Sports Ministry
-
Court notice to govt on BCCI takeover plea
Cricket | May 31, 2013, 05:47 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 31: The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Sports Ministry, BCCI and the Delhi government on a plea seeking a direction for the ministry to take control of the
-
Sports Ministry seeks extensive modification in draft law
Other Sports | May 28, 2013, 08:40 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 28: The Sports Ministry is not satisfied with the first draft of the proposed law to curb sport-fixing and other corrupt practices in sports and intends to carry out “extensive modification” to
-
Sports ministry assures unified front before IOC
Other Sports | Apr 17, 2013, 07:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 17: Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said the country will put up a unified front at the meeting with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) May 7 in a bid to lift the suspension
-
Sports Ministry derecognises boxing, archery federations
Other Sports | Dec 07, 2012, 04:28 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 7 : The union ministry of sports Friday derecognised the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) and the Archery Association of India (AAI) for manipulation in their election process.Justifying the decision, Sports Minister
-
Karnataka High Court stays ban on Bhupathi, Bopanna
Tennis | Sep 22, 2012, 06:13 PM ISTBangalore, Sep 22: The Karnataka High Court Saturday stayed the ban imposed by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) on tennis stars Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna against representing the country till June 2014.Staying the
-
Government asked to help select India tennis team
Tennis | Jun 19, 2012, 04:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 19: India's ongoing tennis selection muddle took a curious turn when the game's national body requested help from the sports ministry to finalize the men's doubles team for the Olympics.National sports bodies
-
Sports Ministry for probe into charges of black money in IPL
Cricket | May 21, 2012, 05:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 21: Amid charges of black money playing a part in the IPL, Sports Ministry has asked the Finance Ministry to order an expeditious probe into it.Sports Minister Ajay Maken told the Lok
-
Ministry Bows To BCCI, Exempts Cricketers From Some WADA Rules
Cricket | Oct 17, 2011, 02:50 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 17: Bowing to the BCCI's objections, the Sports Ministry today decided to exempt cricketers from some World Anti-Doping Agency rules, including the contentious ‘whereabouts clause', in the revised National Sports Development Bill.Sports
-
Ministry, Punjab Govt Announce Cash Rewards For Hockey Players
Hockey | Sep 14, 2011, 07:50 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 14: Hours after Indian players rejected Hockey India's paltry monetary offer, cash rewards trickled in for them today with the Sports Ministry announcing Rs 1.5 lakh each and Punjab government pitching in
-
BCCI Opposes Sports Ministry Move To Leash It
Cricket | Aug 30, 2011, 04:37 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 30: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday vehemently opposed the move by the Union Sports Ministry to bring the cricket board under RTI. BCCI vice president Rajeev
-
Sensing Scam, Aiyar Wanted Sports Ministry Out Of CWG OC Funding
India | Aug 03, 2011, 08:54 AM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 2: Not happy with the attitude of sacked Commonwealth Games OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi, the then sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar had sought to relieve his ministry from channelling funds for the
-
Sports Ministry Removes R S Sidhu And Three Other Officials
Other Sports | Jul 06, 2011, 10:49 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 6: The government today sacked four SAI officials in the wake of the doping scandal which has seen eight top athletes failing dope tests in the last few days.The latest development comes
-
PM Says, Aiyar Opposed Commonwealth Games On Ideological Grounds
India | Jul 02, 2011, 06:32 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 2: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the Sports Ministry for “relevant details” regarding the letters written by former sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on last year's Commonwealth Games. “The letters written
-
IHF, Hockey India Agree In Principle On Merger
Hockey | Jun 21, 2011, 10:59 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 21 : After squabbling for long over who should run the game in the country, Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation appeared to be heading towards a merger with both the federations
-
103 Players Tested Positive This Year: Sports Ministry
India | Sep 11, 2010, 05:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Admitting that the menace of doping was rampant in the country, the Sports Ministry on Saturday disclosed that 103 Indian sports-persons, including juniors have flunked dope test in the last eight months. Recently,
-
Sports Ministry Asks OC To Sack Darbari, Mohindroo
India | Aug 03, 2010, 03:24 PM ISTNew Delhi : The Sports Ministry appears headed for an all-out confrontation with the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC), with the former, late on Sunday night, writing to Suresh Kalmadi to immediately relieve two top