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A staggering 8,000 cyber attacks were warded off during the 2010 Commonwealth Games, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon said Wednesday, pointing to India`s capabilities. more...
The Delhi High Court issued notice to Anil Kumar Madan and Purushottam Dev Arya, the two promoters of Faridabad-based Gem International who are accused in a CWG-related corruption case, on a plea challenging a trial court order granting them bail. more...
BBC NewsFresh raids in Delhi Commonwealth Games scandalBBC NewsIndia's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has raided 20 locations in connection with alleged scams during the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. Searches have been carried out in the capital, Delhi, Calcutta and Siliguri in the north-east, reports say.CWG scam: CBI books senior officials of CPWD, DDADaily News [...] more...
The CBI has registered a case in connection with alleged irregularities in laying down of synthetic tracks CWG against senior officials of CPWD, DDA and a private sports mechandise manufacturer. more...
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed four FIRs in the ‘synthetic turf’ scam that took place during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. more...
Jagran PostCWG scam: CBI to file charge sheet in QBR case this monthEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: The CBI is likely to file its charge sheet soon in the alleged siphoning of funds in CWG event Queen's Baton Relay against former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee officials and a London based businessman. Agency sources said the QBR …CWG [...] more...
The CBI is likely to file its charge sheet soon in the alleged syphoning of funds in CWG event Queen's Baton Relay against former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee officials and a London based businessman. more...
Sacked CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, facing trial in a games-related graft case, has been allowed by a Delhi court to visit Kazakhstan to attend a meeting of 73rd Asian Athletics Association Council. more...
Kalmadi goes all out to appease GodsIBNLive.comUDUPI: Disgraced former Union minister Suresh Kalmadi, against whom the CBI is conducting an inquiry into the alleged financial irregularities in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, offered a sacred 'Chathupavithra Naagamandala Seva' in his native … more...
Officials said that the number of cases against OC, which is under the scanner of investigating agencies for alleged financial irregularities, have risen to 45 from 30 in the last six months. more...
The HinduGames scam: Charges to be framedTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: A trial court is going to frame charges on Monday against six people, including four MCD officials, for their alleged role in a corruption case involving streetlighting before the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Special CBI judge Pradeep Chaddah …CWG street lighting scam: Court frames charges against [...] more...
A Delhi court is likely to frame charges on Monday against six persons, including four MCD officials, for their alleged role in a corruption case involving street-lighting before the 2010 Commonwealth Games. more...
District judge refuses to transfer CWG case out of Singh's courtDaily News & AnalysisPlace: New Delhi | Agency: PTI The city's subordinate judiciary chief today refused to transfer the trial of a Commonwealth Games-related corruption case out of Special CBI Court in wake of an "unpleasant situation", created due to a defence counsel …CWG graft [...] more...
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea of Switzerland-based firm Swiss Timing seeking a stay on possible coercive action against it by a lower court. more...
The CBI claimed that sacked CWG OC chief Suresh Kalmadi and others escalated the Swiss firm's TSR tender cost, causing a loss of Rs 90 crore to the exchequer. more...
A number of documents related to Commonwealth Games projects have either gone missing or are untraceable making tough the ongoing probe into alleged irregularities in conduct of the Games. more...
Queen's Baton Relay scam : CBI chargesheet soonTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The CBI is likely to file its chargesheet in the Queen's Baton Relay scam related to the Commonwealth Games in the first week of March without including the statement of London-based businessman Ashish Patel, for which the agency has waited …CWG scam: CBI to [...] more...
HC Transfers 30 CBI Cases Due to CWG CaseOutlookPTI | New Delhi | Feb 29, 2012 The Delhi High Court has ordered transfer of 30 cases filed by CBI from a court, which is holding day-to-day proceedings in a 2010 Commonwealth Games graft case involving Suresh Kalmadi, after its judge stated that it was …CWG [...] more...
The Delhi High Court today asked the CBI to respond to the bail plea of a Hyderabad-based firm`s promoter A K Reddy, arrested for his role in a 2010 games-related graft case, also involving the sacked CWG organising panel chief Suresh Kalmadi. more...
Indian ExpressStreet lighting case: City court to frame charges against sixIndian ExpressA Delhi court will frame charges on March 1 against six persons, including four MCD officials, for their alleged role in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) street lighting scam. One of the 10 Games-related scams being probed by the CBI, it caused a loss of [...] more...
CBI starts probe into CP's beautificationHindustan TimesThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday initiated two preliminary enquiries (PEs) in two cases of alleged irregularities in the Commonwealth Games (CWG). and New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC)'s street-lighting projects as part of a …CWG scam: CP renovation work under CBI scanner; inquiries startedDaily News & AnalysisNDMC [...] more...
The CBI registered fresh inquiries in connection with alleged irregularities in the renovation work of Connaught Place and streetlighting as part of beautification drive. more...
India TodayCBI probes DDA's Games Village bailout to EmaarIndia TodayThe Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) Rs 728.89-crore bailout package to Emaar MGF, which built the Commonwealth Games Village near Akshardham Temple, is now under the CBI scanner. The probe agency on Wednesday registered a preliminary enquiry into …CBI names Emaar-MGF in Village flats probeIndian ExpressDDA officials [...] more...
The CBI started its probe into the alleged irregularities in Rs766.89-crore bailout package given to Emaar MGF by the Delhi Development Authority in the construction of 1,168 flats in the Commonwealth Games village. more...
CBI approaches Hong Kong in CWG probeDeccan HeraldIn its probe related to irregularities in the preparation of 2010 Common Wealth Games (CWG), the CBI has sent a judicial request to Hong Kong seeking information on Jubilee Sports Private Limited, accused of the alleged wrongdoing in laying of …CWG scam: CBI sends Letters Rogatory to Hong [...] more...
CWG lawn bowls case: CBI sends LRs to Hong Kong, UKTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The CBI is speeding up investigations into various projects related to Commonwealth Games 2010. In one such case, where the agency had booked several engineers of Delhi Development Authority and CPWD for alleged irregularities in laying of … more...
Two businessmen arrested for their alleged role in the Commonwealth Games-related graft case involving sacked CWG Organising Committee (OC) chief Suresh Kalmadi were granted bail on Thursday. more...
A CBI special court here hearing a corruption case related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games Thursday granted bail to two officials of a company and rejected the bail plea of an official of another company. more...
Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh reserved the order on the bail pleas of promoters of Faridabad-based Gem International, Purushottam Dev Arya and Anil Kumar Madan, and promoter of AKR Constructions AK Reddy. more...
A day after aspersions of unfair trial were cast on a special judge hearing a CWG graft case by a counsel for one of the accused, the District Judge on Friday said she would also hear the advocate to reach a conclusion. more...
CWG case: Lawyer doubts fair trial, judge defers hearingTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: A special CBI court hearing a corruption case related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games on Thursday put off the proceedings till an order from the district judge after lawyer for an accused doubted he would get fair trial.and more » more...
NDTVGames: Complaint against Sheila sent to CBIIndian ExpressA complaint against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, and others, for alleged corruption during the 2010 Commonwealth Games has been sent to CBI, the Delhi Police told a city court on Monday. The CBI is investigating a series of cases related to the Games …CWG scam: Sheila Dikshit blaming [...] more...
