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No changes in BCCI panel probing Lalit Modi

Lilthi Modi-Prakash Parsekar. DNAThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday decided not to reconstitute the disciplinary committee which is hearing charges of financial irregularities against former Indian Premier League (IPL) Chairman Lalit Modi. It has been further decided that the term of the three-member panel will be till the matter is decided. The decision [...]

Extension to inquiry commission probing Benazir murder on ‘technical’ grounds:UN

The United Nation (UN) has rejected reports that it had delayed the publication of its committee probing the former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination on President Asif Ali Zardari’s request.
Denying any interference from Zardari, a top UN official said the extension in duration of the inquiry committee was given purely on ‘technical’ grounds.
“No [...]

SEC Probing Insider Trading in HP-3Com Deal: Report

A jump in options call trading for 3Com in the hours leading up to HPs announcement of is $2.7 billion bid for networking company 3Com is prompting SEC regulators to investigate whether there was insider trading, according to Bloomberg. In addition, 3Com faces two shareholder lawsuits from investors who say HPs offer is too low. HP is hoping to adding 3Com to its networking business to better compete with Cisco.
– Federal regulators reportedly are investigating whether there was illegal inside trading connected to Hewlett-Packards $2.7 billion bid for networking company 3Com.
According to a report by Bloomberg, options call trading for 3Com jumped in the hours before HP announced the offer, at one point grow…


Secret Service probing Facebook poll that asks if Obama should be killed

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a poll posted on the social networking site Facebook that asks if President Barack Obama should be assassinated.
The Huffington Post has a screen shot of the poll.
It asks, “Should Obama be killed?” The possible answers are “yes,” “maybe,” “If he cuts my health care” and “no.”
“We are aware of [...]

Panel Probing Financial Crisis Has Wall Street Ties

WASHINGTON — Two appointees to a congressional panel investigating the financial crisis work for law firms that represent either Wall Street or its antagonists, raising concerns about the commission’s impartiality and likely effectiveness.