'Biggest reason I left cricket', Lalit Modi claims Dawood Ibrahim's $4-billion 'Satta Bazaar' targeted him over IPL controlLalit Modi reveals Dawood Ibrahim's syndicate threatened him. He refused to cooperate with their betting empire. This led to threats and at...
04 Jun, 2026, 08.30 AM IST
NLC India, Reliance Industries to jointly explore developing underground lignite gasification project in GujaratNLC India Ltd and Reliance Industries Ltd are partnering to explore underground lignite gasification in Gujarat. This collaboration aims to...
31 May, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Two old dudes hydrocarbonding: Listening in on a 15-mn-year-old chitchat about why Modern Civilisation is up for a crude awakeningAn ancient algae-zooplankton discusses its future transformation into fossil fuels. This will power a future 'Modern Civilisation' driven b...
23 May, 2026, 11.01 PM IST
Tactical investing: 6 stocks for your watchlist as the Gulf rebuild approaches; 4 with positive upside potential of up to 25%Peace is something that has eluded West Asia a long time. For old Gulf watchers, statements and counter-statements of the kind seen in the ...
19 Apr, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Lessons learned in 70s have made US, world economies less vulnerable to oil shocksThe world economy is experiencing a significant oil price surge reminiscent of the 1970s. However, countries are now better prepared. Decad...
12 Apr, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Fight Club, Dan Hooker’s $50K MMA event sparks police heat, online bets, and bloodsport frenzyAuckland's underground fighting event, "King of the Streets," promoted by Dan Hooker, faces strong opposition from boxing authorities and p...
24 May, 2025, 08.42 AM IST
Head of Hamas' aerial forces killed in Israeli airstrike: Israel Defence ForcesAbu Rukbeh was responsible for overseeing Hamas' drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, paragliders, aerial detection systems, and air defences.
28 Oct, 2023, 03.36 PM IST
Regulatory clarity on gaming essentialIn fantasy sports, a player has to allocate a finite budget across players who command different fees, depending on their proficiency, to a...
10 Dec, 2021, 11.43 PM IST
Betting can lead to match-fixing, govt has done right by not legalising it yet: New BCCI ACU bossThere is a school of thought that legalising betting will bring in massive revenues for the government at a time when most of it is going u...
05 Apr, 2021, 02.32 PM IST
EACPM member Nilesh Shah pitches for legalising betting; MoS Finance Anurag Thakur says it can check match-fixingThousands of crore of revenue comes to the exchequer through the activity and it gets spent on development of the sport or in other activit...
19 Nov, 2020, 05.35 PM IST
Law Commission vets impact of allowing bettingThe Supreme Court has tasked law commission to look into the issue of sports betting legalisation based on Justice Lodha Committee report.
19 May, 2017, 01.17 AM IST
Satta bazaar bets on BJP in Uttar PradeshTaking into account the bets placed in the satta markets, BJP pipped the SP-Congress alliance in UP after the first phase of polling.
10 Mar, 2017, 10.56 AM IST
Donald Trump's unexpected victory, curbs on notes trigger crisis for desi bookiesHe didn't care that a man described as a misogynist had won the election, the Mumbai bookmaker had just lost Rs 6 crore taking bets on Trum...
12 Nov, 2016, 07.23 AM IST
Poke Me: The problem is match-fixing, not betting; make betting in sports legalThe problem is match-fixing, not betting. Make betting in sports legal
16 Jul, 2015, 05.12 PM IST
Narendra Modi sarkar: Bookies betting on names for finance, home, defence, foreign ministersET spoke to a host of big bookies to get the current betting odds. For finance, punters are mostly focused on the two Aruns — Jaitley and S...
20 May, 2014, 07.05 AM IST
Legalise betting to counter spot-fixing: FICCIDespite several attempts to ban it, betting is continuing albeit in an underground way and substantial resources have been invested into en...
24 May, 2013, 06.07 PM IST
- Legalise betting
It is time India legalised betting. Bring it above ground.
20 Apr, 2010, 06.41 AM IST