India TodayBJP demands CBI probe against CMDeccan HeraldDemanding that the Central Bureau of Investigation should file an FIR against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and investigate bungling of thousands of crores of rupees in Commonwealth Games projects, Delhi BJP on Tuesday dismissed the written request by …Sheila letter to PM blames PC, Aiyar for pricey CWGDaily [...] more...
The charge sheet will focus on the alleged foreign exchange violations in the Queen's Baton Relay and would feature the roles of various OC officials. more...
A CBI special court has granted bail to former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) officials ASV Prasad and Surjit Lal and a private firm`s promoter, PD Arya, in a corruption case related to the games. more...
Two former office bearers of Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee, Lalit Bhanot and M Jayachandran, arrested for their alleged roles in a games-related corruption case, were granted bail […] more...
21 jan 2012CWG scam: Lalit Bhanot, Jayachandran granted bail New Delhi: A CBI special court here Saturday granted bail to former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot […] more...
Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh allowed the bail pleas of CWG OC former secretary general Bhanot and former treasurer Jayachandran on grounds of parity. more...
Two former office bearers of Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee, Lalit Bhanot and M Jayachandran, arrested for their alleged roles in a games-related corruption case, were granted bail on Saturday by a Delhi court. more...
The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) chairperson Suresh Kalmadi, an accused in a Games-related graft case.The court also granted […] more...
New Delhi, Jan 19 : The Delhi High Court Thursday granted bail to Suresh Kalmadi, MP and former chief of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, accused in a corruption […] more...
Justice Mukta Gupta would also decide the bail application of VK Verma who is also an accused in the case pertaining to the mega-sporting event held here in 2010. more...
In what could spell more trouble for former CWG OC chief Suresh Kalmadi, UK-based Ashish Patel, owner of AM Films and AM Vans, has testified in London on Tuesday relating to the irregularities in organising the Queen’s Baton Relay event in October 2009. more...
The Delhi High Court reserved its order on the bail plea of former CWG Organising Committee chairperson Suresh Kalmadi, an accused in a Commonwealth Games-related graft case. more...
A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed the bail plea of five people, arrested for their alleged roles in a Commonwealth Games-related corruption case. more...
CBI has collected voluminous documents related to various tenders executed by Commonwealth Games Organising Committee for the mega sporting event. more...
Expanding its probe, the CBI is focusing on the alleged role of another senior Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) official, also an aide of Suresh Kalmadi. more...
The Central Vigilance Commission has decided to speed up and complete its probe by December-end into alleged irregularities in the multi crore Commonwealth Games-related works. more...
The CBI today accused sacked Commonwealth Games organising committee (OC) chief Suresh Kalmadi of adopting "delaying tactics" in the trial court proceedings against him. more...
Sources in the anti-corruption watchdog said large-scale financial and administrative irregularities have been found in about seven cases carried out by certain government agencies. more...
Official sources said a team of CBI had taken all files and related documents of certain OC officials including their biodata, emolument details and terms and conditions of appointments for detailed scrutiny. more...
A 12-day sporting event, Rs28,054 crore ($6 billion) expenditure, 100 times cost escalation, 15 cases registered, 200 people questioned, 25 arrests, including of the top man. more...
The court, however, allowed Bhanot to approach the appropriate court for relief and clarified the court would not get influenced by observations made by the Delhi High Court which had earlier rejected his bail plea. more...
The court also asked the jail authorities to give a separate login and password of the computer to the accused persons which should be known only to them. more...
Sources said that the OC, whose term is slated to end this month, will also be moving into a new office inside Major Dhyan Chand Stadium near Delhi more...
CWG scam: OC paid US$ 2 lakh to Swiss firm before signing contractHindustan TimesA CBI probe has revealed that officials of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) had allegedly paid over Rs 90 lakh to a Swiss firm for technical consultancy work even before the contract was signed. Documents scrutinised by the CBI …CWG: [...] more...
Zee NewsCommonwealth Games: Siri Fort scam reportedNDTV.comNew Delhi: The CBI is conducting raids in Mumbai and Delhi in connection with a new case of corruption related to the Commonwealth Games. This case focuses on the construction of a new sports stadium at Delhi's Siri Fort complex. The Games were held in …FIR against 10 DDA [...] more...
No monitoring of CWG probe: SCTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to take up monitoring of the ongoing CBI probe into the multi-crore Commonwealth Games scam but allowed the petitioner to approach the court if in future it found any discrepancy in the investigations. …and more » more...
The HinduCWG scam: Supreme Court disallows plea to monitor CBI probeThe HinduThe Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking monitoring of the Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged corruption cases related to the Commonwealth Games. A bench comprising justices RM Lodha and Gyan Sudha Misra …CWG: SC refuses plea to [...] more...
An NGO had submitted that the CBI is conducting probe against selective persons and not investigating the role of high profile politicians and government officials. more...
The court also directed various counsel, appearing for the accused, as well as the prosecution to complete the scrutiny of documents by October 20 so that the trial does not get delayed. more...
Zee NewsFIR against 10 DDA officials for Siri Fort CWG projectTimes of IndiaThis is the first case after CBI formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) last month and the 15th FIR in the Commonwealth Games scam. "In the process of award of work to Billimoria , DDA officials justified the inflated cost of the work [...] more...
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted raids on a number of locations in Delhi and Mumbai to gather more evidence in the Commonwealth Games scam. more...
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted raids on a number of locations in Delhi and Mumbai to gather more evidence in the Commonwealth Games scam. more...
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted raids on a number of locations in Delhi and Mumbai to gather more evidence against the Commonwealth Games scam. more...
Police stopped from seizing property of CWG scam accusedEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday stopped Faridabad Police from attaching the properties of two Haryana businessmen, arrested for their alleged role in an illegal award of a Commonwealth Games contract to a Swiss firm. Special CBI judge Talwant …and more » more...
Kalmadi aide's bail plea rejectedEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: The bail plea of former Director of Commonwealth Games OC VK Verma, arrested for his alleged role in awarding a games contract to a Swiss firm at inflated rates, was dismissed by a Delhi court on Saturday. Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh …Games scam: former OC director's bail [...] more...
Daily BhaskarCBI's special team to study CAG reportHindustan TimesThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to study the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on alleged irregularities related to the conduct of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) to decide if it is …CWG: Civic agencies under CBI [...] more...
Promoter of AKR Constructions, A K Reddy, who had been evading arrest since February and declared a proclaimed offender, surrendered before special CBI judge. more...
Zee News Kalmadi co-accused surrenders in courtDeccan ChronicleThe promoter of a Hyderabad-based firm, who was allegedly involved in awarding the Commonwealth Games (CWG) contract to a Swiss firm at inflated rates, surrendered before the Patiala House Court special CBI court on Saturday. …Games scam: Private firm operator surrendersNDTV.comOne more accused surrenders in CWG caseThe HinduCWG scam: [...] more...
Zee News Games scam: Private firm operator surrendersNDTV.comNew Delhi: A promoter of a private company accused of financial irregularities in the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) preparations surrendered before a CBI court here, on Saturday. Hyderabad-based entrepreneur A. Krishna Reddy linked to AKR Constructions …One more accused surrenders in CWG caseThe HinduAccused in CWG scam gives upDeccan [...] more...
The promoter of a Hyderabad-based firm, wanted by the CBI for his alleged involvement in award of a lucrative Commonwealth Games contract to a Swiss firm at inflated rates, on Saturday surrendered in a Delhi court. more...
A promoter of a private company accused of financial irregularities in the 2010 Commonwealth Games preparations surrendered before a CBI court . more...
