on 24 May. The magistrate also reprimanded the police saying the ground for taking custody written in the remand application is similar to the earlier submitted remand plea. The court also observed that the phone instruments and other gadgets used for betting have been recovered from the bookies and in view of the above facts “there is no sufficient ground for police custody”. The crime branch told the court that it wants to confront the six accused with Bollywood actor Vindoo Dara Singh, son of late wrestler-actor Dara Singh, arrested yesterday for his alleged association with bookies. The officials also said voice samples of the accused have to be taken and they have to confront the accused with each other. However, defence lawyers pointed out that the custody is not required for recording voice samples and for confronting with other accused. On May 20, the city police, which had arrested six bookies in connection with the IPL betting, told the court that they would investigate if the Pakistanis with whom the bookies were in touch had any terror links or connections with the organised crime syndicates. The arrested bookies were allegedly not only accepting the betting but were also connecting calls from bookies in Pakistan and Dubai. The Crime branch told the court that they want to elicit information about the absconding bookies from the arrested bookies. (PTI) 3.19 pm: Sreesanth and Co also charged under section 409 Police today invoked a stringent section pertaining to criminal breach of trust against the players and bookies arrested in the IPL spot-fixing scandal which could land them in jail for life. Investigators added Section 409 (criminal breach of trust) to the case against 18 players and bookies arrested in the scandal after IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals filed a formal complaint with Delhi Police. Police had earlier registered a case of cheating and criminal conspiracy. In its complaint, Rajasthan Royals said it had entered into an agreement with the three players stipulating that they will abide by the rules and regulations laid by ICC, BCCI and IPL. Sources said the franchise said they came to know that the players indulged in spot-fixing with a personal motive and for financial gains and that they “fundamentally eroded” the sanctity of the game. They sought registration of case against the players under Section 420 (cheating), 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 406 (criminal breach of trust) while adding 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent). PTI 2.43 pm: UPA also involved in IPL, says Swamy The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was involved in all the recently unearthed scams, including spot fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and the involvement of some of its ministers would emerge, Janata Party leader Subramaniam Swamy said. “The names of some UPA ministers will soon surface in the IPL spot fixing racket,” he told reporters. “There can be no scams and scandals without the blessings of the UPA government. They are in Coalgate, Commonwealth Games scandal and also the IPL scandal.” (IANS) 2:00 pm: Madras HC issues notice over PIL A PIL was today filed in the Madras High Court bench here seeking to direct the government to take over the management and administration of the Indian Premier League and Board of Control for Cricket as it had “failed” to promote the game. In his petition, city-based lawyer V Santhakumaresan alleged that conduct of certain activities and receipt of income were totally commercial and there was no element of charity in the conduct of BCCI. The surplus generated by BCCI was shared with players instead of being used for promoting the game, he claimed. The court should direct CBI to conduct investigation into the entire affairs relating to sources of income, financial status, betting, and match fixing, Santhakumaresan said. BCCI should desist from using the name “Indian Cricket team” for its team till disposal of the petition, the petitioner said. He also sought a stay on the IPL 20-20 matches to be held from today till 26 May. A Division Bench of Justices M M Sundresh and R Mala ordered issue of notice to the Secretary, Department of Culture and Youth Affairs, IPL Chairman, BCCI President, among others, returnable by June six. (PTI) 1:45 pm: Now cops say that Vindoo only made personal calls to CSK franchise CEO Gurunath Just as soon as the news broke that the police could question Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan, now reports state that Vindoo has claimed that he had made the calls to the team owner purely for personal reasons. The actor has claimed that the calls made to Gurunath had little to do with the betting racket and they were “just friends”, reported the channel. The police has reportedly said that they are verifying the actor’s statement. However, if the police stand by their statement that the actor would call the Chennai team chief and then bookies it raises questions why they wouldn’t want to question Gurunath. 