President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday conferred the Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian awards of the category, to 112 people from various disciplines. The awards were conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The list includes 112 Padma Awards awarded this year – 4 Padma[Read More…]
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Padma Awards 2019 Live Updates: Late Kader Khan, Gautam Gambhir, Prabhu Deva among awardees
LIVE UPDATES: Here’s the complete list of 2019 Padma Awardees List 112 Padma Awards awarded this year – 4 Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan & 94 Padma Shri. 21 awardees are women and the list also includes 11 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, 3 Posthumous awardees and 1 transgender[Read More…]
Veteran classical vocalist Kishori Amonkar dies at 84
Veteran Hindustani classical singers, Kishori Amonkar died at the age of 84 at her residence in Mumbai on Monday evening. Reportedly, Amonkar was ailing for a while. The Padma Vibhushan recipient classical singer was born on April 10, 1932 to Madhavdas Bhatiya and Mogubai Kurdikar. The famed vocalist, Amonkar learned[Read More…]
Asaduddin Owaisi slams Modi government for awarding Padma Vibhushan to Murli Manohar Joshi
Asaduddin Owaisi slammed Modi’s government on Friday for awarding the Padma Vibhushan to someone who is allegedly involved in the Babri Masjid massacre. BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi was slammed for his alleged role in the Babri Masjid demolition case. As BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi receives PadmaVibhushan, All India[Read More…]