Organising Committee

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  CWG Scam: Trial Against Organising Committee Members Begins Next Month

  Nearly 11 years after the CBI registered an FIR in the over Rs 600-crore CWG overlays scam case, the trial against former Organising Committee members and others will begin next month, officials said on Sunday.

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  There Are No Reports Of Misbehaviour Against Me, Says Vijay Goel

  Union sports minister Vijay Goel today defended the allegations of misbehaviour levelled against his entourage by the Organising Committee stating that nothing of that sort has happened.

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  Andhra Pradesh Government Offers Money to Beggars to Stay Off 'Puskharam'

  The Andhra Pradesh Government wants to keep beggars away from bathing ghats during the ongoing 'Godavari Puskharam' and is offering Rs 10,000 to each of them so that they stay away from the religious event, which is attracting lakhs of pilgrims in Rajahmundry.

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  Cannes 2014: Jean-Luc Godard heads line-up of big names

  Fifty films were selected, of which 18 films will be in the main competition, Xinhua reported.

• CWG scam: Enforcement Directorate set to file first charge sheet

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is set to file its first charge sheet in the alleged financial irregularities in Commonwealth Games which will name some top officials of the Organising Committee (OC) of the 2010 event.

• 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.

• Indian Olympic Association asked to pay Rs 8.5 crore for Kalmadi and team's Beijing trip

  The Organising Committee of the Commonwealth Games has reportedly sent a bill of Rs 8.5 crore to the Indian Olympic Association for sending 162 people to Beijing in 2008 as part of an observer program. The trip was organised by Suresh Kalmadi as OC chief.

• 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 ...

• 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: Kalmadi denied bail

  Sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, arrested for his alleged role in awarding a Games contract to a Swiss firm at an exorbitant rate, was today denied bail by a Delhi court.Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh dismissed Kalmadi's bail plea along with that of Games organising panel's Joint Director-General (Sports) ASV Pr...

• Enforcement Directorate questions Kalmadi, 2 others in Tihar

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday questioned jailed former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) Chairman Suresh Kalmadi and two others in connection with the money laundering case registered by it in conduct of the sporting event last year.A preliminary statement of Kalmadi was recorded by the officials of the ED at Tihar Jail unde...

• CWG scam: Organising Committee wants Kalmadi investigated, trouble for Sheila Dikshit too?

  There is more trouble brewing for former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi. NDTV has learnt that the Organising Committee (OC) wants him investigated for a bunch of new alleged scams as it sent out point-wise replies to the Sports Ministry on the Shunglu Committee findings.The OC's reply says Kalmadi enjoyed monopoly i...

• CWG scam: Organising Committee blames Suresh Kalmadi

  The Commonwealth Games Organisation Committee (OC) has sent its point-wise replies to the Sports Ministry on the Shunglu Committee findings seeking to put the blame on jailed former OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi.The committee's reply says Kalmadi enjoyed monopoly in decision making and violated all norms while selecting contractors.This comes days aft...

• CWG scam: Ready to face any inquiry, says Suresh Kalmadi

  Suresh Kalmadi, sacked chairman of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee, today claimed that the officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who conducted searches at his premises in the city recently, did not find anything incriminating against him."CBI officials came to my place. But what have they found? They could find on...

• Organising Committee members are being targetted: Kalmadi

  A day after the arrest of two of his close aides, sacked Commonwealth Games OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi today accused the investigating agencies of "targeting" only the Organising Committee when government officials were also part of the entire decision-making process.He expressed shock and displeasure over the way the entire matter has been handled...