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Commonwealth Games scams revived by BJP, attacks CongressNewstrack IndiaNew Delhi, Apr 6 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday charged the Congress party of misappropriating funds meant for staging of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Leveling these accusations, BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra said: "The scams are …and more » more...
Daily MailCong puts Kalmadi on Parl roster duty, retractsIBNLive.comNew Delhi: In a major embarrassment for the Congress, Pune MP Suresh Kalmadi, accused in the Commonwealth Games scam and currently out on bail, was included on Parliament roster duty. When the matter came to light Congress chief whip Girija Vyas tried …Congress admits 'mistake' after putting [...] more...
indiabloomsCWG: Mani points finger at ChidambaramindiabloomsNew Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS) A fresh controversy involving Union Home Minister P Chidambaram was created by Congress leader and outspoken speaker Mani Shankar Aiyar who said on a TV show that money was spent without any planning for the Commonwealth Games …and more » more...
NDTVSuresh Kalmadi travels in open car, gets enthusiastic welcomeEconomic Times… the criminal charges and his suspension from Congress, supporters of city MP Suresh Kalmadi gave him an enthusiastic welcome when he arrived here this evening for the first time after being released on bail in the Commonwealth Games scam.Darbari gets ED clean chit in CWG [...] more...
OneindiaCongress made Kalmadi scapegoat in CWG scam: VenkaiahTimes of IndiaPANJI: BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu today accused the Congress of making sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi a "scapegoat" in the Commonwealth Games scam. "Why Delhi Chief Minister ( Sheila Dixit) was not arrested in connection with …Kalmadi being made a scapegoat in CWG scam: [...] more...
Pune, the cultural capital of Maharashtra, suffered a cultural shock in April, 2011, when the city MP Suresh Kalmadi was arrested for alleged corruption in the organisation of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) under his chairmanship. more...
Deccan ChroniclePune civic polls: Suresh Kalmadi calling shots from TiharTimes of IndiaPTI | Sep 24, 2011, 06.51PM IST PUNE: Behind bars for the Commonwealth Games mess, Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi may be down but does not seem to be out of Pune civic politics, allegedly calling shots from his cell in Tihar jail. …Pune civic [...] more...
Deccan ChroniclePune civic polls: Suresh Kalmadi calling shots from TiharTimes of IndiaPTI | Sep 24, 2011, 06.51PM IST PUNE: Behind bars for the Commonwealth Games mess, Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi may be down but does not seem to be out of Pune civic politics, allegedly calling shots from his cell in Tihar jail. …Pune civic [...] more...
Behind bars for the Commonwealth Games mess, the Congress MP may be down but does not seem to be out of Pune civic politics, allegedly calling the shots from his cell in Tihar jail. more...
Sports Minister Ajay Maken once again strongly pitched for it, saying the Commonwealth Games scam would not have taken place had the legislation been passed earlier. more...
The HinduAug 30: Court to hear Kalmadi plea to attend parliamentDaijiworld.comNew Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Jailed Congress MP and former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has approached a two-judge bench of the Delhi High Court challenging the court's refusal to allow him to attend parliament. …HC to examine jailed MPs' right to attend [...] more...
Kalmadi moves HC again to attend ParliamentTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Sacked Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, in jail, has moved the Delhi high court again for permission to attend the Parliament. The 67-year-old Congress MP from Pune moved the high court challenging its single …and more » more...
A latest stock taking report by India’s federal audit bureau blames the Commonwealth Games corruption scandal on prime minister Manmohan Singh’s office and the Delhi government. I preparation […] more...
16 Aug 2011 If a single event encapsulates the corruption, sleaze and political callousness that bedevils the common man today, it is the Commonwealth Games of 2010, whose reverberations […] more...
Tehelka Posted On Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 06:51:38 PMBangalore MirrorThe parliamentary debate on the Commonwealth Games scandal is far from over but the sheer shallowness of the Congress response so far means that it has been a week of serious gloating for the BJP, especially now that the inconvenient matter of the …'The PM has [...] more...
