Kalmadi

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  Opinion | Suresh Kalmadi: The Man Behind The Legendary 5-Star Dinner That Unnerved Even Sonia Gandhi

  Kalmadi proved that in Indian politics, the man who controls the guest list often has more power than those whose names appear on it.

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  Senior Congress Leader Suresh Kalmadi Dies At 81

  Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Suresh Kalmadi passed away in Pune early Tuesday following a prolonged illness, family sources said.

• Rebuffed by Congress, Suresh Kalmadi may run for election anyway

  Suresh Kalmadi, a politician with considerable influence in Pune, today told NDTV that he is deciding on whether to run for the national election. Mr Kalmadi, 69, who was jailed on charges of corruption, has not been picked by his party, the Congress, as its candidate from Pune. The party also did not succumb to his pressure to let his wife run ins...

• Will decide future course of action on March 21: Suresh Kalmadi

  Suresh Kalmadi, refused a ticket by Congress, tonight said that he will decide his future course of action after discussions with his supporters tomorrow amid speculation that the tainted MP from Pune may contest as an Independent.

• Congress' new list: Kapil Sibal from Chandni Chowk, no ticket for Suresh Kalmadi

  Scam-tainted Suresh Kalmadi was tonight denied a ticket by Congress which fielded young leader Vishwajeet Kadam in his place as it released the third list of 58 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls naming several Union Ministers and senior leaders.

• Pawan Bansal likely to get Congress ticket, Suresh Kalmadi may be dropped

  The Congress is likely to re-nominate former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal from Chandigarh, in a move that signals his political rehabilitation. But former Commonwealth Games organizing committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, who represents Pune in the Lok Sabha, is not likely to be as lucky. The party has, sources said, made up its mind to deny a...

• I'm still well-connected and highly influential: Suresh Kalmadi

  Expressing his willingness to contest during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, tainted Member of Parliament (MP) Suresh Kalmadi said he was still had contacts and political connections to influence city.

• CWG: Court slaps Rs 10,000 cost on CBI for 'unwarranted conduct'

  A Delhi court has slapped a cost of Rs 10,000 on the CBI for its "unwarranted conduct" in creating "unnecessary confusion" and delay in the proceedings in a Commonwealth Games-related corruption case in which Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi and others are facing trial.

• CWG probe: Enforcement Directorate questions Suresh Kalmadi in money laundering case

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today questioned sacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) organising committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and recorded his statement in connection with its probe into alleged money laundering in the run up to the 2010 sporting extravaganza.

• Suresh Kalmadi indicted for irregularities in Commonwealth Youth Games

  The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Maharashtra Legislature has indicted former Indian Olympic Association president (IOA) Suresh Kalmadi for irregularities in organising the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008 at Pune and asked the state government to file a criminal case against him.

• Rs 71.73 lakh paid for Shilpa Shetty's performance to 'fulfil Suresh Kalmadi's wish'

  A Delhi court dealing with a CWG related corruption case today said two of the accused had paid Rs 71.73 lakh for actor Shilpa Shetty's performance in the closing ceremony of 2008 CWG Youth Games at Pune "merely to fulfil the last moment wish" of Suresh Kalmadi.

• CWG: Court to frame charges against Suresh Kalmadi and others today

  A Delhi court is likely to frame on Thursday charges against sacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) chief Suresh Kalmadi for allegedly cheating, conspiring, abusing his official position and causing a loss of over Rs 90 crore to public exchequer in in a games-related graft case.

• What taint? Suresh Kalmadi, A Raja back on parliamentary committees

  Politicians A Raja and Suresh Kalmadi may have recently spent about a year in jail each, but both men, who are Lok Sabha MPs, have been nominated to important parliamentary committees.

• CWG scam: Suresh Kalmadi granted contract to Swiss firm without bids, say sources

  Just days after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a case against Suresh Kalmadi for allegedly awarding a dubious contract to a Switzerland-based consulting firm, Event Knowledge Services (EKS), for the Commonwealth Games (CWG), it has now emerged how rules were changed to favour the "ineligible" firm.

• Suresh Kalmadi named by CBI in Commonwealth Games consultancy contract case

  The CBI has filed a fresh case against Suresh Kalmadi in recruitment of manpower for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi by awarding a dubious consultancy contract to Switzerland-based Events Knowledge Services.