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  Sunil Bharti Mittal conferred honorary Knighthood by Britain's King Charles III

  Business | February 28, 2024 18:36 IST

  Being 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 | December 15, 2021 22:21 IST

  Lewis 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 | December 28, 2019 9:25 IST

  Clive 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 | September 11, 2019 14:33 IST

  Geoffrey 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 | September 10, 2019 8:22 IST

  Andrew 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 | February 27, 2019 8:25 IST

  After 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 | December 19, 2018 12:53 IST

  The 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 | August 22, 2017 18:53 IST

  Earlier, 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 | December 31, 2011 9:28 IST

  London, 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