A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi stated that it was not for the court to direct the authorities to award the highest civilian honor to a person.
Hardeep Puri said that Kalam personified the ideals of diversity and cooperation, apart from having been one of India's leading defence scientists and spearheading our nation's missile programme, among many other achievements.
APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes, Abdul Kalam Death Anniversary: APJ Abdul Kalam served as the 11th President of India between 2002 and 2007.
Arvind Kejriwal has written to PM Narendra Modi urging him to honor Sunderlal Bahuguna with a Bharat Ratna.
Up till 3 February 2021, they revered Sachin Tendulkar as the 'God of Cricket', now they are questioning his merit for the Bharat Ratna.
The Chairman Emeritus of the over USD 100 billion conglomerate Tata group asked social media users to stop the campaign that asked the government to confer on him the highest civilian award of the country.
Former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat on Wednesday called for bestowing India's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, on Sonia Gandhi and Mayawati, saying that while the Congress president has taken the honour of Indian womanhood to new heights, the BSP chief had inspired millions of oppressed.
Karnataka's senior BJP leader D.H. Shankaramurthy urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bestow Bharat Ratna on party patriarch L.K. Advani, who celebrated his 92nd birthday in New Delhi on Sunday.
A day after the BJP slammed Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for being silent on the Congress's criticism of V D Savarkar, the Shiv Sena on Monday hit back and asked why the BJP has not yet given Bharat Ratna to the late Hindutva ideologue.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to confer India's highest civilian honour - the Bharat Ratna - on the late S.P. Balasubramanyam for his legendary contribution to music and arts.
With National Sports Day approaching, greats such as Gurbux Singh, Harbinder Singh, Ashok Kumar and current player Yuvraj Walmiki took part in a virtual discussion on Saturday to celebrate the life and career of the iconic player.
The 36-year-old Mary Kom, however, said her immediate target is to first qualify for the Olympics and then she would think about the "colour of the medal".
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to issue any directive to the Centre on a PIL seeking to confer the Bharat Ratna on Mahatma Gandhi. Chief Justice S.A. Bobde observed that Gandhi is the 'Father of the Nation', and the people hold him in high esteem, which is far beyond any formal recognition.
"It would be in the fitness of things that if on January 26, 2020, all three of them are honoured with the Bharat Ratna," read the letter.
The BJP, popularly known as the saffron party, had always been vocal about nationalist ideology and has praised the valour of freedom fighters and social reformers. The party has recently stirred a controversy after it proposed Veer Savarkar's name for Bharat Ratna.
Ashok Kumar, regarded as world's best dribbler in hockey, post-independence, and son of an unbeatable athlete in modern sports history, said that the country should not forget Dhyan Chand's ultra-nationalistic character.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee will be honoured with India's highest award, Bharat Ratna today, along with legendary singer Bhupen Hazarika and social activist Nanaji Deshmukh. They will be given this award by President Ram Nath Kovind.
In a bold decision, Modi government on Monday decided to revoke special status to Jammu and Kashmir, also paving way for bifurcation of the state into two Union Territories. People from all walks of life praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for the unprecedented move. And there was one demanding India's highest civilian award - Bharat Ratna - to PM Modi.
Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee: Former President Pranab Mukherjee will be awarded Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour of India on August 8. The award would also be given posthumously to social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and singer Bhupen Hazarika.
Tej Hazarika’s remarks on the Bharat Ratna award on Facebook created controversy earlier this month.
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