Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the congratulatory messages, lauding the team's spirit and performance.
FIDE, which has listed the venue for all its global events, has not yet announced the venue for the World Cup.
The CM said it was a proud moment as Nikhat, who hails from Nizamabad district of Telangana, stood as the world boxing champion.
Leading the congratulatory messages from the film industry for the ace shuttler were Aamir Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Viswanathan Anand won the World Chess Championship on Tuesday, beating Veselin Topalov in the final game of the 12-game match in 56 moves, in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Indian Grandmaster won by a point: 6.5 - 5.5 to retain the crown he won in 2008. Join us in congratulating the world champion.
Charleston will always be special to me," said the new World No 1 in women's doubles.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday congratulated Sushil Kumar for becoming the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal at the World Championships, in Moscow.
Neeraj Chopra said it was a dream come true to win the World Championships gold medal.
Neeraj Chopra's rise to stardom from a Haryana village has been nothing short of spectacular.
Sania Mirza officially became the first Indian woman tennis player to be ranked world number one in doubles. According to the latest rankings, the Indian ace rose three rungs to 7660 points, which enabled her dethrone Italy's Sara Errani (7640 points).
Sania Mirza officially became the first Indian woman tennis player to be ranked World No 1.
An ecstatic Sania Mirza on Monday shared her joy at becoming the World number one in tennis doubles by doling out advice to her many young fans.
Sania Mirza became the first Indian to climb to the top of the WTA doubles ranking after she teamed up with Swiss great Martina Hingis to claim the Family Circle Cup title on Sunday.
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