Bharat Ratna

No formal recommendations for 'Bharat Ratna' necessary: MoS Nityanand Rai

Union Minister of State (MoS) Nityanand Rai said in the Lok Sabha that the decisions regarding the award of Bharat Ratna are taken from time to time and no formal recommendations are necessary

SP members to commemorate Mulayam's legacy; seek Bharat Ratna for leader

After the demise of Samajwadi patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, party workers are seeking steps to commemorate his memory

APJ Abdul Kalam death anniversary: Top quotes by the 'Missile Man of India'

APJ Abdul Kalam died on July 27, 2015 at the age of 83

Prominent crossing in Ayodhya to be developed, named after Lata Mangeshkar

Songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar that were dedicated to Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman would also be played in Ayodhya

Delhi HC refuses to entertain PIL seeking Bharat Ratna for Ratan Tata

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 honour to a person

'Void in our nation': Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar dies at age 92

She had over 30,000 songs to her name and was awarded Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, in 2001.

Best of BS Opinion: Targeting taxpayers, Bharat Ratna for Dr Kurien & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

Bharat Ratna for Dr Kurien

Shailesh Dobhal argues why it makes sense to award Bharat Ratna to Verghese Kurien

Kejriwal pitches for Bharat Ratna for Sunderlal Bahuguna posthumously

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday sought that the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, be given to noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna posthumously

Kejriwal writes to PM, seeks Bharat Ratna for doctors, nurses, paramedics

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal wrote a letter to PM Modi, seeking that country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna should be given this year to all doctors, nurses, paramedics who served amid pandemic

Call for Bharat Ratna: Ratan Tata asks people to stop social media campaign

Tata on Saturday requested people to refrain from demanding the Bharat Ratna for him

Dhyan Chand should get Bharat Ratna: Olympian Harbinder Singh Chimni

Hockey wizard and triple Olympic gold medallist Dhyan Chand should definitely be conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, says 1964 Olympic gold medallist Harbinder Singh Chimni

Shiv Sena hits out at BJP, asks delay in awarding Bharat Ratna to Savarkar

Talking to reporters in Mumbai, Shiv Sena's chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut reiterated that Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, be given to the "great and Hindutvavadi leader" Savarkar

AP CM requests Union govt to confer Bharat Ratna upon S P Balasubrahmanyam

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy requested the Government of India to confer the nations highest civilian award 'Bharat Ratna' upon legendary singer S P Balasubrahmanyam, who passed away on September 25

Former President Pranab Mukherjee passes away at 84

Mukherjee had served as the President of India from 2012 to 2017, and held several important portfolios previously in various Congress-led governments from the 1970s to 2012

Troubleshooting minister to popular President: Pranab Mukherjee in politics

Veteran politician's career spanned five decades; was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2019

Send those opposing Bharat Ratna to Savarkar to Andaman jail, says Raut

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had kicked up a row in December, 2019, when he refused to apologise for his "rape in India" remark, saying "My name is Rahul Gandhi, not Rahul Savarkar".

NCP workers seek Bharat Ratna for Sharad Pawar, start signature campaign

The campaign was started by the NCP's social justice cell led by its Thane city chief Kailas Hawle under the guidance of Mumbra-Kalwa MLA Jitendra Awhad, said a party functionary

It was an honour to witness you receiving the Bharat Ratna: Modi to Pranab

Mukherjee was conferred the highest civilian award by his successor Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday

Bharat Ratna for Savarkar: No formal recommendation necessary, says MHA

Several senior BJP leaders have pushed for the Bharat Ratna award for Savarkar