The Commonwealth Games is symptomatic of the deeper decay, decadence, and debilitation of our moral and ethical standards. It is not just about Kalmadi. It is about much more.
Amid concerns about the high level corruption in aid distribution in Pakistan, the United States has said it will not tolerate corruption in distribution of aid and flood relief work in the flood-hit country.
Many of the senior editors who listened to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday found that he wanted to send the message across the nation that he is in charge of the situation in spite of speculation that the Congress is getting ready for a transfer of power
As officials race against time to get stadia and other facilities ready in Delhi for the Commonwealth Games, Shilpa Kannan takes a look at the allegations of mismanagement and corruption and the people affected.
The former Pakistan cricket captain, Imran Khan, has said that if players are found guilty of spot fixing, they should not be given a life ban, which some officials are demanding.
Three officials of the customs department were booked in a graft case by the anti-corruption bureau of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday.
LONDON (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption unit has been asked to submit a report within the next three days on an investigation into alleged corruption within the Pakistan team.
In an apparent change of stand, the CBI has told the Supreme Court that it has found cogent, credible and admissible evidence for prosecuting U P Chief Minister Mayawati in a disproportionate assets case relating to her declared wealth going up from Rs 1 crore in 2003 to Rs 50 crore in 2007. The agency's submission in an affidavit came nearly four months after it had shown willingness to consider her plea to accept the clean chit given to her by the IT authorities.
The plea of 70-year-old Karibasamma in the high court that she be allowed to end her life as she has no means to treat a painful medical condition that allows her no respite, has stirred a debate.
The Commonwealth Games corruption trail seems to be leading all the way to the international top bosses. NDTV has investigated the tangled web of ownership of some firms doing business with the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee.
New Delhi, Aug 9: After price rise, now corruption over Commonwealth Games preparations rocked the Lok Sabha in the monsoon session 2010.BJP on Aug 9, started the debate by highlighting CNN-IBN's report which was telecast on Jul 28 on the Central
'The CBI has taken up the investigation of the two cases against the former Jharkhand CM and five of his ministers on the directions of the Jharkhand high court,' a CBI official said.
As the Opposition hit out at the government in Parliament today over reports and allegations of corruption and irregularities in commonwealth games, Suresh Kalmadi, the man in the centre of the controversy, chose not to respond. Later, in a letter to all MPs, Suresh Kalmadi denied allegations that he had okayed payments to AM Cars and Vans in London for the Queen's Baton Relay.
'Even Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyer has spoken about corruption in preparations for the Commonwealth Games,' former BJP president Rajnath Singh said.
The Lok Sabha, on Monday, witnessed a heated debate between the government and the opposition over a demand for a joint parliamentary probe into all allegations of corruption related to the Commonwealth Games.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's top crime investigative agency will send a team to Britain this week to probe corruption allegations against some of the country's cricket players, a senior official said on Tuesday.
TAUNTON, England (Reuters) - Pakistan test captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will meet their country's High Commissioner later on Thursday to discuss corruption allegations levelled against the team.
Named in the interim report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on broadcasting, Commonwealth Games Federation CEO Mike Hooper has rejected corruption charges.
Wrapping up his two day inspection of the Commonwealth Games sites around Delhi, the President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Mike Fennell seemed satisfied with the preparations. Fennell has denied charges corruption against the CGF and said they welcomed the probe by Indian authorities, CGF has encouraged various departments and authorities to look into corruption allegations.
Parliament is likely to witness another Commonwealth-Games-related storm on Monday. The Opposition has already demonstrated that it will again unite to take on the UPA government on the alleged Commonwealth Games scam, and fresh media reports on Suresh Kalmadi have provided more fodder.