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President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma awardsTeejan Bai and Naik received the second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan.
16 Mar, 2019, 03.57 PM IST
President presents Padma Bhushan to Bachendri Pal; Manoj Bajpayee, Gautam Gambhir honoured with Padma Shri54 noted citizens conferred the Padma award by President Ram Nath Kovind.
16 Mar, 2019, 03.08 PM IST
'End discriminatory policy against Sikh basketball players'"Every day that FIBA has delayed this decision is another day that Sikhs can't play," said Crowley and Bera in a joint statement.
24 Aug, 2016, 10.12 AM IST
Donald Trump promotes an impossible immigration policy to become popularTrump has won enough states and now even leaders of his own Republican Party are trying to stop his almost inevitable nomination.
06 Mar, 2016, 04.01 AM IST
US lawmakes call for allowing turbaned Sikh basketball playersThe members also requested an update on FIBA's review of the policy and on the status of the organisation's two-year testing phase.
31 Jul, 2015, 02.02 PM IST
Sikh bodies condemn FIBA for not allowing players to wear turbansTerming it a barbaric and inhuman act, they urged PM Narendra Modi and Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj to take up the matter wit...
01 Sep, 2014, 02.27 PM IST
FIBA delays decision to lift ban on turbansThe International Basketball Federation has decided to delay review of its discriminatory policy against Sikh basketball players who wear t...
29 Aug, 2014, 08.05 PM IST
Indians to protest turban ban at FIBA meet in SevilleMembers of Kalgidhar Society will be staging protest demonstration against International Basketball Federation at latter's 23rd World Congr...
28 Aug, 2014, 06.34 PM IST
Basketball Federation of India fumes after Sikh player Anmol Singh asked to remove PatkaBFI said the India team's manager in Doha, Shafique Ahmed, has been contacted and he had taken up the matter before the start of the tourna...
21 Aug, 2014, 02.50 PM IST
US lawmakers to FIBA: End discriminatory policy against SikhsIn July, two Sikh players were told by referees that they must remove their turbans if they were to play in FIBA's Asia Cup.
20 Aug, 2014, 10.59 AM IST