Cwg 2010

• Commonwealth Games scam: I am innocent till proven guilty, says Kalmadi

  On a cold Delhi morning, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) turned the heat up for Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee.  (Read: Who is Suresh Kalmadi?)The CBI raided Mr Kalmadi's homes in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune, his office at Phoenix Mills in Mumbai, his farmhouse in Pune, and the residence of ...

• CWG scam: Will give all the answers, says Kalmadi

  The Commonwealth Games corruption probe is gaining steam after the arrest of two former Organising Committee (OC) officials but an unfazed OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi today said he would give "satisfactory answers" to the government panel investigating the matter.Kalmadi, who has maintained a low profile ever since the controversy-ridden Games concl...

• CWG scam: Kalmadi aides Darbari, Mahendroo sent to 6-day CBI custody

  A Delhi court has allowed CBI to quiz former CWG Organising Committee officials T S Darbari and Sanjay Mahendroo for six days in its custody after the probe agency said it has recovered "voluminous incriminating" documents from their houses and CWG office revealing graft."Accused are required to be confronted with voluminous incriminating documents...

• CWG foot over-bridge collapse: Probe panel blames PWD, contractor

  A Delhi government-appointed committee, which probed the collapse of a foot over-bridge outside the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium days before the Commonwealth Games, has blamed the faulty construction methodology adopted by the private contractor and held the Public Works Department (PWD) responsible for supervisory failure.The two-member probe panel su...

• Haryana Chief Minister Hooda honours CWG medalists

  Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has announced a slew of incentives for the medal winners from the state in Commonwealth Games that concluded in Delhi last month.On the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the formation of Haryana, Hooda said that he would enhance the cash award for medal winners from the state in this month's Asian Game...

• India perceived as more corrupt after CWG scam

  India has slipped to 87th spot in Transparency International's latest ranking of nations based on the level of corruption, with the global watchdog asserting that perceptions about corruption in the country increased in the wake of the scam-tainted Commonwealth Games.Transparency International's 'Corruption Perception Index' report covering the pub...

• Big B praises cleaner, greener Delhi

  Amitabh Bachchan, who is here to receive the National Award, Friday said the capital looks much greener and cleaner after the CWG.

• ITDC staff urinating in clean toilets, wrote EMAAR before Games

  In a press statement, real estate developer EMAAR-MGF has contested the landscape of charges being leveled at it by the government.For one, EMAAR says its Rs. 183-crore deposit to the government has not been confiscated or frozen by the government as penalty for sub-standard construction of the Athletes Village. Instead, it says this bank guarantee...

• The CWG Village: EMAAR vs Govt

  In a press statement, real estate developer EMAAR-MGF has contested the landscape of charges being leveled at it by the government. (Read: EMAAR's response to charges of poor construction)For one, EMAAR says its Rs. 183-crore deposit to the government has not been confiscated or frozen by the government as penalty for sub-standard construction of t...

• How bad was the Games Village? Here's what different countries said

  NDTV has accessed documents that chronicle complaints about the Games Village filed by the representatives of the participating countries. From poor plumbing to water leaks and concerns about structural safety, the catalogue of grievances is extensive and indicting.Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was asked to get the Village in shape just days ...

• DDA blames EMAAR for problems with Games Village

  The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has confirmed that there were major irregularities in the construction of the Commonwealth Games Village, where the athletes and delegates were housed during the event.The DDA has submitted a report on the problems with the Village to Jaipal Reddy, who heads the Group of Ministers (GoM) that oversaw the Games.T...

• CWG: Kalmadi defends himself, accuses Delhi government of corruption

  Organising Committee (OC) chief Suresh Kalmadi is not happy with Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's remarks targeting the OC for corruption.Reacting to Dikshit's comment, Kalmadi said, "Delhi Chief Minister Mrs. Shiela Dikshit's aspersions on corruption in the Organising Committee Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi are most disappointing and uncalled...

• Sorry CWG anthem was a disappointment, says Rahman

  Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman apologised for the disappointment caused by his Commonwealth Games anthem.

• CWG: Australian team asked to pay for damages

  The Australians have been asked to pay for damages after a washing machine fell from a balcony in the Australian area in the Commonwealth Games Village, an Indian official said Friday.Lalit Bhanot, Secretary General of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC), however dismissed reports of vandalism blamed on the Australian contingent."There...

• Delhi's CWG success tough to emulate, says Scotland

  Scotland, which hosts the next Commonwealth Games, is highly impressed with Delhi's success in holding the multi-sport event, which it says will prove a "challenge to emulate" in Glasgow in 2014. Scotland is also keen to scale up economic, energy and educational collaboration between the two sides."Holding a multi-sporting event is a challenge for ...