Speaking at a felicitation function for the Commonwealth Games medal winners in New Delhi, Rathore said there was no dearth of money in Indian sports but the funds will have to be used for justified purposes by both the athletes as well as the federations.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
'Washington is well aware that the Haqqani group was responsible for terrorist attacks on the Indian diplomatic establishments in Afghanistan.' 'But today US self-interest dictates that Sirajuddin Haqqani's mainstreaming in Afghan political life and a potential elevation eventually to a leadership role at the national level is useful and necessary, since he can deliver peace,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
From Shah Rukh Khan, who makes a cameo in the film, to Salman's gorgeous rumoured girlfriend Iulia Vantur, most of Salman's pals wanted to watch the film.
'You cannot support CAA and simultaneously say there will be no NRC in Bihar.' 'If Akali Dal has a clear-cut point of view on this issue, I want the same from the JD-U.'
'I find it hard to watch my own films. I prefer to watch my face when it is covered with some facial hair. I like certain moments in my films. Most of them are in Lootera.'
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
In the Modi government, he was the mentor -- he groomed half a dozen of those who became ministers. Some remembered, others did not -- Jaitley seemed to care little. Aditi Phadnis reports.
After her Facebook announcement quitting the BJP on April Fools' Day, BJP's Chief Parliamentary Secretary in Punjab Navjot Kaur Sidhu said "all is well".
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
When Nehru came in active contact with Gandhi 100 years ago, he was a Westernised rationalist while Gandhi was deeply soaked in the Indian ethos and spirituality, notes Rasheed Kidwai.
'Our Lockdown Life has a sort of schizophrenic, Dr-Jekyll-and-Mr-Hyde personality about it,' says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
In Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh wayward Romeos would all be in the lock-up, says Sunil Sethi.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday
'Shah Rukh Khan is a great actor. To be the only other actor that a great director selects after him is a matter of great pride.'
Darryl D'Monte mentored more journalists than any other editor of his generation. Some of the biggest bylines owe their beginnings in our glorious profession to this wonderful human being.
'After Vajpayee-Advani, Modi-Shah is the second best in India.'
Bollywood hunks have been bringing sexy back since as long as we can remember!
No casualties were reported though some passengers received minor injuries, an official said.
GM is already in our food chain for years. The approval for indigenous GM mustard should put fake fear-mongering to rest, says Shekhar Gupta
A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar quashed the Centre's notification disqualifying the AAP MLAs, saying the the EC's recommendation against the legislators was "bad in law" and "vitiated".
'When I see the final moments of Padmaavat, it reminds me of how strong and powerful and intelligent women are.' 'I feel so powerful and alive as a woman.'
PM said Kovind will make an 'exceptional President'.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
'In his 2014 election campaign, Mr Modi had boasted that he would apply the Gujarat model to the rest of India. We just have to ensure he doesn't start with Parliament,' says Shashi Tharoor in this fascinating excerpt from his new book, The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi And His India.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
'...a dazzling flash, and then, fizzle,' argues Shekhar Gupta.
Ram Sumiran Pal arrested in Delhi; hunt for two others on.
'Nobody in AMU supports Jinnah's two-nation theory.' 'It is shameful we are debating Jinnah and not education or employment.'
'By holding forth on Swadeshi economics, Bhagwat is showing his intent to fight back,' says Shekhar Gupta.
PM Modi also called for a strong action plan for combating extremism.
Mr T V R Shenoy, who contributed columns to Rediff.com from its birth, passed into the ages on Tuesday evening. As we grieve and mourning his passing, Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar bids adieu to an unusual human being, a sage for our times.
'It promises to get much, much darker before the dawn.' 'But at least dawn has a fighting chance,' says Mitali Saran.
'Modi remains the most popular politician in India; the BJP's organisational and fundraising prowess is considerable; and the Opposition, while newly collaborative, has no leader or clear economic messaging as of yet.'
HTC surely has armed its latest flagship to teeth, and with Samsung Galaxy S7 already having a head start, all this firepower bodes well for HTC. Having said that, it will be interesting to see how the HTC 10 is priced, says Himanshu Juneja
'The Ek Do Teen star struggled with a problem skin all through her reign as numero uno.' 'And yet acne never got into the way of her incredible success.' All this and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
The BJP-ed National Democratic Alliance on Wednesday launched an all-out attack on the Bihar CM.
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