Articles about Praful Patel
Praful Patel is an Indian politician and sports administrator who serves as the President of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), as of 2021. During the 2015 AFC Congress, he was selected as the Vice President of the SAFF region of the Asian Football Confederation. Following this, Patel was appointed as the Senior Vice President of the Asian Football Confederation in 2016. In 2017, he was appointed as a member of a FIFA Finance Committee for a four-year term. Patel was appointed as the President of the Municipal Council, Gondia in 1985 and was later elected to the 10th Lok Sabha in 1991. Patel has also served as a member of several committees within the government including the Committee on Science and Technology, the Consultative Committee, the Committee on Home Affairs, and the Committee on Finance. He was appointed as the Minister of Civil Aviation in 2004 and in 2014, he was appointed as the Union Cabinet Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise. In 2013, Patel launched the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020. During his term, AIFF launched the Indian Super league run by the Football Sports Development Pvt. Ltd.
12 Jun 2021
PoliticsOver a dozen leaders and workers of the BJP in Lakshadweep have submitted their resignations - protesting against a case of sedition against filmmaker Aisha Sultana.
09 Jun 2021
IndiaResidents of Lakshadweep have launched massive protests against the administration's proposed regulations, which they describe as "undemocratic" and backward.
27 May 2021
PoliticsIn protest against Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel's controversial new regulations, eight members of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth wing have resigned.
09 Aug 2020
SportsFormer India footballer and Mohun Bagan skipper Manitombi Singh died at the age of 39 at his native village near Imphal in Manipur on Sunday.
01 Jul 2020
SportsIndia is one of the five nations to have bid for the 2027 Asian Cup hosting rights, the Asian Football Federation (AFC) has revealed.
11 Apr 2020
SportsIndian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia has said that he will consider contesting for the post of All India Football Federation (AIFF) President in future.
01 Dec 2019
PoliticsMaha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidate and Congress leader Nana Patole on Sunday was elected as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker.
28 Nov 2019
PoliticsThe new Maharashtra government will have one Deputy Chief Minister, from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), while the Speaker's post will go to the Congress party, NCP leader Praful Patel announced, following a six-hour-long meeting of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance, on Wednesday.
23 Nov 2019
PoliticsIn a dramatic turn of events, BJP's Devendra Fadnavis and NCP's Ajit Pawar were sworn in as Maharashtra Chief Minister and Deputy CM respectively on Saturday.
25 Aug 2019
PoliticsOne of the tallest leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Arun Jaitley, who breathed his last on Saturday, was cremated with complete state honors at New Delhi's Nigam Bodh Ghat a short while ago.
15 May 2019
SportsOn Wednesday, Croatian football legend Igor Stimac was roped in as the coach of the Indian men's national football team, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced.
01 Aug 2018
IndiaTo retire as proudly as Mumbai-based Pooja Chinchankar did would be everyone's dream.
31 May 2018
SportsFans of the I-League would be greeted by a new club next season.
08 May 2018
IndiaThe Center has approved to set up the first medical college for Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DNH).
20 Oct 2017
PoliticsReports have emerged about Gujarat NCP president Jayant Patel alias Boskey claiming the party wants a poll alliance with Congress to defeat the BJP.
28 Sep 2017
SportsTalking about the development of football in India, All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel announced plans to set up a world-class "National Centre for Excellence".
23 Jun 2017
BusinessRumors are afloat that the Tata Group is interested in buying the white elephant of the Indian government, Air India.
30 May 2017
IndiaThe CBI has registered a preliminary inquiry into the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines saying the merger resulted in heavy losses to Indian taxpayers.
13 Sep 2016
IndiaNCP's Praful Patel lashed out at senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra CM, Prithviraj Chavan, for NCP's debacle in the assembly elections of 2014.
