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Dec 4, 2012 IOA faces suspension from IOC this week: "The Indian Olympic Association faces certain suspension this week from the International Olympic Committee. Their election process on Wednesday will be complete and while a new regime will take over without contest, it f"
Dec 4, 2012 IOA did not comply with Charter, elected tainted official: IOC: "also allowed fielding a tainted official for a top post in the elections."
Dec 4, 2012 International Olympic Committee suspends IOA: "In a decision made at the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) executive board meeting in Luassane, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has been suspended for holding elections under a controversial gover"
Dec 1, 2012 IOC to suspend IOA: "India's apex sports body, the IOA faces suspension for deciding to go ahead with elections despite a warning from the IOC."
Dec 1, 2012 Have politicians finished the Indian Olympic movement?: "India faces suspension by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to government interference in the forthcoming election of its national Olympic body."
Nov 30, 2012 'Tainted' Bhanot back in IOA: "Tainted sports administrator and Suresh Kalmadi's key aide Lalit Bhanot's unopposed election to the post of Indian Olympic Association's secretary general today (Nov 30) created a fresh controversy but the IOA justified its decision by saying that he has yet not been pronounced guilty by the court of law. Despite being a key accused in the CWG scam, Bhanot was elected Secretary General of the IOA. If that's not strange enough, the IOA President elected offered a bizarre justification."
Nov 30, 2012 2 years after CWG & after 1 year in jail, Lalit Bhanot is IOA boss: "Chautala, who is set to be IOA president, faces trial in a disproportionate assets case while Bhanot has been charged for dodgy CWG deals like hiring a Swiss consultancy for a Rs 70-crore contract along with Kalmadi."
Nov 28, 2012 IOA faces international suspension: "The drama surrounding the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) took a fresh twist on Wednesday when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed their stand on the IOA's suspension. Earlier on Friday, the"
Nov 28, 2012 IOA faces suspension: "The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday made it clear that it will propose the suspension of IOA in its Executive Board Meeting early next month."
Nov 27, 2012 International Olympic Committee ban looms large on India: "The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has threatened to ban the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) if the upcoming elections (December 5) are not held according to the Olympic Charter."
Nov 24, 2012 IOC threatens to disaffiliate Indian Olympic Association: "In a joint letter along with Olympic Council of Asia, the IOC has threatened to disaffiliate IOA if they conduct the upcoming polls under government guidelines."
Oct 20, 2012 IOA splurged 4 crore on officials: "shockingly reveals that IOA officials splurged close to a whopping Rs. 4 crore for the officials and their families during the 2012 Olympics in London."
Oct 14, 2012 Kalmadi's 16 year reign ends: "He headed Indian sport for nearly two decades but Suresh Kalmadi has been forced into virtual retirement. With the CWG scam accused choosing not to file his nomination for the upcoming Indian Olympic Association elections; campaigners now call it a major victory."
Oct 12, 2012 डीडीसीए में होती है जिस्‍मफरोशी: कीर्ति आजाद: "दिल्‍ली क्रिकेट में चयन के नाम पर कास्टिंग काउच होती है. चयनकर्ताओं को लड़कियां भेजी जाती है."
Oct 12, 2012 भ्रष्टाचार का गढ़ बन गया DDCA: बिशन सिंह बेदी
Oct 9, 2012 Indian Olympics Association elections get messy: "IOA vice-president Jagdish Tytler says that it's sad that people involved in CWG scam still want to hold the top posts."
Oct 8, 2012 TV sting claims match fixing by six umpires, ICC takes note: "As a quid pro quo, he agreed to take all amounts underhand in "black"."
Oct 7, 2012 Dead end for Suresh Kalmadi?: "In a major blow to the aspirations of Suresh Kalmadi, V K Verma and Lalit Bhanot ahead of the elections, the Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recomended that the tainted trio be suspended from all their functions within the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) with immediate effect."
Oct 3, 2012 2010 CWG: No convictions, 12 cases dimissed, three on : "When Indian Olympic Association (IOA) bid for the Commonwealth Games in May 2003, the budget was estimated at Rs.296 crore. But by the time the Games were conducted, the cost rose to Rs.28,054 crore."
Sep 28, 2012 Whistleblower alleges harassment after exposing corruption in Sports Authority of India: "He claimed that officers were inflating bills for sports goods by 400 per cent to 500 per cent and had been doing this for years. "They are making crores. This practice has been going for the last 20 years."
