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Games flat owners closer to possession after deed execution – Indian Express

2 months ago
Zee NewsGames flat owners closer to possession after deed executionIndian ExpressThanks to the Delhi High Court, flat buyers in the Commonwealth Games Village complex on Wednesday inched closer to moving into their premium properties after a prolonged wait owing to dispute over excess construction. The Delhi Development Authority …HC nod for flat auctionHindustan TimesDelhi HC [...]  more...

Vasant Kunj man is first Commonwealth Games villager – Times of India

2 months ago
Indian ExpressVasant Kunj man is first Commonwealth Games villagerTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games Village flats are now finally turning into 'homes'. After much controversy and a legal battle, buyers of these luxury apartments are finally getting possession of their property. On Saturday, World Bank employee Shalabh …15 months on, Games Village flat buyers get [...]  more...


15 months on, Games Village flat buyers get possession letters – NDTV

2 months ago
Indian Express15 months on, Games Village flat buyers get possession lettersNDTVPTI, 14 Apr 2012 | 07:03 PM Over 15 months after the Commonwealth Games, people who booked flats at the CWG Village have finally started receiving letters of possession from the developer. Emaar MGF, the developer, handed over the first letter of …CWG flat buyers [...]  more...

Vijender looks like the best bet for India and will qualify for Olympics … – Indian Sports news

2 months ago
Indian ExpressVijender looks like the best bet for India and will qualify for Olympics …Indian Sports newsIt was a heart-break for Akhil Kumar, the Arjuna Awardee and 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medallist, as the boxer could not make it to the selection trials for Olympic qualifiers due to weight issue. With age not on his [...]  more...

Wait for Games flats over, Emaar pays Rs 19 crore to DDA – Indian Express

3 months ago
Wait for Games flats over, Emaar pays Rs 19 crore to DDAIndian ExpressWith the payment of Rs 19 crore by developer Emaar MGF, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is set to release the Commonwealth Games Village flats from its possession, ending the long wait of buyers. “Emaar MGF paid their dues on Tuesday to the [...]  more...

Auction of Games Village flats will have to wait,HC tells DDA – Indian Express

3 months ago
Auction of Games Village flats will have to wait,HC tells DDAIndian ExpressThe Delhi High Court on Monday put the brakes on Delhi Development Authority's plan to “test the market” as it refused to give a go-ahead to the civic agency to auction 110 flats at the Commonwealth Games Village complex, mired in controversy over …  more...

CWG: HC to give verdict on Swiss Timing’s plea – Hindustan Times

3 months ago
Indian ExpressCWG: HC to give verdict on Swiss Timing's pleaHindustan TimesPTI The Delhi high court is likely to pronounce on Monday its verdict on a plea of Switzerland-based firm Swiss Timing, an accused in a Commonwealth Games-related graft case, seeking a stay on possible coercive measures against it by a lower court.CWG case: HC to [...]  more...

Two yrs on, Anand Vihar station awaits CCTV system – Indian Express

3 months ago
Two yrs on, Anand Vihar station awaits CCTV systemIndian ExpressThe Railways is now in the process of testing a batch of 47 CCTV cameras it had bought, after it missed the 2010 Commonwealth Games deadline to install the high-tech security system. “Around 520 CCTV cameras were bought for all the 10 stations in and …and [...]  more...

Street lighting case: City court to frame charges against six – Indian Express

4 months ago
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...

Games Village flats: Ministry says GoM declined to relax FAR norms – Indian Express

4 months ago
Games Village flats: Ministry says GoM declined to relax FAR normsIndian ExpressCausing more anxiety to allottees of premium flats at the Commonwealth Games Village, the Urban Development Ministry on Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that the Group of Ministers (GoM) had refused to relax norms relating to excess construction …and more »  more...

Govt begins to use funds,spends 76 per cent of budget – Indian Express

4 months ago
Govt begins to use funds,spends 76 per cent of budgetIndian ExpressAfter struggling to spend the budget funds this fiscal, following the Commonwealth Games controversies, the Delhi government has finally found ways to utilise the money. Till last month, it had managed to spend nearly 76 per cent of the total plan …and more »  more...

