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Amitabha Bhattacharya | Rethinking the Padma and Bharat Ratna Awards

No wonder that in recent years, some dedicated grassroots workers, far removed from the limelight, are getting noticed and honoured

18 Oct 2023 12:00 AM

Padma awards to Pichai, Gen. Rawat, Neeraj, Azad

A total of four Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shris were awarded this year

26 Jan 2022 6:49 AM

Shobhaa De | Are Padma awards for the ‘common’ man? Not really!

For the very first time in the history of the Padma awards, I felt elated after scrutinising the eclectic list of awardees

13 Nov 2021 12:35 AM

Delhi govt to recommend doctors, healthcare workers for Padma awards to Centre

Kejriwal has asked the public to recommend the names

27 Jul 2021 1:27 PM

Shinzo Abe, SP Balasubramaniam, Paswan among Padma award winners

This year the President has approved 119 Padma awards. The list comprises seven Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri Awards

26 Jan 2021 1:00 AM

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No biasness or lobbying in conferring Padma awards: Govt

He also told the Lok Sabha that any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for the Padma awards.

23 Jul 2019 4:43 PM

President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma awards

The awards were conferred in two ceremonies with 47 dignitaries receiving the honour on March 11, while 54 were honoured on Saturday.

16 Mar 2019 3:45 PM

Gautam Gambhir among 5 sportsperson received Padma Award

The third highest civilian award, Padma Bhushan, was given to Bachendri Pal, first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest.

16 Mar 2019 2:02 PM

President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma Awards on 47 personalities

Nayar awarded posthumously, ex-foreign secy Jaishankar among recipients.

12 Mar 2019 2:42 AM

Nearly 50K nominations for Padma Awards

The process for filing nominations for the Padma Awards was made online in 2016 with help of a simple, accessible and secure online platform.

12 Oct 2018 1:06 AM

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Padma Awards 2018: Ilaiyaraaja, Ghulam Mustafa Khan honoured with Padma Vibhushan

Prominent personalities were conferred the prestigious Padma awards for 2018 by President Ram Nath Kovind in Delhi.

21 Mar 2018 10:50 AM

Padma selection process now transparent: PM Modi

Society should also go beyond these awards and make efforts to recognise people working selflessly, he further said.

29 Jan 2018 12:50 AM

Flexibility, continuous self-correction efforts hallmark of society: Modi

Addressing the 40th edition of 'Mann ki Baat' radio programme, Modi also said women are now moving ahead in all fields.

28 Jan 2018 12:37 PM

Nation salutes shining stars, unsung heroes

Among unsung heroes were school dropout Jitendra Haripal was got Padma Shri, Anuradha Koirala, and Genabhai Dargabhai Patel.

14 Apr 2017 4:49 AM

Sharad Pawar, Virat Kohli, Anuradha Paudwal conferred Padma Vibhushan

The number of Padma awardees this year is 89, which includes seven recipients each for Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan.

31 Mar 2017 10:27 AM

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Sarod maestro captures 12 music icons in his new book

Mr Khan gave his first performance at the age of six, and is credited with reinventing the technique of playing the sarod.

03 Mar 2017 2:14 AM

Save democracy from Hitlerite forces: Kejriwal's Republic Day message

He also took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Padma Vibhushan being awarded to NCP chief Sharad Pawar.

26 Jan 2017 1:46 PM

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