CAS rejects India’s appeal on Vikas Krishan
August 6th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 6 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Monday rejected India's appeal, filed after boxer Vikas Krishan was controversially eliminated from the London Olympics.Vikas was declared the ... Read more...
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IOA finally clears physio Patrick Kenny for Games
July 19th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Under pressure from the athletes, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Thursday finally cleared the way for England-based physio Patrick Kenny to be part of ... Read more...
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Sushil Kumar named India’s flag-bearer at London Olympics (Lead)
July 15th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Sushil Kumar, the Beijing Olympics bronze winning wrestler, will be India's flag-bearer at the London Games' opening ceremony July 27.Indian Olympic Association (IOA) acting ... Read more...
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Sushil Kumar to be India’s flag bearer at Olympics
July 15th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Wrestler Sushil Kumar would be India's flag-bearer at the London Olympics opening ceremony July 27 Indian Olympic Association (IOA) acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra ... Read more...
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IOA condoles death of fencing secretary general
July 5th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Thursday condoled the sudden demise of Arun Vij, secretary general, Fencing Association of India (FAI).IOA acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra said ... Read more...
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IOA seeks PM’s intervention on South Asian Games
May 14th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention for hosting the South Asian Games (SAG) here early next year as ... Read more...
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IOA welcomes Tendulkar’s nomination to Rajya Sabha
April 27th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra Friday lauded the government's decision to nominate cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar to a Rajya Sabha ... Read more...
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No new taxes, medical college: BJP promises for civic polls
April 8th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised no new taxes and better governance in the trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) which goes ... Read more...
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Ajit Pal named Chef-de-Mission for London Olympics
April 2nd, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) After failing to meet the March 23 deadline, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Monday appointed former hockey captain Ajit Pal Singh, who led the eight-time ... Read more...
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We have not thought of pulling out of Olympics: Maken
March 21st, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday said his ministry had never thought of pulling Indian athletes out of the 2012 London Olympics over Dow Chemicals' ... Read more...
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IOA didn’t discuss boycott of Olympic ceremonies: Malhotra
March 2nd, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association's acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra Friday denied reports in a section of the media that the apex body of India's sport decided ... 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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IOA postpones South Asian Games, newly-formed committees scrapped
December 16th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The South Asian Games scheduled for October 2012 have been postponed till 2013 and all the newly-formed committees were scrapped by the Indian Olympic Association ... Read more...
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Bhopal gas victims slam Dow sponsoring London Olympics
October 25th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Oct 25 (IANS) The victims of the 1984 Bhopal tragedy have joined British MPs and rights groups in opposing the 2012 London Olympics being sponsored by Dow Chemical ... Read more...
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‘Only archers who qualify will go to London Olympics’
October 12th, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Only those archers who have qualified for the 2012 London Olympics will represent the country, even though they have won the quota places for the ... Read more...
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IOA president criticises FIH for taking away Champions Trophy from India
September 13th, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra Tuesday told International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Leonardo Negre that the world body was wrong to ... Read more...
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FIH hopeful of ending impasse before Olympic qualifiers
September 13th, 2011 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) India may have lost the chance of hosting the Champions Trophy, but the 2012 Olympic qualifiers could still be held here as the International Hockey ... Read more...
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Malhotra congratulates archery contingent for World Cup performance
September 10th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Archery Association of India president Vijay Kumar Malhotra Saturday congratulated the archery contingent which won one team gold, one team silver and one individual bronze ... Read more...
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IOA rejects HI-IHF agreement
July 26th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has rejected the agreement reached between the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and Hockey India (HI).IOA acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra Tuesday ... Read more...
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Asiad, CWG gold winner Ashwini, Priyanka also fail dope test (Lead)
July 4th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Ashwini Akkunji, who was a revelation at the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games winning three gold medals, has failed the dope test along with another ... Read more...
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Mandeep, Juana ask for food supplements to be examined (Lead)
July 1st, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) India's leading quarter-milers Mandeep Kaur and Juana Murmu, two of the six athletes to fail a dope test, have pleaded innocence and asked for their ... Read more...
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IOA demands judicial inquiry in doping scandal
July 1st, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Acting president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Vijay Kumar Malhotra Friday demanded a judicial enquiry into the doping case of six athletes and questioned ... Read more...
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Indian archers will target Olympic berth at World meet
June 30th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Indian archers will aim to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics at the 46th World Outdoor Target Archery Championship in Turin, Italy, July 3-10.For ... Read more...
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IOA unhappy at not being involved in HI, IHF talks
June 10th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Friday expressed its unhappiness at being left out of the sports ministry efforts to bring Hockey India (HI) and ... Read more...
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London 2012 top priority for Malhotra
April 28th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Two days after he took over as the officiating president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Vijay Kumar Malhotra has set things in motion. A ... Read more...
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Chidambaram assures to look into police excesses committed during BJP rally
February 25th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday assured the agitating members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that he would look into any police excesses committed ... Read more...
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Increase of circle rate to uproot poor, lower middle class from Delhi: Malhotra
February 3rd, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 3 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Professor Vijay Kumar Malhotra has said that the increase of circle rate by 100 percent will prove to be a death ... Read more...
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Govt. will punish guilty for East Delhi building collapse: Dikshit, Khanna
November 16th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 16 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Tejinder Khanna and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who visited the site of the four-storey building that collapsed in East Delhi, said on Tuesday ... Read more...
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Malhotra demands PM’s resignation over Centre’s National Sports Policy
November 3rd, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 3 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Archery Federation of India President Vijay Kumar Malhotra on Wednesday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
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Archery gold will popularise the sport, says Malhotra
October 8th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The gold medal for Indian women in the recurve team archery competition at the Commonwealth Games Friday will popularise the "not so popular" bows-and-arrows sport, feels ... Read more...
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CWG Organising Committee to look into expenses made on Hooper’s accommodation, says V.K.Malhotra
September 27th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep.27 (ANI): Vice Chairman of Commonwealth Games' Organizing Committee Vijay Kumar Malhotra on Monday said that the committee will look into the money being spent on C'wealth Games Federation's Chief ... Read more...
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Don’t indulge in blame game on CWG, Dikshit tells BJP
August 23rd, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday told the opposition not to indulge in a blame game over the Commonwealth Games, hinting that it sent a negative ... Read more...
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BJP seeks debate on CWG preparations
August 2nd, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded a discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the "slow preparations" for the Commonwealth Games and complaints of corruption ... Read more...
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Malhotra concerned over India’s performance at Commonwealth Games
July 13th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Archery Association of India (AAI) president Vijay Kumar Malhotra said Tuesday the preparation of Indian athletes for the Commonwealth Games is suffering as the government has not ... Read more...
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BJP to hold public meetings on power tariff June 14
June 11th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said it will hold public meetings at prominent places in the city June 14 to protest the Delhi government for ... Read more...
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