New Delhi: The Patiala Court is set to hear the trial of Swiss Timing on Thursday, the firm which was awarded the timing, scoring and results systems contract for the Commonwealth Games last year. The court had earlier reserved its order on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) plea to separate the trial of Swiss Timing Ltd. The defence counsel claimed there was no legal provision under which it had...
09:17 AM, Nov 03, 2011
New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday accused sacked Commonwealth Games organising committee (OC) chief Suresh Kalmadi of adopting "delaying tactics" in the trial court proceedings against him in connection with the CWG scam. In a reply filed before Special Judge Talwant Singh, CBI told the court that Kalmadi's application seeking clarification on the the probe to unearth a larger conspiracy to identify the money trail and additional facts was devoid...
05:44 PM, Oct 29, 2011
New Delhi: Indian Grand Prix organizers said they expect the country's inaugural Formula One race later this month to help erase the "shameful" memory left behind from last year's Commonwealth Games. The Games were expected to highlight India's rapid development and boost its role on the world stage, but instead earned ridicule over poor preparation, construction delays and corruption charges. "We will make up for the shameful memories of the...
11:57 PM, Oct 19, 2011
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday asked the CBI to respond to sacked Commonwealth Games committee chief Suresh Kalmadi's plea to clarify if the agency's probe into a games-related contract, in which he has been arrested, is complete or not. Kalmadi's plea to Special Judge Talwant Singh sought the court's direction to the CBI to "clarify if the continuing further probe to unearth a larger conspiracy, to identify the...
06:14 PM, Oct 19, 2011
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday backed the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in the context of reports on various scams, saying the government auditor has not exceeded his jurisdiction. "I am making it clear that I do not think that CAG is exceeding its jurisdiction or things like that, because basic responsibility of the CAG is to identify, if there is any, lapse," he said during a...
02:26 PM, Oct 19, 2011
New Delhi: The CVC will give some more fresh cases to CBI to probe alleged criminal conspiracy and graft by certain government employees in carrying out Commonwealth Games-related works. Sources in the anti-corruption watchdog said large-scale financial and administrative irregularities have been found in about seven cases carried out by certain government agencies. "We have found irregularities in inviting tender for works and giving undue favours to the selected vendors....
12:47 PM, Oct 16, 2011
Umaria: Alleging that the Congress-led UPA government was neck deep in corruption, BJP leader LK Advani on Friday said that the day was not far when the government would have to call its Cabinet meeting in Tihar Jail. "It is really unfortunate for Indian democracy that the UPA ministers, neck deep in corruption, are going to jail. It appears that the sad day is not far when the UPA government...
08:17 AM, Oct 15, 2011
New Delhi: Congress MP and sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi's judicial custody ends on Thursday. Kalmadi's defence team will present its remaining arguments in a Delhi court on Thursday. Kalmadi and eight others were arrested for their alleged role in irregularities in awarding of games-related contracts. The 67-year-old MP is facing criminal proceedings for his alleged role in awarding a lucrative Commonwealth Games contract to a Swiss...
08:28 AM, Oct 13, 2011
New Delhi: With about Rs 123 crore of dues to British broadcaster SIS Live stuck with Indian government, Britain has pressed for "speedy conclusion" of investigations related to alleged corruption in Commonwealth Games while assuring its full support. "We fully support your investigations into allegations of corruption around the Commonwealth Games and are happy to assist in any way we can," British High Commissioner to India Richard Stagg said in...
04:55 PM, Oct 12, 2011
New Delhi: Parliament's Public Accounts Committee will begin examining from Monday the CAG report on the Adarsh housing society scam that had named two former Maharashtra Chief Ministers and top army officials for flouting norms. Officials from the Defence Ministry will brief the PAC, chaired by BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, on the Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society in Mumbai.the CAG, in its report tabled in Parliament on August 9, had...
05:29 PM, Oct 06, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused bail to Lalit Bhanot, former secretary general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee in connection with the CWG scam. A bench of justices J M Panchal and H L Gokhale, however, allowed Bhanot to approach the appropriate court for relief and clarified the court would not get influenced by observations made by the Delhi High Court which had earlier rejected his bail...
11:36 AM, Sep 23, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking monitoring of the CBI probe into alleged corruption cases related to the Commonwealth Games. A bench comprising justices RM Lodha and Gyan Sudha Misra said there was no need to interfere with the investigation by the CBI into the alleged corruption cases related to the mega sporting event. "Since CBI is investigating, we do not want to...
12:17 PM, Sep 16, 2011
New Delhi: The judicial custody of sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi and his other associates, arrested for their alleged roles in irregular award of the Games-related contracts, was extended on Thursday till September 22 by a Delhi court. Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh extended the judicial custody of Kalmadi and others, including former OC Secretary General Lalit Bhanot, as they appeared before the court after expiry of...
08:32 PM, Sep 15, 2011
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted raids at 21 locations in Delhi and Mumbai in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam. There were raids at 21 places in Gurgaon, Sahibabad, Noida, Mumbai and Delhi, 16 addresses in Delhi alone were raided. The offices of project contractor BE Bilimoria & Co Ltd are among those being raided. A new case has been registered by the CBI in...
10:43 AM, Sep 14, 2011
New Delhi: Continuing its offensive against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, BJP on Monday asked the Delhi Lokayukta to initiate a thorough probe against her in the wake of alleged irregularities cited by the CAG and the Shunglu Committee in certain CWG projects. Twenty-four BJP MLAs, led by leader of the opposition Vijay Kumar Malhotra, called on Lokayukta Justice Manmohan Sarin and requested him to initiate probe taking suo motu cognisance...
10:44 PM, Sep 05, 2011
New Delhi: The bail plea of former Director of Commonwealth Games OC VK Verma, arrested for his alleged role in awarding a games contract to a Swiss firm at inflated rates, was dismissed by a Delhi court on Saturday. Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh dismissed Verma's bail application on the ground that he can influence witnesses if released on bail. Verma, while seeking bail, had told the court that "whatever...
07:11 PM, Sep 03, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, a Lok Sabha MP, seeking permission to attend the ongoing Parliament session. "In view of the gravity of the offence and the allegation of huge magnitude, it would be totally inappropriate to grant him permission solely on the ground of freedom of speech inside the Parliament House, on the foundation that...
06:26 PM, Aug 30, 2011
New Delhi: The CBI has formed a Special Investigating Team (SIT) to study the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on Commonwealth games and to see whether any fresh case could be registered. The SIT, headed by a Joint Director, will also collaborate with other investigating agencies like the Income Tax and Enforcement Directorate, CBI sources said. The SIT would be recommending whether any fresh case is possible apart from 14...
08:56 PM, Aug 28, 2011
New Delhi: Three weeks after being slammed by CAG for alleged irregularities in certain CWG projects, Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit on Saturday questioned the findings of the report and claimed she was not indicted by the auditor. "All that was alleged was totally false," Dikshit told after a meeting of Congress Legislature Party. The CLP meeting was called to finalise strategies for the monsoon session of Delhi Assembly beginning...
07:48 PM, Aug 27, 2011
New Delhi: Two days after the CBI filed FIR against the Emaar MGF properties in Delhi and Hyderabad, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has sealed two buildings at the Commonwealth Games village in the capital. The DDA said Emaar MGF broke building rules during constructions. The action comes after the CAG report on the Commonwealth Games charged DDA for favouring Emaar-MGF, an allegation the organisation has denied. According to the...
08:01 PM, Aug 20, 2011
