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Murthy, on 9 January 2018, joined
the UK government in the latest Padma Awards Announced
reshuffle conducted by Prime Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian
Awards of the country, are conferred in three
Minister Theresa May.
categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma
Vijay Rupani. He was sworn in as
Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given
the 16th Chief Minister of Gujarat
in various disciplines/fields of activities, viz.-
along with 19 Ministers, including
art, social work, public affairs, science and
Nitin Patel, Deputy Chief Minister engineering, trade and industry, medicine,
on December 26, 2017. literature and education, sports, civil service,
Umesh Dattatraya Salvi. He took etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for
charge as the acting Chairperson of exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma
the National Green Tribunal on 20 Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order
December 2017, following the and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in
retirement of Justice Swatanter any field.
This year the President of India has
Kumar. Justice Salvi will continue in
approved conferment of 85 Padma Awards.
office until the date a new
The list comprises 3 Padma Vibhushan, 9
chairperson is appointed or the date
Padma Bhushan and 73 Padma Shri Awards. The list of Padma Shri
of his superannuation, whichever is
awardees also includes one recipient from each ASEAN country, a move
earlier. He will retire on February 13, to commemorate the silver jubilee of the India-ASEAN partnership. 14 of
2018. the awardees are women and the list also includes 16 persons from the
Henrietta H Fore. She was category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 3 Posthumous awardees.
appointed as the new executive Padma Vibhushan: It has been awarded to 3 persons. The list includes
director of UNICEF on December 22, Ilayaraja- Art (Music), Ghulam Mustafa Khan- Art (Music) and
2017. She has worked to champion Parameswaran Parameswaran- Literature & Education.
economic development, education Padma Bhushan: It has been awarded to 9 persons. The list includes Pankaj
Advani- Sport (Billiards/Snooker), Philipose Mar Chrysostom- Others
and health, humanitarian assistance
(Spiritualism), Mahendra Singh Dhoni- Sports (Cricket), Alexander Kadakin
and disaster relief for the most
vulnerable in the international and
developing world.
Rajinikanth. The Tamil film
superstar, on 31 December 2017,
announced his arrival in politics
and declared that he will launch a
political party in time to contest in
all 234 constituencies in Tamil
Nadu in the next Assembly
elections.
Juan Orlando Hernandez. The
Honduras’ electoral tribunal, on 17
December 2017, declared the
conservative President the official
winner of the November 26
presidential election, sparking calls
for renewed street protests after a
bitterly disputed contest.
Alexei Navalny. The Russia’s
Supreme Court, on 30 December
2017, upheld election officials’
decision to bar the opposition leader
from running for President in
March’s election.

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