The coveted Padma Awards ceremony 2021 is being held today as Kangana Ranaut and Adnan Sami were among the first ones to receive Padma Shri at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Padma Awards 2021: Kangana Ranaut, Adnan Sami receive Padma Shri

Today at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Prime Minister Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented four Padma Vibhushan Awards, eight Padma Bhushan Awards and sixty-one Padma Shri Awards for the year 2020.

Padma Awards 2021: 29 women and one transgender among this year's awardees

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the contribution of those conferred with the Padma awards, saying these exceptional individuals from different walks of life have brought qualitative changes in the lives of others.

Exceptional individuals who brought qualitative changes in others' lives: PM on Padma awardees

Veteran table tennis player Mouma Das and the legendary PT Usha's coach Madhavan Nambiar were among seven sportspersons awarded the prestigious Padma Shri by the Government of India on the eve of the country's 72nd Republic Day.

TT player Mouma Das, five other sportspersons awarded Padma Shri

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Sunday showed her displeasure over the Padma awards list, which was announced yesterday. "Who decides who shall be awarded? Is there current or former athletes in the jury?

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat questions Government on Padma awardees

The Padma Awards to be given on the occasion of Republic Day have been announced. Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj are also named among those who received the Padma Vibhushan. PV Sindhu and Manohar Parrikar will be awarded by Padma Bhushan.

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While addressing the Lower House on Tuesday, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that Padma Awards have not been conferred based on biasness or lobbying.

No biasness or lobbying in conferring Padma awards: Nityanand Rai

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday conferred Padma awards. Eminent personalities including senior advocate and former leader of opposition HS Phoolka, ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan, former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir and Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee, among others, were honoured.

President Kovind confers Padma awards; HS Phoolka, Gautam Gambhir, Manoj Bajpayee receive Padma Shri 

President Ramnath Kovind confers Padma Awards

Forty-seven prominent personalities, including Malayalam actor Mohanlal, former foreign secretary S Jaishankar, Akali Dal leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and renowned journalist Kuldip Nayar (posthumous), were conferred the Padma awards by President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday.

President Kovind confers Padma awards to 'inspiring' personalities

For distinguished service in sports, table tennis player Sharath Kamal, chess player Harika Dronavalli and Wrestler Bajrang Punia received Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday.

Bajrang Punia, Sharath Kamal, Harika Dronavalli conferred with Padma Shri by President Ram Nath Kovind

Mountaineer Bachendri Pal, who became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1984, was conferred with India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan.

List of sports personalities who received Padma awards this year

The awards -- Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri -- are announced on the eve of the Republic Day every year

Padma Awards 2018 announced: Full list of recipients

He was a 16-time world champion when he was ignored for Padma Bhushan for the second time.

Padma Bhushan: Pankaj Advani gets his due, says no hard feelings against government

Nominations to the Padmas are an open process. Anybody is allowed to recommend anybody

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Sreejesh, Sakshi Malik, Thangavelu, Deepa Malik, Vikas Gowda, Karmakar and Shekhar Naik were other sportspeople to have got the Padma Shri

Virat Kohli receives Padma Shri from India's president

This year President Pranab Mukherjee has approved conferment of Padma awards to eighty-nine persons

Virat Kohli wins Padma Shri, Sharad Pawar, Murli Manohar Joshi win Padma Vibushan

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