Hassled Kochi IPL franchisees knock Sonia's doors

Harassed and bullied, the Kochi franchisees of cricket's Indian Premier League have sought the protection of Congress president Sonia Gandhi from two Union cabinet ministers, who allegedly wanted......

Will the REAL Shashi Tharoor stand up please?

Will Indian democracy benefit from the potential that Shashi Tharoor stores in his mind, spirit and intellect?Or will it be the saga of another leader who promised much but delivered too little,......

I have no role in the IPL: Praful Patel

Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has often played the role of a crisis manager to sort out differences between the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party, of which he is a prominent......

Tharoor rules out resignation

Caught in a storm over his role in Kochi IPL franchise, Union Minister Shashi Tharoor dug his heels saying he would not not quit office even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that he would take......

IPL row: Rendezvous sweat equity violates norms

Rendezvous Sports World, part of the consortium that owns Kochi franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL), may not be technically having the "sweat equity" that they claim to have. Rendezvous......

Sahara mulls IPO for new IPL team

Sahara group promoter Subrata Roy said he will take his newly acquired Indian Premier League (IPL) team public by 2013, the second year of operations, and is open to having investors take a......

McDonald's opens restaurant in Kerala

Expanding its presence in South India, leading global foodservice retailer McDonald's on Wednesday opened its first restaurant in Kerala at nearby Edapally.With this launch, McDonald's reaffirms......

IHG plans expansion in India

Looking to cash in on severe room shortage in India's hospitality sector, global leader InterContinental Hotels Groupplansexpansion across the country through a shift from franchise model to......

Kochi franchisee has Steve Waugh on its radar

Newly-formed Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kochi is mulling to appoint former Australian captain Steve Waugh as a key adviser and technical consultant to the team. Waugh was approached by......

Narendra Modi under attack from Kochi franchisee

The controversy surrounding the Indian Premier League's Kochi franchise took yet another political turn on Thursday as Lalit Modi was accused of working under the pressure of Gujarat Chief Minister......

Rashid confirms participation in IPL 2023 auction

IMAGE: England's Adil Rashid, who literally choked India and Pakistan in the semi-final and final with high profile scalps like Suryakumar Yadav and Babar Azam, could be a hot property at the IPL......

IPL CEO to visit Kochi on Dec 16

IPL CEO Sundar Raman and Kochi franchisee members are expected to visit the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on December 16. Besides Raman, four members of IPL Kochi franchisee, three from......

IPL Governing Council meet over Kochi on Nov 28

With the 30-day notice period given to the Kochi consortium ending on November 27, the IPL Governing Council will meet in Nagpur on Sunday to take a call on the fate of the franchise. "The IPL......