New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the conferment of Bharat Ratna on Madan Mohan Malviya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a "fitting recognition" of the services of the "illustrious stalwarts" to the nation."Bharat
New Delhi: Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, popularly known as Mahamana, was a devout freedom fighter, notable educationist and politician who formed Banaras Hindu University (BHU), one of the finest educational institutions in India.He left no
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today welcomed the Centre's decision to confer ‘Bharat Ratna' on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.“I welcome the decision. We all love and respect Vajpayeeji,” Banerjee, who served
New Delhi: Rashtrapati Bhavan has announced the union government's decision to confer Bharat Ratna to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. Interestingly, both Malaviya and Vajpayee share a common date of
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy has demanded country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna for former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao.Speaking at a function to mark the 10th death anniversary of Rao
Jammu: Amid speculation that Atal Bihari Vajpayee may be bestowed with Bharat Ratna, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the UPA government should have conferred the country's highest civilian honour on the
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani has backed awarding the Bharat Ratna to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and said he regarded it as "significant" that the Narendra Modi government has decided to
New Delhi: Speculation is rife that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee may be named for the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna on his 90th birthday on December 25.Sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is contemplating to confer the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.According to sources, a formal announcement in this regard is expected to
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said his government would take up the matter with the Centre again to confer the Bharat Ratna award posthumously to cultural icon Bhupen Hazarika.The state government has already
Chennai: DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Sunday suggested that party founder, the late CN Annadurai, be conferred the Bharat Ratna award.In a letter to President Pranab Mukherjee, copies of which was released to the media
Chandigarh: Legendary athlete Milkha Singh on Tuesday expressed his delight at home ministry recommending the name of hockey great late Major Dhyan Chand for the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in the country.Speaking from
Patna: Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today proposed that socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia and former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur be considered for Bharat Ratna for their contribution to the country. Conferring the highest
New Delhi: The home ministry Tuesday recommended the name of legendary hockey player late Dhyan Chand for the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in the country.Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju informed
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hold an immediate hearing on a petition seeking directions to the government to furnish details on the mysterious disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.While declining to
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to honour the state's cultural icon Dr Bhupen Hazarika with the Bharat Ratna.The Chief Minister, in a letter to the Prime Minister, requested
Kolkata: Amidst speculation that India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna may be conferred on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, a majority of his family members today disapproved of the idea and instead demanded that the mystery
New Delhi: Speculation is rife that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose may be named for the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna.The speculation has been fuelled by the Home
New Delhi: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was not the first choice for the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna with which he was honored this year. Major Dhyanchand, another sports legend who mesmerized hockey fans all
Hyderabad: Rich tributes were paid to former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao on his 93rd birth anniversary today.Governor E S L Narasimhan, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, a host of Ministers, MPs, MLAs
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