Anurag Thakur given charge of Sports, I&B ministry

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anurag Singh Thakur was on Wednesday sworn in as a Cabinet minister and been given the charge of Information and Broadcasting Ministry as well as the portfolio of the......

Full list: Modi's New Ministers And Their Portfolios

Narendra Modi was sworn in as prime minister on Sunday evening, heading a 72-member Union council of ministers. Here is the complete list of ministers in Modi 3.0 and their portfolios:  ......

37 ministers don't find a place in Modi 3.0

As many as 37 ministers have been dropped from the government in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term and these include seven with cabinet rank -- prominent among them being Smriti Irani,......

Several ex-members of banned Jamaat join fray in J-K

Several former members of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday filed nomination papers to contest the assembly polls in the Union Territory as independent candidates. IMAGE: A......

Sports allocation down to Rs 1,121 crore

The Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry has been allocated Rs 1,121 crore (Rs 11.21 billion) in the annual budget for 2011-12, which is nearly one-third of last year's Rs 3,315.67 crore (Rs 33.15......

What's New for Indian Sports in This Year's Budget?

Sports budget raised by over Rs 350 crore, Khelo India gets biggest share IMAGE: Overall, the Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports was designated Rs 3,794.30 crore, an overall jump of Rs 351.98......

'We're ready': India gears up to host 2030 CWG

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya is confident of India acquiring the hosting rights for the 2030 Commonwealth Games despite Canada and Nigeria showing interest in bidding for the quadrennial......

Chase gold, not grades: Bhutia

'Every kid is specialised to study, become a doctor or an engineer, but a more sports-friendly system has to be in place and that is how we will be able to produce world champions' IMAGE:......

BFI secretary general Kalita suspended for financial fraud

IMAGE: Following the scrutiny of nominations on Tuesday, Returning Officer R K Gauba declared Kalita "ineligible" for the upcoming election. Photograph: Kind courtesy BFI/X Boxing Federation of......

Court directs sports ministry to respond to WFI's suspension plea

IMAGE: The union sports ministry had suspended the Wrestling Federation of India in December 2023. Photograph: X The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought the Centre's response on a plea by the......