Sep 27, 2012 IOC talks tough over Kalmadi: "Faced with the threat from the International Olympic Committee to take action if its directives are not followed, the Indian Olympic Association announced the date of its elections and said it wanted "perfect relations" with the parent body."
Sep 16, 2012 2 state-level boxers abduct businessman, arrested: "Two state-level boxers and a teenaged wrestler were arrested for kidnapping a property dealer in outer Delhi on September 1."
Aug 23, 2012 CBI cornered into action on CWG: "He threatened us for speaking the truth but we continued to expose Sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chief Suresh Kalmadi's role in the multi-crore Commonwealth Games (CWG) scam. Despite his arrest - and impending trial - TIMES NOW was again the first to expose the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) continued attempt to shield Kalmadi."
Aug 22, 2012 18 FIRs and one names Kalmadi: "A day after TIMES NOW exposed how Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) goofed up in the AM Films scam to let former CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi off even after admitting his role in the scam"
Aug 21, 2012 CBI exposed by own chargesheet: "The Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) chargesheet on the Queen's Baton Relay scam has thrown up a big contradiction. Even as charges are being made out against Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi's aides, the big fish seems to have been given a clean chit."
Aug 18, 2012 Incriminating evidence against Kalmadi overlooked?: "All of Suresh Kalmadi's key aides have been named in the CBI chargesheet in the Queens Baton relay scam. But, the man who was at the center of the CWG scam - Suresh Kalmadi - has been conspicuously left out."
Aug 12, 2012 I was arrested without medical test: Pinki Pramanik: "Speaking to CNN-IBN, Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik claimed that she was being blackmailed and framed by her roommate."
Aug 12, 2012 Pinki Pramanik alleges police atrocities on her in custody: "The West Bengal Human Rights Commission has also stepped in and directed the home, health and police departments to inquire into the allegations of 'torture' on the athlete in police and jail custody."
Aug 12, 2012 Athletes unite against Kalmadi: "As the national outrage over Kalmadis Olympic trip grows shockingly the IOA still remains mum forcing Indian sporting legends to take the fight to the doorstep of the all important IOC. Leading the charge against Kalmadis Olympic junket demand is Ashwini Nachappa Indias track and field queen."
Aug 11, 2012 Indians complete shameful journey: "Hockey team finishes an unprecedented twelfth in the Olympics after 2-3 defeat to South Africa"
Jul 29, 2012 CNN: Indian court: Commonwealth organizer can't attend Olympic ceremony: "The presence at the ceremony of Suresh Kalmadi, who was arrested last year on corruption charges related to the Commonwealth Games, would be "contrary to national interest," the High Court of Delhi said"
Jul 22, 2012 “I Am A Female, And Once Loved A Man” : "I used to be regularly administered testosterone injections like other female participants.", "I was focused on winning and did whatever I was asked to do by my trainers, who knew what was best for me. But after that my voice became deeper and I grew more body hair."
Jul 13, 2012 'Tainted' Kalmadi should not go to Olympics: Maken: "A Delhi court has granted permission to Suresh Kalmadi to attend the London Olympics."
Jul 13, 2012 Kalmadi to attend London Olympics: "Sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, accused in a games-related graft case, was on Friday (July 13) allowed by a Delhi court to go to London for the 2012 Olympics."
Jul 11, 2012 I was humiliated and treated like an animal, Pinki Pramanik says: "Asiad gold medal winner Pinki Pramanik walked out of jail on Wednesday but said she’d been scarred for life by the way the police behaved with her."
Jul 8, 2012 1984 riots: 'Ban Tytler from attending Olympics': "A few Sikh bodies in the UK have written to its government seeking a ban on their entry to the country."
Jul 5, 2012 No shoes for Olympic-bound Indian walkers: "Two of India's long distance walkers, bound for the Olympic Games in London this month, are poor men - earning 15,000 rupees per month. They are also the sole breadwinners in their families. But yet, they have had to dig into their meager salaries to buy shoes for themselves, so that they can participate in the Olympic Games. Our sports authorities - so callous - that they sent them running shoes, rather than the walking shoes that these walkers require."
Jul 5, 2012 Did govt fail to protect Pinki Pramanik's rights?: "Human rights activists are now demanding justice for athlete Pinki Pramanik who has been charged with rape."
Jul 5, 2012 Kerala Sports Min's Olympic 'picnic': "The Kerala Sports Minister is embroiled in a controversy over his travel proposal to London during the London Olympics, when a lot of the atheletes from the states were yet to receive their dues."
