Commomwealth Games

• More spots in Delhi are terror targets: Australia

  Australia has issued a fresh terror alert regarding India, advising its nationals to avoid some parts of the country and leading tourist spots including the Red Fort and Bahai temple in New Delhi.In its updated advisory, Australians have been advised to exercise a high degree of caution while travelling to the Indian capital and other parts of Indi...

• Dengue in Delhi linked to CWG sites, says Health Minister

  With less than two months to go for the Commonwealth Games, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is worried that the unfinished work at sites is contributing to the spread of dengue in the capital. The number of dengue cases is highest in the last six years.Today, Ghulam Nabi Azad blamed the CWG sites and heavy rain for dengue. "The presence of dengue ...

• AR Rahman sets the tune for Commonwealth Games 2010

  It will be another 10 days before the Commonwealth Games theme song is officially launched but Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman today promised it would be worth the wait as his 'Yaaro India bula liya' would be unlike anything that has happened before. (Forum: Jai Ho or Waka Waka - Which do you like?)The Group of Minister (GoM) on the...

• Work through the night at CWG sites, says Sheila

  With pressure mounting on the Delhi government to complete Commonwealth Games' projects, a jittery Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday ordered agencies concerned to work through the night to finish work at the sites on time.At a high-level meeting, Dikshit told PWD, MCD, NDMC, DJB and several other agencies to deploy workforce during the night ...

• 'Infrastructure for CWG'10 to be ready by June'

  All infrastructure for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi will be ready by the middle of June and tight security cover will also be in place during the October 3-14 event, a top official of the CWG Organising Committee said on Monday.

• Everything in Delhi CWG would be first class: Fennell

  The pace of preparations for this year's Commonwealth Games had him worried till a few days ago but CGF chief Mike Fennell has had a change of heart now and says everything in the Delhi event would be "first class".

• 2010 Games need a young ambassador: Kalmadi

  The Commonwealth Games Organising Committee on Tuesday virtually rejected the demand for making Amitabh Bachchan the brand ambassador for the prestigious event to be held in New Delhi from October 3 to 14.

• IRCTC to sell Commonwealth Games' tickets online

  IRCTC, a railway subsidiary has bagged a contract to sell Commonwealth Games tickets online and sports lovers will get the option of choosing the row and seat at different venues.

• Preparing for events like CWG takes time: Kalmadi

  Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Monday sought to defend delays in completion of venues, saying preparation for such a mega event is always time consuming and the country cannot present "half-cooked meals" to the world.

• Rice to lead Australian team at Delhi Games

  Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice will lead an Australian team that is a mix of the old and the new and even the forgiven at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in October.

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  Motorised Shikaras to sail into Delhi

  Delhi lakes may not compare to the Dal in Srinagar, but the famous shikaras are making their way to the city's waterways.

• Soon, Delhi to get world-class toilets

  Flowers, mirrors and even a nappy changing room. That's the new face of public conveniences in the city. MCD ropes in corporates to build and operate world-class loos.

• England to send 500-plus contingent to CWG

  England are planning to send a huge contingent of more than 500 athletes for the October Commonwealth Games and Australia too are determined to come full strength.

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  Boxers get sponsors after gold rush

  Indian boxers' phenomenal haul of six gold medals in the Commonwealth Championships on Wednesday helped them get a team and kit sponsor in Monnet Steel group.

• Delhi on track, but there are some areas of concern: Fennell

  CGF President Michael Fennell is concerned about the pace of work at three Games' facilities but is largely satisfied with the capital's preparedness for the October 3-14 mega event.