Singer Sonu Nigam, actor Victor Banerjee, Marathi singer Sulochana Chavan, singer Madhuri Barthwal, musician Ballesh Bhajantri and filmmaker Chandraprakash Dwivedi won awards at the Padma awards ceremony.
This year, 128 Padma awards are being presented and the first civil investiture ceremony was held on March 21 during which 54 personalities were given the...
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Azad's fans define him as someone who is above parochial politics and one who believes in the unity of Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Dalits.
Married at 15, Lalita Vakil put her life in ‘Chamba Rumal’ – a world ranking Himalayan embroidery.
President Ram Nath Kovind approved the names of 128 Padma Award recipients on Tuesday. Veteran actor Victor Banerjee, playback singer Sonu Nigam, and filmmaker...
Ray, Polanski, David Lean – Victor Banerjee's celluloid repertoire stood out from the start as he chose to play character roles than succumbing to the easy...
The Padma awards, considered the highest civilian awards of the country, will be conferred by the President at a ceremonial function in Rashtrapati Bhawan in...
Najma Akhtar holds the distinction of being the first woman vice-chancellor of the university, and probably also the first VC of any central university in the...
Bengal’s last leftist chief minister declined the award in a brief statement soon after he was notified. Supporters of the BJP, on the other hand, blamed the...
‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’...
Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee says he will not accept the Padma Bhushan award.
General Bipin Rawat awarded Padma Vibhushan, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad gets Padma Bhushan.
Uddhab Kumar Bharali, a Padma Shri awardee's bail has been cancelled by the Gauhati High Court for alleged sexual abuse of a minor girl he was fostering.
The Padma awards are given in three categories - Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri - and announced annually on the eve of Republic Day.
A search and screening committee headed by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia will take the final call on the list of recommendations.
PT Usha was conferred the Padma Shri in 1985 while O M Nambiar, presented the Dronacharya that year, had to wait for another 36 years before the nation's...
President Ram Nath Kovind approved the conferment of 119 Padma awards --seven Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri
Every year, the award winners are announced on the eve of Republic Day. The Padma awardees are felicitated by the President of India
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Vinesh Phogat questioned the government's decision and said that deserving athletes were left out of the Padma awards list
Jagdish Lal Ahuja, who serves free food to patients and attendants outside PGI hospital in Chandigarh, and Mohammed Sharif, who has performed last rites of...
Late Union Ministers Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and George Fernandes given Padma Vibhushan, Manohar Parrikar Gets Padma Bhushan.
Eight sportspersons were named for the prestigious Padma awards on the eve of the 2020 Republic Day, and they are Mary Kom (Padma Vibhushan), P V Sindhu (Padma...