Olympian Deepak Punia skipped the national trials, in Patiala on Saturday.
Jai Bhagwan has been without a job for six years. When we ask him how he managed to run his house without a job, he says matter of factly, 'I sold my wife's jewels.'
T S Darbari, one of the three top officials in the Commonwealth Games scam, was granted bail by the Delhi High Court due to the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI's) failure to file charges within the stipulated time of 60 days from the day of his arrest.
Oscar winning music composer A R Rahman on Saturday launched the theme song of the Commonwealth Games with a rendering of "Oh yaaro, yeh India bula liya" at a glittering ceremony in Gurgaon.
The Queen's Baton of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games was showcashed at the historic Qutub Minar as the QBR's India leg ended on the second day of its stop in New Delhi on Sunday.
Home ministry officials said they were surprised when Delhi Police conveyed that it had never leaked any information to the media. However, taking cognizance of frequent interrogation details of Shahzad appearing in the media, the ministry told Delhi Police to direct its officers to "exercise restraint" while talking to the media.
Mike Fennell, the President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), has expressed satisfaction with the Indian government's assurances of support to ensure a successful holding of the event.
India would be looking for at least half a dozen medals in the July 28 to August 8 Games.
Over 100 workers have been killed during the construction of the metro railway in India's capital city, New Delhi, since 1998, according to a submission by the metro authorities.
Ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the shortage of hotel rooms in the national capital region, Noida is clearly beating Delhi in wooing the country's leading hotel chains by offering land at rock bottom industrial rates.
World champion and Commonwealth Games gold-medallist weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu says the injury is not as bad as first thought and she would need just two weeks of training to be competition ready.
Slipping out of the usual top-five was seen as a real possibility in absence of shooting but phenomenal success in athletics and lawn bowls propelled India to a commendable fourth place finish at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
The government will set up 12 mobile courts and a control room assisted by police to speed up convictions of beggars whose population is estimated to be around 60,000 at present.
Indian sportspersons will be deprived of a chance to hold the Queen's Baton of the 2014 Commonwealth Games and run in the relay on October 12-13 in a solemn ceremony as Indian Olympic Association on Thursday decided to make the ceremony a low-key affair due to lack of security arrangements.
While the anti-corruption watchdogs smell a proverbial rat in the construction works, a veterinary team has been assigned the job of removing the actual rodents from the Commonwealth Games venues by mid-September.
India can be among top five nations in table tennis, feels G Sathiyan
Tintu Luka failed again on the big stage, unable to make it to the semi-finals in the women's 800 metres run after finishing sixth in her heat at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday.
The capital city of Delhi is set to shed its old and ugly skin to give way to a shiny new world-class avatar for the Commonwealth Games.
As the longest serving woman chief minister who ruled the city state for three consecutive terms from 1998 to 2013, Dikshit ushered in an era of all-round development that transformed Delhi into a world class capital.
India's Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar participated in the anniversary celebrations of London winning its bid to host 2012 Olympics
Weightlifting coach Harnam Singh is furious that he has been ignored for this year's Dronacharya Award despite his wards winning gold medals in the Commonwealth Games and said that he was more deserving than those selected for the coveted honour.
Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat had to settle for a bronze medal at the Asian Games four years ago but with experience and momentum on her side, she is hopeful of clinching a gold in Indonesia this month.
Swimmer Fran Halsall ignored a dose of 'Delhi Belly' to win a shock women's 50 metre butterfly gold and kick-start England's Commonwealth Games Ashes battle with rivals Australia on Tuesday.
Though retailers attribute the price rise to traffic restrictions imposed within the city in view of the Commonwealth Games, officials and wholesale traders disagree.
Dadwal had asked for transfer from his present position following completion of his three-year tenure, but was asked by the home ministry to stay on till the end of the Commonwealth Games.
The new terminal, to be made operational by 2010 as part of phase one of modernisation, will augment the airport's passenger handling capacity from the present 16.24 million per annum to 37 million per annum.
A red alert has been sounded across New Delhi after the incident in which the two bikers are said to have fired 7-8 rounds on the stationary vehicle adjacent to gate number three of the mosque and 100 metres away from the house of Shahi Imam Ahmed Bukhari at around 11.30 am.
Poised to scale new heights as a world-class metropolis, it also appears to be falling apart.
Amid intense criticism over Commonwealth Games preparations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held a meeting with union ministers and others involved in the sporting event but kept away Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, triggering speculation about his being sidelined.
Jails in the country being overcrowded are nothing new. However, in time to come, the same can be said about the beggar homes in the country too.
Michael Fennel said it is important that the IOA understands its responsibility of staging the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Australia scored the first goal of the game in the first quarter, having started the final on a dominating note.
Welsh swimmer David Davies is so worried about the security in Delhi that the Olympic silver medallist has asked his parents not to travel to India to watch him compete in the Commonwealth Games later this year. Apprehensive about potential terror attacks during the October 3-14 Games, Davies said he himself would try to make his Indian sojourn as short as possible.
Wrestler Divya Kakran defends WFI chief Brij Bhushan
A summary of Indian athletes' performance on Wednesday, Day 6 of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Modi on Saturday hosted the Indian contingent at his residence to felicitate the players in New Delhi.
Commonwealth Games Organising Committee official M Jayachandran, arrested for alleged financial bungling in holding the Queen Baton's Relay (QBR) in London in 2009, was granted bail by the Delhi high court on Wednesday. Justice Hima Kohli granted bail to Jayachandran, a key aide of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi following the CBI's failure to wind up the probe and file the charge sheet in the case within the stipulated 60-day period.
Racing against time to complete all the projects linked to next year's Commonwealth Games, the Delhi government has sought additional funds from the Centre to expedite work related to the mega sporting event.
India held on to sixth place in the medals tally
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