Games flats: DDA told to start completion certificate process – Indian Express

4 months ago
Daily MailGames flats: DDA told to start completion certificate processIndian ExpressThe process of issuing tower-wise completion certificates to the 34 apartment towers at the Commonwealth Games Village is set to start soon. Sources in the Lieutenant Governor's office on Friday said: “We have issued orders to DDA to start the process …Delhi Development Authority clears [...]  more...

No decision on Commonwealth Games Village flats FAR – Indian Express

4 months ago
Indian ExpressNo decision on Commonwealth Games Village flats FARIndian ExpressThe debate over excess floor area ratio (FAR) of Commonwealth Games Village flats did not reach conclusion during the meeting called by the Urban Development ministry on Tuesday. Senior officials of Delhi Development Authority and project developer …and more »  more...

Dope-tainted athletes played Russian roulette: WADA – Indian Express

4 months ago
Zee NewsDope-tainted athletes played Russian roulette: WADAIndian ExpressStating that 'certain elements in the athletes explanations are difficult to understand' the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has appealed against the one-year ban handed out to four quarter-milers, including Commonwealth Games and Asian Games 4×400 …Ashwini and Co out of Olympics?sportal.co.inWADA wants two-year ban for Ashwini & CoFirstpostall [...]  more...

Games: Complaint against Sheila sent to CBI – Indian Express

4 months ago
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...

Delhi Games end; let the dissection begin - Indian Express

5 months ago
The Games that very nearly didn't begin have finished with the kind of flourish that was entirely expected in India.There were so many reasons the New Delhi Commonwealth […]  more...

Aiyar on Maken: Can BA Pass know dichotomous? – Indian Express

9 months ago
Zee NewsAiyar on Maken: Can BA Pass know dichotomous?Indian ExpressNew Delhi: Mani Shankar Aiyar on Friday hit back at Sports Minister Ajay Maken for accusing him of playing a part in the cost escalation of Commonwealth Games projects and also questioned the authenticity of the letter he had written to the Prime …Maken slams Aiyar [...]  more...

City Briefs – Indian Express

9 months ago
City BriefsIndian ExpressWith the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Monday going ahead with sealing of the Commonwealth Games Village flats built by Emaar MGF which were found to be in excess of the permissible Floor Area Ratio, the developer approached the Appellate …and more »  more...

Games effect? – Indian Express

10 months ago
Sydney Morning Herald Games effect?Indian ExpressHowever, the recent uproar over the alleged irregularities in organising of the Commonwealth Games is invariably getting linked to the Prime Minister's decision. A Diplomatic row was prevented by the timely intervention of an alert MP. …CWG scam: Manmohan unlikely to duck Kalmadi issueTimes of IndiaA political meltdown in Delhi?Pakistan ObserverPutting [...]  more...

We didn’t engineer Games mess’ – Times of India

10 months ago
Tehelka We didn't engineer Games mess'Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Delhi Government's attempt to blame bureaucrats and engineers for lapses pointed out in the CAG report on Commonwealth Games has been slammed. The Engineer's Council of India (ECI), which has PWD and CPWD officials as members, …CAG drags top media houses in CWG muddleTehelkaCAG member accuses of [...]  more...

Govt misled House on Games, says Jaitley – Indian Express

10 months ago
The Hindu Govt misled House on Games, says JaitleyIndian Express… Minister Manmohan Singh and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, BJP's leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley on Tuesday charged the government with “consistently misleading” Parliament on issues pertaining to the Commonwealth Games. …Opposition targets PM over Commonwealth GamesTimes of IndiaDelhi Lokayukta to study [...]  more...

Probing Games pool scam, CBI dives after CPWD officials – Indian Express

10 months ago
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...

CAG report: Delhi Government’s defence – NDTV.com

10 months ago
Indian Express CAG report: Delhi Government's defenceNDTV.comState Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely, speaking to the media, said Ms Dikshit's name was not directly mentioned anywhere in the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the Commonwealth Games that was presented in the parliament on …Corruption unlimited! Rs2,342 crore lost on Commonwealth GamesDaily News & AnalysisIndian Parliament [...]  more...

CWG scam: CBI starts property attachment of accused – Indian Express

10 months ago
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...