The Supreme Court today dismissed anticipatory bail pleas of two businessmen wanted by the CBI for their alleged role in a CWG corruption case. more...
Probing Games pool scam, CBI dives after CPWD officialsIndian ExpressOn a day when the Opposition upped its ante against the government over the CAG report on Commonwealth Games, the CBI registered another case against Central Public Works Department officials for corruption in preparations of the event. …SP Mukherjee pool project: CBI files caseTimes of India8 [...] more...
Hindu Business Line Anomalies of CYG in Pune were replicated in Delhi Games: CAGDaily News & AnalysisBy DNA Correspondent | Place: Pune | Agency: DNA The Comptroller and Auditor General of India's (CAG) report highlighting the anomalies committed by the organising committee (OC) led by disgraced Pune MP, Suresh Kalmadi, in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) …CWG [...] more...
CBI today booked eight CPWD officials and two companies for inflating rates of various items in the renovation of Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex. more...
BBC News No reason for me to resign: DikshitChandigarh TribuneDespite the raging controversy over yesterday's report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) indicting the Delhi government for not exercising due diligence while organising the Commonwealth Games, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, in an exclusive …CWG scam: Delhi matched Pune in Games follyEconomic TimesCW Games probe: CBI [...] more...
Tihar Jail authorities as well various city hospitals, where sacked Commonwealth Games OC chief Suresh Kalmadi was medically examined recently, were asked by a Delhi court not to make public his medical condition. more...
[caption id="attachment_213" align="alignleft" width="127" caption="CEO Manmohan"][/caption]FACT: The CAG, in its 743-page report, blamed the Shiela Dixit-led Delhi Government and Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) former chief Suresh Kalmadi for mishandling the […] more...
Daily Bhaskar CWG scam: CBI starts property attachment of accusedIndian ExpressThe CBI on Wednesday began attachment of properties of three absconding accused in connection with the irregularities in awarding a contract to a Swiss firm during the Commonwealth Games and thus, causing a loss of over Rs 95 crore to the exchequer. …CWG scam: CBI orders [...] more...
CBI noose around DDA, PWDTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The CBI has registered two preliminary enquiries (PEs) against two government agencies, DDA and PWD, in connection with corruption cases relating to the Commonwealth Games. The Preliminary Enquiries (PEs) state the alleged irregularities …and more » more...
CBI chargesheet against seven in street lights scamIndian Express… Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a chargesheet on Thursday in the Patiala House courts against seven persons, including four MCD officials, in a case relating to corruption in the installation of street lights before the Commonwealth Games. …Commonwealth Games scam: CBI files second chargesheet naming four [...] more...
NDTV.com Kalmadi again approaches court to attend ParliamentAsian AgeThe Delhi high court on Friday issued notice to the home ministry and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a petition filed by Congress MP and sacked Commonwealth Games organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi seeking permission to attend the …Why does Kalmadi want to attend Parliament, asks [...] more...
(Dailypost.org & staff) - Suresh Kalmadi, former chairman of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee who is in judicial custody in a corruption case, will undergo a brain […] more...
Sport Minister Ajay Maken on Mondaysaid that Suresh Kalmadi, accused of corruption in themulti-crore Commonwealth Games scam, cannot escape from thelaw just because he is suffering from dementia. more...
CWG scam: Court fines two absconding accusedDaily News & AnalysisPlace: New Delhi | Agency: PTI A Delhi court on Friday imposed a fine of Rs10,000 on two accused in the Commonwealth Games TSR scam who were absconding since the lodging of the case against them while dismissing their petitions to reject CBI's plea to …and [...] more...
Zee News CWG scam: CVC to give fresh cases of graft to CBITimes of IndiaPTI | Jul 21, 2011, 01.22pm IST NEW DELHI: The central vigilance commission will give some more fresh cases to CBI to probe alleged criminal conspiracy and graft by certain government employees in carrying out Commonwealth Games-related projects. …CWG scam CVC to [...] more...
NDTV.com Kalmadi requests separate van for court travelNDTV.comNew Delhi: Suresh Kalmadi, the jailed former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee chief, and other co-accused in the CWG scam have requested the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court for a separate van to travel to the court as …and more » more...
Commonwealth Games scam: CBI set to file second chargesheet against MCD …Economic TimesNEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation's second chargesheet in the Commonwealth Games scam will cover conspiracy hatched by a clutch of senior officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, or MCD, in collusion with promoters of a private …and more » more...
The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation on the plea of AK Reddy seeking anticipatory bail in the CWG Timing, Scoring and Results system scam. more...
A court allowed the Enforcement Directorate to interrogate former organising committee treasurer M Jayachandran to ascertain violation of foreign exchange laws in award of the contract for installing the Timing, Scoring and Result system for the 2010 event to a Swiss firm. more...
CBI quizzes BJP leader for 9 hrs on Rs 230cr CWG dealTimes of IndiaHighly placed sources told TOI that "Mittal was questioned on pricing, modes of payment, dates of award of major chunk , Rs 230 crore, of overlays to his relative's company PICO-Deepali Consortium by the Organising Committee during Commonwealth Games". …BJP leader questioned [...] more...
BJP leader Mittal again quizzed in CWG caseiNewsOne… Party (BJP) leader Sudhanshu Mittal, who also runs a marquee business in Delhi, was Friday quizzed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday for alleged irregularities in procurements for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, an agency official said. …and more » more...
BJP posed some of its own questions to the Prime Minister on his role in 2G scam, Commonwealth Games and appointment of PJ Thomas as CVC among others. more...
CWG: CBI questions Sudhanshu Mittal in overlays scamTimes of IndiaHighly placed sources told TOI that "Mittal was questioned on pricing, modes of payment, dates of award of major chunk , Rs 230 crore, of overlays to his relative's company PICO-Deepali Consortium by the Organising Committee during Commonwealth Games". …BJP leader questioned in CWG overlays scamEconomic [...] more...
CWG scam: CBI to send Letters Rogatory to UK, France, Switzerland & Hong KongEconomic TimesThe contract for overlays, which entailed supplying equipment and furnishings on rent, was awarded by the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee to a clutch of four companies that had formed partnership with Indian firms. These included ESA-D'Art Indo …and more » more...
He is in jail for the past two months after his arrest by CBI in alleged irregularities in the conduct of the Commonwealth Games held last year. more...
Commonwealth Games officers on the run move courtDaily News & AnalysisBy DNA Correspondent | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA Two absconding persons accused in the CommonwealthGames corruption case, Anil Kumar Madan and Purushottam Dev Arya, promoters of Faridabad-based Gem International approached the Delhi high court on …HC seeks CBI stand on pvt firms' bail [...] more...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday registered a money laundering case against suspended Prasar Bharti chief BS Lalli over irregularities in awarding broadcasting rights contract for the October 2010 Commonwealth Games more...
WA today Sri Lanka confident of hosting 2018 Com GamesBusinessWeekSri Lanka is drawing inspiration from Malaysia's successful Commonwealth Games in believing it can beat sole rival Australia in the 2018 bid race. Hambantota is up against Australian favorite Gold Coast, and Sri Lanka Sports …Lanka ready to hold Commonwealth Games – CB Governor CabraalCeylon Daily NewsHambantota [...] more...
