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New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Narangpura, Ahmedabad, on Sunday. Built at a cost of Rs 825 crore, the state-of-the-art facility was dedicated to the nation as part of efforts to develop world-class sports infrastructure in Gujarat and work towards the vision of hosting the 2036 Olympics. The ceremony was attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Ag ...Read More >
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad, calling it one of the most advanced in the world. Shah emphasized the government's aim to make India number one in every field by 2047, crediting PM Modi for transforming sports in the country. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex and asserted that the government's goal is to make India number one in every field by 2047. The Veer Savarkar Sports Complex was b ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 14 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, constructed at a cost of about Rs 825 crore, at Naranpura, Ahmedabad. On this occasion, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi, along with many other dignitaries, were present, as per a press release from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Addressing t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Inspired by the Prime Minister's call on Independence Day to engage 1 lakh youth in politics without a political background, the National Youth Festival was reimagined as Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue (VBYLD) with its first edition held in 2025, according to a press release from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Breaking the 25-year-old tradition of the conventional National Youth Festival, it aimed to foster youth leadership by providing a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): Inspired by the Prime Minister's call on Independence Day to engage 1 lakh youth in politics without a political background, the National Youth Festival was reimagined as Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue (VBYLD) with its first edition held in 2025, according to a press release from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Breaking the 25-year-old tradition of the conventional National Youth Festival, it aimed to foster youth leadership by providing a ...Read More >
As India gear up to face Pakistan in their Asia Cup 2025 clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 14, the fixture has sparked controversy. While sections have raised objections to India playing Pakistan over terrorism concerns, IPL franchise Punjab Kings drew attention with a unique move -- omitting Pakistan's name in their social media post announcing the match. Meanwhile, a plea seeking urgent cancellation of the game was turned down by the Supreme Court. Punjab Kings' so ...Read More >
Mansukh Mandaviya said Indian sport must place athletes at the centre of every decision. Union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said Indian sport must place athletes at the centre of every decision, as he set out a long-term roadmap to push the country into the world's top-10 sporting nations. Mandaviya said the government's ongoing reforms from Fit India and Khelo India to the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) were designed to build a holistic ecosystem where athletes, not admin ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, called for embedding sporting culture in every household, and inculcating the passion for sports in every child, as per a release from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Every street in Bharat should become a sporting arena, and every podium should witness Bharat flag flying high, he remarked. Elaborating on the vibrant, multi-faceted nature of sports in the Indian ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports and Labour & Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, called for embedding sporting culture in every household, and inculcating the passion for sports in every child, as per a release from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. "Every street in Bharat should become a sporting arena, and every podium should witness Bharat's flag flying high," he remarked. Elaborating on the vibrant, multi-faceted nature of sports in the In ...Read More >
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 12 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming India vs Pakistan match in the Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai on September 14, Sanjay Dwivedi, father of Pahalgam terror attack victim Shubham Dwivedi, on Friday said there should be no political or sports ties with Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. He also urged the government to cancel the match. Speaking to ANI, Sanjay Dwivedi said, "On 22nd April 2025, Pakistan killed 26 innocent p ...Read More >
New Delhi: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya and Actor-model Milind Soman participated in a push-up challenge during Namo Yuva Run hosted at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Sunday, September 7. The 59-year-old actor and model, Milind Soman, was invited as a special guest for the event. The young BJP MP faced off against Soman in a push-up challenge live on the stage in front of the crowd. The visuals from the event are going viral on the Internet. In the now viral video shared by @ANI on X, BJP MP Sury ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday inaugurated India's first ever Mondo Track here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium which will host the World Para-Athletics Championships from September 26 to October 5. India thus became the 25th nation in the world to install the track surface used at leading global athletics events, including the Olympics. The inauguration was attended by World Championship bronze-winning former long jumper Anju Bobby George, two-time Paralymp ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): India witnessed one of the largest sporting mobilisations in its history on Friday, as approximately 30 crore people across all States and Union Territories participated in celebration of the National Sports Day 2025, marking the 120th birth anniversary of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya, led the national celebrations with a floral tribute at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in the national c ...Read More >
Indian athletes can compete against Pakistan in international multilateral events hosted in India The Indian government has taken a hard stance regarding its policy of competing with Pakistan in sporting events. 'We will have no bilaterals vs Pakistan even on neutral venue. This policy makes India more aggressive. We have to beat Pakistan in the border and in sports," a sports ministry source told NDTV. Yhe Indian athletes and teams will be allowed to participate in "international events that a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, aiming to promote e-sports and online social games, while outlawing online money gaming. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha earlier today. The Bill was brought in to encourage e-sports and online social games while prohibiting harmful online money gaming services, advertisements, and financial transactions related to them. The Bill seeks to completely ban on offering, ope ...Read More >