1:05 pm: Mumbai police to question Chennai Super Kings CEO M Gurunathan in betting case And now the Mumbai police has said that they will question Gurunath Meiyappan in connection with the betting racket in which actor Vindoo Dara Singh was arrested yesterday, CNN-IBN reports. Gurunath was allegedly in constant touch with Vindoo and it is because of this constant contact that the police has decided to call him in for questioning. You can read more on that here. 1:00 pm: Sreesanth reveals names of other players, including foreign players indulging in spot-fixing The Delhi police now claims that Sreesanth has named other players who are allegedly involved in the betting racket in which he has been arrested. A Delhi Police official is quoted in a Hindustan Times article saying that they have enough evidence to close in on four cricketers, including a foreign player, from two other teams and they could be arrested this week. “During his questioning, he has named other players attached to two other teams. Since their recorded conversations do not figure in our telephone intercepts, we will move in on them only after we have enough proof which is being gathered. Fresh arrests will be made soon,” the official said. Read more here 12:45 pm: HC quashes petition to ban remainder of IPL games The Delhi High Court has thrown out a petition which was seeking a ban on IPL games. The petition had sought the ban on IPL and other aspects that are part of the current way in which the event is telecast, the lawyers for the petitioner said. They had also sought that the Ministry of Sport take over the BCCI. 12:15 pm: Vindoo’s brother says he can’t believe his brothers’ involved “I can never believe that he is involved in any way. Let investigations take place, Vindoo will come out clean,” Amrik Singh told reporters at the airport here before leaving for Mumbai. He said many people know Vindoo, winner of reality television show Bigg Boss season 3, as he is a known figure in Mumbai. “Almost whole of Mumbai knows him. But that does not mean there is anything criminal… Moreover, by the grace of God, we have everything and we don’t need anything from anyone,” Amrik said. (PTI) 11.19 am: Cops hint that umpires are part of the scam While the Delhi Police has cleared everyone in the Indian Premier League of their involvement in the spot fixing scandal, the Mumbai Police has hinted that the involvement of an umpire cannot be ruled out just yet. The Mumbai Police has hinted at the involvement of a Pakistani umpire in the IPL spot fixing racket. This umpire reportedly officiated in one of the matches in which the three Rajasthan Royals cricketers arrested by the Delhi Police indulged in spot fixing, the Times of India reported. The police has said they were analysing the activities of the umpire but helpfully added, just in case you wondered who it was, that the umpire was recently in the centre of a controversy over allegations of sexual assault by a model. In case you’re still wondering, the Mumbai Police is hinting at Asad Rauf. Read more on that here 10.32 am: Mumbai police raid Vindoo Dara Singh’s Mumbai house CNN-IBN has reported that the Mumbai police are conducting raids on Vindoo Dara Singh’s house in Juhu, Mumbai. The channel said that some cash had been recovered. No further details were immediately available. Singh was arrested yesterday and sent to five days of police custody, on suspicion that he was tied to bookies in the ongoing IPL spot-fixing case. 10: 15 am: Mumbai Police raises doubts about Vindoo’s calls to Chennai Super Kings CEO After alleging that Vindoo Dara Singh was in touch with bookies and maybe even players participating in the IPL, the Mumbai Police now claims that the actor was in regular touch with the son-in- law of N Srinivasan, who is the franchise owner of Chennai Super Kings. CNN-IBN reported that the police had evidence that the actor was in touch with the relative of N Srinivasan, the president of the Indian cricket board. IBN7 tweeted that the person, Vindoo was in touch with Gurunath, the son-in-law of the Srinivasan, who is the owner of the Chennai team franchise and is the CEO of the team. IPL #SpotFixing : #Vindoo admits that he was in regular touch with Guru, son-in-law of N Srinivasan. Police says no evidence yet of fixing. — IBN7 (@IBN7) May 22, 2013 Read more here . 9. 30 am: Celebrity status is what worked against Sreesanth, says lawyer It is no secret that the only other people who receive as much adoration and fame as Bollywood stars in India are its cricketers. But, Sreesanth’s lawyers say that this very adoration and fame is what worked to his disadvantage today. “The judgement is impinged by the celebrity status of the person,” said Rebecca John, a senior lawyer representing the cricketer. “My client’s case is nothing but a huge overreaction in the media and elsewhere. Even if there is a charge against my client, the maximum he would have done is tinker with an over in a match. There are much larger issues in this country and nobody is taking cognisance of those,” John told Firstpost. Read more about it here. Updates for 21 May end 22.46 pm: Is Vindoo a bookie himself? In the latest revelation on the IPL spot-fixing case, sources have told Times Now that actor VindooDara Singh is a bookie. According to TV reports Vindoo had earlier in the day admitted to have indulged in betting during IPL seasons 5 and 6. 