Kiren Rijiju unveils Team India’s official kit for The Tokyo Olympic Games

The Indian Olympic Association launched the official kits for the Indian contingent that will participate in the Games to be held from July 23-August 8, 2021 in Tokyo. Union minister for sports and youth affairs Kiren Rijiju unveiled the official kit for Team India at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the presence of IOA President, […]

Arunachal Pradesh releases Rs 26.84 cr as stipend, scholarship for students

The Arunachal Pradesh government on Wednesday released an amount of Rs 2685.34 lakh as stipend and scholarships for ‘payment of stipend and book grants for the academic session 2021-22’. Taking to Twitter, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said the funds have been released on the instruction of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu. “On the direction […]

European C’ship: Rijiju wishes Indian shooters luck, tells them not to break COVID-19 protocol

Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Tuesday asked the Indian athletes to never break COVID-19 protocols of other countries. Rijiju’s remarks came as the Indian shooting contingent departed for Croatia on Tuesday. “Safe journey! Never break the COVID-19 protocols of other countries. Focus on training, take care and stay safe. […]

COVID-19: Govt will provide extra care to Olympics-bound athletes, says Kiren Rijiju

Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday promised to provide “extra care” to Olympic-bound athletes ahead of the showpiece event. The Tokyo Olympics will be held from July 23-August 8 this year after getting postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 crisis has gripped India and the country has been […]

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju tests positive for COVID-19

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. The Union Minister took to Twitter to announce that he has tested positive for Coronavirus and urged all those who have come in contact with him to exercise self-quarantine and get themselves tested. “After getting a repeated test for Covid-19, […]

Arunachal: Rijiju, Khandu extend greetings on the occasion of Sangken festival

Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju extended their warm wishes to the people of Arunachal Pradesh on the occasion of Sangken festival. Sangken festival, the religious festival of water is widely celebrated as the traditional New Year’s Day from April 14 to 16 by the Theravada Buddhist Communities. CM Khandu extending […]

Fitness is the solution to all physical and mental problems, says Kiren Rijiju

Union Youth Affair and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said that fitness is the solution to all physical and mental problems and added that let’s maintain a better body to feel great. Taking to Twitter Rijiju shared a video of him running uphill and captioned the post, “#FitIndiaMovement today morning in Srinagar running uphill at an […]

Olympics on track, don’t believe rumours, says Kiren Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports on Monday said that he is confident of the Tokyo Olympics going ahead this year and he urged people to not fall prey to rumours which are doing the rounds regarding the Games. Tokyo Olympics are set to take place from July 23-August 8 this […]

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju bats for hosting Olympics in India

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday pitched for hosting the Summer Olympics in the future, saying the Olympic movement is not complete till India hosts an edition of the quadrennial sporting extravaganza. During a virtual conference organised by the Conference of Indian Industry, the 6th CII Scorecard, Rijiju complimented United Kingdom for hosting the Olympics […]