Suresh Kalmadi, who died in Pune on Tuesday aged 81, was among the most ambitious figures in Indian sports administration, and one of its most controversial and divisive.
"Two very honest and dedicated leaders—Dr Manmohan Singh and Mrs Sheila Dixit—were falsely accused… The truth of 2G has already come out in the court" said Jairam Ramesh
The city that hosts the India-Pakistan encounter cannot afford to be Kolkata ’96, they need to be Chennai ’99; preserve the fragile Indo-Pak hyphen in sports.
Responding to an RTI request from The Indian Express seeking details of payment disputes related to the Games, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports said there are 50 cases pending before various courts and in arbitration as on July 27, 2020.
The end of her CM-ship was marred by another controversy, CWG 2010 — from alleged irregularities to pitiable condition of the Games Village. Before the Games began, Dikshit “spent over six hours daily at the Village”.
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, MP from Kaiserganj in UP, appointed Chef de Mission of India’s 541-strong Asian Games contingent has been charged in numerous criminal cases.
2 wildfires burn through Southern California in US, evacuations ordered
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Two wildfires erupted in Southern California, United States, on Friday and spread rapidly owing to strong winds. This marked the first major incident of the season amid an ongoing spring heatwave, reported The Guardian. The National Weather Service of the US had issued a wind advisory for parts of the region until midday, cautioning that gusts could reach 50 mph.
