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In the past year or two, mostly since the end of the nightmare that the Commonwealth Games and the run up to it was, the word ‘outrage’ has […] 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...
Telegraph.co.ukUnlike Delhi, London is all set to host its Olympic Games, three months ahead …Economic TimesBy Boria Majumdar With 100 days to go before the 2010 Commonwealth Games, everything was falling apart in the Indian capital. The Games Village was half done, and one corruption scandal after the other was rocking the games preparations.It's 100 [...] more...
Daily MailA tale of two citiesTimes of IndiaWith 100 days to go before the 2010 Commonwealth Games, everything was falling apart in the Indian capital. The Games Village was half done, and one corruption scandal after the other was rocking the games preparations. Even the world leaders had …Stalker can't get the thought of Olympic [...] more...
AFI conducts polls, all office bearers elected unopposedTimes Now.tvBhanot, who was released on bail in connection with the Commonwealth Games scandal, attended the AGM as a delegate of Delhi Athletics Association. Valson was made Secretary in the absence of any opposition candidate in the AGM.and more » more...
AFI conducts polls, all office bearers elected unopposedTimes of IndiaBhanot, who was released on bail in connection with the Commonwealth Games scandal, attended the AGM as a delegate of Delhi Athletics Association. Maharashtra Athletics Association chief Adille Sumariwalla was elected unopposed as president while CK …IOA defends CWG scam accused Bhanot?Times Now.tvall 7 news articles » more...
Indian Grand Prix: Olympic norms tough to getThe HinduThe great image boost following the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games feats having come crashing down with last year's doping scandals, Indian athletics is almost back to square one. Yet, optimism is not lacking despite dipping standards. more...
Udupi: Suresh Kalmadi turns to Nag Deva for helpBellevisionUdupi, 29 March 2012: The main accused in the Commonwealth Games multi crore scandal Suresh Kalmadi has turned to Nag Deva to come out of the scandal. He will be conducting a grand Nagmandal Seva in his native place Kalmadi in Udupi from 11th to 14th … more...
My fellow citizens, Over the last few years, I have read and watched a series of reports about corruption in the organizing of Commonwealth Games.It has pained me […] more...
IBNLive.comIOA decides not to act against KalmadiRediffKalmadi spent nine months in jail because of the Commonwealth Games corruption scandal before being released on bail last month. IOA acting-president Vijay Kumar Malhotra said the national body has replied to the three letters from the IOC and will …Kalmadi not sacked from IOA; VK Malhotra to continue [...] more...
Daily MailTop 10 facts about Kalmadi's Commonwealth Games scandalNDTVNew Delhi: 1) Suresh Kalmadi was given bail by the Delhi High Court today in a corruption case related to the Commonwealth Games. He was arrested on April 26 last year. Mr Kalmadi, an MP from Pune, served as the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of …Suresh [...] more...
Flashback time or looking at the sporting road ahead? No easy answers even one year after the Commonwealth Games with the grand opening ceremony and rich medals haul almost fading in memory as the men behind the multimillion rupee event continue to be behind bars on charges of corruption and many of the lavish stadiums lie in disuse. 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...
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...
Globe and Mail India's world class heistThe Nation, PakistanOn August 5th, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India released its final report on the 2010 Commonwealth Games, placing it before the parliament. No-one expected good news. The games, which were held in Delhi last October, have been under a cloud …Police use water, batons to control [...] more...
Sydney Morning Herald India Dope Scandal- Yuri Allowed To Go HomeNews TonightCommonwealth games held at New Delhi were no doubt, a matter of pride to India. India took pride in hosting the event and winning gold in the event. But was it really a matter of pride? It wasn't long after India's investigation on the money [...] more...
Just as the accolades flowed for India's "golden girl" after her unexpected victories at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, so will the criticism now in a country embroiled in a doping scandal. more...
