Padma awards 2017: The winners

Political stalwarts Murli Manohar Joshi, Sharad Pawar and former Lok Sabha speaker P A Sangma, cricketer Virat Kohli and Carnatic musician K J Yesudas were among the 89 people who were selected for......

BCCI recommends Dravid for Dronacharya, Kohli for Khel Ratna

IMAGE: Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli. Photograph: PTI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recommended former India captain Rahul Dravid for the prestigious Dronacharya award......

Spotlight on Salman Khan at IOA's Olympic contingent send-off

IMAGE: Sports Minister Vijay Goel, actor Salman Khan, music composer AR Rahman with Rio Olympic 2016 bound players in New Delhi. Photograph: PTI. The Indian Olympic contingent was given a......

'Shooter Dadi' Chandro Tomar dies due to COVID-19

IMAGE: Chandro Tomar, nicknamed 'Shooter Dadi', died on Friday after battling COVID-19. Photograph: Kind courtesy Chandro Tomar/Instagram Octogenarian shooter Chandro Tomar, who became the oldest......

Olympians Sakshi, Karmakar receive Padma honours

IMAGE: Gymnast Dipa Karmakar receives the Padma Shri from President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday. Photograph: ANI/Twitter Olympic bronze medal-winning grappler Sakshi Malik and gymnast Dipa......

Padma honours for Kohli, Dipa Malik among other sports stars

IMAGE: President Pranab Mukherjee presents the Padma Shri to cricketer Virat Kohli during Padma Awards 2017 function at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday. Photograph: Kamal Kishore/PTI......