Guwahati, Feb. 9 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that former prime ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao as well as agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.

The Central Government had earlier announced the Bharat Ratna for Bharatiya Janata Party veteran Lal Krishna Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur.

Taking to social media handle X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said about Chaudhary Charan Singh, "It is the good fortune of our government that former Prime Minister of the country Chaudhary Charan Singh is being honoured with Bharat Ratna. This honour is dedicated to his incomparable contribution to the country. He ha...