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Bharat Ratna awardee Lata Mangeshkar passes away at 92, know benefits of Bharat Ratna award

The news of Bharat Ratna awardee Lata Mangeshkar’s demise has is deeply saddening. On February 6, she lost the battle against Covid-19.

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The Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar has passed away. She was 92 years old at the time of her demise. She was conferred with Bharat Ratna in 2001. She will always be remembered as the queen of melody and her legacy will never be forgotten.

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The Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, is bestowed to distinguished individuals for outstanding contributions to the fields of art, literature, and science, as well as any other domain of human endeavour. Though there have been numerous controversies, it is not every day that one receives this prize.

Initiated in 1954, Bharat Ratna has been awarded to 48 individuals to date including 12 posthumously. The first set of individuals to be honoured by the award were CV Raman, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and C Rajagopalachari. Recipients who were awarded the Bharat Ratna in recent times include late former President of India Pranab Mukherjee, social activist Nanaji Deshmukh, and musician-music director Bhupen Hazarika.

List of Bharat Ratna Awardees

  • CV Raman 1954
  • C Rajagopalachari 1954
  • Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 1954
  • M Visvesvaraya 1955
M Visvesvaraya
  • Bhagwan Das 1955
Bhagwan Das
  • Jawaharlal Nehru 1955
  • Govind Ballabh Pant 1957
Govind Ballabh Pant
  • Dhondo Keshav Karve 1958
Dhondo Keshav Karve
  • Bidhan Chandra Roy 1961
Bidhan Chandra Roy
  • Purushottam Das Tandon 1961
Purushottam Das Tandon
  • Rajendra Prasad 1962
  • Pandurang Vaman Kane 1963
Pandurang Vaman Kane
  • Zakir Husain 1963
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri 1966
  • Indira Gandhi 1971
  • Varahagiri Venkata Giri 1975
Varahagiri Venkata Giri

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  • K Kamaraj 1976
  • Mother Teresa 1980
  • Vinoba Bhave 1983
  • Frontier Gandhi Abdul Ghaffar Khan 1987
  • MG Ramachandran 1988
  • Nelson Mandela 1990
  • BR Ambedkar 1990
  • Vallabhbhai Patel 1991
  • Rajiv Gandhi 1991
  • Morarji Desai 1991
  • Satyajit Ray 1992
  • Abul Kalam Azad 1992
  • JRD Tata 1992
  • Aruna Asaf Ali 1997
Aruna Asaf Ali
  • Gulzarilal Nanda 1997
Gulzarilal Nanda
  • APJ Abdul Kalam 1997
  • MS Subbulakshmi 1998
  • Chidambaram Subramaniam 1998
  • Amartya Sen 1999
  • Ravi Shankar 1999
  • Gopinath Bardoloi 1999
Gopinath Bardoloi
  • Jayaprakash Narayan 1999
  • Bismillah Khan 2001
  • Lata Mangeshkar 2001
  • Bhimsen Joshi 2008
  • CNR Rao 2013
  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2014
  • Madan Mohan Malaviya 2014
  • Sachin Tendulkar 2014
  • Nanaji Deshmukh 2019
  • Pranab Mukherjee 2019
  • Bhupen Hazarika 2019

What benefits does a Bharat Ratna awardee get?

None of the winners of the Bharat Ratna got the award for worrying about what benefits it gets them. But in ghor Kalyug, these are the privileges they are entitled to, a small thing compared to their years of dedication and service to the country and to their field of expertise. The benefits that the Bharat Ratna awardee gets is a nominal hat tip to them by the people of India.

  • Bharat Ratna awardees are declared state guests while travelling anywhere in India.
  • Awardees are entitled to a diplomatic passport through which they get access to VIP lounge at airports, a separate immigration counter. Moreover, the Indian missions abroad provide them with all support in their foreign visits.
  • Bharat Ratna holders can enjoy a lifetime of free first-class flight travel on Air India.
  • Awardees are eligible for Z category protection whenever required.
  • They are at 7A position in the Table of Precedence that is published by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The order in this table is organised for state and ceremonial occasions.
  • Bharat Ratna awardees receives pention equal to or 50 percent of Prime Minister of India’s salary.
  • The reicipients of the Bharat Ratna receive a certificate called Sanad which is signed by the President and a peepal leaf-shaped medallion. On the obverse side of the peepal-leaf shaped medallion, an image of the Sun in inscribed along with the words Bharat Ratna in Devanagri script. On the reverse side, the medallion has a platinum State Emblem of India with Satyameva Jayate inscribed in the centre.

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Parliament winter session: Government lists 15 bills, including Waqf bill

The session will kick off on November 25 and conclude on December 20.

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The government has listed five new ones and one to amend the contentious Waqf law out of 15 bills for the winter session of Parliament. The session will kick off on November 25 and conclude on December 20.

The government has introduced five new bills, including the Coastal Shipping Bill, 2024, which aims to promote coasting trade and increase the participation of Indian-flagged vessels owned and operated by Indian citizens for both national security and commercial purposes.

