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Six months on, National Sports Awards still await nodIndia's sporting community faces an unusual delay in the National Sports Awards. The Sports Ministry cites a re-evaluation of Arjuna awarde...- Will Dhyan Chand ever get a Bharat Ratna?Major Dhyan Chand, the hockey legend, is yet to receive the Bharat Ratna. Despite numerous appeals and movements, the nation's highest civi...
- Veteran Malayalam actor Sreenivasan reveals why he named his sons Vineeth Kumar and Dhyan ChandVeteran Malayalam actor Sreenivasan recently shared the story behind naming his sons, Vineeth and Dhyan, after two legendary hockey players...
- Dhyan Chand lifetime award to be replaced by Arjuna lifetimeThe sports ministry has replaced the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement with the Arjuna Award Lifetime to rationalize sporting hono...
- National Sports Day 2024: Theme, date, and significance in IndiaNational Sports Day is celebrated annually on August 29th in India, marking the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand. This day emphasizes...
- Renaming Khel Ratna award not people's wish, but 'political game': Shiv SenaIndia's highest sporting honour Khel Ratna Award, which was named after former PM Rajiv Gandhi, was on Friday rechristened in the honour of...
- Better late than never: Sporting fraternity welcomes decision to rename Khel Ratna after Dhyan ChandDhyan Chand is widely regarded as the greatest player in hockey. In his career that spanned from 1926 to 1949, he clinched Olympic medals i...
- Khel Ratna Award will now be called Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award"Respecting their sentiment, the Khel Ratna Award will hereby be called the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award! Major Dhyan Chand was among...
- A documentary on early years of hockey legend Dhyan Chand in worksProducer and entrepreneur Joyeeta Roy and Prateek Kumar Mishra will work on the documentary.
- National Sports Day: PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to hockey wizard Major Dhyan ChandI pay tributes to the exemplary Major Dhyan Chand, whose legendary sporting skills did wonders for Indian hockey, said PM Narendra Modi.
- Rajya Sabha members demand Bharat Ratna for Dhyan ChandDhyan Chand had won three Olympic gold medals in hockey for India between 1928 and 1936.
- Dhyan Chand should have got Bharat Ratna first: Milkha SinghMilkha Singh said hockey wizard Dhyan Chand should have been the first sportsperson to be conferred with country's highest civilian award, ...
- Dhyan Chand should have got Bharat Ratna first: Milkha Singh"Dhyan Chand should have got Bharat Ratna first. Dhyan Chand was the most deserving candidate," Milkha said.
- PM Narendra Modi pays rich tributes to Dhyan Chand on his birthdayModi saluted all the sportsmen and women who have been enhancing the pride of the Tricolour by their exemplary performance on the field.
- Let's celebrate Dhyan Chand by following him: Sports Minister Sarbananda SonowalMajor Dhyan Chand is India's greatest hockey player who scored over 1000 goals between 1926 and 1948. He helped India win three Olympic gol...
- UMYAS denies recommending Dhyan Chand's name for Bharat RatnaMinistry of Youth Affairs and Sports today denied that it suggested the name of hockey legend Dhyan Chand for Bharat Ratna Award in 2013-14.
- Ex-players march to PMO, demand Bharat Ratna for Dhyan ChandDhyan Chand's name has already been recommended by the Sports Ministry for the honour.
- Dhyan Chand deserved Bharat Ratna before anyone else: Milkha SinghLegendary track and field sprinter Milkha Singh today said hockey legend Dhyan Chand deserved the Bharat Ratna honour "before anyone else".
- Bharat Ratna: Does hockey legend late Dhyan Chand deserve it more than cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar?In India's bitterly divided polity that has parties torn down the middle, a debate has been triggered on who should have been awarded first.
- Dhyan Chand ignored for Bharat Ratna despite 82 MPs rooting for himDhyan Chand was ignored for a Bharat Ratna by the government, earlier this year, despite 82 MPs rooting for bestowing the highest honour on...
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