Will court allow Kalmadi to attend Parliament? – NDTV.com

10 months ago
Indian Express Will court allow Kalmadi to attend Parliament?NDTV.comNew Delhi: The Monsoon Session of Parliament begins today, but will the scam-tainted former Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi get to attend Parliament? He has filed an appeal in the Delhi High Court to allow him to attend Parliament. …HC reserves its order on Kalmadi's rights as MPNetIndianCWG: [...]  more...

Explain delay in auditing Games: Shunglu to CAG – Indian Express

10 months ago
Explain delay in auditing Games: Shunglu to CAGIndian ExpressThe VK Shunglu Committee, probing charges of corruption in works carried out for the Commonwealth Games, asked the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) to explain delays in auditing the accounts of the CWG Organising Committee, …and more »  more...

CBI chargesheet against seven in street lights scam – Indian Express

10 months ago
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...

New Delhi Kalmadi’s brain scan tomorrow – Hindustan Times

10 months ago
Indian Express New Delhi Kalmadi's brain scan tomorrowHindustan TimesSuresh Kalmadi, former chairman of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee who is in judicial custody in a corruption case, will undergo a brain scan on Thursday, a Delhi Court was informed. "Kalmadi is being provided proper medical aid from …Commonwealth Games: Kalmadi's judicial custody extendedNetIndianKalmadi 'preparing' dementia [...]  more...

CWG a ‘distant memory’ for Suresh Kalmadi? – NDTV.com

10 months ago
NDTV.com CWG a 'distant memory' for Suresh Kalmadi?NDTV.comNew Delhi: There are several forgettable memories associated with the Commonwealth Games as far as former CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi is concerned. And, interestingly, his defence in court is on similar lines. …Kalmadi's dementia unconfirmed; AIIMS checkup nextZee News'Kalmadi can't escape law even if he has dementia'RediffCWG [...]  more...

A fistful of bronze – Indian Express

11 months ago
The Hindu A fistful of bronzeIndian ExpressCommonwealth Games gold medallist discus thrower Krishna Poonia, however, failed to make it to the podium as she finished fourth. Harwant, who had bagged a silver in the Commonwealth Games last year, could clear only 57.99m, well below her personal …India win three bronze at Asian meetDaily News & AnalysisIndia [...]  more...

Kalmadi can attend House if court allows: Speaker – Times of India

11 months ago
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...

HC rejects Bhanot bail petition – Indian Express

11 months ago
SamayLive HC rejects Bhanot bail petitionIndian ExpressThe Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of Lalit Bhanot, former secretary general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee who has been accused of favouring a Swiss firm in according a contract and thereby allegedly causing a loss …CWG scam: Lalit Bhanot's bail plea rejectedDeccan HeraldCWG scam: [...]  more...

Tihar seeks action against official for courtesy towards Kalmadi – Indian Express

11 months ago
Indian Express Tihar seeks action against official for courtesy towards KalmadiIndian ExpressDisciplinary action was recommended against the Tihar Jail superintendent on Monday in connection with the alleged special treatment accorded to former Commonwealth Games OC chairperson Suresh Kalmadi last week. Three more officials, meanwhile, …Action against four Tihar officials for lapsesiNewsOne3 Tihar officials suspendedHindustan TimesWe heard [...]  more...

Act firmly, clean up Indian sport – Deccan Chronicle

11 months ago
Indian Express Act firmly, clean up Indian sportDeccan ChronicleWith as many as six athletes who were involved in last year's Delhi Commonwealth Games caught in recent testing, it is becoming clear that the malady is far more widespread than ever imagined. For a nation striving for sporting excellence through …Is it another passing doping storm?The HinduDistress [...]  more...

Athletes blame coach; fear of more positive cases lingers – Hindustan Times

11 months ago
Indian Express Athletes blame coach; fear of more positive cases lingersHindustan TimesAfter lying low for few days , Mandeep Kaur, the 4×400m Asian and Commonwealth Games (CWG) gold medallist, has alleged that it was the coach's fault. Mandeep, who tested positive for steroids, said their coach had provided the entire 4×400m squad with …Now, four more [...]  more...

Dope shame: Mandeep, Juana plead innocence – IBNLive.com

11 months ago
Indian Express Dope shame: Mandeep, Juana plead innocenceIBNLive.comMandeep, who was part of the 4×400m relay team that won gold in last year's Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, tested positive for methandienone and stanozolol, while Juana consumed banned drug methandienone. The two athletes came here to receive the …Banned & shamedHindustan Times5 more athletes flunk dope testsDeccan [...]  more...

