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Kiren Rijiju wants positive, conductive sports culture in the country
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, on Thursday called for creating a sports culture in the country and also asked the private sector to play an active role in promoting fitness.
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Sports Summit will promote sports in country: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the Sports summit, to be held on October 10, will do a commendable job in terms of promotion of sports in the country.
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PV Sindhu to meet PM Modi, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): After winning a gold medal at the BWF World Championships, shuttler PV Sindhu will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju today.
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IOA president writes to Kiren Rijiju, urging to boycott CWG Games 2022
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Narinder Batra has written to Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju, urging him to boycott the Common Wealth Games (CWG) 2022 in the UK due to the exclusion of shooting.
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Sports fraternity greet Kiren Rijiju's Twitter initiative seeking suggesti
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Sportspersons including Hima Das and PV Sindhu on Thursday welcomed Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju's initiative of launching a new Twitter handle and inviting suggestions on it to make the country a global sporting superpower.
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India have to put a lot of efforts for growth of football: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Amid India's substandard performance in the ongoing Intercontinental Cup, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said the country needs to put a lot of efforts for the growth of football in the country.
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Rathore hopes for good show by female boxers in World C'ship
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 2 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports has said that he is confident of solid performance by the Indian female boxers in the upcoming Women World Championship.
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Delhi: Rajnath, Rathore flag off 'Run for Unity'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore flagged off the 'Run for Unity' in the national capital on Wednesday amid loud cheers of 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.
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Para shuttler Raj Kumar conferred with Arjuna Award
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 19 (ANI): Two years after Para shuttler Raj Kumar was denied the Arjuna award, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore bestowed the player with the honour here on Wednesday.
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Rathore congratulates Asian Games medal winners
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore on Tuesday congratulated all the players, who clinched medals in the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games.
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Sampark se Samarthan: Rajyavardhan Rathore meets Sehwag
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): As part of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'Sampark se Samarthan' (Contact for Support) campaign, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Thursday met star cricketer Virender Sehwag at his farmhouse here.
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SAI to be renamed: Rathore
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore on Wednesday announced that the national sports body, Sports Authority of India (SAI), will now be known as 'Sports India'.
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