Mandaviya sets athlete-first vision, aims for India among top-10 sporting nationsUnion Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya emphasised prioritising athletes in decision-making to propel India into the top 10 sporting nation...
12 Sep, 2025, 01.36 PM IST
Why Rahul is not speaking on Chinese 'donation' to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, asks Anurag Thakur"Rahul Gandhi always speaks about the country (China) from which the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation accepted donations. Till now there was no answ...
26 Feb, 2023, 08.44 PM IST
Khelo India Youth Games: Here is everything about India’s premier upcoming gaming eventThe Khelo India Youth Games begin on Monday, January 30 in Bhopal, MP. So, find out more information about the whole programme, including l...
30 Jan, 2023, 09.26 PM IST
SAI releases Rs 6.52 crore as 'Out of Pocket Allowance' to 2189 Khelo India athletesThe OPA (Rs 1.20 lakh annually) is transferred directly to the athlete's bank account, whereas the rest of the amount is spent on the athle...
15 Jun, 2022, 01.25 PM IST
Tokyo Olympics: Truth be told, India is a bad sporting nation. As a developing country minding its own affairs only since the last 74 years, our priorities were focused on poverty alleviation, food se...
07 Aug, 2021, 12.05 AM IST
Reaching Olympics via revamp: India’s Tokyo contingent is our most diverse ever, with many firstsOver the past few years, the groundwork has been laid to ensure India becomes a sporting powerhouse in the times ahead. The ministry of you...
24 Jul, 2021, 10.55 AM IST
PM Modi inaugurates Khelo India Winter Games, says will make J&K winter sports hubAthletes from 27 states and Union Territories are competing in the Games which will conclude on March 2.
26 Feb, 2021, 10.49 PM IST
Indian women boxers sign off with 5 gold medals at Montenegro youth tourneyBabyrojisana Chanu (51kg) and Arundhati Choudhary (69kg) fetched two more gold medals as Indian women boxers ended with five overall for a ...
22 Feb, 2021, 02.47 PM IST
Sports Ministry announces new incentive structure to fund 500 private academiesSpeaking of the decision, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said, "It is important for the government to extend support to these institutions so...
14 Nov, 2020, 12.59 PM IST
SAI releases Rs 5.78 crore as "out of pocket" allowance for Khelo India athletesThe OPA (Rs 1.20 lakh annually) has been transferred directly to the athlete's bank account, whereas the rest of the amount is spent on the...
12 Nov, 2020, 08.49 PM IST
Sports Ministry upgrades six centres to CoE, sanctions Rs 67.32 crore as financial supportThe consolidated budget estimate of Rs 67.32 crore is for financial year 2020-21 and subsequent four years.
07 Nov, 2020, 04.01 PM IST
Of bats and balls: How Khelo India is reviving sports goods businessManufacturing of sports goods has seen a 25% increase this year in Jalandhar — the sports city of India compared with 10% growth last year....
22 Jan, 2020, 11.19 AM IST
Govt sanctions Rs 7.87 crores as out-of-pocket allowance for Khelo India athletesThe sanction is for the period between October to December this year, and will be paid to each athlete as a sum of Rs 10000 a month.
28 Sep, 2019, 06.01 PM IST
Arunachal to get 3 state-of-the-art sports academies soon: RijijuSeeking the support of the state government for establishing the academies, Rijiju said the Centre would provide all budgetary support.
06 Jul, 2019, 07.11 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
Khelo India programme for development of sportThere are a number of projects that can be sanctioned funding under the scheme include the above and some others like construction of stadi...
16 Mar, 2017, 05.49 PM IST