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Padma Shri awardee and Kabaddi coach Sunil Dabas was rescued by two policemen and was taken to the hospital. (Photo: ANI)

Gurgaon: Man tries to run car over National Female Kabaddi team coach

The incident took place on Wednesday night after she objected to demolition of the entry gate of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, a...

6 Oct 2017 2:33 AM GMT

Gita Mehta (Photo: Twitter/@kanak_news)

Don't politicise Padma awards

It is a reflection of the age we live in that even awards to recognise meritorious work in varied fields that they...

27 Jan 2019 7:52 PM GMT

Author Gita Mehta, who is also the sister of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.(Photo: Twitter/@kanak_news)

Timing not right: Naveen Patnaik's sister Gita Mehta says no to Padma...

Gita Mehta cited 'timing of the award' as the reason for refusing to accept the Padma award.

26 Jan 2019 3:48 AM GMT

Ustad Zakir Hussain

Wah! Ustad

Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain is not just a national treasure, his global fame goes beyond percussion.

25 Feb 2019 9:01 PM GMT

CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Prof Atul Kumar, chief of Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, and Prof. Randeep Guleria, director, AIIMS, at an event.

People's trust most vital, says Ranjan Gogoi

Law and medicine share a common goal and that is to serve the society.

9 March 2019 10:29 PM GMT

Swaraj seeks report over visa denial to German Padma Shri awardee

German national Friederike Irina Bruning, 61, who was awarded the Padma Shri for cow protection this year.

26 May 2019 10:03 AM GMT

Work is her temple

Meera Pyarelal speaks about following her heart and earning a name in the furniture industry, a male bastion.

24 July 2019 7:14 PM GMT

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik

Rs 10,000 monthly grant to Odisha Padma winners

Naveen Patnaik on Monday evening approved a proposal by the state culture department seeking financial assistance for...

9 July 2019 9:27 PM GMT

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut during a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Withdraw Kangana Ranaut's Padma Shri, arrest her: Nawab Malik

The minister's demand comes a day after Kangana's controversial remarks on the country's Independence

12 Nov 2021 8:05 AM GMT

Wrestler Bajrang Punia holds his Padma Shri award near the Kartavya Path, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. The Olympic medallist grappler on Friday decided to return the Padma Shri award in protest over the election of Sanjay Singh, a Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh loyalist, as the president of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). (PTI Photo)

Bajrang Punia to Return Padma Shri in Protest over WFI Chief Election

Bajrang was stopped at the Kartavya Path by Delhi Police officials when he tried to reach the Parliament to meet PM Modi

22 Dec 2023 7:22 PM GMT

UK MP Barry Gardiner was conferred the Padma Shri award. (Photo: https://www.barrygardiner.com/)

Kishwar Desai | Padma Shris for 2 British friends; poor' Boris can't...

The Indian high commission had an impressive ceremony to bestow Padma Shri awards on two British friends of India.

25 Jun 2023 6:55 PM GMT

President Pranab Mukherjee confers Padma Shri on discus thrower Vikas Gowda during Padma Awards 2017 function at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Padma award highlight of my career, says Gowda

Gowda has had to prove to himself that he still has what it takes to represent India looking ahead to Rio 2020.

14 April 2017 6:45 PM GMT