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Marathon Class (Marathon Class) Chandrani Murmu Youngest MP in India National Security Advisor Mr Ajit Doval with Cabinet Minister Rank Rakesh Makhija Chairman of Axis Bank President of UN General Tijjani Muhammad-Bande Assembly Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Chief Justice of the Delhi High Patel Court 4 Virendra Kumar Pro-Tem Speaker of Lok Sabha Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Kazakhstan Thawarchand Gehlot Leader of Rajya Sabha 5 Executive Director of the United Nations Inger Andersen Environment Programme Zuzana Caputova Slovakia's First Female President Om Birla 17th Lok Sabha Speaker Samant Kumar Goel Director of the RAW Arvind Kumar Director of the Intelligence Bureau Member of the International Olympic Narinder Batra Committee 6 Kumar Sangakkara First Non-British President of MCC Laurentino Cortizo New President Of Panama Igor Stimac India’s Football Coach Dia Mirza One of the 17 New SDG Advocates 7 G.S. Lakshmi International Cricket Council’s (ICC’s) Joko Widodo Re-Elected President of Indonesia 8 Cyril Ramaphosa President of South Africa Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma First Brand Ambassadors of Myntra New President of the United Nations Professor Tijjani Bande General Assembly Salman Khan Brand Ambassador of BharatPe 9 Volodymyr Zelenskiy President of Ukraine Suresh Kumar Chief Technology Officer of Walmart Karambir Singh Navy Chief 10 Davis Malpass 13th President of the World Bank Justice T B N Radhakrishnan Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Manu Sawhney Chief Executive Officer of ICC Justice Pradeep Nandrajog Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Chief Coach for the Indian Hockey Graham Reid Team 11 DLB 18 19 20 21 64th Filmfare Awards 2019 • The 64th Filmfare Awards ceremony, • द टाइम्स ग्रुप द्वारा प्रस्तुत 64 वें presented by the The Times Group, फिल्मिेयर अवार्ड समारोह में 2018 की को ﴂदी भाषा की फिल्मोﴂhonoured the best Indian Hindi- सवडश्रेष्ठ भारतीय फह language films of 2018. सम्माफित फकया गया। बई मेंﴂयह समारोह 23 मार्ड 2019 को मु • • The ceremony was held on 23 March आयोफित फकया गया। 2019 in Mumbai. • Padma Awards — one of the highest • प पुरस्कार - देश के सवोच्च िागररक में, अर्ाडत् ﴂमें से एक, तीि श्रेफियो ﴂcivilian Awards of the country, are पुरस्कारो conferred in three categories, प फवभूषि, प भूषि और प श्री से namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma सम्माफित फकया िाता है। Bhushan and Padma Shri. के ﴂगफतफवफियो / ﴂपुरस्कार फवफभन्न फवषयो • ,अर्ाडत में फदए िाते हℂ। कला ,ﴂThe Awards are given in various क्षे配ो • ,ﴂdisciplines/ fields of activities, viz. art, सामाफिक कायड, सावडिफिक मामलो ग, व्यापार औरﴂिीफियररﴂsocial work, public affairs, science and फवज्ञाि और इ engineering, trade and industry, उोग, फर्फकत्सा, साफहत्य और फशक्षा, medicine, literature and education, खेल, फसफवल सेवा, आफद। sports, civil service, etc. • ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for • ‘प फवभूषि’ असािारि और फवफशष्ट सेवा exceptional and distinguished service; के फलए प्रदाि फकया िाता है; • ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished • ‘प भूषि’ उच्च क्रम की फवफशष्ट सेवा के service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ फलए और फकसी भी क्षे配 में फवफशष्ट सेवा के for distinguished service in any field. फलए Shri प श्री ’। 