BCCI to get $405m from ICC, Afghans, Ireland get Test status

New Delhi : BCCI will be getting $405m as per the ICC’s revenue sharing model, which was agreed during the apex body’s annual conference in London. Originally, ICC had agreed to give $293m but, after hectic negotiations, its chairman Shashank Manohar agreed to increase it by $100m. Finally, it was decided that $112m more will […]

Stretchers out in Punjab House

Stretchers out in Punjab House

“AAP MLAs and the Akalis are conspiring to disrupt proceedings of the House. Action should be taken against all legislators who have been breaking Assembly rules and throwing papers at the Speaker, besides creating a ruckus over non-issues Capt Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister If elected representatives are treated like this, imagine how the ruling party will […]

‘Bihar ki beti’ to be Oppn’s candidate for Prez vs Kovind

‘Bihar ki beti’ to be Oppn’s candidate for Prez vs Kovind

New Delhi : A larger Opposition minus the Janata Dal (United) today unanimously nominated former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, 72, as its joint candidate for the July 17 presidential election. Announcing her name, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who chaired the meeting of 17 non-NDA parties in the Parliament House Complex, appealed to all parties […]

Debt trap: Farm labourers account for half of suicides

Debt trap: Farm labourers account for half of suicides

Chandigarh : Agricultural labourers account for half of the farm suicides in the state, but they found no mention in the Chief Minister’s debt waiver announcement on Monday. The CM said today that his government did not have a record of the number of landless labourers or their debt. He proposed that a five-member committee […]