The Hindu Opposition targets PM over Commonwealth GamesTimes of IndiaWhile the CPM's Basudeb Acharia urged the PM to "own up" the CWG mess, BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Yashwant Sinha countered the Congress's claim that the NDA had facilitated jailed MP Suresh Kalmadi's appointment as the Games OC chief. …Did Kalmadi lie his way to the [...] more...
BJP`s attack on Congress got a boost after a note dated December 6, 2004 from the PMO showed the office being involved in appointment of Suresh Kalmadi as chief of CWG OC. more...
NDA can't wash hands of Games mess: AuditorTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The blame for the mess in organizing Commonwealth Games does not fully lie with the United Progress Alliance led by the Congress party, according to the CAG auditors. In fact, the National Democratic Alliance government led by BJP under Atal …and more » more...
The Congress dismissed the opposition's demand for the chief minister's resignation in the wake of the CAG report on the Commonwealth Games scam. more...
The CAG has dragged the prime ministers office, along with pinpointing the Sheila Dikshit government and Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi, in the CWG mess. more...
The committee met to discuss the political situation, including the CAG's report that has indicted the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the Delhi government for irregularities in the Commonwealth Games. 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...
FACT: Sheila Dikshit has been blamed for costing the government Rs. 31 crore in losses by deciding to use imported equipment for street lighting in Delhi during the Commonwealth Games […] 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...
Moneycontrol.com Kalmadi rubbishes dementia reportDaily PioneerSacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Thursday refuted reports that he was suffering from dementia, a memory loss-related disease. The Congress MP, who is in Tihar Jail since May 2011 in connection with the CWG …Kalmadi examined at AIIMSThe HinduCommonwealth Games: Kalmadi's judicial custody extendedNetIndianKalmadi to move [...] more...
Indian Express Kalmadi can attend House if court allows: SpeakerTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi, lodged in Tihar Jail in connection with alleged irregularities in the Commonwealth Games, will be able to attend Parliament only if the court grants him permission, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said on Friday. …New Delhi 'Kalmadi can attend [...] more...
Shunglu finds lapses in CWG appointment of Shashi TharoorHindustan TimesPTI The Shunglu Committee has found irregularities in the appointment of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor as an international consultant to advise Commonwealth Games Organising Committee about host of activities related to the sporting event. …and more » more...
India Today Mayawati slams Congress for corruptionTimes of IndiaMayawati touched a raw nerve in Congress reeling under the Commonwealth Games scam by saying the money misappropriated in the global sports meet would have alleviated the hardship of dalit and poor migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. …Pilfered CWG funds could have helped Delhi's Dalits: MayawatiMangalorean.comMaya in [...] more...
SamayLive Pilfered CWG funds could have helped Delhi's Dalits: MayawatiMangalorean.comNew Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Flaying the Congress for graft in the Commonwealth Games, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said here Thursday that the quantum of money pilfered could have transformed Dalit colonies in and around Delhi. …Mayawati hits back; says Cong 'mother of corruption'Times of IndiaMayawati [...] more...
The Week Political fight over draft sports billHindustan TimesStiff opposition of the Congress and BJP leaders holding key positions in sports federations to the proposed sports law, notwithstanding the political cauldron over the Commonwealth Games scam, has forced the government to consider changes in the law. …Not only NSFs, SAI needs to be made more accountable: [...] more...
CWG scam: Suresh Kalmadi's bail plea deferred to May 21Economic TimesNEW DELHI: The bail plea of Suresh Kalmadi , former Commonwealth Games organising committee chairman and Congress MP, was postponed to May 21 by a court here Monday. Kalmadi is in judicial custody for alleged financial irregularities in the …Kalmadi's bail reserved till May 21indiabloomsall [...] 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 Now, trouble brewing at Kalmadi schoolNDTV.comPune: If the controversy over his arrest in the Commonwealth Games scam and expulsion from Congress party wasn't enough, Suresh Kalmadi has a fresh trouble staring at him closer home. Parents of children studying at Dr Kalmadi Shamrao School, …On Kalmadi's ArrestPeople’s DemocracyNow, trouble brewing at Kalmadi schoolMid-Dayall 12 [...] more...
