New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said he has been forced to hang his head in shame due to the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal, which is becoming bigger and murkier with each passing day, insisting that a deterrent law could have prevented the credibility crisis that cricket is facing right now.

New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): International Cricket Council (ICC) has withdrawn umpire Asad Rauf from officiating in the Champions Trophy, which is slated to start from June 6.

New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Congress Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi met Delhi Congress leaders on Thursday and discussed strategy for the state assembly polls.

Washington, May 23 (ANI): Sports media giant ESPN has given pink slips to some of its 7,000 employees as a cost cutting measure.

Sydney, May 23 (ANI): DC Comics has won a Federal Court case against a Melbourne gym over the term 'Superman Workout' which the company used to promote its products, allowing the fitness company to register 'superman workout' as a trademark.

New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday sought to calm stock markets in India after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested bond purchases could be scaled back if the U.S. economy improves.

Headingly (Yorkshire, UK), May 23 (ANI): All signs are pointing to veteran left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori playing his first test for New Zealand after a gap of ten months.

London, May 23 (ANI): Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck has pledged to score more goals under the stewardship of new coach David Moyes.

Washington, May 23 (ANI): A whopping 72 percent of Americans or more than seven in ten, believe the country needs more moral policing as the state of the union is 'getting worse'.

Rayagada (Odisha), May 23 (ANI): More than 3000 tribals assembled in Muniguda village of Rayagada district on Wednesday (May 22), to protest against mining in the Niyamgiri hills.

London, May 23 (ANI): Google chairman Eric Schmidt has called for a more rational and predictable international tax system following widespread criticism over the company's failure to have a more transparent tax payment system.

New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Australia and India today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and strengthen cooperation in skills training in the agriculture sector.

Amritsar, May 23 (ANI): Italy's Ambassador to India Daniele Mancini has described his recent visit to Amritsar, and particularly to the Golden Temple, as a unique experience, and added that a place of spirituality in India affects people of any religion or belief.

New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Kiran Rao and Siddharth Roy Kapoor recently launched the first teaser of Anand Gandhi's award winning directorial venture 'Ship Of Theseus', in Mumbai.

Washington, May 22 (ANI): Leona Lewis has revealed that she thought her world had come to an end following her split with first boyfriend.

Washington, May 23 (ANI): Richie Sambora has slammed Jon Bon Jovi for hinting that the guitarist left the duo's 'Because We Can' tour because of alcohol abuse.

London, May 23 (ANI): Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has released an expletive-ridden heavy metal music video criticising abuses of state power in China.

London, May 23 (ANI): Mercedes racer Lewis Hamilton hopes that this weekend's Monte Carlo might be an upcoming opportunity for him to win despite Mercedes' problem-causing tyres.

Chennai, May 23 (ANI): Media reports on Thursday said that Mumbai Police has set a deadline of Friday for Gurunath Meeiyappan, Principal Chennai Super Kings (CSK), to present himself for investigations in connection with spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

London, May 23 (ANI): Petra Nemcova has gone bra-less in sheer lace lingerie as she made a spectacular return to modelling.

New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Rediff.com, one of the premier online providers of news, information, communication, entertainment and shopping services to Indians worldwide, has announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2013.

London, May 23 (ANI): The first edition of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', signed by its writer JK Rowling, has been sold for 150,000 pounds at an auction at Sotheby's in central London.

London, May 23 (ANI): The town mayor of St Edmundsbury in Suffolk, accidentally drove his car through the front doors of his local supermarket on Tuesday - just five days after he was elected to his post.

Washington, May 23 (ANI): Eva Longoria has graduated with a Masters degree in Chicano Studies from California State University.

Washington, May 23 (ANI): Australian filmmaker Justin Sisely, who controversially filmed 'Virgins Wanted,' a documentary where a man and a woman auctioned off their virginity, has transformed the film into a reality series.