Indian badminton players and Women’s doubles partners Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand; World Cup winning chess player Divya Deshmukh. File | World Cup winning chess player Divya Deshmukh, badminton player Gayatri Gopichand, and boxer Narender Berwal are among the 17 sportspersons recognised for their excellence in their respective sports. Also on the Arjuna Award nomination list are Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi, Gayatri Gopichand’s women’s doubles partner Treesa Jolly, Glasgow Commonwealth Games silver-medallist boxer Narender, and young deaf rifle shooter Dhanush Srikanth.“Based on the recommendations of the Selection Committee chaired by a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice (Retd.) Arun Kumar Mishra, the Government has decided to confer awards on the following sportspersons, coaches and entities under various categories,” the Ministry said in a release.The Sports Ministry, however, did not name any athlete for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award this year.1962 Asian Games gold medallist footballer I Arumainayagam was conferred the Arjuna Award for ‘Lifetime Achievement’.Coaches Parveer Singh (Athletics) , Chhote Lal Yadav (Boxing), Neha Nandkumar Chavan (Shooting) were recognised with the ‘Dronacharya Award’ for outstanding coaches in Sports and Games.The ‘Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar’ 2025 was conferred to the Army Paralympic Node, Pune. It is is given to corporate entity (Public/Private), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), “who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development”.With PTI inputs Published - August 18, 2026 01:50 pm IST
Manohar Reddy was honoured with the NRI Achievers Award 2026 at a ceremony held in Singapore recently | He holds a B.Tech degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from BVC Engineering College (BVCE), Odalarevu, Andhra Pradesh. He later completed his master’s degree at the University of Bedfordshire and pursued his professional career in the UK.Mr. Reddy specialises in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Data Engineering and Digital Transformation.The latest recognition adds to his growing list of honours in the UK. In 2025, he was named Adult Achiever of the Year at the Luton’s Best Awards. He was also a finalist at the UK IT Industry Awards, organised by Computing in association with BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT.“I am deeply honoured to receive the NRI Achievers Award 2026. This recognition is an important milestone in my professional journey and encourages me to continue learning, innovating and contributing to the technology sector,” he said.Mr. Reddy said the recognition was a matter of pride as an Indian professional working internationally and hoped that his journey would encourage young professionals to develop their skills and pursue excellence in emerging technologies. Published - August 17, 2026 04:26 pm IST
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