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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
TopicKhel Ratna

Topic: Khel Ratna

Neeraj Chopra, Lovlina Borgohain, Manpreet Singh among 12 athletes to get Khel Ratna

Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh was originally recommended for the Arjuna award but he joined goalkeeper PR Sreejesh as the second hockey player in the list of awardees.

Neeraj Chopra, Ravi Dahiya, Lovlina Borgohain among 11 players nominated for Khel Ratna

Sunil Chhetri also became the country's first footballer to be selected for the award. The announcements were delayed this year to include performances of the para-athletes in Tokyo.

More ‘citizen requests’ for PM Modi, and SC’s concern over ‘safety’ of judges

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

After Khel Ratna name change, BJP leader asks Karnataka CM to rename Indira canteens

In a tweet Saturday, BJP National General Secretary C.T. Ravi said Kannadigas should not be reminded of 'dark days of Emergency' with these Indira canteens.

Rohit Sharma, Vinesh Phogat among 4 recommended for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

This is the second time since 2016 that four athletes have been finalised for the country's highest sporting honour.

Paralympics medallist Deepa Malik nominated for Khel Ratna, Ravindra Jadeja for Arjuna Award

Malik is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics. Cricketer Poonam Yadav is among 19 others nominated for the Arjuna Award.

Wrestler Bajrang Punia nominated for Khel Ratna award

Bajrang Punia's name was finalised by a 12-member selection committee comprising of Bhaichung Bhutia and M.C.Mary Kom among others.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.