Chaudhary Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao, MS Swaminathan to be honoured with Bharat Ratna, tweets PM Modi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chaudhary Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao, MS Swaminathan to be honoured with Bharat Ratna, tweets PM Modi

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government at the Centre on Friday announced that former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao and agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. Making the announcement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "It is the good fortune of our government that former Prime Minister of the country Chaudhary Charan Singh is being honoured with Bharat Ratna. On PV Narasimha Rao "Delighted to share that our former Prime Minister, Shri PV Narasimha Rao Garu, will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna. "Narasimha Rao Garu’s tenure as Prime Minister was marked by significant measures that opened India to global markets, fostering a new era of economic development.

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PM Modi pays tribute to Bharat Ratna awardee Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary
18 hours, 46 minutes ago

PM Modi pays tribute to Bharat Ratna awardee Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to former PM and Bharat Ratna awardee Chaudhary Charan Singh on his birth anniversary. "Humble tribute to former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Chaudhary Charan Singh ji, a true well-wisher of the poor and farmers, on his birth anniversary. "On the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and great farmer leader of the …

President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on L.K. Advani in PM Modi's Presence
8 months, 3 weeks ago

President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on L.K. Advani in PM Modi's Presence

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, on BJP stalwart and former deputy prime minister L.K. The felicitation ceremony took place at the 96-year-old BJP leader’s official residence and was attended by vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh, Union home minister Amit Shah and the family members of Advani. …

President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on L K Advani
8 months, 3 weeks ago

President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on L K Advani

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu conferred Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, on BJP stalwart and former deputy prime minister L K Advani at his residence here on Sunday. The ceremony was attended by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and the family members of Advani, the Rashtrapati Bhavan …

President Confers Bharat Ratna on PV, Singh, Swaminathan, Thakur
8 months, 3 weeks ago

President Confers Bharat Ratna on PV, Singh, Swaminathan, Thakur

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu conferred the country's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, on former prime ministers P.V. The Bharat Ratna awards for Rao, Singh, Swaminathan, and Thakur were received by their kin at a ceremony attended by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and other dignitaries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the contributions of those conferred the …

PM Modi heaps praise for Bharat Ratna awardees PV Narasimha Rao, Karpoori Thakur, Chaudhary Charan Singh, MS Swaminathan
8 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi heaps praise for Bharat Ratna awardees PV Narasimha Rao, Karpoori Thakur, Chaudhary Charan Singh, MS Swaminathan

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi penned a brief note for former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao Garu and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan and former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur after President Droupadi Murmu conferred Bharat Ratna upon them posthumously on Saturday. Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh On behalf of the late Chaudhary Charan Singh, Bharat Ratna was received …

President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna to former PMs Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, two others posthumously
8 months, 3 weeks ago

President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna to former PMs Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, two others posthumously

Hindustan Times  

President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna to former PMs Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, two others posthumously The awards to Rao, Singh, Thakur and Swaminathan were received by their kin.. 1 / 6 President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, to two-time former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, posthumously at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati …

Four receive Bharat Ratna posthumously
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Four receive Bharat Ratna posthumously

The Hindu  

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday conferred the Bharat Ratna on former Prime Ministers P.V. President Droupadi Murmu conferred Bharat Ratna upon Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao posthumously. Earlier, in his youth, he had taken an active part in the freedom struggle, especially… pic.twitter.com/RMJZlkVcIt — President of India March 30, 2024 Recalling the late Charan Singh’s role during the freedom struggle …

President Droupadi Murmu to present Bharat Ratna Award to PV Narsimha Rao, Karpoori Thakur, and 3 others today
8 months, 3 weeks ago

President Droupadi Murmu to present Bharat Ratna Award to PV Narsimha Rao, Karpoori Thakur, and 3 others today

Live Mint  

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday will present Bharat Ratna to five eminent personalities-Former PMs Chaudhary Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao, former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur, Agronomist MS Swaminathan, and BJP veteran LK Advani at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recommended five eminent personalities for the Bharat Ratna award. According to ANI news agency, President Murmu …

Bharat Ratna conferred on ex-PMs Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh posthumously; Advani to receive it tomorrow
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna conferred on ex-PMs Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh posthumously; Advani to receive it tomorrow

India TV News  

Bharat Ratna 2024: President Droupadi Murmu today conferred Bharat Ratna to eminent personalities including two former Prime Ministers and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani. The government had announced five Bharat Ratna awards this year, including one to Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart and former deputy prime minister LK Advani. Four former PMs awarded posthumously Among the five personalities who …

