Sat Jan 25 23:49:37 UTC 2025: ## 139 Padma Awards Announced on Republic Day Eve

**New Delhi, January 26, 2025** – The Ministry of Home Affairs announced the prestigious Padma Awards for 2025 on the eve of Republic Day, honoring 139 individuals with the nation’s highest civilian honors. The awards, conferred in three categories – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri – recognize exceptional and distinguished service across various fields including art, social work, public affairs, science, medicine, literature, sports, and civil service.

This year’s recipients include seven Padma Vibhushan, nineteen Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri awardees. Notably, 23 of the awardees are women, and the list also includes ten foreigners, NRIs, PIOs, and OCIs, as well as 13 posthumous awards.

Among the prominent recipients is former Chief Justice of India, Justice (retired) Jagdish Singh Khehar, who received the Padma Vibhushan. Justice Khehar delivered a dissenting opinion in the 2017 Supreme Court case that outlawed triple talaq.

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