Kishan Reddy invites BRS cadre to join BJP
10 months, 2 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 in Maharashtra already shut. Bharat Ratnas The Minister hailed the Modi government’s decision to confer Bharat Ratna on former Prime Ministers P.V. In a separate message, Rajya Sabha MP K. Laxman, national general secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar, former Minister Eatala Rajender, former MLC N. Ramchander Rao and other BJP leaders hailed the decision of Bharat Ratna to PV.

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Lalu Prasad Supports Mamata Banerjee's Leadership of INDIA Bloc
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Lalu Prasad Supports Mamata Banerjee's Leadership of INDIA Bloc

Deccan Chronicle  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has garnered support from several key leaders in the opposition alliance after expressing her willingness to lead the INDIA bloc. Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has openly supported Mamata Banerjee’s bid to head the INDIA bloc. Mamata Banerjee’s Dissatisfaction with Current INDIA Bloc Leadership Earlier this week, Mamata …

Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram: On BJP MP’s demand, Mayawati asks him to coax Centre to do it
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram: On BJP MP’s demand, Mayawati asks him to coax Centre to do it

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has hit out at the BJP after a saffron party MP sought the Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram. BSP chief Mayawati In a post on social media platform X on Friday, the BSP chief said, “Instead of demanding Bharat Ratna for BSP’s founder Shri Kanshi Ram from UP BJP, he should immediately get it awarded …

BJD criticizes Odisha government's inconsistent stance on Ratna Bhandar
5 months, 2 weeks ago

BJD criticizes Odisha government's inconsistent stance on Ratna Bhandar

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Raising questions on the inconsistent stand of Odisha government on opening of the Ratna Bhandar of Shree Jagannath temple at Puri, the Opposition BJD on Friday took strong exception to the differing statements given by Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on the issue. The state government also came in for sharp criticism from the BJD for dissolving the committee on …

BJP already got 310 seats, will cross 400 in remaining two phases: Amit Shah
7 months ago

BJP already got 310 seats, will cross 400 in remaining two phases: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party has already crossed 310 seats mark in the ensuing Lok Sabha election after the completion of five phases of polling in different parts of the country and said the party would cross its target of 400 seats in the remaining two phases. “The current election is to …

Rahul Gandhi's 'BJP's B team' jibe at YSR Congress Party, TDP, Janasena in Andhra
7 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi's 'BJP's B team' jibe at YSR Congress Party, TDP, Janasena in Andhra

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a swipe at YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chandrababu Naidu, and Pawan Kalyan, calling their parties “B team” of the BJP. Addressing a crowd in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa, Gandhi expressed dismay over the departure from the legacy of late Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy's principles of social justice and inclusive governance. But today, BJP's …

PM Modi ‘proud’ to witness Bharat Ratna award ceremony for Lal Krishna Advani: ’He played pivotal role in…’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi ‘proud’ to witness Bharat Ratna award ceremony for Lal Krishna Advani: ’He played pivotal role in…’

Live Mint  

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday conferred the Bharat Ratna upon veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar were present at Lal Krishna Advani's residence on the occasion. While acknowledging Lal Krishna Advani's pivotal role in shaping modern India, PM Modi said that he is proud of getting the chance to …

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 …

K Kesava Rao quits BRS, to join Cong
8 months, 3 weeks ago

K Kesava Rao quits BRS, to join Cong

Hindustan Times  

In a big setback to Bharat Rashtra Samithi, senior leader and Rajya Sabha member K Kesava Rao on Thursday announced that he would quit the party and return to the Congress, his parent party. While Vijayalakshmi told reporters that she would be joining the Congress on March 30, Rao said he had not yet decided on the date of joining …

PM Modi pays tribute to ‘visionary leader’ Biju Patnaik on his 108th birth anniversary
9 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi pays tribute to ‘visionary leader’ Biju Patnaik on his 108th birth anniversary

Hindustan Times  

Amid speculations of a pre-poll alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Biju Janata Dal and calls for Bharat Ratna for former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to the veteran leader on his 108th birth anniversary ahead of his visit to the state. “I will also address a BJP public meeting.” …

