New Delhi: After briefing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the CAG report, Sports Minister Ajay Maken has said that the nomination of Suresh Kalmadi as the Commonwealth Games chairman began under the NDA rule and he held former sports minister Vikram Verma responsible for signing the contract between India and the CWG Federation in India as a country. In his statement in Parliament, Maken said that the bid document was...
02:30 PM, Aug 02, 2011
The sports ministry looks at legal options, as it tells the IOA to remove Kalmadi as president. ...
08:06 AM, Apr 26, 2011
New Delhi: Arrested in the Commonwealth Games scam, Suresh Kalmadi will appear in a Delhi court on Tuesday. With many more allegations and probes against him, a bigger setback may be in store for his career. Sports Minister Ajay Maken has asked the Indian Olympic Association to remove Kalmadi as president - saying that the government will take the legal recourse to remove Kalmadi in case the Indian Olympic Association...
07:12 AM, Apr 26, 2011
Rajdeep Sardesai discusses with a panel, if it is possible to remove Suresh Kalmadi from IOA. ...
11:42 PM, Apr 25, 2011
New Delhi: Suresh Kalmadi could be sacked as Indian Olympic Association President following his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the Commonwealth Games Time Scoring Equipment scam. Sports Minister Ajay Maken said that his ministry would write to the IOA asking them to remove Kalmadi and elect a new President as it is embarrassing for the country that the IOA chief has been arrested. Kalmadi, who is a...
03:17 PM, Apr 25, 2011
From the ministry of sports to railways to the UP government, all are willing to extend help to Sonu. ...
10:15 PM, Apr 18, 2011
New Delhi: Politicians are rushing to meet Sonu Sinha, the national level volleyball player who was thrown out of a moving train for resisting a robbery attempt. Sonu has now been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) after she had to undergo a second surgery. From the ministry of sports to railways to the UP government, all are willing to extend help to the maimed volley ball...
08:52 PM, Apr 18, 2011
New Delhi: A sportswoman's tragedy inside a moving train has focused attention on safety in India's largest transporting network. The outcry has also helped bring some relief and hope for the Sonu Sinha who lost her leg. Currently under treatment in a Bareily hospital, she has been offered a job in the Indian Railways and full rehabilitation. "Railway will be bearing the complete medical expenditure," said Railway Board Chairman Vivek...
05:21 PM, Apr 14, 2011
New Delhi: The members of 1960 Olympics Indian football team were insulted after the felicitation ceremony at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi. After being given a cheque of Rs 1.5 lakh each, the team members claim that they were asked to pay for their dinner at the International Youth Hostel. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken on Thursday apologised to...
12:40 PM, Apr 14, 2011
New Delhi: A day after national-level volleyball player Sonu Sinha lost one of her legs after being pushed off the train during a robbery near Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has expressed concern over the tragedy and sought a report from the Railways. Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken told CNN-IBN that Sonu will be given a compensation while blaming Uttar Pradesh Police for the tragedy. "We...
10:59 AM, Apr 14, 2011
New Delhi: Sports Minister Ajay Maken, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni and Tourism Minister Kumari Selja objected to the tax waiver to the International Cricket Council in a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, sources said. The Cabinet had on Thursday approved a Rs 45 crore service tax exemption to the ICC, but sources have said that UPA members were not on the same page over the issue. Sources have said...
01:53 PM, Apr 01, 2011
New Delhi: A day after CNN-IBN exposed the scam brewing in the organisation of just concluded National Games in Jharkhand, the Government at the Centre being compelled to act. Sports Minister Ajay Maken promised that the guilty won't be spared. "Questions must be asked about the IOA and the Jharkhand government," said Ajay Maken. The documents, which all are part of a complaint, were already submitted before the Jharkhand High...
10:34 PM, Mar 22, 2011
New Delhi: Suresh Kalmadi's isolation is complete. After his interview to CNN-IBN, sports minister Ajay Maken also dropped out of the national games finale on Saturday. Since Friday, there were doubts about Maken's travel to Ranchi for the National Games closing ceremony on Friday apparently because he doesn't want to share the platform with sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, who will be present there in his capacity...
11:44 AM, Feb 26, 2011
New Delhi: Sports Minister Ajay Maken is unlikely to attend the closing ceremony of National Games. The snub came a day after sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) Chairman Suresh Kalmadi attacked the Sports Ministry in an interview with CNN-IBN. The Prime Minister is also unlikely to attend the closing ceremony, he had skipped the opening ceremony as well. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Kalmadi had said the CBI was ignoring government...
07:25 PM, Feb 25, 2011
Ranchi: The 34th National Games opening ceremony slated for Saturday will take place without the President, the Vice-President or the Prime Minister. Jharkhand Governor MOH Farook will now inaugurate the Games. Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda had personally invited President Pratibha Patil. But the state government was informed that the president could not attend the ceremony due to busy schedule. Munda also invited Vice-President M Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister...
01:04 PM, Feb 11, 2011
New Delhi: Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Ajay Maken on Monday said CBI had asked the Ministry in December 2010 to take action against Suresh Kalmadi and Lalit Bhanot. On Monday, Suresh Kalmadi was sacked as the chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC). Lalit Bhanot was also removed as Secretary General of OC. Talking to CNN-IBN Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Maken said, "We were waiting for the...
07:35 PM, Jan 24, 2011
New Delhi: Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Ajay Maken said the sacking of Suresh Kalmadi as the chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) was in view of the concerns expressed by the CBI. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Maken said the CBI had asked the government to take action in the matter. He said that legal opinion was sought from the Attorney General before taking the action. “Actually...
05:44 PM, Jan 24, 2011
Sports Minister Ajay Maken and Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel are the Newsmakers of the day. ...
11:33 PM, Jan 19, 2011
New Delhi: Those who prefer to use Hindi over other languages can rejoice. The government has requested Indian and international IT giants to prioritise developing software that will facilitate its use on computers as easily as English. Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken made this request to the representatives of IT giants Microsoft Corporation, International Business Machines (IBM) and Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in a meeting...
03:30 PM, Sep 17, 2010
Union Minister Ajay Maken had written a letter to young MPs asking them to oppose caste-based Census. ...
03:57 PM, May 28, 2010
