New Delhi: Late cartoonist Mario Miranda, actors Dharmendra and Shabana Azmi, top mathematician MS Raghunathan, former Chief Vigilance Commissioner N Vittal and industry leader B Muthuraman were among those conferred the Padma awards by President Pratibha Patil IN New Delhi on Wednesday. Miranda's son Rahul received the Padma Vibhushan from Patil at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan which was attended by Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA...
03:53 PM, Apr 04, 2012
A bus driver ran amok in Pune on Wednesday morning, killing nine people and injuring 27. ...
10:30 PM, Jan 25, 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
New Delhi: Ending speculation over a sportsperson getting the highest civilian honour, the government on Wednesday made it clear that there will be no Bharat Ratna this year, the PMO sources said. The government on Wednesday announced the Padma awards. Music maestro Bhupen Hazarika has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan along with cartoonnist Mario Miranda and both have been honoured with the coveted title posthumously. Meanwhile, actors Shabana Azmi, Dharmendra...
02:55 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: The prestigious Padma Awards, the country's highest civilian awards, have been announced. The awards will be conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The names of some prominent film and music personalities feature in this year's list. Late (Dr.) Bhupen Hazarika has been given the Padma Vibhushan in the field of Vocal Music, while film stars Shabana Azmi, Dharmendra, and noted director Mira...
02:09 PM, Jan 25, 2012
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On Republic Day eve, the five top news headlines perhaps reflected the state of the nation. The first was the tragic story of the Malegaon ...
11:54 PM, Jan 27, 2011
Mumbai: She has been honoured with Padma Shri now and Bollywood actress Kajol, who is among this year's recipients of the India's fourth highest civilian award, is on top of the world. "It's an honour and a pleasure when you are selected for the Padma Shri and I thank all those who thought me worthy of it. I am very, very happy with the way this year has started," Kajol...
01:39 AM, Jan 26, 2011
Take a look at the names of the people conferred with the Padma awards this year. ...
10:31 PM, Jan 25, 2011
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
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Famous music composer Ilaiyaraaja was awarded Padma Bhushan. ...
12:30 AM, Apr 08, 2010
A freelance journalist had claimed that rules were not followed while selecting Chatwal for the honour. ...
11:58 AM, Apr 05, 2010
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