Bharat Ratna for NTR, Naidu Likely to Re-join NDA on March 5
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna for NTR, Naidu Likely to Re-join NDA on March 5

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Telugu matinee idol and Telugu Desam founder N.T. Recently, BJP-led Narendra Modi government announced Bharat Ratna for former prime minister P.V. NTR will be the second Telugu leader to get Bharat Ratna if the Modi government announces India's top and highest award for him. Sources say that BJP is planning to announce Bharat Ratna to get the support of …

BJD demands Bharat Ratna for Biju Patnaik ahead of his birth anniversary
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJD demands Bharat Ratna for Biju Patnaik ahead of his birth anniversary

Hindustan Times  

The Biju Janata Dal on Tuesday made a fresh appeal to Centre to award the country’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna to former Odisha chief minister Biju Patnaik, six days ahead of his birth anniversary, which coincides with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the state. Biju Patnaik surely deserves Bharat Ratna,” said senior BJD leader Prasanna Acharya. Senior BJD …

BRS is down and out; Congress daydreaming about Rahul as PM: Kishan Reddy
10 months ago

BRS is down and out; Congress daydreaming about Rahul as PM: Kishan Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A strong negative sentiment is prevailing against K. Chandrasekhar Rao, his family and the BRS party, as people are fed up of the dictatorial and corrupt BRS rule. It is to such an extent that the party has lost its presence in state politics, said Union minister and state BJP chief G. Kishan Reddy at an election rally in …

BJP gave Bharat Ratna to Chaudhary Charan Singh, now beating farmers: Akhilesh Yadav
10 months, 1 week ago

BJP gave Bharat Ratna to Chaudhary Charan Singh, now beating farmers: Akhilesh Yadav

India Today  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday hit out at the ruling BJP, saying while the government awarded Bharat Ratna to Chaudhary Charan Singh, it is now "beating the farmers" agitating for their demands. On the other hand, it is trying to appease the farmers by giving Bharat Ratna to Chaudhary Charan Singh, which won’t work, said the Samajwadi Party …

Yarlagadda raises pitch for conferment of Bharat Ratna on NTR
10 months, 1 week ago

Yarlagadda raises pitch for conferment of Bharat Ratna on NTR

The Hindu  

Writer and former Chairperson of Andhra Pradesh Hindi Academy Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad has again raised the pitch for conferment of Bharat Ratna on Telugu Desam Party founder Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, saying that the latter had paved the way for alternative politics at the national level. Mr. Lakshmi Prasad has written a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting …

Bharat Ratna given to Karpoori Thakur for Bihar votes in LS polls, claims Uddhav
10 months, 1 week 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, 2 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, 2 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, 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 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) …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Mayawati demands Bharat Ratna for 'messiah of Dalits' Kanshi Ram
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Mayawati demands Bharat Ratna for 'messiah of Dalits' Kanshi Ram

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: After the announcement of the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of the nation, to two former PMs -- Chaudhury Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao -- as well as prominent agricultural scientist Prof MS Swaminathan, BSP national president Mayawati, on Friday, reiterated her demand of the Bharat Ratna for Dalit icon and BSP founder president Kanshi Ram. The …

Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP announces three candidates for Rajya Sabha polls
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP announces three candidates for Rajya Sabha polls

India TV News  

The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party on Thursday announced three names as party's candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, to be held on February 27. The three candidates announced by the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led party are: YV Subba Reddy ⁠Golla Baburao ⁠Meda Raghunath Reddy Meanwhile, CM Jagan Mohan Reddy may visit Delhi and meet BJP leadership. The Election …

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar meets LK Advani, congratulates senior BJP leader for Bharat Ratna
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar meets LK Advani, congratulates senior BJP leader for Bharat Ratna

India TV News  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday met senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani and congratulated him for Bharat Ratna. Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday in what was their first meeting after the Janata Dal president dumped the opposition INDIA bloc and joined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance last month and later reiterated that he …

