Telangana Assembly Seeks Bharat Ratna for Manmohan Singh
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Telangana Assembly Seeks Bharat Ratna for Manmohan Singh

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Central government to confer the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, on former prime minister Manmohan Singh posthumously, who passed away on December 26. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy who moved the resolution in the House, announced that the state government would erect a statue of Singh in the Financial District of Hyderabad, in recognition of his contributions to Telangana state and the nation. In his address, the Chief Minister highlighted Singh’s close ties with Telangana, noting that the former prime minister played a pivotal role in the creation of the state in 2014. The Chief Minister also recalled Singh’s leadership during times of economic turbulence, particularly his role in steering the country through the 2008 financial crisis.

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Telangana assembly urges Centre to confer Bharat Ratna on Manmohan Singh
4 days, 8 hours ago

Telangana assembly urges Centre to confer Bharat Ratna on Manmohan Singh

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana state assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Centre to confer the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, posthumously on former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who died on December 26. The assembly also unanimously approved a proposal put forth by the CM to install a statue of Singh in Hyderabad’s financial district, as a mark …

Bhatti Backs Manmohan Singh's Statue in Hyderabad
4 days, 8 hours ago

Bhatti Backs Manmohan Singh's Statue in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution unanimously demanding that former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh be conferred the Bharat Ratna and installing a statue of Singh in the city’s financial district. Welcoming Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s motion tabled in the Assembly to pay tributes to Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said that Singh’s …

Telangana assembly passes resolution seeking Bharat Ratna for Manmohan Singh
4 days, 16 hours ago

Telangana assembly passes resolution seeking Bharat Ratna for Manmohan Singh

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution unanimously urging the central government to confer the Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Telangana assembly passed a unanimous resolution urging the Centre to give Manmohan Singh a Bharat Ratna Soon after Speaker G Prasad Kumar convened the Assembly at 10 am, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy moved …

Telangana Assembly passes unanimous resolution seeking conferment of Bharat Ratna on former PM Manmohan Singh
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4 days, 19 hours ago

Telangana Assembly passes unanimous resolution seeking conferment of Bharat Ratna on former PM Manmohan Singh

The Hindu  

The Telangana Legislative Assembly requested the Central Government to confer Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who breathed his last a couple of days ago. “He faced criticism with people describing him as ‘mouna muni’ and ‘accidental Prime Minister’, but he remained resolute on ensuring empowerment of the common man at grass root level,” Mr. Reddy said adding …

Telangana Assembly passes resolution to ask Bharat Ratna for Manmohan Singh
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5 days, 3 hours ago

Telangana Assembly passes resolution to ask Bharat Ratna for Manmohan Singh

India Today  

The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a unanimous resolution calling on the central government to confer the Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away on December 26 at the age of 92. Reddy highlighted Singh's contributions, including landmark legislations such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the Right to Information Act, and …

Telangana legislative assembly urges Bharat Ratna for former PM Manmohan Singh – India TV
5 days, 3 hours ago

Telangana legislative assembly urges Bharat Ratna for former PM Manmohan Singh – India TV

India TV News  

The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a unanimous resolution urging the central government to confer the Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, following his passing on December 26. The resolution, moved by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy highlighted Singh’s pivotal role in the formation of Telangana and his contributions to India's development. He also remembered landmark legislations …

Giriraj Singh's 'Change Of Heart' For JD(U) Ally, Seeks Bharat Ratna For Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
1 week, 2 days ago

Giriraj Singh's 'Change Of Heart' For JD(U) Ally, Seeks Bharat Ratna For Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

ABP News  

Ahead of the assembly elections in Bihar, Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh said that Bharat Ratna should be conferred upon Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and former CM of Odisha Naveen Patnaik. Singh also asserted that mischief of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad notwithstanding, the NDA was looking forward to contesting the upcoming assembly polls under the JD supremo's …

Nitish Kumar and Naveen Patnaik should be given Bharat Ratna, demands Union Minister Giriraj Singh
1 week, 3 days ago

Nitish Kumar and Naveen Patnaik should be given Bharat Ratna, demands Union Minister Giriraj Singh

India TV News  

Bharat Ratna: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said that the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, should be conferred upon Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. NDA government will be formed under leadership of Nitish Kumar On former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 100th birth anniversary, the BJP leader further said …

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

Uddhav Thackeray takes dig at PM Modi over Bharat Ratna: ’I am not saying that..
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Uddhav Thackeray takes dig at PM Modi over Bharat Ratna: ’I am not saying that..