The Hindu The taint and the shameThe HinduThe toast of the nation after their winning streak at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, Ashwini Akkunji and company are today at the centre of a monumental doping scandal. Their career is virtually doomed and the shockwaves are rocking …Bangalore: PT Usha's Statement Disheartens Athlete Ashwini AkkunjiDaijiworld.comall [...] more...
Daijiworld.com Doping Scandal: 'Innocence' Claim by Athletes a Lame Excuse?Daijiworld.comJul 12: The symbol of India's rising might in track and field, Ashwini Akkunji's fall from grace has been much swifter than her rise to fame in the national sporting scene following her stupendous performances in Commonwealth games and …Doping debacle: May we have more information?Daily News [...] more...
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The doping scandal involving eight athletes has put India in a spot of bother as it comes within a year of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) having paid a huge fine to get an international suspension lifted from the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) for participation in the Commonwealth Games. more...
Storybook win at Commonwealth Games. Now, a doping scandalToronto StarIndia's women's 4×400-metre relay team is shown celebrating after winning in New Delhi at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. By Rick Westhead South Asia Bureau NEW DELHI—It was a storybook way for India to cap its Commonwealth Games last October. …India's dope monster raises its ugly head [...] more...
The Hindu Coach sacked in India dope scandalHerald Sun'Tainted' win: India's Ashwini Akkunji, Manjeet Kaur, Mandeep Kaur and Sini Jose celebrate their win in the women's 4×400m relay final of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Picture: AFP Source: AFP INDIA'S sports minister has sacked the Ukrainian …Corporation Bank to await report on AshwiniTimes of IndiaIs [...] more...
Zee News Dope scandal: Athlete Sini Jose blames coachesIndia TodayA member of the Commonwealth Games 4×400 metre gold winning quartet, Jose lifted the lid on the doping scandal. It was the first time that any of the tainted athletes came out accusing the coaches of giving them performance enhancing drugs in the name …Athletes' families react [...] more...
Olympics timer in Indian scandalSydney Morning HeraldBut legal problems in India, where it is accused of conspiring to win a 1.1 billion rupee ($A22.86 million) contract for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games threatens to sully its previously squeaky clean reputation. "What's happening in India is very …and more » 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...
PENNY MacRAE : AFPAN INDIAN court has ordered the chief organiser of the scandal-tainted Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in police custody over corruption allegations in […] more...
Indian officials arrested the chief organizer of last year's Commonwealth Games and two other officials on Monday as part of a corruption investigation into the scandal-plagued competition in New Delhi. more...
Indian officials arrested the chief organizer of last year's Commonwealth Games on Monday as part of a corruption investigation into the scandal-plagued competition in New Delhi. more...
AN AUSTRALIAN company that was dudded out of millions by Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers has been asked to pay some of the money they received back. The development comes […] 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...
INDIANS’ anger over rising corruption has reached feverish levels. What people are calling a “season of scams” includes the alleged theft of billions by officials behind last year’s […] more...
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The sports ministry has a 'very important role' to play in handling disputes related to the Commonwealth Games (CWG), India's new Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Ajay Maken said here Thursday. more...
We have recently had the scandal of the corruption and bribery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi. Now that the games are over the police and […] more...
My fellow citizens, Over the last few weeks, I have read and watched a series of reports about corruption in the organizing of Commonwealth Games. It has pained me no […] more...
The chaos surrounding the preparations for that Video games received performed a "lot of damage" to India's worldwide picture, louboutin shoes explained. "People are questioning whether or not we […] more...
The Scandals that marred India's image - Business news rediff.com: India's biggest scams1. Fraudulent CWG: The Commonwealth Games scam Discrepancies in tenders and alleged misappropriation amounting to about Rs 8,000 […] more...
The commonwealth Games closed in a very delightful and spectacular manner. The many scandals hit the game but athletics healed the nation with their spectacular display […] 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...
John Coates said the Commonwealth Games Federation lacked the resources to monitor progress and to ensure that construction deadlines were met.England have become the first overseas team to […] more...
