Common Wealth Games
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Suresh Kalmadi Shows Green Flag To Pune-Ahmedabad Duronto Express
India | Mar 12, 2012, 07:44 AM ISTPune, March 12 ; Commonwealth Games accused and Pune MP Suresh Kalmadi on Sunday flagged off the new Pune-Ahmedabad Duronto Express here. Released on bail from Delhi's Tihar jail, Kalmadi is presently taking part in
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Many CWG Documents Missing, Say Investigators
India | Mar 05, 2012, 04:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 5: A number of documents related to Commonwealth Games projects have either gone missing or are are untraceable making tough the ongoing probe into alleged irregularities in conduct of the Games.Sources said
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Britain Takes Security Tips From India For London Olympics
India | Feb 17, 2012, 01:46 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 17 : Preparing to host the Olympics in August, Britain is taking tips from India on security of venues based on its experience of Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) held in 2010.Terming the
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Britain Takes Security Tips From India For London Olympics
Other Sports | Feb 17, 2012, 01:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 17 : Preparing to host the Olympics in August, Britain is taking tips from India on security of venues based on its experience of Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG) held in 2010.Terming the
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'Sabse Bada Khiladi, Suresh Kalmadi' Slogan Chanted As Tainted Politician Returns To Pune
India | Feb 05, 2012, 01:31 PM ISTPune, Feb 5: Commonwealth Games scam accused and MP Suresh Kalmadi returned to his hometown Pune on Saturday evening to a warm welcome from his admirers, mostly Congress supporters, who chanted slogans like 'Sabse Bada
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Kalmadi Should Have Resigned From IOA Chief Post, Says Minister Maken
India | Jan 20, 2012, 04:51 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 20: Sports Minister Ajay Maken today said that sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, who was released from jail on bail yesterday, should have resigned from IOA presidency after he
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Delhi Court To Hold Daily Hearings In CWG Scam
India | Jan 04, 2012, 06:15 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 4: A Delhi court today dismissed the bail plea of five people, arrested for their alleged roles in a Commonwealth Games-related corruption case and decided to hold day-to-day proceedings in the case.The
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Chidambaram Supervised All Money Matters Relating To CWG : Report
India | Dec 18, 2011, 11:48 AM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 17: It was P. Chidambaram who was tasked to "supervise and deal with all financial matters" relating to Commonwealth Games by a Group of Ministers, a DNA report says. Documents accessed from
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Samota, Diwakar, Shiva In Finals Of National Boxing
Other Sports | Dec 09, 2011, 09:27 PM ISTChennai, Dec 9: Commonwealth Games gold medallist Paramjeet Samota, Diwakar Prasad and Shiva Thapa advanced to the finals of the 58th Senior Men's National Championship after registering contrasting wins in the penultimate round of their
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Govt Extends Tenure Of GoM On Commonwealth Games
India | Nov 06, 2011, 12:20 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 6: The Centre has extended by two months tenure of a Group of Ministers (GoM), headed by Defence Minister AK Antony, to examine the alleged irregularities in the conduct of last year's
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Delhi Judge Stops Use Of Special Jail Van For CWG Accused
India | Nov 02, 2011, 01:40 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 2: Delhi Special Judge Pradeep Chaddah has directed Tihar jail authorities to stop use of a special jail van to ferry three high-profile prisoners who are accused in the Commonwealth Games scam,
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Organizers Rev Up For India's Inaugural Formula One Race
India | Oct 19, 2011, 07:10 PM ISTGreater Noida, Oct 19: Indian Grand Prix organizers said on Tuesday they expect the country's inaugural Formula One race later this month to help erase the “shameful” memory left behind from last year's Commonwealth Games.The
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Poonia Qualifies For London Olympics With Gold At US Meet
Other Sports | Oct 15, 2011, 05:29 PM ISTNew Delhi, October 15: Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Krishna Poonia qualified for next year's London Olympics after clinching a gold medal in the women's discus thrower event of the Fling Throw Meet in Portland, USA.Poonia came
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Sheila To Brief Congress MLAs On CAG Issue
National | Aug 11, 2011, 01:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 11: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has called a meeting of Congress Legislature Party on August 27, two days before the monsoon session of Delhi Assembly begins, where she will apprise the
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Sack Sheila: Demands BJP, Stalls Parliament
India | Aug 08, 2011, 01:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 8: The opposition BJP on Monday fired on all cylinders in both houses of Parliament demanding the resignation of Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit in the light of CAG report which has
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BJP Barking Up The Wrong Tree, Says Khurshid
India | Aug 08, 2011, 06:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 8: Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Monday said that the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party is barking up the wrong tree, so far as its demand for resignation of Delhi chief minister Sheila
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CAG Report: Opposition Demands Sheila's Resignation, CM Mum
India | Aug 05, 2011, 09:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 5: Severely rapped by the Comptroller and Auditor General for irregularities in Commonwealth Games projects, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today evaded a direct reply to the charges saying her government will
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My Mind, My Brain Is All Okay: Kalmadi
India | Jul 28, 2011, 04:59 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 28: “My mind, my brain is all okay,” sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, who is in Tihar jail since May in connection with the CWG scam, today said refuting
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PM Says, Aiyar Opposed Commonwealth Games On Ideological Grounds
India | Jul 02, 2011, 06:32 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 2: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the Sports Ministry for “relevant details” regarding the letters written by former sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on last year's Commonwealth Games. “The letters written
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Shunglu Finds Lapses In CWG Appointment Of Shashi Tharoor
India | Jun 19, 2011, 01:36 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 19: 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