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Two namesakes claim Padma Shri award, HC steps in

The Orissa high court on Tuesday issued notices to two persons with the same name, both of whom claimed to have been conferred the Padma Shri award in 2023, to appear before it to present their......

100-year-old freedom fighter among 30 unsung heroes awarded Padma Shri

A 100-year old freedom fighter from Goa, a Dhak player from West Bengal who trained 150 women in the male-dominated field and India's first woman puppeteers are among 30 unsung heroes who were......

Medical practitioner to return Padma Shri after Naxal threats

Traditional medicine practitioner Hemchand Manjhi, renowned for his stellar work from a remote village in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, on Monday said he will return his Padma Shri award,......

The American Awarded A Padma Shri

'I was more at home in Maheshwar than in Dallas,' says Sally Holkar who left America and made India her home nearly 60 years ago. She went on a mission to revive a dying craft and changed the lives......

Government announces Padma Shri awardees

Keeping its promise of honouring “unsung heroes”, the government on Thursday announced Padma Shri awards for personalities who served the poor, set up free schools and popularised......

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......

Who is Prasanta Pattanaik, Padma Shri?

Had he not been a student, admirer and follower of Amartya Sen, TCA Srinivasa-Raghavan feels it might have been a Padma Bhushan.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The year was 1971.......

Advertising doyen Piyush Pandey passes away at 70

Advertising legend Piyush Pandey has passed away. He was 70. Photograph: Courtesy, Nirmala Sitharaman/X The news of Piyush Pandey's demise was shared by columnist Suhel Seth on X on Friday......

'Padma Shri Is More Important Than Grammys'

'I felt that this, the entire event, was like my temple.''It was because of this overwhelming feeling that I thought I should accept the award and walk up on the stage barefoot.' IMAGE: President......

After Sonu Received The Padma Shri...

Earlier this week, on March 28, the President presented Sonu Nigam with the Padma Shri and the singer celebrated the event by inviting Bollywood colleagues to a party. Please click on the images to......

Raveena, Keeravaani Honoured With The Padma Shri

Raveena Tandon has been awarded the fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, by President Draupadi Murmu at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. Expressing her gratitude at......

Kader Khan's son receives Padma Shri in Toronto

IMAGE: Sarfaraz Khan receives the Padma Shri from Dinesh Bhatia, India's consul general in Toronto, right. Kader Khan, the much missed actor-writer-director who passed away in Canada in January,......

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......

SEE: Ashwin receives Padma Shri

SEE: Ravichandran Ashwin conferred with Padmi Shri. VIDEO: Kind courtesy BCCI/X Retired Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday conferred with the Padma Shri award. The Indian......

PR Sreejesh chosen for Padma Bhushan; Ashwin to get Padma Shri

IMAGE: P R Sreejesh, who retired after winning a second successive Olympic hocky bronze in Paris, is currently the head coach of the junior men's team. Photograph: P R Sreejesh/X Former men's......

Squash star Joshna Chinappa conferred with Padma Shri

IMAGE: Indian squash star Joshna Chinappa receives the Padma Shri from President Draupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi on Thursday. Photograph: Rashtrapati Bhawan/X Indian squash......

Bopanna and Chinappa shortlisted for Padma Shri

IMAGE: Rohan Bopanna has been selected for the fourth highest civilian honour. Photograph: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Tennis star Rohan Bopanna, who is set to be crowned world number......

PIX: Padma Bhushan for Sindhu; Rani gets Padma Shri

IMAGE: PV Sindhu is conferred the Padma Bhushan -- the country's third-highest civilian award by President Ram Nath Kovind. Photographs: Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs &......