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• Sure to get justice in CWG case, says Suresh Kalmadi

  Sacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi today said he was sure to "get justice" in the CWG case and attributed the warm welcome accorded to him on his arrival in Pune to its culture.

• Suresh Kalmadi gets enthusiastic welcome in Pune

  Notwithstanding the criminal charges and his suspension from Congress, supporters of Pune MP Suresh Kalmadi gave him an enthusiastic welcome when he arrived in the city this evening for the first time after being released on bail in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam.

• Will Suresh Kalmadi leave Tihar Jail soon?

  Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking its response to the bail plea of Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi, accused of corruption in the organisation of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games (CWG). The High Court cited the Supreme Court ruling that bail should be the rule and jail an exception.

• BJP leader VK Malhotra 'applauded' Suresh Kalmadi

  As the NDA slammed the government for the appointment of Suresh Kalmadi as the head of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, we revisited an RTI application which revealed how in a 2008 meeting, BJP leader VK Malhotra "applauded" Mr Kalmadi for the "excellent services rendered by him." Mr Malhotra also proposed Mr Kalmadi's re-election as In...

• Maken's statement in Lok Sabha on Kalmadi controversy

  Suresh Kalmadi may not be in parliament on account of being in jail, but he was very much the central player in Parliament today. Sports Minister Ajay Maken attempted to explain in the Lok Sabha just how Mr Kalmadi ended up as the man in charge of organizing the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in September 2010.

• Kalmadi made to wait 5 hrs for check-up at AIIMS

  In India, government institutions are the greatest levellers. Chairman of the Commonwealth Games organising committee, Suresh Kalmadi, had to wait for five hours to get admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Kalmadi has been in Tihar Jail for the last three months, for the multi-crore CWG scam.

• Kalmadi suffering from memory loss, trial may be affected

  Suresh Kalmadi, lodged in Tihar jail for over two months in connection with the multi-crore Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam, is suffering from dementia, a disease related to memory loss, impaired reasoning and personality changes and this may have a bearing on his ongoing trial.The 66-year-old MP from Pune was recently taken to Lok Narayan Jai Prakas...

• Kalmadi rated 'worst' MP for developing constituency

  Pune MP Suresh Kalmadi, who was sacked as the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee boss for his non-performance and alleged involvement in the CWG scam, has added another "feather" in his cap: he has been ranked the worst-performing member of Parliament in the state as far as utilisation of MP funds is concerned. According to a Union government ...

• Kalmadi requests separate van for court travel

  Suresh Kalmadi, the jailed former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee chief, and other co-accused in the CWG scam have requested the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court for a separate van to travel to the court as they fear an attack by other undertrials travelling with them."It is not that they (high-profile prisoners in ...

• Jailed Suresh Kalmadi to undergo brain scan

  Suresh Kalmadi, former chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) who has been lodged in a jail on charges of corruption, will soon undergo a brain scan as a Delhi court gave its permission on Saturday.The special Central Bureau of Investigation court gave its direction after it received a report from the medical officer of the Ti...

• Kalmadi's judicial custody extended till July 21

  A Delhi court today extended the judicial custody of disgraced former chairman of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Suresh Kalmadi and other officials till July 21 for their alleged involvement in irregularities in conducting the games.

• CWG scam: Kalmadi blamed by I-T department, may be asked to pay for losses

  Problems seem to be mounting for sacked Commonwealth Games (CWG) chairman Suresh Kalmadi. The Income Tax (I-T) department has now blamed Mr Kalmadi for "serious lapses of control" during his reign as the chairman of the CWG Organising Committee (OC). In a notice sent to the Committee, details of which have been accessed exclusively by NDTV, the I-T...

• CWG scam: CBI files first chargesheet against Suresh Kalmadi, 8 others

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today named sacked Commonwealth Games boss Suresh Kalmadi as the prime accused in its first chargesheet filed in connection with the scam in the mega sporting event.The sixty-page chargesheet pertains to alleged bungling in the Rs 141-crore contract for the Timing Scoring and Results (TRS) system.The charge...

• How Kalmadi's decision caused Rs 10 crore loss

  There was world class food for the Commonwealth Games, but at loss of over 10 crores. The papers received by NDTV through RTI show that Suresh Kalmadi had a direct role to play in causing this loss which could have been avoided.This is what transpired. In Dec 2009, 'Delaware North' an Australia-based firm was the only one to apply for the catering ...

• CWG scam: All involved must be quizzed, says Kalmadi

  Suresh Kalmadi, the disgraced former boss of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, today said that he wasn't solely responsible for the decisions taken in regard with the Games and that all involved must be questioned.Kalmadi spoke after emerging from a second round of questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at its headquart...