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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...
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...
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...
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: 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...