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'Kalmadi appointed CWG OC chairman by NDA govt'

The government on Friday sought to drag in the National Democratic Alliance regime into the Commonwealth Games mess. It claimed that the NDA had bypassed the Delhi government and made the Centre......

GoM finalising findings on Commonwealth Games scam

More than a year after its constitution, a Group of Ministers that examined reports of the prime minister-appointed High Level Committee on alleged Commonwealth Games related irregularities, is in......

Tharoor's back in news. This time for CWG payment

Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor is back in the news over payment of money by the Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games for consultancy services.Tharoor on Sunday described the reports......

Who says Games are over? They are just starting

With the Commonwealth Games coming to a close, Suresh Kalmadi and others involved in organising the event are being put in the dock. Even Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is not being spared.......

BJP hardliners firm on disrupting Parliament

The split within the Bharatiya Janata Party came out in the open on Tuesday after the understanding it had with the government on the smooth running of parliament collapsed leading to adjournments......

Commonwealth Games organisers to promote India

The organisers of next year's Commonwealth Games in the capital will try to use the mega sporting event as a platform to promote India as a perfect destination for business opportunities. The......

Commonwealth Games: PSUs asked to be sponsors

The government has asked central PSUs to sponsor the Commonwealth Games even as state-owned firms, including the Railways, have already committed Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) for a "good cause".......

AI to be official carrier of Commonwealth Games

Air India was designated on Tuesday as the official carrier of the Commonwealth Games 2010 and said it is mulling to run special charter services to accommodate visitors and sportspersons during......

Commonwealth Games 2010 to be revenue-neutral

Despite setting an ambitious target of generating revenues in excess of Rs 900 crore (Rs 9 billion), the organisers of the 'Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi' expect the event to be "revenue neutral",......

Govt in a fix over funds for Commonwealth Games

The government is grappling with finances of the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in Delhi. This is because of escalating costs and a lack of clarity on revenue streams.As per the latest......

What do you think of Rahman's Commonwealth Games theme song?

A R Rahman recently released the Commonwealth Games theme song. The maestro has in the past given us incredible tunes but his latest offering failed to impress the CWG organising......

Sindhu, Manpreet are India's flagbearers for Commonwealth Games opening

IMAGE: PV Sindhu was also the flagbearer at the 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Double Olympic medallist badminton ace PV Sindhu and Indian men's......

'Individuals focused on monetary gain': P T Usha hits back

IMAGE: IOA president P T Usha alleged that some of the executive council members 'have very questionable track records, including allegations of gender bias and even cases of sexual harassment......

Hosting 2036 Olympics is India's dream, preparations are on: Modi

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets school children during the 78th Independence Day celebrations, at Red Fort, in New Delhi on Thursday. Photograph: ANI Asserting that India has the ability......

Women's boxing at risk? Boxers fight to stay in the ring

IMAGE: Australia’s Caitlin Parker after her bout. Photograph: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters The possibility of boxing being excluded from the programme at the Los Angeles......

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games delayed

The 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games will start a day later than scheduled, to allow athletes additional recovery time after the World Athletics Championship and avoid clash with semifinals of......

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