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PM committed to honouring real heroes: Amit Shah on Padma awards

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the President approved conferment of 128 Padma Awards

General Bipin Rawat, tech giants and vax makers get Padma awards

Chandrasekaran, Nadella, Pichai, Ella also figure in the civilian awards list

George Fernandes, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj conferred Padma awards

There were two Padma awards ceremonies for the years 2020 and 2021 held in the morning and evening

Karan Johar, Ekta Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and more receive Padma Shri awards

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously

President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma awards in Rashtrapati Bhavan

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.

Nominate your choice of inspiring people for Padma awards: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to nominate their choice of persons, who are doing exceptional work at the grassroots, for Padma awards. In a tweet, Modi said India has many talented people doing exceptional work at the grassroots but they are often not much known. "India has many talented people, who are doing exceptional work at the grassroots. Often, we don't see or hear much of them. Do you know such inspiring people? You can nominate them for the #PeoplesPadma. Nominations are open till 15th September. http://padmaawards.gov.in," he tweeted, sharing the link of the website. The Padma awards, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri are amongst the highest civilian awards of the country. In the last few years, the Modi government has been honouring scores of unsung heroes with the Padma awards for their life-long contributions to the society and achievements in different fields. Instituted in 1954, these awards are announced on the occasion of

Govt urges citizens to recommend names for Padma awards, last date Sept 15

The Centre Thursday said it was committed to transform the Padma awards into "People's Padma"

Online presentations for MPs by Padma Awardees from today: LS Speaker

'Presentations by Eminent Social Workers for the benefit of Members of Parliament' from January 18 to January 22

President Kovind presents Padma awards to 54 'inspiring' personalities

About 50,000 nominations were submitted for the awards this year

In pics: Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri awards 2019; the complete winners' list

As many as 112 "inspiring" personalities were selected for this year's Padma awards including four Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri

A M Naik, Kuldip Nayar, Kader Khan among 112 people named for Padma awards

President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh, L&T chairman A M Naik, late journalist Kuldip Nayar, late actor Kadar Khan and cricketer Gautam Gambhir were among the 112 prominent personalities who were named on Friday for conferment of this year's Padma awards. Folk artist from Chhattisgarh Teejan Bai, Guelleh, Naik and theatre actor from Maharashtra Balwant Moreshwar Purandare will be honoured with Padma Vibushan, former Comptroller and Auditor General V K Shunglu, former union minister Kariya Munda, Akali leader S S Dhindsa were named for Padma Bhushan. Former CEO of CISCO Systems John Chambers, South African anti-Apartheid Leader Pravin Gordhan, iconic face of MDH spices Mahashay Dharam Pal Gulati, Malayalam actor Mohan Lal, founder President of Saraswati Nadi Shodh Sansthan, Darshan Lal Jain were among the 14 renowned persons named for Padma Bhushan, the Home Ministry announced. Late actor Kadar Khan, cricketer Gautam Gambhir, dancer and choreographer Prabhu Deva and former ...

Govt receives highest-ever nominations, around 50,000, for Padma Awards

The ministry received 35,595 nominations in the previous year, and 18,768 in the year 2016

Padma Awards: Dhoni, Neerja Bhanot, Arnab Goswami rejected by govt

However, the Home Ministry has not cited any reasons for rejecting the names

Pichai, Nadella, PV Sindhu and more: Shortlisted names for Padma awards

Sharad Pawar and Murli Manohar Joshi are among the politicians who made it to the coveted list

Govt launches interactive dashboard of Padma awardees

It is a major step in the government's efforts to bring transparency and people engagement into the Padma Award process

Rajinikanth, Sania Mirza, Priyanka Chopra honoured with Padma awards

56 eminent persons were honoured with Padma awards today

Rajinikanth, Priyanka Chopra honoured with Padma awards

Both actors receives their respective awards by Prez Mukherjee at a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Honouring the best

On Monday, President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Padma awards to illustrious personalities from various fields. Here's a look at some of the award winners in each category