Bharat Ratna

"If You Have Courage, Give Bharat Ratna To Savarkar": Shiv Sena MP To Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 4, 2020

Vinayak Raut dared the ruling BJP to give Bharat Ratna to Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

"This Is What We Call Democracy...": Aaditya Thackeray On Sanjay Raut, Savarkar Row

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday January 18, 2020

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray played the democracy card today as he sought to defuse tension between his party and the Congress over a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna - the country's highest civilian honour - to Hindu nationalist VD Savarkar

Sena Leader Reignites Debate On VD Savarkar. Aaditya Thackeray's Response

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 18, 2020

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said those opposing Bharat Ratna award for Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar should be made to spend two days in the Andaman Cellular Jail, the erstwhile colonial prison, where the freedom fighter had been lodged.

"He's Much Higher Than Bharat Ratna": Supreme Court On Plea For Mahatma

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday January 17, 2020

Mahatma Gandhi is the Father of the Nation and people hold him in high esteem which is far beyond any formal recognition, the Supreme Court said on Friday, refusing to direct the government to honour him with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.

Uddhav Thackeray Visits Lata Mangeshkar In Hospital, Enquires About Health

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday November 29, 2019

A day after being sworn in as the Maharashtra Chief Minister, Uddhav Thackeray visited legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar at a city hospital on Friday.

Ministers Pay Tribute To Physicist CV Raman On Death Anniversary

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 22, 2019

Twitter users paid glowing tributes to Bharat Ratna, Sir CV Raman, on his death anniversary on Thursday, with many recalling his contribution to science.

Shiv Sena Leader Seeks Bharat Ratna For Veer Savarkar, Birsa Munda

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 21, 2019

A Shiv Sena member in Lok Sabha on Thursday demanded Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour bestowed by the Union government, for Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar and tribal icon Birsa Munda

Centre Avoids Direct Reply On Bharat Ratna For Veer Savarkar

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 19, 2019

The government on Tuesday avoided a direct reply on whether it has taken steps to confer Bharat Ratna on Veer Savarkar but said recommendations for the country's highest civilian award are received regularly from various quarters.

"Wonder Which Powers Delayed Bharat Ratna For Sardar Patel": Ravi Shankar Prasad

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 31, 2019

Contending that Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel's contributions have been undervalued for long, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday questioned the "delay" in conferring Bharat Ratna on the first home minister.

"Bharat Ratna For Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev": Manish Tewari Urges PM

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday October 26, 2019

Amid a controversy over awarding the Bharat Ratna to Hindutva icon VD Savarkar, Congress leader Manish Tewari has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accord the highest civilian award in India to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.

Court Didn't Pronounce Savarkar Innocent: Mahatma Gandhi's Great-Grandson

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 25, 2019

Slamming the Maharashtra BJP's proposal to seek Bharat Ratna for Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, said today that Savarkar was the "patron" of the Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.

VD Savarkar An "Accomplished Man": Abhishek Singhvi Amid Bharat Ratna Row

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 21, 2019

Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Monday praised VD Savarkar, saying he was an "accomplished man" who played a part in the freedom struggle, fought for Dalit rights and went to jail for the country, days after the BJP's Maharashtra unit proposed a Bharat Ratna for the Hindutva idealogue.

"Those Who Conspired To Kill Gandhi Getting Bharat Ratna": Siddaramaiah

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 18, 2019

Calling Vinayak Damodar Savarkar a "murderer", former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah slammed the BJP on Friday for its plan to bestow Bharat Ratna to him posthumously.

"Indira Gandhi Was A Follower": VD Savarkar's Grandson Amid Bharat Ratna Row

India News | ANI | Friday October 18, 2019

Indira Gandhi was a follower of VD Savarkar, said his grand-nephew, Ranjeet, who also stated that everything that the former prime minister did was "against Nehru and Gandhi's philosophy".

Haryana Assembly Elections 2019: "He Spent Life In Kala Pani": BJP Defends Bharat Ratna Call For Savarkar

India News | ANI | Friday October 18, 2019

The controversy over whether VD Savarkar should be accorded with Bharat Ratna has found resonance in Haryana. While the issue has been an emotive one in Maharashtra, owing to Savarkar's connection with the state, the BJP and Shiv Sena have been aggressively backing the move. In Haryana too, the BJP has tried to corner the opposition over the issue.