Harmanpreet Kaur expressed gratitude to her family, teammates and fans after receiving the Padma Shri from President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, reflecting on her journey in Indian cricket.
An attempt to kidnap Padma Shri awardee and noted social worker Phoolbasan Bai Yadav was thwarted by timely police intervention in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district on Tuesday. Three persons, including two women, have been detained and are being questioned.
Harmanpreet Kaur, captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, was announced as a Padma Shri awardee on Sunday, joining eight other current and former sportspersons on the 2026 Padma Awards list.
Padma Shri awardee and renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Monday created a magnificent sculpture at Puri Beach to congratulate the Indian women’s cricket team for winning the 2025 World Cup.
“I am returning my Padma Shri award to the Prime Minister. This is a letter to say that,” Punia posted on X (formerly Twitter).
The school of the Padma Shri awardee, developed into a group of schools with four schools in India and one in Dubai and is reported to have over 6,000 students enrolled.
