 "Digest of domestic news for the week")
Saturday
Raipur: At least 17 people, including senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma, were killed and former union minister V C Shukla and 19 others injured when heavily-armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of party leaders inside a dense forest in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district.
New Delhi: In the wake of shocking allegations of spot-fixing in IPL, a new standalone law to deal with such "dishonest practices" in all kinds of sports will be enacted soon.
Kolkata: Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from the cash-rich Indian Premier League soon after Mumbai Indians won their maiden title defeating Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs in the final.
Kolkata: Digging in his heels further, beleaguered BCCI President N Srinivasan yet again rejected demands for his resignation and announced the setting up of a three-member commission to go into allegations against his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, who has been arrested on charges of betting in IPL matches.
Raipur: Bullet-riddled bodies of abducted Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel, his son and eight others were found in Bastar, a day after the brazen Maoist strike on a Congress convoy that has sparked national outrage with leaders condemning it as an attack on democracy.
Monday
New Delhi: The lid on spot-fixing in IPL matches was blown when police was tracking alleged terror financing, officials say. It all started when police and security agencies were looking into terror financing and they came across this element of spot fixing, official sources say.
Jammu: In the second ceasefire violation in less than a week, Pakistani troops pounded Indian posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch sector with rockets and Pika rifle rounds.
New Delhi/Panaji: Six bookies were arrested in Goa following information provided by Delhi Police looking for 'fixers' alleged to be conduits of three more cricketers while six others were apprehended on the charge of betting in Chennai, Mumbai and Chennai during IPL matches.
Tuesday
Kalpetta/Hyderabad: A court in Kerala granted conditional bail to direct selling firm Amway's India Chairman William S Pinckney, an American national, and two company Directors even as Andhra Pradesh Police cautioned the public not to join the company's activities terming its business illegal.
Bangalore: DRDO Chief V K Saraswat received the prestigious Aryabhatta award by the Astronautical Society of India for his lifetime contributions to missiles and aerospace technologies.
Wednesday
New Delhi: A day after being expelled from BJP, veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani hit back, saying by doing so, it has committed "suicide" which will please the "corrupt" government and their collaborators within the party.
New Delhi: In view of Telecom Authority of India's (TRAI) tough stance, broadcasters have decided to reduce the air time for advertisements shown on channels to 12 minutes by October 1.
New Delhi: Mahendra Karma, former Chhattisgarh Home Minister, slain by Naxals along with 26 others, had Z-plus security with 16 armed guards but was accompanied by only six guards when he was attacked.
Thursday
Kolkata: Calling him a 'great genius','torchbearer of new wave Bengali cinema' and 'true artist', Bollywood and the Bengali film industry mourned the sudden demise of director- actor Rituparno Ghosh.
Hyderabad: Congress in Andhra Pradesh suffered a jolt as three of its leaders, including two MPs, from Telangana region announced their decision to join Telangana Rashtra Samiti , accusing the ruling party of having "failed to keep its word" on the creation of Telangana state.
New Delhi: Government has specific information that Naxals are trying to expand their base in urban centres and may try to target cities, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said.
Friday
New Delhi: Two top BCCI officials -- secretary Sanjay Jagdale and treasurer Ajay Shirke -- quit from their respective posts in a bid to put pressure on beleaguered Cricket Board President N Srinivasan to resign in the wake of the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal.
New Delhi: Reflecting subdued economic sentiments, the growth slipped to decade's low of 5% in 2012-13, though improvement in fiscal deficit figures provided some relief to the government, which is battling slowdown.
Raipur: At least 17 people, including senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma, were killed and former union minister V C Shukla and 19 others injured when heavily-armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of party leaders inside a dense forest in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district.
New Delhi: In the wake of shocking allegations of spot-fixing in IPL, a new standalone law to deal with such "dishonest practices" in all kinds of sports will be enacted soon.
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Sunday
Kolkata: Sachin Tendulkar announced his retirement from the cash-rich Indian Premier League soon after Mumbai Indians won their maiden title defeating Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs in the final.
Kolkata: Digging in his heels further, beleaguered BCCI President N Srinivasan yet again rejected demands for his resignation and announced the setting up of a three-member commission to go into allegations against his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan, who has been arrested on charges of betting in IPL matches.
Raipur: Bullet-riddled bodies of abducted Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel, his son and eight others were found in Bastar, a day after the brazen Maoist strike on a Congress convoy that has sparked national outrage with leaders condemning it as an attack on democracy.
Monday
New Delhi: The lid on spot-fixing in IPL matches was blown when police was tracking alleged terror financing, officials say. It all started when police and security agencies were looking into terror financing and they came across this element of spot fixing, official sources say.
Jammu: In the second ceasefire violation in less than a week, Pakistani troops pounded Indian posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch sector with rockets and Pika rifle rounds.
New Delhi/Panaji: Six bookies were arrested in Goa following information provided by Delhi Police looking for 'fixers' alleged to be conduits of three more cricketers while six others were apprehended on the charge of betting in Chennai, Mumbai and Chennai during IPL matches.
Tuesday
Kalpetta/Hyderabad: A court in Kerala granted conditional bail to direct selling firm Amway's India Chairman William S Pinckney, an American national, and two company Directors even as Andhra Pradesh Police cautioned the public not to join the company's activities terming its business illegal.
Bangalore: DRDO Chief V K Saraswat received the prestigious Aryabhatta award by the Astronautical Society of India for his lifetime contributions to missiles and aerospace technologies.
Wednesday
New Delhi: A day after being expelled from BJP, veteran lawyer Ram Jethmalani hit back, saying by doing so, it has committed "suicide" which will please the "corrupt" government and their collaborators within the party.
New Delhi: In view of Telecom Authority of India's (TRAI) tough stance, broadcasters have decided to reduce the air time for advertisements shown on channels to 12 minutes by October 1.
New Delhi: Mahendra Karma, former Chhattisgarh Home Minister, slain by Naxals along with 26 others, had Z-plus security with 16 armed guards but was accompanied by only six guards when he was attacked.
Thursday
Kolkata: Calling him a 'great genius','torchbearer of new wave Bengali cinema' and 'true artist', Bollywood and the Bengali film industry mourned the sudden demise of director- actor Rituparno Ghosh.
Hyderabad: Congress in Andhra Pradesh suffered a jolt as three of its leaders, including two MPs, from Telangana region announced their decision to join Telangana Rashtra Samiti , accusing the ruling party of having "failed to keep its word" on the creation of Telangana state.
New Delhi: Government has specific information that Naxals are trying to expand their base in urban centres and may try to target cities, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said.
Friday
New Delhi: Two top BCCI officials -- secretary Sanjay Jagdale and treasurer Ajay Shirke -- quit from their respective posts in a bid to put pressure on beleaguered Cricket Board President N Srinivasan to resign in the wake of the IPL spot-fixing and betting scandal.
New Delhi: Reflecting subdued economic sentiments, the growth slipped to decade's low of 5% in 2012-13, though improvement in fiscal deficit figures provided some relief to the government, which is battling slowdown.