Kiren Rijiju is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader who has been the Union Minister of Earth Sciences and Food Processing Industries in the Narendra Modi Cabinet since 2023 and 2024 respectively. He was also the Minister of Law and Justice from 2021 to 2023, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports and Minister of State for Minority Affairs from 2019 to 2021. Rijiju was the Minister of State for Home Affairs from 2014 to 2019 in the first Narendra Modi Cabinet. Rijiju won the first Lok Sabha election in 2004 from the Arunachal West constituency when he defeated Arunachal Congress candidate Kamen Ringu with a margin of 47,424 votes. However, he lost the 2009 Lok Sabha polls from the same constituency against Congress candidate Takam Sanjoy by just 1,314 votes. Rijiju left the BJP to join the Congress after his defeat but later returned to the saffron party. Rijiju again won the Arunachal West seat in the 2014 and 2019 elections by defeating Congress candidates Takam Sanjoy and Nabam Tuki respectively. The BJP has again fielded Rijiju from Arunachal West against Congress candidate Nabam Tuki.
Read MoreIt has also been decided that the medal-winners will receive their cash-prize on the day they return to the country.
PV Sindhu arrived in India on Monday night following her World Championship triumph in Switzerland and was greeted by the fans at the airport.
The implication of BCCI coming under NADA is huge as the country's richest sporting body is now under tremendous pressure to fall under the government's Right to Information (RTI) Act.
In the last few days, a video of Rameshwar had gone viral on social media where he is seen completing a 100m race barefeet in just 11 seconds.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that since Davis Cup is organized by a world sporting body, the Indian government has no say in players' participation in Davis Cup tie in Pakistan.
Kiren Rijiju termed the BCCI's move to come under the ambit of National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) as a major positive turn of events.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju Tuesday said the IOA cannot take a unilateral decision about pulling out of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games following the omission of shooting from the event's roster.
The Indian archery contingent secured 1 silver and two bronze medals at the World Championships in The Netherlands.
Fighting back tears, Yuvraj announced retirement from international cricket, ending a "rollercoaster" career during which he became the hero of India's 2011 World Cup triumph and fought a gritty battle with cancer.
Along with the Independent charge of the Sports and Youth Affairs, Rijiju was also named as the Minister of State for Minority Affairs.
Along with the Independent charge of the Sports and Youth Affairs, Rijiju was also named as the Minister of State for Minority Affairs.
Kiren Rijiju has been the face of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the northeastern states.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the country's National War Memorial adjoining the iconic India Gate complex, nearly 60 years after it was mooted to honour the fallen soldiers after Independence.
During the Question Hour, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said 61 paramilitary personnel were killed in 2018, 70 in 2017, 71 in 2016, 43 in 2015 and 71 in 2014.
Rijiju also blamed the previous Congress government in Meghalaya for the "unsafe illegal minining activities" in the state.
He said the latest Home Ministry notification was aimed at enabling Internet service providers to help in serious cases of uploading of child pornography and jehadi contents.
Salman Khan was in Arunachal Pradesh to promote an adventure festival with Union Minister Kiren Rijiju.
An agreement on security cooperation between the Home Ministry and China's Ministry of Public Security was also signed by the two ministers. This was first ever India-China security cooperation pact.
When Rijiju tried to explain to her that he had a busy schedule, she replied, “You have office but just say to your boss that I have to come to my daughter’s school. Then your boss can forgive you.”
While Harsimrat Kaur Badal of Shiromani Akali Dal (an alliance of BJP) termed the entire episode as funny and said, “Rahul Gandhi’s statements have resulted into an earthquake of laughter.”
Top News
Trending News
Latest News