Former India skipper Nari Contractor was selected for the CK Nayudu Award for Lifetime Achievement.
The para-athletes outnumbered the able-bodied ones in the list this time due to the magnificent Paris Paralympics performance in which they returned with 29 medals, including seven gold and nine silver.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that nuclear power was an essential component of India's energy mix and he will ensure that the safety and livelihoods of people are not jeopardised in its pursuit.
Mumbai skipper Wasim Jaffer was adjudged Cricketer of the Year, while the late Ashok Mankad was posthumously conferred the Lifetime Achievement award at the 'CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) Domestic awards 2009' in Delhi on Tuesday. Jaffer received a cash prize of Rs 200,000, while Cheteshwar Pujara from Saurashtra, who was named batsman of the year, and Mumbai's Dhawal Kulkarni, named bowler of the year, were handed Rs 100,000 each.
Sabri Khan and Zohra Sehgal were given lifetime achievement awards at the fifth DMA Music Festival.
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The Indian Davis Cupper has been selected for the coveted lifetime achievement award of the International Tennis Federation.
N Sankar, the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award at the TiE Chennai Entrepreneur awards 2010, is the Chairman of The Sanmar Group. The turnover of the group is estimated to be around Rs. 4,500 crores. Sankar talks about how he built the empire.
Former India swashbuckling batsman Salim Durrani goes down memory lane in an exclusive conversation with Haresh Pandya.
Commenting on the nomination of cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Sunday said it was the "dirtiest play" of Congress.
Indian women's team captain Ritu Rani and senior's men's team drag-flicker V R Raghunath were on Wednesday recommended by Hockey India for the Arjuna Award.
Salman Rushdie, who was knighted by Britain's Elizabeth II, turns 60 today.
Infotech publication Dataquest has chosen Tata Consultancy Services CEO Subramaniam Ramadorai as the 'IT man of the year 2004' and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp for its 'pathbreaker award' for the same period.
Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday praised star pacer Mohammed Shami and para-archer Sheetal Devi after being honoured with the Arjuna Award in Delhi.
PM honours defence expert Subrahmanyam with lifetime award
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He is survived by his wife Thankamani Kutty,a renowned Kathakali dancer, and three sons.
Bollywood dazzled on the red carpet of the Hello! Hall of Fame Awards 2019.
Other shortlisted chief executives include Abdulrahman Ali Al-Abdulla of Muntajat, Peabody Energy's Gregory Boyce, Pailin Chuchottaworn of PTT Public Company Ltd, Repsol's Antonio Brufau and Ian Taylor of Vitol.
The actor was honoured with a lifetime achievement award by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images on the grand finale.
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Davis Cup hero Andy Murray won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for 2015 at a star-studded reception in Belfast on Sunday.
Perween Warsi, a non-resident India, who runs a multi-million pound food empire, on Thursday won a lifetime achievement award and has been placed among Britain's ten most remarkable women.\n\n
It's less than a year since he made his debut, in the first Test against India at Mohali, but Kagiso Rabada has emerged South Africa's leading cricketer. The 21-year-old fast bowler was named South African's youngest ever Cricketer of the Year and also scooped up five other awards at a gala hosted by Cricket South Africa.
Pakistan is currently at the turning point of history, believes Hamid Mir, the political editor of Geo Television."Within two days, Pakistan parliament's joint session will take up 18 amendments of its constitution, which will change some 80 articles of the constitution. These amendments are set to curtail the president's powers," Mir said. Mir says, "The new amendments will make parliament more powerful than it ever was."
With two of the three Oscar-nominated songs being in Hindi and performed with colourful and vigorous Bollywood dances, and with Rahman invoking in Tamil a saying about divine greatness, the proceedings at times looked like a Bollywood event held in Los Angeles.
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Sharath is the lone Khel Ratna award recipient, 25 sportspersons, including shuttlers Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, woman boxer Nikhat Zareen, track and field athletes Eldhose Paul and Avinash Sable, were conferred with the Arjuna Award.
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Serbian Djokovic, who 12 months ago had elbow surgery, won Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2018, before lifting this year's Australian Open crown, to add to his tally of Grand Slam singles titles and reclaim top spot in the rankings.
The famed Norwegian actress and director added she was impressed with the culture and tradition visible in India's cinema.
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Wrestling coach Anoop Singh and Paralympics coach Naval Singh among other nominees get Sports Ministry approval
Sankaran had been admitted to a private hospital near Kannur in Kerala for the past few days due to age-related ailments and died on Sunday night, they said.
Sports Ministry confirms Satwik, Chirag for Khel Ratna, Shami and 25 others for Arjuna award
The Centre has asked all states to set up special search committees to find out talented people who could be nominated for Padma awards but so far have been left out of consideration despite their exceptional contributions.
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