Bharat Ratna to Chaudhary Charan Singh is honour to India's 90 crore farmers: UP minister
10 months, 1 week ago

Bharat Ratna to Chaudhary Charan Singh is honour to India's 90 crore farmers: UP minister

Hindustan Times  

Singh, who was posthumously conferred with India's highest civilian award on February 9, championed for farmers' causes. "Conferring Bharat Ratna to Chaudhary Charan is an honour to the 90 crore farmers of India," he added. Elaborating on the steps taken by the Bharat Ratna recipient for the welfare of the country's farmers, the UP cabinet minister said Singh brought a …

Won't tolerate insult of Chaudhary Charan Singh: Jagdeep Dhankhar
10 months, 1 week ago

Won't tolerate insult of Chaudhary Charan Singh: Jagdeep Dhankhar

Op India  

Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on 10th February slammed the opposition for interfering with parliamentary proceedings while discussing the Bharat Ratna award for former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh. Similarly, Chaudhary Charan Singh doesn’t belong to one family but since his grandson is in the house, it is a matter of pride for us.” Mallikarjun Kharge in response …

SKM welcomes Bharat Ratna for Charan Singh, Swaminathan, slams govt for not keeping MSP promise
10 months, 1 week ago

SKM welcomes Bharat Ratna for Charan Singh, Swaminathan, slams govt for not keeping MSP promise

The Hindu  

Samyukt Kisan Morcha on February 10 welcomed the conferring of Bharat Ratna on Chaudhary Charan Singh and MS Swaminathan but termed it an attempt to divert people's attention from government's failure to provide Minimum Support Price for crops as suggested by the Swaminathan committee. In a statement, the SKM also said Mr. Singh and Mr. Swaminathan will remain alive in …

Narasimha Rao Was a Batman of Indian Politics, Bharat Needed to Acknowledge this Ratna
10 months, 1 week ago

Narasimha Rao Was a Batman of Indian Politics, Bharat Needed to Acknowledge this Ratna

News 18  

Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, in a true sense of the word, was a Batman of Indian politics. This explains Sonia Gandhi’s hostility toward Rao, to the extent that the former Prime Minister was denied a well-deserved memorial in Delhi, even when lesser worthies could find space in the national capital. Later in the day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh …

Raj Thackeray, Sanjay Raut demand ‘Bharat Ratna’ award for Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray
10 months, 1 week ago

Raj Thackeray, Sanjay Raut demand ‘Bharat Ratna’ award for Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Friday demanded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, for his uncle and the late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray. Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray passed away in 2012 In a post on X Raj Thackeray wrote, “Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and S Swaminathan, father of the Indian …

PV Narasimha Rao’s family thanks PM Modi for Bharat Ratna
10 months, 1 week ago

PV Narasimha Rao’s family thanks PM Modi for Bharat Ratna

Live Mint  

PV Narasimha Rao's family thanked PM Narendra Modi for conferring the Bharat Ratna to the former prime minister and Congress leader for his contribution to the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier announced that former prime ministers Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, as well as agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan, would be honoured with India's highest civilian honour. Speaking …

MS Swaminathan: Legendary scientist, institution builder
10 months, 2 weeks ago

MS Swaminathan: Legendary scientist, institution builder

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Union government on Friday awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously to agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan. Dr Soumya Swaminathan, M S Swaminathan’s daughter and chairperson of M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, thanked the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bestowing the honour on her father. She said in a press statement, “It is a great honour, and recognition of the …

Bharat Ratna sparks renewed interest in PV Narasimha Rao's legacy in Hyderabad
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna sparks renewed interest in PV Narasimha Rao's legacy in Hyderabad

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: As news about the Bharat Ratna to former prime minister and former chief minister of united Andhra Pradesh PV Narasimha Rao spread on Friday, political leaders flocked to the late Congress leader’s statue and memorial park on P V Narasimha Rao Marg in Hyderabad. Welcoming the announcement, Ravi, a guard employed by the HMDA at the statue, told TNIE, …

Akhilesh congratulates farmer leaders on Bharat Ratna to late Charan Singh
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh congratulates farmer leaders on Bharat Ratna to late Charan Singh

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: After Prime Minister Modi announced that former PMs Chaudhary Charan Singh and PV Narsimha Rao and agri scientist MS Swaminathan would be conferred with the Bharat Ratna, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav congratulated all the farmer leaders who had demanded the award from time to time. Akhilesh also said that the Bharat Ratna to the former PMs Charan Singh …

Bharat Ratna to late Charan Singh honour for crores of farmers: Yogi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna to late Charan Singh honour for crores of farmers: Yogi

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday commended the decision of the Central government to honour former prime ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao and agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan, father of the Green Revolution, with Bharat Ratna. The chief minister wrote on social media platform X, “The decision to confer the ‘Bharat Ratna’ upon former prime minister Chaudhary …

Bharat Ratna for farm icon, two former PMs
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna for farm icon, two former PMs

Hindustan Times  

Former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and scientist MS Swaminathan, will be posthumously conferred India’s highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday. With the three names announced on Friday, the government has now announced five Bharat Ratnas in a single year — the other two include BJP leader and former deputy prime …

Bharat Ratna 2024: India’s top civilian award conferred on 5 eminent persons
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna 2024: India’s top civilian award conferred on 5 eminent persons

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on 9 February that former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, alongside agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan, will be conferred the Bharat Ratna. Earlier, politician and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, and politician and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani were announced to be conferred with India's highest civilian honour. 3) …

In Bharat Ratna for P.V. Narasimha Rao, PM Modi delivers a message full of political meaning
10 months, 2 weeks ago

In Bharat Ratna for P.V. Narasimha Rao, PM Modi delivers a message full of political meaning

The Hindu  

The Narendra Modi-led government often looks across the political aisle to award state honours, and the announcement of a Bharat Ratna for former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao could be part of that pattern; but Rao’s legacy, and his complicated relationship with his own party, the Congress, also makes this a decision pregnant with political meaning. Even after Rao’s death, the …

Bharat Ratna: BJP hopes to gain electorally with choice of awardees
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna: BJP hopes to gain electorally with choice of awardees

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: By picking three ideological and political opponents, former Prime Ministers Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur, in addition to party patriarch LK Advani and father of the green revolution MS Swaminathan for the country’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, the Bharatiya Janata Party has offered an olive branch to social groups where …

Pranab and Rao: Sidelined Congress stalwarts become Bharat Ratnas in BJP regime
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Pranab and Rao: Sidelined Congress stalwarts become Bharat Ratnas in BJP regime

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Prime Minister PV Narsimha Rao was a key catalyst in resurrecting Pranab Mukherjee’s career in the Congress party. Five years after Mukherjee was conferred the country’s highest civilian honour 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on X, “Delighted to share that our former Prime Minister, Shri PV Narasimha Rao Garu, will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna.” It …

In Graphics | All about India’s Bharat Ratna and its five recipients in 2024
10 months, 2 weeks ago

In Graphics | All about India’s Bharat Ratna and its five recipients in 2024

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh as well as Green Revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan will be conferred the Bharat Ratna. Usually, three Bharat Ratna awards are given in a year, however, this year the government has named five people for Bharat Ratna, including veteran BJP leader LK Advani and …

BSP chief Mayawati demands Bharat Ratna for Dalit icon Kanshi Ram
10 months, 2 weeks ago

BSP chief Mayawati demands Bharat Ratna for Dalit icon Kanshi Ram

Hindustan Times  

BSP chief Mayawati on Friday reacted to Bharat Ratna conferred on former PMs PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh and scientist MS Swaminathan, saying Dalit personalities were being ignored and disrespected. The government must pay attention to them also.” “After a long wait, Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was honoured with the title of Bharat Ratna by the government of …

Leaders across party lines cheer Bharat Ratna for former PMs, MS Swaminathan
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Leaders across party lines cheer Bharat Ratna for former PMs, MS Swaminathan

Live Mint  

Leaders across political parties have hailed the decision to award Bharat Ratna to PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh and M S Swaminathan. “PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh and Dr. MS Swaminathan were, are and will always be the 'Bharat ke Ratna'. Congress leader Rajeev Shukla, however, said the BJP-led Centre is honouring former prime minister P V Narasimha …

Bharat Ratna for PV Narasimha Rao, brickbats for Gandhi family
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna for PV Narasimha Rao, brickbats for Gandhi family

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: NV Subhash, the grandson of late prime minister PV Narasimha Rao, slammed the Gandhi family on Friday after the Centre announced Bharat Ratna for the iconic politician, saying they were instrumental in making him a scapegoat for the failures of the Congress party. From 2004 to 2014, when the UPA government was in power at the centre, leave …

Bharat Ratna awarded to 5 people so far in 2024, highest in a single year
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna awarded to 5 people so far in 2024, highest in a single year

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, alongside agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan, will be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao This year's five recipients surpass the four awarded in 1999, marking the highest number of Bharat Ratnas awarded in a single …

