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: Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for irregularities in a Commonwealth Games corruption case. He has been arrested under Sections 120 B and 420 (criminal conspiracy and cheating) of the Indian Penal Code in the Commonwealth Games Time Scoring Equipment scam. Kalmadi reportedly conspired to favour a private firm in Switzerland by awarding contract at inflated cost of Rs 141...
12:11 PM, Apr 25, 2011
New Delhi: Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for irregularities in a Commonwealth Games corruption case. He has been arrested under Sections 120 B and 420 (criminal conspiracy and cheating) of the Indian Penal Code in the Commonwealth Games Time Scoring Equipment scam. Kalmadi reportedly conspired to favour a private firm in Switzerland by awarding contract at inflated cost of Rs 141...
12:11 PM, Apr 25, 2011
New Delhi: Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for irregularities in a Commonwealth Games corruption case. He has been arrested under Sections 120 B and 420 (criminal conspiracy and cheating) of the Indian Penal Code in the Commonwealth Games Time Scoring Equipment scam. Kalmadi reportedly conspired to favour a private firm in Switzerland by awarding contract at inflated cost of Rs 141...
12:11 PM, Apr 25, 2011
New Delhi: Sacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising committee (OC) chief Suresh Kalmadi is ready to face what's widely believed the toughest grilling that he has been subjected to so far by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A two-member CBI team has returned from London after carrying out extensive investigations in the Queens baton relay scam. CNN-IBN has learnt that the CBI has got some new leads about how Kalmadi...
06:30 PM, Apr 24, 2011
New Delhi: Sacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising committee (OC) chief Suresh Kalmadi is ready to face what's widely believed the toughest grilling that he has been subjected to so far by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A two-member CBI team has returned from London after carrying out extensive investigations in the Queens baton relay scam. CNN-IBN has learnt that the CBI has got some new leads about how Kalmadi ...
06:30 PM, Apr 24, 2011
New Delhi: Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi was finally grilled by the CBI for nearly nine hours on Wednesday over his involvement in the overlays contracts, the aerostat purchase and the AM films deal during the Queen's Baton Relay in London. Sources says Central Bureau of Investigation wanted to grill Kalmadi again on Thursday but he asked for three days time before the next round of questioning. A concerned Suresh...
10:36 PM, Jan 05, 2011
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday searched the offices and homes of four Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) officials and filed cases against two of them - Lalit Bhanot and V.K. Verma - for alleged financial lapses. Raids are on at Kalmadi's close aide Additional Director General Sangeeta Welinkar and at the residence of former games organising committee Joint Director General RK Sacheti. CBI said that...
07:09 PM, Nov 30, 2010
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate is likely to issue summons to senior officials of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee in connection with a case of alleged violation of foreign exchange regulations related to the Queen’s Baton Relay in London. The ED is likely to question Games OC chief Suresh Kalmadi and other top brass including Secretary General Lalit Bhanot, Jt Director General TS Darbari, DG VK Verma and Vice Chairman...
04:46 PM, Oct 20, 2010
New Delhi: Suspended Commonwealth Games Organising Committee deputy director general Sanjay Mohindroo is in for more trouble. CNN-IBN has accessed an important Organising Committee note questioning Mohindroo's claims of Rs 22.8 lakh as reimbursements. An advance of £ 127,930.40 was given to Mohindroo for managing the London leg of the Queen's Baton Relay but Mohindroo showed expenditure of £ 160,526.90 and claimed the difference of Rs 22.8 lakh as reimbursements....
08:08 PM, Aug 17, 2010
New Delhi: The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) received a serious set back Fon riday with merchandising company Premier Brands pulling out of the October 3-14 Games citing heavy losses. Premier Brands, which was the official merchandising and licensing partner of the Games, said they suffered heavy losses due to the delay in the project. Chairman of Premier Brands Suresh Kumar said that the company has decided to withdraw from...
09:13 AM, Aug 14, 2010
VK Verma says the responsibility for organising Queen's Baton Relay was delegated to senior members of the Managing Committee. ...
11:16 PM, Aug 12, 2010
New Delhi: Denying any role in the alleged money trail during the QBR launch in London, CWG Organising Committee Director General VK Verma on Thursday held sacked officials T S Darbari and Sanjay Mohindroo responsible for all the deals at that time. "Darbari and Mohindroo are the two officers who were entirely responsible for the entire project (deal with AM Films) as they were of the level of joint DGs....
04:17 PM, Aug 12, 2010
New Delhi: There seems to be no end to the controversies surrounding the Commonwealth Games. Now Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Director General VK Verma seems to be pointing finger at Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi. A CAG interim report finds discrepancies in broadcast and sponsorship deals. Verma said Kalmadi knew every deal in the Queen's Baton Relay. On this issue Verma speaks to CNN-IBN in an exclusive interview....
08:07 AM, Aug 12, 2010
Suresh Kalmadi gives his defence in 14 points and explains the controversy surrounding Queen's Baton Relay. ...
09:29 AM, Aug 10, 2010
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