London: British Prime Minister David Cameron has ruled out taking India's side in its quest to have Dow Chemicals dropped as the sponsor of the London Olympics. Cameron was speaking to Karan Thapar on this week's Devil's Advocate special from London. Cameron said he did not see any problem with Dow's association with the 2012 games and that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was completely within its right to decide...
08:26 AM, Mar 11, 2012
New Delhi: International Olympic Committee has written to the Sports Ministry saying it cannot drop Dow Chemicals as a sponsor of the London Olympics 2012. In its letter accessed by CNN-IBN, IOC said, "Dow had nothing to do with Union Carbide when the Bhopal gas leak happened." "Indian Supreme Court itself has reviewed the case involving Dow several times," it added. The Sports Ministry had written to the IOC last...
08:55 PM, Mar 07, 2012
In a letter to the IOA, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stated that Dow Chemicals had no role in the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. ...
03:17 PM, Feb 16, 2012
Chennai: MDMK leader Vaiko demanded on Monday that India boycott the London Olympics if the organisers did not cancel the sponsorship contract with Dow Chemicals, which has links to Union Carbide - the company responsible for the Bhopal gas disaster in 1984. "To save the honour of the Indian democracy and to respect the sad sentiments of the affected people of Bhopal (gas tragedy), the government should send a strongly-worded...
06:16 PM, Jan 30, 2012
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan has written to the PM, demanding that Dow should pay compensation or India should withdraw from the Olympics. ...
08:04 AM, Jan 28, 2012
New Delhi: Despite protests by anti-Dow activists and resignation of the Ethics panel chief, the organisers of the London Olympic Games have refused to terminate their sponsorship deal with the company. Organising Committee chief executive Paul Deighton has said that Dow will stay as the Olympic sponsor. In fact the committee went to say that the responsibility to clean up the Bhopal site lies with the Indian government. This, despite...
07:14 AM, Jan 28, 2012
New Delhi: Despite the resignation of the Ethics panel chief, the London Olympic Committee stands firm, says Dow will remain a sponsor for the Olympic Games. The London Olympics Organisisng Committee said on Friday that Dow Chemicals will remain the sponsors of the 2012 London Olympics. The chief executive of the London Olympics said that the clean up of the Bhopal disaster site is the Indian government's responsibility. "Absolutely comfortable...
12:41 PM, Jan 27, 2012
New Delhi: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has written a letter to the chairman of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), seeking a full report on former CWG OC Chief Suresh Kalmadi's "exact situation before the courts of justice". The letter stated: "It is our understanding that, to date, your NOC has not taken any action or measure with respect to Mr Kalmadi. We now ask you to send us a...
04:20 PM, Jan 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry is mounting pressure on the Indian Olympic Association to seek the ouster of Dow Chemicals as sponsors of the London Olympics 2012. The ministry has written to the Indian Olympic Association, asking it to take up the matter with the International Olympic Committee. CNN-IBN accessed a copy of the letter in which the ministry asked the IOC to raise the matter with International Olympic Committee...
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At the end of the Games, China had 51 gold medals, 15 more than the United States on 36. ...
05:33 PM, Aug 24, 2008
Allegations have been rife that China broke the rules by fielding gymnasts who will not turn 16 this year. ...
03:27 PM, Aug 24, 2008
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