Bharat Ratna Honors for Chaudhary Charan Singh, Karpoori Thakur, Others
President Droupadi Murmu presented the Bharat Ratna to four recipients — socialist icon Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur, and agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan — who were posthumously conferred the highest civilian award. The fifth awardee, LK Advani, did not attend the ceremony due to illness. … Read more