New Delhi: A big question on the minds of many Indians is whether they could go to jail for playing online money games after the government introduced a new bill in Parliament. The answer, according to official sources, is no. Players will not be punished under the proposed law. Instead, the government has made it clear that the real targets are the companies and individuals who provide, promote, or finance such games. The Online Gaming Bill, passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, aims to regul ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a historic first for the indigenous sport, players from the Indian men's and women's Kho Kho World Cup-winning teams have been invited as special guests to the 79th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort. The invitation marks the first time Kho Kho players will be part of India's Independence Day ceremony. Earlier this year, both Indian teams made history by clinching the men's and women's titles at the first-ever Kho Kho World Cup, held at Indira Ga ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday formally approved India bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with Vice-President and Olympic medallist, Gagan Narang, expressing confidence in the country chances. We had an Executive Committee meeting in the morning, followed by the special General Meeting. I think all the important agendas were discussed and passed very smoothly. We are looking forward to putting our best foot forward in terms of the bid ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation's (GHMC) order to shut beef shops and slaughterhouses on the Independence Day (August 15) and Krishna Janmashtami (August 16) evoked mixed response from people in the city. While some felt that the beef shops should be closed on Krishna Janmashtami considering religious sentiments, they said the shops could be allowed to function on August 15. While there are no restrictions on chicken, fish, etc., beef shops were ordered to be closed. So ...Read More >
Bijbehara, Aug 13: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday urged the National Conference (NC) led government headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to end the long delay in appointing 235 candidates selected for the Youth Services and Sports Department. Speaking at the Bijbehara Premier League (BPL) cricket event in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, LG Sinha said the recruitments were made "fairly and transparently" on merit after reforms in the J&K Sports Council rules, which were origi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, players, various sports bodies and federations, including the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Wrestling Federation of India and All India Football Federation have hailed the passage of the National Sports Governance Bill 2025 in the Parliament. Union Minister Mandaviya introduced the bill to provide a robust legal framework for sports governance in India, promoting transparency, accountability, and ...Read More >
New Delhi, August 8: A turbulent session in the Lok Sabha on Friday witnessed repeated appeals for order as Opposition members staged a protest in the well of the House, prompting the chair, presided over by Krishna Prasad Tenneti, to adjourn proceedings for the day. Despite the disruption, the House transacted brief business, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman formally withdrawing the Income Tax Bill 2025 as reported by the select committee. The withdrawal was cleared through a voice vot ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for calling out the Delhi police for allegedly referring to Bengali as a Bangladeshi language, labelling it a "direct insult to the very language in which the National Anthem is composed." Stalin said such remarks were not "inadvertent errors" but a reflection of a regime that undermines India's linguistic diversity. "The Delhi Police, under the Union Home Ministry, has described Bengali as ...Read More >
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 4 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha called upon the youth to dedicate themselves towards achieving the goal of Viksit Bharat and utilising their knowledge and ideas for this shared goal. Addressing at the Viksit Bharat-Yuva Connect Programme in Jammu, Manoj Sinha shed light on the intricacies of the human mind, calling it a network of ideas. I believe that the biggest miracle of the universe is the human mind. There are about 10, ...Read More >
Hyderabad: With a vision to transform Telangana into a cradle of Olympic champions, chief minister A Revanth Reddy will launch the state's new sports policy at the Telangana Sports Conclave on Saturday at HICC, Hi-Tec City.The conclave will see participation from some of India's most celebrated sportspersons, including Gagan Narang, Pullela Gopichand, and Abhinav Bindra.As part of the state's broader efforts to revamp its sporting ecosystem, the govt will sign several key MoUs, notably with FIFA ...Read More >
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The 'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' initiative, aimed at promoting fitness and healthy living, was organised in Delhi, drawing enthusiastic participation from athletes and fitness enthusiasts. New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The 'Fit India Sundays on Cycle' initiative, aimed at promoting fitness and healthy living, was organised in Delhi, drawing enthusiastic participation from athletes and fitness enthusiasts. Manoj Singh, a Player Develop ...Read More >
Lucknow: Umar Ansari, the younger son of gangster-turned-politician late Mukhtar Ansari, was arrested by Ghazipur police from Darul Shafa area of Lucknow late Sunday night.The arrest was made following the registration of a criminal case against him for forgery in Ghazipur. He was taken into custody and transported to Ghazipur for further proceedings.Umar Ansari was booked for allegedly attempting to fraudulently reclaim a property that had been confiscated under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], August 3 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday said that the state's first international cricket stadium at Narsingarh is expected to be completed by December this year. Addressing an event at Kamalpur in Dhalai district, the Chief Minister emphasised that there should not be any politics involving players. Chief Minister Saha said this after inaugurating the KC Girls' School Cricket Ground and the celebrity T10 exhibition match between Tripura Cricket ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], August 3 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday said that the state's first international cricket stadium at Narsingarh is expected to be completed by December this year. Addressing an event at Kamalpur in Dhalai district, the Chief Minister emphasised that there should not be any politics involving players. Also Read | Kerala Weather Update and Forecast: Heavy Rains To Lash Several Parts of State in Coming Weeks, IMD Issues Orange and Yellow Alerts. Ch ...Read More >
Guwahati, Aug 3 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is anti-national and only supports the Muslims of Bangladesh and Pakistan. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an election campaign meeting in Bodoland Territorial Region, Sarma also claimed that the Congress does "not respect icons of Assam", like the Kamakhya temple and Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva. "Rahul Gandhi is an anti-India person. He is only with Bangladeshi and P ...Read More >
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