Four races in Paralympic marathon
September 8th, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS) London Paralympics' organising committee director Debbie Jevans said that there will be four races in Sunday's Paralympic marathon here."We have four races, three men and one ... Read more...
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Olympics: Britain handed tough draw in men’s water polo
May 7th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 7 (IANS) Hosts Great Britain have been handed out a tough draw in the men's water polo event for the 2012 London Olympics.Britain have been clubbed with Olympic ... Read more...
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CWG graft case: Court notice to CBI on Reddy’s bail plea
February 29th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a bail plea of A.K. Reddy, who has been arrested ... Read more...
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Parliament not to publish members’ assets details online
May 8th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) At a time when even the Supreme court judges have put details of their assets and wealth online, the two houses of parliament have ruled ... Read more...
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CWG scam: Court grants bail to a firm’s official (Lead)
March 15th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday granted bail to Binu Nanu, an official of a private firm who was held in judicial custody for his involvement ... Read more...
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CWG scam: Court issues notice to CBI on accused’s bail plea
February 1st, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The CBI was Tuesday issued notice by the Delhi High Court Tuesday on the bail plea of Binu Nanu, an official of a private firm who is ... Read more...
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CBI files fourth FIR, no mention of Kalmadi (Second Lead)
January 6th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The CBI Thursday filed a fourth police complaint over corruption related to the Commonwealth Games (CWG) and raided at least 10 premises of four companies in the ... Read more...
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CBI files fourth complaint over CWG corruption (Lead)
January 6th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) A day after questioning Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, the CBI Thursday filed the fourth police complaint over corruption related to the event and also ... Read more...
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CBI raids offices in CWG scam, another FIR filed
January 6th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The CBI Thursday conducted raids on the offices of four firms that had dealings with the 2010 Commonwealth Games and also filed another police complaint against the ... Read more...
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ED quizzes top Games official for nine hours
October 27th, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday quizzed V.K. Verma, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee director general, for over nine hours in connection with the alleged financial irregularities in ... Read more...
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Olympic champion Taufik having a good time at Hyderabad (World Badminton Championships diary)
August 12th, 2009 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
Hyderabad, Aug 12 (IANS) Veteran Indonesian Taufik Hidayat, who won the Indian Open here in March, is enjoying his time at the World Badminton Championships.The Athens Olympics champion, who is ... Read more...
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Twenty-20 World Cup to be played under strict security cover: Elworthy
March 9th, 2009 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar.9 (ANI): The terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket players in Lahore last week has not only raised concerns over the 2011 cricket World Cup, but it also has ... Read more...
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Chandigarh traders threaten strike over checkpoints
January 5th, 2009 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 5 (IANS) Local traders Monday threatened to go on an indefinite strike from Wednesday if barricades and checkpoints put up at entry points of the vegetables and grain market here ... Read more...
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4,500 yr old archaeological discovery rewrites earliest Chinese characters dating
October 25th, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 25 (ANI): Latest archaeological studies have shown that inscribed animal bones and jade pieces unearthed in Changle County of eastern Shandong Province in China, are the earliest examples ... Read more...
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Boosted by IOC, China shrugs off pollution concerns
March 22nd, 2008 - 12:38 pm ICT by admin
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Beijing, March 22 (DPA) Despite being hidden away in a courtyard behind a tall building, the Beijing Environmental Protection Monitoring Centre will take a front seat during the August Olympics. It is ... Read more...
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