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
A total of four Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shris were awarded this year
26 Jan 2022 6:49 AM
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
Kejriwal has asked the public to recommend the names
27 Jul 2021 1:27 PM
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
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
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
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
Nayar awarded posthumously, ex-foreign secy Jaishankar among recipients.
12 Mar 2019 2:42 AM
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
Prominent personalities were conferred the prestigious Padma awards for 2018 by President Ram Nath Kovind in Delhi.
21 Mar 2018 10:50 AM
Society should also go beyond these awards and make efforts to recognise people working selflessly, he further said.
29 Jan 2018 12:50 AM
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
Among unsung heroes were school dropout Jitendra Haripal was got Padma Shri, Anuradha Koirala, and Genabhai Dargabhai Patel.
14 Apr 2017 4:49 AM
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
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
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