New Delhi: Cracking the whip on the Paralympic Committee of India after receiving complaints from the participants in the London Games, sports minister Ajay Maken Friday issued a show cause notice to the body. "On the basis of petitions received from participating paralympic athletes and others, show cause notice being issued to the PCI," Maken wrote on his twitter page. Arjuna awardee powerlifter Farman Basha is among the parathletes who...
02:35 PM, Sep 07, 2012
New Delhi: Keen to see India as host of the Under-17 World Cup in 2017, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has reportedly told Sports Minister Ajay Maken that organising the event will bring about a "big change in Indian football." "The sports minister was very positive and extended full support to FIFA and AIFF for hosting the U-17 WC, and Valcke has told him (Maken) that it will bring about...
07:07 PM, Sep 06, 2012
New Delhi: Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh on Friday said that Unmukt Chand, the captain of U-19 Indian cricket team which won the World Cup, will be allowed to move to the second year of graduation. Chand was denied permission by St Stephen's College to appear for his first year exams due to short attendance. Chand, however, will have to clear his first year exams during the third and...
07:25 PM, Aug 31, 2012
New Delhi: Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh on Friday wrote to Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken saying he would look into the matter of Unmukt Chand, the captain of U-19 Indian cricket team which won the World Cup, who has been denied permission by St Stephen's College to appear for his exams. "As regards Unmukt Chand's case, the matter came to my attention two days ago and we have...
06:09 PM, Aug 31, 2012
New Delhi: Sports Minister Ajay Maken has now stepped in to help the Under-19 Indian cricket team captain, Unmukt Chand, solve his academic woes. He has sent a letter to the Vice Chancellor of the Delhi University requesting to not just let Unmukt take his exams, but also change rules for the sportspersons of the country. "There is a need to change the rules as well as the mindset. There...
08:32 AM, Aug 31, 2012
New Delhi: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken on Thursday unveiled an exposure draft on National Physical Fitness Programme for school children that would aim at making physical fitness "academically rewarding". The programme seeks to ensure better health among school going children and broad-basing sports culture in the country. The programme will put into place a system that would assess and ascertain a child's...
08:31 AM, Aug 31, 2012
New Delhi: In a bid to ensure better health and promote sports culture among kids, Sports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday came up with a proposal under which school children will get marks for their physical fitness. Currently marks and grades are linked to academic performance, but the new proposal seeks to give some weightage to physical fitness in schools all over the country. While unveiling the exposure draft on National...
04:26 PM, Aug 30, 2012
New Delhi: Naval war room leak case accused and businessman Abhishek Verma and his Romanian wife were sent to CBI custody till August 21 in a forgery case by a special court in New Delhi on Thursday. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Sanjeev Jain sent Verma and his wife Anca Neacsu to the probe agency's custody for questioning. The two were arrested on August 8 by the CBI...
10:31 AM, Aug 17, 2012
Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has said that India will target for 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Maken said that 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics is the target India has set for itself. Maken said given the efforts the government is putting in to train its athletes, this is a reasonable expectation in eight years' time. Here is the full...
07:21 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has said that India will target for 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics as wrestlers Narsingh Yadav and Amit Kumar failed to proceed in the 2012 London Olympics. While speaking to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Maken said that 25 medals at the 2020 Olympics is the target India has set for itself. Maken said given the efforts the government is putting in...
07:16 AM, Aug 11, 2012
New Delhi: The CBI has filed a forgery case against arms dealer Abhishek Verma and others. Verma is accused of forging Sports Minister Ajay Maken's letterhead in order to get a visa for a Chinese telecom firm. At that time Maken was Home Affairs minister. Verma and his wife have been in jail for the past two months in relation to another case. They are seeking bail on Wednesday after...
12:12 PM, Aug 08, 2012
New Delhi: Pushing for appropriate elevation for Olympic silver medalist Subedar Vijay Kumar, Sports Minister Ajay Maken has written a letter to Defence Minister AK Antony seeking changes in policy of armed forces for promotion of outstanding sports persons. The letter comes against the backdrop of the ace shooter threatening to quit the Army as he has not been given promotion despite several good performances in the last six years....
09:10 PM, Aug 07, 2012
London: India have lodged an official complaint after the 19-year-old Sumit Sangwan went down 14-15 under controversial circumstances to Brazilian Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino in the round of 32 of boxing 81kg category at the London Olympics here Monday. Union sports minister, Ajay Maken, tweeted after the match, "Our Cuban coach was protesting at the top of his voice. Everyone felt SUMIT should have been declared a winner. Asking COM Brig...
09:11 PM, Jul 30, 2012
London: Sports minister Ajay Maken said the Government of India will offer coaching jobs to its athletes who win medals at the 30th Olympic Games starting Friday. "Government of India has decided to offer coaching jobs to all past and present medal winners at the Olympics," Maken said while speaking at a reception hosted at India House in honour of the Indian Olympic Team. Maken hoped the announcement would motivate...
12:50 PM, Jul 27, 2012
New Delhi: Suresh Kalmadi, who is on trial for alleged irregularities in orgainsing the 2010 Commonwealth Games, on Saturday made it clear he is going to attend the London Olympics. Kalmadi also accused Sports Minister Ajay Maken of carrying out a vilification campaign against him and called for his resignation. Kalmadi said he has a right to attend Olympics because no charge has been proven against him in CWG. Kalmadi,...
05:10 PM, Jul 14, 2012
New Delhi: In a bid to prevent Suresh Kalmadi from attending the London Olympics, the Sports Ministry on Friday shot off a letter to IOA, requesting the sports body not to facilitate the tainted administrator's visit to UK on "ethical grounds". In a letter to Randhir Singh, Secretary General of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), the ministry argued that since Kalmadi is embroiled in corruption cases, IOA should not support...
09:00 PM, Jul 13, 2012
New Delhi: Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Friday condemned former Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Chief Suresh Kalmadi for seeking permission from Delhi court to attend London Olympics, saying he has not been cleared of the charges yet. "It's sad to see Suresh Kalmadi seeking permission. He has not yet been cleared of his charges. I will ensure he will definitely not be part of the Indian delegation. We are also...
05:19 PM, Jul 13, 2012
New Delhi: The nostalgia was palpable and the applause resonated a new-found vigour. The Olympics send-off ceremony for the Indian hockey team here on Sunday turned into a nostalgic affair as Hockey India (HI) chose the occasion to facilitate the game's 34 stalwarts who have an Olympic gold to their name, or as the HI called them 'Golden Greats'. The 16-member Indian Olympic squad, led by skipper Bharat Chetri, leaves...
04:02 PM, Jun 24, 2012
Although this year's IPL drew massive crowds, it was rocked by a spate of controversies involving franchise owners as well as players. ...
01:10 PM, Jun 01, 2012
"The BCCI has run cricket far better than others," said the Pune Warriors captain. ...
10:26 PM, May 22, 2012
