Suresh Kalmadi News

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  India's Seasoned Sports Administrator Suresh Kalmadi Dies Aged 81

  India's seasoned sports administrator and former president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Suresh Kalmadi, passed away in Pune on January 6.

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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...

• Suresh Kalmadi unlikely to get Congress ticket; Jagdish Tytler files for primaries from Delhi

  Ahead of the Election Commission's formal announcement of the Lok Sabha election dates, the Congress' top leadership met for close to two hours on Tuesday to finalise their first list of candidates in politically crucial states like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra.

• CWG case: Suresh Kalmadi, Lalit Bhanot and 9 others charged with corruption, conspiracy

  A Delhi court today pressed charges of corruption, theft and conspiracy charges against former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi and 10 others in a corruption case linked to 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.

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  Quit IOA or face showcause notice: Delhi High Court to Kalmadi

  The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked Suresh Kalmadi, president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), whether he will quit the post - which he has been holding on to for around 18 years - "gracefully" and warned that it will issue show cause notice if he chooses to continue in the post.

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  Status quo in Indian Olympic Association as Kalmadi to stay away

  It will be status quo at the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after its Executive Board's decision Friday to allow its chief Suresh Kalmadi to stay away from its activities and continue with Vijay Kumar Malhotra as acting president.

• CWG scam: Lalit Bhanot, Jayachandran granted bail

  Former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committe(OC) Secretary Lalit Bhanot and ex-Treasurer Jaichandran have been granted bail.

• With Amar Singh, list of Tihar's who's who grows longer

  Amar Singh arrested: The Rajya Sabha MP was on Tuesday headed to Tihar Jail on charges of corruption, the latest in a long line of high profile politicians and corporate honchos to be housed in the sprawling prison complex in West Delhi.

• Private firm promoter surrenders, after being caught in Games scam

  A promoter of a private company accused of financial irregularities in the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) preparations surrendered before a CBI court here, on Saturday.

• Raja, Kalmadi, Kanimozhi celebrate Independence Day at Tihar Jail

  Former Commonwealth Games chief Suresh Kalmadi, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi and former communications minister A Raja were among the thousands who celebrated Independence Day at the Tihar Jail on Monday.

• 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.