The award is the top sporting honour a sportsperson can receive and is presented annually by the Union Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry. The nominated sportspersons receive the award from the President of India.
The Himachal Pradesh Government has accorded top priority to the promotion of sports by strengthening infrastructure and enhancing incentives for sportspersons, said Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday.
Sushant Jaglan, a spirited sportsperson, national figure, and believer in people-first growth, has proudly taken ownership of the Gurugram Gurus, the flagship franchise of the Kabaddi Champions League (KCL), as per a press release from KCL.
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Raksha Khadse, who graced the closing ceremony of the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2025, lauded the Games for fostering excellence and unity among young athletes. She said that the event was an opportunity for sportspersons fro
The victim's father, Sandeep Rathi, held the administration responsible for the tragedy. "I consider this the fault of the administration. If they work properly, then we won't lose our sportspersons... Our demand is to provide adequate facilities to the players so that they can play for t
Chandigarh [India], November 18: Adding yet another feather to her cap, 18-year-old Janvi Jindal from Chandigarh has recently clinched six new Guinness World Records in freestyle skating. With this achievement, she has become the first female from India to hold the highest 11 Guinness Wor
Janvi already had five Guinness World Records to her name, and she got the confirmation for the six recent records last week (November) for most 360-degree rotations on inline skates in 30 seconds, most 360-degree rotations on inline skates in one minute and most one-wheeled 360-degree rotat
"Obviously, no sportsperson would want what happened to Pratika but when I am in the team, I knew in my mind that I will take my team to victory in one of the games because I know how big that platform was. In my mind I wanted to do well for my team. I am very grateful that God has given
A Division Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain upheld the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), which had directed the Railways to grant two additional increments to sportsperson Ajay Kumar, along with arrears, for his medal-winning performances in the natio
With a total prize purse of USD 260,000, some of the world's finest international and Indian elite runners were in the fray. Additionally, Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ran the Half Marathon alongside his sons in the 10K category.
Applications are invited from eligible sportspersons/ coaches/ entities for the respective awards. Applications are being invited online through a dedicated Portal.
New Delhi [India], September 5: Amid increasing consumer concerns over the safety and authenticity of nutrition products available in market today, Amway India, one of the leading companies supporting health and wellbeing, recently announced to have received National Forensic Sciences Univer