Bharat Ratna
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Amartya Sen offers to return Bharat Ratna, if Vajpayee asks
National | Jul 25, 2013, 05:21 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 25: A major slugfest erupted today over BJP MP Chandan Mitra's demand for stripping nobel laureate Amartya Sen of the Bharat Ratna award and the economist offering to return it if Atal
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Sports Ministry recommends Dhyan Chand's name for posthumous Bharat Ratna
Hockey | Jul 20, 2013, 11:57 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 20: The clamour may have been for Sachin Tendulkar but the Sports Ministry has recommended hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand's name for India's highest civillian honour -- the Bharat Ratna."The letter recommending
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Bindra's name recommended for Bharat Ratna
Other Sports | May 13, 2013, 06:25 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 13: The only Indian to win an individual gold medal in Olympics, shooter Abhinav Bindra, has been recommended for the Bharat Ratna—the country's highest civilian honour—by the National Rifle Association of India
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Confer Bharat Ratna on Atal Behari Vajpayee: BJP tells PM
National | Jan 03, 2013, 12:09 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 3: The BJP today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to confer Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, on Atal Behari Vajpayee this Republic Day and name the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana
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BJP demands Bharat Ratna for Vajpayee
National | Dec 25, 2012, 04:32 PM ISTBhopal, Dec 25: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has demanded conferring of Bharat Ratna --the highest civilian honour—on the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who turned 88 today.Speaking to reporters here last
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Give Bharat Ratna to Sachin, demand Ramdev, Bal Thackeray
India | Apr 28, 2012, 09:18 PM ISTNew Delhi/Mumbai, Apr 28 : Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray and yoga guru Swami Ramdev have demanded Bharat Ratna for cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar. Writing in his party organ Saamna, Bal Thckeray said; “If you
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Bharat Ratna For Dhyan Chand First, Then Sachin, Azharuddin
Cricket | Apr 13, 2012, 07:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 13: Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin says Sachin Tendulkar deserves to receive the Bharat Ratna, but wants hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand to be the first sportsperson to be bestowed with the
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Sachin Tendulkar Not Nominated For Bharat Ratna
Cricket | Jan 25, 2012, 05:03 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 25: With the BCCI not recommending Sachin Tendulkar's name, there is intense speculation whether the batting maestro could miss out on the prestigious Bharat Ratna award this year.The Sports ministry today forwarded
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I Won't Lobby For Bharat Ratna, Says Vishwanathan Anand
India | Dec 22, 2011, 08:48 PM ISTChennai, Dec 22: World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand today said it will be a great honour if he receives the Bharat Ratna but made it clear that he would never lobby for the coveted award
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Demand For Bharat Ratna To Abhinav Bindra
Other Sports | Dec 19, 2011, 09:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 19: India's lone individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra was today recommended for Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, by the National Rifle Association of India.Three days after the government modified
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Justice Katju Says, Mirza Ghalib, Sarat Chandra Should Be Given Bharat Ratna
India | Dec 17, 2011, 08:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 17: Press Council chief Justice Markandey Katju today suggested Bharat Ratna for noted Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib, saying there is no “fitter” person than him to whom the award can be bestowed.“I
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Govt Removes Hurdles For Giving Bharat Ratna To Sportspersons, Sachin, Dhyanchand Hot Favourites
Cricket | Dec 16, 2011, 02:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 16 : Amid clamour for Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar, Government has modified rules to pave way for eligibility of sportspersons for the highest civilian award of the country.The new rules, providing
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Anna Hazare Demands Bharat Ratna For Sachin
Cricket | Nov 16, 2011, 11:20 PM ISTAhmednagar, Nov 16: Anna Hazare today said Sachin Tendulkar should be conferred with the Bharat Ratna, joining a long list of admirers who have demanded the country's top civilian honour for the cricketer.“Sachin Tendulkar is
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Big B Is The Last Shahenshah Of Bollywood, Says Bal Thackeray
Bollywood | Nov 01, 2011, 12:10 PM ISTMumbai, Nov 1: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray thinks Amitabh Bachchan is the last shahenshah (emperor) of Bollywood and nobody is ever going to take his place.Thackeray wrote this in Saamna while demanding that the
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Shukla Rebuts Thackeray On Conferring Of Bharat Ratna On Sachin
Cricket | Oct 21, 2011, 04:49 PM ISTMohali, Oct 21: Indian Premier League chairman Rajiv Shukla on Thursday took exception to Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's opposition to conferring of Bharat Ratna on Sachin Tendulkar and said the iconic cricketer deserved the
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If Sachin Is Given Bharat Ratna, He Should Shun IPL, Says MP CM
Cricket | Aug 17, 2011, 02:47 PM ISTBhopal, Aug 17 : Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has said that master batsman Sachin Tendulkar should not play in the Indian Premier League if his name was under consideration for the country's
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Maken Bats For Inclusion Of Sports In Bharat Ratna Criteria
India | Apr 15, 2011, 09:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 15: Sports Minister Ajay Maken today said that his ministry would ask the Home Ministry to include sports in the criteria for Bharat Ratna after calls for bestowing Sachin Tendulkar with the
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Sachin Deserves 'Bharat Ratna', Says Dhoni
Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 05:48 PM ISTChennai, Apr 6: World Cup winning Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today joined the growing calls to award batting ace Sachin Tendulkar the Bharat Ratna, saying no cricketer deserves it more than him.“Yes, 200
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Sachin Is Already A 'Bharat Ratna' For Public, Says Dravid
Cricket | Apr 05, 2011, 09:04 PM ISTJaipur, April 5: Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels that although Sachin Tendulkar is yet to be conferred 'Bharat Ratna' but he is already one for the millions of cricket crazy Indians."I don't know when
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Maharashtra Assembly Recommends Bharat Ratna For Tendulkar
Cricket | Apr 05, 2011, 07:23 PM ISTMumbai, Apr 5: Congratulating the Indian cricket team for winning the World Cup, Maharashtra assembly on Tuesday recommended to the Centre that batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar be conferred 'Bharat Ratna', the country's highest civilian award.