Bharat Ratna
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Dhyan Chand should have got Bharat Ratna first: Milkha
Other Sports | Jan 11, 2015, 04:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Legendary athlete Milkha Singh today said hockey wizard Dhyan Chand should have been the first sportspersons to be conferred with the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna."Dhyan Chand should have got Bharat Ratna
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At a glance: Five 'Bharat Ratnas' produced by the eternal city 'Varanasi'
India | Jan 15, 2015, 01:31 PM ISTVaranasi: Varanasi, situated on the banks of the River Ganga, doesn't need any introduction. One of the oldest cities of India, Varanasi is said to be older than Rome.The eternal city is considered the cradle
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Advani, Ramdev to get Padma awards?
India | Jan 06, 2015, 01:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani may soon get Padma Vibhushan, country's second highest civilian award, according to some media reports.These reports suggest that Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's name is also being considered
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Dhyan Chand deserves Bharat Ratna: Milkha Singh
Other Sports | Dec 28, 2014, 07:51 AM ISTChandigarh: While reiterating that Major Dhyan Chand should be conferred the Bharat Ratna, legendary athlete Milkha Singh conveyed his congratulations to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and late freedom fighter-educationist Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose misses Bharat Ratna following family objection
India | Dec 27, 2014, 10:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose could have been awarded country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna this year, along with Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya and former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.The centre government, which was actively
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DMK chief hails decision to confer Bharat Ratna on Vajpayee
National | Dec 25, 2014, 01:44 PM ISTChennai: DMK president M Karunanidhi today welcomed the Centre's decision to confer Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee and demanded that the honour also be conferred on Dravidian veteran E V Ramasamy,
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A giant in Indian politics
National | Dec 25, 2014, 07:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: In the six decades he was in electoral politics, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, awarded the Bharat Ratna on Wednesday, catapulted from one who lost one election after another to a colossus who eventually became
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B-Town: Vajpayee, Malaviya truly 'Bharat Ratna'
Bollywood | Dec 25, 2014, 11:54 AM ISTMumbai: The Hindi film fraterntity Wednesday lauded the Bharat Ratna being conferred on former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and late freedom fighter-educationist Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. While melody queen Lata Mangeshkar called them 'gems
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Historian Ramachandra Guha says, giving Bharat Ratna to Malaviya is a mistake
India | Jan 03, 2015, 06:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Noted historian Ramachandra Guha has described the government's decision to confer Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, to Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, founder of Benares Hindu University, "a mistake".Guha tweeted: "Giving Vajpayee
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Political leaders hail Bharat Ratna for Malviya, Vajpayee
National | Dec 24, 2014, 07:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Political leaders cutting across party lines today welcomed government's decision to confer Bharat Ratna on freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.Vajpayee's long-time political colleague L K Advani
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Emotional Advani hails Bharat Ratna for Vajpayee
National | Dec 24, 2014, 04:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP veteran L K Advani today became emotional as he hailed the announcement of Bharat Ratna for Atal Bihari Vajpayee with whom he has shared over five decades of close relationship.Describing Vajpayee as
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At a glance: All Bharat Ratna awardees since 1954
India | Jan 06, 2015, 10:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: Following is the list of Bharat Ratna winners:Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Announced today, yet to be conferredPandit Madan Mohan Malviya- Announced today, yet to be conferredREAD MORE: Bharat Ratna to Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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Bharat Ratna to Malviya, Atal: PM Modi says 'fitting recognition'
National | Dec 24, 2014, 01:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the conferment of Bharat Ratna on Madan Mohan Malviya and Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a "fitting recognition" of the services of the "illustrious stalwarts" to the nation."Bharat
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Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya: The legendary freedom fighter and educationist
India | Dec 25, 2014, 12:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, popularly known as Mahamana, was a devout freedom fighter, notable educationist and politician who formed Banaras Hindu University (BHU), one of the finest educational institutions in India.He left no
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Mamata Banerjee welcomes Bharat Ratna for Vajpayee
National | Dec 24, 2014, 12:35 PM ISTKolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today welcomed the Centre's decision to confer ‘Bharat Ratna' on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.“I welcome the decision. We all love and respect Vajpayeeji,” Banerjee, who served
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Bharat Ratna to Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
National | Dec 27, 2014, 05:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Rashtrapati Bhavan has announced the union government's decision to confer Bharat Ratna to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. Interestingly, both Malaviya and Vajpayee share a common date of
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Subramanian Swamy demands Bharat Ratna for PV Narasimha Rao
National | Dec 24, 2014, 09:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy has demanded country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna for former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao.Speaking at a function to mark the 10th death anniversary of Rao
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UPA govt should have conferred Bharat Ratna on Vajpayee: Omar Abdullah
National | Dec 22, 2014, 08:24 AM ISTJammu: Amid speculation that Atal Bihari Vajpayee may be bestowed with Bharat Ratna, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the UPA government should have conferred the country's highest civilian honour on the
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Advani backs Bharat Ratna for Atal Bihari Vajpayee
National | Dec 21, 2014, 11:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani has backed awarding the Bharat Ratna to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and said he regarded it as "significant" that the Narendra Modi government has decided to
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee may be chosen for Bharat Ratna
National | Dec 16, 2014, 11:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: Speculation is rife that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee may be named for the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna on his 90th birthday on December 25.Sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi