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Maharashtra government sets up IT award in Rajiv Gandhi's nameThe award would be conferred on August 20, the late Congress leader's birth anniversary, every year. But this year the recipient will be se...
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...
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...
Hockey India nominates Sreejesh, Deepika for Khel Ratna; Harmanpreet for ArjunaBesides the duo, vice-captain of India's Tokyo Olympics-bound men's team Harmanpreet Singh and women's team members Vandana Katariya and Na...
BCCI congratulates Rohit, Ishant and on Deepti on winning National Sports AwardsThe Sports Ministry on Friday named Rohit among five athletes who will be conferred with the Khel Ratna on August 29 while Ishant and Deept...
Rohit Sharma, Vinesh Phogat, Manika Batra, Mariappan Thangavelu up for Khel RatnaThe 33-year-old Rohit will only be the fourth cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar, just-retired Mahendra Singh Dhoni and current skipper Virat...
Punjab Govt withdrew my Khel Ratna nomination since I am ineligible: Harbhajan SinghHarbhajan Singh, who has 417 Test and 269 ODI wickets is an Arjuna Awardee and was also conferred with Padma Shri. He last represented Indi...
Sports ministry invites nominations for national sports awards through e-mail"Due to lockdown on account of outbreak of COVID-19, hard copies of nominations are not required to be sent. Scanned copies of nominations ...
Bajrang Punia nominated for Khel Ratna award, says he deserved it"Bajrang has been nominated for the Khel Ratna award. His name was a unanimous choice," a source close to the development told.
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 ...
Sakshi Malik all set to get Khel Ratna for her Olympic medalIt has been decided that during Olympic years anyone, who wins a medal, will be automatically conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna aw...
Ace shooter Jitu Rai recommended for Khel Ratna AwardRai was the first shooter to qualify for the Rio Games after winning a silver medal at the 51st Shooting World Championships in Spain in 20...
Rio Olympic medal winners to be considered for Khel Ratna, Arjuna awardThe Sports Ministry today said medal winners from the upcoming Rio Games will be considered for this year's Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards.
BCCI recommends Virat Kohli for Khel Ratna, Rahane for Arjuna AwardKohli, who took over the reins of the Test side from Mahendra Singh Dhoni during last year's Asutralia tour, has been in prolific form with...
Demands in Rajya Sabha to confer Bharat Ratna to DhyanchandAmid demands from members in RS for conferring Bharat Ratna to Indian hockey icon Major Dhyanchand, Govt said it was in agreement with the ...
Sonia Gandhi hails Sania Mirza's Khel Ratna awardSania was today conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour, at a glittering ceremony.
Khel Ratna a huge honour: Tennis ace Sania MirzaAmong Sania's many achievements, what stands out is her women's doubles triumph at Wimbledon with partner Martina Hingis earlier this year.
Ronjan Sodhi conferred Khel Ratna; Arjuna awards for 14 othersThe National Sports Awards were presented to the country's top athletes and coaches with shooter Ronjan Sodhi getting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel...
Khel Ratna for ace shooter Ronjan Sodhi, Virat Kohli gets Arjuna AwardIn 2011, Sodhi became first Indian to successfully defend a World Cup title. He is currently ranked No. 1 in International Shooting Sport F...
- Ace Indian shooter Gagan Narang set to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, cricketer Zaheer Khan for Arjuna
Gagan Narang, who notched up four gold medals at last year's Commonwealth Games, is all set to be conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratn...