Search For "sports minister"
Kiren Rijiju to look after Ayush Ministry till Shripad Naik recovers
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju was on Tuesday given the responsibilities of Union AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) Minister Shripad Yesso Naik, who is in hospital and undergoing treatment after a road accident.
Read More
Don't count my tenure if India's doesn't reach top ten of 2028 Olympics, s
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 18 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that his tenure as Sports Minister would not hold any importance if India is not able to make it to the top-ten of 2028 Olympics.
Read More
Kiren Rijiju requests Piyush Goyal for restoration of railway concession f
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju wrote to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, seeking restoration of fare concession for athletes to ensure they can reach their place of training and competition conveniently.
Read More
Laxmi Ratan Shukla resigns as Sports Minister, Mamata says 'don't take it
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 5 (ANI): As the West Bengal Sports Minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla resigned from the cabinet, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday has urged people not to take the matter in a negative way.
Read More
Sports Minister Rijiju urges countrymen to make fitness a priority
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): To strengthen the clarion call made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India a fitter nation, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday shared his fitness video and urged all the countrymen to join the initiative by posting
Read More
Citizens also need to take up responsibility to turn India into sporting n
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 20 (ANI): All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Government of India, and Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju for putting "more focus" on sports which has helped the country see a "quantum jump"
Read More
Exploring significance of taking the knee and raised fist: CSA's IB
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], December 19 (ANI): The Interim Board (IB) of Cricket South Africa (CSA) met on Saturday to prioritise the issues it needs to act on in the remaining very short two-months of its term in order to fulfill the nine-point mandate given to it by Sports Minister Nathi
Read More
Centre is talking about amendment in laws as farmers are right: Punjab Spo
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], December 13 (ANI): Punjab Sports and Youth Services Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi on Sunday said that the Centre is considering amendments in the new farm laws after acknowledging that the farmers are right.
Read More
Online fantasy sports is instrumental in revolutionising sports, says Riji
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said online fantasy sports is revolutionising sports by bringing fans closer to their favourite games.
Read More
Kiren Rijiju launches 2nd edition of Fit India Cyclothon
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the second edition of the Fit India Cyclothon via social media on Monday.
Read More
Chess player Srinath to get refund for custom duty paid, confirms Rijiju
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday informed that chess player Srinath Narayanan will get a refund for the duty he had to pay to the customs department for bringing in the gold medal he won earlier this year at the FIDE (Inter
Read More
Anil Kapoor shares his cycling video, gets praises from Sports Minister
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Bollywood's fittest senior actor Anil Kapoor on Saturday garnered praises from his fans and the minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju, after he posted a video of himself cycling early morning.
Read More