"When they (China) refused a visa to three of our athletes (for Asian Games) who hail from the state of Arunachal Pradesh. I decided that I will not go and participate in the Asian Games because Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India," Anurag Thakur said at an event in Coimbatore.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) shared an update on the three Wushu players who were denied entry into China for the 2023 Asian Games that get underway on Saturday.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju strongly condemned the Chinese act of denying visas to three female Wushu players belonging to Arunachal Pradesh and said that the act violates both the spirit of Sports and the Rules governing the conduct of the Asian Games.
Official Spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi addressed the ongoing concern of three Indian sportspersons who were denied entry to China to compete in the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the women's reservation Bill cleared his last legislative hurdle in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Union Minister Anurag said he has done in 9 years what others couldn't do in three decades.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday congratulated veteran actor and politician Suresh Gopi on being nominated as the president of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI).
Actors Bhumi Pednekar and Shehnaaz Gill visited the new Parliament building ahead of the release of their upcoming movie 'Thank You For Coming.' They along with co-stars Kusha Kapila, Shibani Bedi and Dolly Singh met Union Minister Anurag Thakur there on Wednesday.
Hitting back at Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal over his claim that the BJP was trying to extract political mileage from the women's reservation Bill that was tabled in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said the former was the Law Minister when the draft legislation was in
Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami congratulated Team India for winning the Asia Cup title for the eighth time.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur distributed fruits to patients at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital in Himachal's Shimla on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 73rd Birthday on Sunday.
With just a day to go for the special session of Parliament Union Minister Anurag Thakur has said that he wants opposition to participate in the discussion because they had wasted most of the last session by boycotting it.