21.22 pm: I’m innocent, never indulged in spot-fixing, says Sreesanth “I am innocent and have done no wrong. I have never indulged in any spot fixing,” suspended pacer S Sreesanth, who is an accused in the IPL spot-fixing case, today said. In a statement emailed to the media by his lawyer Rebecca John, the cricketer said “I have never indulged in any spot fixing and I have always played cricket in the spirit of the game”. Sreesanth, who was today remanded in further five-day police custody by Metropolitan Magistrate Soumya Chauhan, said “as a cricketer, I have learnt to take knocks along with accolades, in my stride. I recognise that I am going through a tough period in my life. Read more here . 20.21 pm: Vindoo Dara Singh confesses to betting TV actor Vindoo Dara Singh on being questioned by the police has confessed to betting in the sixth season of the IPL, reported Times Now . Vindoo has also confessed to the police that he met bookies Sanjay and Jupiter, the report said. Vindoo was arrested this morning and taken in for questioning. 18:30 pm: It’s not related, but Sahara’s pulled out of the IPL Meanwhile, after the BCCI made Sahara cough up its guarantees after failing to pay the franchise fee the corporate has announced that it will no longer participate in the IPL. So no Pune Warriors India next year as it stands. Does this have anything to do with the fact that Sahara’s supposed to cough up around Rs 24,000 crore to pay back investors? They’re not saying for now. Read more here 18:15 pm: Delhi cops get Sreesanth, Chandila and Chavan’s custody for another five days Firstpost ‘s Arlene Chang reports from the Saket court that the custody of the three cricketers has been extended for another five days. Seven other accused in the case have also been granted additional police custody for another five days. The former Ranji cricket player Babu Yadav has also been sent to police custody. 18:00 pm: Mumbai police says Rs 1 crore recovered and little else Joint Commissioner of Police Himanshu Roy has begun the press conference by displaying the dramatic visuals of Rs one crore that they recovered from the bookie Alpesh Patel. “The crime branch has made three fresh arrests – first is Alpesh Patel from whom we have recovered 1 crore,” Roy said. Patel is alleged to be a hawala operator and merely carried the money to fund the betting activities. “Vindoo Dara Singh has also been arrested for links with bookies who are wanted by us,” he said. The third person arrested has been identified as Prem Taneja, another bookie. The top cop has promised to interrogate the arrested individuals, revealed little else and left. Expect more salacious details off the camera. 17: 56 pm: Delhi court extends custody of three Rajasthan Royals players The Delhi court has extended the police custody of all three players from the Rajasthan Royals, reports NDTV . However, the channel hasn’t clarified for how long the trio are expected to remain in police custody. 17:45: Exclusive images of Sreesanth at Delhi court We have some exclusive pictures of Sreesanth in the Delhi court today thanks to our photojournalist Naresh Sharma. You can check out the images here . 17: 40 pm: Sreesanth’s lawyer opposes cops plea for more custody PTI reports that Sreesanth’s lawyer has opposed the plea by the Delhi police seeking five additional days of custody. He has also opposed the addition of the additional charge of criminal breach of trust against the cricketer. Meanwhile, CNN-IBN’s Bhupendra Chaubey tells us on Twitter that the masala in the scandal is no where close to over and there could be one more Bollywood name in the mix: My sources tell me one big name from film industry is going to be caught in this ipl fixing row, watch this space for more — bhupendra chaubey (@bhupendrachaube) May 21, 2013 Who can it be now? 17:25 pm: Sreesanth bought Blackberry z10 for girlfriend, spent Rs 2 lakh on clothes in one trip to store The Delhi police has told the court hearing the remand application of Sreesanth in the spot fixing case that the fast bowler used money from spot-fixing to gift a Blackberry to girlfriend, reports PTI . Sreesanth being produced at Saket court today. Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost Meanwhile, the cops have also said that Sreesanth had bought Rs 1.95 lakh worth of clothes bought from a designer brand in Mumbai during a single trip and they are still identifying bills for the items he purchased, reported CNN-IBN . The police also say that they have raided a house in Jaipur based on information obtained from the fast bowler. 