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Give Bharat Ratna to Dhyan Chand: Madan Lal
Cricket | Nov 24, 2013, 04:00 PM ISTAgra: Former India cricketer Madan Lal feels it is an opportune time to award the nation's highest civilian honour the Bharat Ratna to hockey legend Dhyan Chand.The government announced last week that batting great Sachin
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Bharat Ratna first for Dhyan Chand then for Sachin: Milkha
Cricket | Nov 23, 2013, 05:41 PM ISTNoida: India's athletics icon Milkha Singh feels that hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand Should have been given Bharat Ratna before Sachin Tendulkar though he is happy that the doors have been opened for sportspersons to
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Bestow Bharat Ratna on Major Dhyan Chand : Hockey India chief
Hockey | Nov 19, 2013, 10:41 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Demand for honouring Dhyan Chand with Bharat Ratna got louder today with Hockey India League asking the government to confer the country's highest civilian award to the hockey wizard."We welcome the Bharat Ratna for
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Sachin deserved Bharat Ratna, but what about other legendary sportspersons?
Cricket | Nov 19, 2013, 05:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a country where emotions rule over logics, if today one dares to questions the greatness of legend cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who will be conferred with Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award, in
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Dhyan Chand immortalised in comic book series
Hockey | Aug 29, 2013, 07:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: On the momentous day of Dhyan Chand's 108th birth anniversary, the hockey legend was unveiled here Thursday in a new avatar as part of a comic book series by well known publisher Amar
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Sports Ministry recommends Dhyan Chand's name for posthumous Bharat Ratna
Hockey | Jul 20, 2013, 11:57 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 20: The clamour may have been for Sachin Tendulkar but the Sports Ministry has recommended hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand's name for India's highest civillian honour -- the Bharat Ratna."The letter recommending
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B'day Spl: Major Dhyan Chand - The forgotten hero of Indian sports
Hockey | Aug 29, 2015, 01:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: There was a time when hockey players of rival countries used to complain that Major Dhyan Chand had some glue on his hockey stick with which he used to control the ball while
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A Goal Disallowed, Indian Women Draw 1-1 With Ukraine
Hockey | Feb 18, 2012, 08:36 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 18: A second half goal being disallowed, Indian women were held to a surprise 1-1 draw by a lowly Ukraine in their opening match of London Olympics hockey qualifiers at the Dhyan
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Govt Removes Hurdles For Giving Bharat Ratna To Sportspersons, Sachin, Dhyanchand Hot Favourites
Cricket | Dec 16, 2011, 02:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 16 : Amid clamour for Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar, Government has modified rules to pave way for eligibility of sportspersons for the highest civilian award of the country.The new rules, providing
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Dhyanchand Should Get Bharat Ratna Before Sachin: Chouhan
Cricket | Aug 30, 2011, 08:48 AM ISTBhopal, Aug 29 : Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said that hockey legend Major Dhyanchand should be conferred the ‘Bharat Ratna', India's highest civilian honour, ahead of Sachin Tendulkar. Remembering Dhyanchand on the