Nine Australian athletes have tested positive for banned stimulant methylhexaneamine and some of them could be from the Commonwealth Games squads. more...
New Delhi, Oct 15: The international athletes and Commonwealth Games Federation may have enjoyed their stay in Delhi, but Indians have not yet forgiven Suresh Kalmadi for the […] more...
Commonwealth Games leaves 2,50,000 homeless:NEW DELHI: Even as the nation applauds India's winning spree in the Commonwealth Games being held in the Capital, a study by […] more...
IT REFERS to media-reports about public-anger showered on chairperson of the organising committee (OC) for Commonwealth Games 2010, when some young men disrupted Suresh Kalmadi from dining at […] more...
An Indian athlete has tested positive for a banned substance at CWG, Mike Fennell, Games Federation chief, said today. The name has been withheld. more...
The Commonwealth Games was today hit by a dope scandal when Nigerian women's 100m gold medallist Osayemi Oludamola tested positive for a banned stimulant and was placed under provisional suspension pending a test of her 'B' sample. more...
Olympic organisers say they will learn lessons from the serious ticketing and technology problems at the Commonwealth Games that have been so bad the system has teetered on the verge of collapse. more...
After generating negative publicity for corruption scandals one after the other, the Commonwealth Games 2010 has finally given the country a reason to smile. more...
Indian sportspersons have unequivocally condemned former sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar's statement that he would be "unhappy" if the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games (CWG) turned out to be […] more...
Delhi Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi brushed aside a string of problems with transport, a lack of spectators, food and security delays on Tuesday, saying everything would be resolved within 24 hours. more...
I’ve been fascinated by the shenanigans and brouhaha around the run-up to the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The Games’ preparations have served as a mirror in which […] more...
NEW DELHI: India today put behind a nightmarish build-up of scandals, filth and dirt and missed deadlines to come up with a dazzling and vibrant opening ceremony for […] more...
With a hat-trick of podium finish in sight, Indian women's hockey team will seek to start their Commonwealth Games campaign on a winning note against an unknown Scotland in their first Pool A match here on Monday. more...
Indian leader's meeting to discuss problems with scandal-plagued Commonwealth Games endsPublished September 22, 2010 by Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An emergency meeting called by the Indian prime […] more...
After seven years of preparation, scores of controversies and scandals, numerous referendums questioning the necessity of the extravaganza, and finally, incessant speculation over India's ability to do the job, the Commonwealth Games is upon us. more...
World Anti Doping Agency chief admitted some athletes at the Commonwealth Games could cheat and get away with it, but said it was becoming harder. more...
Indian security forces will probably prevent a large-scale terror attack on the Delhi Commonwealth Games, but small attacks are highly possible, a Sydney-based think tank has said. more...
As Salman Rushidie recently told NDTV: "I am upset about the CWG scandals..... as they reveal the ancient and negative part of India....not the modern India..." How wrong can […] more...
Controversy and Indian women's hockey seem to go hand-in-hand.With just three days to go for the Commonwealth Games, Rupa Saini, the team manager, has come down hard on head coach, Sandeep Somesh, more...
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) There is nothing quite like having the sun on the back to lift the mood, especially after experiencing unprecedented rains that all but swept the Commonwealth Games down the Yamuna. more...
Article first published as Commonwealth Games Likely to Affect India’s Economic Image on Technorati. Delhi Commonwealth Games, 2010 is going to remain a big fiasco for third largest […] more...
Interesting:Games athletes eye medals as clean-up race nears endHundreds of athletes arrived in New Delhi for the scandal-hit Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, setting their sights on winning medals […] more...
The build-up to the Commonwealth Games 2010 has been marred by construction delays, corruption scandals, dengue fever outbreak, the collapse of a footbridge near the main stadium and […] more...
Even as Delhi is racing against time to save its face amid a slew of scandals, here comes a nightmare to disgrace the already downtrodden image of the Commonwealth Games--child labour. more...
