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Will return Padma Bhushan, warns Anna Hazare
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra), Feb 4 (ANI): Social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said he will return his Padma Bhushan award to the President if the Centre doesn’t concede to his demand for Lokpal and Lokayukta.
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Former Kerala cop questions Padma Award to Nambi Narayanan
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kerala (India), Jan 27 (ANI): Former Kerala DGP, T P Senkumar has questioned the Government's decision to confer the Padma award on ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan, asking for an explanation of his contributions to the country.
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Bachendri Pal dedicates Padma Bhushan to her parents
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Mountaineer Bachendri Pal, who has been chosen for Padma Bhushan award, dedicated India’s third highest civilian award to her parents while thanking the Central government on Saturday.
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Once labelled as spy, former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan is happy to ge
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist Nambi Narayanan expressed happiness on receiving third-highest civilian award Padma Bhusan and said my contribution is recognised.
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112 Padma award recipients announced
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the names of the 112 recipients of the Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian Awards of the country on the eve of the country's 70th Republic Day.
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Centre receives around 50,000 nominations for Padma Awards
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs has received a record high of 49,992 nominations for the Padma Awards 2019.
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Prithviraj Chavan pitches for honouring late Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav wit
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan on Friday urged the Centre to honour Olympic wrestler Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav with Padma Bhushan posthumously.
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Google Doodle celebrates legendary dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Today's Google Doodle celebrates the 100th birth anniversary of legendary dancer and Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri recipient Mrinalini Sarabhai.
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Google celebrates Mahadevi Varma with doodle
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Google on Friday celebrated Hindi poet, freedom fighter, woman's rights activist and educationist Mahadevi Varma through its doodle.
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MS Dhoni, Pankaj Advani conferred with Padma Bhushan
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and star cueist Pankaj Advani on Monday received the coveted Padma Bhushan award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the national capital.
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President Kovind gives away Padma awards 2018
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 20 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday evening gave away prestigious Padma awards to 89 winners at Rashtrapati Bhawan here.
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Pankaj Advani hails Padma award as honour to snooker and billiards fratern
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru [Karnataka], Jan 26 (ANI): Ace cueist Pankaj Advani, who has been named for the Padma Bhushan, has said that the third-highest civilian award is recognition for the snooker and billiards fraternity.
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