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  IOC wants IOA to interpret clause to avoid double interpretation

  Other Sports | December 14, 2013 12:46 IST

  New Delhi: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has asked the suspended Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to clarify the amendments it had carried out to bar charge sheeted officials from running for office to avoid any

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  Indian athletes get green signal from IOC for Sochi

  Other Sports | December 11, 2013 11:53 IST

  Lausanne, Switzerland: Indian athletes have been cleared to compete in the Winter Games in Sochi after the country complied with the IOC's ethics rules and avoided becoming the first country expelled from the Olympics in

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  Haldia Petrochemicals' networth erodes by 50 per cent

  November 23, 2013 15:58 IST

  Kolkata: After suffering a string of losses, the networth of Haldia Petrochemicals (HPL) has eroded by 50 per cent.After a board meeting and EGM of HPL on Friday, chairman of the company and state Industry

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  Tougher bans for doping cheats approved by WADA

  Other Sports | November 15, 2013 17:10 IST

  Johannesburg: Serious doping cheats will be banned for four years from 2015, ensuring they miss at least one Olympics.   The doubling of bans from two years to four was one of the proposals adopted by

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  IOC: Sochi to be most tested Winter Olympics ever

  Other Sports | November 13, 2013 18:39 IST

  Johannesburg: The IOC says the drug-testing program for next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, will be the "most stringent" in the history of the Winter Games.   IOC President Thomas Bach says there will be

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  Difficult for IOC to accept Owens medal auction

  Other Sports | November 13, 2013 18:12 IST

  Johannesburg: It is "difficult" for IOC President Thomas Bach to accept that a gold medal won by Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Olympics will go on auction and possibly be bought by a private

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  Kit McConnell to become IOC sports director

  Other Sports | November 13, 2013 17:34 IST

  London: Kit McConnell is leaving as head of the Rugby World Cup to become sports director of the International Olympic Committee.   The International Rugby Board announced the move Wednesday.   McConnell has served in the rugby

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  Government sanctions Rs 17,772 crore cash subsidy for oil companies

  November 07, 2013 21:45 IST

  New Delhi: Government today sanctioned Rs 17,772 crore cash subsidy to fuel retailers like IOC to cover for half of the revenues they lost on selling diesel and cooking fuels below cost in the September

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  Bengal govt may get Rs 1,688 cr from HPL at Rs 25 per share

  October 15, 2013 15:23 IST

  Kolkata: The West Bengal government may garner about Rs 1,688 crore for offloading its 39.9 per cent stake in the ailing Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) as Indian Oil Corporation has offered a bid price of

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  IOC sole bidder for Haldia Petro

  October 07, 2013 17:28 IST

  New Delhi: In a surprise move, state-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Monday emerged as the sole bidder for the West Bengal government's stake in Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL), with an offer of less than

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  Rival heads of Pakistan body to meet IOC officials

  Other Sports | October 01, 2013 20:27 IST

  Islamabad: The rival heads of Pakistan's Olympic body will meet with IOC officials in Switzerland this week in a bid to resolve the dispute.Two retired army generals—Mohammad Akram Sahi and Arif Hasan—claim to head the

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  IOC chief receives Russian 'assurances' over gays

  Other Sports | September 30, 2013 11:56 IST

  Ancient Olympia, Greece: New IOC President Thomas Bach said Sunday he had received assurances from senior Russian officials and games organizers that an ongoing controversy over the country's treatment of gays will not affect athletes

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  IOC stake sale: Singapore, Dubai roadshows next month

  September 29, 2013 15:58 IST

  New Delhi: The Disinvestment Department will embark on a three nation roadshow, including Singapore and Dubai, beginning next month to attract foreign investors for the 10 per cent disinvestment of IOC, estimated to fetch the

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  IOC satisfied Olympic charter will be respected for Sochi Winter Games

  Other Sports | September 28, 2013 13:42 IST

  Sochi, Russia: The International Olympic Committee doesn't have the authority to intervene in Russia's law banning gay propaganda and is convinced there will be no discrimination against athletes or spectators at the Winter Games in

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  Haryana assembly condemns Chautala, seeks sports code

  Other Sports | September 12, 2013 12:34 IST

  Chandigarh: The Haryana assembly Wednesday condemned suspended Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Abhay Singh Chautala for not paving the way for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow India back into the Olympic fold.The assembly

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  Thomas Bach elected new IOC president

  Other Sports | September 11, 2013 11:40 IST

  Buenos Aires:  Thomas Bach of Germany was elected Tuesday as the ninth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following two rounds of votes at the 125th IOC Session here.Bach was chosen over fellow presidential

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  Australia's Coates to become IOC vice-president

  Other Sports | September 10, 2013 12:56 IST

  Buenos Aires:  Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) president John Coates will be elected as the new International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president after his Syrian rival Sami Moudallah withdrew from the vote.The Australian Olympic chief was due

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  Bach goes in as favorite in IOC presidential vote

  Other Sports | September 10, 2013 11:41 IST

  Buenos Aires, Argentina: Thomas Bach is the man to beat as the IOC elects a leader to take the Olympic body into the next decade.   After awarding the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo and bringing wrestling

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  IOC decision 'heart-breaking', says WSF chief Ramachandran

  Other Sports | September 09, 2013 11:45 IST

  Buenos Aires:  World Squash Federation (WSF) president N. Ramachandran Sunday said he was heartbroken at squash being left out of the 2020 Olympics.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reinstated wrestling in the Olympic programme while squash

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  IOC opens 125th session in Argentina

  Other Sports | September 07, 2013 19:47 IST

  Buenos Aires:  The 125th International Olympic Committee (IOC) session opened with an official ceremony at opera house Teatro Colon here.The session promises to be an important milestone in the history of the Olympic Movement with