IOA fumes at SAI, refuse to be sympathatic to athletes – Times of India

11 months ago
Indian Express IOA fumes at SAI, refuse to be sympathatic to athletesTimes of IndiaMalhotra said the country had to pay huge amount to the IOC to get the ban lifted on the weightlifters on the eve of Commonwealth Games but said it will not be the case anymore. "If some sports persons and officials think that [...]  more...

Positive that negates India’s athletics high – Indian Express

11 months ago
The Hindu Positive that negates India's athletics highIndian ExpressThe black smear of doping is just one positive test away from coating itself on any past triumphs — something Mandeep Kaur, one of the poster-girls of Indian athletics after the women's 4X400m relay quartet's gold medals in the Commonwealth Games and …Banned & shamedHindustan TimesWe'll raid your [...]  more...

CAG monocracy, not accountable, Shunglu tells PM – Indian Express

11 months ago
CAG monocracy, not accountable, Shunglu tells PMIndian ExpressCalling the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) “a monocracy no longer conducive to efficiency, outcome and accountability”, the VK Shunglu Committee has criticised it for not auditing the Commonwealth Games projects on schedule. Had it done so, …and more »  more...

IT sleuths raid 17 premises of 2 firms – Indian Express

12 months ago
IT sleuths raid 17 premises of 2 firmsIndian ExpressAs part of its ongoing probe into the Commonwealth Games scam, the Income Tax department on Wednesday conducted searches at 17 premises of two firms who had allegedly won contracts worth Rs 137 crore during the mega event. The searches were carried out …and more »  more...

After injury layoff, Poonia to make gingerly comeback – Indian Express

12 months ago
The Hindu After injury layoff, Poonia to make gingerly comebackIndian ExpressThe Commonwealth Games gold medalist will be returning to action after an injury lay off since the bronze-medal winning effort at the Guangzhou Asian Games in November. Poonia has been recuperating from a left-knee injury, which first occurred during …Poonia returns to action after long lay-offThe [...]  more...

Latest Games stink is Rs 572-cr deal for MTNL – Indian Express

12 months ago
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...

Denied Games flats, owners approach HC – Indian Express

12 months ago
Denied Games flats, owners approach HCIndian ExpressWeary of the ongoing controversy over the apartments at the Commonwealth Games Village, flat-owners have now moved the Delhi High Court seeking the court's intervention to secure control of their properties “at the earliest”. …HC sends out notices to DDA, builder and CentreTimes of Indiaall 4 news articles »  more...

CWG: Kalmadi questions CEO’s role – Indian Express

12 months ago
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...

Probe Shunglu report observations on DDA, orders LG Khanna – Indian Express

2 years ago
Mid-Day Probe Shunglu report observations on DDA, orders LG KhannaIndian ExpressLieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna on Thursday ordered that the Vigilance department of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) take note of the observations made in the Shunglu Committee report on the Commonwealth Games and look into cases of …Shunglu report: DDA to set up internal probeTimes of [...]  more...

Games mementoes now ‘parting gifts’ for OC staff – Indian Express

2 years ago
Games mementoes now 'parting gifts' for OC staffIndian ExpressWhen customers flocked to various outlets looking for miniatures of Shera, the Commonwealth Games mascot, and other merchandise during the event, they were told everything was sold-out. Eight months later, after the Games fever has subsided and …  more...

CM orders detailed study after CVC report – Times of India

2 years ago
Indian Express CM orders detailed study after CVC reportTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Chief minister Sheila Dikshit has ordered a detailed study into deficiencies found in Commonwealth Games related projects by the Chief Technical Examination wing of the Central Vigilance Commission. A reply is under preparation. …Sheila Dikshit orders quality checking of projects after CVC reportDaily News [...]  more...

CVC nails PWD on lapses in Games – Deccan Chronicle

2 years ago
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...

CWG probe: CEO says had to push TSR contract for Games – Indian Express

2 years ago
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...

