Kalmadi was made CWG scam scapegoat by Congress: BJP
January 31st, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 30 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief Suresh Kalmadi was made the scapegoat in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam, former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Venkaiah Naidu ... Read more...
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CWG graft plea against Dikshit with CBI, police tell court
January 30th, 2012 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) All corruption complaints related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) have been sent to the CBI, Delhi Police Monday told a court here on ... Read more...
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‘IOA unaware of Ethics Commission showcause notice’
January 24th, 2012 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra Tuesday rubbished allegations made by senior member and eminent lawyer R.K.Anand that the former was aware ... Read more...
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After Kalmadi, his aides Bhanot, Jayachandran get bail (Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:09 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) A CBI special court here Saturday granted bail to Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) former secretary general Lalit Bhanot and former treasurer M. Jayachandran ... Read more...
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After Kalmadi, his aides now get bail
January 21st, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) A CBI special court here Saturday granted bail to former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot and former treasurer M.Jayachandran.This comes barely two ... Read more...
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Kalmadi should have resigned as IOA president: Maken (Lead)
January 20th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) India's Sports Minister Ajay Maken Friday welcomed Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi's decision to not continue in the post but said it should ... Read more...
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Kalmadi in no mood to resign as IOA president
January 20th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi, who was freed on bail Thursday after nine months in jail, is in no mood either to resign ... Read more...
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Accused should not continue as office bearer: Sports minister
January 20th, 2012 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) A day after Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi was released on bail, Sports Minister Ajay Maken Friday said any accused official should not ... Read more...
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CWG scam: After Kalmadi gets bail, Bhanot moves plea
January 19th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Commonwealth Games Organising Committee's (OC) former secretary general Lalit Bhanot and former official M. Jayachandran sought bail from a CBI special court here Thursday after ... Read more...
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Kalmadi welcome to resume as IOA president, says Tarlochan
January 19th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) vice-president Tarlochan Singh said Thursday that Suresh Kalmadi was welcome to re-join the sports organisation as its president again."People have faith ... Read more...
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Kalmadi gets bail but Raja, several VIPs still in Tihar
January 19th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Though former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi Thursday got bail after spending nine months in Tihar Jail, a number of high-profile officials continue ... Read more...
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Timeline of CWG cases and developments
January 19th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The 2010 Commonwealth Games cost Rs.28,054 crore ($6 billion), 100 times more than estimated. Fifteen cases were registered for alleged irregularities in the preparations for ... Read more...
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CWG scam: Argument on charge from Feb 1 (Lead)
January 12th, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A day before starting daily hearing, a special CBI court here Thursday said the argument on charge in a corruption case related to purchase of ... Read more...
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CWG scam: Argument on charge from Feb 1
January 12th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) A day before starting daily hearing, a special CBI court here Thursday said the argument on charge in a corruption case related to purchase of ... Read more...
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Kalmadi may threaten witnesses, CBI tells court (Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi may intimidate prosecution witnesses if granted bail in a corruption case linked to the 2010 sporting event, ... Read more...
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CWG: Kalmadi’s bail plea deferred till Jan 9
January 6th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday deferred the bail plea of Suresh Kalmadi, the jailed member of parliament, and his key aide V.K. Verma who are ... Read more...
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CPI-M mocks at PM’s initiatives to tackle corruption
January 2nd, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday mocked at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's "transformational initiatives" to empower people and fight corruption, and blamed the policies ... Read more...
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Raja, Kalmadi relish paneer, kheer, halwa…
January 1st, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Disgraced politicians A. Raja and Suresh Kalmadi welcomed 2012 in Tihar Jail with a special lunch: paneer, kheer, halwa and more.The two VIP prisoners spoke ... Read more...
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Jailhouse rock for the high and mighty (2011 in Retrospect)
December 20th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) The year 2011 saw the law finally catching up with the high and mighty, with many politicians, corporate honchos and bureaucrats being jailed on ... Read more...
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Quiet Diwali for Tihar Jail’s VIP inmates
October 27th, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) DMK MP Kanimozhi, former minister A. Raja and other VIPs in the Tihar Jail here celebrated Diwali on a low key, greeting fellow prisoners and ... Read more...
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Sonia takes command; keeps tabs on 2G cases
October 2nd, 2011 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) She is still recuperating from her surgery two months ago, but Congress president Sonia Gandhi has plunged herself into tackling the various crises, including ... Read more...
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More skeletons may tumble out of CWG closet (Year after CWG)
September 29th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) A 12-day sporting event, Rs.28,054 crore ($6 billion) expenditure, 100 times cost escalation, 15 cases registered, 200 people questioned, 25 arrests, including of the ... Read more...
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Tihar security tightened, court told
September 14th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Tihar Jail authorities Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that they have tightened security inside the complex and are keeping a strict vigil on inmates.The ... Read more...
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Charge-sheet in Queen’s Baton Relay case soon: CBI
September 6th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) After getting crucial documents from Scotland Yard about alleged fudging of transport payments for the Queen's Baton Relay ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, the Central ... Read more...
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FIH decision unfortunate,uncalled for: IOA
September 6th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) called the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) decision to shift the men's Champion's Trophy out of India "unfortunate and uncalled for" ... Read more...
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With Amar Singh, list of Tihar’s who’s who grows longer
September 6th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh was Tuesday headed to Tihar Jail on charges of corruption, the latest in a long line of high profile ... Read more...
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Thank Kalmadi and Raja, not Anna: Jaspal Bhatti
August 29th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) Comedian and satirist Jaspal Bhatti wants that the praise for the recent anti-corruption campaign should not be given to Team Anna or the government or ... Read more...
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Court to hear Tuesday Kalmadi plea to attend parliament
August 29th, 2011 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Jailed Congress MP and former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi has approached a two-judge bench of the Delhi High Court challenging the court's ... Read more...
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Ranchi prisoners fast to support Hazare
August 20th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 20 (IANS) At least 50 inmates of a jail here in this Jharkhand capital Saturday kept a day-long fast to support activist Anna Hazare's demand for a stronger ... Read more...
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Raja, Kalmadi, Kanimozhi at Tihar I-Day event
August 15th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Former Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi, DMK MP Kanimozhi and former communications minister A. Raja were among the thousands who celebrated Independence Day at the ... Read more...
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Why Congress finds itself in political doldrums (Comment)
August 13th, 2011 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
The Congress seems to be sinking deeper into a quagmire of scams. If the party thought it had survived the first onslaught of the swindles tarnishing its name by jailing ... Read more...
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Let parliament function normally: Sheila Dikshit
August 9th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) In the eye of the proverbial storm over the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on irregularities in the Commonwealth Games, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila ... Read more...
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Quit Dikshit campaign: parliament adjourned again
August 9th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were adjourned till noon Tuesday as the opposition persisted with its demand for Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's resignation after ... Read more...
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Crucial dates on Kalmadi’s appointment escaped CAG’s gaze: Congress
August 9th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Raising questions over the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on alleged irregularities in Commonwealth Games projects, the Congress said crucial dates relating to ... Read more...
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Parliament to discuss Maken’s statement Tuesday
August 8th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) After a day of stalemate forcing adjournments of both houses, the government and the opposition have agreed to discuss Sports Minister Ajay Maken's statement ... Read more...
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