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West Bengal winner list 2026: As BJP wins over 200 seats in stunning victory, check full list of TMC, Congress winners hereThe Bharatiya Janata Party secured a strong lead in West Bengal's election and bagged 207 seats. This outcome presents a significant challe...
Who is Chaudhary Charan Singh: Bharat Ratna winner, symbol of farmer empowermentPrime Minister Narendra Modi announces Bharat Ratna posthumously for former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh, praising his dedication to farmers' ...
Modi govt uses Bharat Ratna awards to send political message acrossThe honor given to Swaminathan, the father of the green revolution, sends a message to the farming community. This recognition highlights t...
Bharat Ratna recipient count goes up to 53. Check full list herePrime Minister Narendra Modi announced that former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh, along with green revolution pioneer ...
Karpoori Thakur: The leader who strode corridors of power like colossus but chose humble rickshaw to meet journalists'Jan Nayak' Karpoori Thakur (people's leader) joins the pantheon of great political leaders like Lal Bahadur Shastri, Pandit Madan Mohan Ma...
Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar's 103rd birth anniversary celebrated on April 7Pandit Ravi Shankar, a celebrated sitar player and composer, is being remembered on his 103rd birth anniversary on April 7. He was awarded ...
On Lata Mangeshkar's 1st death anniversary, Sudarshan Pattnaik dedicates 6ft-tall sand sculpture to 'Queen of Melody'In a career spanning 80 years, the singer built up a repertoire that comprised several timeless classics.
Padma awards applications increase more than tenfold to 485,122 in 2022This year, 34 women were named for Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, among the 128 awardees. One of them, veteran singer Sandh...
‘Legend, giant who changed the face of tech forever.’ India Inc, leaders mourn FC KohliRich tributes poured in for the man whom many considered the father of Indian IT.
After Padma Vibhushan, Mary Kom dreams of winning Bharat RatnaThe first woman sportsperson to be decorated with the Padma Vibhushan, celebrated boxer MC Mary Kom on Sunday said she hopes to win the Bha...
A new nobel would be a novel moveHowever, the institution of additional categories may increase the chances of (living) Indians in future.
Docu-feature on Sachin Tendulkar: cricketers, celebs share storiesA one-of-its-kind docu-feature is being made on Bharat Ratna winner, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar with never-seen-before footage.
Bharat Ratna - The country's highest civilian awardThe recommendations for Bharat Ratna are made by the Prime Minister to the President. No formal recommendations for this are necessary.
'Swachh Bharat' should go along with healthy individual: Sachin TendulkarSachin today called for taking forward Modi's resolve of a 'Swachh Bharat' as he said that clean surroundings should be complemented with t...
- 1st individual Olympic medalist awaits Padma Award
Wrestler K D Jadhav was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal in 1952 in Helsinki.
BJP asks why Atal Bihari Vajpayee hasn't been conferred Bharat RatnaIt also sought to know why the Congress waited for 41 years after Sardar Patel’s death to award Bharat Ratna to the great leader.
Father of White Revolution, Verghese Kurien receives maximum recomendations for Bharat RatnaKurien’s daughter expressed surprise that many people recommended him, but was disappointed that her father was not given the award.
Padma Bhushan for Adi Godrej, R ThyagarajanThe government also posthumously conferred the Padma Bhushan on superstar Rajesh Khanna and satirist Jaspal Bhatti.
Nava Bharat Ratnas: Sportsmen’s race has begun for India’s highest civilian honourSportsmen’s race has begun for Bharat Ratnas. There's an inevitability about the demand that the honour be bestowed on Sachin Tendulkar.
- 111 get awards for excellence in farm research
Food and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday honoured 111 awardees under 12 different categories for excellence in farm research...