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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on February 3, took to microblogging site X to announce that veteran BJP leader LK Advani and former deputy prime minister, will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award.
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Former Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao, former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur and eminent agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan have been awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously
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Odisha goes for simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls, and the political chatter is that the BJD and BJP will face the two elections in an alliance, though they might cede the opposition space completely to the Congress. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha on March 5, which happens to be the 108th birth anniversary of late chief minister Biju Patnaik, father of CM Naveen Patnaik. And the buzz in the state is that the PM may announce a Bharat Ratna for the late CM.
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It is reasonable to expect the government to seriously consider honouring Poonawalla with Bharat Ratna, Pawar said.
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Sanghnomics: The Bharat Ratna honour to the late agriculture scientist is also a tribute to his opposition to introduction of GM crops in India. It might have come as a surprise to many but the fact is that Swaminathan, and the RSS-inspired organisations Swadeshi Jagaran Manch and Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, were on the same page on the issue of GM crops
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Modi government announced Bharat Ratna to PV Narasimha Rao, Choudhary Charan Singh and Dr. MS Swaminathan. News18's Aman Sharma explains what is centre's message behind this move
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Here is how political leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Rajnath Singh and others reacted as the government announced the Bharat Ratna for Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao, and M S Swaminathan.
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Bharat Ratna to PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh and MS Swaminathan connects with Indians at multiple levels. Rao is a darling of the middle classes, is adored in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and was out of sync with a Sonia Gandhi-obsessed Congress. Charan Singh was among the first farmer leaders and struck crucial blows to the Congress edifice. Without Swaminathan, India’s achievements in agricultural self-sufficiency are unimaginable
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M.S. Swaminathan, 'Father of the Green Revolution', died at 98 on September 28, 2023. His work transformed Indian farming in the 1960s-'70s.
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Rao is credited for bringing many economic reforms in the country, particularly for dismantling the License Raj.
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Singh championed the cause of farmers and as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, he was the architect of land reforms and also took a lead in formulation of a law that brought great relief to rural debtors
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's February 9 announcement comes a few days after Bharat Ratna was announced for BJP veteran LK Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur
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News Highlights: Prime Minister Narendra Modi elaborated on the big decisions that the NDA government wants to take in the next term if voted back to power.
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Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party, stated on Saturday that the decision to bestow the Bharat Ratna on former prime minister L K Advani was made hours after the Centre made the announcement. This was done to prevent the BJP from receiving a dispersed majority of the votes.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on the microblogging site X on February 3 that veteran BJP leader LK Advani will receive the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in the country.
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LK Advani will be awarded the Bharat Ratna, the government announced on February 3. He served as the Home Minister and later, the Deputy Prime Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government from 1999 to 2004. His role in public life is seen as significant in shaping the post-1980 era of Indian politics.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that L K Advani, a BJP stalwart and former deputy prime minister, will get the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award.
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Sports News Highlights: The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) was suspended by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports on February 3 for failing to hold elections on time and for breaking the PCI constitution. The news was a major setback for the Indian athletes participating in the August–September 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
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Ram Nath Thakur wrote in a letter to PM Modi that the extremely backward classes of India, especially the people of Bihar, will forever be grateful to the government for recognising the contributions of Karpoori Thakur.
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Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a tribute to Karpoori Thakur and said his "relentless pursuit of social justice created a positive impact in the lives of crores of people"
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Even when the JD(U)-RJD alliance swept the 2015 assembly polls, BJP cornered maximum lower OBC votes. Karpoori Thakur’s formulation of separate quotas for most backward groups endeared him to Lower OBCs. The JD(U)-RJD alliance is looking to wean away the Lower OBCs from BJP, while BJP aims to make further inroads into the OBC vote. The clashing imperatives make the Karpoori legacy one worth fighting for
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Thakur was born in 1924 in one of the most backward sections of society- the Nai Samaj (barber community). He was a leader whose political journey was marked by his unwavering commitment to the marginalised sections of society.
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Lata Mangeshkar, fondly called 'India's Nightingale', had tested positive on January 11, after reportedly contracting the virus from a househelp.
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Lal Bahadur Shastri's death anniversary: The leader is remembered as a man of the people. He gave the slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan”.
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The BJP has been targeting the Shiv Sena chief for "giving up" his Hindutva ideology for sharing power with the NCP and Congress.
