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Haryana government spokesperson defends Vij's Rs. 50 lakh donation to
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana/Punjab) [India], Aug. 29 (ANI): Lambasting the opposition for ratcheting up a controversy over state Sports Minister Anil Vij's Rs. 50 lakh donation to the Dera Sacha Sauda for promoting sports, Haryana Government spokesperson Jawahar Yadav charged them with resortin
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I would have donated more to Dera Sacha Sauda, says Anil Vij
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ambala (Haryana) [India], Aug. 29 (ANI): Haryana's Sports Minister Anil Vij on Monday said that if he had the power to donate more money to the Dera Sacha Sauda for sports-related activities, then he would have done so.
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Goyal in soup again, refers Sindhu, Sakshi Malik as Rio 'gold medalli
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel suffered yet another foot-in-mouth moment on Sunday when he referred silver and bronze medallists P.V. Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, respectively, as "Gold Medallist" despite the fact that he stayed at Rio with Indian pla
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Haryana Minister donates Rs. 50 lakh to Dera Sacha Sauda for sports, defen
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Sirsa (Haryana) [India], Aug.28 (ANI): Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij has decided to donate Rs. 50 lakh to the Dera Sacha Sauda organisation, headed by controversial Sikh leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, for promoting sports in Haryana.
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We want more of our daughters to represent India at Olympics: Vijay Goel
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): With Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauding PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik for bringing laurels to India at the Rio Olympics, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel said that more of India's 'daughters' need to represent the nation at the upcoming Olympic
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Not upset with India's performance in Rio: Vijay Goel
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 27 (ANI): Despite the country sending a contingent of 119 athletes to the Rio Olympics this year and managing to win only two medals, a silver and a bronze, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel on Saturday said that he was not upset with India's performance at the pr
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Jaisha marathon row: Goyal passes the buck to IOA, assures probe
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): Retorting to claims made by Indian athlete O.P Jaisha who alleged that she was not provided with water or energy drinks by the officials despite designated stations allotted to India during her marathon event, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goyal on Monday said that it
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Rio Olympics: Vijay Goel congratulates Sindhu, Gopichand for scripting his
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 19 (ANI): Lauding P.V. Sindhu, as she booked her place in the finals of the women's singles event with a straight-game victory over Nozomi Okuhara of Japan at the Rio Olympics, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel has congratulated the badminton star and said that India is p
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Haryana Sports Minister's Brazil visit will add 'insult to injur
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): The Congress Party on Sunday said Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij's visit to Brazil to attend the 2016 Rio Olympics post the controversy surrounding Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel will add 'insult to injury' and cornered the government for maintaini
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Vijay Goel returns from Rio, says will clear all 'misconceptions'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 14 (ANI): Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel, who is under fire for earning an official rebuke from the organisers at the Rio Olympics, returned to the national capital on the wee hours of Sunday morning and stated that he will clear the 'misconceptions' on the controv
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Vijay Goel is embarrassing India at Rio Olympics: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai, Aug 13 (ANI): Accusing Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel for bringing disrepute to the nation at the Rio Olympics by flouting rules and codes of decency, the Congress on Saturday asserted that Goel could have done his job of taking care and cheering the Indian contingency by staying b
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No unaccredited person going along with Vijay Goel in Rio Olympics: Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 12 (ANI): The Sports Ministry on Friday clarified that no formal communication has been received by them either from the Rio Organization Committee or through the Indian Olympic Association regarding entry of an un-accredited Indian Official accompanying Union Sports Minister
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