TSR contract was manipulated: Shunglu – indiablooms

2 years ago
TSR contract was manipulated: ShungluindiabloomsNew Delhi, May 1 (IBNS) The VK Shunglu Committee, set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to probe the Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam, said the Timing, Scoring and Result (TSR) contract given to a Swiss firm was manipulated. The Committee, in its report …CWG probe: CEO says had to push TSR [...]  more...

CWG scam: CBI may summon Jarnail Singh – indiablooms

2 years ago
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...

CWG probe: CEO says had to push TSR contract for Games – Indian Express

2 years ago
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...

CWG probe: CEO says had to push TSR contract for Games

2 years ago
In a fresh twist to the controversy over the TSR system contract, it has now emerged that CWG Organising Committee CEO Jarnail Singh  more...

OC vigilance officer’s computer tampered with, data erased

2 years ago
Investigations into the New Delhi Commonwealth Games suffered a setback.  more...

CWG scam: OC vigilance officer’s computer tampered with, data erased

2 years ago
Jarnail Singh, the CEO of the OC, confirmed the development to The Indian Express.  more...

CWG scam: Vigilance officer’s PC tampered with, data erased

2 years ago
Jarnail Singh, the CEO of the OC, confirmed the development to The Indian Express.  more...

Ex-CWG officer told to pay for unsanctioned 10-month leave

2 years ago
For 10 months, former chief operating officer of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Vijay Gautam remained on leave.  more...

CBI nabs Kalmadi aides Darbari & Mohindroo

2 years ago
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...

IOA presses panic button: 12 days left, no word on Asiad bid

2 years ago
Call it overly ambitious given how the Commonwealth Games is under the scanner but the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) — whose president is also Suresh Kalmadi — is ringing alarm bells.  more...

Can’t bear stadium tunnel heat, won’t join closing ceremony, said Aussies

2 years ago
As expenses incurred on the Commonwealth Games turn into a national debate and the subject of multi-pronged investigations by multiple agencies  more...

After CWG gold, Poonia gets $20,000 challenge from world champ

2 years ago
A week after she became the first Indian woman to win a Commonwealth Games gold in track and field — and the first from the country since Milkha […]  more...

After CWG gold, Poonia gets $20,000 challenge from world champ

2 years ago
A week after she became the first Indian woman to win a Commonwealth Games gold in track and field — and the first from the country since Milkha Singh in 1958 — discus thrower Krishna Poonia remains in the spotlight.  more...

After CWG gold, Poonia gets $20,000 challenge from world champ

2 years ago
Australia’s Dani Samuels, had challenged Poonia to a $20,000 winner-takes-all match-up.  more...

The 19th Commonwealth Games, Delhi

2 years ago
AFP – India's Sini Jose, Ashwini Akkunji, Manjeet Kaur and Mandeep Kaur celebrate their win in the women's 4x400 Gold, Commonwealth Games Well, Indians finally got a taste of what Jamaicans […]  more...

CWG: A Delhi Real Estate Triumph

2 years ago
(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...

Ex-Pak Army major trained terrorists for CWG attack

2 years ago
A retired major from the Pakistan military, who was with the ISI, had trained terrorists in a camp on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border to carry out an attack on a Commonwealth Games venue.  more...

India orders probe into Delhi Games corruption: report

2 years ago
NEW DELHI— The Indian government has launched an official investigation into allegations of corruption and mismanagement during the preparations for the Delhi Commonwealth Games, reports said Saturday.The Comptroller […]  more...

Fazny Zavahir: 1,000 cyber attacks on Games, most from China

2 years ago
Six cyber networks of the Delhi Commonwealth Games faced at least 1,000 “potential” attacks in the 12 days of the event that concluded last night — that is, […]  more...

Fazny Zavahir: What They Said: End of the Delhi Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
The Commonwealth Games 2010 came to an end Thursday evening. There have been a flood of opinions in the print and on the web about different aspects of […]  more...

Athletes set sights on next target

2 years ago
While Delhi was winding up as the 2010 Commonwealth Games hosts, trap champion Manavjit Singh Sandhu was busy packing his bags and heading to Italy for a training stint.  more...

1,000 cyber attacks on Games, most from China

2 years ago
Six cyber networks of the Delhi Commonwealth Games faced at least 1,000 “potential” attacks in the 12 days of the event that concluded last night  more...

