Mulayam Singh Yadav was honoured with second-highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan posthumously. | Photo Credit: AP The Padma awards announced on Wednesday evening underlined once again, the Modi government’s consistent trend of choosing political leaders ideologically opposed to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Republic Day honours, be it Bharat Ratna for late President … Read more
After being conferred the Padma Bhushan award in the field of public affairs, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said he hoped to eradicate religion- and caste-based politics which were widespread in the country. Speaking exclusively to ANI, Azad said, “I had talked about the responsibility of political parties previously also with the same sense … Read more
The Centre has asked all states to set up special search committees to find out talented people who could be nominated for Padma awards but so far have been left out of consideration despite their exceptional contributions. The Narendra Modi government has been honouring many “unsung heroes“, who are contributing to society in different ways, … Read more