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Union Sports Minister inaugurates new sports infrastructure in SAI's Natio
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Sunday inaugurated a 300-bedded hostel, a sports medicine centre and an upgraded wrestling hall with state-of-the-art facilities in line with international standards.
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Mary Kom to head oversight committee to probe sexual harassment allegation
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Earlier, speaking to reporters in Kolkata, Anurag Thakur said that the Centre has heard all the players pertaining to allegations levelled against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and added all the activities of the tournament were stopped immedi
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Britishers were afraid of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: Union Minister Anura
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur while addressing the youth at the ' Yuvotsav 2023, Swavalambi Bharat Abhiyan' here said that the Britishers were afraid of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose who had left the Indian Civil Service (ICS) to join the freedom struggle.
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Sexual harassment charge against WFI chief: Oversight committee will condu
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Sunday said an Oversight Committee will conduct an impartial probe into the allegations of sexual harassment and financial impropriety against the WFI president so that everything gets clear.
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WFI responds to Sports Ministry, rejects wrestlers' charges against its pr
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The wrestlers, who were protesting at Jantar Mantar, called of their protest after a meeting with Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.
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Wrestlers call off protest, WFI chief Brij Bhushan to step aside till prob
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The protest which has been continuing at the Jantar Mantar in the national capital was called off with the Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announcing Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to "step aside" till the investigation against the levelled allegat
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Wrestler protest: Brijbhushan Singh to issue statement after AGM meeting o
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
He also informed the media that the WFI had issued the explanation to the Sports Ministry within the stipulated 72 hours on the allegations made by wrestlers, including Olympic and Commonwealth Games (CWG) medalists, in Delhi.
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Vijender Singh seeks CBI probe into wrestlers' allegations, says "record m
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Speaking on the protest, Vijender who today joined the wrestlers protesting at Delhi's Jantar Mantar said he wants justice to be served to the protesting wrestlers.
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Wrestlers Protest: WFI chief Brij Bhushan Singh says will 'expose politica
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The development comes hours after some wrestlers had a late-night meeting with Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday. Thakur who arrived at his Delhi residence late last evening from Chandigarh met with the wrestlers and the meeting stretched into the early hours of today. Accor
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MP: Union Minister Anurag Thakur inspects sports facilities in state
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur inspected State Water Sports Academy, Tatya Tope Stadium, Sports Authority of India, MP Horse Riding and Shooting Academy during his Madhya Pradesh visit on Monday.
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Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur, MoS Nitish Pramanik meet National Spo
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The President of India, Droupadi Murmu presented the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2022 (Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awards-2022, Dronacharya Awards-2022, Arjuna Awards-2022, Dhyan Chand Awards-2022, Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar-2022, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy-2022 and Tenz
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PT Usha elected as President of Indian Olympic Association
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, previously the Union Sports Minister, congratulated the athlete on her election
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