The Sports Minister advised the BCCI to go to the root of the whole problem. ...
03:51 PM, May 16, 2012
"I wish BCCI acts fast, goes into the root cause and solves the problem in the interest of the millions of fans." ...
02:12 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: Clarifying that the government has not asked athletes to boycott the London Olympics over the Dow Chemicals sponsorship, Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Thursday said that the matter has been pursued at a diplomatic level with the host nation. "India has not asked its athletes to boycott the London Olympics over Dow Chemicals sponsorship," Maken said in response to a question by NK Singh in the Rajya Sabha....
04:42 PM, Mar 29, 2012
New Delhi: The government is working with the Indian Olympic Association, Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and Hockey India (HI) to facilitate a settlement that is acceptable to both the warring factions - IHF and HI, Sports Minister Ajay Maken informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. "The controversy/infighting in hockey, inter-alia, relates to recognition from the concerned International Federation and the Indian Olympic Association; merger of the two bodies; holding of...
10:00 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has said that Dow Chemicals must not be allowed to sponsor London 2012 Olympics as it is a successor company of Union Carbide, which was responsible for the Bhopal gas tragedy. Speaking exclusively to Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Maken pointed that the Olympic's Council charter called for universal fundamental ethical principles. Here is the full transcript of the interview: Karan Thapar: Hello...
07:00 PM, Mar 04, 2012
New Delhi: The controversy within the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) refuses to die out. A day after CNN-IBN aired an exclusive report, which has been given by Justice UC Banerjee, who still claims to be the Chairman of the Ethics Commission of the IOA, an all out war has now broken out on whether the order is valid or not. The Chairman of the disbanded Ethics Commission of IOA had...
06:51 PM, Jan 24, 2012
New Delhi: India's Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Friday welcomed Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi's decision to not continue in the post but said it should not be left to the wisdom of an accused whether he wants to stay on as an office bearer. "By not insisting to continue as the IOA president Kalmadi has done the right thing, but at the same time he has not...
12:24 AM, Jan 21, 2012
New Delhi: Former Commonwealth Games OC Chief Suresh Kalmadi has decided to 'step aside' as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President. Kalmadi, who has not resigned officially, said that he would not represent the IOA. In a letter to IOA Acting President VK Malhotra, Kalmadi said he will step aside as the IOA President. "I will not be able to represent the IOA. I will not be taking part in...
02:19 PM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: Delhi was all charged up on Sunday morning as several joggers and serious marathoners gathered for the Delhi Half-Marathon. Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Bipasha Basu, accompanied by Sports Minister Ajay Maken flagged off the run. Over 40 athletes are taking part in the run. For India, Deepchand Saharan is leading the men's team, while the Indian women's team is being led by defending champion Lalita Babbar....
08:09 AM, Nov 27, 2011
New Delhi: Sports Minister Ajay Maken unveiled his new revised Sports Bill on Monday. Hinting at the BCCI's opposition to it, Maken said that the Bill will enhance greater transparency in the functioning of sports federations. He added that sporting bodies which do not want to come under the RTI raise suspicion. "We strongly feel the functioning of the sports federations should be transparent. If they oppose it then there...
12:44 PM, Oct 17, 2011
New Delhi: Sports Minister Ajay Maken wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh describing his predecessor Mani Shankar Aiyar as malicious and irresponsible. The letter containing all these adjectives was sent to the Prime Minister after he wanted to know the basis of all the letters of complaint written by Aiyar as sports minister against the organisation of Common Wealth Games (CWG). Maken wrote, "Opposition to organisation of CWG from Mr...
09:38 AM, Sep 08, 2011
New Delhi: Some of the top bosses of Indian sports - Sharad Pawar, Farooq Abdullah, CP Joshi, Praful Patel and Vilasrao Deshmukh on Tuesday attended the Cabinet meet on Sports Bill and their unanimous verdict was that the Bill is intrusive, draconian, authoritarian and unjust. Cornered at the Cabinet on Tuesday, it was the turn of Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken to hit out on Wednesday. "They are using Government...
09:42 PM, Aug 31, 2011
New Delhi: Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Wednesday directly attacked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for refusing to come under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. Maken said that the board gets tax exemptions and land, and therefore is accountable to the people. Ajay Maken lashed out at the BCCI, a day after his Sports Bill aiming to bring sports bodies under RTI was sent back...
01:58 PM, Aug 31, 2011
New Delhi: The Cabinet on Tuesday rejected the Sports Bill which sought to regulate the operations of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and other sports bodies. Ajay maken's dream project has fallen through atleast for now - Sharad Pawar and Farooq Abdullah amongst its chief critics. It's clear that his move to include cricket along with other sports in the Bill and bring it under the...
07:03 AM, Aug 31, 2011
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday decided not to table the National Sports Development Bill in this session of Parliament and asked the Sports Ministry to prepare another draft. Sports Minister Ajay Maken has been asked to rework the Sports Bill, after a number of ministers raised objections at the Cabinet meet. At present, five Cabinet Ministers are heading different sports bodies. After an hour-long meeting, the Union Cabinet...
08:26 PM, Aug 30, 2011
New Delhi: The Cabinet will take up a new Sports Bill on Tuesday, the proposed law will bring the richest sport body in the country - the Board of Control for cricket (BCCI) under government control. India won the world cup 2011 - a feat which ensured that the BCCI continues to rake in billions of dollars, making it the richest sports body in the world. But it's also a...
07:06 AM, Aug 30, 2011
New Delhi: Three Union Sports Ministers had written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on various issues including lack of cooperation from the CWG Organising Committee and lack of accountable mechanism in it for spending government money, the Rajya Sabha was told on Thursday. "The Union Ministers had written on issues ranging from cheaper alternatives for conducting the Games, the need for supporting rural sports, lack of cooperation from the Organisation...
06:28 PM, Aug 11, 2011
New Delhi: The Monsoon storm in Parliament is expected to continue on Thursday as well. Both Houses will reconvene today after being adjourned on Wednesday after the Opposition created a rukus. Both Houses saw noisy scenes with NDA members slamming the police lathicharge on the youth BJP workers on Tuesday. Sports minister Ajay Maken will on Thursday issue a clarification on charges levelled against him regarding the selection of Suresh...
09:06 AM, Aug 11, 2011
New Delhi: Sports Minister Ajay Maken's statement on appointment of Suresh Kalmadi as OC Chairman created pandemonium inside Parliament and outside as well on Tuesday as the BJP cornered the UPA Government on the issue of corruption in the Commonwealth Games. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitely and Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha led the Opposition's charge inside Parliament. It all started in Rajya Sabha at 12 noon...
10:50 PM, Aug 09, 2011
New Delhi: The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) blamed the United Progressive Alliance Government for the Commonwealth Games mess and claimed that its ministers were misleading the country. Starting the debate on the Comptroller and Auditor General report on the Games BJP MP Arun Jaitley alleged that Sports Minister Ajay Maken's defence of the Government "conceals more and reveals less". "A major international games event became the largest scandal. It's...
12:31 PM, Aug 09, 2011
