New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A number of leaders and prominent people from various walks of life were honoured on Monday with the country's high awards by President Pranab Mukherjee at a civil investiture ceremony here at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Bharat Ratna, India's highest civil honour, was posthumously conferred on Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya.
The medallion and scroll for the same award was also given to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Friday at his residence by the president as the former prime minister could not come to Rashtrapati Bhavan because of ill health.
The Padma awards, which are generally announced on the eve of Republic Day every year, this year included two Bharat Ratnas, three Padma Vibhushans, 12 Padma Bhushans and 34 Padma Shris.
Senior BJP leader and former deputy prime minister L.K. Advani, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya received the prestigious Padma Vibhushan.
Political commentator and journalist Swapan Dasgupta, IT wizard and founder of Microsoft Corporation Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates, and well-known TV personality Rajat Sharma were honoured with Padma Bhushan.
The Gates couple, however, could not come to personally receive their awards.
Under the Padma Shri category Prasoon Joshi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Tarak Janubhai Mehta were some of the well-known people, who received the honour from the president.
Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor's film 'Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar' is going to release soon. In su
Kangana Ranaut again taunted Karan Johar said- Your Hindi has improved now, see what happens next
The war between Kangana Ranaut and Karan Johar has intensified. After the reply from the filmmake
The recovery of huge cash from the premises of Congress Rajya Sabha member Dhiraj Prasad Sahu has
Relaxation in age limit for Corona vaccine, CM Kejriwal wrote a letter to PM Modi demanding
New Delhi: Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra
IPL 2022 has gotten off to a great start. Many senior and young players have managed to grab the
A major accident took place during the exercise of crossing the Shyok River by a tank in the Unio
The fever of IPL 2024 will start from today. Defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Royal Ch
Keeping in mind the long sixes being hit in IPL, the on-field umpires have started suddenly check
When Corona arrived last year, many insurance companies took it as an opportunity to earn and lau
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been discharged from AIIMS Hospital in Delhi. News
