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Rajyavardhan Rathore replaces Vijay Goel as new Sports Minister
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Rathore was on Sunday appointed as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports.Rathore was till now serving as Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting.
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Sports Minister advises AFI to honour Kerala HC directive on PU Chitra
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports of India Vijay Goel has advised Athletic Federation of India (AFI) to honour the the Kerala High Court directive to ensure participation of woman middle-distance runner PU Chitra in 1,500m race in the IIAF World Cha
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Congress rebuffs Anil Vij's tweet urging nation to forget Nehru
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi[India], July 26 (ANI): The Congress party on Wednesday rebuffed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Haryana sports minister Anil Vij for his tweet urging the nation to forget Jawaharlal Nehru.
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ICC Women`s WC: India will achieve new heights in future, Vijay Goel appre
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel, while congratulating Team Indian for their performance at the Women's World Cup, said India will achieve new heights in women's cricket in the future.
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Ready to probe 2011 WC final if Ranatunga provides evidence: Lanka sports
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI):Sri Lanka's Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera has said he is ready to order a probe of the 2011 men's World Cup final between his country and India if former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga provides all required evidence of the match being fixed.
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No proposal of legalising online betting has been made to me, clarifies Vi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): With reports of the All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) recommending a central legalisation to allow online and regulated betting in Cricket doing rounds, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Sunday clarified that he has not yet come across any such proposal.
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Vijay Goel flags off eighth Slum Yuva Daud
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Saturday flagged off the eighth Slum Yuva Daud with Ramesh Bidhuri (MP), Babul Supriyo (MoS Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise) and ace basketball players Divya, Prashanti, Akanksha and Pratima (prominently known as Si
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Vijay Goel felicitates Kidambi Srikanth, Pullela Gopichand
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Saturday felicitated ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth for his "lightning victories" and chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand for his "great vision".
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Centre sanctions Rs. 200 cr for sports development in J-K
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Thursday informed that the Centre has sanctioned Rs. 200 crore to various districts of Jammu and Kashmir for the development of sports infrastructure.
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Vijay Goel writes to PMO, seeks Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel has written to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), requesting that the Bharat Ratna,the country's highest civilian award, to be conferred on hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.
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Vijay Goel congratulates Team India post clinical win over Pak
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel has congratulated the Indian cricket team after they thrashed their arch-rivals Pakistan by 124 runs through Duckworth-Lewis method in the opening Champions Trophy clash at Edgbaston in Birmingham last evening.
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Yoga guru 'MSG' aims for Dronacharya Award
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 1 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on the recommendation of Dronacharya Award to Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim said that it's a subject of AYUSH Ministry, adding that till now no award has been given in yoga.
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