SuperSport.com Lanka ready to hold Commonwealth Games – CB Governor CabraalCeylon Daily NewsCommonwealth Games 2018 Organizing Committee Chairman and Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal yesterday expressed his fullest confidence that Sri Lanka will be ready to host the second biggest sporting event in the world – the Commonwealth Games …Sri Lanka confident of hosting 2018 [...] more...
CWG: 6 sent to judicial custodyTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: A trial court has sent six persons, including three MCD officials, to 14-day judicial custody in connection with alleged irregularities in the tendering process for upgrading Delhi's street lighting ahead of Commonwealth Games. …CBI seeks remand of graft accused amidst confusionIBNLive.comall 3 news articles » more...
CBI arrests 3 MCD officials for Games project graftTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: In the first action against MCD staffers for alleged corruption during the Commonwealth Games, the CBI on Thursday arrested three officials. The CBI also arrested three officials of private companies Sweka Engineering and Philips India in …C'Wealth Games scam: Six arrested in streetscaping [...] more...
The CBI has arrested six persons including two senior MCD officials and an employee of Philips India for alleged irregularities in tendering process of streetscaping project awarded ahead of Commonwealth Games. more...
Moneycontrol.com Investigators claim Indian telco chiefs rigged $120m Commonwealth Games contractThe AustralianINDIAN investigators have filed a case against executives of a state-owned telco, claiming a $120m Commonwealth Games contract was rigged. The case against executives of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam and HCL Infosystems alleging irregularities in the …Games scam: top MTNL officials caught in CBI dragnetdomain-BCBI Probes [...] more...
CBI today carried out searches in the premises of former top officials of MTNL and Noida-based HCL Infosystems for allegedly inflating the cost of setting up a broadcast network for the Commonwealth Games by nearly Rs400 crore. more...
Latest Games stink is Rs 572-cr deal for MTNLIndian ExpressThere is a new scandal in the Commonwealth Games, and this time the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) is implicated. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is set to register an FIR into an alleged Rs-572 crore contract in the awarding of … more...
The Hindu Absconding CWG official surrendersHindustan TimesPTI Former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee treasurer M Jayachandran, accused of committing irregularities in awarding of a Games-related contract to a Swiss firm, has been sent to Tihar Jail by a Delhi court. Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh …CWG official surrendersThe Hinduall 11 news articles » more...
India Today CWG scam: Mauritius-based firm under CBI scannerEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: CBI is likely to investigate the role of a Mauritius-based company for alleged irregularities in executing over Rs 70 crore contracts for providing consultancy for Commonwealth Games-related works after receiving a reference from Sports …C'Wealth Games scam: CBI eyes Mauritius-based companyDaily News & Analysisall 14 [...] more...
India Today CWG: Kalmadi questions CEO's roleIndian ExpressA CBI court Thursday seized the affidavit record register of an oath commissioner, Meena Sharma, who had appeared before court on May 24 with a petition of an absconding co-accused in a Commonwealth Games scam case. The plea, filed on behalf of …CWG: court to hear Kalmadi's bail plea [...] more...
City Mayor Rajni Abbi appealed to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to institute a CBI inquiry into the "allegations" against Delhi government in the Shunglu Committee report on irregularities in the Commonwealth Games works. more...
New Delhi, May 24 (PTI) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) interim president V K Malhotra on Tuesday said there is still no reason to impeach jailed President Suresh Kalmadi, who is facing trial on charges of corruption.In its first executive committee meeting after the arrest of Kalmadi last month by India''s premier investigative agency, CBI, Malhotra said the IOA would follow the constitution in taking any step against the former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman. ... more...
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday filed a chargesheet against two companies and 10 people in the case related to alleged irregularities in the preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG). more...
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday filed its first chargesheet in the case dealing with alleged irregularities in the preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG). The chargesheet is against two companies and 10 people, including CWG Organising Committee heavyweights Suresh Kalmadi, Lalit Bhanot and V.K. Verma. more...
New Delhi: CBI might file the first chargesheet in the Commonwealth Games scam today, Friday, against Suresh Kalmadi and other former officials of the Organising Committee with the […] more...
NDTV.com C'Wealth Games: CBI to file first charge sheet soonDaily News & AnalysisThe Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is all set to file first charge sheet in the multi-crore Commonwealth Games scam in a couple of days. The charge sheet into Timing, Scoring Result (TSR) system …ED charges Kalmadi with money launderingTimes of IndiaFirst charge sheet [...] more...
The Enforcement Directorate has registered a money laundering case against sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi in connection with financial dealings during the 2010 Commonwealth Games. more...
Mumbai firm in Commonwealth Games mess; CBI probe onDaily News & AnalysisThe CBI is looking into the role of Mumbai's leading construction company Shapoorji Pallonji & Co Limited (SPCL) in connection with financial irregularities dogging the Commonwealth Games 2010. …and more » more...
Rediff CBI finds Kalmadi 'deeply involved' in TSR scamTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) opposed arrested Commonwealth Games chief organizer Suresh Kalmadi, arguing he was "deeply involved" in the conspiracy to award the timing and results contract to a Swiss firm even before expressions …Kalmadi tarnished country's image, says CBIRediffKalmadi's bail reserved [...] more...
Kalmadi refuted the CBI allegation that he was the main functionary of the organising committee and brought about a situation to favour Swiss Timing. more...
C'Wealth Games scam: Swiss firm's role under the scannerDaily News & AnalysisAfter the prime minister's office suggested to the sports ministry to carry out a CBI or Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe into the irregularities in the contracts awarded by the Commonwealth Games (CWG) …Fresh CBI FIR on CWG consultant appointmentDeccan Chronicleall 2 news articles » more...
CGF's lobbying for foreign hires comes under scannerTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: As the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) prepares to widen its probe into Commonwealth Games irregularities, the determination with which the London-based Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) pushed for the appointment of foreign …Suresh Kalmadi's bail hearing on May 13indiabloomsCWG scam: Suresh Kalmadi's bail plea [...] more...
CBI charge sheet on Games' time equipment scam by May 23iNewsOneNew Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would file by May 23 the first charge sheet over irregularities in awarding a contract for timing equipment to a Swiss company for last year's Commonwealth Games, an official said Monday …CBI to submit [...] more...
Taking a serious view of Shunglu committee findings, the Prime Minister`s Office has suggested to Sports Minisrty a probe by CBI and Enforcement Directorate. more...
Moneycontrol.com CWG scam: CBI files fresh FIR, carries out raidsdomain-BThe Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday filed a fresh first information report (FIR) against six Commonwealth Games organising committee officials and two firms for alleged irregularities in sportswear retailing and merchandising and carried out …CBI books 6 OC officials for merchandising scamTimes of IndiaFresh police complaint [...] more...
The Hindu CWG scam: CBI registers fresh case against six OC membersThe HinduPTI The CBI on Friday registered a fresh case against six Commonwealth Games Organising Committee officials and two firms for alleged irregularities in sportswear retailing and merchandising during the sports event and carried out countrywide searches …Kalmadi queues up for two bread slices at [...] more...
Government has sought the response of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee within a week on alleged irregularities in executing several contracts which were pointed out in the high level Shunglu Committee report. more...
A special court in Delhi on Wednesday sent former Commonwealth Games (CWG) organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and others to 14 days in judicial custody. Kalmadi had been arrested […] more...
Moneycontrol.com Kalmadi joins Tihar celeb line-upCalcutta TelegraphThe celebrity line-up at Tihar lengthened today after a Delhi court sent tainted sports czar Suresh Kalmadi to Asia's biggest prison in connection with the Commonwealth Games scam. Judge Dharmesh Sharma remanded the suspended Congressman in judicial …CWG scam: Suresh Kalmadi sent to Tihar jail, CBI to file chargesheet by [...] more...
