The Sports Ministry has confirmed that Wimbledon doubles champion Sania Mirza has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna but made it clear that the final decision rests with only the Awards Committee.
The World Environment Day was celebrated on June 5.
Bollywood bids adieu to Kundan Shah.
Fifth seeds Sania Mirza and Cara Black cantered into the second round, even as the duo of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi were shown the door in the men's doubles, at the French Open, in Paris, on Thursday.
'Back at Wimbledon, embracing a different role this time,' she declared.
Reader Vipul and Swasti Sharma sent us this picture from Paris.
The Indian tennis ace will team up with Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic, while Martina to pair with Coco Vandeweghe of the United States.
'When in doubt .. twirl,' the 36-year-old tennis legend wrote on her Facebook page showing off her gown.
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack begins by asking why the hijack lasted seven days and ends in wondering if the good guys fought the bad ones hard enough, observes Sukanya Verma.
Host Karan Johar gets Farah Khan and Sania Mirza on the couch.
The tennis star watched the match while doing her make up at Lakme Fashion Week!
Reader Sushant Nanda sent us a picture of Sania Mirza from New York.
Tennis star Sania Mirza was disappointed as she arrived late and could not see the man-made marvel, Taj Mahal in Agra city.
Paksitan's People's Party nominee Fehmida Mirza, a loyalist of slain former Premier Benazir Bhutto, was on Wednesday elected the first woman Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament. 51-year-old Mirza, who has been thrice elected to Parliament, won 249 of the 324 votes cast by the newly-elected members of the National Assembly.
Mirza Tanners Ltd issued 1000 7.5% non convertible debentures of Rs 100,000 each aggregating to Rs 100 million to Punjab National Bank on a private placement basis.
The reality is that even successful Muslims are made to suffer because of their faith, and the opposition to Sania Mirza is part of the same story of discrimination, says Kashif-ul-Huda.
The ATP Tour brought the world number ones for a short conversation as they prepared for the prestigious tournament.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
From 11-year-old to 60-plus, Olympics is playground for all
Balaji also showed that he can quickly adapt to conditions when he was asked to do the singles duty during the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan on grass. The rival was not of the highest quality but Balaji showed that he was willing to come out of his comfort zone if the team demands.
When contacted, AITA Secretary General Anil Dhupar said he does not have any objection to Bopanna playing with Balaji, ranked 84, at the Paris Olympics.
Rakul Singh and Jackky Bhagnani tied the knot in a dreamy wedding ceremony in Goa on February 21.
Dia loves diamonds... Shanaya is gym-ready... Adah's Commando sari...
Mahesh Bhupathi celebrated his 38th birthday in style, as he and Sania Mirza captured their second mixed doubles title together after beating Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Santiago Gozalez 7-6, 6-1 in the French Open final on Thursday.
To keep their MLAs together, political parties are organising dinner meetings and arranging hotel stays for them ahead of the council elections, which are taking place just three months ahead of the assembly polls in the state.
Reader Murlai Ramadoss met Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza at Wimbledon on Wednesday.
Sania Mirza says it will take her at least two more months to get battle ready
Femina Miss India 2000 and Indian cinema hottie Dia Mirza wore the showstopper -- a light pink and white cotton-candy inspired A-line dress -- for Nishka's collection.
Reader Aman Rayet has sent us a photograph.
Looking to cash in on the huge fan following of Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza, Italian sports wear company Lotto has launched the star's signature collection of sportswear in the domestic market and would be introducing it in the international
Reader Jimish Kapadia and his brother Vrushabh met the tennis ace at Bangkok airport.
This V-day, turn to Ghalib for inspiration.
Sania Mirza joined the tennis selection row on Tuesday when she slammed the All India Tennis Association (AITA) over the controversy surrounding her selection for the London Olympics.India's top-ranked women's player Sania Mirza joined the Olympics tennis selection row on Tuesday, slamming the All India Tennis Association on her selection for the London Games.
So many film folk turned up at the opening night of the Jio MAMI Film Festival, held at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) in Mumbai.
Dressed in her Diwali best, the actor looks lovely on her latest cover.
On Republic Day, Sukanya Verma looks at the times the colours of the tiranga adorned the stars on screen and off it.
The big names who will be bidding for a podium finish before bidding farewell...
India's Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis continued their domination in the women's doubles by winning their sixth consecutive title by lifting the Brisbane International Tennis Tournament, in Brisbane, on Saturday.
