Tag Archives: Commonwealth Games
How Well Do You Know India’s Scams?
Take a pop quiz on the swindles that have made headlines over the last few years. Read More »
The UK Sends India CWG Bill Payment Reminder
While Moody’s Analytics lowers our 2012-13 GDP estimate to 5.5 per cent. Read More »
Expect Delays At Mumbai Airport Until May
Suresh Kalmadi, the main accused in the 2010 Commonwealth Games scandal, was released on bail; city railway stations will soon have escalators. Read More »
Roads To Be Rebuilt by Cos Responsible for Shoddy Work
The BMC has awarded a Rs550 crore contract to nine companies that have won contracts for the last 22 years; Manmohan Singh comes under fire for the Commonwealth Games and 2G scam; and the US hammers out a last minute deal to prevent it from defaulting on its debt. Read More »
Week in Review: March 14-20
The government was rocked by a new set of WikiLeaks reports; policemen complained about their new belts; and real estate was the most corruption-prone sector. Read More »
Week In Review: Feb 20-27
Milk consumption outpaced production; adolescent girls were anaemic; and Reliance Industries entered into a deal with BP. Read More »
Week In Review: Dec 20 to 26
Onion prices brought people to tears; the CBI was overworked; and Delhi beat Mumbai as the country’s best investment destination. Read More »
Week in Review: Oct 4-10
The Commonwealth Games got off to a grand start; Mukesh Ambani was India’s richest man; and Prince Charles praised Dharavi. Read More »
Week in Review: Sept 20-26
The preparations for the Commonwealth Games were an unequivocal disaster; the Sensex crossed 20,000; and dementia was on the rise. Read More »
Week in Review: Aug 30-Sept 5
Mumbaikars were accident-prone; Pakistani cricket players were caught in a match-fixing scandal; and several Indian sportsmen failed drug tests. Read More »
Listen To A. R. Rahman’s Commonwealth Games Song
“Swagatham” has been getting mixed reviews. Listen, and judge for yourself. Read More »
Week in Review: Aug 16-22
Vijay Mallya’s website was hacked; MPs got a salary hike; and the Tata group became the country’s wealthiest business corporation. Read More »
Week In Review: Aug 2-8
Two ships collided off the coast of Mumbai, driving fines were tripled, and Julia Roberts converted to Hinduism. Read More »
Week in Review: July 26-Aug 1
Mumbai Airport was ranked fourth best in the world; Facebook leaked 100 million user profiles; and the cheetah will be re-introduced to India. Read More »
Week in Review: May 31-June 6
India had the most “green” friendly consumers, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was shot at, and government officials felt that they were inefficient and corrupt. Read More »
