Panaji: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has asked accounting firm KPMG to “prepare comprehensive comparison tables evaluating the feasibility and key aspects of the two bids” for the Indian Super League (ISL) and Federation Cup, the two most important domestic men’s football competitions.According to sources, purely on numbers, AIFF is in favour of Genius Sports’ bid that totals approximately ₹2,130 crore for commercial rights of the two competitions, for the next 20 years. The London-headquartered company will offer $7 million or Rs 64.4 crore annually in the first year with 5% annual increment. The federation is guaranteed of approx. ₹12.4 crore annually in “administrative fees” if Genius gets the nod.The second bid of ₹36.6 crore is from FanCode, the federation’s marketing partners for ISL this season.“The executive committee members were happy with the three bids (including one from Capri Sports for women’s football competitions) and we’ve informed them that it’s better to send it to the general body for approval,” AIFF deputy secretary general M Satyanarayantold TOI. “Since this is an important matter, we want the (general body) members to have the final say.”As per AIFF Constitution, any arrangement for a period longer than four years and/or arrangement exceeding amount of Rs. 5 crore “must be approved at an AGM/SGM by at least 75% of members present and eligible to vote.”“The ISL clubs wanted to speak with the bidders and we are more than happy to allow that, to ensure greater clarity and transparency in the process. Whatever queries the clubs have will be addressed directly by the bidders,” said Satyanarayan.A day prior to the executive committee meeting, ISL clubs had urged AIFF not to take any “binding decision” on the new long-term commercial rights holder. The clubs cited lack of meaningful opportunity to evaluate the bidders since the Request for Quotations (RFQ) document was shared with them just 12 hours prior to the bids being opened.Club officials have a bitter-sweet feeling of the bids, given that they will get a share of the revenue only after the commercial partner recovers the investment“If Genius Sports has bid Rs 64 crore, 20% of this amount will straightway go to AIFF as administrative fees. The rest is left for Genius to spend on commercialising the league. Once revenue starts coming in, the model states that Genius can recoup their investment first (of Rs 64 crore), and post that, whatever is left, is split in 60-30-10 ratios (between the clubs, commercial partner and AIFF).“For clubs to see any form of revenue, Genius has to bring back Rs 64 crore worth of revenue. If the commercial partner does not recoup its initial investment, then the tender terms allow them to move that loss into next year’s targets. Apply the same (principle) to Fancode and the threshold for FanCode is much lower since they have bid only Rs 36 crore,” explained a senior club official.AIFF officials said they have asked experts from KPMG to evaluate the two bids and submit a report. One of the big four accounting firms, KPMG was on board to prepare the RFQ.

MUMBAI: In a serious breach of aviation safety norms, video circulating on social media shows a man smoking on the airport tarmac and inside terminal premises.While the video posted on X says the incident occurred at the Mumbai airport, officials said one of the shots of the terminal building doesn’t look like it is in Mumbai.The visuals clearly capture the individual casually smoking in restricted airside areas, where such activity is strictly prohibited. In one shot he is seen walking on the tarmac with an aircraft in the background. In another clip shot from inside an airline office, he is seen standing outside the glass partition blowing smoke into the speak-thru manned by a female employee. In both the clips a staff can he heard warning him that smoking is prohibited. He counters, demanding to be shown non-smoking signage. In a third clip, the unruly passenger is seen throwing cash at an airline employee and walking away, boasting about his salary. “At Mumbai airport, a passenger was filmed smoking on the tarmac and inside a terminal, ignoring staff warnings. He exhaled smoke at a female employee and abused her while boasting about his salary,” says the post on X.Smoking on tarmac is unruly passenger behaviour and under the updated provisions, an airline can ban the unruly passenger straight away for a period of 30 days. Under the updated Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR), the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) identifies an unruly passenger as one “who fails to respect the rules of conduct at an airport or on board an aircraft or to follow the instructions of the airport staff or crew members and thereby disturbs the good order and discipline at an airport or on board the aircraft”. Smoking on the tarmac is considered a major safety violation due to the presence of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) and highly flammable vapours around aircraft. Even a small ignition source can pose a fire hazard, particularly during refuelling or ground handling operations.Aviation regulations in India prohibit smoking not just inside aircraft but across operational zones of airports, with violations attracting penalties and possible legal action under safety and security provisions.A look at the past incidents show authorities treat such violations seriously. Passengers caught smoking on flights have been detained and booked, as it is classified as behaviour that can endanger aircraft safety and trigger emergency responses.

MUMBAI: MHADA’s Mumbai Board has announced a lottery for the sale of 2,640 apartments in the city. The application process begins today March 30 and the lottery draw will be conducted at 11.00 am May 15.These flats are located across Kannamwar Nagar in Vikhroli, Patra Chawl in Siddharth Nagar Goregaon, Old Magathane in Borivli, Gorai Borivli, Subhash Nagar in Chembur, Gandhi Nagar in Bandra, Pant Nagar in Ghatkopar, Girgaum, Wadala, Kopri in Powai, Mazgaon, Tunga in Powai, Lokmanya Nagar in Dadar, Pahadi Goregaon and Antop Hill Wadala. Of these 145 apartments are available for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS), 858 apartments for the Lower Income Group (LIG), 1,408 apartments for the Middle Income Group (MIG), and 229 apartments for the Higher Income Group (HIG).The online application registration and form filling process will begin today at 3:00 pm after a formal inauguration by MHADA vice president and CEO Sanjeev Jaiswal.The advertisement is published in today’s newspapers and on the MHADA website https://housing.mhada.gov.in. An information booklet detailing the lottery process will be uploaded there.Registered applicants will also be able to apply online. The deadline for submitting online applications is April 29. Online acceptance of earnest money will end April 30. Payment of earnest money through RTGS/NEFT can be made upto banking hours on April 30. The provisional list of applications received will be published May 5. The deadline for filing online claims and objections after publication of the provisional list is May 8. The final list of accepted applications for the lottery will be published May 12 before the lottery is held May 15.This lottery includes 1,762 houses under construction by the Mumbai Board, 371 flats received by MHADA as housing stock from developers under redevelopment projects under DCR (Development Control Regulation) 33(5), 188 apartments received as housing stock from developers under redevelopment projects under DCR 33(7), as well as 319 scattered apartments received under redevelopment projects under DCR 33(5), 33(7) and 58 that remained vacant due to various reasons in previous lotteries.A mobile app named ‘MHADA Housing Lottery System’ is available too.Applicants must have a mobile number linked to Aadhaar and an email ID for registration and form filling. For registration and eligibility, applicants require Aadhaar card, PAN card, domicile certificate of Maharashtra and income proof.The annual family income limit for participation is: up to Rs 6 lakh for EWS, up to Rs 9 lakh for LIG, up to Rs 12 lakh for MIG, and more than Rs 12 lakh for HIG.

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketers came down hard on Fakhar Zaman for his involvement in the ball-tampering episode during a Pakistan Super League (PSL) match. Not just Fakhar, Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Afridi and fast bowler Haris Rauf were also slammed and held equally responsible for the controversy that rocked the league.The incident took place during a PSL clash between Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings, with Fakhar finding himself at the centre of a major controversy.Criticising both Fakhar and Shaheen, former Pakistan cricketers Basit Ali and Kamran Akmal did not hold back in their assessment.