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IPL spot fixing: Meiyappan arrested for colluding with bookies
Mumbai: Gurunath Meiyappan, Chennai Super Kings owner and son-in-law of the BCCI chief, used to place "huge bets" on IPL matches and was even divulging team's strategy to bookies, Mumbai police today claimed before a court which remanded him in police custody till 29 May. Metropolitan Magistrate M P Paaghe handed #bookies #Gurunath Meiyappan #IPL #IPL spot-fixing #N Srinivasan #NewsTracker #Sports
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Exploding gas cylinder kills 16 children, 1 teacher on Pakistan school bus
Lahore: Sixteen schoolchildren and a teacher burned to death in eastern Pakistan early Saturday when a short-circuit near a leaking gas tank caused their minibus to be engulfed in flames, police said. Police officer Ijaz Ahmad said five children were also injured, three of whom were listed in critical condition, in #NewsTracker #Pakistan #World
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Tom Cruise to help David Beckham with acting career?
Los Angeles: Actor Tom Cruise has reportedly promised to help soccer ace David Beckham become an actor. "Beckham has always wanted to be an action film star, and Cruise promised him a long time ago he can make those dreams come true,” a source told National Enquirer magazine. Beckham, 38, announced he #BuzzPatrol #David Beckham #Tom Cruise
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26/11 attacks: Pak court adjourns trial of Lakhvi, others to 1 Jun
Islamabad: The trial of seven Pakistani suspects, including Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, charged with involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks was on Saturday adjourned till 1 June as the government is yet to appoint a chief prosecutor to handle the case. The trial suffered a major setback when chief prosecutor #26/11 #India #Lashkar-e-Taiba #NewsTracker #Pakistan #Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi
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UK soldier attack: Friend of suspect Michael Adebolajo arrested
London: Counterterrorism police are questioning a friend of Michael Adebolajo, one of two men suspected of the savage killing of a British soldier. Abu Nusaybah was arrested following a BBC interview in which he said Adebolajo had changed after returning from a visit to Kenya where he claimed he #BBC #killing #London #Michael Adebolajo #NewsTracker #Soldier #World
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Radiation leak may have affected 55 at Japanese atomic research lab
Tokyo: An atomic research lab in northern Japan has reported a radiation leak that may have affected 55 people, though none were hospitalized and no impact was expected outside the facility, the lab's operator said Saturday. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency, which runs the lab, said the accident occurred on Thursday #Atomic research lab #Japan #NewsTracker #radiation leak #World
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Indo-China row: Solving issue will take time, don’t expect miracales, says Antony
Ezhimala, Kerala: Noting that a spirit of cooperation and competition prevailed between India and China, Defence Minister AK Antony on Saturday said negotiations to resolve the disputes between the two will take their own time and he does not expect any "miracles". "It is cooperation and competition... naturally. Both are neighbours #AK Antony #China #India #TheySaidIt
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Had no knowledge about Gurunath’s involvement in betting: Srinivasan
Mumbai: Claiming that he has no knowledge of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan's involvement in betting, BCCI chief N Srinivasan today said there will be no discrimination and action will be taken against him with the "same alacrity" with which steps were taken against players. "You can be sure BCCI will act with the same alacrity. #BCCI #Cricket #Gurunath Meiyappan #India #IPL 6 #N Srinivasan #Sport #TheySaidIt