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Jallikattu Returns As Tamil Nadu Governor Approves Ordinance: 10 Updates
After a three year long ban, Jallikattu will finally be held across Tamil Nadu today. Governor Vidyasagar Rao has approved an executive order or ordinance by the state government which will allow the bull-taming sport to be held in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said this evening. The chief minister is now headed to Alanganallur in Madu...
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All India Council of Sports to Take up Low Allocation on Sports With Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
All India Council of Sports was constituted last year by the government as an advisory body to the Sports Ministry on the matters related to the promotion and development of sports in the country.
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Lalit Modi's lawyer wants inquiry in Kochi IPL case after Sunanda Pushkar's death
Shashi Tharoor had to resign as Minister of State for External Affairs in 2010 after Lalit Modi revealed that Sunanda Pushkar, who had not married him then, had equity stakes in Rendezvous Sports World (RSW), heading the consortium that owns the Kochi IPL team.
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Atmosphere not good from security point of view: Jitendra Singh
Teams, players coming to India for any sporting event in the future will be subjected to proper scrutiny, Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday even as Hockey India League's Pakistani signings headed home due to simmering tension on the Indo-Pak border.
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Taxpayers subsidising guns of 750 MPs, VIPs
It seems bring protected by Z-level security is not enough for our VIPs. As a result, around 750 VIPs and MPs own guns bought at discounted rates from the government. This information obtained through the Right to Information Act, shows the who's who of the political world are involved. From chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati, to the jailed f...
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Jayawardena quits as Sri Lankan vice-captain, selectors too step down
As a fallout of Sri Lanka'a defeat in the World Cup final, veteran batsman Mahela Jayawardena quit as vice-captain, while the national selection committee, headed by chief selector Aravinda De Silva, handed its resignation to the sports minister on Wednesday.
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Politicians should run sports: Suresh Kalmadi
Speaking to NDTV on our show India Decides at 9, Indian Olympic Association President, Suresh Kalmadi has said there's nothing wrong in politicians running sports.
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Jallikattu Returns As Tamil Nadu Governor Approves Ordinance: 10 Updates
After a three year long ban, Jallikattu will finally be held across Tamil Nadu today. Governor Vidyasagar Rao has approved an executive order or ordinance by the state government which will allow the bull-taming sport to be held in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said this evening. The chief minister is now headed to Alanganallur in Madu...
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All India Council of Sports to Take up Low Allocation on Sports With Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
All India Council of Sports was constituted last year by the government as an advisory body to the Sports Ministry on the matters related to the promotion and development of sports in the country.
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Lalit Modi's lawyer wants inquiry in Kochi IPL case after Sunanda Pushkar's death
Shashi Tharoor had to resign as Minister of State for External Affairs in 2010 after Lalit Modi revealed that Sunanda Pushkar, who had not married him then, had equity stakes in Rendezvous Sports World (RSW), heading the consortium that owns the Kochi IPL team.
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Atmosphere not good from security point of view: Jitendra Singh
Teams, players coming to India for any sporting event in the future will be subjected to proper scrutiny, Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday even as Hockey India League's Pakistani signings headed home due to simmering tension on the Indo-Pak border.
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Taxpayers subsidising guns of 750 MPs, VIPs
It seems bring protected by Z-level security is not enough for our VIPs. As a result, around 750 VIPs and MPs own guns bought at discounted rates from the government. This information obtained through the Right to Information Act, shows the who's who of the political world are involved. From chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati, to the jailed f...
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Jayawardena quits as Sri Lankan vice-captain, selectors too step down
As a fallout of Sri Lanka'a defeat in the World Cup final, veteran batsman Mahela Jayawardena quit as vice-captain, while the national selection committee, headed by chief selector Aravinda De Silva, handed its resignation to the sports minister on Wednesday.
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Politicians should run sports: Suresh Kalmadi
Speaking to NDTV on our show India Decides at 9, Indian Olympic Association President, Suresh Kalmadi has said there's nothing wrong in politicians running sports.