17:20 pm: On a lighter note… Ok so we’re all going a little gaga over the pictures of Vindoo Dara Singh at an IPL match sitting next to Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s wife. Here’s one wise opinion from Twitter on it: Fact: Vindoo Dara Singh is in a photo with Dhoni. Means: Dhoni fixes matches. Fact: I went to Germany. Means: I’m Hitler. — Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) May 21, 2013 17: 15 pm: Cops say they have taken voice and handwriting samples of three players Delhi Police sources have told ANI that they have taken voice and handwriting samples of 9 people taken. They have also taken Sreesanth’s voice sample as part of their investigations. 17: 10 pm: Delhi police seeks custody of three Rajasthan Royals players for 10 more days The Delhi police seems to be in no mood to grant Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan any reprieve and have sought 10 days police custody for all three of them, reports CNN-IBN. Will Sreesanth’s lawyers pull off a Houdini act and get him bail? Watch this space. 17:05 pm: 4 bookies sent to judicial custody by Delhi court Four of the bookies arrested by the Delhi police in connection with the spot fixing case have been remanded by the court to 14 days in judicial custody, reported CNN-IBN. 17:02 pm: Court remands Vindoo Dara Singh till 24 May A magistrate’s court has remanded actor Vindoo Dara Singh to police custody till 24 May, reports say. 17:00 pm: Cops tell court Vindoo was link between bookies, players The Mumbai police while seeking the custody of Vindoo Dara Singh has said that he was reportedly the link between bookies and players, reports CNN-IBN . Singh has reportedly been booked under sections of forgery and is presently being accused of helping bookies obtain telephone connnections using forged documents, the channel reported. However, the Mumbai police hasn’t revealed who the players the actor was in touch with depriving us of all the masala. Another suspect Kalpesh Patel has also been arrested along with Singh for his links with bookies, CNN-IBN reported. 16:55 pm: Sreesanth brought to Saket court, will he get bail? Sreesanth is being taken to the Saket court where he is likely to seek bail, while the Delhi police is likely to seek an extension of his custody. ANI has kindly tweeted out an image of the cricketer en route to the court: Sreesanth at Saket court twitter.com/ANI_news/statu… — ANI (@ANI_news) May 21, 2013 16.17 pm: Vindoo taken to court The police is likely to seek custody for five days. As he was being taken to court, a reporter asked: ‘Toh Vindoo, kitne ki betting ki thi?” (How much did you bet?) Unfortunately there was no reply from the actor. The Mumbai police, however, is expected to speak soon on the alleged involvement of the actor in the betting racket. 16.06 pm: BCCI hasn’t forgiven any match-fixer, says Rajiv Shukla Rajeev Shukla, IPL Chairman: “BCCI is one body that has ensured that the match-fixers haven’t been spared. All match-fixers have been banned and they are still serving their bans. Other Boards have not done this. Only we have.” “Betting goes on. The IPL is only on for one and a half months. But what about the rest of the year. There is betting on everything — on cricket, one election. We welcome a new law against betting. We will spare no one.” Shukla added that the arrest of Vindoo Dara Singh showed how it difficult it was to identify bookies. ‘Anyone can be a bookie. There are thousands of them”, he said. 15.58 pm: Vindoo Dara Singh has confessed Sources have told CNN-IBN that Vindoo Dara Singh has confessed to his links with the bookies. He was reportedly a go-between cricketers and bookies. 15.48 pm: Vindoo Dara Singh arrested The first Bollywood link to the IPL spot-fixing scandal. He has been arrested for links with bookies by the Mumbai Crime Branch. He is the son of Dara Singh and is also a winner of Bigg Boss. This arrest follows the arrest of Ramesh Vyas, who was arrested a few days back. Vyas had links to key bookies Jupiter and others who were named by the Delhi police. He is being questioned by the Mumbai Crime Branch at the moment. During IPL 6, he has been spotted with MS Dhoni’s wife, Sakhshi at the Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match on April 6. According to TV sources, the cops have evidence linking Vindoo to bookies. They have also said that Vindoo was in constant touch with bookies. He was picked up late last evening. #SpotFixing Sources close to Mahindra Singh Dhoni say India skipper has nothing to do with Vindoo Dara Singh, he was just attended a match — ABP News (@abpnewstv) May 21, 2013 14.23 pm: SC pulls up BCCI, refuses to ban IPL matches SC refuses to ban IPL matches, saying it cannot be done just because of certain irregularities on the part of a few players. The tournament will go on. In the 20-minute hearing, the SC ordered the BCCI to take the necessary action. They need to stop the lackadaisical attitude. SC also directed the one-man committee appointed by BCCI to submit its report within 15 days. “There has to be scientific, rational, dispassionate approach on part of BCCI to solve the problem,” said the SC. SC added: “Let the cricket remain a gentleman’s game and not tainted by irregularities and scams.” Read the full report HERE 13.29 pm: Law Minister convenes special meeting The Law Minister Kapil Sibal had mentioned earlier that match fixing needs to be made a criminal offence. The meeting looked at that aspect. “We believe that match-fixing is neither gambling nor betting. Because in betting you don’t know the result. In fixing, that’s known. We have decided to put up a case to the attorney general of India as soon as he returns from abroad. Then a national legislation can be drafted. If he says yes, then we will try and draft the law. We will then speak to the sports ministry, who will then take it forward and bring it up in the Parliament,” said Kapil Sibal. 