Padma awards have been conferred on 11 people from poll-bound Tamil Nadu. The remaining 10 have been conferred with the fourth-highest civilian award -- Padma Shri. The Padma Shri awardees include Sridhar Vembu, a businessman and the co-founder of tech firm Zoho Corp. An alumnus of Princeton University, Vembu moved from San Francisco to a Tamil Nadu village in 2019. …
President Ram Nath Kovind recalled the spectacular journey of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand to inspire the youth of the nation on the National Sports Day. Patiently sitting through the function, which lasted about an hour, and applauding every award winner when the citation was read, the President expressed admiration for three women athletes Manika Batra, Vinesh Phogat and Rani Rampal, …
