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Sruti Thakur December 22, 2025 9:43 AM IST
Lionel Messi's India tour reportedly cost Rs 100 crore, while the SIT discovered Rs 20 crore frozen in Dutta's account. Investigators are examining ticket sales, sponsorships, and security lapses during the chaotic event in Kolkata.
Sruti Thakur October 14, 2025 9:04 AM IST
Aman Sehrawat has appealed to the Wrestling Federation of India to lift his one-year ban and be considered for the 2026 Asian Games and other international events.
Akshat Jain November 20, 2024 11:15 PM IST
Legendary footballer Lionel Messi has a fan following of crores not only abroad but also in India. Fans are crazy to see him. Indian fans will have a chance to get a glimpse of Messi.
IANS November 27, 2023 11:13 PM IST
SLC had pleaded with the "upper echelons" of the Sri Lankan government to ensure that politics would not be allowed to re-enter the country's cricket administration.
Gazi Abbas Shahid September 22, 2023 7:20 PM IST
Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur has cancelled his scheduled visit to China as a mark of protest after Beijing denied entry to three Indian Wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh.
Victor Dasgupta January 19, 2023 9:39 PM IST
Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said on Thursday that he would meet with the protesting wrestlers as soon as he returns to Delhi and promised appropriate action.
India.com News Desk January 1, 2023 12:59 PM IST
The FIR against the 36-year-old BJP leader, who is also a former Indian hockey team captain and a first-time MLA, was registered on Saturday.
IANS May 25, 2022 4:15 PM IST
Anurag Thakur on Tuesday felicitated the Indian archery team, which returned home with five medals, including a compound team gold, from the World Cup 2022 Stage 2 held in Gwangju (South Korea) recently.
PTI March 10, 2022 5:16 PM IST
Anurag Thakur on Thursday said schemes like Skill India, Khelo India and Fit India have imparted skills to crores of youth in the country and helped in laying the foundation of a strong India.
PTI February 26, 2022 7:25 PM IST
The Haryana sports minster also announced a grant of Rs 5 lakh from his discretionary fund for the installation of a gym in the academy premises.
IANS February 8, 2022 7:37 PM IST
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has sanctioned 36 proposals for the establishment of Khelo India Centres, one proposal for the establishment of Khelo India State Centre of Excellence and 11 sports infrastructure projects, to the State of Maharashtra during the last three years.
IANS February 2, 2022 8:32 PM IST
Sports minister Anurag Thakur thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approving the continuation of the Khelo India Scheme.
IANS December 15, 2021 8:01 PM IST
A total of 14 teams are competing in the first phase of the tournament to be held from December 15 to 21.
IANS December 8, 2021 12:52 PM IST
In a reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Thakur also informed the House that an amount of Rs 10.50 crore was also spent during the last Paralympic cycle under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for the para athletes.
IANS December 2, 2021 10:15 PM IST
The pension payments are made through the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India.
IANS November 17, 2021 9:36 PM IST
Sports minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday conferred the first ever SAI Institutional Awards to a total of 162 athletes and 84 coaches for their excellent performances in national and international tournaments.
PTI October 10, 2021 2:18 PM IST
Thakur said being the main financier of Olympic sports in the country, the government has every right to take call on matters of national representation.
PTI August 25, 2021 3:30 PM IST
Lauding the former athletes for coming up in the field of coaching, Thakur urged more such athletes to come forward to handhold young athletes and motivate them.
IANS August 7, 2021 12:45 PM IST
Golf returned to Olympics in 2016 after over a 100-year gap and Aditi had competed at that edition, finishing tied 41st.
PTI July 12, 2021 7:23 PM IST
Anurag Thakur took charge as sports minister from Kiren Rijiju last week following a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
PTI July 8, 2021 1:31 PM IST
Rijiju was appointed as the minister of state for sports in May 2019, replacing Olympic silver-medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
India.com Sports Desk July 7, 2021 11:57 PM IST
Thakur was the president of the BCCI between May 2016 and February 2017.
PTI May 13, 2021 11:54 AM IST
1980 Olympics team members, Ravinder Pal Singh and MK Kaushik succumb to COVID-19 the same day.
ANI Feeds May 1, 2021 3:21 PM IST
Recently, India not only finished on top of the medal tally in the ISSF World Cup, but also amassed a whopping 15 gold, nine silver, and six bronze medals for a tournament tally of 30 medals.
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