Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

In a big development, the Centre has decided to confer the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on four sportspersons - PV Sindhu (Badminton), Sakshi Malik (Wrestling), Dipa Karmakar (Gymnastics) and Jitu Rai (Shooting) for the year…

New Delhi, Aug 29: Tennis star Sania Mirza received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour on Saturday, while 12 others, including ace shooter Jitu Rai and hockey goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh were conferred with the…

Bengaluru, Aug 27: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the sports ministry for naming ace tennis star Sania Mirza for the coveted Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. City-based Paralympic Games medallist H.R. Girisha filed…

The Karnataka High Court has stayed 'Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna' award to Sania Mirza on the plea of Paralympian Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda, who had won a Silver in Men's High Jump at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Girisha claimed that he…

India's ace Tennis player Sania Mirza has received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2015, while 17 others were given the Arjuna Awards. Sania recently became the first Indian woman to achieve the World No.1 spot in Doubles. She also won…

India's No. 1 Women's Tennis player Sania Mirza has been recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2015, confirms the Union Sports Ministry, which received the recommendation from the AITA. The Awards Committee will take a final…