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Queen’s Baton sets off a 190,000 km journey from London
Queen Elizabeth II, Indian President Prathiba Patil, Indian Sports Minister M.S. Gill and CWG2010 Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi at the launching of the Queen’s Baton Relay 2010 in London on Oct.29, 2009.
PHOTO: CWG2010
LONDON, October 29, 2009: A delightful India aroma wafted across the Buckingham Palace this morning as the Queen Elizabeth II launched [...]
Oz to train Indian hockey players
From Our Correspondent
New Delhi: Australia has decided to help revive Indian hockey. Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith announced that starting next year, two players — a male and female — and a coach will get free training at the Institute of Sports and Hockey Facility in Perth. The Minister was talking to reporters [...]
Indian President to attend Queen’s Baton Relay in London
By our correspondent
New Delhi: India’s President Prathiba Patil will be present on 29 October, 2009 in London when the Queen’s Baton is launched by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II . The President has accepted the invitation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to attend the Relay launch. Olympic Gold Medalist Abhinav Bindra will receive [...]
Ch-10/Foxtell to telecast CWG 2010 in Australia
Melbourne News Bureau
Melbourne: Australia’s free to air Ch-10 and Foxtell will telecast the next years Commonwealth Games in Delhi. This was disclosed by Mr. Suresh Kalamdi, Chairman Organising Committee Delhi Commonwealth Games, in an exclusive interview to the Melbourne based Neeraj Nanda, Editor, South Asia Times.
The interview published in the July edition of South [...]
Kalmadi: 2010 Games preparation on track
Mr. Suresh Kalmadi Chairman,CWG 2010 Organising Committee (with T-shirt & hat) with media persons at the Games Village construction site, Delhi.
By our correspondent
New Delhi: India is gearing up to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Construction of the Games Village and other infrastructure projects are moving at a fast pace. With less [...]
India all set to host 2010 Commonwealth Games: Sports Minister
Dr. M. S. Gill talking to media persons at the Winsdor Hotel, Melbourne on 26 March, 2009
By Neeraj Nanda
Melbourne, March 26: India is all set to host the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Brushing aside security concerns, India’s Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. M. S. Gill today minced no words saying that [...]
How the attack on Lankan cricketers happened in Lahore on March 3, 2009
1. Masked gunmen ambush the players’ convoy, firing at least one rocket grenade, and killing five police officers in an escort vehicle and one other on the ground. Several players are injured.
2. The driver speeds the team bus to the Gaddafi Stadium where the players are airlifted by helicopter to safety.
3. Gunmen escape in the [...]
Sania-Bhupati win Australian Open mixed doubles
Joy of Victory: Sania & Bhupati after winning
Proud winners of the Australian Open mixed doubles 2009
Photos: Ch-7 game telecast
Mangalore attackers are thugs, not custodians – These goons who roughed up girls must be made an example of by the law
T HE CONTRAST couldn’t have been more stark. We woke up yesterday to the salutary sight of several women army officers saluting President Pratibha Patil as Republic Day rolled out. And alongside came news that a bunch of hooligans had beaten up girls who were having a good time at a pub in Mangalore. A [...]
Amnesty flays new Indian anti-terror laws
Rights group Amnesty International has criticised India’s proposed new anti-terror laws. The new laws allow suspects to be detained without bail for up to six months on the orders of a judge and tighten other procedures.Parliament has approved the new bills and they now require the president’s approval before becoming law. The legislation follows last [...]