Fazny Zavahir: CWG Round-Up: Highs and Lows of the Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
India Real Time presents a roundup of the Commonwealth Games news from newspapers and Web sites on Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. The Wall Street Journal has not verified […]  more...

Anuj hoping CWG silver will help him get promotion

2 years ago
Arjuna awardee and Olympian Anuj Kumar Chaudhary believes in positive thinking. After winning a silver in 84 kg freestyle wrestling event in the Commonwealth Games on Sunday, now Anuj is eagerly waiting for a promotion in the department.  more...

Pak athletes can visit Taj;accreditation cards to work as visa... and other news

2 years ago
Pak athletes can visit Taj;accreditation cards to work as visaPTI | 08:10 PM,Oct 06,2010 New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Pakistani athletes and officials participating in the Commonwealth Games […]  more...

Paes-Bhupathi earn bronze

2 years ago
The fogeys still have it. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, got the better of the younger pair comprising Somdev Devvarman and Rohan Bopanna 6-3, 7-6 (4) to pick up the Commonwealth Games (CWG) bronze  more...

A fresh campaign to clean up Agra mounted... and other news

2 years ago
A fresh campaign to clean up Agra mountedBy Brij Khandelwal Agra, Oct 6 (IANS) With a lot of Commonwealth Games visitors expected to descend on the Taj Mahal, […]  more...

Indian win gold in recurve team event

2 years ago
India won their 15th gold medal in the Commonwealth Games when the hosts' women archers beat England in the final of the Recurve team competition.  more...

In Allahabad, mentor is a pleased man

2 years ago
The joy in Dr UK Mishra's voice was unmistakable after Ashish Kumar, a trainee of the National Sports Academy, Allahabad, fetched the country its first medal in gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games by winning the bronze in floor exercises on Thursday.  more...

All games. No sport

2 years ago
If ever there was an example of how easy it is to sway public sentiments, we need to look no further beyond the Commonwealth Games saga. People were initially […]  more...

CWG Day 5: Pool Making Swimmers Sick?

2 years ago
Amidst NDTV reports that the Commonwealth Games swimming pool in Delhi may be contaminated, the organisers were today left red-faced with the 'Big Two' Michael Fennell and Suresh […]  more...

CWG Day 5: Pool Making Swimmers Sick?

2 years ago
Amidst NDTV reports that the Commonwealth Games swimming pool in Delhi may be contaminated, the organisers were today left red-faced with the 'Big Two' Michael Fennell and Suresh […]  more...

Rahul most preferred face for CWG brand ambassador: Survey... and other news

2 years ago
Rahul most preferred face for CWG brand ambassador: SurveyIn places like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Dehradun, Jaipur, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Kolkata and Bhubaneswar the survey was accomplished by the […]  more...

Commonwealth opener gets a pat from Indian media

2 years ago
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) After weeks of finding fault with the organisers, the Indian media Monday lavishly praised the inaugural ceremony of the Oct 3-14 sporting extravaganza here a day earlier.  more...

Sania eyes singles gold

2 years ago
With tennis making its debut at the Commonwealth Games in India, Sania Mirza wants her performance to be a memorable.  more...

CWG 4 Days To Go: Now, CWG Village Is 'World-Class'?

2 years ago
- After all the recent controversies over hygiene and cleanliness issues at the CWG Games Village, ANI reports say Secretary General of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Lalit […]  more...

CWG, Oops, Congress Wealth Games

2 years ago
An Express Investigation on CWG: Their Common Wealth 82 Comments Shobhana K Tags : commonwealth games 2010, Delhi CWG, CWG scam, Suresh Kalmadi Posted: Tue Sep 28 2010, 04:29 hrs […]  more...

Their Common Wealth

2 years ago
Father and daughter, uncle and nephew, twin siblings, mother and son, sister and brother, father and daughter and daughter-in-law — the list of employees of the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games, chaired by Suresh Kalmadi, includes at least 38 of the top brass who are related to each other, an investigation by The Indian Express has revealed.  more...

With a thumbs-up, guess who holds India hand? Pak

2 years ago
The Malaysian and Botswanian teams today joined the ranks of those complaining against the state of affairs in the Commonwealth Games Village, while the South African envoy cried "a threat to the lives of athletes" after a snake was found in one of the rooms allotted to the country's sportspersons.  more...

