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Over the years, MS Swamninathan's contribution made the country that once depended on American wheat to feed its people in the 1960s, transform into a foodgrain surplus nation.

PM Modi made an announcement to this effect on Friday, stating that the Bharat Ratna will be conferred to Narasimha Rao along with former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh and agricultural economist Dr MS Swaminathan.

The government had earlier announced the country's highest civilian honour for L K Advani and Karpoori Thakur. 

Conferring Bharat Ratna to Advani is expected to silence criticism that Modi ignored his contribution in realising the temple dream

Advani's parliamentary interventions have always been exemplary and full of rich insights, Modi said.

Karpoori Thakur, a former Bihar Chief Minister, posthumously receives the Bharat Ratna, injecting energy into Bihar politics. The BJP's move coincides with OBC outreach, sparking debate over political motives.

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Karpoori Thakur, popularly known as 'jannayak', served as chief minister from December 1970 to June 1971 and from December 1977 to April 1979

PV Narasimha Rao should be given due recognition. This is what we demanded while being in power. We insist on the same even being in the opposition, KTR stressed

On October 10, Vinod Kumar Gaur penned a letter to the divisional commissioner, expressing a conviction that a personal intuition hinted at receiving the nation's highest civilian honor.

Accompanied by State Secretary for Agriculture, M Raghunandan Rao and State Seed Development Corporation Managing Director K Keshavulu, he attended the funeral of the renowned agriculture scientist on behalf of the State government and paid his respects at Taramani in Chennai.

Here is a small attempt to introduce the great Dalit writer Annabhau Sathe to you and delve into the life and contributions of an extraordinary literary figure

He provided reassurance to the people of Maharashtra, stating that the Telangana government would strongly endorse the Bharat Ratna award for the eminent social thinker.

Hyderabad: Fans of the late singer Lata Mangeshkar remembered her on her birth anniversary on September 28. Social media platforms were full of posts marking the legendary musician’s 93rd birthday. She passed away on February 6, 2022, while admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. On Wednesday, Lata Ji was one of the trending […]

Hyderabad: Rich tributes were paid in Telangana to legendary N T Rama Rao on his 99th birth anniversary on Saturday with some ruling TRS leaders favouring Bharat Ratna to the departed leader. Rama Rao’s grandsons and popular film stars Junior NTR and Kalyan Ram paid floral tributes to him at the NTR Ghat here. NTR’s […]

New Delhi: Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, on Monday night shared a heartfelt tribute to late legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar who left for her heavenly abode on Sunday. Taking to her Instagram handle, Rai Bachchan shared a beautiful smiling picture of the late iconic singer and wrote, “At a loss for words…Prayers for your Divine Soul […]

Mumbai: After previously recovering from COVID-19 and pneumonia, legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar’s health has once again taken a turn for the worse. She had been admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital on January 8 after her diagnosis. Dr Pratit Samdani, who has been treating her since then, has said that currently she is in the […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that it was the BJP, which recognised the services of Dr BR Ambedkar and conferred him with Bharat Ratna. Participating in the ‘Bheem Deeksha’ protest near the Ambedkar statue at Telangana Bhavan in New Delhi along with other MPs, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi drew […]

Mumbai: The health condition of India’s singing icon Lata Mangeshkar, who was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital after she tested positive for Covid-19, has worsened. The 92-year-old Bharat Ratna awardee has developed pneumonia in addition to Covid and has been admitted to the ICU, where a team of doctors is taking care of her. […]

"I don't know who AR Rahman is. He won an Oscar and I don't even know who he is. He gives a hit once in a decade," said Balakrishna, in an interview to a Telugu Channel.