Viacom18, Star India bag IPL media rights for whopping Rs 48,390 cr

Mumbai, 14/6: The BCCI on Tuesday reaffirmed its status as a cricketing behemoth by securing one of the biggest broadcast deals in the history of the sport, fetching an eye-popping Rs 48,390 crore ($6.20 billion) through IPL media rights for a five-year period, starting 2023.     While Disney Star retained their Indian sub-continent TV…

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Senior Congress leaders including Surjewala, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury protesting ED probe against Rahul detained

New Delhi, 14)6:Delhi Police on Tuesday detained senior Congress leaders including Randeep Surjewala, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, KC Venugopal, Manickam Tagore and others as Rahul Gandhi made his second appearance before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case.     Surjewala and others were detained as they began protests over the ED probe against…

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Soaring IPL digital rights push BCCI earnings to more than double

Mumbai, 14/6:The BCCI received a financial windfall as its e-auction of the media rights of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the next five-year cycle (2023-27) fetched a mind-boggling Rs 44,075 crore after selling its TV and digital rights for the Indian sub-continent.     While everyone is tight-lipped about the winners, insiders revealed that…

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Money laundering case: Rahul Gandhi asked to appear before ED again on June 14

New Delhi, 14/6: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday was asked to appear before it again on Tuesday in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to the National Herald newspaper, officials said.     They said the questioning on Monday continued well past 9 pm and would…

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Congress and corruption made for each other : Naqvi

New Delhi, 13/6:Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday alleged that the Congress and corruption are “made for each other”, and claimed that the opposition party was carrying out a “satyagraha for corruption”.     The minority affairs minister’s attack on the opposition party came after Congress leaders took to the streets on Monday as…

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West Bengal assembly passes bill to replace guv with CM as chancellor of state varsities

Kolkata, 13/6:The West Bengal assembly on Monday passed a bill that sought to replace Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the chancellor of all state-run universities, amid opposition by the BJP legislators.     State education minister Bratya Basu, after introducing The West Bengal University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the House,…

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Rahul Gandhi appears before ED for questioning in money laundering case amid nationwide protests by Congress

New Delhi, 13/6:Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday appeared before the ED here for questioning in the National Herald money laundering investigation.     Gandhi, 51, entered the headquarters of the federal probe agency in central Delhi around 11 am after he started from the Congress office on Akbar Road accompanied by a large convoy…

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