Civilian Awards
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President confers Bharat Ratna on ex-PMs PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh, two others posthumously
Droupadi Murmu will present the highest civilian award to former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani tomorrow at his residence.
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Pranab Mukherjee, Bhupen Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh awarded Bharat Ratna
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Mukherjee is an ‘outstanding statesman of our times’.
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Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee gets highest French civilian award
He was conferred the honour 30 years after his mentor, director Satyajit Ray.
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Music composer Ilaiyaraaja, sportsmen Pankaj Advani, MS Dhoni among 2018 Padma award winners
This year, there are three Padma Vibhushan awardees, nine Padma Bhushan recipients and 73 Padma Shri winners.
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Sharad Pawar, Virat Kohli, Dipa Karmakar among 2017 Padma award winners
NRIs, including AIDS researcher late Suniti Solomon, artist Imrat Khan and Nepal-based social worker Anuradha Koirala are among the Padma Shri awardees.
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Dilip Kumar receives Padma Vibhushan
The 93-year-old actor was presented a medal, a certificate and a shawl by home minister Rajnath Singh.
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