Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday hit out at The New York Times by saying that the US-based daily is "spreading a propaganda about the country and its democratic values".
"Hearty congratulations and best wishes to all of you on the occasion of Holi. Holi is a festival of colours that gives the opportunity to reduce differences between each other. Let us together celebrate the festival of colours," Anurag Thakur said while speaking to ANI.
This is the first time that such a sports initiative is being taken to celebrate the international event and the Union Ministry has sanctioned a total budget of Rs 50 Lakh for the tournament.
The meeting, which was attended by representatives from MYAS, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), discussed in detail the roadmap to the Paris Olympics that is to take place next year and also took an update on the preparations for the upcoming Asia
"Be it foreign friends, agencies or foreign shores, he is leaving no stone unturned to defame India. It seems he has taken up the job of defaming India on foreign land in a bid to hide his own failures. This is being done in a pre-planned manner," Thakur said.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that it is a big achievement for India to conduct the WTT (World Table Tennis) Tournament where players from up to 200 ranks of the world participated while more than 40 players in India got a chance to show their talent.
Both the singles finals were played in the gracious presence of Anurag Thakur, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports, as well as Petra Sorling, President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), among other dignitaries. The two also played s
Lashing out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his claim of being snooped on through Israeli spyware Pegasus, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said it is his habit to raise unfounded allegations and 'defame' India on foreign shores.
"Nothing happens from statements of corrupt leaders. PM Modi is loved by people. No matter how much they may abuse, he will emerge victorious. The nation knows the PM works for the country without fail. He has and will work to empower India," Union Minister Anurag Thakur said.
The accused have been identified as Arun, Kamal and Anurag. The police also recovered one sophisticated Pistol with 3 loaded live cartridges and one country-made pistol with one loaded live cartridge from the possession of the accused persons.
Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Saturday said that the bicycle rally conducted as a part of 'Project Carbon Shunya' shows the power of "Individual agency, Public Accountability, and Affirmative Action" towards environment conservation and sustainability.