配ﴂकी घोषिा हर साल गित ﴂThe awards are announced on the • पुरस्कारो • occasion of Republic Day every year. फदवस के अवसर पर की िाती है। को भारत के राष्टर पफत द्वारा ﴂThese awards are conferred by the • इि पुरस्कारो • President of India at ceremonial समारोह में सम्माफित फकया िाता है िो फक functions which are held at Rashtrapati राष्टर पफत भवि में आमतौर पर हर साल मार्ड Bhawan usually around March/ April / अप्रैल के आसपास आयोफित फकए िाते every year. हℂ। • This year the President of India has • इस वषड भारत के राष्टर पफत िे 112 प को स्वीकार करिे की स्वीकृफत ﴂapproved conferment of 112 Padma पुरस्कारो Awards including one duo case (in a दी है, फिसमें एक िोडी मामला (एक युगल duo case, the Award is counted as one) मामले में, पुरस्कार एक के 셂प में फगिा िाता है) • The list comprises 4 Padma • इस सूर्ी में 4 प फवभूषि, 14 प भूषि Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 और 94 प श्री पुरस्कार शाफमल हℂ। Padma Shri Awards. हℂ और ﴂमें 21 मफहलाए ﴂपुरस्कार पािे वालो • की श्रेिी के 11 ﴂof the awardees are women and इस सूर्ी में फवदेफशयो 21 • the list also includes 11 persons from व्यक्ति / एिआरआई / पीआईओ / त पुरस्कार पािेﴂthe category of ओसीआई, 3 मरिोपरा सिेंर्र व्यक्ति शाफमल हℂ।ﴂforeigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, 3 वाले और 1 टरा posthumous awardees and 1 transgender person. Bharat Ratna (3) • भारत रत्न (3) 1. Nanaji Deshmukh • 1. िािािी देशमुख (तﴂposthumous) (मरिोपरा) 2. Dr. Bhupen Hazarika • 2. र्ॉ। भूपेि हिाररका (posthumous) (तﴂमरिोपरा) 3. Pranab Mukherjee • 3. प्रिब मुखिी • Padma Vibhushan (4) • प फवभूषि (4) • 1. Ms. Teejan Bai — Art-Vocals- • 1. सुश्री तीिि बाई - कला-स्वर- Folk — Chhattisgarh लोक - छत्तीसगढ़ • 2. Shri Ismail Omar Guelleh • 2. श्री इस्माइल उमर गुलेह (फवदेशी) (Foreigner) — Public Affairs — - सावडिफिक मामले - फिबूती Djibouti • 3. श्री अफिलकुमार मफिभाई िाइक - - रर्िाﴂShri Anilkumar Manibhai Naik व्यापार और उोग-अवस .3 • — Trade & Industry- महाराष्टर -दरे - कलाﴂत मोरेश्वर पुरﴂInfrastructure — Maharashtra • 4. श्री बलव र् - महाराष्टरﴂगमﴂShri Balwant Moreshwar अफभिय-र .4 • Purandare — Art-Acting-Theatre — Maharashtra • Padma Bhushan (14) • प भूषि (14) • 1. Shri John Chambers (Foreigner) — • 1. श्री िॉि र्ेम्बसड (फवदेशी) - व्यापार और Trade & Industry-Technology — USA उोग-प्रौोफगकी - यूएसए र्सा - सावडिफिकﴂह ढीﴂShri Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa — • 2. श्री सुखदेव फस .2 • िाबﴂPublic Affairs — Punjab मामले - प • 3. Shri Pravin Gordhan (Foreigner) — • 3. श्री प्रवीि गोरिि (फवदेशी) - सावडिफिक Public Affairs — South Africa मामले - दफक्षि अफ्रीका • 4. Shri Mahashay Dharam Pal Gulati — • 4. श्री महाशय िमड पाल गुलाटी - व्यापार स्करि - फदल्लीﴂTrade & Industry-Food Processing — और उोग-खा प्रस Delhi • 5. श्री दशडि लाल िैि - सामाफिक कायड - • 5. Shri Darshan Lal Jain — Social Work हररयािा — Haryana • 6. Shri Ashok Laxmanrao Kukade — Medicine- • 6. श्री अशोक लक्ष्मिराव कुकडे - मेफर्फसि- Affordable Healthcare — Maharashtra अिोर्ेबल हेल्थकेयर - महाराष्टर - र्ा - सावडिफिक मामलेﴂShri Kariya Munda — Public Affairs — • 7. श्री कररया मु .7 • र्ﴂJharkhand झारख • 8. Shri Budhaditya Mukherjee — Art-Music- - गीत-फसतारﴂSitar — West Bengal • 8. श्री बुिाफदत्य मुखिी - कला-स गालﴂपफिम ब • 9. Shri Mohanlal Viswanathan Nair — Art- Acting-Film — Kerala • 9. श्री मोहिलाल फवश्विार्ि िायर - कला- • 10. Shri S Nambi Narayan — Science & अफभिय-फिल्म - केरल बी िारायि - फवज्ञाि औरﴂEngineering-Space — Kerala • 10. श्री एस िा ग-स्पेस - केरलﴂिीफियररﴂShri Kuldip Nayar (Posthumous) — इ .11 • त) - साफहत्यﴂLiterature & Education (Journalism) — Delhi • 11. श्री कुलदीप िैयर (मरिोपरा • 12. Ms. Bachendri Pal — Sports- और फशक्षा (प配काररता) - फदल्ली Mountaineering — Uttarakhand • 12. सुश्री बछेंद्री पाल - खेल-पवडतारोहि - र्ﴂShri V K Shunglu — Civil Service — Delhi उत्तराख .13 • गलू - फसफवल सेवा - फदल्लीﴂShri Hukumdev Narayan Yadav — Public • 13. श्री वी के शु .14 • Affairs — Bihar • 14. श्री कुमदेव िारायि यादव - सावडिफिक मामले - फबहार िी खेल रत्नﴂThe Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in • खेल और खेल में रािीव गा • Sports and Games, is the highest पुरस्कार, भारतीय गिराज्य का सवोच्च sporting honour of the Republic of खेल सम्माि है। India. • इसे 1991-92 में शु셂 फकया गया र्ा। इस • It was started in 1991–92.The winner पुरस्कार के फविेता को 7.5 लाख 셁पये of this award get 7.5 lac rupees. फमलते हℂ। को ﴂThis award is given annually to those • यह पुरस्कार उि खेल व्यक्तियो • तराडष्टर ीयﴂsport persons who make country प्रफतवषड फदया िाता है, िो अ में देश को गौरवाक्तित करते हℂ। ﴂproud at the international events. आयोििो • Various awards given in the field of • खेल के क्षे配 में फदए िािे वाले फवफभन्न sports are: Arjuna Award, Eklavya पुरस्कार हℂ: अिुडि पुरस्कार, एकलव्य ,द पुरस्कारﴂAward, Major Dhyana Chand Award, पुरस्कार, मेिर ध्याि र् िी खेलﴂDronacharya Award and Rajiv Gandhi द्रोिार्ायड पुरस्कार और रािीव गा Khel Ratna Award. रत्न पुरस्कार। • t is the highest sporting honour of the • भारत गिराज्य का सवोच्च खेल सम्माि Republic of India. है। 配ालय द्वाराﴂIt is awarded annually by the • 2. यह युवा मामले और खेल म .2 • Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. प्रफतवषड प्रदाि फकया िाता है। • 3. This award was instituted in 1991- • 3. यह पुरस्कार 1991-92 में र्ाफपत 92. फकया गया र्ा। द इसﴂि ग्रℂर्मास्टर फवश्विार्ि आिﴂChess Grandmaster Viswanathan • 4. शतर .4 • Anand was the first recipient of this पुरस्कार के पहले प्राप्तकताड र्े। को ﴂaward. • 5. 1992 से 2018 तक 35 क्तखलाफडयो • 5. From 1992 to 2018, 35 sportsmen यह पुरस्कार फमला। got this award. • Arjuna Award 2018 • अिुडि पुरस्कार 2018 配ालय द्वारा प्रदािﴂConferred by the Ministry of Youth • युवा मामले और खेल म • Affairs and Sports, Arjuna Award is the फकया गया, अिुडि पुरस्कार भारत का oldest National Sports award in India सबसे पुरािा राष्टर ीय खेल पुरस्कार है फिसे which was instituted in the year 1961.
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