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Rijiju to meet sports ministers of all states, UTs to discuss grassroot-le
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju will meet ministers in charge of the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports from all States and Union Territories in a two-day video conference on July 14 and 15.
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Great decision to remove salary cap of Rs 2 Lakh for Indian coaches, 4-yea
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Former hockey captain Viren Rasquinha on Saturday welcomed the Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju's decision of extending the coaches tenure by four years and removing the salary cap of Rs two lakh for the Indian coaches training elite athletes.
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AICS requests Kiren Rijiju to appoint Attorney General in NSF recognition
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): All India Council of Sports President, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, has requested Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju to appoint Attorney General or Solicitor General to represent the case of the ministry so as to reinstitute recognition of 54 Nati
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Golden Girl PT Usha turns 56: Kiren Rijiju, Yuvraj extend birthday greetin
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh and Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday extended their wishes to the queen of Indian track and field and famously known as Golden Girl -- PT Usha who turned 56 today.
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Kiren Rijiju to join Shilpa Shetty, Mary Kom, Anjum Moudgil for Yoga@Home
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): On the occasion of International Yoga Day on Sunday, the Government of India's flagship program Fit India, is organizing a special online session with renowned fitness icon Shilpa Shetty Kundra which will be joined by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju as well as
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Shilpa Shetty to host live Yoga session with Kiren Rijiju on International
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Ahead of the International Yoga Day, actor, and Yoga enthusiast Shilpa Shetty Kundra on Saturday announced that she will be hosting a live yoga session - Fun Family Yoga - for school children with the sports minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday.
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Kiren Rijiju slams Rahul Gandhi for asking accountability of India-China c
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 19 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju hits back at Former National Congress president Rahul Gandhi for asking the accountability for the loss of the lives of 20 Indian Army personnel during the Galwan Valley face-off with Chinese troops in Ladakh, saying that t
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Kiren Rijiju wishes Leander Paes on his 47th birthday
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday extended his wishes to ace tennis player Leander Paes, who turned 47.
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'ICC needs to decide': NZ Sports Minister on hosting T20 WC instead of Aus
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): "This is a decision for the ICC to make," said New Zealand's Sports Minister Grant Robertson when asked whether the country can host this year's T20 World Cup in place of Australia.
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Have to ensure athletes become stronger after lockdown: Rijiju
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 12 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday emphasised on the importance of being 'self-reliant' in the sporting ecosystem, saying that he wants to ensure athletes and coaches 'become stronger after lockdown'.
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Australia's Sports Minister hopeful of hosting T20 WC this year
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): As the International Cricket Council (ICC) continues to defer the decision on the fate of the T20 World Cup 2020, Australia's Sports Minister Richard Colbeck on Friday said that the country is still hopeful going ahead with the tournament.
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Combating COVID-19: Manipur CM, Health Minister inspect work going on at U
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Imphal West (Manipur) [India], June 10 (ANI): Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, along with state Health and Family Welfare Minister, L Jayantakumar and Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Letpao Haokip on Tuesday inspected work going on at UNACCO School, Meitram Village in Imphal West D
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