Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa and Jitu to get Khel Ratna
The Indian government has decided to confer the country's highest sporting honour, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, to Olympic medalists PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik, along with shooter Jitu Rai and gymnast Dipa Karmakar. The awardees will be handed a medal, a citation and a cash prize of ₹7.5 lakh from the President on August 29.