Former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur has been named for Bharat Ratna posthumously. The award was last conferred on late president Pranab Mukherjee in 2019. Of the 49 awards, 15 were conferred posthumously. Here is a look at all 49 Bharat Ratna awardees till date: C. Rajagopalachari – former Governor-General – 1954S. Radhakrishnan – former President of India – 1954C.V Raman – Nobel laureate and physicist – 1954Bhagwan Das – Independence activist, philosopher, and educationist – 1955M. Visvesvaraya – Diwan of erstwhile Mysore princely state, civil engineer – 1955Jawaharlal Nehru – former Prime Minister – 1955Govind Ballabh Pant – Independence…
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In a major outreach to the OBC communities ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday awarded Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, to former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur. “The President has been pleased to award Bharat Ratna to Shri Karpoori Thakur (posthumously),” said a statement from the President’s Secretariat. Thakur, who was a socialist leader and freedom fighter, is known for championing the cause of the backward classes in Bihar. Popularly known as ‘Jannayak’, he served as the state’s chief minister twice—from December 1970 to June 1971 and from December 1977 to April 1979. Prior to…
* says new ICAR study reported by Down To Earth The rice and wheat that Indians are eating today might actually be of low nutritional value, says a latest report by Down To Earth magazine citing a recent study led by scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). “For the past 50 years, India has been introducing high-yielding rice and wheat varieties at breakneck speed to achieve food security. The ICAR-led study has examined the food value of these modern grains and reports that breeding programmes focused on developing high-yielding varieties have altered the nutrient profiles of rice and…
Congress workers and Assam police clashed in Guwahati as Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra re-entered Assam on Tuesday. Assam government has reportedly advised Rahul Gandhi to opt for the national highway instead of Guwahati’s arterial roads to avoid traffic jams in the city. The Yatra, which entered Meghalaya on Monday, returned to Assam for its last leg and will travel through the outskirts of the state’s largest city Guwahati. The Yatra would be in Assam till Thursday. Assam government had advised Gandhi to opt National Highway 27 for his padayatra and skip the city roads to avoid traffic jams.…
Ayodhya witnessed a heavy rush of devotees on Tuesday, a day after the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla, with nearly five lakh people paying obeisance at the temple on the first day of general darshan.Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conducted an aerial survey of the temple alongside Principal Secretary Home and DG Prashant Kumar. The chief minister instructed officials to prioritize crowd management and security measures, reports said. “Till afternoon, 2.5 to 3 lakh devotees have paid obeisance in the temple and a similar number of them are remaining,” Director, Information, Shishir said. Over 8,000 policemen have been deployed to ensure smooth darshan for devotees.…
The Minister of External Affairs, Dr. S Jaishankar, elucidated India’s remarkable progress in digital public infrastructure by drawing a compelling analogy during a dialogue with the Indian community in Nigeria. He highlighted the substantial shift towards a cashless economy, asserting that the quantum of cashless transactions in India within a month now outpaces the cumulative volume in the United States over three years. In his address, the Minister underscored the pervasive impact of technology on the lives of Indian citizens, emphasizing the widespread adoption of digital payment methods. He noted that the prevailing trend reflects a fundamental transformation in the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, and several other BJP leaders lit ‘diyas’ (lamps) at their residence on Monday following the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Modi took to X to share photos lighting a ‘diya’ in front of a photograph of the Ram statue from the Ayodhya temple at his official 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence. The prime minister had urged the devotees to light ‘Ram Jyoti’ at home and celebrate a ‘mini Diwali’ to mark the consecration ceremony. The defence minister also shared photographs on X lighting…
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Dennis Francis on Monday arrived in New Delhi on a five-day visit to India to advance India-UN ties. He was received at the airport by India’s permanent representative to the UN Ruchira Kamboj. “A warm welcome to @UN_PGA Dennis Francis as he arrives in New Delhi on a visit to India. The visit is an opportunity to advance India-UN ties and exchange views on ‘s priorities and global challenges,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal wrote on X. The UNGA President is visiting India from January 22-26 at the invitation of External Affairs…
Morigaon district commissioner on Monday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to refrain from holding a street-corner meeting and a padayatra as part of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra as miscreants may try to disrupt peace and tranquility in the district. “On the basis of intelligence inputs, the district administration apprehends the involvement of miscreants who may try to disrupt the peace and tranquility of the district by indulging in anti-social activities taking advantage of two major events happening on the same day–The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and the Ram Lalla Pran Pratistha–simultaneously”, district commissioner Devashis Sarma said in a letter…
In a significant development, India has successfully established the “Global Alliance for Global Good- Gender Equity and Equality” to champion women’s empowerment and gender equality during Thursday’s 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The announcement occurred in the presence of the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, Mr. Professor Klaus Schwab, along with the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Ms. Smriti Z. Irani, and Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Mr. Hardeep Puri, who attended a gathering of notable Indian business figures at a dinner…