Commonwealth Games 2010 News

Only 84 tourist cops as Delhi gears up for 2010 Games

Tourist influx in India increased by 13 percent last year to cross four million and the 2010 Commonwealth Games should bring in more visitors to the national capital - but can Delhi cope with just 84 tourist police personnel?10:34 AM on September 24

Knight eatery offers world cuisine experience

A newly-opened eatery in the capital's central business district offers gourmands a world cuisine experience even as it eyes the 2010 Commonwealth Games for its expansion plans.6:31 PM on September 21

2010 Games budget now stands at Rs.230 bn: study

The 2010 Commonwealth Games will cost the government exchequer around Rs.230 billion ($5.70 billion) as against the initial estimate of Rs.17.72 billion, according to an independent study released Monday.8:33 PM on September 17

Use marathon to mark Delhi as sporting city: Dhanraj Pillay

Former Indian hockey skipper Dhanraj Pillay Saturday urged Delhiites to come out in strength to participate in the Hutch Delhi Half Marathon on Oct 28, saying it would help mark Delhi as a sporting city ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.2:02 PM on September 15

Commonwealth Games: Rs.6.61 bn for athletes' training

Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar Thursday said that Rs.6.61 billion ($161 million) would be spent on training 'elite sportspersons' who will represent India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.7:02 PM on August 23

India targets 10 million tourists in 2010

The tourism ministry expects 10 million foreign tourist footfalls in 2010, thanks to the Commonwealth Games to be hosted by India that year, Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni said.6:31 PM on August 18

BHEL bags mega contract for Haryana power project

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won a Rs.29 billion ($713 million) order for the supply and installation of the 'main plant package' of a power project in Haryana, also aimed at supplementing supply during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.12:01 PM on August 10

'2010 Commonwealth Games will be an outstanding success'

The 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi can be an 'outstanding success if the organisers stick to key criteria', said a former chief executive of the Sydney Olympic Games here Thursday.3:01 PM on August 02

IOA chief Kalmadi slams Sports Minister Aiyar again

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi slammed Union Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar Thursday saying that his negative attitude towards hosting mega events like the 2010 Commonwealth Games was acting as an impediment towards the development of sports in the country.2:32 PM on August 02

Green experts plan mass movement to save Yamuna

It is the lifeline of Delhi that is getting choked due to over extraction of water and disposal of wastes. Now experts say the proposed Commonwealth Games Village on the Yamuna's floodplains might be the last nail in its coffin. A mass movement - Jal Satyagraha - might be the only way to save the river.8:02 PM on July 30

Delhi Commonwealth Games will be 'green'

The organisers of 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) signed a pact Saturday to make the event a 'Green Commonwealth Games'.10:30 PM on July 14

Swimming to be made compulsory in Delhi schools

With an eye on the Commonwealth Games 2010, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday announced making swimming mandatory in government schools.10:00 PM on July 11

Host Delhi finally discusses 2010 Games preparations

Almost four years after being awarded - and with a little over three years to go - organisers of host city Delhi held the first big meeting here Friday to give the 2010 Commonwealth Games preparations a definitive course.10:31 PM on July 06

Delhi wakes up to discuss 2010 Games preparations

With a little over three years left for hosting the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, the organisers held the first meaningful meeting here Friday to give the preparations a definitive course.8:00 PM on July 06

EMAAR-MGF to build Commonwealth Games Village

Emaar MGF, the joint venture between Dubai-based Emaar Properties and India's MGF group, has finally bagged the bid to build the Commonwealth Games Village in Delhi for the 2010 mega sports event.6:30 PM on June 28