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President Droupadi Murmu is set to confer the prestigious Bharat Ratna upon five distinguished personalities, including two former Prime Ministers posthumously and veteran BJP leader L.K..
Advani will be the only living awardee, while the other four -- ex-Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and P.V. Narasimha Rao, eminent agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan, and former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur -- will be honored posthumously...
Taking to the social media platform, PM Modi expressed his joy over the announcement of Bharat Ratna for former Union Minister, Shri LK Advani, highlighting his monumental contribution to India's development...
"It is a matter of immense joy that the Government of India is conferring the Bharat Ratna on M.S. Swaminathan Ji, in recognition of his monumental contributions to our nation in agriculture and farmers' welfare..
He played a pivotal role in helping India achieve self-reliance in agriculture during challenging times and made outstanding efforts towards modernising Indian agriculture," the Prime Minister said.. narendramodi (@narendramodi)..
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