India's potential for hosting future Olympics should not be written off before giving embattled New Delhi organisers a chance to pull off the Commonwealth Games with a "last-ditch" effort, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge said in an interview today. more...
[caption id="attachment_7436" align="aligncenter" width="575" caption="CWG Scandal Unwinded"][/caption] India bribed 72 nations to get Delhi CWG Press Trust Of India Posted on Sep 23, 2010 at 23:06 Melbourne: India bribed 72 […] more...
India bribed 72 Commonwealth countries $100,000 each to get the hosting rights for the scandal-hit 19th edition of the Games, a media report claimed. more...
THE Commonwealth Games were “on a knife edge” yesterday as it emerged the crumbling stadiums have been built by children. Tots as young as three were drafted in to […] more...
London, Sept.23 (ANI): It has now emerged that children have built some parts of the alleged crumbling stadiums of the XIXth Commonwealth Games. more...
Betwa Sharma New York, Sep 22 (PTI) With the Delhi CommonwealthGames hit by a series of concerns, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna today sought to reassure the world that India wasdetermined to make the event a success, and that security willnot be a worrying issue. more...
[caption id="attachment_7359" align="aligncenter" width="575" caption="Commonwealth Games and Coolies"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_7358" align="aligncenter" width="575" caption="Collapsed Pedestrian Bridge 3"][/caption] India battles to save scandal-hit Commonwealth Games Factboxes Factbox - Commonwealth teams' reaction to setbacks8:22am BST Factbox […] more...
Australian Sports Minister Mark Arbib today said more athletes are likely to pull out of the scandal-hit Commonwealth Games in India but his country is committed to take part in next month's multi-sporting event. more...
Australian sports minister Mark Arbib today said more athletes are likely to pull out of the scandal-hit Commonwealth Games in India but his country is committed to take part in next month's multi-sporting event. more...
I'm assuming that, unless you have been living under a rock for the past 2 months, you've heard about the Commonwealth Games scandal. It's the hottest […] more...
New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) Sports Minister M S Gill todayannounced a cash award of Rs 10 lakh for World Championshipgold medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar and hoped the grapplerwill continue with his fine form in next month's CommonwealthGames as well. more...
The Commonwealth Games, 2010 were expected to provide a big boost to the fortunes of hoteliers in Delhi. However, the unfinished Games sites, traffic jams and the spread […] more...
Missed deadlines, leaking stadiums, zero hotel bookings, corruption scandals, flooded roads, absentee athletes, Connaught Place looking like bombed-out Baghdad and Swagatham as our Waka Waka. Every day the bad news about Delhi Commonwealth Games gets worse. Is there any thing about the Games that’s untouched by controversy? more...
Well I just wonder whether the Commonwealth Games as an extravaganza is nearing its end. I have always been a big supporter of the event mainly as its one […] more...
When I had just graduated from college in 2007, and preparation for the games had begun in (almost) full gusto, like every other Delhite, I was a patriotic […] more...
As the Queen’s Baton jogs around the country, as athletes stretch and train, as October approaches, the media coverage and public criticism of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to […] more...
For a country of over a billion, India should have been better-placed just 45 days before the Commonwealth Games, feels Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief Perry Crosshwhite. more...
The official mascot for the Delhi Commonwealth Games is Shera, a cuddly cartoon tiger. But, 60 days before the largest sporting event to be held in India begins, […] more...
For a country of over a billion, India should have been better-placed just 45 days before the, Commonwealth Games, feels Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief Perry Crosshwhite. He how- ever more...
Suresh Kalmadi said that he was innocent in the alleged fraud in the bid documents that enabled him to be the complete in charge of the Commonwealth Games 2010. more...
Melbourne, Aug 19 (PTI) For a country of over a billion,India should have been better-placed just 45 days before theCommonwealth Games, feels Australian Commonwealth GamesAssociation chief Perry Crosshwhite but he believes Delhiwould get over the scandal-marred build-up to pull off asuccessful show. 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...
