‘Aadhaar card not mandatory for opening bank accounts’

Last Updated: Thursday, August 8, 2013, 18:10

Aadhaar card is not a must for availing services like opening bank accounts, admission in school and obtaining passport, Parliament was informed Thursday.

'Govt got no UN advice on PPP projects'

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 7, 2013, 16:39

The United Nations has not advised India to avoid public-private partnership mode of investment for developing infrastructure, Planning Minister Rajeev Shukla said here on Wednesday.

Rajeev Shukla firm on leaving IPL post

Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 20:11

Despite having resigned in the wake of the spot fixing and betting scandal, Rajeev Shukla chaired the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council meeting here Friday but he made it amply clear that he doesn’t want to continue as chairman of the high-profile league.

IPL Spot-fixing: Emergent BCCI meet on N Srinivasan’s future today

Last Updated: Sunday, June 2, 2013, 11:40

N Srinivasan’s fate as the BCCI chief in wake of the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal will be sealed in a crucial meeting of the board in Chennai today.

BCCI Emergent WC meet set for Sunday after 2

Last Updated: Saturday, June 1, 2013, 16:05

The BCCI Emergent Working Committee meeting, where Board President N Srinivisan might resign in the wake of the IPL spot-fixing scandal, has been rescheduled from 11am to 2:30pm.

IPL Spot-Fixing: Game over for BCCI chief Srinivasan?

Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 16:52

But with almost all the BCCI members and all the major political parties joining the chorus for his resignation, it seems that time has finally run out for BCCI chief N Srinivasan.

Pawar joins the chorus as pressure mounts on Srinivasan to quit

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 23:32

Pressure from within mounted against N Srinivasan`s continuance as BCCI chief with heavyweights coming out in the open.

IPL Spot-Fixing: Sports Ministry asks Srinivasan to step down

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 17:58

The pressure on BCCI chief Ministry N Srinivasan to resign kept mounting as the Ministry of Sports has asked him to step down on moral grounds.

Srnivasan faces resignation demand from BCCI bigwigs

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 15:14

Pressure mounted from within the BCCI on N Srinivasan to resign as its President on Wednesday, with two Board heavyweights, Rajeev Shukla and Arun Jaitley, asking him to "disassociate" himself from the inquiry proceedings against his son-in-law and IPL franchise CSK.

IPL spot-fixing effect: `New law to be enacted soon`

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 16:43

In the wake of shocking allegations of spot-fixing in IPL, a new law to deal with such dishonest practices in all kinds of sports will be enacted soon.

Don`t jump to conclusions regarding Gurunath: Shukla

Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 19:11

IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla today said people should not "jump to conclusion" that BCCI supremo N Srinivasan`s son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was allegedly involved in the current IPL spot-fixing scandal till the police complete their investigations.

Shukla welcomes proposal for enacting new law to curb fixing

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 17:28

IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla on Tuesday welcomed the government`s proposal to enact a new law under which spot-fixing and match fixing would fall in the category of criminal offences.