Bharatratna
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Manish Tiwari for Bharat Ratna to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev
India | October 26, 2019 12:53 IST"It would be in the fitness of things that if on January 26, 2020, all three of them are honoured with the Bharat Ratna," read the letter.
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Who was Veer Savarkar? Why's BJP proposing his name for Bharat Ratna?
Fyi | October 23, 2019 10:51 ISTThe BJP, popularly known as the saffron party, had always been vocal about nationalist ideology and has praised the valour of freedom fighters and social reformers. The party has recently stirred a controversy after it proposed Veer Savarkar's name for Bharat Ratna.
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Will not beg Bharat Ratna for my father: Dhyan Chand's son
Other Sports | August 29, 2019 16:51 ISTAshok Kumar, regarded as world's best dribbler in hockey, post-independence, and son of an unbeatable athlete in modern sports history, said that the country should not forget Dhyan Chand's ultra-nationalistic character.
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Former President Pranab Mukherjee to be awarded Bharat Ratna today
India | August 08, 2019 11:29 ISTFormer President Pranab Mukherjee will be honoured with India's highest award, Bharat Ratna today, along with legendary singer Bhupen Hazarika and social activist Nanaji Deshmukh. They will be given this award by President Ram Nath Kovind.
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Bharat Ratna for PM Modi: BJP MP's demand after Article 370 scrapping
India | August 06, 2019 8:24 ISTIn a bold decision, Modi government on Monday decided to revoke special status to Jammu and Kashmir, also paving way for bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories. People from all walks of life praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for the unprecedented move. And there was one demanding India's highest civilian award - Bharat Ratna - to PM Modi.
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Pranab Mukherjee will be a Bharat Ratna on August 8 along with Bhupen Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh
Politics | July 28, 2019 20:15 ISTBharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee: Former President Pranab Mukherjee will be awarded Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour of India on August 8. The award would also be given posthumously to social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and singer Bhupen Hazarika.
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Bhupen Hazarika’s son agrees to receive Bharat Ratna on behalf of father
Celebrities | February 15, 2019 18:32 ISTTej Hazarika’s remarks on the Bharat Ratna award on Facebook created controversy earlier this month.
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Ya Ali fame Zubeen Garg in legal trouble for allegedly abusing Bharat Ratna in viral audio clip
Celebrities | January 29, 2019 11:01 ISTAn audio clip has surfaced on the social media which has singer Zubeen Garg abusing the Bharat Ratna.
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Both BJP and Congress governments have not recognized my father's contribution: Dhyan Chand's son
India | January 27, 2019 17:12 ISTMajor Dhyan Chand's son Ashok Kumar on Sunday said that the previous UPA government as well as the current NDA regime have both "failed to understand" his father's contribution after the hockey wizard's Bharat Ratna nomination got rejected for the third time.
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Mallikarjun Kharge criticises BJP for not pitching Shivakumara Swami's name for Bharat Ratna
India | January 27, 2019 9:34 ISTShivakumara Swami died on January 21 at 111 years.
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We must strive to protect and preserve foundational ethics of Constitution: Pranab Mukherjee on R-Day
India | January 26, 2019 18:56 ISTA day after his name was announced for the Bharat Ratna award, former president Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday called upon countrymen to strive to protect and preserve the foundational ethics of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity as enshrined in the Constitution.
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Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh and Dr Bhupen Hazarika awarded Bharat Ratna
India | January 26, 2019 7:20 ISTNanaji Deshmukh and Dr Bhupen Hazarika will be awarded the country's highest civilian award posthumously.
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Rajiv Gandhi's Bharat Ratna Row: No such resolution has been passed in the assembly, says Kejriwal
Politics | December 22, 2018 17:09 ISTAam Aadmi Party tries to clear the air over its stand on conferring Bharat Ratna to Rajiv Gandhi and the resignation of its MLA Alka Lamba
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Rajiv Gandhi’s Bharat Ratna Issue: AAP to take action against Alka Lamba and Somnath Bharti
News | December 21, 2018 23:38 ISTRajiv Gandhi’s Bharat Ratna Issue: AAP to take action against Alka Lamba and Somnath Bharti
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Delhi Assembly passes resolution demanding Rajiv Gandhi's Bharat Ratna be withdrawn
India | December 21, 2018 23:12 ISTThe Delhi Assembly on Friday passed a resolution demanding that Bharat Ratna awarded to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi be withdrawn over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, which it termed as a "genocide".
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Bharat Ratna for Virat Kohli? All India Gaming Federation urges PM Narendra Modi to honour the skipper
Cricket | November 06, 2018 8:52 ISTKohli has performed exceptionally in the recent past, scoring over 18500 international runs in all three formats of the game.
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TN CM E Palaniswami meets PM Modi, reiterates demand to accord Bharat Ratna to Jayalalithaa
India | October 08, 2018 13:54 ISTEarlier on September 12, Palaniswami had written to PM Modi urging the Centre to confer Bharat Ratna on late J Jayalalithaa and Dravidian icon C N Annadurai.
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DMK demands Bharat Ratna for M Karunanidhi
India | August 10, 2018 22:37 ISTThe party said the award will be a real tribute to the late Tamil Nadu leader's outstanding and exemplary work which had left an indelible mark in history. DMK's Tiruchi Shiva dubbed Karunanidhi the "tallest leader of the country and a Dravidian stalwart".
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Congress tried to erase Dr Ambedkar's legacy, says PM Modi
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