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TopicPadma Vibhushan

Topic: Padma Vibhushan

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.

Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala, Mithun among 132 Padma awardees

The list approved by President Droupadi Murmu included 30 women and eight persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and nine posthumous awardees.

Padma award for Mulayam ploy to ‘silence Bharat Ratna demand’, woo SP votebank, say party leaders

Political experts say since 2014 the Yadav community has been showing a tilt towards the BJP in Lok Sabha elections, while it continues to vote for the SP in assembly polls.

Maulana Azad to Romila Thapar—Bharat Ratna and Padma awardees who refused to accept it

Indira Gandhi's principal secretary, PN Haksar was the first person to refuse the Padma Vibhushan award. He said he was simply doing his job and accepting the award would be discomforting.

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.

‘People’s Padma’ Awards shows the best of India, and not just the elite

From nominating deserving people to getting a chance to attend the awards ceremony, the Modi govt has changed the way Indians interact with the Padma Awards.

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.

Shinzo Abe, SP Balasubramaniam among Padma Vibhushan recipients

Former CMs Tarun Gogoi and Keshubhai Patel, former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan and ex-Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan will be awarded the Padma Bhushan.

After Padma Vibhushan, Mary Kom eyes Bharat Ratna by aiming for gold at Tokyo Olympics

Mary Kom is the first woman sportsperson to be awarded the Padma Vibhushan. The boxer said her immediate target was to first qualify for Tokyo Olympics.

Khushwant Singh, the man who amused everyone, but spared none

On his death anniversary, ThePrint remembers him for leaving an indelible mark on people with his razor-sharp wit and risqué humour.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.