Padma Bhushan
- Entertainment
Tollywood actor Balakrishna honoured with Padma Bhushan
Amaravati: One of the top Tollywood actors and Andhra Pradesh legislator Nandamuri Balakrishna has been honoured with the prestigious Padma Bhushan award for his contributions to the field of art. Popular as…
- Sports
Padma Bhushan for PR Sreejesh, Ashwin among 4 to get Padma Shri
New Delhi: Former men’s hockey captain P R Sreejesh was chosen for the Padma Bhushan, while recently-retired cricket star Ravichandran Ashwin was among the Padma Shri winners as four athletes and a…
- India
Foxconn Chairman Young Liu conferred Padma Bhushan
New Delhi: Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn Group CEO and Chairman Young Liu was conferred the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, on the eve of 75th Republic Day. As per…
- India
List of Padma awards conferred on Wednesday
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday conferred Padma awards to renowned people and unsung heroes, a few posthumously, from different walks of life for their contribution in various fields. The President…
- Entertainment
Raveena Tandon, Vani Jairam, Suman Kalyanpur among Padma winners
New Delhi: Actress Raveena Tandon, and singers Vani Jairam and Suman Kalyanpur were among those conferred Padma Awards on the occasion of Republic Day 2023. Among the nine Padma Bhushan winners were…
- India
Dominique Lapierre, French author of The City of Joy’, dies aged 91
London: Dominique Lapierre, the bestselling French author well-known in India for his ode to the city of Kolkata titled The City of Joy’, has died aged 91, his wife has confirmed. Lapierre,…
- India
Ex-Tata Steel MD Jamshed Irani passes away
Chennai: Former Managing Director of Tata Steel Ltd, Jamshed J. Irani has passed away at Jamshedpur. He was 86. He died on Monday night. “Dr J.J. Irani was a quintessential Tata man.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad couple behind India’s Covid vaccine gets Padma Bhushan
Hyderabad: Dr Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella, the couple behind Bharat Biotech, which developed India’s first indigenous vaccine for Covid-19, have been awarded Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in the…
- India
‘Wants to be Azad, not Ghulam’, Jairam Ramesh takes a jibe at colleague
New Delhi: After former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Tuesday refused to accept the Padma Bhushan bestowed upon him the government of India on the eve of Republic Day, Congress leader…
- India
Cong leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to be conferred with Padma Bhushan on Republic Day
New Delhi: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad will be conferred with Padma Bhushan on the 73rd Republic Day. The Congress leader was elected to Rajya Sabha for five terms and twice to…
