Prime Minister Narendra Modi also launched the 'Fit India Movement' in New Delhi on August 29, which is also celebrated as the National Sports Day.
Sumit Nagal became the first tennis player to win a set in the first round of the US Open against Swiss legend Roger Federer since 2003.
It 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.
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