Sports Minister

NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju will meet ministers in charge of the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports from all States and Union Territories in a two-day video conference on July 14 and 15.

The aim of the two-day video conference will be to chart out the roadmap for grassroots-level sports development as well as the activities of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) and National Service Scheme (NSS), across the country, ANI reports.

Aug 27, 2019 17:08
NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has played down calls to boycott the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games over shooting's exclusion, saying it is too early to take a decision of such magnitude.
Jul 05, 2019 18:07
NEW DELHI: A week after the Equestrian Federation of India sent a letter to the Sports Ministry, asking to be exempt from certain provisions of the National Sports Code, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday reiterated in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that all national sports federations (NSFs) will have to adhere to the code.
Jun 28, 2019 16:06
NEW DELHI: Close on the heels of Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju issuing a stern warning to national federations wracked by internecine feuding, his ministry has cracked the whip on nine of them.
Jun 26, 2019 15:06
NEW DELHI: Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju Tuesday issued a stern warning to national federations wracked by internecine feuding and asserted he would take action if the interests of athletes are affected.
May 31, 2019 19:05
NEW DELHI: Kiren Rijiju was on Friday appointed as the new Sports Minister. He replaced Olympic medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. Along with the Independent charge of the Sports and Youth Affairs, Rijiju was also named as the Minister of State for Minority Affairs.
Nov 20, 2018 18:11
PANAJI: Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore announced Tuesday that his ministry was actively looking at recognising Sesa Football Academy as a partner in Khelo India. 
Sep 24, 2018 12:09
NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Sunday promised continued support to medal prospects for the 2022 Asian and Commonwealth Games even though the focus has now shifted to 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Aug 02, 2018 13:08
NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Wednesday introduced the National Sports University Bill, 2018, in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) for consideration.  The Bill, which will replace an ordinance brought by the government earlier this year, has the stated aim of promoting education in the areas of sports sciences, sports technology, sports management and sports coaching.
Jul 27, 2018 17:07
NEW DELHI: Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore emphasized on the need of corporate sponsorships in building the Indian sporting ecosystem at the ‘Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Global Sports Summit Scorecard’ event in the city on Thursday, Press Trust of India reports.
Jul 05, 2018 17:07
NEW DELHI: Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore announced on Wednesday that the Sports Authority of India (SAI) would be renamed Sports India.  The decision was taken at SAI's governing body meeting here Wednesday.