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Avoid handshakes, Rijiju advises sportspersons as coronavirus surges
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Amid coronavirus outbreak, Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday advised sportspersons and countrymen to avoid shaking hands and follow India's traditional ways of greeting.
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Hockey India announces Khelo India Women's Hockey League (U-21)
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) in association with Hockey India on Thursday announced the first edition of the Khelo India Women's Hockey League (Under 21) to be held at three different venues across the country in three phases between March - November 2020.
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SAI takes action in nine out of 14 sexual harassment cases
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New Delhi [India], Mar 3 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) has confirmed that the organisation has taken action in nine out of the 14 unresolved sexual harassment cases.
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Kiren Rijiju expresses grief over demise of Khelo India University Games'
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 2 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday expressed grief over the demise of a technical officer JK Sharma.
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Panjab University crowned champion as Khelo India University Games conclud
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 1 (ANI): The Khelo India University Games 2020 concluded here on Sunday with an impressive closing ceremony, but not before the Panjab University (PU) pipped the Savitribai Phule University (SPU), Pune, with a last-gasp effort to be crowned champions of the
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India to take part in every sport if it is held as per rules: Rijiju on pa
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New Delhi [India], Feb 29 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said India is ready to take part in every sport if it is held as per rules irrespective of the host nation.
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We are going to send a large contingent for Tokyo Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
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New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that there a large Indian contingent will be participating in the Tokyo Olympics 2020.
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Indian athletes attend Japanese cultural sensitivity workshop
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New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Indian Tokyo-bound Olympians and Paralympians on Thursday attended Omotenashi, a Japanese cultural sensitivity workshop.
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SPMCIL to hand over Rs 1 crore cheque to Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): As part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) will hand over Rs 1 crore cheque to Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju for National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) at
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Rijiju brushes aside coronavirus threat, says India will participate in Ol
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New Delhi [India], Feb 27 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday brushed aside the threat of coronavirus and said India would participate in 2020 Tokyo Olympics in full flow.
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Focus on sports, everything else will be taken care of: PM Modi to athlete
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New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said athletes should only focus on sports and everything else will be taken care of by the country.
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Khelo India University Games 2020 next step towards sports revolution: PM
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New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Inaugurating the first-ever Khelo India University Games 2020 through video conferencing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that it is the next step towards sports revolution in the country.
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