Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said actor Amitabh Bachchan - who was been conferred the Padma Vibhushan - was a legend and he deserved a Bharat Ratna."The Padma Vibhushan to Amitabh Bachchan
New Delhi: Trinammol Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today demanded Bharat Ratna, country's highest civilian award, for Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan.She said that conferring Padma Vibhushan on the megastar is
New 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
Varanasi: 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
New 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
Chandigarh: 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
New 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
Chennai: 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,
New 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
Mumbai: 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
New 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
New 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
New 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
New 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
New 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
New 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
Kolkata: 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
New 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
New 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
Jammu: 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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