NDTV.comNow, trouble brewing at Kalmadi schoolNDTV.comPune: If the controversy over his arrest in the Commonwealth Games scam and expulsion from Congress party wasn't enough, Suresh Kalmadi has a fresh trouble staring at him closer home. Parents of... more...
The arrest of suspended Congressman and Punes Lok Sabha representative, Suresh Kalmadi, in the Commonwealth Games scam has forcefully brought to surface the internal rift in the city Congress. more...
Is India serious about getting rid of corruption? The government is certainly using a much heavier hand. Suresh Kalmadi, the chief of the scandal-ridden 2010 Commonwealth Games was […] 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...
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...
Corruption is dreadful in India, as shown by a current “season of scams”—over mobile-phone licences, the Commonwealth games and more. Politicians, notably the ruling Congress party, […] more...
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul celebrate a goal against Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games hockey match in New Delhi.... I know this was taken a few months back, […] more...
With party leader Suresh Kalmadi appearing to be heading for bigger trouble, Congress today further distanced itself from him noting that he was not made the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee chief for being a party MP. 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...
Suresh Kalmadi has denied corruption allegations Related stories Suresh Kalmadi, the beleaguered chairman of the Delhi Commonwealth Games organising committee, has been sacked with immediate effect. […] more...
The BJP president today said that the amount of money involved in the second-generation mobile telephony spectrum and Commonwealth Games scams was enough to eradicate poverty. more...
The BJP believeS the Congress' demand for a ban on the RSS is nothing more than a desperate attempt to turn off the spotlight from the corruption charges it is facing on the 2G spectrum, Commonwealth Games, and Adarsh Housing Society scams. 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...
Some Congress leaders are unhappy that nobody at the Congress committee meet mentioned the housing and Commonwealth Games scams and how the party does not tolerate people who abuse power. more...
"Be it the corruption in the Commonwealth Games, 2G spectrum deal and Adarsh housing society in Mumbai, the prime minister, Sonia and Rahul are maintaining conspicuous silence," BJP spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad said. more...
The charges of corruption on the Congress government does not seem to be getting over. Even if one recalls the recent past, after the Commonwealth Games, which looked […] more...
The meeting is being held at the Talkatora stadium in New Delhi and is the first after party chief Sonia Gandhi's recent re-election for a record fourth time. more...
Two high-profile events in the Indian capital were held within 10 days of the uninspiring closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. The first was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Former comptroller and auditor general (CAG) V.K. Shunglu, who is heading a committee probing alleged financial irregularities in the just- concluded Commonwealth Games, Saturday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. more...
More than 200 tax investigators in India have searched the offices of a number of contractors used in the run-up to the Commonwealth Games. The raids in Delhi came […] more...
NEW DELHI: An Indian government watchdog has received complaints alleging "alarming" misappropriation of up to 1.8 billion dollars in organising the Delhi Commonwealth Games, a report said on […] more...
Pushed to the wall but defiant nonetheless, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi has claimed that contrary to reports, he was invited by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh […] more...
The politics over alleged irregularities in works related to the Commonwealth Games intensified with BJP president Nitin Gadkari dragging in the Prime Ministers Office. more...
The Congress has slammed BJP president Nitin Gadkari for trying to drag the prime minister's office into the controversies surrounding the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has confirmed that there were major irregularities in the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village, where the athletes and delegates were […] more...
New Delhi: If yesterday, it was Commonwealth Games Organising Committtee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi versus Sheila Dixit, today it was the BJP versus the Congress rental komputerdotted musicLearn Guitar ChordsShakeology […] more...