The Hindu C'Wealth Games scam: ED to seek court's permission to question Suresh KalmadiDaily News & AnalysisThe agency has also asked Kalmadi to furnish details of bank accounts, movable and immovable properties, instances of foreign travel before the Commonwealth Games held last year, and transactions of foreign exchange in the last few years. …Kalmadi sent off [...] more...
Indian Express CVC nails PWD on lapses in GamesDeccan ChronicleThe Chief Technical Examination report, which will be shared with the CBI, had alleged that the PWD of higher rates, poor quality control and substandard material worth `1315.66 crore in the PWD projects of the Commonwealth Games. …C'Wealth Games scam: Six PWD projects worth Rs1,300 crore under [...] more...
News Tonight CWG probe: CEO says had to push TSR contract for GamesIndian ExpressIn a fresh twist to the controversy over the Timing, Scoring, Result (TSR) system contract, it has now emerged that Commonwealth Games Organising Committee CEO Jarnail Singh and other senior officials had recommended that the deal be awarded to Swiss …Had no option [...] more...
SamayLive C'Wealth Games scam: Six PWD projects worth Rs1,300 crore under CVC scannerDaily News & AnalysisPlace: New Delhi | Agency: PTI Six Commonwealth Games-related projects executed by the PWD of the Delhi government are being investigated by the Central Vigilance Commission for alleged financial and managerial lapses. According to a recent report on …CBI files FIR [...] more...
Zee News CWG Scam: CBI warrant against Gem International promotersEconomic TimesSwiss Timing-Omega is involved in a scam related to timing, scoring and result, or TSR, deal clinched on the eve of the Commonwealth Games. The TSR scam, which has already claimed the scalp of Games chief Suresh Kalmadi and his associates Lalit Bhanot …TSR contract was [...] more...
CTV.ca Delhi Commonwealth Games chairman arrested following corruption claimsThe GuardianSuresh Kalmadi (right) with Indian Olympic silver medalist, Rajya Vardhan Rathore, before the opening of the last year's Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images Delhi Commonwealth Games chairman, Suresh Kalmadi, has been arrested …India's Commonwealth Games Chief in Police Custody After Corruption ChargeBloombergC'Wealth Games scam: CBI conducted [...] more...
CWG scam: CBI may summon Jarnail SinghindiabloomsNew Delhi, Apr 30 (IBNS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is likely to summon Jarnail Singh, chief executive of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee over the financial irregularities in the mega event last year. …CWG probe: CEO says had to push TSR contract for GamesIndian ExpressCWG scam: CBI to [...] more...
Kalmadi allowed to take insulinDeccan HeraldFormer Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, a diabetic, was Friday allowed insulin injections during his CBI custody by a trial court here. Kalmadi, 66, who was arrested April 25, is in CBI custody till May 4. …and more » more...
They were arrested by the CBI for alleged irregularities in awarding Rs107 crore contract to the Swiss firm in procuring the Timing, Scoring and Result system for the Commonwealth Games. more...
India Today Had no option but to sign deals: Jarnail SinghIBNLive.comNew Delhi: The CEO of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee told CNN-IBN that he had no option but to sign the inflated deals since most deals and purchases were left for the last moment. Talking to CNN-IBN, Jarnail Singh said, …Now, CBI probes PMO's man on [...] more...
CTV.ca CWG scam: Suresh Kalmadi to be in CBI custody for eight daysEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: Suresh Kalmadi , arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation for his role in the timing scam related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games , was on Tuesday remanded to CBI custody for eight days. As Kalmadi made his way to the [...] more...
India TodayCWG probe: CEO says had to push TSR contract for GamesIndian ExpressIn a fresh twist to the controversy over the Timing, Scoring, Result (TSR) system contract, it has now emerged that Commonwealth Games Organising Committee CEO Jarnail Singh... more...
With the arrest of city MP Suresh Kalmadi by the CBI for his alleged involvement in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam, uncertainty looms large over the future of the Pune International Marathon (PIM). more...
S. KalyanaramanCWG scam: Kalmadi a small fry, says BJPHeadlines Today Bureau | New Delhi, April 25, 2011 | 23:16 Not satisfied with the arrest of former Commonwealth Games Organising […] more...
S. Kalyanaraman NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested former head of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, Suresh Kalmadi, in connection with irregularities in the […] more...
Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi allegedly received kickbacks for awarding Commonwealth Games contracts through a Hyderabad-based construction company, CBI sources told DNA. more...
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the Delhi Government would soon send a detailed response on the Shunglu Committee findings on Commonwealth Games irregularities to the Home Ministry. more...
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Senior vice-president Vijay Kumar Malhotra will officiate as president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in the absence of Suresh Kalmadi, who is now in police custody for investigations into award of contract to a Swiss firm for timekeeping and scoring equipment for the Commonwealth Games. more...
CBS NewsMaking a start in IndiaThe AustralianGiven the extent to which corruption and graft pervade India from womb to tomb, as it is frequently said, it is going to take more than the arrest of Delhi Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi to convince... more...
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) It was eight more nights in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) lockup for India's high profile MP and sports administrator Suresh Kalmadi with a court Tuesday sending him to police custody till May 4 on charges of irregularities in awarding contracts for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. more...
NEW DELHI: Patiala House on Tuesday granted police eight days custody of lawmaker and former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi , a day after his […] more...
Chief minister Sheila Dikshit today said the Delhi government would soon send a detailed response on the Shunglu Committee findings on Commonwealth Games irregularities to the home ministry more...
NEW DELHI: Sacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organizing Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi will be produced in a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court at Patiala House today. Kalmadi […] more...
NEW DELHI: Sacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organizing Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi will be produced in a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court at Patiala House today. […] more...
Behind the bars for misdoings in the Commonwealth Games, ex-OC chief Suresh Kalmadi would be produced in a special CBI court today at Patiala House. more...
CTV.caC'Wealth Games scam: CBI conducted three raids in Pune for proofDaily News & AnalysisAs part of its intensive investigation into the Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) made three surprise visits to Pune i... more...
Six months after the Commonwealth Games scam fiasco, former Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has finally been arrested. The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Kalmadi over financial […] more...
Congress on Monday suspended Suresh Kalmadi after the party MP from Pune was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for his alleged role in connection with […] more...
The government is likely to push for a new president to head the Indian Olympic Association following the arrest of incumbent Suresh Kalmadi in connection with the Commonwealth Games scam. more...
The government is likely to push for a new president to head the Indian Olympic Association following the arrest of incumbent Suresh Kalmadi today in connection with the Commonwealth Games scam. more...
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Sports Minister Ajay Maken Monday directed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to select a new president after the CBI arrested Suresh Kalmadi, former chairman of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, for alleged irregularities in the contracts awarded for the 2010 mega event. more...
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Two officials of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) -- Sujit Lal and A.S.V. Prasad - were arrested Monday along with their former boss Suresh Kalmadi by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), an officer said. more...
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Sports Minister Ajay Maken said Monday that he would direct the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to select a new president to replace the tainted Suresh Kalmadi, former chairman of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, at the earliest. more...
