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PM Visits JLN Stadium
India | Aug 29, 2010, 02:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday visited the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the venue of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games, here for an on the spot inspection of the facility.
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I Am Still The Boss: Kalmadi
India | Aug 24, 2010, 06:03 PM ISTNew Delh: "I am still the boss of the Commonwealth Games", embattled Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi insists, while making it clear that he is not a quitter and the spate of corruption allegations will
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Indian Gymnastics Getting High On Hope
Other Sports | Aug 24, 2010, 12:53 PM ISTGymnastics has never been more than a fringe sport in India. Thanks to some hard-working youngsters and a veteran coach, the picture is changing. With four Indians ranked among top 50, the hosts are upbeat
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Aiyar Not To Witness CWG; To Be Out Of Country For 2 Weeks
India | Aug 22, 2010, 07:01 PM ISTPalakkad (Ker): One of the staunchest critics of the Commonwealth Games, senior Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar says he will be "hell out of the country" during the October event as he is no mood to
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Reddy Asks Army Not To Charge Facilities Provided For Games
India | Aug 20, 2010, 11:22 PM ISTNEW DELHI: The Urban development ministry has sought the assistance of defence minister A K Antony to ensure the Army does not charge the Organising Committee for certain facilities provided by it during the Commonwealth
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Kalmadi Insists, Govt Hasn't Clipped His Wings
Other Sports | Aug 19, 2010, 08:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Rejecting suggestions that the government has clipped his wings by appointing a committee of bureaucrats, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee's embattled Chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Thursday insisted that he is still the boss and
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Investigate Corruption Charges Against CWG: Fennell
India | Aug 19, 2010, 08:44 PM ISTNew Delhil: All allegations of corruption against Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers should be probed, CGF chief Mike Fennell said on Thursday as he wrapped up a two-day inspection of the venues by identifying some areas
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Sania To Lead Women's Team At CWG
India | Aug 19, 2010, 04:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sania Mirza will spearhead a rather weak Indian challenge at the Commonwealth Games after being named in a four-member women's team for the mega-event by the All India Tennis Association here on Thursday
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BJP Demands JPC Into Corruption In CWG
National | Aug 15, 2010, 11:14 PM ISTChennai: Following allegations that the Commonwealth Games had become a cesspool of corruption, the BJP on Sunday demanded a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee and said it would insist on it in Parliament tomorrow.
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Milkha Singh Calls For Army To Handle CWG
India | Aug 08, 2010, 09:24 AM ISTNEW DELHI: With scams marring the build up to the Commonwealth Games, an agitated sprint legend Milkha Singh said it would have been better for the country had Army handles all the preparations for the
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Corruption In CWG: BJP Demands JPC Probe
National | Aug 07, 2010, 06:06 PM ISTTerming the alleged large-scale corruption in the Commonwealth Games projects as a 'national shame,' the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention into the matter and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee
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Govt To Look Into Corruption Charges In CWG Projects: Gill
India | Aug 05, 2010, 09:31 PM ISTNew Delhi: Government on Thursday vowed to look into corruption allegations that has dogged Commonwealth Games and mulled a Finance Ministry probe but ruled out creating an apex committee to oversee the conduct of the
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No Clean Chit Or Unclean Chit' To Anybody Regarding CWG: Cong
National | Aug 04, 2010, 08:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: With controversy deepening over alleged corruption in Commonwealth Games projects, Congress today virtually backtracked from its remarks giving a clean chit to two Union Ministers and the Delhi Chief Minister and distancing itself
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Image Of Games Can't Be Damaged By Corruption Charges: Fennell
India | Aug 03, 2010, 11:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: The embattled Commonwealth Games Organisers on Tuesday received a strong rebuke from CGF chief Michael Fennell who said that the image of the Games "could not be damaged by corruption charges". "We cannot
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Delhi Govt Document Shows Funds Meant For SCs Diverted For CWG
India | Aug 03, 2010, 07:14 PM ISTContrary to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's claim that money was not diverted from SC welfare schemes, Delhi Government has used funds from these programmes on various Commonwealth Games projects, arguing that these facilities will also
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Sports Min Officials Go Globe Trotting For CWG
India | Aug 01, 2010, 02:26 PM ISTNew Delhi- The Commonwealth Games have come as a godsend for travel-happy officials. It has now been disclosed that Sports Ministry officials made nearly 90 foreign visits in last four years in "preparation" for the
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Kalmadi Refutes Indian High Commission's Denial
India | Aug 01, 2010, 03:06 PM ISTNew Delhi- Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Sunday insisted that the UK-based firm at the center of a corruption row that has hit CWG OC was recommended by the Indian High Commission
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Didn't Have Contract With CWG OC, Admits AM Films
India | Jul 31, 2010, 04:51 PM ISTNew Delhi- The UK-based company at the center of a corruption row which has rocked the upcoming Delhi Commonwealth Games on Saturday admitted that it did not have a contract with the event's organisers but
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BCCI Refuses To Give 100 Crore Donation To CWG
Cricket | Jul 31, 2010, 03:22 PM ISTMumbai: Grappling with allegations of widescale corruption, the Commonwealth Games suffered another blow on Saturday with the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) refusing to give a Rs 100 crore donation sought by the Oraganising Committee. After
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Cong Flays BJP For Suggesting Bachchan As CWG Brand Ambassador
National | Mar 29, 2010, 08:32 PM ISTAttacking the BJP for suggesting Amitabh Bachchan's name as brand ambassador of Commonwealth Games, Congress on Monday said the party has a habit of "fishing in troubled waters". A day after senior BJP leader and