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Uddhav's Shiv Sena demands Bharat Ratna for Bal Thackeray

The Shiv Sena-UBT on Thursday demanded the Bharat Ratna for Shiv Sena founder the late Bal Thackeray. Photograph: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters Speaking on the occasion of the late leader's 99th birth......

What The Bharat Ratna Looks Like

On Saturday, March 30, 2024, President Droupadi Murmu presented the Bharat Ratna to the desecendants of three politicians -- former prime ministers Charan Singh and P V Narasimha Rao and former......

It's Raining Bharat Ratnas!

In the 76 years since India gained independence, 53 recipients of the Bharat Ratna have been there. That's less than one every year, which is a healthy ratio given there is the sanctity of this gem......

The Politics Of The Bharat Ratna

Most politicians and even non-politicians have been honoured because of what they were purported to be electorally worth for the ruling party of their time, argues N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE:......

Nehru to Advani: Full list of Bharat Ratna awardees

The decision to award the Bharat Ratna to Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur has taken the number of recipients of the country's highest......

Why Dr Kurien Deserves The Bharat Ratna

It is largely due to his vision and efforts that we have almost quadrupled our per capita milk availability in the last 40 years, points out Shailesh Dobhal. IMAGE: Dr Verghese Kurien cuts a cake......

Bharat Ratna for Bhimsen Joshi

Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was Tuesday presented with Bharat Ratna, country's highest civilian award, at a simple ceremony held at his residence in Pune in......

'Award Raju Srivastav Bharat Ratna'

'Today's generation can learn from him how not to hurt anyone's sentiments at a time when many stand-up comedians deliberately set out to do so.' Photograph: PTI Photo On September 21,......

Demand in LS for Bharat Ratna to Mohd Rafi

A strong plea for conferring Bharat Ratna posthumously on Mohd Rafi, setting up a commission for deciding on persons living below the poverty line and the issue of FDI in retail were among several......

Why Bharat Ratna still eludes Major Dhyan Chand?

'If the country's biggest sports award is named after him, the National Stadium is named after him, then why not he is given a Bharat Ratna.' IMAGE: Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya pays......

When Bharat Ratna Met Rashtrapati...

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar entertained the Rashtrapati Bhavan audience with anecdotes from his playing days. All Photographs: Rashtrapati Bhavan Sachin Tendulkar, Bharat Ratna, met President......

Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand?

Vijay Goel writes to PMO, wants Bharat Ratna for hockey legend Dhyan Chand IMAGE: Sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik's creation. Photograph: Twitter The Sports Ministry has written to the Prime......

'Anand also deserved Bharat Ratna'

India's second Grandmaster Dibyendu Barua welcomed the government's decision to bestow the Bharat Ratna on Sachin Tendulkar but added that five-time World chess champion Viswanathan Anand also......

Tendulkar deserves Bharat Ratna: Virat Kohli

India's latest batting sensation Virat Kohli on Thursday said Sachin Tendulkar deserves country's highest civilian award -- the Bharat Ratna. "He (Tendulkar) really deserves Bharat Ratna.......