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President Pranab confers Padma awards 2013

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......

Padma Awards 2013: The Winners

The 2013 Padma Awards were announced on the eve of the 64th Republic DayHere’s the complete list of the winnersPadma Vibhushan Sl No. Name Discipline State/ Domicile 1. Shri Raghunath......

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......

The Jaipur boy whom India chose to honour

For his distinguished academic accomplishments, Arvind Panagariya was among the Indian Americans awarded with the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India this Republic Day. Arthur J Pais spoke......

Padma awards announced, no word on Bharat Ratna

President Pratibha Patil 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......

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......

Why Padma awards are important to businessmen

Every year, the night before Republic Day festivities start, the government comes out with the annual list of Padma awardees - artistes, academicians, social workers, public servants, and......

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......

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......

India Inc's finest: Best of Karnataka

In this part, we highlight some of Karnataka's leading entrepreneurs. They are the ones who played a key role in defining its present cosmopolitan status, giving Karnataka a resonance in history......

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......

Padma awardees Priyan, Shabana: We are happy and honoured

Four film personalities -- Shabana Azmi, Priyadarshan, Mira Nair and Dharmendra -- figure in this year's Padma awardees list. While many believe that the recognition has come in late, the......

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......

'Humbled' Mary Kom worried for boxing's future

Her personal high of being awarded the Padma Bhushan has coincided with turbulent times for Indian boxing, leaving Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom with "mixed feelings" about getting the......

Dravid, Mary Kom to get Padma Bhushan

Batting great Rahul Dravid and Olympic bronze medallist M C Mary Kom were named for the prestigious Padma Bhushan Awards, the third highest civilian honour, while six other sports persons figured......

BCCI recommend Dravid, Gambhir for Padma awards

The BCCI has decided to recommend the names of former Indian captain Rahul Dravid and opener Gautam Gambhir's names for the prestigious Padma Bhusan and Padma Shri awards respectively. According to......

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.......

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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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Q. .....who's the only field hockey player honoured with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, Arjuna award and Padma Shri???
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Q. hamaara culture - Well-known Marathi author and social activist Laxman Mane (63), a recipient of the Padma Shri award, has been booked by the Satara police for allegedly ra*ping three women cooks in an 'ashramshala', a residential school for underprivileged students. The women, in separate complaints to the police, alleged that Mane ra*ped them on the promise of confirming them in their jobs in the school.
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Q. what are the awards / rewards given to amitabh bachchan by the government fo india ?
Gabbar Singh: A. Hindu hain ham vatan hai; hindostan hamara more

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The TimeOut Mint Planner, 17 May 2013

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Madhuri Dixit looks gorgeous than ever before turning 46 today

Entertainment News: Mumbai: Madhuri Dixit, the firebrand actress' who stayed in the US for nine years post marriage, returned to India in 2011. The... ...

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Monthly Report Card of Home Ministry for April, 2013 Press Conference by Union Home Minister

Following is the text of the opening statement of Union Home Minister Shri Sushilkumar Shinde at the monthly press conference of Ministry of Home... ...

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Madhuri Dixit celebrates 46th birthday today

The actress, who has starred in more than 100 films, has won 5 Filmfare awards and was also honored with a Padma Shri in 2008, for her contribution... ...

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Nawab of games - Padma Shri S M Aarif

Padma Shri Aarif is not only famous in India as a badminton coach but has gained global acclaim. He has bolstered many talents such as Gopichand,... ...

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