Padma Shri Award
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Padma Awards 2025: Nomination process for India's highest civilian awards commences
India | May 02, 2024, 08:03 AM ISTPadma Awards 2025: The government led by PM Modi has maintained that it stands committed to transforming the Padma Awards into 'People's Padma'. The nominations and recommendations for the awards will be received online on the Rashtriya Puraskar portal.
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'I will also return my Padma Shri': Virender Singh after Bajrang Punia's act
Other Sports | Dec 23, 2023, 03:39 PM ISTVirender Singh's comments come after Bajrang Punia left his Padma Shri award and Sakshi Malik announced her retirement from wrestling. Punia and Malik took their moves in the wake of former WF President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's aide Sanjay Singh being named the new chief of the wrestling body.
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WATCH | Bajrang Punia leaves his Padma Shri award outside PM Modi's residence
Other Sports | Dec 23, 2023, 06:29 AM ISTIn his protest to Sanjay Singh's selection as Wrestling Federation of India President, the ace wrestler Bajrang Punia announced his decision to return the Padma Shri and later left the award outside the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
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Bajrang Punia returns Padma Shri in his letter to PM Modi over WFI chief's election
Other Sports | Dec 22, 2023, 06:47 PM ISTBajrang Punia issued a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing that he is returning his Padma Shri award. Olympic medallist Punia's decision came amid protest against the election of the new Wrestling Federation of India chief Sanjay Singh, a day after Sakshi Malik quit the sport.
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Padma Awards: Akhilesh receives 'Padma Vibhushan' for his late father Mulayam Singh Yadav | WATCH
India | Apr 06, 2023, 07:12 AM ISTPadma awards 2023: Mulayam Singh Yadav, a former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, had founded the Samajwadi Party. He died on October 10 at the age of 82. He was elected 10 times to Uttar Pradesh assembly and seven times to Lok Sabha and was popularly known as 'Netaji'.
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Raveena Tandon, MM Keeravaani accept the coveted Padma Shri honor from President Droupadi Murmu
Celebrities | Apr 05, 2023, 10:12 PM ISTPresident Droupadi Murmu presented Padma Shri Awards to MM Keeravaani and Raveena Tandon on Wednesday.
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PM Modi breaks into laughter as Padma Shri awardee Quadri shares his thought about BJP govt | WATCH
India | Apr 05, 2023, 09:31 PM ISTPadma Awards distribution: PM Modi burst into laughter after Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri mentioned Congress government during a short chat with the PM.
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'Aap ne meri jholi bhar di...'- a rare expression of gratitude by Padma awardee Hirbai to PM- WATCH
India | Mar 23, 2023, 06:12 AM ISTPadma awards distribution ceremony witnessed heartwarming moments when social worker Hirbai Ibrahim Lobi came to receive the award. She in her unique style praised PM Modi and President Murmu.
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125-year-old Swami Sivananda bows before PM Modi before receiving Padma Shri. Watch how PM responded
India | Mar 22, 2022, 06:15 PM ISTWalking bare feet in the palatial Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, before receiving the award, the yoga practitioner bowed down first before Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then before the President, drawing another round of applause from the guest at the civil investiture ceremony.
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Padma Shri awardee 'Prithviraj' director Chandraprakash Dwivedi dedicates honour to country
Celebrities | Jan 26, 2022, 03:02 PM ISTBest known for directing the television period drama 'Chanakya' and the critically acclaimed film 'Pinjar', Chandraprakash Dwivedi has put together the story of valour of the fearless King Prithviraj Chauhan in his next 'Prithviraj' which will see Akshay Kumar playing the titular role. The film has been produced by Yash Raj Films.
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Sonu Nigam dedicates his Padma Shri award to his mother
Celebrities | Jan 26, 2022, 02:15 PM IST"I would also like to thank my mother, Shobha Nigam, and my father, Agam Kumar Nigam. In fact, I want to dedicate this award to my mother. Had she been here today, she would have cried a lot," Sonu Nigam said.
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Padma Awards Announced: Sonu Nigam to be conferred with prestigious Padma Shri Award
Celebrities | Jan 25, 2022, 08:45 PM ISTThe Government of India today(January 25) announced the list of recipients of the Padma awards- one of the highest civilian awards of the country. Bollywood's popular playback singer Sonu Nigam will be honoured with Padma Shri along with Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj Chopra.
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Karan Johar on receiving Padma Shri Award: This is a monumental day for me
Celebrities | Nov 09, 2021, 06:23 AM ISTKaran Johar has been felicitated with the Padma Shri Award at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. Karan's mother Hiroo Johar accompanied him to the prestigious ceremony. The director-producer was conferred with the award by President Ram Nath Kovind.
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Padma Shri Awards: Kangana Ranaut, Adnan Sami share photos with Prez Ram Nath Kovind from ceremony
Celebrities | Nov 08, 2021, 06:45 PM ISTBollywood personalities Kangana Ranaut, Adnan Sami, Ekta Kapoor and Karan Johar are a few names being honoured with the Padma Shri on Monday in a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in the capital.
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Late Tamil actor Vivek accorded full state honours in Chennai
Entertainment | Apr 17, 2021, 11:40 PM ISTTamil actor-comedian Vivek, who died on the morning of April 17 due to cardiac arrest, was accorded full state honours with 72 guns salute in Chennai.
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80-year-old from Ayodhya awaits his Padma Shri award
News | Feb 20, 2021, 10:44 PM IST80-year-old Sevi Mohammed Sharif received a letter from Government of India in which he was told that he will be honoured with Padma Shri.
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Langar Baba Wins Padma Shri: Know the story of Jagdish Lal Ahuja
India | Jan 25, 2020, 08:25 PM ISTPadma Shri Awards: He has been on his selfless mission for more than past 30 years and 'Langar Baba' Jagdish Lal Ahuja has now got the recognition he was perhaps not even aiming for in the first place.
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Saif Ali Khan wanted to give the Padma Shri Award back
Celebrities | May 15, 2019, 07:44 AM ISTActor Saif Ali Khan, who was felicitated with the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award in 2010, says he wanted to return it.
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Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth conferred with Padma Shri award
Other Sports | Mar 21, 2018, 10:42 AM ISTSrikanth received the award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati in New Delhi.
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Advani, Big B and Rajat Sharma among Padma Awardees for the year 2015
India | Jan 26, 2015, 11:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: Following is the list of the 104 persons conferred Padma Awards. These include nine Padma Vibhushan, 20 Padma Bhushan and 75 Padma Shri awardees.Padma VibhushanName (Discipline) State/CountryLK Advani (Public Affairs), GujaratAmitabh Bachchan (Art),