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 ...

P Chidambaram asked in Rajya Sabha why the government has not conferred the Bharat Ratna award upon former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

However, curiosity got the better of me and I checked when the Bharat Ratna was instituted. The award, for the record, was first presented in 1954. Secondly, Dhyan Chand passed away in 1979.

Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee received the country's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna ... Ram Nath Kovind presented the award in a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan ...

Tejashwi should study those who have been honoured with Bharat Ratna. As far as Lalu is concerned, he certainly deserves the highest award for corruption." BJP spokesman Neeraj Kumar said Tejashwi ...