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 …

Guv, Yogi, Rajnath and others hail Bharat Ratna for Advani
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Guv, Yogi, Rajnath and others hail Bharat Ratna for Advani

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Governor Anandiben Patel, chief minister Yogi Adityanath, defence minister Rajnath Singh, deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak and other ministers, senior party functionaries, opposition leaders and saints from Ayodhya unanimously welcomed Saturday’s announcement that former deputy prime minister and BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani would be conferred with the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award. …

Bharat Ratna to LK Advani: Politician who catapulted BJP to national reckoning
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Bharat Ratna to LK Advani: Politician who catapulted BJP to national reckoning

Hindustan Times  

Lal Krishna Advani, a prominent BJP leader and former deputy prime minister will be awarded the ‘Bharat Ratna’, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. • LK Advani, a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, has had a long and impactful political career in India. • He served as BJP's national president in three stints- from 1986-90, 1993-98 and …

Political message in Bharat Ratna for Karpoori Thakur
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Political message in Bharat Ratna for Karpoori Thakur

Hindustan Times  

In politics, ideology finds expression more in praxis than in theory. Take the case of the Bharat Ratna conferred posthumously on Karpoori Thakur, the socialist leader and two-time chief minister of Bihar. This honour lifts Thakur above Bihar’s caste discourse and recognises his contribution to the making of a new polity. He is highly regarded among the EBCs and honouring …

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 …

Telangana: BRS MLA Rathod Bapu Rao joins BJP
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana: BRS MLA Rathod Bapu Rao joins BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: BRS MLA in the outgoing Telangana Legislative Assembly Rathod Bapu Rao and Congress leader Chalamala Krishna Reddy have joined the BJP. Chalamala Krishna Reddy, Bapu Rao, who is an MLA from Boath, and some leaders from the Yellareddy constituency joined the party in the presence of BJP president J P Nadda in Delhi on Wednesday. These joinings will further …

Telangana: K Chandrashekar Rao’s remote control with Modi, says Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 5 months ago

Telangana: K Chandrashekar Rao’s remote control with Modi, says Rahul Gandhi

Live Mint  

In a scathing attack on Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that his remote control was with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gandhi also said Telangana’s ruling party TRS is "BJP's B-Team" and its new nomenclature “BRS”, stands for “BJP Rishtedar Samithi”. Gandhi said the Congress has always stood against the BJP in Parliament, but …

Rakesh Tikait, Subramanian Swamy talk farm laws, politics with KCR
2 years, 9 months ago

Rakesh Tikait, Subramanian Swamy talk farm laws, politics with KCR

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Continuing his meetings with leaders perceived to be against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, TRS president and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday met BJP Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy and Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Singh Tikait. Dr Swamy and Tikait discussed national politics and Rao explained, over lunch, his efforts to bring together like-minded parties in a …

LJP split: Cornered by uncle, Chirag announces yatra from father’s birth anniversary
3 years, 6 months ago

LJP split: Cornered by uncle, Chirag announces yatra from father’s birth anniversary

Live Mint  

Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan on Sunday announced "aashirvaad yatra" from July 5, the birth anniversary of his father and party founder Ram Vilas Paswan, from Hajipur in Bihar, as he seeks popular legitimacy in a battle with the rival faction headed by his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras for the party's ownership. Accusing his family rivals of "stabbing" him …

Fortunate to be an Indian, but…: Ratan Tata tweets as call for Bharat Ratna trends on Twitter
3 years, 10 months ago

Fortunate to be an Indian, but…: Ratan Tata tweets as call for Bharat Ratna trends on Twitter

India Today  

A large number of Twitter users have taken to campaigning for Ratan Tata, the legendary Indian businessman and chairman of Tata Trusts, to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna. Instead, I consider myself fortunate to be an Indian and to try and contribute to India’s growth and prosperity pic.twitter.com/CzEimjJPp5 — Ratan N. Tata February 6, 2021 “Instead, I consider myself …

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