Jul 1, 2012 BCCI bans five players for corruption
Jun 29, 2012 Probe begins into TV sting: "The Indian cricket Board disciplinary committee is scheduled to meet on Saturday (June 30) to continue their probe into the television sting that showed players being involved in alleged fixing."
Jun 29, 2012 CBI to close CWG broadcast case?: "19 months ago, TIMES NOW had exposed the Rs 246 crore CWG broadcast scam, which had forced the CBI to register a case against suspended Prasar Bharti Chairman BS Lalli. But today TIMES NOW is in possession of documents which prove that the CBI wants to file closure report in the case without even questioning the whistleblower."
Jun 23, 2012 Govt tribute to martyr is a bust, family says it’s not his: "“It looked like the statue of a different person. It even had a moustache, while my brother did not have one. There could not be a worst way to insult my brother and us,”"
Jun 19, 2012 मंगलवार को होगा पिंकी का लिंग परीक्षण: "पिंकी प्रामाणिक पर बलात्कार का आरोप लगाने वाली महिला ने दावा किया है कि एशियाड में मेडल जीत चुकी एथलीट ने टूर्नामेंट में खेलने के लिए अपने पुरुष होने की पहचान पर पर्दा डालने के लिए मेडिकल जांच करने वालों को घूस दी थी. पिछले शुक्रवार को पिंकी की लिव-इन महिला पार्टनर ने यह दावा किया था कि पिंकी ने उन्हें बताया था कि मेडिकल बोर्ड को घूस दी गई थी. इसके अलावा उसे ट्रैक से जबर्दस्ती हटा दिया गया, क्योंकि उसके पकड़े जाने की संभावना थी."
Jun 18, 2012 BCCI chief N Srinivasan appears before CBI in Jagan case: "CBI is probing the alleged investments made by Srinivasan's company India Cements in the firms promoted by the Kadapa MP during the tenure of his father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister"
Jun 14, 2012 Woman athlete Pinki Pramanik accused of rape: "The victim told the police that the 2006 Asian Games gold medallist, Pinki Pramanik, is actually a male."
Jun 12, 2012 Bollywood actress quizzed by ICC: report: "The Sunday Times in March said Indian bookmakers had hired an unidentified Bollywood actress to lure cricketers into both match-fixing and spot-fixing, and used Mehta's photograph to illustrate the story."
Jun 12, 2012 UP Lokayukta recommends CBI inquiry against former sports minister for amassing Rs 24 crore: ""The sons who were minors in 2007, had become owners of property worth crores in five years,"", "The Lokayukta report has also recommended bringing to book the forest and revenue officers who chose to remain mum as the minister and his kin went on land acquiring spree", "The 164 crore which was given to the sport department for construction was siphoned off blatantly."
Jun 9, 2012 Games cases: CBI gets nod to probe ex-NDMC chief Parimal Rai: "The Home Ministry has given sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) to commence investigations against high-profile IAS officer Parimal Rai, who was the Chairman of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) during the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Delhi."
Jun 8, 2012 Jagan DA case: CBI summons BCCI chief: "N Srinivasan has been summoned next week by the CBI in his capacity as the Managing Director of India Cements Ltd."
Jun 6, 2012 Spot-fixing case should have been investigated by police: Azad
Jun 6, 2012 Why Sachin Tendulkar shouldn't be an MP: "Sachin Tendulkar is far too quiet. He doesn't commit to any conversation, never takes a side and contributes nothing to a larger topic of discussion."
Jun 2, 2012 Ruchika's family gives up fight: "The family of Ruchika Girhotra, who committed suicide after being molested by former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, has raised no objection to CBI's closure reports dropping torture charges against the cop."
Jun 2, 2012 Ruchika Girhotra case: Family gives up fight against ex-Haryana DGP: "The family of Ruchika Girhotra, a minor girl who allegedly committed suicide after molestation by former Haryana director general of police (DGP) SPS Rathore, has given up its fight for justice in the court of law after 22 years.", ""I do not see any hope now. We feel cheated. My family is vulnerable. The circumstances have pushed us back by 20 years.""
May 24, 2012 Upset Mahasweta Devi quits post given by Mamata: "The author quit after her proposal to give the Vidyasagar Award to a young author was allegedly turned down."
May 22, 2012 Ajay Maken takes on IPL 'dirty money' in House
May 22, 2012 CWG scam: HC grants bail two accused in street-lighting scam: "The Delhi High Court has granted bail to entrepreneurs JP Singh and TP Singh, arrested for their alleged roles in a corruption case involving award of a contract to their firm for upgrading Delhi's street lighting before the 2010 Commonwealth Games."
