Laxman, Dixit, Shah Rukh, Premji get top honours

Laxman, Dixit, Shah Rukh, Premji get top honours (LEAD): "Altogether, 96 Padma awards, including nine Padma Vibhushans, 30 Padma Bhushans and 57 Padma Shri, have been conferred this year. Shameem Dev Azad, wife of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, has been honoured with the Padma Shri for her contribution to ghazal singing."