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EC releases schedule for 58 Rajya Sabha seats from 16 states
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 23 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday released the schedule for the biennial elections that is to be held for 58 Rajya Sabha seats, which are falling vacant on April 2.
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Manipur to get world class football academy: Sports Minister
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Thursday met a group of 20 school students of Manipur at the Shastri Bhawan here on Thursday.
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India, Canada sign MoU on sports
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): India and Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on sports in the national capital on Thursday.
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'Khelo India School Games' attracts over 100 mn viewers
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Khelo India School Games (KISG) drew a remarkable viewership for the inaugural edition of the tournament by attracting over 102 million viewers on television.
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Sports Minister congratulates Indian Para-cycling contingent for Asian C's
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 16 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has congratulated the Indian contingent for winning a silver and two bronze medals at the Asian Para-Cycling Championships.
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Pensions to meritorious players doubled: Sports Minister Rathore
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Friday announced that the pensions of meritorious players will be doubled.
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Grievance redressal system to come soon: Sports Minister Rathore
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Friday said that in order to bring efficiency in sports, a system will be set-up soon to address grievances of players.
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Renuka Chowdhury moves privilege motion against Rijiju
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Feb.09 (ANI): Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury moved a privilege motion in Rajya Sabha on Friday against Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju for posting a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi mocking her laughter in the Rajya Sabha.
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Sport Minister Rathore hails Khelo India School Games
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore said on Thursday hailed the inaugural edition of the Khelo India School Games saying it was as grand as any international event.
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Chidambaram slams budget, shoots 12 questions at govt
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Thursday slammed the latest Union Budget presented by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and shot 12 questions in this context at the leading dispensation, at the Rajya Sabha.
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Dharmendra Pradhan fires corruption salvo at Sonia Gandhi
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 08 (ANI): Hours after Sonia Gandhi said that the democracy was under threat in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government rule, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hit back at her, saying that the UPA regime was "epitome of corruption."
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Renuka Chowdhary brands PM Modi Govt 'anti-women'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], Feb 08 (ANI): Retorting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remark against her loud laughter, Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury said that it denigrated the status of a woman.
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