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  President confers Bharat Ratna on Madan Mohan Malviya

  India | March 30, 2015 11:55 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today conferred the country's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, (posthumously) on freedom fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya.The family members of Malviya were present in the Rashtrapati Bhavan to receive the

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  President to confer Bharat Ratna on Madan Mohan Malviya today

  India | March 30, 2015 13:06 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee will today confer the country's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, (posthumously) on freedom fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya.The family members of Malviya will be present in the Rashtrapati Bhavan today

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  AB Vajpayee, a statesman politician and an orator par excellence

  Politics | December 25, 2015 9:24 IST

  New Delhi: Today is the 91st birthday of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.Often described as the moderate face of BJP, charismatic Vajpayee is an iconic leader whose acceptability across the political spectrum broke barriers

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  Top 5 stories of the day

  India | March 28, 2015 0:01 IST

  1) Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee receives Bharat Ratna from President Pranab MukherjeeFormer Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was today conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, at his residence in New Delhi by

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  Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee receives Bharat Ratna from President Pranab Mukherjee

  Politics | March 27, 2015 23:47 IST

  New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was today conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, at his residence in New Delhi by President Pranab Mukherjee.  President Pranab Mukherjee personally traveled to Vajpayee's

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  Top News Headlines of March 27 to start your day

  India | March 27, 2015 0:12 IST

  President to confer Bharat Ratna upon Atal Bihari VajpayeeFormer Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will receive the Bharat Ratna award, India's highest civilian honour, from President Paranab Mukherjee at his residence in Lucknow.Vajpayee will be

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  President to visit Vajpayee's residence to confer Bharat Ratna on March 27

  India | March 27, 2015 11:24 IST

  NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will receive Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, on March 27.Departing from the protocol, President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Vajpayee's residence on March 27 to confer upon

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  Lata Mangeshkar mimicked at music award, industry baffled

  Bollywood | March 24, 2015 17:40 IST

  Mumbai: It was day of deep shame for many known faces of the Hindi music industry when melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar was mimicked by a small-time female comedian at a music award function. Singers like

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  Honour Dhyan Chand with 'Bharat Ratna': MPs ask Govt

  Hockey | March 17, 2015 14:17 IST

    New Delhi: Demands for conferring the nation's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna on hockey legend Dhyan Chand and BSP founder Kanshi Ram were today raised in the Rajya Sabha.     Raising the issue during Zero

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  President could travel to Vajpayee's residence to present him the Bharat Ratna

  India | March 13, 2015 20:05 IST

  Sources say President Pranab Mukherjee is likely to visit former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's residence on March 27 to confer him Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour of the country.“It is quite likely that

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  Modi govt has not come out with anything on science, says C N R Rao

  India | February 09, 2015 23:00 IST

  Jaipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is talking “too much” on development but his government has not come out with anything on science so far, Bharat Ratna and renowned scientist C N R Rao today said

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  Mamata Banerjee feels Big B deserves Bharat Ratna

  Bollywood | January 26, 2015 17:46 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said actor Amitabh Bachchan - who was been conferred the Padma Vibhushan - was a legend and he deserved a Bharat Ratna."The Padma Vibhushan to Amitabh Bachchan

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  Mamata Banerjee demands Bharat Ratna for Big B

  Politics | January 26, 2015 14:08 IST

  New Delhi: Trinammol Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today demanded Bharat Ratna, country's highest civilian award, for Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan.She said that conferring Padma Vibhushan on the megastar is

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  Dhyan Chand should have got Bharat Ratna first: Milkha

  Other Sports | January 11, 2015 16:58 IST

  New Delhi: Legendary athlete Milkha Singh today said hockey wizard Dhyan Chand should have been the first sportspersons to be conferred with the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna."Dhyan Chand should have got Bharat Ratna

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  At a glance: Five 'Bharat Ratnas' produced by the eternal city 'Varanasi'

  India | January 15, 2015 13:31 IST

  Varanasi: Varanasi, situated on the banks of the River Ganga, doesn't need any introduction. One of the oldest cities of India, Varanasi is said to be older than Rome.The eternal city is considered the cradle

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  Advani, Ramdev to get Padma awards?

  India | January 06, 2015 13:45 IST

  New Delhi: Former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani may soon get Padma Vibhushan, country's second highest civilian award, according to some media reports.These reports suggest that Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's name  is also being considered

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  Dhyan Chand deserves Bharat Ratna: Milkha Singh

  Other Sports | December 28, 2014 7:51 IST

  Chandigarh: While reiterating that Major Dhyan Chand should be conferred the Bharat Ratna, legendary athlete Milkha Singh conveyed his congratulations to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and late freedom fighter-educationist Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya

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  Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose misses Bharat Ratna following family objection

  India | December 27, 2014 10:39 IST

  New Delhi: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose could have been awarded country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna this year, along with Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya and former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.The centre government, which was actively

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  DMK chief hails decision to confer Bharat Ratna on Vajpayee

  Politics | December 25, 2014 13:44 IST

  Chennai: DMK president M Karunanidhi today welcomed the Centre's decision to confer Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee and demanded that the honour also be conferred on Dravidian veteran E V Ramasamy,

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  Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A giant in Indian politics

  Politics | December 25, 2014 7:34 IST

  New Delhi: In the six decades he was in electoral politics, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, awarded the Bharat Ratna on Wednesday, catapulted from one who lost one election after another to a colossus who eventually became