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Delhi HC directs sports ministry to consider selection of para-athletes
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): Following a petition filed by ten differently-abled table tennis players, the Delhi High Court on Friday directed the secretary of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) to consider their selection in the final contingent of the upcoming 2018 Asian Pa
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Sports Ministry clears 804-member Asian Games contingent
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): The Sports Ministry on Saturday gave a go-ahead to an 804-member Indian contingent, including 572 athletes, for the upcoming 18th Asian Games.
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Wrestler Jashkawar Gill seeks Sports Ministry's help in 'Patka' matter
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Indian wrestler Jashkawar Gill, who failed to make his international debut after the organisers of the World Ranking series tournament in Turkey refused him to take the mat wearing his patka, has sought help from the Sports Ministry in the matter.
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IOA rejects sports ministry's proposal to reconsider team selection for As
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has rejected the Sports Ministry's recommendation to reconsider the selection of teams and athletes for the upcoming 18th edition of the Asian Games, a top official told ANI.
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Sports Ministry approves upward revision of pension to meritorious sportsp
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 8 (ANI): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore has approved the upward revision of pension to meritorious sportspersons.
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CWG gold-medallist Punam Yadav dropped from TOP scheme
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Indian weightlifting Punam Yadav has been dropped from the Union Sports Ministry's Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme, despite making the country proud by recently picking up a gold medal in the 21st Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.
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Sports ministry organises competition for differently-abled students
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 1 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports organised a sports competition under 'Khelo India Scheme' for differently-abled students at a school in Balrampur, on Wednesday.
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'Khelo India School Games' attracts over 100 mn viewers
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Khelo India School Games (KISG) drew a remarkable viewership for the inaugural edition of the tournament by attracting over 102 million viewers on television.
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Sport Minister Rathore hails Khelo India School Games
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore said on Thursday hailed the inaugural edition of the Khelo India School Games saying it was as grand as any international event.
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Sports Ministry 'open to suggestions' for National Sports Code
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Sunday said that the Ministry was open to suggestions regarding ways in which the National Sports Code can bring transparency in the sports organisations.
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Everyone has to abide to govt's directions: Ajay Jadeja on dope test on cr
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja on Tuesday backed the sports ministry's direction to the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) to conduct dope test on cricketers, saying everyone has to abide by the rules of the government.
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Sports Ministry directs NADA to conduct dope test for Indian cricketers
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 29: Indian cricketers will soon come under the scanner of National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) for a dope test, as per the direction by Sports Secretary Rahul Bhatnagar.
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