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War crime charges filed against Rajapaksa in Australia

Ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, a Sri Lankan man, who migrated to Australia, has filed war crimes charges against Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a......

CWG clean-up: Heads to start rolling soon

With the Commonwealth Games over, heads will soon start rolling.Sources say that the constitution of the high-level committee headed by former Comptroller and Auditor General VK Shungloo to look......

PM arrives in Trinidad for Commonwealth meet

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh arrived on Thursday afternoon from Washington, DC to attend the three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Port of Spain. The CHOGM will be formally......

Pak PM won't attend Commonwealth meet

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will not attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting later this month, effectively ruling out the possibility of talks with his Indian......

Commonwealth meet: PM leaves for Kampala

With Pakistan's possible suspension from the grouping expected to dominate the Commonwealth Heads of Government meet, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left Delhi on Thursday for Kampala where hot......

Scams notwithstanding, India heads for 9% growth

India was tarred by a string of corruption episodes irregularities in the holding of Commonwealth Games and leakage of tapes pointing to lobbying to fix ministerial berths to cite a few -- but......

India offers opportunities for new world order: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan SinghleftNew Delhifor Kampala, Uganda, on Thursdayto attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.Before his departure, Dr Singh said India was strongly committed to......

Not worried about AirAsia, says SpiceJet CEO

SpiceJet is unperturbed by Malaysian low-cost airline AirAsia’s foray into India, said Chief Executive Officer Neil Mills on Sunday.The airline’s better placed and its current focus is......

NGOs cry 'witch-hunt' after tax notices

Non-government organisations are reeling from the shock of notices from the income-tax department. Some of the notices are not only for taxes but for cancellation of the NGOs' registration as......

Be part of the Commonwealth Games team

Over 8,000 athletes, hundreds of delegates and several heads of state will converge in Delhi next year for the 19th Commonwealth Games. And, needless to say, the organizers are leaving no stone......

Aiyar heads C'wealth Games apex committee

Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar was on Wednesday appointed chairman of the reconstituted Apex Committee for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.The committee will have the responsibility of overseeing......

Indian men settle for Commonwealth TT silver

The Indian men’s team suffered a 0-3 thrashing from a much superior Singapore and had to settle for the silver medal at the 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, in New Delhi, on......

Controversial sports code delays India's IOC return

India appears no closer to a return to the Olympic fold as officials from the country's Olympic association and sports ministry bicker over a controversial government sports code. The IOC banned......

Adlington retires from competitive swimming

Double Olympic champion swimmer Rebecca Adlington has retired from competition to concentrate on grassroots coaching, the 23-year-old said on Tuesday. Adlington, who currently holds the world......

People speak for commonwealth heads

QNA

Q. Why was America (USA) not included in the list of Commonwealth countries?
Joseph Chacko: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-was-america-usa-not-included-in-the-list-of-commonwealth/24427223/answers/

Q. Mrs.Sheila Dikshkit says I don't believe in levelling allegations against anybody, without any base or evidence and from last few days, a trend has started in the country that without looking at the work, allegations are levelled at anybody. I give an example of Commonwealth Games, at many places it was said that these were shame games, and you are saying this for your own country. At the end it came out that they were the best Commonwealth Games ever held, -What do you say ?
Venkatesaldevarajan: A. The United States of America and not willing to accept the Queen or King of Britain as their Head as per their own constitution. Moreover, Britain...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/mrs.sheila-dikshkit-says-i-dont-believe-in-levelling-allegat/21820874/answers/24427274

Q. Which are the important meeting of the Commonwealth?
Question Answer: A. This does not man that those who minted money through scams are free to walk with heads held high. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-are-the-important-meeting-of-the-commonwealth/21310935/answers/21820888

Q. The Heads of Government of the countries which are members of the Commonwealth meetA. once a yearB. biannuallyC. at intervals of three yearsD. as and when necessary
Question Answer: A. Biennial meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM),Annual meeting of the finance minister of the member countries,Regular meeting of...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-heads-of-government-of-the-countries-which-are-members-o/21265845/answers/21310942

Q. Is 2011 the Year of Anti-corruption? How many VIPs have been jailed in Tihar jail for corruption so far and who are they?
Question Answer: A. Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh was Tuesday headed to Tihar Jail on charges of corruption, the latest in a long line of high profile politicians and...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/is-2011-the-year-of-anti-corruption-how-many-vips-have-been-/21265845/answers/20678058

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The iron lotus

The XIX Commonwealth Games (October 3-14, 2010) was under way in Delhi. On October 6, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi announced... ...

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War crime charges filed against Rajapaksa in Australia

CWG clean-up: Heads to start rolling soon

PM arrives in Trinidad for Commonwealth meet

Pak PM won't attend Commonwealth meet

Commonwealth meet: PM leaves for Kampala

Scams notwithstanding, India heads for 9% growth

India offers opportunities for new world order: PM

Not worried about AirAsia, says SpiceJet CEO

NGOs cry 'witch-hunt' after tax notices

Be part of the Commonwealth Games team

Aiyar heads C'wealth Games apex committee

Indian men settle for Commonwealth TT silver

Controversial sports code delays India's IOC return

Adlington retires from competitive swimming

People speak for commonwealth heads

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