High Court asks IOA to follow code in October poll (Lead)
September 13th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to follow the National Sports Development Code for its next elections, scheduled for October ... Read more...
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IOA president’s election: Abhay Chautala may take on Randhir
September 13th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) president Abhay Chautala, who has completed three terms as its chief, is likely to be elevated as chairman so that ... Read more...
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Principal suspended for drawing absent teacher wife’s salary
August 22nd, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 22 (IANS) A principal of a government school in Patiala was suspended Wednesday by the Punjab government after it came to light that he was drawing the salary ... Read more...
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Award of contract to Swiss Timing transparent, says Bhanot
August 3rd, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee's former secretary-general Lalit Bhanot Friday told a special CBI court hearing a corruption case against him that everything was transparent ... Read more...
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CWG scam: Bhanot calls CBI case prejudiced
July 27th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Lalit Bhanot, the former secretary-general of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee, Friday told a special CBI court hearing a corruption case against him that ... Read more...
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CWG graft: Bhanot denies financial role
July 26th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Lalit Bhanot, former secretary-general of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee, Thursday told a Delhi court hearing a graft case against him that he enjoyed ... Read more...
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Bhanot opposes charges in CWG graft case (Lead)
July 24th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Former secretary-general of the Commonwealth Games (CWG)organising committee Lalit Bhanot Tuesday opposed in a Delhi special court the charges against him in a corruption case ... Read more...
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Court notice to Kalmadi over London visit (Lead)
July 18th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, an accused in a graft case, on a plea ... Read more...
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AFC provisionally suspends Bin Hammam
July 17th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, July 17 (IANS) The Asian football governing body has handed its former head Mohamed Bin Hammam a 30-day ban for alleged financial irregularities.The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in ... Read more...
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Kalmadi allowed to visit London for Olympics (Lead)
July 13th, 2012 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi, who has been accused of corruption, was Friday allowed by a special court ... Read more...
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Kalmadi eyes London trip during Olympics
July 12th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) chairman and graft accused Suresh Kalmadi Thursday moved a Delhi court seeking permission to attend a meeting in ... Read more...
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Mayawati plotted land scam in Noida: Minister
June 15th, 2012 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Minister Shivpal Singh Yadav Thursday accused the previous Mayawati government of plotting a multi-crore rupee scam involving irrigation department land in Noida ... Read more...
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Bhanot attends first IOA meeting after release from jail
June 13th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Former secretary-general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Lalit Bhanot Wednesday attended his first meeting of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) since being released from ... Read more...
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CPI-M, Congress question Mamata’s felicitation of KKR (Lead)
May 30th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday joined the CPI-M in asking why the West Bengal government gave a rousing reception to private corporate team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) ... Read more...
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CPI-M questions Mamata’s felicitation of KKR
May 30th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) The CPI-M Wednesday asked why the West Bengal government gave a rousing reception to a private corporate team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after it won ... Read more...
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Sports ministry knew about Games purchases: Kalmadi
May 28th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi Monday told a Delhi court hearing a graft case that the youth affairs and ... Read more...
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Not involved in Games’ equipment purchases: Kalmadi
May 24th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi Thursday told a Delhi court hearing a corruption case related to the 2010 sporting event ... Read more...
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No action or comment on leaked report: Ajit Singh
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Wednesday refused to comment on the leaked Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report that hinted at financial irregularities in allocating ... Read more...
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Kalmadi opposes charges in CWG graft case
May 23rd, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi Wednesday opposed in a Delhi court the charges against him in a corruption case related ... Read more...
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BSP runs for cover as skeletons tumble out (News Analysis)
May 17th, 2012 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) The skeletons are tumbling out of the corruption cupboard but Uttar Pradesh's former ruling party, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), is unusually quiet -- not ... Read more...
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CBI alleges lapse in awarding 2010 Games contract (Lead)
May 14th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The CBI Monday told a Delhi special court, conducting trial in a Commonwealth Games (CWG) corruption case, that even before any bids were received, an ... Read more...
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CBI court allows Kalmadi to go to Kazakhstan
April 18th, 2012 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here has allowed former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi to go to Kazakhstan ... Read more...
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Modi not impressed with IPL’s opening ceremony
April 4th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi was not impressed with the glamorous opening ceremony of the Twenty20 league in Chennai."Can't bear to watch ... Read more...
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Congress attacks BJP over CAG report indicting Modi government
March 30th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) With a Comptroller and Auditor General of India report alleging financial irregularities worth thousands of crores of rupees by the Narendra Modi government in ... Read more...
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Bihar opposition demands discussion on financial irregularities
March 17th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 17 (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court issued notice to the Bihar government and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in connection with alleged financial irregularities, ... Read more...
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NRHM scam: Kushwaha sent to judicial custody
March 13th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, March 13 (IANS) A CBI court here remanded former Uttar Pradesh minister Babu Singh Kushwaha to seven days judicial custody in a case related to multi-crore rupee financial irregularities ... Read more...
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Kerala panel indicts Achuthanandan for favouring son
March 8th, 2012 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 (IANS) A special seven-member committee of the Kerala assembly Thursday presented its report indicting V.S. Achuthanandan for flouting rules in getting his son V.A. Arun Kumar appointed ... Read more...
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CWG case: Trial to resume March 13
March 6th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) A CBI special court Tuesday decided to resume March 13 the hearing in a corruption case related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) held here. ... Read more...
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CWG graft case: Trial to resume March 6
March 5th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Delhi's District Judge Sunita Gupta Monday paved the way for a court to resume March 6 the trial in a graft case linked to the ... Read more...
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Roerich Trust official has valid visa, says police now
February 28th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 28 (IANS) Police Tuesday admitted that a foreign national associated for over a decade with Russian painter and philosopher Nicholas Roerich's multi-crore estate near Himachal Pradesh's Kullu has ... Read more...
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Roerich Trust ex-official summoned in visa case
February 27th, 2012 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 27 (IANS) A foreign national associated with Russian painter and philosopher Nicholas Roerich's multi-crore estate near Kullu town in Himachal Pradesh has been summoned to answer charges of ... Read more...
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Another row dogs International Roerich Trust
February 26th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 26 (IANS) In a new twist to the controversies shrouding Russian painter and philosopher Nicholas Roerich's multi-crore estate in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, a trust official, accused of ... Read more...
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CWG case: District judge sends file back to trial court
February 21st, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Delhi district judge Tuesday sent the file of a corruption case releated to the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) to the trial court for hearing ... Read more...
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Mayawati muisused funds for rural health, says PM
February 17th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kanpur, Feb 17 (IANS) Attacking the Mayawati government ahead of the fourth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday charged it with misusing the National ... Read more...
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Congress attacks UP government over health official’s death
February 16th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) The Congress Thursday hit out at the Mayawati government over the death of an Uttar Pradesh health department official, alleging that there was widespread ... Read more...
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