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Galwan Hero Colonel Santosh Babu's Father Says, Not "100% Satisfied" With Mahavir Chakra

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 26, 2021

The father of late Colonel Santosh Babu on Monday said he was "not 100 per cent satisfied" with the Mahavir Chakra posthumously awarded to him for his acts of gallantry against the Chinese attack in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh in June 2020, and that he should have been honoured with the Param Vir Chakra.

Maharashtra Should Have Got More Padma Awards: Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 26, 2021

Maharashtra makes a big contribution towards the country and the world in different sectors, but the state has received "only six" Padma awards this year, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on Tuesday.

Tennis Great Margaret Court Vows To Keep Aussie Award Despite Backlash

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 26, 2021

Margaret Court insisted Tuesday she would not give back a high-profile Australian honour after a backlash over her views on the LGBTQ community

Padma Shri Manjamma Jogati: Transgender Folk Artiste Married To A Goddess

India News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Tuesday January 26, 2021

The list of Padma awards recipients this year includes a transgender from Karnataka who has over the past many decades practised and single-handedly popularised rural folk arts. For Manjamma Jogathi, the Padma Shri comes after decades of social and financial struggle. Overcoming personal odds, Manjavva Jogati, as she would be called in Karnataka, h...

Ahmedabad Skater Khushi Patel Bags PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, Wishes To Inspire Youth

Asian News International | Tuesday January 26, 2021

Khushi Patel, a 16-year-old roller skater from Ahmedabad, won the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021 for sports.

Padma Awards 2021: 26 People Awarded for Literature And Education

Education | Written By Bhoomika Aggarwal | Monday January 25, 2021

A total of 119 Padma awards were given this year out of which 26 are educators, writers and authors. Seven Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan, and 102 Padma Shri awards have been given by the President Ram Nath Kovind.

Table Tennis Player Mouma Das, 6 Other Sportspersons Awarded Padma Shri

Press Trust of India | Monday January 25, 2021

Veteran table tennis player Mouma Das was among seven sportspersons awarded the prestigious Padma Shri by the Government of India on the eve of the country's 72nd Republic Day.

Galwan Hero Colonel Santosh Babu Awarded With Maha Vir Chakra

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday January 25, 2021

Colonel Santosh Babu, who was among the 20 soldiers that died in the line of duty in a brutal hand-to-hand combat with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley last year, has been awarded with the second highest wartime gallantry award, the Maha Vir Chakra, for showing "conspicuous bravery in face of enemy, exemplary leadership and astute p...

Padma Awards 2021: See Full List Of Recipients

India News | Edited By Deepika Pundir | Monday January 25, 2021

The Union Home Ministry on the eve of Republic Day announced the recipients for Padma awards. Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.

Shinzo Abe, SP Balasubrahmanyam Among Padma Vibhushan Recipients

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Monday January 25, 2021

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and music legend SP Balasubrahmanyam have been honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in India, the government announced today. Celebrated singer SP Balasubrahmanyam was conferred the honour posthumously. He died in a Chennai hospital last year after almost two months of treatm...

President Approves Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards For 40 People

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 25, 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the conferring of Jeevan Raksha Padak awards for meritorious acts of saving lives to 40 people, including a Kerala man who will be honoured with the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak posthumously.

Girl Who Carried Her Father 1,200 Km On Cycle Among Bal Puraskar Winners

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday January 25, 2021

Jyoti Kumari, the 16-year-old girl who carried her ailing father for 1,200 kilometres from Haryana to Bihar's Darbhanga on a cycle during the coronavirus lockdown last year, is among the thirty-two children to be awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar.

Seventeen ITBP Officials Get Police Medals On Eve Of Republic Day

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 25, 2021

Seventeen Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel have been awarded police service medals of various categories on the eve of Republic Day on Monday.

CRPF Soldier Killed In Pulwama Attack Gets Gallantry Medal Posthumously

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 25, 2021

Mohan Lal who "chased and fired" at an explosives-laden car that rammed into a force bus in Pulwama killing him and 39 troops onboard in 2019 has been decorated with the highest police medal for gallantry on the eve of the Republic Day on Monday.

32 Children Awarded Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Monday January 25, 2021

Thirty-two children have been awarded the ‘Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar’ this year for their exceptional abilities and outstanding accomplishments in the fields of innovation, scholastics, sports, arts, culture, social service and bravery.