Former PM PV Narasimha Rao pioneered India’s economic reforms
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Former PM PV Narasimha Rao pioneered India’s economic reforms

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government’s decision to confer the Bharat Ratna, country’s highest civilian award, to PV Narasimha Rao posthumously, will be seen, in one part, as recognition for a political leader who put India on the path of prosperity by initiating economic reforms. Rao became India’s unlikely prime minister after Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination during the campaign for 1991 …

On Bharat Ratna announcements, Sonia Gandhi says: 'I welcome them, why not?'
10 months, 2 weeks ago

On Bharat Ratna announcements, Sonia Gandhi says: 'I welcome them, why not?'

Hindustan Times  

On being asked to comment on the announcement of Bharat Ratna to former PMs Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and scientist MS Swaminathan, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi said, "I welcome them. On Narasimha Rao, PM Modi wrote, "Narasimha Rao Garu’s tenure as Prime Minister was marked by significant measures that opened India to global markets, fostering a new era …

Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, Swaminathan to get India’s highest civilian honour
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, Swaminathan to get India’s highest civilian honour

Hindustan Times  

Former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and scientist MS Swaminathan, who is widely known as the father of the Green Revolution, will be posthumously conferred India’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday. His visionary leadership was instrumental in making India economically advanced, laying a solid foundation for the country’s prosperity and …

Farmers First, Statesmanship, South Connect: Significance of Modi Govt’s Latest Bharat Ratna Picks
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers First, Statesmanship, South Connect: Significance of Modi Govt’s Latest Bharat Ratna Picks

News 18  

Commitment to the agriculture sector and farmers, display of statesmanship cutting across political divides and honouring the contributions of southern India to nation-building are the major themes reflected in the awarding of the prestigious Bharat Ratna to former prime ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and Narasimha Rao and architect of the Green Revolution MS Swaminathan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his …

Bharat Ratna for MS Swaminathan: The pioneer of India’s Green Revolution
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna for MS Swaminathan: The pioneer of India’s Green Revolution

Hindustan Times  

Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, popularly known as MS Swaminathan, the pioneer of India’s Green Revolution, was awarded Bharat Ratna on Friday along with two former prime ministers, PV Narsimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh. Swaminathan, who started as a young scientist at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in 1959, collaborated with American agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug to customise high yielding Mexican …

Bharat Ratna: Who is MS Swaminathan, father of India's green revolution?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna: Who is MS Swaminathan, father of India's green revolution?

Hindustan Times  

Late legendary agriculture scientist Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, who is known as the father of the ‘Green Revolution’ in India, will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday. Scientist MS Swaminathan “It is a matter of immense joy that the Government of India is conferring the Bharat Ratna on Dr. MS Swaminathan Ji, in recognition …

Bharat Ratna 2024: Who was Chaudhary Charan Singh, tallest farmers' leader?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna 2024: Who was Chaudhary Charan Singh, tallest farmers' leader?

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh will be conferred with India's highest civilian honour ‘Bharat Ratna’. A file photo of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh. “We are fortunate to see former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh being conferred with the Bharat Ratna. Congress decided to extend support to Chaudhary Charan Singh who …

Who was PV Narasimha Rao, first Congress PM outside the Nehru-Gandhi family?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Who was PV Narasimha Rao, first Congress PM outside the Nehru-Gandhi family?

Hindustan Times  

Former prime minister PV Narasimha Rao has been posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. "Narasimha Rao Garu’s tenure as Prime Minister was marked by significant measures that opened India to global markets, fostering a new era of economic development. Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao was a lawyer and a towering Congress leader in undivided Andhra Pradesh, who became …

PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, MS Swaminathan to get Bharat Ratna: PM Modi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, MS Swaminathan to get Bharat Ratna: PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh as well as agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. Former prime ministers Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh and agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan “Delighted to share that our former Prime Minister, Shri PV Narasimha …

Bharat Ratna to Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh: How Amit Shah, BJP reacted
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna to Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh: How Amit Shah, BJP reacted

India TV News  

Former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh as well as agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday. The BJP welcomed the decision by calling the Bharat Ratna for Narasimha Rao as 'befitting tribute to the legendary statesman who shaped the history of our nation' …

Chaudhary Charan Singh to be conferred Bharat Ratna: Interesting facts about the former Prime Minister
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chaudhary Charan Singh to be conferred Bharat Ratna: Interesting facts about the former Prime Minister

