Search For "awardee"
Vice President felicitates three Padma Awardees from Telangana
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Telangana], Feb 22 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday felicitated three Padma awardees from Telangana -- badminton player PV Sindhu, innovative farmer Chintala Venkat Reddy and well-known Sanskrit and Telugu poet Vijayasarathi Sribhashyam at a function organised
Read More
Social worker Agus Indra Udayana visits photo museum of 'Indonesia's hero'
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Indonesian social worker and Padma Shri awardee Agus Indra Udayana on Thursday visited the photo museum of Biju Patnaik -- the former Chief Minister of Odisha, who played a role in the Indonesian freedom struggle.
Read More
Bear Grylls shares power packed 'Into the Wild' motion poster featuring Th
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 19 (ANI): British adventurer Bear Grylls on Wednesday shared an intriguing motion poster marking superstar Rajinikanth's blockbuster TV debut in Discovery's 'Into the Wild'. Grylls also shared that it was a special experience for him to work with the Padma Vibhu
Read More
National Bravery awardee complains against Amravati-based girls' college f
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amravati (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 15 (ANI): Zen Sadavarte, a National Bravery Award winner of this year, on Saturday met Additional Director General of Police and filed a complaint over the alleged incident where administration of a girl's college in Amravati made students pledge against l
Read More
Ricky Gervais blasts Oscar awardees for virtue-signaling
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 11 (ANI): Standup comedian Ricky Gervais recently blasted the Oscar awardees for their politically charged and ideologically opinionated acceptance speeches.
Read More
Wholistic Care Center, a first of its kind integrated curative center laun
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 10 (ANI/Digpu): Wholistic Care Center, a first of its kind integrated curative center which harmonizes modern medicines with traditional therapy was launched in Vidyavihar, Mumbai recently.
Read More
Adnan Sami shares adorable snaps from wedding anniversary celebration
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Singer and one of the recent Padma Shri awardees Adnan Sami took to social media on Thursday and shared some glimpses of the celebration of his 10 year wedding anniversary.
Read More
Failure of system if progress in Science doesn't reach common man: Padma S
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Silchar (Assam) [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Oncologist Dr Ravi Kannan, who runs Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Silchar that caters to people from all socio-economic backgrounds, has been conferred with Padma Shri award this year in the category of medicine.
Read More
Guv Kiran Bedi accuses Puducherry CM of disrespecting Padma awardees
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Puducherry [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi, who is often at loggerheads with the state government, has accused Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy of refusing to honour the Padma awardees at an event in Raj Nivas on the occasion of Republic Day.
Read More
Usha Chaumar's inspirational journey from manual scavenger to Padma Shri a
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Once a manual scavenger, Usha Chaumar from Alwar has won the Padma Shri award this year, inspiring one and all with her journey full of adversity, where she emerged as a winner.
Read More
Padma Shri awardee 'Chacha Sharif' grateful to PM Modi for honour
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): After receiving the Padma Shri Award on Sunday, Mohammad Sharif, who has performed last rites of 25,000 unclaimed bodies, said he was grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the honour.
Read More
India honours 2 'inspirational' Brazilian women with Padma Shri
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Two 'inspirational' Brazilian women -- Lia Diskin and Gloria Areria -- among 23 have chosen for Padma Shri, India's one of the highest civilian awards.
Read More