Victor's Cross
Re-election as party president was the least of Sonia's problems. She will have to balance coteries, and make difficult choices.

"It's like a re-birth"
Rajkumar is free, his fans are ecstatic but in the melee, the issue of Veerappan is forgotten.

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by Tavleen Singh
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Verse and Worse

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Fight the Draught

TELE SCAMS

French Open 1997
FIR No. RC.ACB/2000-A-0001.
Accused: DD officials K.S. Sarma, K. Kunhikrishnan, Rakesh Bahadur; Stracon India Pvt Ltd.
Charges: Criminal conspiracy by officials to cheat DD; abuse of official position. Superior offer from rival bidder overlooked.
Booked under Section 120-B of IPC and 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA).
Amount: To be worked out.

Wimbledon 1997
FIR No. RC.ACB/2000-A-0002.
Accused: DD officials Sarma, Kunhikrishnan, Bahadur, P.K. Seth, Anurag Mishra; Stracon.
Charges: Dishonest "managing" of bids by officials. Stracon shown undue favour. Booked under Sections 120-B of IPC, and Sections 13(2) and 13(1) (d) of PCA.
Amount: Rs 3-4 crore.

Independence Cup 1997
FIR No. RC.ACB/2000-A-0003.
Accused: DD officials Sarma, Kunhikrishnan, Bahadur, Sanjiv Dutta; WorldTel (US); WorldTel Sports India; UTV.
Charges: Payment of inflated production costs, inaccurate calculation of "opportunity costs", and incurring of excessive income-tax liability by dd. Booked under Sections 120B, 420 of IPC and 13(2) and 13(1)(d) of PCA.
Amount: Rs 10-11 crore.

ICC Knock-out 1998
FIR No. RC.ACB/2000-A-0004.
Accused: DD officials Kunhikrishnan, Bahadur, Seth; WorldTel India; Stracon; certain officials of ICCDI (Monaco) and ICC, England.
Charges: Criminal conspiracy. Misconduct by dishonestly enhancing DD bid for India and overseas rights. Booked under Sections 120 B of IPC and 13(2) and 13(1)(d) of PCA.
Amount: Rs 21-22 crore.

World Cup 1999
FIR No. RC.ACB/2000-A-0005.
Accused: DD officials Sarma, Kunhikrishnan, Bahadur, Seth.
Charges: Criminal. Misconduct by dishonestly delaying the purchase of telecast rights from the England and Wales Cricket Board Ltd. Booked under sections 120B of IPC, 13(2) and 13(1)(d) of PCA.
Amount: Rs 22-25 crore.
Mascarenhas and Dalmiya are on a sticky wicket after the raids
Freeze framed: Wimbledon 1997; ICC Knock-Out 1998, Dhaka; and the CBI raid on Dalmiya's residence in Calcutta

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