Kerala: Newly elected MLAs administered oath of officeIn an event marking the start of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly, newly elected legislators swore their oaths on May 21. The oath-taki...
21 May, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
Women’s reservation: PM Modi makes strong pitch for a new era in India, calls 2029 timeline crucialPrime Minister Narendra Modi is rallying for women's reservation within legislative assemblies by the year 2029. A special parliamentary se...
13 Apr, 2026, 02.15 PM IST
India-UK free trade pact may come into force from second week of May: OfficialThe India-UK free trade agreement is set to begin in the second week of May. This pact will allow 99 percent of Indian exports to enter Bri...
12 Apr, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
Indian shooters Palak and Mukesh win gold with world recordIndian shooters Palak and Mukesh Nelavalli secured a gold medal at the ISSF World Cup. They achieved this by winning the 10m air pistol mix...
07 Apr, 2026, 05.42 PM IST
Karnataka's Chief Minister pledges bigger push for sports with higher incentives, jobs, infra supportKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced increased support for athletes. The government is enhancing incentives, employment opportun...
27 Oct, 2025, 08.52 PM IST
IIT Madras becomes first IIT to introduce sports quota; 2 seats to be created in each UG courseIIT Madras becomes the first IIT to introduce a sports quota for undergraduate admissions. Two supernumerary seats will be created in each ...
02 Feb, 2024, 08.00 PM IST
SC quashes HC verdict asking Punjab to provide 3 % sports quota in med, dental collegesObserving that the courts cannot issue writs to provide quota, the Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a part of the verdict of the Punjab a...
25 Jan, 2022, 11.07 PM IST
Only key skills to get you Delhi University seat through sports quotaThe member added that the students would have to specify their skill sets while applying for the trials. Since last year, DU has made admis...
09 May, 2018, 10.43 AM IST
New battleground: No time to play for Bengaluru city copsAfter a 20-year hiatus, the police department held a meeting with the Karnataka State Police Sports Promotion Board (KSPSPB) to increase th...
15 May, 2017, 10.19 AM IST
Delhi University to hold centralised trials for sports, ECA quota admissionsCentralised process will only be followed for trials for sport quota and the centralised fitness test which was introduced last year will b...
25 May, 2016, 09.30 PM IST
What is procedure for admission under sports quota, HC asks DUThe petition, filed by NGO Child Health Organisation to "make the admission through sports quota more centralised so that all the applicant...
23 May, 2016, 04.48 PM IST
Government panel to review yoga as discipline for sports quota jobsAnother important aspect is whether the percentage of sports quota recruitment for central governmen can be made minimum five percent.
17 Aug, 2015, 09.14 PM IST
4,065 apply for Delhi University sports quota admissionThe fitness trials for admission to Delhi University's undergraduate courses through sports quota concluded today with 4,065 applicants hav...
20 Jun, 2015, 11.09 PM IST
Delhi University sports quota trial: 1,500 candidates appear on Day OneStudents will have to qualify either the two 50-m run for endurance or the 1,000-m run or walk (candidates' choice) and 'standing board jum...
18 Jun, 2015, 08.01 PM IST
Delhi University admissions: Sports quota fitness trials to begin tomorrowThe fitness test, which is only a qualifying one, holds no weightage in the final marks. While 50 marks are allotted for trials, the remain...
17 Jun, 2015, 06.26 PM IST
UP government will work on removing problems in availing sports quota: Akhilesh YadavYadav was speaking during the felicitation of sportspersons from the state who have won laurels in the Asian, Commonwealth and National gam...
18 Oct, 2014, 03.53 PM IST
HC issues notice to Railways on sports quota recruitmentThe Bombay High Court has issued notices to the Railway Minister and the senior personnel officer of South East Central Railway seeking rep...
29 Sep, 2013, 03.41 PM IST