Late CDS Gen Bipin Rawat awarded Padma Vibhushan, his daughters receive honour

India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who died in a helicopter crash in December 2021, was awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously on Monday. His daughters Kritika and Tarini received the award from President Ram Nath Kovind on their father's behalf. General Rawat's wife and 12 others were also killed in the same crash.