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Desi Boyz stars at Kabaddi World Cup

ANI | November 25 , 2011
       
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The onlookers had a gala time witnessing the nail-biting match, where India beat Canada to lift the Kabaddi World Cup, in Ludhiana, on Sunday. And adding to the joy of the spectators were Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone and Chitrangada Singh.

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Surrounded by controversies after the arrest of BCCI chief N Srinivasan’s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan over his alleged involvement in betting, BCCI reportedly may turn to the Board’s former president Shashank Manohar to be the interim chief of the organisation.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called upon the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to root out insider trading. He said this while addressing a function to mark the silver jubilee of SEBI and also laying the foundation stone of National Instiute of Securities Markets in Mumbai.
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Ahmedabad Crime Branch on Saturday arrested bookie Vinod Mulchandani from the Satellite area of Gujarat. The officials have also seized Rs 1.28 crore in cash, laptops and mobile phones from his possession.
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Embattled BCCI president N Srinivasan, who reached Mumbai on Saturday, stated that he has done no wrong and will not be bulldozed into resigning.
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T20 League chairman Rajiv Shukla has demanded strong law against the fixing in sports. However once again he said that BCCI will take strong action against the culprits.
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Gurunath Meiyappan, son-in-law of BCCI President N Srinivasan has been arrested for his alleged involvement in T20 League spot-fixing scandal.
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Bangladesh academician, Mohammed Abdul Mannan has said that the war crime trials are a blow to the ideology of the countrys biggest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami. Jamaat, an Islamist ally of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) that opposed independence from Pakistan, denies accusations that some of its leaders committed murder, rape and torture during the conflict.
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External affairs minister Salman Khurshid on Saturday arrived in Jeddah to hold talks with the Saudi Arabian leadership on a range of issues, including the controversial ‘Nitaqat law’ and on counter terrorism cooperation.
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Deputy chairman of planning commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia launched upgraded services for Biometric smart cards to plug the leakages in the scheme in New Delhi. The Biometric smart cards authority, UIDAI unveiled three new services which would ensure that the people using these cards are direct beneficiaries of the central government’s schemes.
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Actor Ranbir Kapoor confessed that social networking isnt his cup of tea.
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<P>Former BCCI president Sharad Pawars NCP on Friday demanded current president N Srinivasans resignation from the cricket board, after his son-in-law and CSK boss Gurunath Meiyappan’s name cropped up in the spot fixing case.</P> <P> </P>
NCP demands Srinivasan's resignation
 
<P>Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI chief N Srinivasan arrived in Mumbai to face interrogation, in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal. Meiyappan was escorted out of Mumbai airport by the police. He is being taken to Crawford Market police station where he will be confronted with actor Vindoo Dara Singh, who has reportedly said that he used to bet on games on Meiyappans behalf. He will be questioned about betting and spot-fixing. According to reports, the police will question Meiyappan on whether he has been passing information. Earlier in the day, India Cements, the owner of the Chennai Super Kings had issued a statement clarifying that Gurunath Meiyappan is only an honorary member of CSK, not owner. </P> <P> </P>
Meiyappan lands in Mumbai, police to question him
 
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<P>Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Friday took a dig at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s comment that the glass was almost empty when the UPA started and it will take some time before it is really full. Commenting in sarcasm, Modi said that the glass is already full with corruption and with no scope of trust. Modi also said that the country was going through a phase of policy paralysis.</P> <P> </P>
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<P>Minister of States for PMO V Narayanasamy on Friday said that the CBI should be given the free hand to investigate and nobody should interfere in its investigation process. Pushed by the Supreme Court to come out with measures to give greater independence to CBI, a Group of Ministers met for the first time on Thursday to discuss the issue. Nominally, the CBI is independent apart from the administrative control of the Department of Personnel and Training, which falls under the prime ministers office. Narayanasamy also lamented BJP’s outrage on the appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the new CAG.</P> <P> </P>
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A Delhi-based engineer working in a private company in Udyog Vihar committed suicide yesterday by jumping off the 18th floor of Princeton tower in DLF Phase 5. A two-page suicide note was found in her purse.
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Shristi Tiwari, resident of Bhopal, despite being blind, topped the humanities group with 481 marks and ranked 4 in the merit list of class XII Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education.
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Former Indian cricketer Kirti Azad on Friday said Gurunath Meiyappans conviction would be the darkest day for Indian cricket. Azad added that the BCCIs reputation was at stake owing to the matter.
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Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the UPA and said its glass is full of corruption. He also said UPA has pushed India into political paralysis.
Modi hits out at UPA; says India is facing political paralysis
 
Union sports minister Jitendra Singh believes a long term plan is the need of the hour to control fixing in the cricket. According to him its up-to BCCI president N Srinivasan whether he wants to remain on the top post or not after this scandal.
Need long term plans to curb fixing: sports minister
 
Mumbai Police on Friday rejected Chennai Super Kings boss Gurunath Meiyappans plea to give him time till Monday to appear before its crime branch for questioning with regard to his role in betting and spot-fixing in the current edition of the Indian T20 League.
Mumbai Police rejects Meiyappan's plea for more time
 
Russian Ambassador to India Alexander M Kidskin has stated that Russia is ever ready to offer assistance to India in establishing 16 nuclear power generating stations.
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BCCI chief N Srinivasan on Friday reportedly ruled out his resignation over the whole spot-fixing issue and the alleged involvement fo son in law Gurunath Meiyappan.
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Preity Zinta who is usually very sweet and polite, lost her temper and created a ruckus at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport after she was denied permission to board a flight for being too late.
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There is a meeting of Congress’ core group on Friday, in which they will decide whether to call for a special session of Parliament or to pass an ordinance on the Food Security Bill.  Earlier, a meeting based on the same issue was held on May 17 which proved inconclusive.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend the silver jubilee of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India in Mumbai on Friday. On the occasion, a commemorative postage stamp and a book on the history of the Indian securities market will be released.
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The ICC on Thursday withdrew Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf from the Champions Trophy, to be played in June, in wake of media reports that he was under investigation by Mumbai police in the spot-fixing case.
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The Mumbai Police have served summons to Chennai Super Kings CEO Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of BCCI president N Srinivasan, asking him to appear before the investigators in Mumbai on Monday as they left his residence without questioning him as he was not in Chennai.
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