Knighthood
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Sunil Bharti Mittal conferred honorary Knighthood by Britain's King Charles III
Business | Feb 28, 2024, 06:36 PM ISTBeing a non-UK national, Sunil Bharti Mittal will receive a KBE after his name after the knighthood conferred by King Charles III - one of the highest honours by a British monarch. Mittal said he was deeply humbled” by the recognition and committed to strengthen India-UK ties.
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Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton receives knighthood at Windsor Castle
Formula 1 | Dec 15, 2021, 10:21 PM ISTLewis became just the fourth F1 driver to receive the honour after Sir Jackie Stewart in 2001, Sir Stirling Moss in 2000, and Sir Jack Brabham in 1979.
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Clive Lloyd knighted; England World Cup winners receive honours
Cricket | Dec 28, 2019, 09:25 AM ISTClive Llyod, who captained the West Indies from 1974 until 1985, will join the likes of Gary Sobers, Everton Weekes and Vivian Richards to receive the accolade.
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Don't give a toss about criticism of my knighthood, it is just recognition of my cricket: Geoffrey Boycott
Cricket | Sep 11, 2019, 02:33 PM ISTGeoffrey Boycott said the knighthood was a recognition of his cricketing achievement and doesn't care about people, who are questioning it.
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Former England captains Andrew Strauss and Geoffrey Boycott awarded knighthoods
Cricket | Sep 10, 2019, 08:22 AM ISTAndrew Strauss and Geoffrey Boycott were given knighthoods in former Prime Minister Theresa May's resignation honors list.
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It's 'Sir Alastair Cook' now: Former England captain receives knighthood
Cricket | Feb 27, 2019, 08:25 AM ISTAfter the ceremony, the 34-year-old Alastair Cook said that it is hard for him to get used to see his name with a 'Sir' before it.
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'Sir' Alastair Cook: England's legendary cricketer to receive knighthood in New Year, say reports
Cricket | Dec 19, 2018, 12:53 PM ISTThe Essex opener will become the 10th English cricketer to be knighted and the first since Ian Botham in 2007.
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Geoffrey Boycott sorry for 'unacceptable' racist remarks about West Indies greats
Cricket | Aug 22, 2017, 06:53 PM ISTEarlier, Boycott alleged that knighthoods were handed out like “confetti” to West Indies cricketers, including Sir Viv Richards, Sir Garfield Sobers and Sir Curtly Ambrose.
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Indian-Origin Scientist Ramakrishnan Honoured With Knighthood
World | Dec 31, 2011, 09:28 AM ISTLondon, Dec 31: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, India-born US citizen whose pioneering work in molecular biology won him the 2009 Nobel Prize in chemistry, has been honoured with a knighthood by the royal establishment here in a