Budget 2026: Sports goods sector gets Rs 500 cr boost; Khelo India allocation remains highThe Union Budget 2026-27 announces a new Khelo India mission. This initiative will focus on developing training centres and coaches for the...
01 Feb, 2026, 06.52 PM IST
Khelo India initiative good as nothing more troublesome than a bored teen: Aussie tennis coachAustralian tennis coach Todd Clark praises the Khelo India initiative for giving Indian teenagers a sense of purpose and opportunities in s...
02 Dec, 2025, 01.44 PM IST
Delhi Government plans six new Khelo India centresThe Delhi government plans to establish six Khelo India Centres to nurture young athletes in sports like athletics, football, and kabaddi, ...
02 Jun, 2025, 03.16 PM IST
Sports Minister announces introduction of multiple Games under Khelo India schemeMansukh Mandaviya announced expansion of Khelo India. Multiple games will be introduced. These include school sports, martial arts, beach a...
18 May, 2025, 05.10 PM IST
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launches Khelo India facility in remote Arunachal districtUnion Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated a Khelo India multipurpose hall in Arunachal Pradesh, reaffirming the central government's com...
03 May, 2025, 03.02 PM IST
Sports Minister lends weight to IOA plea to include Yoga in Asian GamesMinister for Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, expressed support for the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) ...
29 Jun, 2024, 11.09 AM IST
Khelo India University Games: PM Modi emphasises shift in parental attitudes on sportsModi noted that parents earlier hesitated to involve their children in sports activities, fearing it would distract from academics. He high...
20 Feb, 2024, 11.58 AM IST
OYO forays into sports hospitality business, shortlists 100 hotels in 12 key citiesOYO, a hospitality and travel-tech firm, has shortlisted 100 hotels across 12 key cities to cater to large sports events. The sports hospit...
15 Feb, 2024, 03.10 PM IST
Will take traditional sports international, says sports minister Anurag ThakurUnion Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday assured the Lok Sabha that traditional sports such as Mallakhamb, Thang Ta, Yogasana, Gatka a...
09 Dec, 2022, 06.15 PM IST
No one is bigger than the sport: Anurag Thakur on speculation surrounding Kohli-Rohit equation"Nobody is bigger than the sport. I can't give you information as to what's going on between which players and in which game. It's the job ...
15 Dec, 2021, 01.56 PM IST
Govt to start 1000 Khelo India centres to employ retired sportspersons: RijijuThe sports minister said that the Khelo India and the Fit India movements are going on strongly despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
08 Dec, 2020, 05.28 PM IST
Khelo India University Games to be held from February 22 in Bhubaneswar"I am truly delighted to announce that the first edition of the Khelo India University Games will be held in Bhubaneswar. I am sure the tru...
06 Jan, 2020, 08.29 PM IST
Saina game for Rathore's #5MinuteAur challenge, tags hubby & Shikhar DhawanThe Sports Minister had also tagged Kohli, Deepika, and Salman in the challenge.
09 Jan, 2019, 03.04 PM IST
P T Usha, Bhaichung Bhutia, Vijender Singh laud Khelo India initiativeThe country's top sporting personalities said the games would have a strong and long-lasting impact at the grassroots level.
01 Feb, 2018, 06.01 PM IST
A massive overhaul of sporting system is underway: Sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore"There are multiple steps that we are initiating. One of it is creation of an IT-based structure where every athlete, from the moment he ma...
23 Sep, 2017, 01.22 AM IST
Massive overhaul of sporting system underway: Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreIn an exclusive interview with ET, Rathore, 47, spoke about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for development of the sporting culture i...
22 Sep, 2017, 01.39 AM IST
Anju Bobby George, Pullela Gopichand drafted as members of Khelo IndiaKhelo India is a seven-member committee for the development of sports in the country, an initiative of Modi government.
26 Jun, 2016, 05.10 PM IST