New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) With less than a year left for its start, the government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget to Rs.1,620 crore (Rs.16.2 billion/$344 million). ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The Indian government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget, saying more money was needed for security, creating a better environment, sponsorship and television ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The government Thursday more than doubled the 2010 Commonwealth Games budget to Rs.1,620 crore (Rs.16.2 billion / $344 million) from Rs.767 crore. The decision was taken at ...

Anantnag, Oct 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday asked the youth to join the government's endeavour in building a new Kashmir and carve a new future for themselves, while promising ...

By Imran Khan Patna, Oct 23 (IANS) After being neglected for decades, India's first president Rajendra Prasad's memorial in this Bihar capital is finally set for a makeover on the lines of ...

Kohima (Nagaland), Oct 18(ANI): A three-day long Northeast Youth Festival was recently held in Nagaland, which kicked off with a glittering ceremony at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima. The event themed 'Youth ...

New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. M S Gill on Monday said he will ask the government to release more funds for the Commonwealth Games. Addressing ...

Nagaland, Oct 8 (ANI): In a glittering ceremony held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium at Kohima today, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio declared the First North East Youth Festival open. In his ...

New Delhi, Sept 26 (ANI): Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. M S Gill on Saturday said that Indian wrestlers are set to deliver well at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and ...

New Delhi, Sept 17 (ANI): A two-member team of the National Playing Fields Association (NPFA), UK called on Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. M S Gill here today. During the ...

New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Indian Railways will launch a special train to promote the Commonwealth Games 2010, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Monday. The ministry of railways will join hands ...

New Delhi, Aug 24(ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports MS Gill on Monday visited stadiums in the national capital to have a comprehensive review of the construction progress for the ...

New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): As a part of overseeing the preparedness for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs M S Gill visited the Karni Singh Shooting ...

Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Aug 15 (ANI): In an incident displaying carelessness of state authorities, the national flag was hoisted upside down during the Independence Day celebrations at Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Saturday. People ...

New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Sports minister M.S. Gill Monday called upon the states to provide higher budgetary support to sports and also avail themselves of the maximum assistance under the Panchayat ...

New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports MS Gill on Monday came out in support of the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) after the Board for Control of ...

Kolkata, Aug 3 (ANI): West Bengal Minister for Transport, Sports and Youth Affairs Subhas Chakraborty passed away at a private hospital in Salt Lake on Monday. Sixty-eight-year-old Chakraborty is survived by his ...

New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): The Centre has convened a Conference of State Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports here today. . The day-long Conference will provide a platform for exchange of ...

New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): The Centre has convened a Conference of State Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports here on August 3. The day-long Conference will provide a platform for exchange ...

New Delhi, July 20(ANI): Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs M S Gill, on Monday visited injured hockey player Baljit Singh and pledged that Sports Ministry would ensure that help is ...

By Vibou Ganguly Kohima, July 18 (ANI): A week-long State Level National Integration camp was held in Nagaland with active participation of youths from different parts of the country. Youngsters from different States were ...

New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): The Union Government has estimated Rs 98650 million for the up coming Commonwealth Games, at Delhi. Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Pratik Patil stated in ...

In a bid to give a boost to the Indian sportspersons participating in the Commonwealth Games, Centre has allocated 678 crore rupees for the better training facilities. In a written reply to a ...

By L. C. K Singh Imphal, July 8 (ANI): Mayengbam Suranjoy Singh of Manipur who recently won first Asian Championship Gold medal in 15 years at the Asian Boxing Championship held in China ...

By L. C. K Singh Imphal, July 8 (ANI): Mayengbam Suranjoy Singh of Manipur who recently won first Asian Championship Gold medal in 15 years at the Asian Boxing Championship held in China ...

Sonepat, July 5 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Manohar Singh Gill, today inaugurated the newly laid synthetic hockey surface at Sports Authority of India (SAI), northern regional centre ...

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and national sports federations Friday welcomed the government's decision to allow sport to remain in the state list. "We congratulate the union ...

New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Does 'Dilli' more effectively describe the cosmopolitan character of the national capital than 'New Delhi'? So feels Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister M.S. Gill, who wants ...

By Ravinder Singh Robin Amritsar, June 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports M.S. Gill, on Sunday said the government is keeping a watch on Indian hockey and would intervene to ...

By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, June 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports M.S. Gill had a surprise in store when he met the Fourth Estate at a briefing here on ...