Kalmadi In Pune

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...

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...

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Maharashtra Legislature has indicted former Indian Olympic Association president (IOA) Suresh Kalmadi for irregularities in organising the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008 at Pune and asked the state government to file a criminal case against him.

A Delhi court dealing with a CWG related corruption case today said two of the accused had paid Rs 71.73 lakh for actor Shilpa Shetty's performance in the closing ceremony of 2008 CWG Youth Games at Pune "merely to fulfil the last moment wish" of Suresh Kalmadi.

Activists of BJP and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) staged a noisy protest in the premises of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) today when the scam-tainted Congress leader and city MP Suresh Kalmadi visited the civic body headquarters this morning.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, refused to shake hands with Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi, who is accused of corruption during his high-profile term as the head of the committee that organised the Commonwealth Games in India in 2010.

Congress leader Suresh Kalmadi is slowly getting back into action after his release from prison. Despite attempts by the Congress in Delhi to try and keep a distance from him, Mr Kalamdi's continues to have great clout in his hometown Pune.

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.

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.

Even as interviews of aspiring candidates for the civic polls were conducted peacefully by the NCP, the Shiv Sena, the BJP and the MNS in the city yesterday, the Congress Bhawan turned into a major problem spot as aspiring candidates from the party decided to hold a show of power.

Suresh Kalmadi was given bail by the Delhi High Court today in a corruption case related to the Commonwealth Games. He was arrested on April 25 last year. Mr Kalmadi, a MP from Pune, served as the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Commonwealth Games, held in India in October 2010.

City MP Suresh Kalmadi appears to be on an image-building exercise. Now lodged in Tihar jail, the prison ambience has not stopped him from devising new plans to improve his consitituency. A senior officer from the Election Branch said that fresh proposals from Kalmadi had been sent from Tihar jail on July 18. "Kalmadi had signed the letter of his n...

The crisis in Indian hockey is nowhere closer to being resolved. The hockey players remained adamant and said that they would not resume training for the World Cup 2010 unless their demands were met. After another round of meetings which took place in Pune on Tuesday, the administrators threw up their hands saying they didn't have the money to pay ...

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...

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...

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Maharashtra Legislature has indicted former Indian Olympic Association president (IOA) Suresh Kalmadi for irregularities in organising the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2008 at Pune and asked the state government to file a criminal case against him.

A Delhi court dealing with a CWG related corruption case today said two of the accused had paid Rs 71.73 lakh for actor Shilpa Shetty's performance in the closing ceremony of 2008 CWG Youth Games at Pune "merely to fulfil the last moment wish" of Suresh Kalmadi.

Activists of BJP and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) staged a noisy protest in the premises of Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) today when the scam-tainted Congress leader and city MP Suresh Kalmadi visited the civic body headquarters this morning.

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, refused to shake hands with Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi, who is accused of corruption during his high-profile term as the head of the committee that organised the Commonwealth Games in India in 2010.

Congress leader Suresh Kalmadi is slowly getting back into action after his release from prison. Despite attempts by the Congress in Delhi to try and keep a distance from him, Mr Kalamdi's continues to have great clout in his hometown Pune.

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.

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.

Even as interviews of aspiring candidates for the civic polls were conducted peacefully by the NCP, the Shiv Sena, the BJP and the MNS in the city yesterday, the Congress Bhawan turned into a major problem spot as aspiring candidates from the party decided to hold a show of power.

Suresh Kalmadi was given bail by the Delhi High Court today in a corruption case related to the Commonwealth Games. He was arrested on April 25 last year. Mr Kalmadi, a MP from Pune, served as the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Commonwealth Games, held in India in October 2010.

City MP Suresh Kalmadi appears to be on an image-building exercise. Now lodged in Tihar jail, the prison ambience has not stopped him from devising new plans to improve his consitituency. A senior officer from the Election Branch said that fresh proposals from Kalmadi had been sent from Tihar jail on July 18. "Kalmadi had signed the letter of his n...

The crisis in Indian hockey is nowhere closer to being resolved. The hockey players remained adamant and said that they would not resume training for the World Cup 2010 unless their demands were met. After another round of meetings which took place in Pune on Tuesday, the administrators threw up their hands saying they didn't have the money to pay ...