Padma Bhushan

By IANS CHENNAI: Veteran playback singer Vani Jairam, 78, who was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, was cremated on Sunday with full state honours at the Besant Nagar electric crematorium. The singer, who has won…

Sundar Pichai, the Indian CEO of the world's most popular search engine, Google, was presented with a Padma Bhushan Award on December 2, 2022. For those who didn't know, Pichai joined Google back in 2004 as a product manager for Google…

The Congress and the Gandhis are "extortionists" and were also selling the Padma Bhushan, the BJP alleged on Sunday, attacking its rival over Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor's allegation that he was forced to buy an M F Husain painting from…

Sonu Nigam has shared a fun incident that happened with him at his own party. A fan mistook him for Sonu Sood and wished him a ‘happy birthday’ during the party. Sonu received the Padma Shri award from president Ram Nath Kovind during a…

After being conferred the Padma Bhushan award in the field of public affairs, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said he hoped to eradicate religion- and caste-based politics which were widespread in the country. Speaking exclusively…

NEW DELHI: The legendary Devendra Jhajharia on Monday became the first para athlete to receive the Padma Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian award. The 40-year-old Jhajharia received the prestigious award from President Ram Nath…

NEW DELHI: Indian Paralympic javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia on Monday received his Padma Bhushan award, in the field of Sports. Ace Indian javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia is a two-time Paralympics gold medallist (Athens 2004, Rio…

Amid internal rumblings within the Congress over Ghulam Nabi Azad being awarded Padma Bhushan, senior Congress leader Karan Singh on Thursday said national awards should not become subject of intra-party controversy and if "one of our…

By PTI NEW DELHI: The first para athlete to be bestowed with the Padma Bhushan, Devendra Jhajharia says the "huge honour" will help change the attitude of society towards the differently-abled and motivate them to…

NEW DELHI: The first para athlete to be bestowed with the Padma Bhushan, Devendra Jhajharia says the "huge honour" will help change the attitude of society towards the differently abled and motive them to strive for excellence. The multiple…