In its manifesto for the Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has proposed Bharat Ratna for Savarkar.
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Bhupen Hazarika’s family to not accept Bharat Ratna in protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill
The family of renowned Assamese singer Bhupen Hazarika has reportedly turned down Bharat Ratna conferred to him in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. “I am aware of the situation in Assam. Sudhakantha Bhupen Hazarika, who had always stood by the people of Assam at the time of struggle, perhaps[Read More…]
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge booked for making derogatory remarks on Bhupen Hazarika
Kharge has slammed the Centre for not giving Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, to spiritual leader Shivakumara Swami.
PM Modi congratulates Bharat Ratna Awardees
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulated Bharat Ratna Awardees. PM praised Nanaji Deshmukh for his contribution to the society and said “Nanaji Deshmukh’s stellar contribution towards rural development showed the way for a new paradigm of empowering those living in our villages. He personifies humility, compassion and service to[Read More…]
Padma Awards 2019 Live Updates: Late Kader Khan, Gautam Gambhir, Prabhu Deva among awardees
LIVE UPDATES: Here’s the complete list of 2019 Padma Awardees List 112 Padma Awards awarded this year – 4 Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan & 94 Padma Shri. 21 awardees are women and the list also includes 11 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, 3 Posthumous awardees and 1 transgender[Read More…]
Remembering Bhimsen Joshi: A veteran to remember for everlasting music
Bhimsen Joshi has won the highest civilian honor, Bharat Ratna.
Delhi Assembly clarifies: No mention of Bharat Ratna withdrawal in resolution
New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly on Monday released an official bulletin to clarify that the resolution adopted on the anti-Sikh riots by the House on December 21 did not have any mention demanding withdrawal of the Bharat Ratna conferred on late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The Assembly Secretariat issued a[Read More…]
PM Modi pays tributes to Jayaprakash Narayan, Nanaji Deshmukh
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to political leader Jayaprakash Narayan and Sangh Parivar veteran Nanaji Deshmukh on their birth anniversaries. “India remembers the great Loknayak JP on his Jayanti. His unflinching commitment to protect our democratic fabric will never be forgotten,” the Prime Minister tweeted.[Read More…]
‘Undeserving’ people given ‘Bharat Ratna’ before 1990: BJP MP
A BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh sparked controversy after he said that the country’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, was given to “undeserving” people before 1990. It was the same time when the then VP Singh government conferred the honour to dalit icon BR Ambedkar posthumously. The statement attracted[Read More…]