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PM awards Padma Shri to Prof Karashima in Tokyo

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday awarded the Padma Shri award to Professor Noburu Karashima for his contribution in the field of literature and education. Professor Noburu had been unable......

Breaking through

Kalpana Saroj and Milind Kamble, who will get the Padma Shri this year, are epitomes of a new resurgence in the Dalit community, writes Aditi Phadnis When Kalpana Saroj, chairperson of Kamani......

Gandhian writes to President for returning Padma Shri

Noted Gandhian writer and Padmashree awardee Giriraj Kishore, who was distressed over the auction of memorabilia associated with Mahatma Gandhi, on Wednesday wrote to President Pratibha Patil......

MUST SEE: Ordinary Indians, extraordinary images

Sadly, Padma Shri T S Satyan (1923-2009), one of the most eminent and earliest photojournalists in the country, doesn't find an entry in Wikipedia. But his never-seen-before compositions, powered......

Wanted to be a doctor, became Carnatic star

Shobha Warrier interacts with Carnatic star Padma Shri Sudha Raghunathan, one of the busiest and the most accomplished singers. It's that time of the year again when the cool air in Chennai......

Reliance's 'discovery man' gets Padma Shri

Reliance Industries found huge natural gas reserves in the very first well it drilled, which subsequently proved to be the world's second largest deepwater discovery in the last decade.But few know......

Adi Godrej, Thyagarajan in list of Padma awardees

Ramamurthy Thyagarajan, the man behind the Tamil Nadu-based Shriram financial services group, and Adi Godrej, who heads the Godrej group, were on Friday awarded the Padma Bhushan. The Padma Shri......

Kidwai becomes first woman president of Ficci

Marking a distinction of being the first woman and a professional manager to take the charge of the leadership of Ficci, Country Head of HSBC India Naina Lal Kidwai on Saturday assumed the......

Govt appoints new commerce, agriculture secretary

The government on Monday appointed S R Rao as commerce secretary, in place of Rahul Khullar, who was made chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India after he retired earlier this......

Ravi Pillai: Amazing journey of 'Ambani of the Gulf'

Ravi Pillai, is the founder-managing director of the Bahrain-based construction services major Naseer S Al Hajri Corporation (NSH), and Petrochem, Saudi Arabia. With 60,000 people working for......

PIX: Jeetendra, Anil Kapoor celebrate Sridevi's Padma Shri

Sahara group chief Subroto Roy organised a bash for Sridevi to celebrate her Padma Shri award at the Sahara Hotel in Mumbai on April 23. The actress cut a medal cake while her friends --......

'Don't feel special about getting Padma Shri'

Veteran Malayalam actor Madhu, 79, was so passionate about cinema that he resigned his job as a college lecturer to join the National School of Drama. His first break came in 1963 when Ramu......

Sridevi: Don't hanker for awards but Padma Shri is special

The gorgeous Sridevi was recently awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, and she seems delighted by the honour.“It’s my good fortune that people still love......

A Padma Shri for Rekha

It was an unforgettable moment for Rekha when she was honoured with the Padma Shri after four decades in the Indian film industry. The 55-year-old actress......

Stars get in line for India's highest awards

This year will see quite a lot of film personalities getting the prestigious Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards. Aamir Khan will be awarded the Padma Bhushan on the 60th Republic Day. In recent......

Olympic silver medalist Vijay Kumar gets Padma Shri

London Olympics silver medalist Vijay Kumar was conferred the Padma Shri by the President in a prestigious ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, on Saturday. The shooter awarded for his exceptional......

Jhulan, Zafar Iqbal to be conferred Padma Shri

The Indian women's cricket team captain Jhulan Goswami, former men's hockey team captain Zafar Iqbal and archer Limba Ram are among the sportspersons chosen for the prestigious Padma Shri award.......

Tell us: Padma Shri for Kirsten?

First it was do it for Sachin. Now that the Boys in Blue have done it for their beloved Paaji, there is a clamour to award Tendulkar the Bharat Ratna. The campaign started somewhere around the time......

VVS, Narang among 7 sportspersons conferred Padma Shri

Ace batsman VVS Laxman and World champion wrestler Sushil Kumar were among seven sportspersons honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri on Tuesday for their contribution in their respective......

Padma Shri for VVS Laxman

Cricketer VVS Laxman will be conferredthe Padma Shri for his services to the game.The Hyderabad batsman, who has played significant turns in securing many memorable wins for Team India in Tests,......

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Q. Who is the only Indian tennis player to win the Arjuna Award, Padma Shri and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
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Q. Who was the first Indian actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?
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Q. Which prestigious award did Madhuri Dixit receive from the Government of India in the year 2008?
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Merit hardly any consideration

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Get ready to pay house tax

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On his 40th birthday, a look at the record man of Indian tennis-Leander Paes

What Viswanathan Anand is to chess and Sachin Tendulkar is to cricket is what Leander Paes is to tennis without a doubt. Leander Paes with... ...

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A glimpse into Dikshitar culture

A scene from the play Sathya Vakku | P Ravikumar. It is such a satisfying feeling when a high intense family drama incorporates deep... ...

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Padma Shri awardee defies cancer to work for destitute

For Padma Shri awardee Binny Yanga, a tribal woman in her late 50s, life means reaching out to the orphans and destitute despite having been... ...

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