New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the reply of sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi to a plea for stopping him from going to London for the 2012 Olympics and asked him not to advance his slated July 26 departure for it. The plea made by advocate Rahul Mehra has sought the court's direction to restrain Kalmadi from going to London on the ground that he...
06:59 PM, Jul 18, 2012
Suresh Kalmadi said Ajay Maken's vilification campaign is causing split between officials and players participating in London Olympics. ...
11:31 PM, Jul 14, 2012
New Delhi: Suresh Kalmadi, who is on trial for alleged irregularities in orgainsing the 2010 Commonwealth Games, on Saturday made it clear he is going to attend the London Olympics. Kalmadi also accused Sports Minister Ajay Maken of carrying out a vilification campaign against him and called for his resignation. Kalmadi said he has a right to attend Olympics because no charge has been proven against him in CWG. Kalmadi,...
05:10 PM, Jul 14, 2012
Sebastian Coe, Chief of the Organising Committee for the 2012 Olympics at London, has said that Suresh Kalmadi's visit was an issue that India needed to sort out. ...
09:48 AM, Jul 14, 2012
New Delhi: The sports ministry has asked the Indian Olympic Associaiton to prevent its president Suresh Kalmadi from going to London for the Olympics. A court on Friday permitted Kalmadi, who is facing graft charges in the preparations for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to travel to London. Soon after, Sports Minister Ajay Maken said he shoud not go to the Games. The tone and tenor of the letter from a...
02:36 AM, Jul 14, 2012
New Delhi: In a bid to prevent Suresh Kalmadi from attending the London Olympics, the Sports Ministry on Friday shot off a letter to IOA, requesting the sports body not to facilitate the tainted administrator's visit to UK on "ethical grounds". In a letter to Randhir Singh, Secretary General of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), the ministry argued that since Kalmadi is embroiled in corruption cases, IOA should not support...
09:00 PM, Jul 13, 2012
New Delhi: Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Friday condemned former Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Chief Suresh Kalmadi for seeking permission from Delhi court to attend London Olympics, saying he has not been cleared of the charges yet. "It's sad to see Suresh Kalmadi seeking permission. He has not yet been cleared of his charges. I will ensure he will definitely not be part of the Indian delegation. We are also...
05:19 PM, Jul 13, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court has granted permission to sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi to attend the London Olympics. Kalmadi will travel to London for the games from July 26 to August 13. The CBI had opposed Kalmadi's plea saying that it would hamper day-to-day court proceedings in the CWG Scam in which Kalmadi si an accused. However, the judge over-ruled the objection and allowed Kalmadi to travel...
02:20 PM, Jul 13, 2012
Sacked CWG organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi has sought permission from a Delhi court to attend the Olympic Games. ...
05:50 PM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: Sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, accused in Commonwealth Games scam, on Thursday sought a Delhi court's permission to attend the 2012 Olympics in London. In his plea to Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh, Kalmadi said he was a member of International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Council and sought permission to go to the United Kingdom for the games from July 26 to August 13. "Applicant...
05:15 PM, Jul 12, 2012
New Delhi: Sacked CWG Organising Committee chairman and MP Suresh Kalmadi was heckled at the Pune Municipal Corporation office on Monday. Kalmadi was on a visit to the corporation office for the inauguration of the Sports committee office. Kalmadi was heckled by angry protesters, mainly from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Maharashtra Navanirman Sena, sources said. ...
02:50 PM, Jun 11, 2012
New Delhi: Former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Thursday told a Delhi court hearing a corruption case related to the 2010 sporting event here that he was not involved in procurement of equipment. He said that the OC only gave recommendations for buying timing, scoring and result (TSR) system for the Games and was not involved in the purchase. Kalmadi's counsel Harshad Ponda told Central...
02:29 AM, May 25, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a bail plea of AK Reddy, arrested for alleged irregularities in a contract for timing, scoring and result (TSR) equipment for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG). Justice Mukta Gupta reserved the order after lawyers appearing for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Reddy concluded their arguments. Reddy, an official of Hyderabad-based company AKR Construction, is the only accused...
07:43 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in New Delhi has allowed former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi to go to Kazakhstan for attending the Asian Atheletics Association Council meeting to be held April 27. Special Judge Talwant Singh allowed Kalmadi and his aide, Lalit Bhanot to attend the meeting of the 73rd Asian Athletics Association Council, which is going to take place...
05:07 AM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: The scam-hit Commonwealth Games Organising Committee is currently facing 45 legal cases filed by private companies seeking outstanding payment for their CWG-related work. Officials said that the number of cases against Organising Committee, which is under the scanner of investigating agencies for alleged financial irregularities, have risen to 45 from 30 in the last six months. "There are 45 court cases being contested by us. They are in...
04:58 PM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued show-cause notice to former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and his close aides Lalit Bhanot and V K Verma. The High Court, in the show-cause notice, asked them as to why they should not be suspended from the offices held by them in the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Kalmadi, Bhanot and Verma, all accused in the multi-crore Commonwealth Games...
05:45 PM, Mar 21, 2012
New Delhi: In a major embarrassment for the Congress, Pune MP Suresh Kalmadi, accused in the Commonwealth Games scam and currently out on bail, was included on Parliament roster duty. When the matter came to light Congress chief whip Girija Vyas tried to play it down, saying that including Kalmadi's name was a clerical error. Although Kalmadi being a Congress MP can technically be put on roster duty, the party...
03:32 PM, Mar 12, 2012
New Delhi: A CBI special court Tuesday decided to resume March 13 the hearing in a corruption case related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) held in New Delhi. The trial was put off after a defence counsel raised doubts over getting a fair trial. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Talwant Singh said the scrutiny of documents of the case would resume March 13. Judge Singh on February...
06:36 PM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea by Swiss Timing to stay a lower court proceeding against them in the Commonwealth Games Time Scoring and Results scam (TSR). According to the CBI chargesheet against them, sacked CWG Olympic Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and others escalated the Swiss firm's tender cost, causing a loss of Rs 90 crore to the exchequer. Swiss Timing had approached the HC...
11:05 AM, Mar 05, 2012
