The family of Ehsan Khan was happy Sunday morning when the news came that the Maoists had released him and the other two abducted Bihar policemen, but a pall of gloom again descended on them when there was no trace of the trio till the evening.

Delhiites experienced a pleasant and wet Sunday with sporadic rains lashing the city throughout the day and once again flooding the low-lying areas.

As ’spot-fixing’ charges haunt Pakistani cricketers, Indian sleuths probing alleged tax evasion in the multi-million IPL are now tracking trail of crores of rupees being pumped into betting syndicates in the country.

Mumbai, Sep 5 (PTI) The IPL Governing Council met here today and decided to introduce a changed format involving a total of 74 matches during the expanded fourth edition of the twenty20 extravaganza.

Mumbai, Sep 5 (PTI) Indian Premier League’s next three seasons, starting 2011, will have a total of 74 matches, up from 60 this year, following the addition of two new franchises — Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi.

A total of 14 matches have been added to the IPL, while the teams are allowed to spend more money.

The Indian cricket board Sunday unveiled a new format for the next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), with the 10 teams split into two groups and the cap on team spending increased to $9 million.

/> The rest of the players will go into the auction scheduled for the second week of November, the board’s secretary N Srinivasan said in the press release.

The Indian Premier League’s next three seasons, starting 2011, will have a total of 74 matches, up from 60 this year, following the addition of two new franchises — Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi.

The ten IPL franchises will be divided into two groups of five each for the fourth season of the competition in 2011