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Pak Senate Chairman cancels UAE trip over highest civilian honour to PM Mo
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 25 (ANI): Pakistan Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani has decided to cancel his pre-scheduled visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the gulf country honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with "Order of Zayed" during his visit.
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Pranab Mukherjee conferred with Bharat Ratna: Proud moment, tweet children
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee and daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee on Thursday were elated at their father being conferred with the highest civilian honour of Bharat Ratna at a grand ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Pranab Mukherjee felicitated with Bharat Ratna by President Kovind
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 8 (ANI): Former President Pranab Mukherjee was conferred with highest civilian honour of Bharat Ratna by President Ram Nath Kovind at a grand ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Thursday.
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Pratibha Patil conferred Mexico's highest civilian honour for foreigners
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 1 (ANI): Former President Pratibha Patil on Saturday was conferred with "Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca" or Order of the Aztec Eagle, Mexico's highest civilian honour for foreigners.
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Tiger Woods receives 'Presidential Medal of Freedom'
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 7 (ANI): American golfer Tiger Woods was bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, US' highest civilian honour, by President Donald Trump at Rose Garden here on Monday.
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Ambedkar given Bharat Ratna out of compulsion, not by heart: Owaisi
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kalyan (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 28 (ANI): Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, was conferred on B R Ambedkar out of compulsion and not by heart, said All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi.
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Being an Adivasi woman, I never thought will get Padma Vibhushan: Folk art
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India] Jan 27 (ANI): Being an Adivasi woman, I never thought that I would be considered for the Padma Vibhushan award, India’s second highest civilian honour, said noted folk artist Teejan Bai on Sunday.
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Unfortunate that no sanyasi awarded Bharat Ratna in 70 years: Ramdev
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 27 (ANI): Asserting that no sanyasi (seer) has been awarded Bharat Ratna since independence, Yog Guru Ramdev on Sunday demanded that seers in the country should also be conferred with the highest civilian honour for their contributions.
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Mukherjee conferred with Bharat Ratna because he visited RSS headquarters:
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Saturday said that former President Pranab Mukherjee was selected for the nation's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna as he had visited the RSS headquarters in Nagpur.
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Bhupen Hazarika's family grateful to Central, Assam govt after Bharat Ratn
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Late playback singer Bhupen Hazarika's brother Samar Hazarika on Friday expressed gratitude towards the Central and Assam governments after the former was conferred with the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour.
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Cong leader Kharge seeks Bharat Ratna for Siddaganga seer Shivakumara Swam
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on requested the central government to confer Bharat Ratna - highest civilian honour - on late Siddaganga seer Shivakumara Swami.
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TMC MP demands Bharat Ratna for 'Didi'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Nov 9 (ANI): Idris Ali, a Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP on Friday said that West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee should be awarded Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, as she is a symbol of national integration.
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