Jaspal Rana Dies: Manu Bhaker's mentor, Indian shooting stalwart passes away at 49Jaspal Rana Death News: India mourns the loss of Jaspal Rana, a legendary shooter and coach. Rana, a former Asian Games gold medallist, pas...
12 Jun, 2026, 10.11 AM IST
Gymnast Dipa Karmakar's coach Bishweshwar Nandi joins BJP in TripuraBishweshwar Nandi, coach of gymnast Dipa Karmakar, joined the BJP. He cited his admiration for the party's management of the country. Nandi...
25 Oct, 2024, 05.08 PM IST
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...
24 Oct, 2024, 08.36 PM IST
Sports ministry confirms Satwik, Chirag for Khel Ratna, Shami and 25 others for Arjuna awardThe Dyan Chand award in the life-time category will be conferred to three persons. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar is the recipient of ...
21 Dec, 2023, 12.10 AM IST
Shami nominated for Arjuna Award, Satwik-Chirag for Khel RatnaIndia's cricketer Mohammed Shami has been nominated for the Arjuna Award. Shami, who led India to a successful World Cup campaign, was the ...
13 Dec, 2023, 06.54 PM IST
Prize money of National Sports Awards set to be hiked: Ministry sourceIt has been learnt that the ministry is busy giving final touches to the proposal after which Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju will make a form...
20 Aug, 2020, 05.15 PM IST
Deepa Malik basks in Khel Ratna glory, Bajrang misses ceremonyAt 49, Deepa Malik became the oldest athlete ever to have claimed the honour.
29 Aug, 2019, 08.50 PM IST
Deepa Malik joins Bajrang Punia for Khel Ratna, cricketer Ravindra Jadeja among 19 for Arjuna AwardThe panel also nominated three names for the Dronacharya Award, including former badminton star Vimal Kumar, and three for the Dronacharya ...
17 Aug, 2019, 06.46 PM IST
Virat Kohli, Mirabai Chanu to receive Khel Ratna on September 25: Sports MinistryKohli, the world's No.1 Test batsman as per the ICC rankings, has been in stupendous form in the past three years though he missed out of t...
20 Sep, 2018, 06.56 PM IST
In a first, Govt to confer Khel Ratna to four athletesDronacharya Award has been conferred upon six coaches, the most notable being Dipa's coach Bishweshwar Nandi and India Test team captain Vi...
22 Aug, 2016, 06.33 PM IST
Produnova can’t be called a death vault: Dipa KarmakarKarmakar, who was the first Indian gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, exceeded expectations by entering the vault finals in Rio before fi...
21 Aug, 2016, 12.27 AM IST
Ex-wrestling coach Vinod Kumar will have to wait for Dronacharya AwardA single-judge bench had directed the Centre to include Kumar in the list of awardees, saying it was "alarming" that the selection panel ha...
29 Aug, 2015, 06.39 PM IST
Award to ex-wrestling coach: HC sets aside single judge orderDelhi HC set aside an order of its single judge which had directed the Centre to confer Dronacharya Award 2015 on former chief national wre...
29 Aug, 2015, 02.39 PM IST
Anoop Singh, Naval Singh among 5 names approved by Sports Ministry for Dronacharya AwardsAnoop Singh, Naval Singh were among the five names officially approved by the Sports Ministry for the prestigious Dronacharya Awards this y...
25 Aug, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
Anoop Singh, Naval Singh and three others recommended for Dronacharya AwardAnoop and Naval were recommended on the basis of current performance (2011-2014), while Nihar Amin (swimming), S R Singh (boxing).
14 Aug, 2015, 07.54 PM IST
Denying Arjuna award to boxer Manoj Kumar initially was mistake: Government"It was our mistake. It had happened due to mistaken identity," Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal told Lok Sabha during Question Hour.
16 Dec, 2014, 02.14 PM IST
- Hockey India recommends four players for Arjuna Award
HI today announced the names of players and coaches recommended for the National Sports Awards 2014 which includes the prestigious Arjuna A...
08 May, 2014, 03.05 PM IST