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Kiren Rijiju shares Kaif's tweet, says he hopes Pak, Imran Khan received s
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Monday shared a recent tweet by former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif against Pakistan, saying that he hopes the country and its Prime Minister Imran Khan "got a strong message from India."
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Decision on Commonwealth Games 2020 to be taken in meeting of IOA, says Ra
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) general secretary Rajeev Mehta has said the decision on Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2020 can only be taken in the Executive Committee (EC) or General House meeting of the IOA.
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Sports Summit will promote sports in country: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the Sports summit, to be held on October 10, will do a commendable job in terms of promotion of sports in the country.
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Basketball can become very popular in India: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 6 (ANI): Stating that he wants to create a sports culture in India, Union Sports minister Kiren Rijiju said that basketball is one of the sports that have the potential to become popular in the country.
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Haryana assembly polls: Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt files nomination to contes
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Gohana (Haryana) [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Wrestler and Olympic medallist Yogeshwar Dutt on Friday filed nomination to contest from Baroda constituency in the upcoming state assembly polls in the Haryana.
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Wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya included in Target Olympic Podium Scheme
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Friday included wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
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Every Indian should come along to take Fit India movement forward: Bajrang
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Emphasising on fitness and cleanliness, wrestler Bajrang Punia on Wednesday said that every Indian should come along to take the Fit India movement and 'Swacch Bharat Abhiyan' campaign forward.
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Fit India Plog Run will take Swacch Bharat Abhiyan forward: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): Emphasising on promoting cleanliness and fitness together, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said 'Fit India Plog Run' will catalyse Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swacch Bharat Abhiyan' and 'Fit-India' movement forward.
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Have to make India clean to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that the country needs to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and the biggest way that the nation can achieve that is by ensuring cleanliness.
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Totally stand with the NRAI and IOA: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that he stands with the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and added that sentiments of both federations are justified.
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Our wrestlers are prepared for 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday felicitated Indian wrestlers for their brilliant performances in the recently concluded World Wrestling Championships and said the athletes would be a major force to reckon with in the upcom
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Sports Authority of India to launch Khelo India Girls League
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Khelo India, the flagship scheme of Sports Authority of India is all set to launch Khelo India Girls League (KIGL) across all sports, exclusively for the girl child.
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