The Catch Up: Puducherry cricket fake-ID racket (9 Dec)

The headlines of the day by The Indian Express

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
This is a catch upon three things by the Indian
Express and I'm Flora Swine. Today's ninth of December and
here are the headlines. Indian crickets global assent depends on
fierce competition, a massive talent pool and a belief that
selections are fair. But in politory that foundation has been subverted.

Speaker 2 (00:26):
An Indian Express investigation found a thriving shortcut ecosystem where
fake addresses, forged eligibility certificates and paid local identities allow
outstation players to enter teams overnight. A one man proprietorship
has evolved into a full legend parallel selection system operating
in plain sight of the CAB and the BCCI. Over

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three months, Indian Express sports journalist Lulait Kalidas examined two
thousand player forms, visited listed addresses and interviewed players in officials.

Speaker 1 (00:57):
To map the scale of the operation. You can read
the entire investigation on the official website of the Indian Express.
Moving on to national news of the day, Speaking in
the Loksabata Day, leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused the
bj B and RSS of attempting to undermine the right
to vote, calling it an anti National Act. He alleged

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that the Election Commission had been captured and no longer
responded to opposition concerns. Rahul questioned why the Chief Justice
of India was removed from the EC selection panel and
criticized a twenty twenty three law shielding election commissioners from punishment.
Citing a new thirtieth of May twenty twenty five rule
allowing CCTV footage to be destroyed after forty five days,

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he vowed to change the law retrospectively. In other news,
Indigo CEO Peter Elbert said that the airline hastabilized operations
after a major operational disruption and apologized for letting passengers down.
He said teams were working around the clock, with the
top priority being to ensure passengers reached their destinations or

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returned home safely. Refunds are being issued with no questions asked.
Policy Elbers acknowledged the large scale inconvenience cost, noting that
thousands had been unable to travel. More delayed baggage has
been delivered, he said, adding that the teams are pushing
to clear remaining deliveries quickly while continuing to address all
customer concerns. Moving on to international news. A devastating fire

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swept through a seven story office building in central Jakartat today,
killing at least twenty two people. The place began around
midday on the first floor before rapidly spreading upward. Although
firefighters extinguished the flames quickly, rescue operations continued for hours.
Many employees of Terra Durn, Indonesia, were out for lunch
when the fire broke out, while others were trapped inside.
Compass TV footage showed firefighters using portable ladders to bring

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people down and carrying body bags out of the building
as searchers continued. In news from the United States, President
Donald Trump suggested that he may impose new tariffs on
certain agricultural imports, including Indian rice and Canadian fertilizers, indicating
ongoing trade negotiations with both countries remain unresolved. Speaking at

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a White House round table with Agricultural Secretary Brook Rawlins,
farm state lawmakers, and farmers, Trump also unveiled a twelve
billion dollar eight package for US crows. Farmers said cheap
imports were undercutting prices and hurting their competitiveness, accusing India
and Highland of dumping rice porters said he would take
care of the alleged dumping while talks on a broader
trade deal continue. That's all for today. This was a

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catch up on three things by the Indian Express.