- Current Affairs 11th March 2018. President Ram Nath Kovind conferred Padma Awards 2019 at Rashtrapati Bhawan. 56 of the 112 personalities selected for this year's Padma Awards, were conferred the honor at a special function; The remaining awardees are likely to be conferred the honor later this month.
- Former CEO of multinational techno giant Cisco Systems John Chambers, renowned dancer, and filmmaker Prabhu Deva, Renowned singer Shankar Mahadevan, Akali Dal leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Wrestler Bajrang Punia, Bhagirathi Devi, were among the prominent personalities who received the Padma awards.
- Renowned journalist late Kuldip Nayar was posthumously honored with the Padma Bhushan Award.
Published On : 11 Mar 2019
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