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'Canal Man of Odisha' Daitari Naik denies returning Padma Shri
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Banspal Block (Odisha) [India], June 29 (ANI): Padma Shri awardee Daitari Naik, who claims he is struggling to make his ends meet, on Saturday denied returning the prestigious award.
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Army goodwill school renamed after Kashmiri Ashok Chakra awardee
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 20 (ANI): An Army goodwill school in Wuzur, Qazikund, was renamed on Thursday after Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, who lost his life in a counter-terrorism operation last year, and was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra, the highest peacetime galla
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Veteran actor Dinyar Contractor passes away, PM condoles death
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 5 (ANI): Veteran actor and Padma Shri awardee Dinyar Contractor passed away on Wednesday morning due to age-related ailments. He was 79.
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Jennifer Hudson pays tribute to Aretha Franklin at Pulitzer Prize ceremony
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 29 (ANI): American singer Jennifer Hudson performed in honour of the late singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin at the Pulitzer Prize luncheon, which celebrated the 103 class of awardees at Columbia University's Low Memorial Library.
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Just want to serve cows, won't return honour: German Padma awardee
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): After threatening to return her Padma Shri over denial of visa extension, German national Friederike Irina Bruning on Monday asserted that she will not give back the honour which was "bestowed on her with love and respect."
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Swaraj seeks report over visa extension denial to German Padma awardee
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday asked for a report on visa extension denial to a German national - one of the Padma Shri awardees of the year 2019.
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Test cricket makes you a complete player, revive format in women's game
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): "If one is a good Test player then one can play in any format," these were the words from Tarak Sinha, the Sonnet Club coach known well to the followers of the game.
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Padma Shri awardee Bhojpuri singer Hiralal Yadav passes away at 93
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): Padma Shri awardee and Bhojpuri vocal artist Hiralal Yadav passed away in Varanasi on Sunday, he was 93-years-old.
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Digital Sukoon founder, Sudhanshu Kumar receives Best Digital Agency award
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] April 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): Digital Sukoon founder, Sudhanshu Kumar honoured with the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Nobel Award by International Human Rights Council at Hotel Sea Princess Juhu Mumbai. Among the awardee, Digital Sukoon was the Best Digital Agency of the Y
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Coventry Cathedral hosts thanksgiving for Padma Bhushan Awardee
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): Coventry Cathedral recently organised a special service of thanks giving for the Padma Bhushan awardee, Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya on 30th March 2019. Apart from his family and friends, the special service was attended by some leading figure
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Is testosterone a male prerogative?
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 3 (ANI): In a world that runs on patriarchal norms, where a man's success is more highlighted--often made blurry by the lack of any measurable yardstick--'sports' is one discipline where women have an equal sway with their achievements.
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Padma Shri awardee Manipuri filmmaker returns Padma Shri in protest agains
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur), [India], Feb 03 (ANI): Celebrated filmmaker and music composer Aribam Syam Sharma, who was honoured with Padma Shri in 2006, on Sunday, returned his award in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill.
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