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  Former Election Body Chief And Congress Leader MS Gill Dies At 86

  Former chief election commissioner Manohar Singh Gill died at a south Delhi hospital on Sunday after a brief illness, according to people close to him. He was 86.

• Gill welcomes HC's decision fixing age limit

  Sports Minister MS Gill on Tuesday expressed happiness over the decision of the Delhi High Court, directing the Centre to implement its National Sports Policy, and termed the verdict as a "Diwali gift" for youth and sportspersons of the country.

• Get on with the job: PM to MS Gill

  The Prime Minister who chaired an emergency meeting on Thursday night on the Commonwealth Games made no secret of his anguish over the shoddy preparations.Government sources told NDTV that the PM was so upset by the inefficiency of the Games' Organising Committee that he was not ready to listen to excuses and even bluntly told Sports Minister MS Gi...

• Gill's attempt to apprise Cabinet on CWG stalled

  Amid questions over Commonwealth Games preparations, Sports Minister M S Gill on Friday wanted to apprise the Cabinet about it but was disallowed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

• Sports Minister insults Sushil Kumar's coach

  After his gold medal winning performance in Moscow, Sushil Kumar arrived in Delhi on Tuesday to a rapturous welcome. Then the day was spent attending various felicitation functions, but once such function didn't quiet turn out the way Sushil would have liked.In a case of high handedness, Sports Minister MS Gill insulted Sushil Kumar's coach Satpal ...

• Gill snubs Satpal during photo session with Sushil

  In an apparent snub to Dronacharya awardee wrestling coach Satpal Singh, Sports Minister MS Gill asked him to step aside during a photo opportunity with World Championship gold medalist wrestler Sushil Kumar at his residence on Tuesday.

• Government responsible for Games mess: V K Malhotra

  General Association of National Sports Federations chief V K Malhotra on Friday criticised Sports Minister M S Gill for blaming national federations for the delay in completion of Commonwealth Games venues, saying it is the government which is responsible for the "mess and chaos".

• Bopanna, Qureshi can play together; why can't Ind, Pak: Gill

  Congratulating Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi for reaching the US Open men's doubles final, Sports Minister M S Gill said the pair's success should lead to better sporting ties between India and Pakistan.

• Gill doubles cash awards for CWG and Asian Games

  The Sports Ministry on Tuesday doubled the cash awards for gold medal winners to Rs 20 lakhs for the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games to encourage sportspersons to come up with an improved performance in the upcoming mega-events.

• NSFs should start doping awareness programme: Gill

  Against the backdrop of a series of positive dope tests, Sports Minister M S Gill today said the national federations should introduce educational programmes to make the sports persons aware of the doping menace.

• We want medals but with honour: Gill

  Sports Minister MS Gill slammed dope flunked athletes who have caused a major embarrassment to the country barely a month before the Commonwealth Games saying that India do not want dope tainted medals.

• CWG in Parliament: BJP upset as Sports Minister suggests using RTI

  BJP staged a walkout in Lok Sabha, claiming that M S Gill has insulted Parliament by suggesting MPs should use RTI to get information about CWG preparation costs.The House is "the Supreme Body", how can we be asked to go down the RTI route, asked senior BJP leaders.Dissatisfied with the reply of the Sports Minister, Leader of the Opposition Sushma ...

• Disabled athletes to protest outside Gill's residence

  Frustrated with Sports Minister MS Gill's "apathy", disabled athletes will stage a protest outside his residence here on Tuesday to highlight the "corruption" in the Paralympic Committee of India.

• Sports Minister on Commonwealth Games: Nothing ready, but have faith in India

  Under fire for the appalling state of preparedness ahead of the Commonwealth Games, Sports Minister MS Gill chose humour to take on the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha today.   With just 55 days left for the games, Gill said there was no alternative but to host them with success.Answering questions on the incomplete stadia, the Sports Minis...

• I don't know about 2019 Asiad bid: Gill

  Sports Minister MS Gill said he was unaware of any bid for the 2019 Asian Games by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) since his ministry has not yet been approached by the apex sports body.