It's no doubt that Suresh Kalmadi is in for a tough time over allegations of corruption related to the Commonwealth Games. Be it Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or Congress […] more...
Pushed to the wall but defiant nonetheless, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi has claimed that contrary to reports, he was invited by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the felicitation function for CWG medal winners but could not go due to his 'busy' schedule. more...
The Group of Ministers (GoM), who were empowered to look into the mess preceding the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, is meeting in the capital on Monday for the first time […] more...
But at the eleventh hour, he had to call off the plans in the wake of the controversy kicked off by his colleague and state Congress chief Manikrao Thakre. more...
Sheila Dikshit on Saturday said the 'suspicion' of corruption in the Commonwealth Games is on the Organising Committee headed by Suresh Kalmadi. more...
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son and MP Rahul Gandhi Saturday met Indian sportspersons who won medals in the Commonwealth Games. more...
The Comptroller and Auditor General and the Chief Vigilance Commissioner will begin scrutiny of the Games from Saturday and the report will come out by the month of March. more...
// Enthralling, mind-blowing, spellbinding, mesmerizing, magical … there is no end to the list of the adjectives that can describe the closing ceremony. And finally the curtains came down on the Commonwealth Games 2010. The Jawarharlal Nehru stadium was a witness to the one of the biggest sporting extravaganzas in India.Astounding laser show coupled with [...] more...
With the successful completion of the Delhi Commonwealth Games, a collective sigh of relief might well have risen over Raisina Hill. The stuttering prelude to the games, marked by a frantic pace to meet deadlines, had kept a fretful government on edge. more...
New Delhi:If there was dramatic display of martial arts and foot-tapping patriotic music from military bands, then there was also spontaneous bonhomie and cheer from thousands of athletes […] more...
Heads could roll over the alleged irregularities in the just concluded Commonwealth Games with Congress today indicating action against anyone responsible and declining to give a clean chit to anybody. more...
Source: Financial Express, Oct. 14, 2010New Delhi: The Commonwealth Games end on Thursday with an opportunity lost to show off New Delhi to the world after a collapsing […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): It was a triumphant evening for India when it completed the holding of the XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi, putting at rest a thousand doubts by staging one of the most colourful galas to bring down the curtain on the eleven-day event. more...
A dazzling laser show and a musical extravaganza tonight marked the grand finale of the Commonwealth Games, the biggest sporting event hosted by India which crowned itself with sporting glory by winning an unprecedented 101 medals. more...
Reuters | Oct 14, 2010 | 11:12am IST The Commonwealth Games end on Thursday with an opportunity lost to show off New Delhi to the world after […] more...
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) If there was dramatic display of martial arts and foot-tapping patriotic music from military bands, then there was also spontaneous bonhomie and cheer from thousands of athletes and volunteers who had their final moment of glory in the 19th Commonwealth Games at the closing ceremony here Thursday. more...
Jason Wilson and Luke Doerner scored two goals apiece as world champion Australia thrashed India 8-0 to win its fourth successive Commonwealth Games men's hockey gold on Thursday. more...
By Jawed Naqvi Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi (R) speaks with her son Rahul Gandhi as they sit in the stands during the Commonwealth Games at The Major […] more...
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Hugely disappointed by the crushing hockey defeat by India, Pakistanis are blaming the pressure of playing before roaring Indian fans for the Commonwealth Games humiliation. more...
It was the night when the Commonwealth Games came to life. A sell-out crowd of 20,000 flag-waving fans screaming themselves hoarse as India thumped seven goals past their old hockey adversaries, Pakistan, to clinch a semi-final place against England. more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Thousands of spectators Sunday proved that India's national game hockey rules their hearts as they danced, sang and cheered for the men in blue who defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 7-4 to enter the semifinals at the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) India scored an emphatic win over arch-rivals Pakistan in men's hockey for a semifinal berth as archers, wrestlers, shooters and a tennis star Sunday bagged five golds between them to take the count to 29 and set the country on course for its biggest gold haul in the Commonwealth Games. more...
