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IPL spot-fixing: SC agrees to hear petition, will today’s match be stopped?

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a PIL filed before it seeking a stay on the semi-final and final IPL matches until a probe is initiated. A bench of justices B S Chauhan and Deepak Misra posted the matter for further hearing at 2 pm. On Monday, a PIL was #BCCI #Cricket #Delhi Police #India #IPL #Ravi Sawani #SIT #Sudarsh Awasthi #Supreme Court
IPL spot fixing: Cops to oppose bail for Sreesanth

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The Delhi police are set to oppose bail for former India pace bowler S Sreesanth whose five-day police custody ends today. Police sources were quoted by the media as saying that they would seek a further five days of custody for Sreesanth because he had been 'uncooperative' in the probe so #Cheating #Delhi Police #IPL 6 #IPL spot-fixing #Rajasthan Royals #Spot fixing #Sreesanth #Sreesanth bail
Maharashtra traders agree to call off LBT strike: All you need to know

53 mins ago

Traders in Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad, Navi Mumbai and Thane call off strike Section of traders in Maharashtra on Monday night agreed to call off their prolonged agitation protest against the Local Body Tax (LBT) after a meeting with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in Mumbai Chavan held lengthy discussions with traders, which ended #HowThisWorks #LBT #Local Body Tax #Maharashtra #Mumbai #TRADERS
Are mkts settling down? Nifty opens flat; Ranbaxy top loser

May 21, 2013

The market seems to be settling down after a run of sorts in recent times. The Indian markets opened absolutely flat this morning, with the Sensex and Nifty up 0.15 percent at 20255 and 6166, respectively. Indian shares took a breather and closed marginally in red on Monday on profit booking #MarketOpen #nifty #Sensex
Bijapur CRPF encounter: Dead might be innocent villagers, say govt sources

May 21, 2013

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government on Sunday ordered a judicial probe into allegations that troopers in an anti-Maoist operation killed civilians in Bijapur district, and announced compensation for the families of the victims. Chief Minister Raman Singh had announced a probe into the incident that occurred May 17-18 night. Justice VK Agrawal, #Chhattisgarh #CROF killings BIjapur #CRPF #India #Maoist violence #Maoists #NewsTracker
Death toll rises to at least 51 in Oklahoma tornado -state agency

May 21, 2013

REUTERS - The death toll from a huge tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma on Monday rose to 51, the state medical examiner's office said. Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead, up from 37 fatalities reported earlier.The powerful tornado, rated the second
South Sudan army says retakes town from rebels in east

May 21, 2013

JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's army has retaken an eastern town captured by rebels two weeks ago, a military spokesman said on Monday, in a conflict that has uprooted thousands of people and hampered government plans to explore for oil. Army spokesman Philip Aguer said four soldiers and a dozen rebels
Nikkei slips from 5-1/2 year high on stall in yen weakness

May 21, 2013

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average eased from a 5-1/2-year high on Tuesday as Wall Street ended flat and the dollar slipped against the yen on caution before U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony. The Nikkei fell 0.6 percent to 15,269.85, while the broader Topix index dipped 0.2 percent
Egyptian army boosts forces in Sinai after kidnapping

May 21, 2013

EL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) - The Egyptian army sent reinforcements into the Sinai Peninsula on Monday after President Mohamed Mursi said there would be no talks with militant Islamists who abducted seven members of the security forces last week. Islamist militants have expanded into a security vacuum in Sinai that the state
Tata Steel profit may lag estimates – StarMine

May 21, 2013

Reuters Market Eye - Tata Steel Ltd(TISC.NS) may miss January-March profit consensus forecasts when it reports results on Thursday, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine data. StarMine's SmartEstimates, which places greater emphasis on forecasts by top-rated analysts, expects Tata Steel to report a profit of 3.34 billion rupees for the quarter compared

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