India TV News  

Former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh will be honoured with the prestigious Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of India, tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Here are some interesting facts about Chaudhary Charan Singh: Singh was born in 1902 at Noorpur in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh in a middle-class peasant family. PM Modi announces conferment of Bharat Ratna to …

Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, MS Swaminathan to receive Bharat Ratna: Here's the full list of awardees till now
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, MS Swaminathan to receive Bharat Ratna: Here's the full list of awardees till now

India TV News  

In a landmark series of announcements, the Indian government revealed on Friday its decision to bestow the Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest civilian award, upon three distinguished individuals who have made significant contributions to various fields within the country. The Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, was established by former President Rajendra Prasad on January 2, 1954. Notably, Sachin Tendulkar …

Narasimha Rao to be honoured with Bharat Ratna: Facts about India's ex-PM behind economic revolution
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Narasimha Rao to be honoured with Bharat Ratna: Facts about India's ex-PM behind economic revolution

India TV News  

Bharat Ratna for PV Narasimha Rao: India's former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao will be honoured with country's highest civilian award 'Bharat Ratna', Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed on Friday. "Delighted to share that our former Prime Minister, PV Narasimha Rao Garu, will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna," PM Modi wrote on X. "Narasimha Rao Garu’s tenure as Prime …

Honour and exception: The Hindu Editorial on the Bharat Ratna and its recipients
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Honour and exception: The Hindu Editorial on the Bharat Ratna and its recipients

The Hindu  

The Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour of the country, has been conferred on 50 people since 1954. As it happens with an extraordinary assertion of popular sovereignty, the Ram Janmabhoomi movement changed the country at several levels; the Supreme Court of India, by 2019, unanimously ruled in favour of the temple that was inaugurated by Mr. Modi on January …

Advani accepts Bharat Ratna, says, 'Honour for me, my ideas and principles'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Advani accepts Bharat Ratna, says, 'Honour for me, my ideas and principles'

India TV News  

Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani on Saturday accepted the Bharat Ratna conferred to him and said that the award is not only an honour for him as a person but also for the ideals and principles that he strove to serve throughout his life. Advani, 96-year-old leader who is the longest serving president of the saffron party, said that …

Bharat Ratna to PV Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh and MS Swaminathan | Full list of awardees
11 months ago

Bharat Ratna to PV Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh and MS Swaminathan | Full list of awardees

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that the Bharat Ratna will be conferred upon former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, along with agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan. Bharat Ratna will be conferred upon former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao and along with agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan. The Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award …

U.P. CM likely to unveil Charan Singh statue on birth anniversary, RLD demands Bharat Ratna
1 year ago

U.P. CM likely to unveil Charan Singh statue on birth anniversary, RLD demands Bharat Ratna

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is likely to unveil a statue of former Prime Minister late Chaudhary Charan Singh in Moradabad district’s Bilari block on his birth anniversary on December 23 and scheduled to address a large gathering of farmers titled ‘Kisan Sammelan’. “Yes, the Chief Minister is coming to Moradabad for unveiling the statue of Chaudhary Charan Singh, …

Amitabha Bhattacharya | Rethinking the Padma and Bharat Ratna Awards
1 year, 2 months ago

Amitabha Bhattacharya | Rethinking the Padma and Bharat Ratna Awards

Deccan Chronicle  

The recent demise of iconic agricultural scientist M.S. The nation’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, and the Padma awards continue to interest its citizens since these were instituted in 1954. How does one compare, for example, Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar or Lata Mangeshkar with, say, M. Visvesvaraya or Mother Teresa, except that we can agree all attained the highest …

Narasimha Rao's grandson slams Rahul over 'walking exercise', 'no respect for...'
1 year, 11 months ago

Narasimha Rao's grandson slams Rahul over 'walking exercise', 'no respect for...'

Hindustan Times  

Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party leader and grandson of former prime minister PV Narasimha Rao - NV Subhash - on Monday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleging that he has “little” respect for non-Gandhi party leaders while referring to his grandfather. Speaking of Rahul's visit to the memorials of former prime ministers, he alleged that the Congress MP addressed …

PV Narasimha Rao birth anniversary: Top leaders remember former PM
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PV Narasimha Rao birth anniversary: Top leaders remember former PM

Hindustan Times  

Several leaders on Tuesday paid tributes to the former prime minister of India PV Narasimha Rao on the occasion of his birth anniversary. “Tributes to the former Prime Minister of the country, Shri PV Narasimha Rao ji, who was a multifaceted personality, on his birth anniversary,” Kejriwal wrote on Twitter. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that PV Narasimha Rao …

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