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) Sports Minister Ajay Maken today said the Indian Olympic Association would be asked to elect a new president in case incumbent Suresh Kalmadi is arrested by the CBI and threatened intervention by the Ministry if the IOA fails to act.The former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman, Kalmadi, is likely to be arrested by the CBI today in relation to irregularities in the conduct of the event last year and in the Queen''s Baton Relay (QBR) held in London in 2009. ... more...
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee former chairman Suresh Kalmadi might have to face the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the third time on Monday for questioning in cases related to alleged irregularities the event more...
Bureau ReportAgency India Press New Delhi: Intensifying its ongoing probe the Central Bureau of Investigation's probing into irregularities in Commonwealth Games last October on Tuesday morning carried out searches […] more...
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to summon sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi and some other officials for alleged violations of forex rules during 2010 Commonwealth Games. more...
Suresh Kalmadi on Tuesday reached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office for questioning in connection with the ongoing investigations into the Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam. more...
Officials of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee had hired equipment for overlay works at over 14 times the actual price, a CVC investigation has found. more...
Intensifying its ongoing investigations into the alleged financial irregularities in the conduct of recently concluded CWG in Delhi, the CBI on Thursday conducted raids at 18 different locations across the country. more...
The CBI on Monday arrested the managing director of an Indo-Swiss supplier firm while Enforcement Directorate (ED) intensified its probe into alleged irregularities in the award of contracts. more...
: A week after Badminton Association of India president VK Verma was arrest- ed for alleged irregularities dur- ing organising of the Commonwealth Games, the first signs of revolt in the sports gov- e more...
Suresh Kalmadi was pushed into a corner by the investigative agencies as CBI conducted raids on five of his lockers in different Pune banks to get more evidence against his wrongdoings in the mega-event. more...
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee`s (OC) former Secretary-General Lalit Bhanot and former Director-General VK Verma, who were remanded to Central Bureau of Investigation custody, would be produced in a Delhi court Tuesday. more...
CWG Organising Committee`s Additional DG K Udai Kumar Reddy and a corporate honcho Praveen Bakshi, arrested for their alleged corrupt deeds in arranging various logistic support to the sporting event, were sent to Tihar Jail. more...
New Delhi, Feb 23: Lalit Bhanot and VK Verma, two close aides of Commonwealth Games (CWG) chief organiser Suresh Kalmadi, were arrested Wednesday for irregularities to the tune […] more...
Jamshedpur, Feb 23 (PTI) Commonwealth Games gold medalist K Ravi Kumar of SSCB today set a new National Games record in Clean and Jerk in the men''s 69kg event at Tata Auditorium here.Ravi Kumar lifted a total of 286kg and topped the chart with a 120kg lift in the snatch. He broke the previous record of 165kg set by another SSCB lifter G Vadivelu at the 2002 National Games in Visakhapatnam. ... more...
Jamshedpur, Feb 23 (PTI) Prominent hosts archers, including Commonwealth Games gold medalist Deepika Kumari and team medalist Jayant Talukdar qualified for the next round of both recurve and compound event of the 34th National Games at JRD Tata Sports Complex here today.However, it was curtains for Commonwealth Games individual gold medalist Rahul Banerjee of West Bengal and team silver medalist CH Jignas (SSCB) as they crashed out of the elimination round. ... more...
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The flats at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Village are strong and will last for more than 20 years, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday. more...
Former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi. Sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Sunday demanded a JPC probe into all issues relating to the mega […] more...
Probing the corruption trail in the Commonwealth Games, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has tracked an email that, its officials say, is the first specific […] more...
A Delhi court on Saturday sent former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi's aide Shekhar Deorukhkar and businessman Binu Nanu to judicial custody in Tihar […] more...
Casting a wider net, the CBI today conducted searches at the premises of certain OC officials here in connection with the multi-crore CWG overlays scam. more...
The CBI on Thursday told the court that former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi’s personal assistant was the “main conduit” who accepted bribes on […] more...
Former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi`s close aide Shekhar M Deorukhkar was remanded to CBI custody for two more days for interrogation of his alleged role in the multi-crore rupees overlays scam. more...
CBI headquarters in Delhi. Widening the spectrum of its investigation in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has brought under scanner 35 people […] more...
Shekhar Deorukhkar is the fifth person to be arrested in the CWG scam in which nearly Rs630 crore worth contracts were given to firms at exorbitant rates. more...
A CBI team from Delhi on Friday arrested Dorukhkar Shekhar, personal assistant to the former chairman of the Commonwealth Games organising committee in Pune. more...
Suresh Kalmadi CBI on Friday arrested former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi’s close aide Shekhar Deorukhkar in the multi-crore rupee overlays scam in connection with last year’s […] more...
Mahendroo, facing charges of causing losses to the exchequer in award of contract to the tune of Rs1.55 crore regarding queen's baton relay (QBR) in London, was released on bail by a Delhi court on January 15. more...
Sacked top OC officials Lalit Bhanot and Suresh Kalmadi, who termed his removal as "illegal and uncalled for", refused to follow the formalities of handing over charge to newly-appointed Commonwealth Games Organising Committee CEO Jarnail Singh who said he has taken over on his own. more...
Embattled Suresh Kalmadi hit back at the Sports Minister, terming his sacking from the chairmanship of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee as "illegal and uncalled for." more...
New Delhi: Suresh Kalmadi has been sacked as Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee. His deputy, Lalit Bhanot, has also been dismissed. They were reportedly […] more...
A defiant Suresh Kalmadi refused to comment on his removal as Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee but made it clear that he will not step down from his other post of Indian Olympic Association President. more...
The Government has decided today to remove Shri Suresh Kalmadi from the position of the Chairman of the Organizing Committee, CWG, Delhi, 2010 and the position of Chairman, […] more...
The bidding process for Commonwealth Games overlays contracts was 'well-organised'. Chosen firms colluded with the organising committee to escalate bids and made massive profits. more...
CBI has arrested the head of a private firm, which had bagged over Rs 150 crore contract from Commonwealth Games Organising Committee for overlays works. more...
The Delhi High Court Friday granted bail to former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee official T.S. Darbari, who was arrested for alleged involvement in the Queen’s Baton Relay scam. […] more...
JDU`s Sharad Yadav called for a Parliamentary Standing Committee meet on the handling of expenses for the Commonwealth Games 2010 on Friday, cornering the government further in the already scandal marred mega-event. more...
DC Mathur, lawyer for the accused, said his clients were arrested by CBI for no reason and they could easily get bail if the probe agency fails to file the chargesheet within 60 days. more...
The CBI is likely to confront the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief with probing questions in a second round of interrogation early next week in the light of the new evidence. more...
NEW DELHI: They might have been sold for Rs 2 crore-plus but if a report by the technical experts of Roorkee's Central Building Research Institute is to […] more...
Indian police said Thursday they had registered a case against the director-general of the Delhi Commonwealth Games, the most senior organiser of the tainted event named in […] more...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qICgQhEDnmk] HT writes: Unfazed by eight hours plus of questioning in connection with allegations of financial irregularities ahead of the Commonwealth Games, Organising Committee chairman, Suresh Kalmadi walked out smiling […] more...
The questioning is about alleged irregularities in the Queen Baton's Relay held in London last year besides certain contracts awarded to various firms totalling several hundred crores, the sources said. more...
Embattled Commonwealth Games OC chief Suresh Kalmadi has arrived at the CBI headquarters. Kalmadi will be questioned by CBI in connection with the agency's probe into alleged financial […] more...
