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NEW DELHI: The Army's decades-long hold over the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) has ended after the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), as directed by the Delhi high court, formed an ad-hoc committee to run the federation.Former Madhya Pradesh's minister of sports and youth welfare Yashodhara Raje Scindia has been named chairperson to head the four-member panel.Other members include International Equestrian Federation's (FEI) director (governance) Francisco Lima, advocate Vidushpat Singhania ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI): The Sports Ministry has directed the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to constitute an ad-hoc committee to oversee the administration of Karate in the country, citing confusion caused by multiple bodies claiming to be the sport's national federation, according to ESPN. At present, at least five bodies, the All India Karate-Do Federation (AIKDF), Karate Association of India (KAI), Karate India Organisation (KIO), Karate India and The Karate Federation of Ind ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) The Bajaj Pune Grand Tour 2026, India's first-ever UCI 2.2 multi-stage road cycling race, unveiled its heritage-inspired trophy at a ceremony held in the national capital on Tuesday. The unveiling was led by union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President P.T. Usha, alongside senior officials from the Cycling Federation of India (CFI) and the Pune district administration. Crafted by Pune's renowned Tambat Aa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Pune Grand Tour 2026, India's first-ever UCI 2.2 multi-stage road cycling race, on Tuesday unveiled its heritage-inspired Trophy at an august gathering in New Delhi. Crafted by the coppersmiths of Pune, famously known as the Tambat Aali community, the Pune Grand Tour Trophy is a symbol of the new India's spirit, scale, and ambition to achieve newer heights. Over the next 15 days, the glittering Trophy will travel across India, covering Rajasthan, Gujarat, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Bajaj Pune Grand Tour 2026, India's first-ever Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) 2.2 multi-stage road cycling race, on Tuesday unveiled its heritage-inspired Trophy at an August gathering in New Delhi. The event brought together dignitaries at the national capital, led by Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha unveiled the Pride of Pune. They were joined by Pankaj Singh, Pr ...Read More >
BENGALURU, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The Indian city of Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat has been recommended as the host city for the 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games, the Commonwealth Sport Executive Board said on Wednesday. The board said it will propose Ahmedabad, also known as Amdavad, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, to the full Commonwealth Sport membership for approval at the General Assembly in Glasgow on November 26. The recommendation follows an evaluation process of candidate cit ...Read More >
New Delhi: Ahmedabad could host the 2030 Commonwealth Games. On Wednesday, the Executive Board (EB) of Commonwealth Sport, the Games' global governing body, recommended Ahmedabad to host the centenary edition of the CWG. The official announcement of the host city will be made on November 26 during the Commonwealth Sport's general assembly in Glasgow. Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Raksha Nikhil Khadse wrote on social media: "Bharat takes another giant leap in the global sporting ...Read More >
Mumbai, October 16: International Cricket Council (ICC) Jay Shah on Thursday congratulated India for being recommended to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, calling it a "momentous occasion for Indian sports". The Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport was on Wednesday confirmed that it will recommend Ahmedabad as the proposed host city for the 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games. CWG 2030 in India: Ahmedabad Will Host 2030 Commonwealth Games, Announces EAM S Jaishankar; Calls It Proud Moment for Co ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): As part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi consistent encouragement and visionary approach towards promoting a sports culture, the Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport has endorsed Ahmedabad to host the 24th Commonwealth Games, which will also mark the centenary celebration of this grand sporting event. In a significant boost to the country sports ecosystem, India has been recommended the hosting rights for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with Ahmedabad, Gujarat, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): As part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's consistent encouragement and visionary approach towards promoting a sports culture, the Executive Board of Commonwealth Sport has endorsed Ahmedabad to host the 24th Commonwealth Games, which will also mark the centenary celebration of this grand sporting event. In a significant boost to the country's sports ecosystem, India has been recommended the hosting rights for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, with Ahmedabad, Guja ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Amdavad is set to host the Commonwealth Games in 2030. As reported by this newspaper, Amdavad (also known as Ahmedabad) is the venue submitted by India and the one Commonwealth Sport executive board has recommended to the house for approval next month. India hosted the same Games in 2010. This was revealed by the CS in a statement on Wendesday confirmed that "Amdavad (also known as Ahmedabad, in the Indian state of Gujarat), will now be put forward to the full Commonwealth Sport member ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): IAS para-badminton player Suhas L Yathiraj said Uttar Pradesh, being the country largest state in terms of population, is committed to strengthening India Olympic aspirations by building international-standard infrastructure, nurturing grassroots talent, offering incentives to athletes, and promoting a culture of fitness and healthy living. India has officially bid to host the 2036 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA), ...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 >