12.56 pm: Sending Sreesanth and Co to jail will be tough Given the reports that have come thick and fast about the police’s investigation into the alleged spot-fixing racket in the IPL, it would appear that the case against the three Rajasthan Royals players is a slam dunk. But it won’t be so easy to prove criminal liability in a court of law where the prosecution will need to convince a judge beyond a reasonable doubt, say lawyers. “It is going to be very, very difficult,” Desh Gaurav Sekhri, a sports lawyer, told Firstpost. The first issue is who is going to serve as the complainant. It is for this reason that the Rajasthan Royals have been asked to file an FIR. “It is pretty clear they are the only ones who have a case against the players,” Sekhri said. Read Tariq Engineer’s piece HERE 12.53 pm: RR Chairman Ranjit Barthakur meets police The Rajasthan Royal’s Chairman Ranjit Barthakur meets investogators at Delhi Police special cell. 11.30 am: Sreesanth and Co questioned again The Delhi police special cell is questioning the trio again. The custody ends today and the players are due it court later in the day. The police will be looking to extend the custody by another 5 days. Sreesanth is expected to ask for bail. 11.01 am: Another bookie arrested in Chennai According to TV channels, IPL betting kingpin Prashanth has been arrested in Chennai. Rs 6 lakhs in cash has been recovered. Prasanth was arrested in 2002 in relation to a havala case. 11.00 am: SC to hear PIL on spot fixing The PIL wants a stay on the matches. SC will take it up for further hearing at 1400 hrs IST. The petitioner, a Lucknow resident, has made all IPL franchises and BCCI party in the case along with the Centre. “There are many irregularities in the IPL beginning from auction of players. Black money and money from anti-social elements are involved in the IPL which needs to be probed,” advocate Vishnu Jain, who filed the petition, said. The petition sought a stay on remaining four matches including final match of the IPL till the probe is completed. 10.39 am: Kapil Sibal seeks law to make match-fixing a criminal offence Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has said that there should be a law to prevent match fixing by making it a criminal offence. The comment comes after the BCCI allegedly wrote to the government seeking a law to prevent match fixing in the future. Sreesanth’s lawyers will attempt to get bail for their client. BCCI 9.46 am: Police to seek further custody of Sreesanth as he is not cooperating with probe Reports just coming in state that police will oppose former India pace bowler Sreesanth’s bail application on the grounds that he is not cooperating with the investigation. Police sources were quoted by the Times Now channel as saying that not only was Sreesanth an active participant in the spot-fixing, but they also had no idea where the money that he was paid by one of the bookies was. Police will seek an additional five-days custody. Sreesanth’s lawyer Deepak Prakash has said that he will go all out to seek bail for his client. 9.19 am: Sreesanth’s lawyers to apply for bail as police custody ends today The five-day police remand of Indian pacer S Sreesanth, the most high-profile among those arrested so far by the Delhi Police Special Cell in the sensational IPL spot-fixing scandal, ends on Tuesday. So what is next for the cricketer? Will the police seek an extension of his custody? Not an unlikely scenario in such cases, given that the investigation is ongoing. Three more people were arrested in connection with scandal on 19 May and remanded to police custody for five days on Sunday. The top priority for Sreesanth’s lawyers at this point is getting him out on bail and they will move the application when he is produced in court this afternoon. Cheating (Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code), which the cricketer has been charged with along with criminal conspiracy (Section 120B), is a non-bailable offence. However, his lawyer Deepak Prakash seems confident that Sreesanth will be granted bail although he didn’t specify the grounds on which he would argue for bail for his client. While the prosecution is certain to oppose Sreesanth’s bail, the likely grounds on which it could be opposed are – the nature of the charges against Sreesanth, gravity of the crime, the huge a

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