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UPA Panel, CWC give nod for Telangana; Celebrations begin

New Delhi: The Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre has reportedly given its nod for the formation of Telangana State. Making the official announcement, party leader Ajay Maken said that Hyderab

Dhyan Chand deserves the Bharat Ratna more than Sachin Tendulkar

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It's a `manufactured' debate in my opinion, but one that deserves some attention nonetheless for the simple reason that for the first time a sportsperson has come seriously under the ambit of the hig

Congress rejig: Ajay Maken, CP Joshi made Gen Secy; Ghulam Nabi Azad, Oscar Fernandes dropped

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New Delhi: Constituting Rahul Gandhi's team for the 2014 Lok Sabha battle, Congress on Sunday brought in former Union Ministers Ajay Maken and C.P. Joshi along with Ambika Soni and Gurudas Kamat as G

Cabinet reshuffle on Monday

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New Delhi: The much talked about reshuffle of the Union Cabinet will take place on Monday, ahead of which C P Joshi and Ajay Maken stepped down as Cabinet ministers. Both Joshi and Maken had handed o

Congress rejig on the cards with Maken move

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New Delhi: Ajay Maken on Saturday resigned as Union minister for housing and urban poverty alleviation ahead of reshuffles of the Cabinet and the AICC expected next week.
Some Union ministers are exp

Gagan Narang to flag off Indian Grand Prix

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London Olympics bronze medal winning shooter Gagan Narang will flag off the second Formula One Indian Grand Prix here today.

Narang, who clinched a bronze in the 10m air rifle event, confirmed his at

Cue sports will continue to get financial support: Maken

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The Sports Ministry on Friday came to the rescue of cue sports, saying the grant being given to them will not be stopped as has been decided by the Sports Authority of India (SAI).

SAI had written to

India raises the bar, targets 25 medals in 2020 Olympics

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After the country's best-ever haul of six medals at the just-concluded London Olympics, the government has set the goal much higher and the target for the 2020 Games is 25 medals.

"In the 2020 Ga

Maken issues show cause notice to Paralympic Committee of India

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Cracking the whip on the Paralympic Committee of India after receiving complaints from the participants at the London Paralympics, Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Friday issued a show cause notice to th

Delhi V-C writes to Maken, assures help to Chand

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Delhi University Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh on Thursday assured Sports Minister Ajay Maken that all possible help will be provided to India's U-19 cricket captain Unmukt Chand, who has been denied a

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