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COMMONWEALTH GAMES NEWS IN ENGLISH

  • cwg infrastructure works made contractors richer by rs 250

    CWG Infrastructure Works Made Contractors Richer By Rs 250 Cr

    India | March 27, 2011 16:29 IST

    New Delhi, Mar 27: The Prime Minister-appointed Shunglu Committee has found that over Rs 250 crore of the tax payers money has been pocketed by various contractors executing the Commonwealth Games projects. The high-level committee

  • cbi registers case agst lalli dehlvi carries out searches

    CBI Registers Case Agst Lalli, Dehlvi, Carries Out Searches

    India | March 04, 2011 12:14 IST

    New Delhi, Mar 4: The CBI today carried out searches at the residence of suspended Prasar Bharti CEO B S Lalli after registering a case against him and others for alleged irregularities in the award

  • maken not to attend national games closing ceremony

    Maken Not To Attend National Games Closing Ceremony

    Other Sports | February 26, 2011 13:51 IST

    New Delhi, Feb 26 :  After intense speculation, Sports Minister Ajay Maken has decided to give the closing ceremony of the 34th National Games a miss today, citing "preoccupation with current parliament session" as the

  • pm warns wrongdoers as kalmadi points finger at sports

    PM Warns Wrongdoers, As Kalmadi Points Finger At Sports Ministry

    India | February 24, 2011 18:03 IST

    New Delhi/Ranchi, Feb 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said no wrongdoer can "escape punishment" in the CWG scam even as Suresh Kalmadi, the sacked chairman of the Games' Organising Committee, accused probe agencies of

  • law to take its own course kalmadi on arrest of bhanot verma

    Law To Take Its Own Course: Kalmadi On Arrest Of Bhanot, Verma

    India | February 24, 2011 8:16 IST

    Ranchi, Feb 23 : Former Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee head Suresh Kalmadi, whose two close aides were arrested in connection with alleged corruption in a Games-related project, today said the law will take its own

  • lalit bhanot verma questioned later arrested by cbi

    Lalit Bhanot, Verma Questioned, Later Arrested By CBI

    India | February 23, 2011 18:58 IST

    New Delhi, Feb 23: Former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot was on Wednesday arrested after being  questioned by the CBI in connection with alleged irregularities in a Rs 107 crore contract that

  • rs 55 lakh reward for clues on jama masjid attack

    Rs 55 Lakh Reward For Clues On Jama Masjid Attack

    India | February 18, 2011 11:14 IST

    New Delhi, Feb 18 :  Groping in the dark in the September 19 Jama Masjid attack case, Delhi Police has announced a reward of Rs 25 lakh for anyone with information on the car blast

  • i was officially formally legally paid says tharoor

    I Was Officially, Formally, Legally Paid, Says Tharoor

    India | February 13, 2011 14:04 IST

    New Delhi, Feb 13 :  Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor is back in the news over payment of money by the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games for consultancy services. Tharoor today described the reports

  • cwg broadcast deal under ed scanner

    CWG Broadcast Deal Under ED Scanner

    India | February 13, 2011 12:10 IST

    New Delhi, Feb 13 (PTI) Prasar Bharati's Rs 246-crore deal with a UK-based broadcast firm for the coverage of the Commonwealth Games has now come under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate. Official sources said

  • former kalmadi aide darbari ready to sing

    Former Kalmadi Aide Darbari Ready To Sing

    India | November 23, 2010 8:12 IST

    New Delhi: In a blow to Suresh Kalmadi, his one-time trusted aide, T S Darbari, appears to be breaking ranks. On Monday, Darbari's counsel told a trial court that on November 3, well before his

  • kalmadi s aide jeychandren arrested

    Kalmadi's Aide Jeychandren Arrested

    India | November 22, 2010 9:16 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 22 : CBI on Sunday arrested Commonwealth Games organising committee treasurer  M Jeychandren, for his alleged role in the Queen's Baton Relay scam. Jeychandren, as joint director-general of finance and accounts, was

  • pm should accept jpc demand says gadkari

    PM Should Accept JPC Demand, Says Gadkari

    Politics | November 18, 2010 16:21 IST

    Mumbai, Nov 18: BJP president Nitin Gadkari today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to break his silence on the Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam and 2G Spectrum allocation issue, challenging him to accept the Opposition demand

  • we will give all the answers says kalmadi

    We Will Give All The Answers, Says Kalmadi

    India | November 17, 2010 17:16 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 17: The Commonwealth Games corruption probe is gaining steam after the arrest of two former Organising Committee officials but an unfazed OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi today said he would give "satisfactory answers"

  • cbi arrests darbari mahendroo on qbr muddle

    CBI Arrests Darbari, Mahendroo On QBR Muddle

    India | November 15, 2010 20:30 IST

    New Delhi, Nov 15: The CBI today stepped into the Commonwealth Games corruption muddle and arrested two sacked senior officials of the Games Organising Committee on charges of forgery and cheating relating to the Queen's

  • income tax raids on firms which bagged cwg contracts

    Income Tax Raids On Firms Which Bagged CWG Contracts

    India | October 28, 2010 12:43 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 28:  The Income Tax department today conducted raids on some contractors here as part of its probe to detect alleged financial irregularities in the Commonwealth Games.Official sources said teams of about 150

  • india slips 3 places in global corruption rankings

    India Slips 3 Places In Global Corruption Rankings

    India | October 27, 2010 11:44 IST

    New Delhi, Oct 26 :  India has slipped to 87th spot in Transparency International's latest ranking of nations based on the level of corruption, with the global watchdog asserting that perceptions about corruption in the

  • poonia accepts samuels challenge but spurns january date

    Poonia Accepts Samuels Challenge But Spurns January Date

    Other Sports | October 26, 2010 21:30 IST

    New Delhi , Oct 26: Commonwealth Games gold medallist Krishna Poonia is game for the USD 20,000 winner-takes-all discus throw contest with world champion Dani Samuels of Australia but rejected January 22 date for the

  • kalmadi left out of cab sec s dinner party

    Kalmadi Left Out Of Cab Sec's Dinner Party

    Other Sports | October 24, 2010 16:37 IST

    New Delhi: In yet another snub for him, Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee head Suresh Kalmadi, facing charges of corruption in the sporting event, was not invited to a thanks-giving dinner hosted by Cabinet Secretary K

  • aus athletes caught doping during commonwealth games

    Aus Athletes Caught Doping During Commonwealth Games

    Other Sports | October 23, 2010 22:29 IST

    Melbourne : Nine Australian athletes have tested positive for banned stimulant methylhexaneamine and some of them could be from the Commonwealth Games squads. The authorities have not revealed the identity of the athletes but they

  • aussie athletes took away medicines devices worth rs 1 crore

    Aussie Athletes Took Away Medicines, Devices Worth Rs 1 Crore

    Other Sports | October 22, 2010 17:33 IST

    Australian athletes, apart from allegedly vandalising Commonwealth games village, took away medicines and devices worth over Rs one crore, Delhi govt has written to the Australian  Chef De Mission, reports MidDay. They were the ones

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