Dronacharya awardee athletics coach Joginder Singh Saini diesBorn on January 1, 1930 in Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, Saini was a science graduate and became an athletics coach in 1954 after completi...
01 Mar, 2020, 04.02 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
On Guru Purnima, Tendulkar, Kambli remember the man who taught them ABCD of cricketThe cricketers honoured Achrekar who had helped kickstart their careers.
16 Jul, 2019, 04.42 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Achrekar passes awayAs a player, Achrekar competed in just one first-class match but was instrumental in moulding Tendulkar as a child, often driving him to st...
03 Jan, 2019, 08.41 AM IST
Cricket captain Virat Kohli, lifter Mirabai Chanu bask in Khel Ratna gloryThe ceremony, which is traditionally held on August 29 to commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand, was pushed ...
25 Sep, 2018, 08.47 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
Pullela Gopichand is today's quizmaster at BrainBaaziGopichand, who went from champion player to an extremely successful coach, was conferred with the Padma Bhushan - India's third highest civ...
13 Sep, 2018, 06.18 PM IST
Justice Mukul Mudgal to head selection committee for Dronacharya and Dhyanchand awardsThe selection committee features former Commonwealth Games gold-winning air pistol shooter Samresh Jung and shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa among...
11 Sep, 2018, 02.55 PM IST
Virender Sehwag, PT Usha named in Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award committeeThe Committee, to be headed by Justice (retd) C K Thakkar, will meet on August 3 to select this year's awardees.
27 Jul, 2017, 10.26 PM IST
Railways announce 13 lakh each for women's cricketersAt present, Railways has 20 Padma Shris, 4 Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardees, 158 Arjuna awardees, 9 Dhyanchand awardees and 7 Dronacharya a...
27 Jul, 2017, 05.32 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
Hindi sports magazine 'Khel Today' launchedKhel Today, a national sports magazine in Hindi, was formally launched by eminent coaches, players and administrators.
22 Apr, 2016, 06.14 PM IST
Sania Mirza conferred Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards also givenSania Mirza was today conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna -- the country's highest sporting honour.
29 Aug, 2015, 07.12 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
National talent hunt for World junior boxingThe shortlisted boxers will undergo full training at the preparatory camp at the National Boxing Academy in Rohtak from July 25 to Septembe...
15 Jul, 2015, 03.31 PM IST
- Rajdhani, Shatabdi facilities for Arjuna awardees
Railway Ministry has decided that the complimentary passes issued to Arjuna Awardees shall now be valid for travel in Ist AC and Second AC ...
27 Jul, 2012, 06.51 PM IST