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi said he has not yet heard from the CBI after he informed the agency last month that he was ready to appear before it. more...
After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids at his premises in New Delhi and in Pune for around eight hours, an embattled Commonwealth Games Organising Committee […] more...
ET reports the very unsurprising possibility that in the 3 months since the Commonwealth games evidence of embezzlement may have been destroyed: The CBI is looking at the possibility […] more...
Commonwealth Games organising committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot and his colleague RK Sacheti were among three persons questioned on Tuesday by the CBI. more...
Is Suresh Kalmadi being blackmailed?Published: Saturday, Dec 25, 2010, 18:10 ISTPlace: New Delhi | Agency: PTI Suresh Kalmadi Is Commonwealth Games organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi being blackmailed? The CBI which […] more...
[caption id="attachment_2818" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi"][/caption] The CBI on Friday raided Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi's homes and offices in Delhi, Mumbai […] more...
The CBI on Friday carried out searches at the residential premises of embattled Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and his aide in the […] more...
New Delhi/Pune: CBI Friday raided the Delhi and Pune homes of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi as well as the Games office here, two months after […] more...
CBI Friday raided the Delhi and Pune homes of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi as well as the Games office here, two months after the mega […] more...
Indian police on Friday raided the homes of the chief organiser of the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, Suresh Kalmadi, as part of a probe into graft allegations that […] more...
CBI SOURCE TELLS DHOKHA420.WORDPRESS.COM THAT KALMADI HAD PRIOR INFO ABOUT RAIDS! The CBI has finally raided Suresh Kalmadi and his cronies in the Commonwealth Games or CWG scam as […] more...
The Central Bureau of Investigation is raiding the residences of the Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi in Pune and Delhi. more...
Dear Readers, Our website will be up and live only on 1-1-11, but we cannot resist the urge to re-post some already published articles on the CWG or Commonwealth […] more...
Some of the crucial documents which could throw light on Commonwealth Games deals have gone missing with the probe agencies fearing that they could have been destroyed or hidden. more...
Sources said that the key files, which contain important information on tendering, budgetary allocation and contract details, are missing from the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee office. more...
A month ago, when the CBI had arrested three officials of the Delhi Commonwealth Games organizing committee, it was said that it was a matter of days before […] more...
The investigating agency has told cabinet secretary KM Chandrasekhar that Kalmadi and Bhanot should be moved out at the earliest for smooth progress of the investigations, official sources said. more...
There was more trouble for beleaguered Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and his aids as the Central Bureau of Investigation feels that they are hampering with the ongoing probe. more...
The CBI has discovered a bundle of more than three dozen unopened bids stashed way in an almirah in the Delhi office of the CWG Organising Committee following an anonymous call recently. more...
Special CBI Judge AS Yadav declined to release the accused TS Darbari and M Jayachandran, close aides of organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, while allowing the CBI's plea that the charges against them were grave and the probe was still at the initial stage. more...
It is not for nothing that India is ranked 87th on the global corruption list. After Commonwealth Games, 2G spectrum and Adarsh Society, CBI is now probing a Rs35,000-crore food grain scam in Uttar Pradesh (UP). more...
After the organising committee (OC), it's the turn of civic agencies to face the music for alleged corruption in preparation for the Commonwealth Games (CWG). more...
The agency, which has already registered three cases naming some top OC officials, is looking into more complaints of alleged instances of corruption in the run up to the Games, official sources said. more...
The 2010 Games were hit by claims of shoddy construction and dubious payments to contractors Related stories India's top investigating agency CBI has raided 11 locations […] more...
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday searched the offices and homes of three Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) officials and filed cases against Lalit Bhanot and V.K. Verma and a Swiss company for alleged financial lapses. more...
Darbari, who was arrested by the CBI in one of the two cases registered against him and other two OC officials Sanjay Mahendroo and M Jayachandran, has moved the anticipatory bail application to thwart his possible re-arrest in another case. more...
New Delhi: The CBI today conducted searches at 11 places, including at the residences of two top aides of Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi, in connection with alleged […] more...
India's top investigating agency, the CBI, raids 11 locations in connection with alleged financial irregularities at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.... From BBC News. Full story more...
Guangzhou, Nov 25 (PTI) Under scanner Commonwealth GamesOrganising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi today refused totalk about the Queen Baton Relay's controversy, which resultedin the arrest of three of his close aides, and said he has notbeen summoned by the CBI back home in India. more...
Ruling out setting up of a House Committee to probe alleged bunglings in Commonwealth Games spendings, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday said her government was ready for any probe by "credible agencies" like CBI, CVC, CAG, Enforcement Directorate and Shunglu Committee. more...
[caption id="attachment_9467" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="T S Darbari Arrested"][/caption] CWG scam: Darbari taunts CBI to go after big fish Utkarsh Anand Tags : CBI custody, M Jayachandran, Commonwealth Games Posted: Tue […] more...
NEW DELHI: In a blow to Suresh Kalmadi, his one-time trusted aide, T S Darbari, appears to be breaking ranks. On Monday, Darbari's counsel told […] more...
TS Darbari, a close aide of Commonwealth Games organizing committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi, reportedly revealed in a Delhi court on Monday that he played no role […] more...
Nearly Rs 18 lakh were spent on six foreign trips, lasting 28 days, that Commonwealth Games Organising Committee`s under-fire chairman Suresh Kalmadi went on in the build-up to the event. more...
CBI today arrested sacked treasurer of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee M Jayachandran in connection with the alleged bungling in the Queen`s Baton Relay (QBR) in London last year. more...
Accusing Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit of showing "favouritism" in awarding Commonwealth Games project contracts, the BJP today demanded a CBI probe into the alleged corruption and misuse of position. more...
The CBI will send letters for questioning Ashish Patel and seeking financial details about his two firms A M Films and A M Cars for allegedly making arrangements for the Queens Baton Relay (QBR) at exorbitant rates. more...
The CBI passed on reports from its chief vigilance officers of concerned ministries or departments and found substantive evidence to hand over the cases to CBI for further probe and logical conclusion of the cases. more...
Sources said Kalmadi's name cropped up during the questioning of arrested former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee officials TS Darbari and Sanjay Mahendroo. more...
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday sent T.S. Darbari and Sanjay Mohindroo, two key aides of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody till Nov 22. more...
The CBI today arrested T S Darbari and Sanjay Mohindroo, former officials of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee and close aides of chairman Suresh Kalmadi, on charges of forgery and cheating relating to the Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) in London last year. more...
The toxic stuff from the commonwealth games has a longer half-life than some people thought they would have, as IE reports: Commonwealth Games' Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi's close […] more...
Officials of CBI arrested Commonwealth Games 2010's top officials after conducting raids for their alleged role in some of the corruption charges related to the games. Close aides of […] more...
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday said the prime minister's office (PMO) may also be involved in corruption surrounding the Commonwealth Games, Adarsh housing society scam and […] more...
CBI will begin a full-fledged probe into the corruption charges in projects related to the Commonwealth Games after the CAG, CVC and IT department sharedocuments or submit a report on their investigations more...
Trouble continues for Prasar Bharti chief BS Lalli. The Information and Boradcasting Ministry and the board chief Mrinal Pande have distanced themselves from the SIS Live Communications deal saying no documents were provided to them. more...
NEW DELHI: Cracks have started appearing in the multi-agency probe into alleged misappropriation of funds in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games. Sources said Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau […] more...
