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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
TopicPadma Bhushan

Topic: Padma Bhushan

29% Padma awardees are from 5 poll-bound states and UT, experts say ‘politics as always’

Of the 119 Padma awardees for 2021, as many as 34 are from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Bengal, Assam & Puducherry — all headed for polls in April-May this year.

Social worker returns Padma Shri, ex-boxing coach his Dronacharya in solidarity with farmers

Social worker Baba Sewa Singh & ex-national boxing coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu are latest in list of personalities from Punjab who announced their intention to return their awards.

Economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Padma Bhushan awardee, dies at 74

Ahluwalia had, last month, stepped down as chairperson of Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations due to her declining health.

Sumitranandan Pant, the beloved Hindi poet inspired by Lakshman and Napoleon

The first Hindi poet to be awarded the Jnanpith, he was a poet of nature, influenced by Karl Marx and Mahatma Gandhi.

Ustad Vilayat Khan — Aftab e Sitar who refused awards and for whom music was the main aim

On his death anniversary, Ustad Vilayat Khan’s disciple Dharambir Singh remembers the life, legacy and motivations of the fascinating genius.

US-based scholar who gave Modi leadership award is one of 16 Padma Bhushan awardees

Dr Jagdish Sheth conferred the first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential Award, given out by World Marketing Summit India, on PM Modi last year.

Remembering Talat Mahmood, the velvet-voiced singer who was called India’s Frank Sinatra

On his 21st death anniversary, ThePrint pays tribute to the king of ghazals in Hindi film music, who gave us hits like ‘Jalte hain jiske liye’.

Archaeologist who wants Muslims out of Babri site & a spice titan: Meet the Padma winners

Former President Pranab Mukherjee, BJP leader Nanaji Deshmukh and singer Bhupen Hazarika have received the Bharat Ratna.

ISRO ex-scientist Narayanan, lawyer HS Phoolka, journalist Kuldip Nayar among Padma awardees

The full list of awardees includes four Padma Vibhushans, 14 Padma Bhushans and 94 Padma Shris.

Raj Kapoor, the ‘greatest showman’ of Indian cinema

Apart from his popularity in the former Soviet bloc countries, Raj Kapoor's place in history is firm for his work — both great and controversial.

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New labour codes make India’s workforce competitive with China—and build Viksit Bharat

By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.

Vehicles, TVs, mobile phones—PM EAC report shows rural India is catching up with urban consumers

Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.