February 06, 2026 1:54 am
Soon after the award was announced on Republic Day eve, VS’s son Arun Kumar had said: ‘It is a recognition from the country. It is priceless, and the family takes that honour with great pleasure’
January 26, 2026 3:19 am
The awards for VS and Shibu Soren signal the government’s acknowledgement of the roles the two Opposition leaders played.
January 25, 2026 8:38 pm
Ahead of Republic Day, Dharmendra was conferred with Padma Vibhushan. Sunny Deol was seen with Esha Deol and Ahana Deol at a Border 2 screening shortly after the announcement.
January 25, 2026 10:10 pm
Padma Awards 2026 Winners List: The full winners list has been announced by the Government of India, with veteran actor Dharmendra, cricketer Rohit Sharma, actor R Madhavan, and Malayalam cinema icon Mammootty among the prominent recipients honoured this year.
May 28, 2025 11:16 am
Padma Awards 2025: This year, Droupadi Murmu, the President of India has awarded 139 Padma Awards, on Tuesday, May 27.
May 21, 2025 3:59 am
Srinivasan was part of the team that built Apsara, India’s first research reactor in the 1950s, and was involved with every nuclear power plant built thereafter
January 26, 2025 12:14 am
State Bank of India’s (SBI) first woman chairperson, Arundhati Bhattacharya, was awarded the Padma Shri — one of the country’s highest civilian honours, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement.
January 26, 2025 12:19 pm
Economist Bibek Debroy was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously, while M T Vasudevan Nair received the Padma Vibhushan. Former SBI chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya got the Padma Shri.
May 09, 2024 9:53 pm
President Droupadi Murmu presented the Padma Vibhushan to Vyjayanthimala, 90, and Chiranjeevi, 68, at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
February 29, 2024 3:59 pm
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, who is celebrating winning three Grammys at its 66th edition, explains why he was missing from the stage when his band Shakti was being awarded, talks about the significance of the honour for the band
March 12, 2019 10:15 am
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the 2019 Padma awards, one of the highest civilian honors, on March 11. The awards were given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher order) and Padma Shri (distinguished service).
January 25, 2016 4:01 pm
Rajinikanth, Dhirubhai Ambani, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Priyanka Chopra, Sania Mirza are among the Padma awardees this year. Here is a look at this year Padma awardees.





