Padma awards: Deshmukh govt recommended Keshub Mahindra`s name

Last Updated: Friday, July 9, 2010, 00:22

The Congress-NCP government in Maharashtra had recommended the name of industrialist Keshub Mahindra for Padma awards in 2002 despite his being an accused in the Bhopal gas leak case.

`Disclose communication between Prez, PM on Padma`

Last Updated: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 18:47

The correspondence exchanged between the PM and the President on Padma Awards should be made public, the CIC has held rejecting the PMO`s claim that such information cannot be given because of Constitutional provisions.

Govt won`t share names of those denied Padma Awards

Last Updated: Thursday, April 8, 2010, 18:30

Information of about those denied Padma Awards should not be shared with the media, the Home Ministry told an RTI applicant.

President Pratibha Patil confers Padma awards

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 20:10

Nobel laureate of Indian origin Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, noted theatre personality Ebrahim Alkazi were on Wednesday conferred Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award by President Pratibha Patil here today.

Madras HC dismisses petition to scrap Padma Awards list

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 00:28

The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking to quash the list of those selected for this year`s Padma Awards.

Padma awards shouldn`t be given to those with taint: Cong

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 18:45

Against the backdrop of US-based hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal getting a Padma Bhushan, Congress on Tuesday said these awards should be given to people who enhance its prestige and not to those with a "taint".