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 Shri VP Singh. In a post on X, BSP national coordinator Akash Anand said, “The government of India should honour Kanshiram Saheb ji, the great leader of social change who gave political strength to crores of Dalits, exploited and minority communities of the country with the Bharat Ratna as soon as possible. The recent announcement to confer the Bharat Ratna upon former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh, along with green revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan, has brought the total number of recipients of India's highest civilian honour to 53.

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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 …

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 …

Words of Wisdom
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Words of Wisdom

New Indian Express  

Mahatma Gandhi was not given the Bharat Ratna because it was set up in 1954 and could not be awarded posthumously. In response to a petition filed to give Gandhi the country’s highest civilian award, the Supreme Court said that as the Father of the Nation, he is held in such ‘high esteem’ that he is ‘beyond formal recognition’. The …

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 …

Govt broke ‘three Bharat Ratnas a year’ rule for poll gains: Ashok Gehlot
10 months, 1 week ago

Govt broke ‘three Bharat Ratnas a year’ rule for poll gains: Ashok Gehlot

Hindustan Times  

Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party -led central government of violating the rule of announcing a maximum of three Bharat Ratna awards in a year for electoral gains. However, it seems that by giving Bharat Ratnas in haste by breaking the rule of giving a maximum of three Bharat …

Uddhav Thackeray takes dig at PM Modi over Bharat Ratna: ’I am not saying that..
10 months, 1 week 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, 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 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) …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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' …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

‘Our inspiration’: Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari hail ‘Bharat Ratna’ LK Advani
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Our inspiration’: Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari hail ‘Bharat Ratna’ LK Advani

Hindustan Times  

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday lauded Bharatiya Janata Party veteran Lal Krishna Advani, who will be conferred with India's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna. “I am extremely elated on hearing about the Bharat Ratna being awarded to our inspiration and senior leader Shri Lal Krishna Advani ji. “It is a matter of immense joy to learn about senior leader …

Modi govt bestows Bharat Ratna on veteran BJP leader LK Advani
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi govt bestows Bharat Ratna on veteran BJP leader LK Advani

Op India  

On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on X that veteran BJP leader LK Advani will be conferred India’s highest civilian award i.e. His Parliamentary interventions have always been exemplary, full of rich insights.” I am very happy to share that Shri LK Advani Ji will be conferred the Bharat Ratna. His is a… pic.twitter.com/Ya78qjJbPK — Narendra Modi February 3, …

Watch: Advani's daughter hugs her father after govt's decision to confer him Bharat Ratna
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: Advani's daughter hugs her father after govt's decision to confer him Bharat Ratna

India TV News  

Bharat Ratna for LK Advani: BJP stalwart Lal Krishna Advani will be conferred with India's highest civilian award -- Bharat Ratna, the Prime Minister informed on Saturday. After the government's announcement, Advani said issued a statement and said, "With utmost humility and gratitude, I accept the 'Bharat Ratna' that has been conferred on me today. Prior to him, former Prime …

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 Karpoori Thakur | Congress welcomes announcement but qualifies it by calling it a ‘hypocrisy’ of Modi government
10 months, 4 weeks 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 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 …

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 …

Sanjay Raut demands Bharat Ratna for Balasaheb Thackeray, Savarkar
2 years, 1 month ago

Sanjay Raut demands Bharat Ratna for Balasaheb Thackeray, Savarkar

India Today  

On the occasion of Bal Thackeray’s death anniversary, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said that Balasaheb is the only ‘Hindu hriday samrat’ and sought Bharat Ratna for the party's founder. “If they really have respect for Hindutva, they should also announce the Bharat Ratna award to Balasaheb Thackeray along with Veer Savarkar. “In fact, Veer Savarkar and Balasaheb Thackeray’s stature …

'Pehle He Dilwa Dete': Nitish Kumar Takes Dig Over Bharat Ratna Demand For Sonia Gandhi And Mayawati
3 years, 11 months ago

'Pehle He Dilwa Dete': Nitish Kumar Takes Dig Over Bharat Ratna Demand For Sonia Gandhi And Mayawati

ABP News  

सब लोगों को मांग करने का अधिकार है, उन लोगों के पास तो पहले सरकार थी, आज मांग कर रहे हैं, पहले ही दिलवा देते : बिहार CM नीतीश कुमार, मायावती और सोनिया गांधी के लिए भारत रत्न की मांग पर pic.twitter.com/VsiXKwjnf3 — ANI_HindiNews January 6, 2021 आदरणीय #सोनिया_गांधी जी व सम्मानित बहन #मायावती जी, दोनों प्रखर राजनैतिक व्यक्तित्व हैं। …

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 …

Mayawati Bats for Invitation to Dalit Spiritual Leader for Ram Temple 'Bhoomi Pujan' Ceremony in Ayodhya
4 years, 4 months ago

Mayawati Bats for Invitation to Dalit Spiritual Leader for Ram Temple 'Bhoomi Pujan' Ceremony in Ayodhya

News 18  

BSP president Mayawati on Friday favoured that an invitation be extended to Dalit Mahamandelshwar Kanhaiya Prabhunandan Giri for the 'bhoomi pujan' ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, saying it would have some impact on the Constitutional intention of setting a casteless society. In a tweet, the BSP supremo said, "In view of the complaint of Dalit Mahamandelshwar Swami Kanhaiya …

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