Posted in Governance Shooting

Raninder Singh declared re-elected NRAI President as shooting sport body goes ahead with elections

Raninder Singh was declared re-elected National Rifle Association of India President, defeating Shyam Singh Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) by a thumping 56-3 margin at its general body meeting in Mohali on…

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Posted in Governance Shooting

MYAS directs NRAI to change Returning Officer and start fresh election process

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has directed the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) to appoint a new Returning Officer and initiate fresh process to conduct its elections…

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Posted in Governance Olympic Sport

India’s quest for sporting glory: the road ahead calls for more teamwork

You can reach out and feel the euphoria that is hanging in the air ever since Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra ended India’s Olympic Games gold medal drought across 2012 and…

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Posted in Equestrian Governance News

Kishore Futnani’s resignation delivers EFI another reminder to get its house in order

The Equestrian Federation of India continues to be shaken at its very foundations.  The latest news that has rocked EFI is Kishore Futnani’s resignation from the executive committee. “Over the…

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Posted in Equestrian Governance

High Court rejects EFI counter-affidavit against Observer’s scathing report

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the Equestrian Federation of India’s counter-affidavit against the Delhi High Court-appointed Observer SY Quraishi’s scathing report about its functioning and governance.  During the…

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Ministry ‘acknowledges’ that NSFs are not completely in line with its own National Sports Code

In recently renewing the recognition of 41 National Sports Federations, including for 13 of them only until December 31, 2020, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has given 40…

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Posted in Governance Other Sport

IGU challenges Ministry & IOA while resuming election meeting after a two-year interruption

A week from now, the Indian Golf Union (IGU) will resume its annual general body meeting that it left unfinished on December 15, 2018 after a District Court in Kolkata…

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Posted in Equestrian Governance

EFI hurts teenaged rider by overlooking his credentials, even selectors up in arms

[The above image is for representation purpose only] The Equestrian Federation of India simply cannot resist courting controversy. Even in the times of Covid-19 — and when its whole approach…

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Posted in Governance

Long-delayed, hard-fought & epochal sports governance litigation poised for a logical finish

A long-drawn public interest litigation, focussed on sports governance, may be heading to its logical end with the Delhi High Court listing the case for arguments on January 8, 2021….

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Posted in Equestrian Governance Other Sport

Will Ministry take up Equestrian Federation of India’s application for Code-exemption once again?

The Equestrian Federation of India officials seem more eager to push their luck and retain status quo rather than fall in line with the National Sports Development Code of India….

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