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A M Naik, Kuldip Nayar, Kader Khan among 112 people named for Padma awards
President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh, L&T chairman A M Naik, late journalist Kuldip Nayar, late actor Kadar Khan and cricketer Gautam Gambhir were among the 112 prominent personalities who were named on Friday for conferment of this year's Padma awards. Folk artist from Chhattisgarh Teejan Bai, Guelleh, Naik and theatre actor from Maharashtra Balwant Moreshwar Purandare will be honoured with Padma Vibushan, former Comptroller and Auditor General V K Shunglu, former union minister Kariya Munda, Akali leader S S Dhindsa were named for Padma Bhushan. Former CEO of CISCO Systems John Chambers, South African anti-Apartheid Leader Pravin Gordhan, iconic face of MDH spices Mahashay Dharam Pal Gulati, Malayalam actor Mohan Lal, founder President of Saraswati Nadi Shodh Sansthan, Darshan Lal Jain were among the 14 renowned persons named for Padma Bhushan, the Home Ministry announced. Late actor Kadar Khan, cricketer Gautam Gambhir, dancer and choreographer Prabhu Deva and former ...
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Govt receives highest-ever nominations, around 50,000, for Padma Awards
The ministry received 35,595 nominations in the previous year, and 18,768 in the year 2016
Padma Awards: Dhoni, Neerja Bhanot, Arnab Goswami rejected by govt
However, the Home Ministry has not cited any reasons for rejecting the names
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Pichai, Nadella, PV Sindhu and more: Shortlisted names for Padma awards
Sharad Pawar and Murli Manohar Joshi are among the politicians who made it to the coveted list
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Govt launches interactive dashboard of Padma awardees
It is a major step in the government's efforts to bring transparency and people engagement into the Padma Award process
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Rajinikanth, Sania Mirza, Priyanka Chopra honoured with Padma awards
56 eminent persons were honoured with Padma awards today
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Rajinikanth, Priyanka Chopra honoured with Padma awards
Both actors receives their respective awards by Prez Mukherjee at a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Honouring the best
On Monday, President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Padma awards to illustrious personalities from various fields. Here's a look at some of the award winners in each category
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