Another significant legislation that will be introduced by the government is the Indian Ports Bill, 2024. This bill is designed to implement measures for the conservation of ports, enhance security, and manage pollution, ensuring compliance with India’s international obligations and statutory requirements.

Additionally, the government plans to introduce the Merchant Shipping Bill, 2024, which aims to meet India’s obligations under maritime treaties and support the development of Indian shipping while ensuring the efficient operation of the Indian mercantile marine in a way that serves national interests.

Pending legislation includes the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, which is awaiting consideration and passage after the joint committee of both Houses submits its report to the Lok Sabha. The committee is expected to report by the end of the first week of the winter session.

Currently, there are eight bills, including the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, pending in the Lok Sabha, while two additional bills are in the Rajya Sabha.

Furthermore, the government has also listed the Punjab Courts (Amendment) Bill for introduction, consideration, and passage, which seeks to increase the pecuniary appellate jurisdiction of Delhi district courts from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 20 lakh.

The Merchant Shipping Bill, along with the Coastal Shipping Bill and the Indian Ports Bill, is slated for introduction and eventual passage.

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International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes

The court accused Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defence Minister Gallant of crimes against humanity, including murder, persecution, inhumane acts, and the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare.

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International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu over war crimes

The International Criminal Court (ICC) today issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The court accused Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defence Minister Gallant of crimes against humanity, including murder, persecution, inhumane acts, and the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare. The leaders allegedly restricted essential supplies such as food, water, and medical aid to civilians in Gaza, resulting in severe humanitarian crises and deaths, including among children.

Last year in October, Israel had launched attacks on Gaza in retaliation for the surprise attack by Hamas. The Israel-Hamas war has led to the death of thousands of civilians, while lakhs have been displaced. The major infrastructures in Gaza, including hospitals and schools, were also destroyed as Israel vowed to wipe out Hamas.

The International Criminal Court stated that it found reasonable grounds to believe the accused intentionally targeted civilians and limited medical supplies, forcing unsafe medical procedures, which caused immense suffering. This ruling was based on the findings from at least October 8, 2023 until at least May 20, 2024.

The court remarked that it has assessed that there are reasonable grounds to believe that PM Netanyahu and Defence Minister Gallant bear criminal responsibility as civilian superiors for the war crime of intentionally directing attacks against the civilian population of Gaza.

Furthermore, it also noted that the lack of food, water, electricity and fuel, and medical supplies created conditions of life calculated to bring about the destruction of part of the civilian population in Gaza, leading to death of civilians, including children due to malnutrition and dehydration.

Additionally, the International Criminal Court dismissed two challenges by Israel against its jurisdiction in the situation in the State of Palestine.

Notably, Israel had contested the ICC’s jurisdiction, claiming it could not be exercised without Israel’s consent. Nonetheless, the Chamber ruled that the Court has jurisdiction based on Palestine’s territorial scope, including Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. It further noted that Israel’s objections were premature, as jurisdictional challenges under the Rome Statute can only be made after an arrest warrant is issued.

Reportedly, Israel had also requested a fresh notification regarding the investigation, started in 2021. Denying the request, the court stated that Israel had earlier declined to request a deferral, making additional notifications unnecessary.

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Yogi Adityanath accords tax-free status to Sabarmati Report film in Uttar Pradesh

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have also praised this film.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday accorded a tax-free status to ‘The Sabarmati Report’ film, based on the train burning incident at Godhra in Gujarat in 2002, in the state.

The announcement was made after Chief Minister Adityanath attended the screening of Vikrant Massey and Raashii Khanna-starrer ‘The Sabarmati Report’ in Lucknow with the film’s cast.  

Speaking to reporters, actor Vikrant Massey thanked the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for making ‘The Sabarmati Report’ film tax-free in the state. “I want to thank Yogi Adityanath ji. This is an important film and I appeal to everyone to go and watch this film,” he said.

Chief Minister Adityanath along with many of his cabinet colleagues watched the film ‘The Sabarmati Report’ under a special screening at a cinema hall in the capital, said a spokesperson of the state government.

Several people associated with the film unit were also present on the occasion. Later the chief minister announced to make this film tax-free in UP.

The BJP-ruled states have been praising the makers of The Sabarmati Report, claiming the team has tried to bring out this truth in front of the people of the country through the film.

The saffron party is appealing to people to watch this film and try to get closer to the truth of Godhra.

Uttar Pradesh becomes the sixth BJP-ruled state after Haryana, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat to declare lead actors Vikrant Massey and Raashii Khanna’s film tax-free.

Adityanath said along with identifying the faces of those who are conspiring against the country for political gains, there is also a need to expose them. The film team has discharged its responsibilities to expose the truth, he said, adding an attempt has been made to bring the real truth in front of the country in a big way through the film.

The Sabarmati Report is said to be based on the incident of setting fire to a train full of ‘karsevaks’ in Godhra on February 27, 2002, killing 90 devotees. After this incident, communal riots broke out in Gujarat. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have also praised this film.

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