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TopicPadma Shri

Topic: Padma Shri

7 Padma Shri awardees were from Telangana. Who are they?

On the 77th Republic Day, 7 individuals from Telangana were awarded for their contributions in science, engineering, medicine, arts, and social service.

Among 2026 Padma awards recipients, Dharmendra, Alka Yagnik, Rohit Sharma, Harmanpreet Kaur & Shibu Soren

Overall, government announces 131 Padma awards, including five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri, for this year.

Former CJI to paralympics gold medallist: The full list of 2025 Padma awardees

The President has approved the conferment of 139 awards, including seven Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri Awards.

He’s flocked by fans everywhere. Padma Shri artist is now a labourer and wants paisa, not pity

Everyone in Hyderabad recognises folk artist Darshanam Mogilaiah, who reinvented the rare musical instrument 'kinnera'. Recently, he was seen working at a construction site.

Birubala Rabha, whose ‘untiring efforts’ led to anti-witch-hunting law in Assam, dies aged 70

Rabha, who campaigned against witch-hunting for decades & was awarded Padma Shri in 2021, had been battling cancer for three years.

‘Disrespected Wrestler’ Bajrang Punia returns Padma Shri after Brij Bhushan aide elected as WFI chief

The Olympic medal winner posted an open letter to PM Modi on X. Another Olympic medal winner, Sakshee Malikkh, had quit the sport Thursday to protest Sanjay Singh’s appointment.

Former diplomat & Padma Shri awardee Kanwal Sibal likely to take over as JNU chancellor

Jawaharlal Nehru University yet to issue official statement. Sibal, who has served as Indian ambassador to France, Russia, Egypt & Turkey, will succeed NITI Aayog member V.K. Saraswat.

How Karnataka’s Jogathis find feminine power, dignity through Goddess Yellama

In Manjunath to Manjamma, transgender folk artiste Manjamma Jogathi recalls her arduous transformation with remarkable honesty.

Disciplined life in single Varanasi room: Legend of ‘125-yr-old’ Padma awardee yoga guru Sivananda

Swami Sivananda, who walked barefoot in Rashtrapati Bhavan's Darbar Hall to receive Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind last week, claims to have been born in August 1896.

Padma Awards 2022 brought back controversies, politics and the question of its relevance

Buddhadeb Bhattacharya declined Padma Bhushan and Ghulam Nabi Azad drew jibes from Congress leaders for accepting the award from Modi govt. But such controversies are not new.

On Camera

India’s tech ambitions need private sector investment in R&D. Budget 2026 holds the key

India’s private sector remains hesitant to invest in R&D. This is understandable, as the domestic market often fails to reward differentiated technologies adequately.

More states giving out cash transfers. They aren’t substitutes for investments: Economic Survey

Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.