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Delhi Under Thick Security Cover Ahead Of CWG Opening Ceremony
India | Oct 03, 2010, 01:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 3 : Thousands of armed security personnel were on their toes today securing the capital for the Commonwealth Games as helicopters patrolled the skies and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles scanned the ground. A
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CWG: Unprecedented Security Cover In Place
India | Oct 03, 2010, 08:28 AM ISTNew Delhi From helicopters to snipers and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, the national capital will witness unprecedented security arrangements for any sports event ever in the country as the 19th Commonwealth Games starts rolling out on
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Swami Ramdev Alleges Massive Corruption In CWG
India | Oct 02, 2010, 10:05 PM ISTMathura: Eminent Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev today alleged financial irregularities to the tune of Rs1 lakh crore in implemntation of Commonwealth Games projects, saying at least one lakh new schools could have been opened with
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Aus Minister Gets Dose Of Indian Security, Frisked At CWG Village
India | Oct 02, 2010, 08:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Australian government, which consistently targeted the Delhi Commonwealth Games over security issues, on Friday got a taste of Indian security. Its Sports Minister Mark Arbib was stopped at the Games Village and
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Delhi Schools Close Down From Today
India | Oct 01, 2010, 07:44 AM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi children will head for autumn break from today as schools close down during the Commonwealth Games period to make more room for traffic and help in ensuring a smooth event. As per
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India Hit By Bowling Concerns Before First Test Against Aus
Cricket | Sep 30, 2010, 01:42 PM ISTMohali, Sep 30 : In an unusually low-profile series due to the buzz surrounding the Commonwealth Games, India go into the first cricket Test against Australia with serious concerns at the bowling front with their
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Will Keep Watch On India's Show In CWG, Says Dhoni
Cricket | Sep 30, 2010, 02:12 PM ISTMohali, Sep 30: They are bracing up for a tough Test series against Australia but India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said he and his teammates will keenly follow the progress of their compatriots
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Half Of Games Volunteers Disappear With CWG Kit
Other Sports | Sep 30, 2010, 12:51 PM ISTAn estimated 10,000 volunteers have dropped out after enrolling for the Commonwealth Games, reports Times of India. The volunteers have displayed less than expected zest for the Games due to what is seen as a
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Aussie TV Sting To Shame India Exposed
World | Sep 30, 2010, 12:29 PM ISTNew Delhi : A sensational report by an Australian television journalist who claimed he smuggled explosives inside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to highlight India's lax security arrangements for the Commonwealth Games has been exposed as
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Semenya Pulls Out But Things Continue To Look Up For CWG
India | Sep 29, 2010, 10:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 29: The number of athletes and officials checking into the Commonwealth Games village today swelled to more than half of the 7,200 expected participants, lifting the spirits of the event organisers on
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45-Minute Opening Ceremony Of CWG, 7000 Artists To Perform
India | Sep 29, 2010, 10:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 29: Group of Ministers on Commonwealth Games today expressed "high degree" of satisfaction over the preparation for the mega sporting event which will open on Sunday with a 45-minute cultural show
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Focus Will Be On Athletes At CWG Opening Ceremony
India | Sep 29, 2010, 04:43 PM ISTMumbai, Sep 29: For the first time in the history of the Commonwealth Games, the participants would march in with their respective countries' contingents during Sunday's Opening Ceremony, and would be seated alongside guests at
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Injured Semenya Pulls Out Of Commonwealth Games
Other Sports | Sep 29, 2010, 10:15 AM ISTJohannesburg, Sep 29: Joining the long list of star pullouts from the Delhi Commonwealth Games, South Africa's 800m world champion Caster Semenya today withdrew from the event citing a back injury. Hours after her mentor
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Bombs Don't Scare 15-Year-Old Aussie Swimmer Kukla
India | Sep 28, 2010, 10:09 PM ISTMelbourne, Sep 28: For 15-year-old Australian swimming sensation Yolane Kukla, the sound of bomblasts is not something that scares her. The Brisbane schoolgirl knows what it means to be live in a dangerous part of
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Sania's Family Confirms She Will Stay At Games' Village
Tennis | Sep 28, 2010, 08:57 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 28: The family of the Indian tennis star Sania Mirza today dismissed as rumours the buzz that she may not stay at the Commonwealth Games Village here. While the international stars have
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Gill, Kalmadi Meet Prez, Invites Her To Be Chief Guest
India | Sep 28, 2010, 08:46 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 28 : Union Sports Minister M S Gill and Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi today met President Pratibha Patil and invited her to be the chief guest at the opening
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Congress Tells Jats, Don't Do Anything That Will Harm India's Image
National | Sep 28, 2010, 08:18 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 28: Amid threats from Jat groups to block Delhi borders to press for their demand for quota, Congress on Tuesday appealed to them not to do anything that will tarnish the image
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Contingents Satisfied With CWG Arrangement, Pull Outs Continue
India | Sep 28, 2010, 08:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 28: The relentless scathing criticism around the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games today waned with top sporting nations Australia and England leading a stream of contingents in expressing satisfaction at the arrangements in the
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Delhi Under Heavy Security Blanket Against Aerial Threats
India | Sep 28, 2010, 08:04 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 28 : Ahead of Commonwealth Games, the city was today brought under a heavy security blanket to defend it against any aerial threat like rogue aircraft, microlights or balloons. Apart from security
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Complaints Subside, More Athletes Check In
Other Sports | Sep 27, 2010, 10:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 27 : Things began to look up for the crisis-hit Commonwealth Games as complaints about the village subsided and international athletes continued to check in on a relatively controversy-free day for the