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Sports Ministry suspends WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, cancels tournament
New Delhi: The Sports Ministry on Saturday suspended Wrestling Federation of India’s (WFI) assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, a fallout of the grapplers’ allegations of sexual harassment and corruption against the sports body’s…
- Sports
Sports Ministry demands explanation from WFI over sexual harassment charges
New Delhi: Taking cognizance of the protest staged by wrestlers, including Olympic and Commonwealth Games (CWG) medalists, in Delhi in which women wrestlers have levelled serious charges of sexual harassment by the…
- Delhi
DCW sends notice to Sports Ministry over sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued notice to the Sports Ministry and the police to investigate the matter of sexual allegations made against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)…
- Kerala
Kerala Sports Minister under fire over ‘ODI match’ remarks
Thiruvananthapuram: The otherwise soft-spoken Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman’s now-hugely controversial statement that those “starving need not go and watch the ODI match” (between India and Sri Lanka) on Monday came under…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Minister watches T20 match with those injured while buying tickets
Hyderabad: Two days after the chaos at Gymkhana Grounds in Secunderabad where many were injured after they came to buy tickets for the T-20 international match between India and Australia, Sports Minister…
- Telangana
Telangana: 19,472 sports complexes to come up across the state
Hyderabad: To promote sports and support athletes in the state, the Telangana government announced that 19,472 sports complexes will be constructed in rural and urban areas of the state. As part of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: OU sports facilities under construction for almost a year
Hyderabad: The construction of three different sports facilities on the Osmania University’s campus remains unfinished, almost one year later since the foundation stone was laid, reportedly due to the university management’s indecision.…
- Sports
Praful Patel has no mandate to run the AIFF: Sports Ministry to SC
New Delhi: The sports ministry has informed the Supreme Court that the All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel has no mandate to run the sport body, as he has served…
- Sports
Condolences pour in for Milkha Singh; ‘I love you with all my heart’ says Farhan Akhtar
New Delhi: Several celebrities across sports, film and political fraternity on Saturday poured in condolences for the death of Indian legendary sprinter Milkha Singh. 91-year-old Singh passed away at 11:30 pm on…
- Sports
Sports Ministry approves Rs 2 lakh assistance to V Tejaswini Bai
New Delhi: The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) has approved an amount of Rs 2 lakh for Karnataka’s V Tejaswini Bai, who won the Arjuna A ward in 2011 and…
- Sports
Sports Ministry approves Rs 2.5 lakh assistance for former powerlifter Joseph James
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has approved an amount of Rs 2,50,000 for international powerlifting coach Joseph James under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay’s National welfare for…
- India
Rijiju tests positive for COVID-19, says he is feeling ‘fit and fine’
New Delhi: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 but is feeling “fit and fine”. The 49-year-old posted the development on his Twitter page. “After getting…
- Sports
Sania Mirza back in Sports Ministry’s TOPS programme
New Delhi: Ahead of the Billie Jean King Cup — formerly Fed Cup — tie against Latvia on April 16-17, India’s tennis ace Sania Mirza got a morale boost as she was included…
- Sports
Sports Ministry issues SOP for organising sporting events
New Delhi: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for organising sports competitions in the country. According to the SOP, sports competitions may resume in non-containment zones…
- Sports
Sports Ministry planning phase-wise reopening of camps: Rijiju
New Delhi: National camps will be re-opened in a phase-wise manner starting at the end of this month, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Sunday. Speaking at the Federation of Indian Chambers of…
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