Ghulam Nabi Azad was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the country, on Monday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Poonawalla's Serum Institute of India manufactures COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, while Bharat Biotech of Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella produces India's indigenous coronavirus vaccine Covaxin.
Forty-year old Jhajharia has two gold medals in the javelin competition of Paralympic Games, 2004 Athens and more recently in Rio 2016.
Sumitra Mahajan had decided not to contest the 2019 elections apparently owing to the informal rule in BJP which doesn't allow leaders who have crossed 75 years to contest.
Bangladeshi career diplomat late Syed Muazzem Ali was honored with the third-highest civilian award in India, Padma Bhushan. Veteran museologist Enamul Haq has been nominated for the Padma Shri award.
The government on Thursday opened online nominations and recommendations for Padma Awards 2022. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The last date for nominations for Padma Awards is September 15, 2021.
Veteran playback singer Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra and singer Bombay Jayashri Ramnath expressed gratitude to their fans on Tuesday on being conferred Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards, respectively.
The names from Indian cinema to have been named as Padma Shri recipients include Malayalam lyricist Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, Gujarati film stars Maheshbhai and Nareshbhai Kanodia (posthumously) and singer Bombay Jayashri Ramnath.
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the conferment of 119 Padma awards on the occasion of Republic Day.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Padma Bhushan Pt Ajoy Chakrabarty in Kolkata on November 06.
Among the Padma Vibhushan awardees are prominent names like former union ministers Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and George Fernandes. Sportspersons Mary Kom, PV Sindhu have been awarded Padma Vibhushan. From the entertainment world, film director Karan Johar, actress Kangana Ranaut, TV Producer Ekta Kapoor have featured in the list of Padma Shri awardees.
MC Mary Kom has been conferred the prestigious Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian honour. And PV Sindhu has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian honour.
The Indian Territorial Army had conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Dhoni on November 1, 2011, months after the country lifted its second World Cup under his leadership.
MS Dhoni receives the Padma Bhushan on the same day he led Team India to lift the 2011 World Cup which has left Twitter in awe.
Dhoni received the country's third highest civilian award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Dhoni was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2007 and the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, in 2009.
A three-time medallist at World Championship, Sindhu has been unstoppable ever since becoming the first Indian to win a silver at the Rio Games last year.
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