Ajay Maken
Eminent sportsmen support sports bill
Eminent sportsmen, including India's lone Olympic gold medallist champion Abhinav Bindra and 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev, on Thursday came out strongly in support of the proposed National
IOA lashes out at Maken for using unchecked language
The Indian Olympic Association on Thursday lashed out at Sports Minister Ajay Maken for saying that he has no faith in the IOA when it comes to handling huge amount of money with the body's acting-pre
Tax violations in IPL should be investigated: Maken
Sports Minister Ajay Maken on Thursday said the allegations of tax violation in the running of the Indian Premier League should be looked into and asked the BCCI to come under the RTI ambit for its
Organisers snub Maken, not invited for Indian GP
Sports Minister Ajay Maken will be conspicuous by his absence at the inaugural F1 Grand Prix on Sunday, but he made it clear that he was never expecting an invitation after the organisers' request for
Ministry bows to BCCI, exempts cricketers from some WADA rules
Bowing to the BCCI's objections, the Sports Ministry on Monday decided to exempt cricketers from some World Anti-Doping Agency rules, including the contentious 'whereabouts clause', in the revised
IOA, HI and IHF to meet on Oct 14: Ajay Maken
Faced with the prospect of India's hockey team being ousted from the race to Olympics, the Sports Ministry has called a meeting of the IOA, Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation on October 14
London Olympics boost: 22 athletes get Rs.6.85 crore to train
The sports ministry on Tuesday said that it has allocated Rs.6.85 crores from National Sports Development Fund to 22 sportspersons under Operation Excellence 2012 for the London Olympics.
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Sports Minister Maken not aware of ground realities: BCCI
With Sports Minister Ajay Maken determined to bring Indian cricket under the RTI Act, it's now an all out war between him and one of the world's most powerful cricketing bodies - the BCCI.
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Government concealed facts on CWG: Jaitley
Accusing Sports Minister Ajay Maken of keeping facts from parliament, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said his statement conceals more than it reveals.
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NDA moves privilege notices for debate on Maken’s statements
The NDA today gave separate privilege notices in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha against sports minister Ajay Maken's statement on the Commonwealth Games.
