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): 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.

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.

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).

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.

Johannesburg, May 23 (ANI): Outgoing South African coach Gary Kirsten has said that he wants to leave his post with a 'bang' by winning the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.

Chennai, May 23 (ANI): Mumbai Police have finally entered the residence of the Principal of Chennai Super Kings, Gurunath Meiyappan. Gurunath is the son-in-law of N. Srinivasan, President of the Board of Cricket Control in India.

London, May 23 (ANI): American short story writer Lydia Davis, whose works can be as brief as a single sentence, has won the fifth Man Booker International Prize topling other authors including an Indian named U.R. Ananthamurthy.

New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Shashikant Sharma was today sworn-in as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.

London, May 23 (ANI): UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and India-origin PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi figure among the top 10 in the list of most powerful women globally.

New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari will visit Ethiopia to attend the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Organisation of African Unity/African Union (AU) on May 25.

New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, one of the accused in the 2000 teachers' recruitment scam, will be released from jail today after the Delhi High Court granted him interim bail for six weeks to undergo heart surgery.

Chennai, May 23 (ANI): Mumbai Police reached Chennai Thursday with the objective of questioning Chennai Super Kings 'principal' Gurunath Meiyappan, the son-in-law of team owner and Board of Control for Cricket in India president N Srinivasan, in connection with the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scandal.

London, May 23 (ANI): Pakistan has been viewed as one of the most negative countries in the world in a new poll.

New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla will pay an official visit to India from May 25 to 27.

New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Congratulating Arunima Sinha for creating history by becoming the first Indian amputee to conquer Mount Everest, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh hoped her deeds will inspire millions of others.

Binola (Gurgaon District, Haryana), May 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Thursday said India is well positioned to become a net security provider in the South Asian region and beyond.

London, May 23 (ANI): Worldwide popularity of India has fallen sharply over the last year, a new poll has found.

London, May 23 (ANI): Germany is the most positively viewed nation in the world, an annual poll has found.

London, May 23 (ANI): South Africa's main opposition party has condemned as a cover-up an official probe into the use of a military base by an influential Indian family for a high-profile wedding.

Gurgaon, May 23 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today laid the foundation stone of the Indian National Defence University (INDU) at Binola, Gurgaon.

Sydney, May 23 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland has said that Australia's Ashes bid in England will not be compromised by the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Washington, May 22 (ANI): India has sought access from the US to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Rana, both of undergoing sentence awarded by a Chicago court after being found guilty of terrorism charges.

Mumbai/New Delhi/Patna, May 22 (ANI): A senior official of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday placed the onus of catching bookies and others involved in the recent spot-fixing scam on the police.