May 21, 2012 The Last Word: The real issues raised by the IPL sting: "A TV channel on Monday claimed to have blown the lid off 'murky deals' in the Indian Premier League among players, organisers and owners."
May 21, 2012 A closer look at India TV sting: "Two years after the News of the World's (NOTW) sting operation rocked cricket, India TV's undercover operation has once again exposed the dark underbelly of the gentleman's game."
May 21, 2012 IPL sting: Is it just the tip of the iceberg?: "The BCCI on Tuesday provisionally suspended the five uncapped Indian players allegedly involved in illegal betting activities."
May 20, 2012 New corruption scandal engulfs Indian cricketers: "India's cricket board has suspended five players on suspicion of match-fixing or salary cap breaches."
May 20, 2012 The IPL's worst-kept secret: "the spotlight on the issue of under-the-table payments to domestic Indian players."
May 20, 2012 India Is a Risky Ballgame: "The string of controversies also underscores the opaque nexus between business and politics in India, and the scope for unethical practice therein."
May 20, 2012 My fast is for transparency, accountability in IPL: Kirti Azad: "Former India cricketer Kirti Azad on Sunday began a fast, demanding that the IPL, which has been hit by a series of controversies, be scrapped."
May 15, 2012 India TV sting reveals spot fixing and black money in IPL: "India TV sting blows the lid off murky deals among players, organizers, owners, foreign captain and big guns of Indian cricket. Many IPL players confessed on hidden camera that they get much more than their prescribed auction amount under the table as black money."
May 15, 2012 BCCI suspends 5 uncapped players: "Five uncapped Indian players were today suspended with immediate effect pending completion of an inquiry as a rattled BCCI cracked the whip on tainted cricketers in the wake of a television sting operation which claimed to have exposed corruption in the cash-rich IPL."
May 15, 2012 Uproar in Parl over TV sting: "The alleged spot-fixing scandal in the IPL had its echo in the Lok Sabha today (May 15) with members seeking a high-level probe into match fixing charges and the way in which black money was coming into play in it."
May 15, 2012 Spot-fixing in IPL: 5 players suspended for 15 days
May 15, 2012 वो बेचती दारू.....: "ऐसी ही एक हॉकी खिलाड़ी हैं नोरी मुंडू जो आज घर में शराब चुलाई कर अपना और अपने घर वालों का पेट पालने पर मजबूर हैं."
May 8, 2012 ICC's new problem: T20 'honey-trap': "The pimp, who was recently arrested by Delhi Police crime branch, was scheduled to leave for a Colombo casino along with eight girls"
May 8, 2012 Sleaze, drugs & fixing: "members of the ICC's Anti-Corruption unit have sounded off the Delhi Police about bookies using 'honeytraps' to lure cricketers during the tournament."
May 2, 2012 BBC: Fresh raids in Delhi Commonwealth Games scandal
May 2, 2012 CBI conducts searches in CWG case: "a fresh case of alleged irregularities in laying down of synthetic tracks in five stadia for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and carried out searches at 20 locations."
Apr 29, 2012 Is Sachin being used as a political pawn by Cong?: "The BJP and the Shiv Sena say that the timing of the nomination is aimed at distracting attention from various scams."
Apr 29, 2012 When in crisis, play Sachin Sonia springs Rajya Sabha nomination: "Parliament can now cock its ears for the most famous soft voice in the country, provided Sachin Tendulkar can take time off from his busy cricket schedule."
Apr 19, 2012 Palande's arrest leads to match fixing probe: "Mumbai's Joint Commissioner of Police confirmed that Palande's 'wife' Simran Sood tried to build contacts with cricketers."
Apr 19, 2012 Bangalore stadium mess: Who is to blame?: "The Chinnaswamy Stadium was in a mess on Wednesday morning as an upset municipal corporation refused to clean it after being denied VVIP tickets to the IPL match."
Apr 18, 2012 Corporators armtwist cricket body again?: "The fight between Corporators and the Bangalore cricket body has only intensified with the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) seeking police protection for grabage vans employed to clear the mess from the Chinnaswamy stadium after IPL matches."
Apr 18, 2012 Denied IPL tickets, BBMP refuses to clean stadium: "Piles of garbage bags remained uncollected at the Chinnaswamy Stadium even at 11 am on Wednesday morning."
