Bharat Ratna
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Modi govt may confer 'Bharat Ratna' on Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 90th birthday
National | Dec 10, 2014, 07:36 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is contemplating to confer the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.According to sources, a formal announcement in this regard is expected to
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Assam govt pitches for Bharat Ratna on Bhupen Hazarika
National | Nov 06, 2014, 07:00 AM ISTGuwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has said his government would take up the matter with the Centre again to confer the Bharat Ratna award posthumously to cultural icon Bhupen Hazarika.The state government has already
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Karunanidhi demands Bharat Ratna for DMK founder Annadurai
India | Aug 25, 2014, 08:00 AM ISTChennai: DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Sunday suggested that party founder, the late CN Annadurai, be conferred the Bharat Ratna award.In a letter to President Pranab Mukherjee, copies of which was released to the media
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Milkha Singh lauds Dhyan Chand's nomination for Bharat Ratna
Hockey | Aug 13, 2014, 06:55 AM ISTChandigarh: Legendary athlete Milkha Singh on Tuesday expressed his delight at home ministry recommending the name of hockey great late Major Dhyan Chand for the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in the country.Speaking from
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Nitish pitches for Bharat Ratna to Lohia, Karpoori Thakur
National | Aug 12, 2014, 05:46 PM ISTPatna: Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today proposed that socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia and former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur be considered for Bharat Ratna for their contribution to the country. Conferring the highest
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Home ministry recommends Dhyan Chand for Bharat Ratna
Hockey | Aug 12, 2014, 03:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: The home ministry Tuesday recommended the name of legendary hockey player late Dhyan Chand for the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in the country.Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju informed
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SC denies petition seeking details of Netaji's disappearance
India | Aug 12, 2014, 11:43 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hold an immediate hearing on a petition seeking directions to the government to furnish details on the mysterious disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.While declining to
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Tarun Gogoi for Bharat Ratna to Bhupen Hazarika
National | Aug 11, 2014, 08:50 PM ISTGuwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to honour the state's cultural icon Dr Bhupen Hazarika with the Bharat Ratna.The Chief Minister, in a letter to the Prime Minister, requested
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Netaji kin do not want Bharat Ratna for the freedom fighter
National | Aug 10, 2014, 09:50 PM ISTKolkata: Amidst speculation that India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna may be conferred on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, a majority of his family members today disapproved of the idea and instead demanded that the mystery
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Bharat Ratna for Vajpayee, Netaji?
National | Aug 10, 2014, 04:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Speculation is rife that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose may be named for the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna.The speculation has been fuelled by the Home
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Not Sachin Tendulkar, Dhyanchand was the first choice for Bharat Ratna
Cricket | Jul 30, 2014, 09:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was not the first choice for the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna with which he was honored this year. Major Dhyanchand, another sports legend who mesmerized hockey fans all
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KCR roots for Bharat Ratna for ex-PM Rao on his birthday
India | Jun 28, 2014, 03:03 PM ISTHyderabad: Rich tributes were paid to former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao on his 93rd birth anniversary today.Governor E S L Narasimhan, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, a host of Ministers, MPs, MLAs
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Manohar Parrikar slams Tendulkar to justify MLAs' Brazil junket
National | Jun 13, 2014, 01:35 PM ISTPanaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has slammed Bharat Ratna awardee Sachin Tendulkar to justify a Rs.89 lakh junket for six legislators, including three ministers, to witness the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.Parrikar Thursday backed
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TDP demands 'Bharat Ratna' for late NT Rama Rao
India | May 28, 2014, 04:25 PM ISTHyderabad: Paying tributes to its founder-president and former Chief Minister N T Rama Rao on his 91st birth anniversary, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) today urged the Centre to confer Bharat Ratna, the country's highest
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Bismillah's crumbling birthplace: Testimony to broken promises in Bihar
National | Apr 15, 2014, 06:41 PM ISTDumraon (Bihar): Jawaharlal Nehru had invited him to play at Delhi's Red Fort on India's Independence Day on Aug 15, 1947. The Indian government conferred on him its highest civilain award - the Bharat Ratna.
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Eminent scientist C.N.R. Rao conferred with Bharat Ratna
India | Feb 04, 2014, 03:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Eminent scientist C.N.R. Rao was Tuesday conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, by President Pranab Mukherjee at a glittering ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.Rao joined the list of 41
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Will continue to bat for India, says Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar
Cricket | Feb 04, 2014, 02:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday said that he will “continue to bat for India” in all spheres of life in his endeavour to bring smile on the faces of the common people.“I
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Sachin dedicates his Bharat Ratna to his mother, all Indian mothers
Cricket | Feb 04, 2014, 01:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar today said he would like to dedicate his Bharat Ratna to his mother and all Indian mothers who sacrifice their wishes and aspirations for their children to help realize
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Live Reporting: God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar gets Bharat Ratna
Cricket | Feb 04, 2014, 01:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: At a glittering ceremony in the chandeliered hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar was conferred India's highest civilian honour the Bharat Ratna.Tendulkar, alongwith eminent scientist CNR Rao were conferred the Bharat
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Sachin Tendulkar gets Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award
Cricket | Feb 04, 2014, 01:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar Tuesday was conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.In a glittering ceremony at the Durbar Hall, the president bestwowed