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who has learned boxing, Friday turned up at the Talkatora Stadium to watch India's Olympic bronze medal winner Vijender Singh's bout at the Commonwealth Games. more...
a senior member of the President's staff disturbed the seating arrangement at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the VVIP enclosure. more...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="257" caption=""Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial." -William Shakespeare"][/caption] Image: […] more...
While addressing the voters of Dariapur ward, he also made a mention of the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter as well as the chaos before the Commonwealth Games began. more...
Commonwealth games refers to the participation of all the countries which were under the British rule and have gained freedom in many sporting events under one banner. It […] more...
Having failed on all fronts, the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee (OC) and the Delhi Police decided to pull out all stops to at least make the opening and closing ceremonies a grand event. But here, too, there’s a hitch. more...
NEW DELHI: A vocal critic of the Commonwealth Games, senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Monday left the Capital, saying he will be "hell out […] more...
'I am quite confident that the Commonwealth Games will be conducted smoothly, and (the) country will be happy to see (it) being conducted properly and smoothly,' he said. more...
With India’s preparedness for Commonwealth Games coming under intense international scrutiny and the organisers trying to finish work after long-past deadlines, Congress is worried over the image deficit it may cause the party and the government. more...
In their latest u-turn, the Shiv Sena has said that it welcomes the organisation of a mega event like the Commonwealth Games and has appealed to the Congress […] more...
A series of 15 cartoons made by Irfan Khan will take a dig on the issues from allegations of corruption, falling bridges to last minute delays in completion of sports venues for Commonwealth Games. more...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit "prays every night" for the success of the Commonwealth Games but insists that she alone cannot be held responsible for the event. Dikshit […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 22 (ANI): The Congress party expressed its 'deep concern' on Wednesday over complaints regarding the preparations of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) here. more...
A footbridge being built for the Commonwealth Games in India collapsed on Tuesday, injuring 27 people and highlighting the raft of problems that have so far blighted the event, meant to showcase the emerging global power. more...
Former Hockey Olympian, AslamSher Khan, on Wednesday called for boycott of the Commonwealth Gamesas they were not required in a country like India. more...
Aslam Sher Khan said that if this money was spent on development of sports in the country, India might well have bagged 28 gold medals in the Olympics. more...
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, who has been facing allegations of financial mismanagement in the run-up to the Delhi event, said he was "concerned" about his image as a sport administrator. more...
Notwithstanding the municipal commissioner's proposal suggesting cuts in budget works with civic treasury facing cash crunch, Pune mayor Mohansingh Rajpal on Tuesday said that PMC had unlimited budget' for cultural festivals and events like the Queen's Baton Relay for the Commonwealth Games (CWG). more...
Call it a preemptive strike. Even before opposition could launch a full-fledged attack on government over alleged corruption in the Commonwealth Games projects, CM Sheila Dikshit on Monday urged the BJP in the Delhi assembly to ‘‘not make things worse’’ and ‘‘join hands’’ to make the sporting event a great success. more...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s promise to act against anyone indulging in corruption in the Commonwealth Games preparations may have settled the dust for a while but people believe the issue has certainly tainted the country’s image internationally. In a survey by AZ Research, a Bengaluru-based more...
In one of the last appointments to be made, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has added one more tier to its media and communications wing to give it what many would say is a much-needed image makeover. more...
Perturbed over the negative publicity created due to controversies over Commonwealth Games preparations, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit today appealed to BJP not to make things worse. more...
Vilasrao Deshmukh’s decision to not allow public sector undertakings to sponsor the Commonwealth Games has been lauded in the state government. The politicians say Kalmadi deserved to be shown his place. In fact, a section within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), which is loyal to energy and water resources minister Ajit Pawar, is also sending congratulatory notes to Deshmukh. more...
One of the staunchest critics of the Commonwealth Games, senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar says he will be "hell out of the country" during the October event as he is no mood to witness it. more...
