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ONGC sportspersons eye Asian Games 2018
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): The sportspersons of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) are eyeing to scale new heights at Asian Games 2018 after a successful campaign in Commonwealth Games.
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Akshay celebrates independent India's first 'Gold' medal victory
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 12(ANI): Marking 70 years of Independent India's first gold medal victory at the 1948 Olympics, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar treated his fans with a video featuring prominent Indian sportspersons.
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S Korea approves athletes' trip to N Korea for football event
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Aug 9 (ANI): South Korea on Thursday allowed a group of sportspersons to take part in an international youth soccer tournament in North Korea next week.
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Railways approves new promotion policy for athletes
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has approved a new policy for promotion of Railway sportspersons according to which besides the sportspersons who won a medal, the sportspersons and coaches who have been awarded Padma Shri will be also be promoted as off
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Mission Olympic Cell sanctions Rs 50 lakh for sportspersons
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi, 18th July (ANI): The Mission Olympic Cell on Wednesday met to clear funding proposals related to various expenses and review the performances of athletes included under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
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Indian wrestlers slam Haryana govt over order to pay one-third of earnings
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): After the Haryana government asked its sports-persons to deposit one-third of their income earned from professional sports or commercial endorsements to the Haryana State Sports Council, Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar on Friday said that the policy of such type
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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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2% quota for sportspersons in govt. jobs in Telangana
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], April 21 (ANI): In a major boost to sports infrastructure in Telangana, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday announced 2 percent reservation in state government jobs for sportspersons.
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ONGCians shine at the Gold Coast CWG
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 17 (ANI): Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited sportspersons outshone other participants in their respective categories in the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
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IndiGo exempts Indian sportspersons from weapon-handling charges
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): IndiGo Airlines on Monday announced to exempt Indian sportspersons travelling for tournaments from weapon-handling charges.
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'Jet cruising' Hamilton owes UK 3.3 m pounds in taxes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov 7 (ANI): Formula One champion and one of the richest sportspersons in the world Lewis Hamilton allegedly avoided paying taxes on his private jet by using an elaborate scheme.
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India's first portal dedicated to para-sports launched
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct. 6 (ANI Businesswire India): In a bid to create awareness about para-sports and provide a platform to para sportspersons to narrate their stories of triumph and adversity,thenationspride.com, the country's first portal dedicated to para-sports was launche
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