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January 26, 2025 7:55 AM

Padma Awards 2025: Osamu Suzuki, Sushil Modi, Sharda Sinha among recipients

The central government on Saturday announced the names of the awardees for the Padma Awards 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the recipients, praising their remarkable achievements. This year, President Droupadi Murmu has approved the conferment of 139 Padma Awards, which include seven Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri awards. The list also features one duo case (where the award is counted as one), 23 women awardees, and 10 individuals from the Foreigners/NRI/...

December 27, 2024 2:56 PM

Osamu Suzuki, who led Japanese automaker into India, dies at 94

Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious pennypincher who led Japan's Suzuki Motor for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto market, has died aged 94. He died on Christmas Day of lymphoma, said the company, which he steered ambitiously, during his time as either chief executive or chairman, out of its primary market of minivehicles. The inexpensive, boxy, 660-cc cars specific to Japan benefited from generous tax breaks, but demanded a stringent reining-in of c...

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