Sports Minister dissatisfied with CWG, Asian Games preparations

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 6, 2013, 11:02

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh was far from impressed as he took stock of India`s preparations for next year`s Commonwealth and Asian Games.

BCCI should restore public trust: Sports Minister

Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 18:15

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday advised the BCCI to work towards "restoring the trust" of the fans.

Sports Minister invites comments on draft Sports bill

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 18:30

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh has sent the draft of the National Sports Development Bill to the leaders of various political parties of the both the Houses and eminent sportspersons, inviting their comments on the proposed bill.

Resurging trend of violence in J&K needs to be curtailed: BJP

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 16:29

BJP Monday asserted that the increasing trend of terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir needs to be curtailed through a well coordinated and intelligence based strategy.

Soundarajan gets Sports Ministry assistance for NIS course

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 14:40

Taking note of the "indigent circumstances" in which former athlete Santhi Soundarajan has been living, the Sports Ministry on Thursdays anctioned an assistance of Rs 60,500 to fund her NIS Diploma Course at the SAI Centre in Bengalore.

IPL Spot-fixing: Delhi Police arrest main bookie Jitendra Singh

Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2013, 23:38

Delhi Police arrests Jitendra Singh alias Jeetu, alleged main bookie in IPL spot fixing scam.

Rafale deal is progressing, not bogged down: Jitendra Singh

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 12:46

India has awarded USD 10.4 billion contract for 126 multi-role medium range combat aircraft to French aircraft maker Dassault for its Rafale aircraft.

Former women`s hockey captain Rekha Bhide alleges harassment

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 18:12

Former India women`s hockey team captain Rekha Bhide today shot off a letter to the Sports Minister Jitendra Singh, complaining of harassment and defamation by Hockey India (HI) for refusing to tow to its Secretary General, Narinder Batra`s line of thought.

India, NZ sport ministers meet to extend co-operation

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 13:16

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh met his New Zealand counterpart Murray McCully in a bid to increase co-operation and exchange of information between the two countries in the field of sports development and excellence.

Need to bring transparency in sports: Jitendra Singh

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 18:19

Union Minister of State for Sports minister Jitendra Singh said Saturday that there is a need for good governance, cleansing of sports and bringing transparency in the working of sports federations.

States have agreed to model sports law: Jitendra

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 17:29

Sports Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said all the states have agreed to a model law suggested by the centre to tackle the menace of betting and match-fixing that has rocked Indian cricket.

IOC sets deadlines for suspended IOA

Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 20:14

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Friday asked the suspended Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to amends its constitution by July 15 and hold fresh elections no later than Sep 1 for getting back to the Olympic fold.