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Olympian Manoj Kumar seeks PM's intervention to save BFI from derecognitio
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning boxer Manoj Kumar has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to come to the rescue of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) which is on the verge of being derecognised by the Sports Ministry for not adh
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WHO Europe chief calls for political engagement to ensure effective COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge on Friday called on member states of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States (IPA CIS) Council to be more politically engaged to ensure
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IPC, CGF ink agreement to strengthen para-sports
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 25 (ANI): The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) have signed a new co-operation agreement to strengthen para-sport at the Commonwealth Games.
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ICC, CGF announce qualification process for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth G
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], November 18 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced the qualification process for women's cricket, which makes a historic appearance at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, scheduled from July 28 to August 8.
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BJP candidate, shooter Shreyasi Singh wins from Jamui
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Jamui constituency and Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning shooter Shreyasi Singh has won from the seat in Bihar Assembly election 2020 on Tuesday.
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FS Shringla, Philip Barton discuss regional issues, terrorism; agree to st
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 5 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla held talks with Philip R Barton, Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during which they agreed to strengthen the UK-India partnership and work together to tackle global challenge
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BJP's Shreyasi Singh casts vote in Naya Gaon
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Jamui (Bihar) [India], October 28 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Jamui constituency and Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning shooter Shreyasi Singh voted at a polling booth in Naya Gaon area of the district on Wednesday.
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Women's T20 Cricket lines up for 2022 Commonwealth Games debut on opening
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 16 (ANI): Cricket is set to make a come back at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) for the upcoming edition - Birmingham 2022 with an eight-team women's T20 competition.
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India slams Pakistan over `rant' at Commonwealth meet, says it is hosts la
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): India on Wednesday slammed Pakistan for misusing the 20th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) to pursue its "own bigoted and ill-conceived agenda."
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UK to allocate $6.4 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK will allocate 5 million pounds sterling ($6.4 million) in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said in a statement.
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Maldives re-joins as member of Commonwealth Games Federation
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 1 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on Tuesday announced that Maldives Commonwealth Games Association has been re-admitted as one of its members, paving the way for the South Asian island nation to compete at future editions of the Commonwealth Games.
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Dawood Ibrahim not our citizen, says Dominican govt
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): The government of Commonwealth of Dominica has said that underworld don and India's most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim is and has never been a citizen of the island country.
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