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PT Usha, Sports Federation Chiefs hail new Sports Bill, say it will help s
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The upper house of the Parliament, the Rajya Sabha, on Tuesday passed the National Sports Governance Bill and the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2025, after it was passed in the lower house, the Lok Sabha, on Monday.
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Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya introduces National Sports Governa
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Sports Governance Bill, 2025, was introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, aiming to provide for the development and promotion of sports, as well as welfare measures for sportspersons. As uproar continued with several MPs shouting, Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya introduce
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"You can't get all qualities just by having a degree": Tejashwi Yadav resp
Updated : 11 months ago IST
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Tejashwi said, "No... it doesn't hurt me. You cannot get all the qualities just by having a degree. You have seen many things in practical life, but your experience of those is also limited. And I was a sportsperson, I am a cricketer, so he will not talk a
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Himachal Pradesh: 'Special leave attendance' for sportsperson participatin
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Promoting holistic development of the players who participate in National, State and International sports competition, the Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has issued directions to various sports bodies to consider them as being present during the period they represent
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Tamil Nadu DY CM Udhayanidhi Stalin highlights government's support for sp
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday said the state government has extended historic support to sportspersons by providing sponsorships, kits, incentives, and government jobs, underlining its commitment to nurturing sports talent.
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"Perfect example of how life is": Rohit on rollercoaster ride as Indian ca
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
In the video, Rohit discusses bouncing back from a tough IPL 2024, where they finished at the bottom under Hardik Pandya's captaincy. He says that during these times, one has to show one's "grit and determination" as a sportsperson.
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KIPG 2025 Spotlight: After wheelchair cricket and arm wrestling, why Gyan
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Gyan Prakash Sharma likes challenges. A talented sportsperson, he began playing wheelchair cricket for Uttar Pradesh and, at someone's instigation, not only tried his hand at arm wrestling but also won a bronze medal in the national Open championship in the sport, as per the SAI Media press
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"Congress and TMC should leave sportspersons alone": Union Sports Minister
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Congress distanced itself from Shama Mohamed's remarks on Indian Cricket Team Captain Rohit Sharma.
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Congress leader calls Rohit Sharma "fat," defends remark with 'what's wron
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI today the Congress' National spokesperson said, "It was a generic tweet about the fitness of a sportsperson. It was not body-shaming. I always believed a sportsperson should be fit, and I felt he was a bit overweight, so I just tweeted about that. I have been attacked for
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"Be careful, educate yourself...": Gopichand pitches for safety net for pl
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
He said a very small percentage of sportspersons achieve celebrity status, and there is a need for opportunities such as skilling for those who make an exit.
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"Concerned about the safety net," Pullela Gopichand makes case for protect
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
India's chief badminton coach Pullela Gopichand revealed that the people and parents have interpreted his statement about children's participation in sports in the wrong way.
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Pariksha Pe Charcha: MC Mary Kom talk about goal setting and stress manage
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Continuing the insightful discussions initiated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in the inaugural episode of Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025, the seventh episode aired today, featured iconic sportspersons M C Mary Kom, Avani Lekhara, and Suhas Yathiraj.
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