Apr 15, 2012 Serving people or own interest?: "BBMP council now wants honorary membership for all 198 corporators and other top officials to sports associations in Karnataka. The Karnataka Hockey association hits back, saying that it will prefer giving membership to the Mayor only. The secretary of the K'taka Hockey Association has said that membership for corporates is asking for too much."
Apr 14, 2012 IOA defends CWG scam accused Lalit Bhanot?: "Suresh Kalmadi's aide, Bhanot, is trying to make a backdoor entry by trying to place his men in the upcoming Athletics Federations elections to be held in Manesar, Haryana."
Apr 14, 2012 Ancient sport of kabaddi under fire from Immigration Canada: "Immigration Canada officials say that of the 670 visas issued in 2011 to players from India, 91 have not returned home, while 27 have filed refugee claims."
Apr 10, 2012 Sack tainted JKCA chief: Members to Abdullah: "Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association Chairman Aslam Goni has been accused of financial irregularities."
Apr 10, 2012 Denied free IPL 2012 passes, Bangalore's civic body refuses to clear stadium garbage: "After being refused VIP passes for corporators to watch IPL ties, the BBMP has declined to lift garbage piled up in Chinnaswamy Stadium."
Apr 9, 2012 Bangalore Corporators armtwisting IPL franchises?: "The Corporators openly demand passes for IPL matches to be played in the city. In fact, they have demanded 450 passes for the matches in Chinnaswamy Stadium. It is also said that they are planning to discuss the same in council meet and impose additional taxes on KSCA, if their demands are not met."
Apr 6, 2012 Corporators justify demanding IPL freebies: "Bangalore Corporators demanding free tickets for IPL games. This morning (April 6), the civic body representatives rejected 250 tickets offered per game to them by the Karnataka State Cricket Association and stuck to their demand of 450 tickets,"
Apr 6, 2012 लंदन का टिकट मिला पर नौकरी नहीं !: "हरियाणा सरकार ने राष्ट्रमंण्डल खेलों में स्वर्ण पदक विजेता गीता को हरियाणा पुलिस में इंस्पेक्टर बनाने की घोषणा की थी लेकिन इस घोषणा के डेढ़ साल बाद भी गीता बेराजगार हैं."
Mar 30, 2012 Archer Nisha Rani sells archery equipment for poverty: "Abject poverty has forced an international gold medal winning archer in Jhrakhand to sell off her world-class archery equipment for money."
Mar 28, 2012 For Lalu’s son, IPL is money for nothing: "Sources in the team camp said he has been paid between Rs 30-40 lakh over the past four seasons."
Mar 25, 2012 More Bollywood links to fixing?: "another report claims cricketers were being honey trapped into fixing matches."
Mar 22, 2012 Sports Ministry red-faced?: "The dope-tainted Indian athletes have been training at the SAI Centre in Sonepat while serving a one-year ban."
Mar 22, 2012 Is this how we treat India's sportsmen?: "28-year-old Venkatesh died after collapsing on the pitch. With no ambulance or basic first aid present at the stadium, the footballer passed away en route to the hospital."
Mar 15, 2012 New York Times: Sports Tales Cast India as the Villain: "“Indian athletes who are not cricket stars usually have to endure corrupt officials, humiliation and poverty. Olympians die in penury and in want of medical attention. Some have had to sell their gold medals,”"
Mar 13, 2012 Ruckus in J&K Assembly over cricket scam: "Pandemonium today (March 13) broke out in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council over the issue of alleged multi-crore scam in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association"
Mar 12, 2012 Matchfix saga has Bollywood honeytrap now
Mar 12, 2012 Farooq Abdullah linked to cricket scam?: "Union Minister Farooq Abdullah today (March 12) rejected as 'unfortunate' allegations of his involvement in the multi-crore Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam"
Mar 12, 2012 Was India-Pak WC semi-final fixed?: "The fixing rot has returned to haunt cricket with a new undercover investigations revealing that fixing is rampant in the sport."
Mar 12, 2012 J&K: Letter links Farooq Abdullah to cricket scam: "In the letter from the Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Abdullah clearly recommends that a loan be advanced to Ahsan Mirza."
Mar 11, 2012 CWG scam: Court to frame charges against six
Mar 11, 2012 Bollywood starlet in fixing racket?: "About 44,000 pounds to batsmen for slow scoring, 50,000 pounds for bowlers who concede runs and 750,000 pounds for a player or official who can guarantee a match outcome."

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