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• CAG report blames Sheila for losses, PMO for endorsing Kalmadi

  A report on the Commonwealth Games has been tabled in Parliament, placing Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the line of fire. The report, 800 pages long, is the work of the government's auditor, and gives Mrs Dikshit a failing grade largely on account of the massive over-expenditure for the Games.

• Sheila intervention prevented CWG from collapsing: Official

  England, Scotland and Australia were close to pulling out from the Commonwealth Games, but for the last minute intervention of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to salvage the event, a top British Games official has revealed."She really did kick shit" that is how Dame Kelly Holmes, President of the Commonwealth Games England, put it."Every day fo...

• CWG: India being too self-congratulatory?

  The Commonwealth Games, which opened 12 days ago with the world bracing for the worst, managed to conclude on Thursday without undue embarrassment or disaster. Stadiums did not collapse. Terrorists did not strike. Fears of disease went mostly unrealized. And the closing ceremony was a stirring success.  Indeed, some officials who before the ga...

• CWG closing ceremony: Roads to avoid on Thursday

  The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and Connaught Place in the national capital will turn into a security fortress on Thursday ahead of the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony and marathon race.Police are describing the security measures taken for the Games as "so far so good" and want to sustain the momentum.Commuters passing through the localities close...

• Paul Henry's resignation statement

  As the New Zealand TV host resigned following sparking diplomatic protest after his racial slur, Following is what he wrote in the resignation letter. Following is the full text of Paul Henry's resignation letter:I have resigned from TVNZ, effective immediately.It is no longer practical in the current environment for me to do the job I was employed...

• CWG: Tickets sold out but spirits still high

  It's India shining at the Commonwealth Games and the box office is raking in the glory.As the country goes from strength to strength, interest in the Games is soaring. Gone are the days when empty stands had the organizers worried. In the last three days alone, more than three lakh tickets have been sold for the Games.People from all walks of life ...

• CWG: DU hostels all decked up, but where are the visitors?

  The Commonwealth Games Village is all bustling with activity, so are the stadia around the Capital, but the student hostels of the Delhi University continue to wait for their elusive guests, even as the event takes off on Sunday.The hostels, which were vacated and renovated with substantial funds in the run-up to the Games and turned into 'budget a...

• Delhi markets, offices to remain closed for CWG opening, closing ceremony

  Delhi Government on Friday directed all shops and commercial establishments in the city to remain closed on October 3 and October 14, the days of opening and closing ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games respectively.Also, malls and theaters adjacent to the market area will remain shut on the respective days. In a notification, issued under the Delh...

• Tired of CWG traffic, Delhi rides Metro in record numbers

  As fear of getting stuck in maddening traffic jams due to the dedicated Commonwealth Games lanes prompted hundreds of people to avoid buses, Delhi Metro registered its highest-ever ridership of over 15 lakh on Monday.    Ever since the Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar corridor was integrated with the Qutub Minar-HUDA City Centre (Gurg...

• CWG: Mike Hooper in an exclusive interview with NDTV

  In an exclusive interview with NDTV, CEO of Commonwealth Games Federation, Mike Hooper spoke about what was done and what could have been done to avoid the brickbats the Commonwealth Games had to face.Following is the complete transcript of the interview.NDTV: Despite the Prime Minister stepping in and calling in an emergency meeting,  there a...

• CWG fiasco: PM meets MS Gill, Jaipal Reddy today

  Amid intense criticism over Commonwealth Games preparations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held a meeting with union ministers and others involved in the sporting event but kept away Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, triggering speculation about his being sidelined. (Video Special:Games Village horror story)The Prime Minister asked C...

• Australian discus world champion pulls out of CWG

  Australian discus world champion Dani Samuels has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi next month because of security and health concerns.

• Delhi Police fully prepared for CWG: Dadwal

  Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal has expressed satisfaction over the security preparations for the Commonwealth Games, saying the force is trained, ready and positioned."As far as we are concerned, we are fully prepared. Delhi Police is trained, ready and positioned... I am satisfied," Dadwal told reporters on the sidelines of Delhi Police Pass...

• Wonder how CWG OC slept for so long: Bishen Bedi

  Amazed by the Delhi Commonwealth Games Organising Committee's laxity, spin legend Bishen Singh Bedi on Tuesday said the corruption allegations against it and the shoddy construction work at the venues have put paid to India's chances of hosting multi-sports events in near future.

• Australia Games chief defends India against critics

  Australia's Commonwealth Games chief has leapt to the defence of October's New Delhi meet which has come under harsh criticism over construction delays and ballooning costs, reports said on Monday.