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World Chess Champion D Gukesh "grateful" to be conferred with...
Earlier on January 2, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports released a statement and announced the names of recipients of the prestigious National...
Manu Bhaker, Gukesh among four athletes to get Khel Ratna award
2 Jan 2025 9:25 AMThe 18-year-old Gukesh, on the other hand, became the youngest ever World champion while also helping the Indian team win a historic gold in the Chess...
There's been a lapse in filing nominations, may be on my part: Manu on...
24 Dec 2024 12:01 PMA day after the sports ministry had to do damage control by insisting that the list of awardees is yet to be finalised, the 22-year-old pistol ace...
Vinesh Phogat to return Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award
27 Dec 2023 1:00 AMIn her letter penned for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Phogat said their lives are not like those “fancy government advertisements” that talk about...
BFI recommends Amit, Vikas for Khel Ratna Award
1 Jun 2020 1:35 PMBoxers Simranjeet Kaur, Lovlina Borgohain and Manish Kaushik have been recommended for the Arjuna Award while N Usha has been recommended for the...
Padma Shri Rani Rampal recommended for Khel Ratna
2 Jun 2020 9:01 AMRani has led the India team to historic victories in the Women's Asia Cup in 2017, silver at the 2018 Asian Games and played a critical role in the...
TTFI recommends star paddler Manika Batra for Khel Ratna award
2 Jun 2020 2:11 PMManika had won four medals including two gold in the 2018 edition of the CWG.
Champs receive national honours virtually from different SAI centres
29 Aug 2020 7:23 PMIndia’s sporting heroes were bestowed the annual national awards in an unparalleled online ceremony amid the COVID-19 pandemic, during which athletes...