Folk singer Sharda Sinha, who passed away in 2024, has been posthumously honoured with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan, one of India's highest civilian awards.
United Arab Emirates skipper Esha Oza was named the CC Women's Associate Cricketer of the Year 2024 on Sunday following exceptional performance for her national team in the last calendar year, according to the ICC website.
Hockey India (HI) on Sunday extended its heartfelt congratulations to former Indian Men's Hockey Team goalkeeper PR Sreejesh on being conferred with the prestigious Padma Bhushan, which is the third-highest civilian award in India.
Speaking with ANI, Anant Nag expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government of India for bestowing him with the prestigious award.
The announcement of Padma Awards on the eve of Republic Day turned out to be a "bitter-sweet" moment for the family of late veteran ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas, who has been posthumously honoured with the Padma Bhushan.
Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus has been named the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Year 2024 on Sunday following exceptional performance for his national team in the last calendar year
On the eve of Republic Day, the Centre announced the Padma Awards 2025, conferring the highest civilian honours to 139 people, including seven Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.
President Droupadi Murmu approved Gallantry awards to 93 Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces personnel, including 11 posthumous, on the eve of 76th Republic Day.
Sreejesh has been awarded Padma Bhushan. Paris 2024 Paralympics gold medallist Harvinder Singh, former football captain Inivalappil Mani Vijayan, former spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and coach Satyapal Singh have been awarded Padma Shri