bharat ratna

New Delhi, March 15 Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, urging that Kanshi Ram, a leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party, be awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.In his letter, Gandhi said the request was being made as the...

Lucknow, March 14 The Congress' "anti-Dalit ideology" necessitated the formation of BSP, and the national party never accorded due respect to Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar, BSP chief Mayawati alleged on Saturday, questioning Congress' statement that Kanshi Ram will be conferred the Bharat Ratna if it...

Lucknow, March 14 Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati questioned the Congress on Saturday over its proposal to bestow the Bharat Ratna on BSP founder Kanshi Ram if the party comes to power at the Centre.In a post in Hindi on X, Mayawati urged party workers across the country to remain vigilant...

Lucknow, March 14 – BSP chief, Mayawati, strongly criticised the Congress on Saturday over its proposal to award the Bharat Ratna to BSP leader Kanshi Ram, accusing the party of attempting to "exploit his name" despite what she described as its long-standing "anti-Dalit" attitude.Her remarks...

Lucknow, March 13 – Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday said that if former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were alive today, Kanshi Ram, a leader of the Bahujan Samaj, would have been the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.Gandhi made the remarks while addressing a...

New Delhi, March 9 BJP MP Govindbhai Laljibhai Dholakia urged the government on Monday to confer the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour, posthumously on the renowned industrialist and philanthropist, Ratan Naval Tata.Raising this demand in the Rajya Sabha, the BJP MP stated that...

Kolkata, March 8 In response to the unprecedented verbal confrontation between Mamata Banerjee and President Droupadi Murmu, and the subsequent political and administrative fallout, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday of “insulting” the...

Lucknow, March 7 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the vision and reforms introduced by Govind Ballabh Pant laid the foundation for the state's development and continue to guide its progress even today.Addressing a programme held here to mark Pant's death...

Mumbai, March 5 The Maharashtra government told the legislative assembly on Thursday that it would revisit the demand to confer the Bharat Ratna posthumously on freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.Speaking during a discussion on a private member's resolution moved by BJP's Sudhir...

New Delhi, February 21 Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday described Atal Bihari Vajpayee's rise from being a parliamentarian to the country's prime minister as a testament to the strength of Indian democracy.Addressing a function to release the coffee table book, "Atal Bihari...

New Delhi, February 17 – Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan led the nation in paying tributes to Bharat Ratna awardee and former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur on his death anniversary, remembering him as a true leader who dedicated his life to social justice and public service.In a post...

Hyderabad, February 9 AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday criticized the BJP-led Centre and the RSS over the Sangh chief's remarks seeking the Bharat Ratna for Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar, saying the saffron party would even award the country's highest civilian honor to Mahatma...