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CWG mess: BJP protestors in Delhi clash with police
A protest by members of BJP youth wing in Delhi turned violent today, with the activists clashing with the police. Members of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha were demanding resignation of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit over the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on irregularities in the Commonwealth Games.
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CWG mess: BJP now targets Sonia
There is war over the Commonwealth Games and the report of the government's auditor on it. In Parliament, where heated words were exchanged between the Opposition and the Treasury benches in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shouting slogans against Congress president Sonia Gandhi alleging that she had a role in appoi...
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CWG mess: Parliament stalled as Govt mounts 'Save Sheila' operation
The explosive Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the Commonwealth Games dominated Parliament today with the Opposition demanding the resignation of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Mrs Dikshit, the report finds, cost the government hundreds of crores through mismanagement.
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Suresh Kalmadi sacked from senior Congress post
Congress on Tuesday axed Suresh Kalmadi as secretary of its Parliamentary Party, seeking to distance itself from the Organising Committee Chairman of the Commonwealth Games in the wake of allegations of corruption."Suresh Kalmadi's resignation as Secretary of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) has been accepted with immediate effect," AICC Gene...
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Cong govt behind CWG corruption, says Gadkari
BJP today attempted to drag the Prime Minister's Office into the CWG controversy, questioning why the PMO and Union Cabinet did not verify before approving the "inflated budget" of various Games projects and demanded a joint parliamentary committee probe into alleged irregularities.Terming the alleged bungling as a "very big scam", BJP president Ni...
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NRIs in Britain shocked at CWG mess
Daily reports and images of mismanagement of the Commonwealth Games venues in New Delhi have shocked members of Britain's Indian community who, in recent years, reveled in glowing reports of a "rising India" and "incredible India".
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CWG mess: Hopper does a U-turn, says CGF also responsible
Taking a U-turn, CGF CEO Mike Hooper on Sunday owned up the responsibility for the mess around the Commonwealth Games after blaming India's central and state governments for all the problems.
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Shooters land in Games mess; night-long wait to get rooms in Village
Just when you think things are beginning to turn around for the Commonwealth Games, comes another example of utter callousness. This time it's the Indian shooting squad that has the most number of gold hopefuls, which was left in the lurch. The Indian shooting team which landed in Delhi from Pune at 8:30pm last evening had to wait till 5 am this mo...
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CWG mess: Kalmadi passes buck to agencies
Often the butt of criticism, Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, when grilled by the international media on Saturday, was defensive and combative. And though he took moral responsibility for the mess ahead of the event, he passed the buck to other agencies and said the venues should have been handed over to him earlier.
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Don't get distracted by CWG mess: Paes to athletes
With just 11 days left, the Commonwealth Games might be in the news for all the wrong reasons but veteran Davis Cupper Leander Paes urged fellow athletes, participating in the event, not to get "distracted by the negative developments."
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CWG mess: BJP protestors in Delhi clash with police
A protest by members of BJP youth wing in Delhi turned violent today, with the activists clashing with the police. Members of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha were demanding resignation of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit over the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on irregularities in the Commonwealth Games.
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CWG mess: BJP now targets Sonia
There is war over the Commonwealth Games and the report of the government's auditor on it. In Parliament, where heated words were exchanged between the Opposition and the Treasury benches in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shouting slogans against Congress president Sonia Gandhi alleging that she had a role in appoi...
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CWG mess: Parliament stalled as Govt mounts 'Save Sheila' operation
The explosive Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the Commonwealth Games dominated Parliament today with the Opposition demanding the resignation of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Mrs Dikshit, the report finds, cost the government hundreds of crores through mismanagement.
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Suresh Kalmadi sacked from senior Congress post
Congress on Tuesday axed Suresh Kalmadi as secretary of its Parliamentary Party, seeking to distance itself from the Organising Committee Chairman of the Commonwealth Games in the wake of allegations of corruption."Suresh Kalmadi's resignation as Secretary of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) has been accepted with immediate effect," AICC Gene...
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Cong govt behind CWG corruption, says Gadkari
BJP today attempted to drag the Prime Minister's Office into the CWG controversy, questioning why the PMO and Union Cabinet did not verify before approving the "inflated budget" of various Games projects and demanded a joint parliamentary committee probe into alleged irregularities.Terming the alleged bungling as a "very big scam", BJP president Ni...
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NRIs in Britain shocked at CWG mess
Daily reports and images of mismanagement of the Commonwealth Games venues in New Delhi have shocked members of Britain's Indian community who, in recent years, reveled in glowing reports of a "rising India" and "incredible India".
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CWG mess: Hopper does a U-turn, says CGF also responsible
Taking a U-turn, CGF CEO Mike Hooper on Sunday owned up the responsibility for the mess around the Commonwealth Games after blaming India's central and state governments for all the problems.
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Shooters land in Games mess; night-long wait to get rooms in Village
Just when you think things are beginning to turn around for the Commonwealth Games, comes another example of utter callousness. This time it's the Indian shooting squad that has the most number of gold hopefuls, which was left in the lurch. The Indian shooting team which landed in Delhi from Pune at 8:30pm last evening had to wait till 5 am this mo...
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CWG mess: Kalmadi passes buck to agencies
Often the butt of criticism, Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, when grilled by the international media on Saturday, was defensive and combative. And though he took moral responsibility for the mess ahead of the event, he passed the buck to other agencies and said the venues should have been handed over to him earlier.
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Don't get distracted by CWG mess: Paes to athletes
With just 11 days left, the Commonwealth Games might be in the news for all the wrong reasons but veteran Davis Cupper Leander Paes urged fellow athletes, participating in the event, not to get "distracted by the negative developments."
