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  Sania Mirza conferred Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards also given

  Tennis | August 29, 2015 20:31 IST

  New Delhi: Tennis star Sania Mirza was today conferred with the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna—the country's highest sporting honour—while shooting sensation was among the Arjuna award recipients in a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati

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  Honoured to be recommended for Arjuna award: Rohit

  Cricket | April 27, 2015 16:44 IST

  Mumbai: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Monday said he is extremely happy and feels honoured after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recommended his name for the Arjuna award. The BCCI Working

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  BCCI recommends Rohit Sharma for Arjuna award

  Cricket | April 27, 2015 16:30 IST

  Kolkata: The BCCI on Sunday recommended dashing batsman Rohit Sharma for this year's Arjuna award."The (Board of Control for Cricket in India) working committee recommended Rohit Sharma for the Arjuna award for the year 2015,"

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  Arjuna award recipient and 3 other national players charged for doping

  Other Sports | March 23, 2015 13:57 IST

  New Delhi: Yet again a large number of players of National games have been found guilty in dope charges. The shocking part is that most of them are women players.The biggest name among guilty players

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  National Sports Awards to be presented at Rashtrapati Bhawan

  Other Sports | August 28, 2014 23:09 IST

  New Delhi: The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will be honoring the athletes with the prestigious National Sports Awards at a function in Rashtrapati Bhawan on Friday 29th August. 15 athletes including the cricketer

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  I will return my all medals if I don't get Arjuna award : Paramjeet Samota

  Other Sports | August 20, 2014 14:30 IST

  New Delhi: The  two time gold medalist in commonwealth games and  bronze medalist in Asian games Paramjeet Samota  has threatened to returns all his medals if he is not reconsidered for Arjuna Award.Pramjeet Samota said

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  BCCI recommends Ashwin for Arjuna Award

  Cricket | April 25, 2014 19:14 IST

  Mumbai: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who won the Cricket Board's Polly Umrigar Trophy best player award in 2012-13 season, has been recommended by the BCCI forthe Government's prestigious Arjuna Award this year.     "Yes, Ashwin has been

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  No Arjuna Award for dope offenders

  Other Sports | January 11, 2014 14:55 IST

  New Delhi: The sports ministry Friday said dope offenders won't be considered for Arjuna Award or Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.The ministry also said that coaches of dope tainted athletes too won't be considered for the

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  Sindhu gets her Arjuna Award

  Other Sports | September 24, 2013 22:10 IST

  New Delhi: India's rising shuttler P.V. Sindhu, who recently won the World Championship bronze medal, was conferred with the Arjuna Award by sports minister Jitendra Singh here on Tuesday.The minister presented Sindhu a statuette, citation

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  No Arjuna Award for Renjith Maheshwary, says ministry

  Other Sports | September 20, 2013 11:46 IST

  New Delhi:  India's triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary suffered a massive set-back Thursday as the sports ministry decided not to give him the Arjuna Award after detailed investigations revealed that the athlete had indeed failed a

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  Sodhi conferred Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards for 14 others

  Other Sports | August 31, 2013 20:52 IST

  New Delhi:  Robbed of some sheen due to selection controversies this year, the National Sports Awardswere presented today to the country's top athletes and coaches with shooter Ronjan Sodhi getting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna,

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  Will not attend Arjuna Award function: Renjith Maheshwary

  Other Sports | August 31, 2013 16:54 IST

  New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: Triple jumper Renjith Maheshwary said Saturday that he will not go for the Arjuna Awards function to be held in later in the day in Rashtrapati Bhawan in the national capital."There has been

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  Centre finally confirms Sodhi for Khel Ratna

  Other Sports | August 22, 2013 23:53 IST

  New Delhi: Union Sports Minister Jitendra Singh found time from his busy schedule and cleared the national sports awards file Thursday without making any changes in the list finalised by the committee headed by former

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  Arjuna award happiest moment of my life: Virat Kohli

  Cricket | August 14, 2013 17:46 IST

  New Delhi: Elated at being recommended for the Arjuna award, star cricketer Virat Kohli said it counts among the happiest moments of his life.The 24-year-old, who led India to a 5-0 clean-sweep against Zimbabwe recently,

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  Ace shooter Sodhi picked for Khel Ratna, Kohli for Arjuna

  Other Sports | August 13, 2013 17:32 IST

  New Delhi: Trap shooter Ronjan Sodhi, the first Indian to win two back-to-back World Cup gold medals, was today recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, while star cricketer Virat Kohli was among the

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  The forgotten hero of Indian sports: Prakash Padukone

  Other Sports | July 28, 2013 6:14 IST

  New Delhi: Born on June 10, 1955, in Bangalore, Prakash Padukone played badminton for India for three long decades. He gave Indian badminton a new path and took it to great heights.Lets take a look

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  BCCI to nominate Dravid for Khel Ratna, Yuvraj for Arjuna

  Cricket | July 08, 2012 11:02 IST

  Mumbai, Jul 7 :  The Cricket Board has decided to recommend recently retired stalwart Rahul Dravid for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Yuvraj Singh, the player of the World Cup, for the

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  Hope I am lucky enough to get Arjuna this time: Yuvraj

  Cricket | July 07, 2012 15:33 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 7: Yuvraj Singh, who has recovered from a rare germ cell cancer, feels “honoured” that the BCCI has again sent his nomination for the prestigious Arjuna award and is hoping that he

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  No cricketers for Arjuna award due to BCCI-ministry goof-up

  Cricket | June 06, 2012 22:54 IST

  New Delhi, June 6: None of India's top international cricketers will get nomination for the prestigious Arjuna Award for their performance during the last season, apparently due to a major communication gap between the sports

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  Arjuna Award Is An Inspiration To Do Better: Chhetri

  Other Sports | August 29, 2011 20:09 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 29: Star Indian striker Sunil Chhetri says winning the prestigious Arjuna Award will spur him to do better in future.“It's an inspiration to do better as I am now in the same