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A senior police officer in Andhra Pradesh is accused in a sensational case involving extortion, wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation and forgery. India Today's Amarnath K. Menon reports.

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Going Gets Tough

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The Worst Of Times

Delays and indecision dominate an endless season of discontent as Indian cricket wonders who is running the BCCI's chaotic show

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The Right To Dictate

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