While Suresh Kalmadi has decided to stay away from the functioning of the IOA, he will not resign as the president. ...
08:40 PM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: Suresh Kalmadi, accused in the Commonwealth Games scam, will stay away from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for the time being. However, CNN-IBN has learnt that he will not resign from the post of president. Kalmadi's continuing involvement as the IOA president has drawn much flak. Now, CNN-IBN has access to a letter written by the man himself on January 3. The letter says, "I have not been...
08:26 PM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: Former Commonwealth Games OC Chief Suresh Kalmadi has decided to 'step aside' as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President. Kalmadi, who has not resigned officially, said that he would not represent the IOA. In a letter to IOA Acting President VK Malhotra, Kalmadi said he will step aside as the IOA President. "I will not be able to represent the IOA. I will not be taking part in...
02:19 PM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: "Law has taken its course," that is how Congress reacted on Thursday to Delhi High Court granting bail to Suresh Kalmadi in a 2010 Games-related graft case. "I do not want to say anything; law has taken its course. It is the process of law. We never interfere in the process of law. I want to say only this much," party spokesman Rashid Alvi told reporters when asked...
03:41 AM, Jan 20, 2012
Suresh Kalmadi walks out of jail after nine months. Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza Gilani survived SC hearing. ...
11:45 PM, Jan 19, 2012
Suresh Kalmadi, accused in the CWG scam, walked out of Tihar jail on bail after nine months. ...
11:22 PM, Jan 19, 2012
New Delhi: Suresh Kalmadi, the main accused in the CWG scam, on Thursday got bail after spending nine months in Tihar Jail. But even as he walks out of the jail, the question raised is - should he continue as the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) President? For more than a decade now, Suresh Kalmadi has lorded over the Indian Olympic Association, and now after going through the worst phase in...
09:06 PM, Jan 19, 2012
CPI leader D Raja said those who have looted the country's money in the name of organising games will be properly prosecuted and punished. ...
02:27 PM, Jan 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted bail to former Commonewealth Games (CWG) OC Chief Suresh Kalmadi on a surety of Rs 5 lakh after nine months who is an accused in the case pertaining to the mega-sporting event held in New Delhi in 2010. The HC also granted bail to former director general of CWG VK Verma. Kalmadi, Verma and nine others have been accused of allegedly...
10:50 AM, Jan 19, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is expected to pronounce its order on the bail plea of former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) chairperson Suresh Kalmadi, an accused in a Games-related graft case. Besides Kalmadi, Justice Mukta Gupta would also decide the bail application of former OC Director General V K Verma who is also an accused in the case pertaining to the mega-sporting event held in New Delhi in...
08:34 AM, Jan 19, 2012
New Delhi: In a major development in the Commonwealth Games scam, AM Films and Cars owner Ashish Patel has given a statement to the London police in the Queen's Baton Relay scam case alleging that Suresh Kalmadi gave inflated contracts to the company for cars. Patel's statement is key in nailing former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee president Kalmadi's role in the Baton Relay scam case. Patel's statement is important for...
04:20 PM, Jan 17, 2012
New Delhi: A special CBI court on Wednesday dismissed the bail pleas of former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) secretary general Lalit Bhanot and four others accused in a corruption case related to the sporting event held in 2010. The court also announced plans for hearing the case. Apart from Bhanot, the others whose bail applications were dismissed were former OC officials M Jayachandran, Surjit Lal and ASV Prasad and...
08:02 PM, Jan 04, 2012
New Delhi: In the latest development with regard to the investigations into the Commonwealth Games scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has ordered a preliminary enquiry against Spaceage, a firm that supplied bulbs for the Games at three times the original cost. The firm was declared qualified after making a plea before Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Spaceage then went on to supply low cost imported luminaries of Saudi...
06:19 PM, Dec 12, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the CBI's response on the bail plea of sacked CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi in a Games-related scam case, who cited the Supreme Court ruling that bail should be the rule and jail an exception. Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice to the probe agency and sought its reply on Kalmadi's bail plea by January 6. Kalmadi's counsel sought bail, claiming...
04:43 PM, Nov 30, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the CBI's response on the bail plea of sacked CWG Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi in a Games-related scam case, who cited the Supreme Court ruling that bail should be the rule and jail an exception. Justice Mukta Gupta issued notice to the probe agency and sought its reply on Kalmadi's bail plea by January 6. Kalmadi's counsel sought bail, claiming...
12:17 PM, Nov 30, 2011
Jaipur: BJP leader LK Advani on Friday questioned Congress President Sonia Gandhi's "silence" on corruption issue and asked what she was doing as UPA's "most powerful leader" to curb the menace. "Corruption has been an issue that has been widely discussed in every town and city in recent times. But why is the Congress President silent on the issue?" Advani said while addressing a press conference Jaipur. "Why have steps...
12:51 PM, Nov 11, 2011
Balrampur: A day after Sonia Gandhi made a veiled attack on BJP and Team Anna over corruption, BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the Congress chief is silent on 2G, CWG and other scams plaguing the UPA government and only making statements against social activist Anna Hazare. "Gandhi says nothing on 2G, CWG and other scams, while discharges her duties merely by uttering some words against Hazare," Singh told...
03:58 PM, Nov 10, 2011
New Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission has decided to speed up and complete its probe by December-end into alleged irregularities in the multi crore Commonwealth Games-related works. Sources said that the decision in this regard was taken recently and a directive has been issued to a Special Cell of the Commission entrusted exclusively with the Games-related probe. This follows complaints by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of non-cooperation from certain...
03:42 PM, Nov 07, 2011
New Delhi: The Centre has extended by two months tenure of a Group of Ministers (GoM), headed by Defence Minister AK Antony, to examine the alleged irregularities in the conduct of last year's Commonwealth Games, sources said. According to the sources, the decision was taken after receiving recommendations from the GoM seeking more time to scrutinise documents, cross-check responses received from the different departments involved in alleged irregularities, and to...
11:40 AM, Nov 06, 2011
![Rajdeep Sardesai]( "Rajdeep Sardesai")
Two of the country's biggest sports events in the last 12 months mirror two Indias. The Commonwealth Games last October were organised by an older ...
12:08 AM, Nov 04, 2011