NEW DELHI: With allegations of corruption plaguing the Commonwealth Games, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said those found guilty will be punished after the event. Terming […] more...
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) With less than two months to gofor the Commonwealth Games, a Lok Sabha member today demandedthat Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) should take steps onwar footing to check spread of dengue in the national capital. more...
A day after asking PSUs to hold back the sponsorship money for Commonwealth Games, Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Friday said spending money for the sporting event was not compulsory for the public sector units. "Sponsorship was not compulsory, it was voluntary. It was left to the PSUs and more...
The Heavy Industriesand Public Enterprises Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Thursday saidhis ministry has asked PSUs to hold back sponsorship moneytotalling up to Rs 260 crore for the event. more...
I am sure a certain Mr Modi must be smiling. Well make that two Modi’s. The first one: holidaying abroad away from the Commonwealth and IPL circus here […] more...
We have been seeing the news about Commonwealth Games 2010 held to be in Delhi,both kinds of news bad news and good news but mostly bad kind of […] more...
New Delhi: In a major setback to Suresh Kalmadi, Congress president Mrs.Sonia Gandhi made it clear that all those who would proved guilty of corruption charges in the preparations of commonwealth games would face the action post games.Addressing the meeting of Congress parliamentary party here in capital. more...
The central public sector enterprises have been told to verify how their money would be utilised, and that it is not mandatory for them to sponsor the Games. more...
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) In what could be a severe joltto the crisis-ridden Commonwealth Games, the Heavy Industriesand Public Enterprises Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh today saidhis ministry has asked PSUs to hold back sponsorship moneytotalling up to Rs 260 crore for the event. more...
Breaking her silence on charges of murky deals involving the Commonwealth Games, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday said those found guilty would be punished after the event and exhorted everyone to make the Games successful. more...
New Delhi: With revelations around the Commonwealth Games getting murkier by the day, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has now stepped in saying the guilty won't be spared. more...
The Congress President made it clear that the success of the CWG is top priority and the Govt will look into all allegations as soon as the Games are over. more...
With less than 50 days to go before the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, concerns about India's lack of preparedness have reached a fever pitch. more...
After Ms Sonia Gandhi goaded the government leadership to step forward and insulate Congress from attack over corruption in the Commonwealth Games preparations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to promise Parliament firm action against the guilty. more...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday stepped in to rescue the Commonwealth Games by putting the Suresh Kalmadi-led Organizing Committee under the supervision of an Empowered Committee and authorizing a GoM to speed up decisions for the mega event. more...
The prime minister ordered ministries on Saturday to investigate complaints of corruption and mismanagement in the preparations for October's Commonwealth Games. more...
The Lok Sabha debate on the alleged corruption and delays in the construction of venues for the Commonwealth Games saw some unusual trends that seem to have escaped the media's attention. more...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and apprised her of the preparations for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, a source said. more...
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) A day after the Congress core committee met to discuss the controversy-hit Commonwealth Games (CWG), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting here of the concerned ministers, including Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Saturday evening. more...
At a time when there are reports of fresh scams every day ahead of the Commonwealth Games the congress core group discussed the issue of forming a new supervisory committee to for the CWG games, say sources. 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 meeting is believed to have discussed various options including setting up a supervisory oversight panel to steer the games without any further row. more...
The Congress president is expected to articulate the party thinking on issues like the situation in Kashmir, alleged corruption in Commonwealth Games preparations and nuclear liability bill. more...
With the Congress Core Committee scheduled to meet on Friday evening to discuss the Commonwealth Games (CWG) preparations and the controversies surrounding it, Congress circles indicated that the party was veering round to the view that Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi should not be immediately replaced. more...
NEW DELHI: With the spotlight relentlessly trained on the muck enveloping Commonwealth Games, Congress leadership has been forced to explore the feasibility of setting up a […] more...
The Congress will get into a huddle to decide the fate of Suresh Kalmadi on his role in the alleged embezzlement of funds for the Commonwealth Games. more...
