Indian shooter Manu Bhaker has addressed the controversy surrounding her exclusion from the nominees for the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award. The Paris Olympics medallist clarified ...

and para-athlete Praveen Kumar have been announced as the recepients of the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award -- the country's highest sporting honour. Bhaker made history as ...

Indian athletes have received the highest sporting honour of the country, the Khel Ratna Award, starting in 1991-92 upto 2024 ...

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has instructed the union sports ministry to reassess Jyothi Surekha Vennam's application for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award for 2023 or 2024. The court noted ...

President Droupadi Murmu presents Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award to Olympic-medallist shooter Manu Bhaker during the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2024 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan ...

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh high court, in a recent judgement, directed the Union govt to consider the candidature of archer Vennam Jyothi Surekha for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award.

However, curiosity got the better of me and I checked when the Bharat Ratna was instituted. The award, for the record, was first presented in 1954. Secondly, Dhyan Chand passed away in 1979.

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker poses with her Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna award. Photograph: Manu Bhaker/X Manu was among five nominees for the award, alongside golfer Aditi Ashok, para shooter Avani Lekhara ...