Miranda, Hazarika get posthumous Padma Vibhushan
The late cartoonist Mario Miranda and the late musician Bhupen Hazarika were amongst the five people awarded the Padma Vibhushan on Wednesday.
The others are sculptor K.G. Subramanyan, orthopaedist
Govt announces Padma Awards
A total of 109 persons, including 19 women, have been selected for the Padma awards on the eve of the Republic Day.
President Pratibha Patil approved the awards including one duo case (counted as one
Shashi Kapoor and Montek Singh conferred Padma awards
India's first woman photographer Homai Vyarawalla, tribal artist Jivya Soma Mhase, yesteryear actor Shashi Kapoor, Chhau dance exponent Makar Dhwaj Darogha and planning commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia were among those who were conferred the Padma awards on Friday.
Premji sees urgent need for governance reforms
Jan. 26: Noted industrialist and Wipro chairman, Mr Azim Premji, who was awarded for the Padma Vibhushan this year on Tuesday, said he is “extremely disappointed” about the performance of the governme
Hashim Ansari be awarded Padma Vibhushan: APCC
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) today proposed that Mohammad Hashim Ansari, one of the main litigants in the Ayodhya title suit case, be given an honour like Padma Vibhushan fo