In the history of Indian sports, only one sportsperson has been honoured with the Bharat Ratna — and that is Sachin Tendulkar. The legendary batter was recommended for the award by the central ...

Bharat Ratna: Whenever awards are mentioned in India, the name Bharat Ratna comes first. It is the country's highest civilian award, given for exceptional and distinguished service in various fields.

On behalf of the late Congress leader, the Bharat Ratna was received by PV Prabhakar Rao, his son. Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded PV Narasimha Rao Garu in a post on X. He said, “Every ...

The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of India, established in 1954. Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for these awards. It is awarded in ...

The Bharat Ratna is conferred for “exceptional service/performance of the highest order”, without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex. The award is open to all persons ...

I read a small news item in some of the country's leading newspapers on Friday 19 July which said Dhyan Chand has been nominated by the Sports Ministry for the prestigious Bharat Ratna.

This year's Bharat Ratna awards are clear pointers to Modi's brand of politics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna to former PMs – PV ...

The decision to award Bharat Ratna to former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh and green revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan has taken the number of recipients of the country's ...

NEW DELHI: Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani said on Saturday that the Bharat Ratna award is not only an honour for him as a person but also for the ideals and principles that he strove to ...

Politicians and leaders from India Inc are rallying together, urging the government to posthumously bestow upon him the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour the country can offer. Yet ...

IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party veteran leader Lal Kishenchand Advani, 96, with his daughter Pratibha Advani during a media interaction after the announcement of the Bharat Ratna at their residence ...