Kolkata, Aug 14 (PTI) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said India would not have got Independence if Bengal was not there, as personalities like Rabindranath Tagore and Subhas Chandra Bose, who contributed significantly to shaping the nation's destiny, were born here. Speaking at a function marking the 12th anniversary of the 'Kanyashree' scheme, Banerjee said Bengal is the beacon of hope which stands for unity amid diversity. "If Bengal was not there, India would not have got Indepe ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has officially decided to bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, aiming to host the event in India after a 20-year gap. The decision was unanimously approved during the IOA's Special General Meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday. A senior IOA official, speaking anonymously, confirmed that the bid proposal, moved by IOA President PT Usha, received full support from all members. India had already submitted an expression of interest in March and will now ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 14: Medulla Communications Pvt. Ltd., one of the world's most awarded healthcare-specialist advertising agencies, has announced the launch of its new hub in Singapore. With over 15 years of experience in solving complex healthcare challenges, Medulla is now looking to create a super-specialist category as the first digital healthcare advertising agency in Asia. New Hub to Deliver Scalable, Specialist Healthcare Marketing Solutions Across APAC. Also Read | Ne ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and its affiliated national sports federations (NSFs) projected a united front in approving the country's bid for the Commonwealth Games in 2030, with Ahmedabad, Delhi and Bhubaneswar emerging as the possible host cities. The IOA, following a government-engineered truce between the sports body's president PT Usha and 12 of its Executive Council (EC) members, held a "cordial" Special General Body Meeting (SGBM) here on Wednesday to "...approve bid t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Robust backing from the government and a desire to stage big-ticket events make India a strong candidate to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games, a top Indian Olympic Association (IOA) official told Reuters. The world's most populous nation is bidding for the 2030 edition of the Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad to boost its bigger dream of hosting the 2036 Olympic Games at the western Indian city. A Commonwealth Sports delegation visited Ahmedabad last week to share th ...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 >
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 >
New Delhi: The three-member fact-finding commission appointed by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has submitted its report on the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), urging the immediate "termination" of the interim committee endorsed by World Boxing and led by Ajay Singh until Saturday, citing violations of the national sports code, 2011.The report declared that decisions made by the panel since its establishment on April 7, 2025, are "null and void".TOI has obtained a three-page letter by IO ...Read More >
IMAGE: Kiren Rijiju, who was Union sports minister between 2019 and 2021, played a part in building consensus for the National Sports Governance Bill by talking to the country's sports administrators and other stakeholders. Photograph: Kiren Rijiju/X Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju feels that the National Sports Governance Bill, which is set to be tabled in the monsoon session beginning on Monday, will usher in a 'new era' for sports in India. Rijiju was the Union sports minister f ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 14 (PTI) The nomination of BJP Kerala Vice President C Sadanandan Master to the Rajya Sabha has drawn sharp criticism from the Congress and CPI(M) in Kerala. They alleged on Monday that the Centre is misusing the Rajya Sabha nomination process, which was meant to honour people with special achievements. The President of India on Sunday nominated four individuals to the Rajya Sabha --former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, ...Read More >
CHENNAI: IN a new twist to Indian boxing saga, the Indian Olympic Association formed a three-member committee to examine the delay in the election of the Boxing Federation of India. According to a letter signed by IOA president PT Usha, the committee was formed after the sports ministry sent a letter asking them to find ways to resolve the impasse after the tenure of BFI elected body got over on February 2. The three members committee will be headed by IOA's treasurer Sahdev Yadav, with executi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha has constituted a committee to ascertain the reasons for the prolonged delay in Boxing Federation of India elections even as the BFI Interim Panel on Sunday assured that the polls will be held by the August 31 deadline. The Fact-Finding Committee, formed on Friday, will also recommend a roadmap to ensure "fair and timely" elections. The new three-member committee is headed by IOA Treasurer Sahdev Yadav with IOA Executiv ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Interim Committee of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has reaffirmed its commitment to adhering to the directive of the World Boxing by ensuring that the national federation elections will be held within the stipulated deadline of August 31. The world body, after reviewing the roadmap and deliberations held with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president during discussions in Lausanne, has recently extended the tenure of the Interim Committee. Thi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has constituted a three-member Fact Finding Committee to examine the reasons behind the delay in the conduct of elections for the Boxing Federation of India (BFI). The term of the current Executive Committee of the BFI ended on February 2 but fresh elections have not been held since. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), in a letter dated July 5, addressed to PT Usha, the President of the IOA, requested the associ ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has constituted a three-member Fact Finding Committee to examine the reasons behind the delay in the conduct of elections for the Boxing Federation of India (BFI). The term of the current Executive Committee of the BFI ended on February 2 but fresh elections have not been held since. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), in a letter dated July 5, addressed to PT Usha, the President of the IOA, requested the associ ...Read More >
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