Kiren Rijiju
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Athletes returning from high-risk COVID-19 affected nations will be quarantined: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | March 19, 2020 17:51 ISTSports minister Kiren Rijiju has insisted that the athletes who are returning from high-risk coronavirus affected nations will be put into quarantine.
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Fate of IPL can be decided after April 15, says Kiren Rijiju
Cricket | March 19, 2020 16:09 ISTRijiju reiterated that while it is the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which decides on cricketing matters, the pandemic is something which has a direct effect on the loves of the citizens of the country.
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Government will make efforts to take kabaddi to Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | March 19, 2020 13:57 ISTThe Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports said kabaddi is an indigenous sport and that the government would make efforts to take it to the Olympics.
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Coronavirus pandemic: Sindhu, Hima take WHO #SafeHands challenge; urges Kohli to join in
Other Sports | March 17, 2020 17:36 ISTEarlier, ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu had also taken up the challenge and had posted a video on Twitter in which she was seen washing her hands with soap for almost 30 seconds.
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All national camps, except those preparing for Olympics, postponed due to COVID-19: Rijiju
Other Sports | March 17, 2020 13:03 ISTSports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the academic training at the National Centre of Excellence and Sports Authority of India Centres will also be suspended. The Olympics are scheduled for July-August this year.
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Keep practicing, focus on your training: Kiren Rijiju shares inspiring video for Indian athletes
Other Sports | March 16, 2020 16:07 ISTThe COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed over 6,000 lives and infected close to 160,000 people worldwide, has led to the cancellation or postponement of all sporting events across the globe.
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Dream to make India sports superpower: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju in Rajya Sabha
Other Sports | March 16, 2020 14:48 ISTSports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that he dreams to make India a sports 'superpower'.
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'A great day for Indian sports': Kiren Rijiju inaugurates Khelo India Winter Games
Other Sports | March 07, 2020 21:28 ISTSports Minister Kiren Rijiju said that it is a 'great day for Indian sports' as the first-ever Khelo India Winter Games launched in Gulmarg.
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Expect Tokyo Olympics to go ahead as scheduled despite coronavirus concerns: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | February 27, 2020 11:59 ISTThe Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in July-August this year but a senior IOC member Dick Pound has said that the event might have to be cancelled because of coronavirus.
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Government set to start Junior TOPS from this year
Other Sports | February 21, 2020 1:27 ISTThe TOPS scheme is a flagship program of the Sports Ministry for providing financial assistance to India's top athletes.
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Kiren Rijiju asks AKFI to launch inquiry, India team's promoter says nothing wrong in participation
Other Sports | February 17, 2020 20:00 ISTThe team returned from Lahore after losing in the final on Sunday amid the furore over its participation in an event declared "invalid" by the International Kabaddi Federation.
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Kiren Rijiju calls Indian man who ran 100 metres 'faster than Usain Bolt' for SAI trials
Other Sports | February 15, 2020 13:17 ISTSports minister Kiren Rijiju has called Srinivas Gowda for trials under 'top SAI coaches'.
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Kabaddi Association to take action against 'unofficial' Indian team in Pakistan: Rijiju
Sports | February 12, 2020 17:24 ISTAn 'unofficial' Kabaddi team from India participated in 'World Kabaddi Championships' organized by Pakistan. Speaking on it, MoS Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju said, "It is up to a country to let others come to their nation and to approve the visa. As far as visa is concerned, it is the right of that country to approve it or disapprove it and we cannot control it.
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Sports minister says lifelong pension being given to athletes
Other Sports | February 10, 2020 22:40 ISTIndian sportspersons winning medals at international sporting or paralympic events are eligible for lifelong pension upon retirement, or after attaining the age of 30 years, whichever is later.
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Khelo India Games is an event of national importance: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | January 07, 2020 15:31 ISTThe third edition of the Khelo India Youth Games is scheduled to begin in Guwahati on January 10.
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Country proud of both Mary Kom and Nikhat Zareen: Kiren Rijiju
Other Sports | December 30, 2019 12:42 ISTMary Kom defeated Zareen 9-1 in the trials held on Saturday to make the squad for Olympic Qualifiers in China in February.
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Don't want NE states to fall in trap: Rijiju on citizenship bill protests
India | December 11, 2019 16:36 IST"The issue has not been communicated properly... or some people don't want to understand. We don't want north-eastern region to fall in the trap of some mis-campaigning," said Union Minister Kiren Rijiju
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Kiren Rijiju expects best-ever haul in Tokyo 2020, but sets sights on 2028 Olympics
Other Sports | December 11, 2019 15:10 ISTSports Minister Kiren Rijiju believes that the blame will lie with stakeholders and policymaking if India doesn't put its best foot forward by 2028 Olympics.
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Concerns of indigenous people in NE on Citizenship Bill being addressed: Kiren Rijiju
India | December 06, 2019 21:40 ISTUnion Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that the basic concerns of the indigenous people from the Northeastern states on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, are being addressed by the government.
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Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju launches 3rd Khelo India Youth Games in Guwahati
Other Sports | November 30, 2019 22:35 ISTBesides Rijiju, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal was also present as the composite logo, players jersey, Mascots and the theme song of the 3rd edition of the Games was launched.
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