New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) Already caught in corruptionscandals, the Commonwealth Games faced another controversywith reports today claiming that original bid documents of theDelhi event were allegedly tampered with to help SureshKalmadi become chairman of the Organising Committee (OC). more...
It is the first meeting of the GoM after prime minister Manmohan Singh directly stepped in yesterday convening an emergency meeting on review of preparations for the Commonwealth Games. more...
The Group of Ministers for the Commonwealth Games, which has now been empowered to take all necessary decicions for the smooth conduct of the event, will meet here tomorrow to take stock of the preparations. more...
Engulfed in a spate of corruption scandals, the Commonweath Games organising committee was on Friday dealt another blow with merchandising company Premier Brands pulling out of the mega 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...
Interview: Saina Nehwal disturbed by CWG preparations Part 1With all the scandals and allegations of corruptions surrounding the 2010 Commonwealth Games, one top Indian athlete is feeling rather disheartened. World number two badminton player Saina Nehwal says that she is rather disturbed by the preparations for the Games.From:newsxliveViews:327 1ratingsTime:13:50More inSports more...
Melbourne, Aug 11 (PTI) The corruption scandals andconstruction delays ahead of the Delhi Commonwealth Games arehardly a concern for the Australian government, which is moreworried about the security of its athletes during the Octoberevent. more...
Todays top site:Was nervous for China before Olympics, Games will be alright, says Delhi CM.And this:The Commonwealth Games is just under two months away but preparations are being […] more...
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Corruption scandals and construction delays notwithstanding, New Zealand foresees Delhi hosting a successful Commonwealth Games come October but the country's Olympic Committee has still sought assurances on security at the venues. 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...
Wellington, Aug 10 (PTI) Corruption scandals andconstruction delays notwithstanding, New Zealand foreseesDelhi hosting a successful Commonwealth Games come October butthe country's Olympic Committee has still sought assurances onsecurity at the venues. more...
Even as the Opposition aims to target the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government in Parliament over issue of alleged financial irregularities in the Commonwealth Games, fresh allegations have surfaced against Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi suggesting he was aware of payments made to controversial UK-based firm AM films and its sister concern AM Car and Van Hire. more...
Acting on the persistent plea of sports ministry, CWG OC terminated the services of its tainted Joint DG TS Darbari in the wake of corruption scandal that has rocked the event. more...
It was early in the morning but Suresh Kalmadi was already looking tired and tense. The never-ending reports on corruption and mismanagement - which the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) chairman calls "drummed-up campaign" - have probably taken their toll. more...
Less than two months before the opening ceremonies for the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, turmoil reigns as venues are untested or still under construction and top officials have been turfed by the organizing committee in a corruption scandal. 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...
Khanna's resignation came hours before the organising committee's executive board's emergency meeting convened to discuss the corruption scandal that has rocked the Games. more...
Rocked by allegations of wide-scale corruption, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) will hold an emergency meeting of its Executive Board in New Delhi on Thursday amid indications that a clean-up process could be started. The three-member panel set up to inquire into allegations of corruption against the of the CWG OC will also submit its report on Thursday. Flashback: 1982 ASIAD no different more...
Rocked by allegations ofwidescale corruption, the Commonwealth Games OrganisngCommittee will hold an emergency meeting of its ExecutiveBoard here on Thursday amid indications that a clean-up processcould be started. more...
The embattled Commonwealth Games Organisers received a strong rebuke from CGF chief Michael Fennell who said that the image of the Games "could not be damaged by corruption charges". more...
The dire buildup to the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi has deteriorated further, with the organizing committee urged to fire two senior officials amid a brewing corruption scandal just two months before the opening ceremony. more...
Corruption scandal hits 2010 GamesUK Govt is investigating suspect money transfers and the Cabinet Secretary wants an explanation on delays and corruption.From:ndtvViews:418 1ratingsTime:04:36More inSports more...