Join hands in fight against terror: MEA to Australia

2 years ago
Two days after Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s statement that there was a “high risk of terrorism” in New Delhi, India on Saturday said it was in close touch with Australia and other countries participating in the Commonwealth Games on the steps being taken and that it was “incumbent on all” to join hands to tackle this scourge of terrorism.  more...

In the last lap, a Commonwealth subsidy scramble

2 years ago
The Union Finance Ministry is not amused by the clamour for Commonwealth subsidies barely a fortnight before the inauguration of the Games.  more...

In the last lap, a Commonwealth subsidy scramble

2 years ago
The Union Finance Ministry is not amused by the clamour for Commonwealth subsidies barely a fortnight before the inauguration of the Games.  more...

India stunned by failed dope tests ahead of Commonwealth Games

2 years ago
India’s sports chiefs said on Monday they were shocked at the growing number of dope offenders ahead of next month’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Four wrestlers, a shot-putter […]  more...

Another blow as two CWG swimmers fail dope test

2 years ago
Just days after six wrestlers and two throwers tested positive for methylhexaneamine, three Indian swimmers, including two who were part of the national squad for next month's Commonwealth Games, have failed the dope test.  more...

Another blow as two CWG swimmers fail dope test

2 years ago
Just days after six wrestlers and two throwers tested positive for methylhexaneamine, three Indian swimmers, including two who were part of the national squad for next month’s Commonwealth Games, have failed the dope test.  more...

Saina slams CWG preparations, backtracks

2 years ago
World No.3 women's singles badminton star Saina Nehwal, one of the ambassadors of the Commonwealth Games, raised concerns about the lack of preparedness, including the incomplete stadiums, with less than a month to go for the event.  more...

Vij in squad, awaits B sample test

2 years ago
Shot-putter Saurav Vij's name will not be struck-off the Commonwealth Games' squad, CWG OC secretary general Lalit Bhanot said on Friday, a day when the athlete appealed for his B-Sample to be tested.  more...

Indian hockey to try out single keeper tactic

2 years ago
After the Indian hockey squad for the Commonwealth Games was leaked on Saturday, the official team announcement was made on Monday, reiterating the new one-keeper tactic.  more...

Batra ruined it for me: Brasa

2 years ago
On a day when the national hockey squad for Commonwealth Games and Asiad was announced, serious differences between key officials came to light.  more...

Firm got more than sponsorship it brought

2 years ago
CYG : SMAM was paid Rs 2.68 crore for bringing in sponsorship of Rs 2.11 crore, says report  more...

Jai hold! Games song delayed for 'tweaking'

2 years ago
VENUES are not the only thing running late for the Delhi Commonwealth Games. Now the theme song has been delayed.  more...

No criticism please, we’re Indian

2 years ago
Suddenly, it is not cool to be against the scandal-plagued Commonwealth Games.  more...

CWG neck on the line, some heads roll

2 years ago
The Organising Committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games today suspended two top officials and terminated its contract with the Australian sports marketing company Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM), which has failed to bring in sponsors for the Games.  more...

Darbari will go, says Kalmadi, as Ministry checks on 18 complaints

2 years ago
 Under fire for alleged irregularities by officials of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, its chairman Suresh Kalmadi is learnt to have told the government that he would shortly be terminating the contract of OC Joint Director General T S Darbari.  more...

Darbari will go, says Kalmadi, as Ministry checks on 18 complaints

2 years ago
Under fire for alleged irregularities by officials of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, its chairman Suresh Kalmadi is learnt to have told the government....  more...

CWG: Darbari will go, says Kalmadi

2 years ago
Kalmadi is learnt to have told the govt that he would shortly be terminating the contract of T S Darbari.  more...

CWG: Darbari will go, says Kalmadi; decision today

2 years ago
Kalmadi is learnt to have told the govt that he would shortly be terminating the contract of T S Darbari.  more...

One room, 3 staff: 28 years on, Asian Games panel still working

2 years ago
As the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) battles charges of corruption and seeks to be heard ahead of the sports event, the other committee which hosted the last sporting extravaganza in the country is also trying to make its point in the court cases — about 28 years after the 1982 Asian games.  more...

 
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