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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Delhi put under ‘undeclared Emergency’ by scared Modi, says Randeep Surjewala

New Delhi, 13/6:Congress will defy prohibition orders to march towards Enforcement Directorate (ED) office under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi as he prepares to appear before the agency in the National Herald case.     Congress chief spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala told a press conference that Delhi has been put under “undeclared…

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IPL per match value crosses Rs 100 crore mark on Day 1, Digital Rights rule roost

New Delhi, 12/6: The Indian Premier League’s media rights auction witnessed robust bidding for TV and digital rights of the Indian sub-continent with the valuation per match of the cash-rich league being earmarked at more than a whopping Rs 100 crore.     With the bidding going into the second day, the cumulative valuation of…

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