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Commonwealth meet to focus on mental health issues

Health ministers from Commonwealth countries will meet in Geneva later this week to discuss ways to ...

Shift Commonwealth conference out of SL: Minister

Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan on Saturday repeated his demand that Commonwealth conference shoul...

Sri Lanka welcomes Charles to CHOGM after Queen backs out

Sri Lanka on Tuesday welcomed the attendance of Britain`s Prince Charles in place of Queen Elizabeth...

Queen Elizabeth to skip CHOGM in Colombo

For the first time in 40 years, Queen Elizabeth II will skip the Commonwealth summit to be held in S...

Shift venue from Sri Lanka: HRW to Commonwealth forum

Sri Lanka dismisses all accusations as politically motivated, unfounded and directed by the pro-LTTE...

India should have sought SL`s suspension from Commonwealth: BJP

Expressing support to cause of protecting Sri Lankan Tamils, BJP said India should have demanded Sri...

Advani expects Lok Sabha polls in 2013

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani on Saturday said the elections might take pl...

PM to take call on boycott of Commonwealth meet in SL: Narayanasamy

V Narayanasamy on Saturday said Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will take a final call on it after ...

Shift CHOGM out of Sri Lanka: Shipping Minister

Union Shipping Minister GK Vasan said that the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the Lead...

Jaya, Karuna want India to skip Colombo CHOGM

DMK on Monday demanded that India should boycott the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting schedu...

Queen Elizabeth II skips Commonwealth Day service

Britain`s Queen Elizabeth II was on Monday forced to cancel her appearance at the Commonwealth Day s...

UK Queen set to sign new Commonwealth gay rights charter

British monarch Queen Elizabeth II is set to sign a new Commonwealth charter that backs equal rights...

British MP urges Queen to boycott Lanka Commonwealth summit

UK politician said he would write to Queen Elizabeth II urging her not to attend Commonwealth summit...

CWG: BJP takes on Delhi CM after framing of charges against Kalmadi

BJP leader Balbir Punj said Suresh Kalmadi was one of the prime people responsible for the Commonwea...

CWG scam: CBI closes MTNL data network case

After 18 months of probe, CBI closed investigation in Commonwealth Games projects related to inflati...

CWG case: Order on framing of charges against Kalmadi on Friday

A Delhi court will pronounce on Friday its order on framing of charges against former Commonwealth G...

CWG tax evasion: Govt slaps recovery notices for Rs 505 crore

Many private firms and government departments have been slapped with notices for recovery of over Rs...

BJP asks Congress to come clear on probe into scams

With Congress` conclave on at Surajkund, BJP asked it to come clear on investigations into scams lik...

Complaint against Sheila Diskhit: Court issues notice to CBI SP

A CBI officer was asked by a Delhi court to appear before it to explain if any FIR has been register...

Raja, Kalmadi made members of Parl Committees

Former Union Minister A Raja and Suresh Kalmadi have been made members of two separate Parliamentary...

Waheed to attend CMAG meeting in New York

President Waheed left for New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly and represent Maldi...

CVC okays closure of 12 CWG corruption related cases

As many as 12 cases of alleged graft in Commonwealth Games related projects carried out by various g...

China: Xi tells attendees at Party school to focus on study

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is officially projected to succeed President Hu Jintao as Communis...

CWG: Court holds complaint against Sheila Dikshit

A Delhi court on Friday held as "maintainable" a complaint against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and...

Govt trying to misuse CBI : BJP

BJP attacked the govt for "misusing" CBI, saying the probe agency had not included the name of Kalma...

Michelle Obama dons $6800 jacket to visit Queen

Political commentators said that Michelle Obama elected to spend so much money on a garment while so...

Olympic ceremony attack `nonsense`: London mayor

Aidan Burley posted a message to his Twitter account accusing London Olympics opening ceremony of be...

London protesters march against `capitalist` Games

About 500 people critical of the economic impact and corporate flavour of the London Olympics marche...

Olympics ceremony a ‘multi-cultural crap’: Brit MP

Aidan Burley has been forced to say sorry after he branded the widely praised London Olympics ceremo...

CVC submits annual report to President

The Central Vigilance Commission has submitted its annual report to President Pratibha Patil carryin...

CWG: CBI to close Barapullah, games village case

The CBI is likely to close its probe in two cases related to large scale alleged corruption during t...

Regional bodies ink 2 agreements at Rio+20 Commonwealth event

Three regional organisations have inked two historic agreements to co-operate on dealing with the ef...

Britain supports democracy in Pakistan: Hague

British Foreign Secretary William Hague hoped that Pakistan and the US will overcome their differenc...

Kalmadi visits Pune civic body, faces protest

Activists of BJP and MNS staged a noisy protest in the premises of Pune Municipal Corporation when t...

Commonwealth asked to act on threat to Asma Jehangir

The group called on the secretary-general "to request the Government of Pakistan to provide full pro...

Human rights: C`wealth ready to help Lanka?

Rajapaksa`s scheduled speech at the Commonwealth Business Council was cancelled, while he was jeered...

Queen`s Diamond Jubilee: Kamalesh Sharma hosts lunch

Commonwealth secretary-general Kamalesh Sharma hosted a lunch for Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her 6...

Speaker completes three years in office on Sunday

A diplomat turned politician, Meira Kumar took the initiative to organize a number of international ...

CWG flat buyers get letter of possession

Over 15 months after the Commonwealth Games, people who booked flats at the CWG Village have final...

Govt mulls more powers for investigating wing of CVC

The government is considering strengthening the investigating arm of the Central Vigilance Commissio...

CWG street lighting scam: Charges framed against 7

A Delhi court on Monday framed charges against seven accused,for their alleged role in the CWG stre...

Kalmadi gets enthusiastic welcome in Pune

Suspended Congress leader and local MP Suresh Kalmadi was given an enthusiastic welcome by his sup...

Commonwealth Gen Sec welcomes developments in Pak

Commonwealth Gen Sec Kamalesh Sharma welcomed adoption by Pakistan`s National Assembly of a pro-de...

BJP burns Delhi govt effigies

BJP held demonstrations and burnt effigies of the Delhi government at 70 locations in the capital to...

CWG case: Arguments on charge to start from Feb 1

The court`s remarks came while dealing with the applications of various accused that documents prov...

Controversial Kiwi TV show host now employed in Oz

The host was forced to quit after he made on-air derogatory comments against Sheila Dikshit sparkin...

Govt extends tenure of GoM on Commonwealth Games

The GoM was made to examine Shunglu Committee reports on the alleged financial lapses by different g...

Vice President leaves for India after CHOGM

Vice President Hamid Ansari today left for India after attending the three-day Commonwealth Heads o...

Sri Lanka to host Commonwealth Summit in 2013

The Commonwealth announced that Lanka would host its next summit, ending speculation that the islan...

Pak fully supports extension for Sharma: Gilani

Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza Gilani supported India`s proposal for an extension in the term of Kamlesh ...

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