VVS Laxman wins Padma Shri awards announced

Padma awards announced; VVS Laxman wins Padma Shri

The Padma awards have been announced and cricketer VVS Laxman has been awarded the Padma Shri.

Film stars Shashi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, ITC chief YC Deveshwar, former foreign secretary Shyam Saran, ICICI Bank managing director Chanda Kochar and music composer Khayyam are among the 31 awarded Padma Bhushan.

Laxman, cinestars Tabu, Kajol and Irrfan Khan, singer Usha Uthup, sportspersons Krishna Poonia and Gangan Narang are among 84 personalities awarded the Padma Shri.

Former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra, Wipro chief Azim Premji are among the 13 awarded the Padma Vibushan.

Deputy chairperson of planning commission Montek Singh
Ahluwalia, late economist LC Jain, historian Kapila Vatsayan
and former chairman of finance commission Vijay Kelkar were also awarded Padma Vibhushan.

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Lindsey Vonn Wins Women's Super-G Race 2011

Lindsey Vonn Wins Women's Super-G Race; Kostelic Takes Men's Combined

Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. won today’s super-G in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, ahead of Germany’s Maria Riesch, the leader of the overall World Cup standings.

The 26-year-old Vonn, who tops the super-G competition over Riesch, clocked 1 minute, 22.64 seconds, just five-hundredths of a second faster than the German. Switzerland’s Lara Gut was third.

Vonn, the three-time defending World Cup overall champion, trails Riesch by 145 points. Austria’s Elisabeth Goergl is a further 459 points behind. The American has a 151-point advantage over Riesch in the super-G competition.

In Kitzbuehel, Austria, Ivica Kostelic of Croatia won the men’s combined event -- which takes the best results from the slalom and downhill. He was 11th in yesterday’s downhill, and second in today’s slalom. The 31-year-old leads the overall competition.

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