In the wake of corruption charges against the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, Mani Shankar Aiyar hinted at the removal of OC Chairman Suresh Kalmadi. more...
The government today assured the Lok Sabha that it was ready to consider any kind of inquiry into alleged corruption in the Commonwealth Games projects after the event was over. more...
Enough has been said in press and media about the Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi between 3rd to 14th October 2010. About 8000 athletes from 72 […] 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...
With the Opposition tearing into the government and demanding a joint parliamentary probe into allegations of corruption in preparations for the Commonwealth Games more...
'Even Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyer has spoken about corruption in preparations for the Commonwealth Games,' former BJP president Rajnath Singh said. more...
In a letter written to the president of the Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, founder national chief of the Arogya Sena, Abhijit Vaidya, has demanded resignation of MP Suresh Kalmadi from the chairmanship of the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games. Vaidya also demanded Kalmadi's resignation as a Member of Parliament stating that Kalmadi has betrayed the people of the city who elected him three times. Moreover, he has also betrayed the nation, the latter stated. more...
Opposition MPs in the Lok Sabha Friday demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speak in the house on the Commonwealth Games scam and sought a debate under an adjournment motion. 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...
Members of the BJP, Left parties and Samajwadi Party targetted the government on the issue, with the Left demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe charges of corruption in the games projects. more...
The government on Thursday came under attack from the Opposition and friendly quarters over the mounting allegations of corruption and delays in the preparations for the Commonwealth Games. more...
The city police have provided additional security at the residence of Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi following protests against him by political parties, who have demanded his resignation in the wake of alleged corruption in the organisation of Commonwealth Games. more...
With controversy deepening over alleged corruption in Commonwealth Games projects, Congress virtually backtracked from its remarks giving a clean chit to two Union Ministers and the Delhi Chief Minister and distancing itself from IOA chief Suresh Kalmadi. more...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been asked to intercede to save the Commonwealth Games to protect the country's honour and prestige before the global community. more...
Cornered by allegations of corruption in the Commonwealth Games' preparations and isolated within his own party, under-fire Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Wednesday said he is ready to face any CAG or judicial probe into the financial transactions related to the event. "I,as Chairman of the Organising Committee, am prepared to face any scrutiny by (Comptroller and Auditor General) CAG or even a judicial probe for all financial transactions being reported by the media. All the people found guilty will be punished and brought to book," Kalmadi said in a statement. more...
An embarrassed Congress distanced itself from Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, even as allegations of massive corruption — and even diversion of funds — rocked Parliament on Tuesday. more...
Delinking itself from Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, the Congress Tuesday said the party MP was not working in the organising body as its representative. more...
However, the party gave a clean chit to Union ministers S Jaipal Reddy, MS Gill and Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on the Commonwealth Games corruption issue. more...
The Congress on Monday demanded an investigation into the allegations of corruption in Commonwealth Games projects saying the party would like to know “the truth”. more...
Amid allegations of corruption in Commonwealth Games projects, Congress said it would certainly like to know "the truth" and asserted that anyone found guilty should be punished. more...
Mani Shankar Aiyar said his recent outburst against the Commonwealth Games has opened up "a can of worms" which was evident from the alleged corruption charges that has rocked the October 3-14 sporting extravaganza to be held. more...
In a protest rally against the Central government for denying them reservation in jobs, thousands of Jats from the nearby districts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana accompanied by their representatives from Punjab and Kashmir threatened to disrupt the Commonwealth Games if their demands were not met. Police had a tough time stopping the protesters as they attempted to march towards Parliament on Wednesday. more...
Reverberations of senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar’s remarks on the Commonwealth Games preparations was still being felt by the government. Though Congress managers rushed in to downplay the former Union minister’s remarks, there was a growing concern about the fate of the event. more...
As the Congress-led governments in Delhi and the centre pray for a successful Commonwealth Games, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar Tuesday said he would be "unhappy" if the Games were a success. more...