New Delhi , April 24: The government is unlikely to go in for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the alleged irregularities in the Indian Premier League. Following demands for a JPC probe by a united Opposition, the government had on Friday indicated that it was “open” to the idea. Sources, however, revealed that the government “will not go for a JPC probe”.

New Delhi, April 24: A united Opposition on Saturday slammed the government over the alleged tapping of the telephones of top political leaders as they claimed that the act is “shameful” and “despotic”. The leaders of the Opposition parties also demanded a “clear statement” from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Parliament on Monday.

Dhaka, April 24: Bangla-desh has lifted a four-decade ban on Indian films in a bid to boost attendances at cinemas, a government minister said on Saturday, drawing loud complaints from local actors and directors.

New Delhi, April 24: The ministry of defence (MoD) is likely to ask the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee for payment for the services of armed forces personnel in case these personnel are deputed to help in organising the Games, MoD sources have said.

New Delhi, April 23: The government appears to be “open” to the Opposition’s demand to constitute a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) to probe the IPL controversy but will take a decision on it only after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s consultations with his Cabinet colleagues. This was

New Delhi, April 23: Leaving enough hints for beleaguered IPL commissioner Lalit Modi to quit, one of the members of the IPL governing council, Mr Rajiv Shukla, on Friday said he hoped “wisdom” would “prevail upon him”.

Mumbai, April 23: Mumbai’s bookies are accepting bets on whether or not beleaguered IPL commissioner Lalit Modi will resign.
According to sources, the betting on Mr Modi’s fate in Indian cricket began after Mr Shashi Tharoor’s resignation as minister of state for external affairs.

Islamabad, April 23: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza got the first taste of the love that fans in her husband Shoaib Malik’s country had to offer as she pushed through a crowd of enthusiasts to her Lahore hotel — weeping and murmuring — with everyone trying to touch her.

Chandigarh, April 23: Four months after his conviction for molesting teenage schoolgirl Ruchika Girhotra, former Haryana director-general of police S.P.S. Rathore faced further humiliation in being stripped of the President’s Police Medal awarded to him in 1985.

Chennai Super Kings seamer Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates taking the wicket of Deccan Chargers’ Andrew Symonds in their IPL-3 semifinal at D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. The Chennai Super Kings won by 38 runs and will meet the Mumbai Indians in the final on Sunday.
 PHOTO: K.V.S. Giri