New 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
New 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
New 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
New 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
Bhopal, 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
New 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
New 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
New 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
Chennai, 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
New 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
New 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
New 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
Ahmednagar, 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
Mumbai, 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
Mohali, 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
Bhopal, 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
New Delhi, Jul 11 : Pleading the case of eminent sportspersons who have won laurels for the country at international level, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Ajay Maken today sought the inclusion of sports as
Solapur, Apr 15: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said that master blaster Sachin Tendulkar be honoured with Bharat Ratna award.Speaking to reporters in Pandharpur town of Solapur district, Pawar said he extended full support
New 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
Chennai, 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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