Live Mint  

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is awarding Bharat Ratna "to whoever comes to his mind". PM Narendra Modi is awarding it to whoever comes to his mind, "Thackeray was quoted by ANI as saying Thackeray added that the BJP announced Dr S Swaminathan's name for the Bharat Ratna but has failed to …

Bharat Ratna given to Karpoori Thakur for Bihar votes in LS polls, claims Uddhav
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna given to Karpoori Thakur for Bihar votes in LS polls, claims Uddhav

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The Narendra Modi government has conferred Bharat Ratna on former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur to get votes from the eastern state in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Sunday. "But now the BJP wants votes in the Lok Sabha polls from Bihar so announced the Bharat Ratna for him posthumously. The BJP …

Raj Thackeray, Sanjay Raut demand ‘Bharat Ratna’ award for Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray
10 months, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Bharat Ratna to late Charan Singh honour for crores of farmers: Yogi
10 months, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

Kishan Reddy invites BRS cadre to join BJP
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kishan Reddy invites BRS cadre to join BJP

The Hindu  

Telangana BJP president and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy has invited BRS cadre and leaders to join his party and strengthen the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the development of the nation. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Friday, Mr. Reddy said that the BRS has no place in the present political firmament with the office …

Leaders across party lines cheer Bharat Ratna for former PMs, MS Swaminathan
10 months, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

On Bharat Ratna announcements, Sonia Gandhi says: 'I welcome them, why not?'
10 months, 3 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, 3 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 …

PM Modi announces Bharat Ratna for former PMs Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh
10 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi announces Bharat Ratna for former PMs Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced to confer former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh with the Bharat Ratna. He is equally remembered for the work he did as… pic.twitter.com/lihdk2BzDU — Narendra Modi February 9, 2024 हमारी सरकार का यह सौभाग्य है कि देश के पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री चौधरी चरण सिंह जी को भारत रत्न से सम्मानित …

Bharat Ratna to Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh: How Amit Shah, BJP reacted
10 months, 3 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' …

Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur | Congress welcomes announcement but qualifies it by calling it a ‘hypocrisy’ of Modi government
11 months, 1 week ago

Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur | Congress welcomes announcement but qualifies it by calling it a ‘hypocrisy’ of Modi government

The Hindu  

From welcoming the decision to honour the late Karpoori Thakur to pointing out how a BJP stalwart was instrumental in the collapse of his government in Bihar in the late 1970s, the Congress offered a politically qualified response to the Bharat Ratna announcement. In a post on X, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said, “He believed that development in the country …

Kanshi Ram should be honoured with the Bharat Ratna: Mayawati
11 months, 1 week ago

Kanshi Ram should be honoured with the Bharat Ratna: Mayawati

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati demanded that party founder Kanshi Ram should get the Bharat Ratna on January 24, even as she welcomed the Central Government's decision to confer the award on former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur. "Today, on his 100th birth anniversary, I pay immense tribute to the great leader Shri Karpoori Thakur ji, who fought to ensure …

Manjhi, Paras Seek Posthumous Bharat Ratna for Dalit Leader Ramvilas Paswan
4 years, 2 months ago

Manjhi, Paras Seek Posthumous Bharat Ratna for Dalit Leader Ramvilas Paswan

News 18  

Hindustani Awam Morcha president and former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Saturday demanded that Bharat Ratna be conferred posthumously on Dalit leader Ramvilas Paswan. The demand for according the country’s highest civilian award to the former union minister, who died on Thursday, has also been separately made by his younger brother and LJP Lok Sabha member Pashupati Kumar …

Telangana Assembly Passes Resolution Seeking Bharat Ratna for Late PM Narasimha Rao; AIMIM Opposes
4 years, 3 months ago

Telangana Assembly Passes Resolution Seeking Bharat Ratna for Late PM Narasimha Rao; AIMIM Opposes

News 18  

The Telangana Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution seeking the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, for late Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao. “If the country’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru is the maker of modern India, then PV Narasimha Rao was the maker of global India. The ruling government is already holding year-long celebrations across the state as …

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