Media claims that UK firm SIS Live, which bagged the Rs246-crore contract for broadcasting the Commonwealth Games (CWG), was "fake" and "little known" have turned out to be false. more...
New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) The CVC, involved in probingalleged corruption in various Commonwealth Games-relatedprojects, has asked CBI to conduct investigations to ascertain"criminal conspiracy" and discrepancies in award of certaincontracts for the event. more...
The multi-pronged probe into the 2010 Commonwealth Games scam gathered steam on Tuesday with the ED registering a case for alleged Foreign Exchange violation, Income Tax sleuths […] more...
Income Tax officials on Tuesday scoured the offices of a number of consortiums which had been given lucrative contracts for the Commonwealth Games including the premises of BJP […] more...
Investigators on Tuesday got cracking in the Commonwealth Games scam with the ED filing a case for alleged Foreign Exchange violation while Income Tax sleuths swooped down on […] more...
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justice Manmohan of the Delhi high court will hear on Wednesday the two PILs seeking a CBI probe into the alleged corruption involved in the Games and the sacking of Kalmadi. more...
With over half-a-dozen agencies investigating the financial irregularities and the corruption during the preparation for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, the pressure is mounting on the Organising Committee. […] more...
The central vigilance commission has directed all ministries and departments to complete the process of giving opinions and comments on tainted officials in three weeks. more...
(Indian Express, Oct 16 2010) Anuj Puri I have been following the news blitz surrounding the Commonwealth Games with considerable interest. In the spate of negative stories surrounding the whole […] more...
Click on the link below to keep up to date with how each country is doing and other news about the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. http://www.cbc.ca/commonwealthgames/ more...
"It was unfortunate that we lost the gold by a whisker. They did well till the half way mark, but later found it difficult to cope up with the wind," said national coach Sunny Thomas. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) Cycling, marathon and closingceremony of the Commonwealth Games will be telecast live fromair as the government today allowed to fly helicopters overthe road events and the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. more...
This week the Commonwealth Games are taking place in New Delhi, India. I have a couple of fellow Ontarian archers competing including Crispin Duenas, Alana MacDougall and Kateri […] more...
Just a quick one today, not much to say really. Worked the afternoon/evening shift today. Got quotes from Rubin Statham from New Zealand on Centre Court, then spoke to […] more...
Source: The Hindustan Times, Oct. 4, 2010New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Monday said the 12-day Commonwealth Games will have a positive impact on the […] more...
“The Commonwealth Games Federation has been consistent in saying that there have been delays in preparation of the Games. The completion date kept moving from February to March […] more...
After all the negative mind/media share that the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games grabbed the past 4-6 weeks, I have to admit that it was a HUGE relief watching the […] more...
Commonwealth Games 2010 saw a grand opening in Delhi a couple of hours ago. All the controversy that surrounded it was kept aside as people witnessed […] more...
Horns, drums, children launch Commonwealth GamesAn enthusiastic crowd of 60,000 in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India, greets hundreds of performers at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.Source: […] more...
Naxalite separatist militants will be targetting foreign nationals and athletes in next week’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi – according to TOP SECRET documents leaked to PKKH from […] more...
New Delhi, Sep.29 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday denied the report posted by the siyasipakistan.wordpress.com which claimed "Leaked CBI documents: Militants to target Foreign nationals at Commonwealth Games in New Delhi." more...
Siyast Aur Pakistan Naxalite separatist militants will be targetting foreign nationals and athletes in next week's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi - according to TOP SECRET documents […] more...
To prevent the flow of narcotics in Delhi during the Commonwealth Games when a large numbers of foreigners are expected, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has decided to seek the help of agencies like the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Customs. The NCB's Delhi unit and headquarters at a recent meeting with the heads of other agencies, mooted steps to prevent peddlers from selling narcotics like heroin and cocaine to foreign tourists. more...
PKKH EXCLUSIVE Naxalite separatist militants will be targetting foreign nationals and athletes in next week’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi – according to TOP SECRET documents leaked to PKKH […] more...
The application, filed by advocate Ajay K Agrawal, sought a direction to the Centre to defer the Games for at least one month with an aim to save the country "from national shame". more...
Toronto, Sept 22 (PTI) Canada will review over thenext couple of days whether to send its atheletes to Delhi forthe Commonwealth Games and has instructed some of itssportspersons to delay their departures. more...
CBC has announced their 2010 Commonwealth Games schedule. Coverage this year is better than ever for those who get Bold because Bold will provide 5+ hours of live […] more...
BJP MP Ram Jethmalani today attacked the government over allegations of corruption in Commonwealth Games projects, asking why nobody has been arrested in the matter so far. more...
Says even if PM mops the floor, CWG sports facilities will not be ready on timeChief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the Commonwealth Games preparations, saying even if he mops the floor, the sports facilities will not be ready in time. more...
: A PIL was filed in the upreme Court seeking a CBI nquiry into alleged corruption n the management of the Commonwealth Games and emoval of its OC chief Suresh Kalmadi. more...
Even as corruption allegations in the 2010 Commonwealth Games fly thick and fast, the 2007 Military World Games (MWG) organised by India has now come under the scanner of government auditors, who have more...
A total of 22 complaints related to alleged irregularities in various Commonwealth Games related projects have been received by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), the Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday. more...
Short of forcing him to resign as chairman of the organising committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games (CWG), the government is tightening the noose around Suresh Kalmadi over financial irregularities in the Rs20,000-crore event. more...
The scandal-ridden Commonwealth Games organising committee is frozen in inertia, too afraid to finalise new contracts, as pressure appears to mount on its chief Suresh Kalmadi to resign, even from within his own party. more...
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has said that Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi should step down on moral grounds if his name figures in a CBI prima facie case. more...
Singh, who is in-charge of Uttar Pradesh is the second Congressman after Rajya Sabha MP Mani Shankar Aiyar to comment on the Commonwealth Games. more...
Slamming the UPA for various “irregularities� in preparations for the Commonwealth Games, the Opposition on Monday demanded a CBI probe into the scam. more...
Even as several MCD projects related to the Commonwealth Games face allegations of irregularities, the data available shows that 191 officials of the civic body have been booked in corruption cases since 2007. more...
In 2001, just before then Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf visited Agra, the world heritage monument was given a multani mitti 'facial' to decrease the yellowness caused by air pollution and restore its pristine white colour. more...
The govt has said it was willing to ask the CBI to look into charges of irregularities by state agencies involved in Commonwealth Games projects and accused the […] more...
Government said it was willing to ask the CBI to look into charges of irregularities by state agencies involved in Commonwealth Games projects. more...
The issue of alleged large-scale corruption in the Games projects today rocked Lok Sabha with the entire opposition attacking the government accusing it of allowing "loot" of public money. more...
Government said it was willing to ask the CBI to look into charges of irregularities by state agencies involved in Commonwealth Games projects. more...
In what appears to be an attempt to cover up widespread corruption in the Commonwealth Games projects also highlighted in the recent CVC report the CBI has denied that the streetlighting project regarding which it has registered a case has anything to do with the Games. more...
The CBI has registered a case against some MCD officials and a private firm for alleged irregularities in a street lighting project undertaken by the municipal body ahead of the Commonwealth Games. more...
The CBI has registered the first case of corruption relating to Commonwealth Games (CWG), against five MCD officials and the managing director of a private firm for causing a loss of Rs 3.62 crore to the government. The charges include corruption, misuse of official position,manipulation of tender more...