Chennai Super Kings opened their CLT20 campaign on a strong note, chasing down an imposing 185-run target with four wickets and seven balls to spare against the Totans here on Sunday night.

Hitting out at finance minister P Chidambaram for attacking Narendra Modi, BJP on Monday accused him of indulging in “statistical jugglery” about the growth figures and making unfair comparisons of the UPA’s 9 years of rule with the NDA government’s achievements.

Underlining the importance of electoral reforms in the country, Union minister Sachin Pilot said that holding various polls, including those for Lok Sabha and state Assemblies, can help in saving on expenses to the exchequer.

Playing their first match after the spot-fixing scandal that saw three of their players banned, Rajasthan Royals showed no signs of nerves and were focus personified against Mumbai Indians in the Champions League 20 here on Saturday.

Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal was on Monday sent in judicial remand by a local court till October 17 in connection with the February 21 Dilsuknagar twin blasts case.

The Mumbai police chargesheet in the IPL case says that Sandeep Chhabra alias Pawan Jaipur, the wanted accused in the Indian Premier League betting scandal, had been collecting vital information from Chennai Super Kings team principal Gurunath Meiyappan through Vindoo Dara Singh even after fleeing to Dubai following the police crackdown.

After missing out on Indian Premier League games this season, the Motera stadium will kick off Champions League action here with a double-header on Monday.

The Mumbai police on Saturday chargesheeted Gurunath Meiyappan, former Team Principal of Chennai Super Kings and son-in-law of BCCI chief N. Srinivasan, and 21 others for gambling, cheating and criminal conspiracy in the scam-tainted Twenty20 Indian Premier League case.

Premier League leaders Liverpool crashed to their first defeat of the season at home to Southampton on Saturday, while Everton enjoyed a stirring 3-2 win at West Ham United.

Germany’s domestic spy chief says at least 170 Islamic extremists have traveled to Syria from Germany and some are thought to be actively participating in the fighting.