Kalyan Singh To Be Conferred with Padma Vibhushan, SII MD Cyrus Poonawalla to Get Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan will be conferred on Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and SII MD Cyrus Poonawalla.
New Delhi: The Modi government on Tuesday, on the eve of the Republic Day, announced the names of the Padma awards recipients. Among other honours, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh and first Chief of Defence Staff late General Bipin Rawat have been awarded the Padma Vibhushan.
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The Padma Bhushan will be conferred on Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and SII MD Cyrus Poonawalla.
Here are the names of the recipients:
Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories — Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
The awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, such as art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.
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