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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Parliament lost 27 hours following ruckus over CAG report
August 8th, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Parliament has so far lost around 27 hours of business time since the monsoon session commenced Aug 1 due to protests over the Comptroller and ... Read more...
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I am not answerable to BJP, says Dikshit
August 8th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for demanding her resignation over the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the Commonwealth Games irregularities, Delhi ... Read more...
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CAG has not indicted Dikshit, says Delhi minister
August 8th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General's report on the Commonwealth Games has not indicted Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, rather it has praised the city ... Read more...
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Let them do what they want: Dikshit
August 8th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday responded to opposition demands for her resignation following the Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on the Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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Kalmadi’s plea to attend parliament rejected
August 5th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday rejected a petition of jailed Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi, seeking permission to attend the ongoing session of parliament, and fined ... Read more...
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PMO, Delhi CM indicted for Commonwealth Games flaws (Roundup)
August 5th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) India's official auditor Friday severely indicted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Office and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's government for deep flaws and financial losses ... Read more...
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Kalmadi wants medical reports under wraps
August 5th, 2011 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Sacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi Friday asked a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court to direct the Tihar jail and hospital ... Read more...
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Maken welcomes CAG report, says guilty won’t be spared
August 5th, 2011 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Sports minister Ajay Maken Friday welcomed the report prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on the financial irregularities in the Commonwealth ... Read more...
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CAG questions Kalmadi’s role as OC chairman
August 5th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Friday raised questions on the role of controversial Suresh Kalmadi as the chairman of the Commonwealth ... Read more...
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Questions posed by CAG over procurement of sports equipment for CWG
August 5th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The following are the questions raised by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) regarding the contracts awarded by the Suresh Kalmadi-led Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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Irregularities in sports equipment contracts: CWG
August 5th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) Friday found several "deficiencies", adoption of "questionable" procedures and "fraudulent" payments in the contracts given by the ... Read more...
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CAG blames Dikshit, Kalmadi for ‘enormous bungling’ in CWG (Second Lead)
August 5th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Behind the "phenomenal success" of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) was a saga of "enormous bungling", "highly irregular" practices and massive waste of public money, India's ... Read more...
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CAG slams Dikshit, Kalmadi for ‘enormous bungling’ (Lead)
August 5th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was in the knowledge of wasteful expenditure to the tune of Rs.30 crore related to the Commonwealth Games (CWG), the ... Read more...
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Ahead of CAG report, BJP sharpens attack on Dikshit (Lead)
August 5th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stepped up its attack on Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday as the Comptroller and Auditor General ... Read more...
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CAG report on Games to be tabled in parliament
August 5th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on irregularities in the October 2010 Commonwealth Games will be tabled in parliament Friday, according to the business ... Read more...
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Kalmadi discharged from AIIMS, back in Tihar
August 4th, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Jailed former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi was discharged from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Thursday evening after undergoing ... Read more...
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Government blames NDA for Kalmadi’s appointment
August 2nd, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Amid questions about the role of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in allowing tainted Suresh Kalmadi to capture the reins of the Organising Committee ... Read more...
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PM tried to keep at arms length from Kalmadi’s case: BJP
August 2nd, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Noting that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ignored the warning of three successive sports ministers on former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, the ... Read more...
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Order put off on Kalmadi’s plea to attend parliament
August 1st, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday reserved its order on a petition of Congress MP and former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, at present ... Read more...
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Kalmadi to undergo detailed check up at AIIMS (Lead)
August 1st, 2011 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Jailed former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi was Monday admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for a detailed physical ... Read more...
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