Tag: Bharat Ratna

New Delhi: Accused by the Congress of not recognising its leaders’ contribution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday launched a stinging counter-attack, saying the party cannot see beyond the Gandhi family and it began “flying so high” that it was disconnected from the country’s roots. Modi said the Congress members did not mention even former prime […]

New Delhi: Former president Pranab Mukherjee, late Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh and late singer Bhupen Hazarika were conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award, on Thursday. President Ram Nath Kovind gave the award to Mukherjee, Hazarika’s son Tej and Vikramjeet Singh, a close relative of Deshmukh, at a function held at […]

New Delhi: The first woman sportsperson to be decorated with the Padma Vibhushan, celebrated boxer MC Mary Kom on Sunday said she hopes to win the Bharat Ratna by winning a gold at the Tokyo Olympics. “It is a dream to win the Bharat Ratna. With this award (Padma Vibhushan) I will now be inspired […]

Bhubaneswar: A webinar was organized on Saturday as part of a digital campaign to demand Bharat Ratna for hockey legend Dhyan Chand. Hockey legends Gurbux Singh, Harbinder Singh, Ashok Kumar Dhyanchand, young star Yuvraj Walmiki attend the event which was streamed live on Facebook. The entire session was hosted by Ollywood actor Babushan Mohanty. The […]

Mumbai: Ratan Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, on Saturday expressed displeasure over a social media campaign that has demanded conferring India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, on him. “While I appreciate the sentiments expressed by a section of the social media in terms of an award, I would humbly like to request […]