New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday conferred the Padma awards on several eminent personalities including industrialist Adi Godrej, Olympic medal winners Yogeshwar Dutt and Vijay Kumar, actor Nana Patekar and designer Ritu Kumar. Professor Roddam Narasimha, a internationally renowned expert on fluid dynamics and famous painter Sayed Haider Raza were given the prestigious Padma Vibhushan at an impressive ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
The Padma Bhushan awardees who were honoured on Saturday were: Professor Satya Nadham Atluri, aerospace expert; Dr Maharaj Kishan Bhan, leading biomedical researcher; industrialist Adi Godrej and classical singer Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan.
Dr Nandkishore Shamrao Laud, pioneer in joint replacement surgery; Marathi poet and editor Mangesh Padgaonkar; renowned scientists Dr AS Pillai and Dr BN Suresh; and Bharatnatyam dancer Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan were also given the Padma Bhushan. Social satirist Jaspal Singh Bhatti and actor Rajesh Khanna were given the Padma Bhushan posthmously. Khanna's wife Dimple Kapadia received the award on his behalf....
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05:46 PM, Apr 20, 2013
108 personalities from various fields have been selected for the Padma Awards this year. ...
09:50 PM, Jan 25, 2013
Late actor Rajesh Khanna and late satirist Jaspal Bhatti are among Padma Bhushan recipients this year. Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, will also be given to actor Sharmila Tagore, boxing champion Mary Kom, cricketer Rahul Dravid. Rajesh Khanna and Jaspal Bhatti, who died in 2012, will receive the award posthumously. ...
09:29 PM, Jan 25, 2013
New Delhi: Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna, who was not considered for Padma awards during his lifetime, could get one posthumously. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry is understood to have recommended Khanna's name for Padma Vibhushan under the arts category to the Home Ministry. Names of filmmaker Ramesh Sippy and singer Kailash Kher are being recommended for Padma Shri, sources in I&B Ministry said. Khanna, who was also a Congress...
11:19 PM, Nov 09, 2012
Kolkata: Magsaysay award winning writer Mahasweta Devi, many of whose stories have been made into memorable movies, will herself now appear in one being adapted for celluloid. The movie 'Ullas' consists of three stories, all written by the writer, one of which is 'Dour' (run) in which the prominent tribal rights activist has acted. The information was passed on by the 86-year-old writer herself in a press meet at the...
04:36 PM, Jun 28, 2012
Udhagamandalam: Defence Minister AK Antony and Army Chief Gen VK Singh on Tuesday paid tributes and aid wreaths at the new gravestone of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw on his 98th birth anniversary. Paying tributes to him, Antony said he will be an inspiration to generations of armed forces. The Defence Minister said the people and the country will never forget his contribution, particularly the victorious 1971 Indo-Pakistan war that led...
05:04 PM, Apr 03, 2012
However, PMO sources have made it clear that no Bharat Ratna will be awarded this year. ...
10:20 PM, Jan 25, 2012
On the eve of the Republic Day, the Government of India announced the list of 2012 Padma awardees. We did a little number crunching and plotted the data on charts to reveal hidden dimensions that might not be obvious in the long list of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardees. ...
07:49 PM, Jan 25, 2012
The President of India has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2012. This year the President has approved 109 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 14 in the category of Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous. These comprise five Padma Vibhushan, 27 Padma Bhushan and 77 Padma Shri Awards. There are 19 women among the awardees. Padma Awards, the country's highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma...
02:20 PM, Jan 25, 2012
New Delhi: A list of 128 names-13 Padma Vibhushans, 31 Padma Bhushans and 84 Padma Shri awards, was announced on Tuesday. There are 31 women in the list. Former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra and Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia were amongst the 13 people awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian awards announced Tuesday. Actress Kajol is amongst the people conferred with the Padma Shri. There...
07:20 PM, Jan 25, 2011
Abhinav Bindra got the Padma Bhushan and Pankaj Advani the Padma Shri. ...
12:10 AM, Apr 15, 2009
The initial selection of Padma awardees is made by a committee. ...
02:48 AM, Jan 29, 2009
The awards are a big part of the Republic Day celebrations. ...
04:29 PM, Jan 26, 2009
Famous personalities from various fields are honoured on Republic Day. ...
12:53 AM, Jan 26, 2009
Pune Warriors India's Murali Kartik is excited to have played an instrumental role in his team's shock win over Mumbai Indians in IPL 5. ...
10:22 PM, May 09, 2008
Wellington: Morne Morkel took 6 for 23 and Kane Williamson made an unbeaten 102 in an almost one-on-one contest that ended in stalemate as South Africa and New Zealand drew the third Test on Tuesday. Promoted from his usual role as third seamer to take the new ball, Morkel took all six New Zealand wickets to fall on the final day after South Africa's declaration at 189 for 3 set...
02:11 AM, May 07, 2008
Sydney: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting says he is shocked Cricket Australia has not included opener Simon Katich among its list of contracted players, while former teammate Shane Warne says Ponting was lucky to get a contract. In his first public statement on the issue, Ponting said he agreed with Katich's decision to call a press conference at which he labeled the decision absolutely ridiculous. Speaking on the Nine Network's ...
11:38 PM, Feb 04, 2008
Karachi: Pakistan's out-of-favour Test all-rounder Sohail Tanvir has been appointed the captain of its second string team that will take on Afghanistan in a ground-breaking one-day series to be held later this month. Tanvir, who has been sidelined from Pakistan duty because of fitness problems and indifferent form, will lead a 15-man Pakistan A squad that includes a number of players who have either played or are knocking at the...
07:13 PM, Jan 26, 2008
Mumbai: Already out of the IPL play-off race having suffered 8 defeats in 12 games, Pune Warriors would be looking to restore some pride and play party poopers when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday. While the Warriors have blown away any chance of making it to the four-team play-offs in this edition of the IPL, the Knight Riders are well poised to make it to the second...
05:00 PM, Jan 26, 2008
The RCA secretary Sanjay Dixit made it clear that they will not take any insult from anyone. ...
06:01 PM, Jan 25, 2008
