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"Why Opposition running away...": Anurag Thakur hits INDIA alliance on dis
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Union Sports and Youth Affairs minister, Anurag Thakur on Sunday took a jibe at the opposition parties of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A.) delegation and asked why they are running away from discussion over the Manipur issue.
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Cong failed to keep job promise in 2003, jobless dole in 2012: Anurag Thak
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
He added that after failing to meet its 2003 job pledge ahead of the 2003 Assembly polls, Congress had promised an umeployment allowance for the jobless ahead of the 2012 state elections but failed to deliver on it as well.
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'Before 2014, poor lived in kuchha houses, defecated in open': Anurag Thak
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The BJP MP added that the country's rural poor did not even have bank accounts of their own before Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn into office.
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We are keeping an eye on Asian Games situation, says Anurag Thakur amid CO
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 30 (ANI): Union Sports and Youth affairs minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday said a decision on Indian player's participation at this year's Asian Games will be taken after receiving information from host country China, as the COVID cases rapidly increased in Shanghai
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Rijiju assures BAI all support to organise Yonex Sunrise India Open 2021
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Badminton Association of India (BAI) Secretary Ajay Singhania on Monday met Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to discuss the comeback of badminton in India with the staging of prestigious Yonex Sunrise India Open Superseries.
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Rijiju calls fastest Kambala jockey for trial under top coaches
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 15 (ANI): Srinivasa Gowda, a Kambala jockey, will undergo trials for professional sporting competitions under the top coaches of Sports Authority of India (SAI).
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I have already told BFI to handle Nikhat Zareen's issue appropriately: Kir
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): After boxer Nikhat Zareen wrote a letter to Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju demanding a fair trial for Tokyo Olympics 2020, the minister on Tuesday said that he has told the Boxing Federation of India to handle the matter appropriately.
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BFI to hold selection committee meeting over Zareen's plea
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 18 (ANI): After boxer Nikhat Zareen wrote a letter to Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju demanding a fair trial for Tokyo Olympics 2020, the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has decided to call a selection committee meeting next week to discuss Zareen
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India needs to identify young talent to win more Olympic medals, says Kire
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said India has to identify sporting talent at a young age to increase its Olympic medals tally.
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PV Sindhu has created history today: Kiren Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said shuttler PV Sindhu has created a history by winning a gold medal at the BWF World Championships on Sunday.
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We'll send good contingent for Tokyo Olympics: Rijiju
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): India will send a good contingent for the Tokyo Olympics, which are scheduled to be held next year, Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Parliament on Thursday.
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Kiren Rijiju lauds Shiva Thapa for winning gold at President's Cup
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju congratulated boxer Shiva Thapa for winning gold in the President's Cup at Astana on Saturday.
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