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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee is an Indian politician who was the 10th Prime Minister of India, first term for 13 days in 1996 and then from 1998 to 2004. A Padma-Vibhushan awardee, he was the first head of government from outside the Congress party to serve a full five-year term from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The leader has also received the highest honour, Bharat Ratna in 2015 and his birthday was declared 'Good Governance Day'. Other than his political views, Vajpayee is well praised for his poetry.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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'I was the first person to meet ailing Vajpayee at AIIMS': Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at PM Modi
National | Jun 12, 2018, 07:37 PM ISTTargeting Modi, Rahul alleged that the prime minister has not treated his "guru" Advani well after becoming the prime minister of the country.
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Kurukshetra | Is Rahul Gandhi playing politics by saying 'I was the first to visit ailing Vajpayee'?
National | Jun 12, 2018, 07:42 PM ISTTargeting Modi, Rahul alleged that the prime minister did not treat his "guru" Advani well after becoming the prime minister of the country.
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Govt mulls raising pension limit up to Rs 10,000 per month under Atal Pension Yojana
India | Jun 12, 2018, 04:48 PM ISTThere is a need to increase the value of pension under APY, Madnesh Kumar Mishra, Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services (DFS), said at a conference organised by PFRDA.
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What is Urinary Tract Infection? All you need to know about this infection former PM Vajpayee is going through
Health | Jun 12, 2018, 02:10 PM ISTUTI is a common infection of the urinary tract but can sometimes be something more than this. Find out what can cause, determine and eliminate a UTI from the body
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee 'stable', to remain in hospital till 'infection is controlled', says AIIMS
India | Aug 16, 2018, 12:10 PM ISTA senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first non-Congress prime minister who served a full five-year term in office. Atal Bihari Vajpayee is currently the oldest living former prime minister. He was a Parliamentarian for over four decades.
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Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee admitted to AIIMS for urinary tract infection
News | Jun 12, 2018, 06:48 AM ISTFormer PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee admitted to AIIMS for urinary tract infection
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Former PM Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee diagnosed with a urinary tract infection
News | Jun 11, 2018, 11:41 PM ISTFormer PM Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was admitted today at AIIMS, New Delhi for investigation & evaluation. He has been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection for which appropriate treatment has been closely monitored and treated by a team of doctor
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PM Modi, Amit Shah and other top leaders arrive at Delhi's AIIMS to see Atal Bihari Vajpayee
News | Jun 11, 2018, 11:46 PM ISTPM Modi, Amit Shah and other top leaders arrives at Delhi's AIIMS to see Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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LK Advani arrives at Delhi's AIIMS to meet Atal Bihari Vajpayee
News | Jun 11, 2018, 09:11 PM ISTLK Advani arrives at Delhi's AIIMS to meet Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also arrived at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to visit former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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Congress President Rahul Gandhi visits Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Delhi's AIIMS
India | Aug 16, 2018, 12:10 PM ISTVajpayee was admitted to Delhi's AIIMS for a routine check-up on Monday morning at 10 am.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee diagnosed with urinary tract infection; PM Modi, Shah, Advani, Rahul visit AIIMS
India | Aug 16, 2018, 12:11 PM ISTVajpayee (93) is currently the oldest living former prime minister. He was a Parliamentarian for over four decades.
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All you need to know about John Abraham’s Parmanu-The Story of Pokhran
Bollywood | May 24, 2018, 12:16 PM ISTParmanu- The Story of Pokhran is based on the nuclear bomb test explosions that Indian Army covertly conducted in Pokhran in 1998
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India's former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee turns 93
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee turns 93: President, PM wish BJP stalwart; UP govt to set free 93 prisoners
National | Dec 25, 2017, 09:37 AM ISTThe Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 announced that Vajpayee's birthday would be celebrated as Good Governance Day annually.
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'Follow Vajpayee formula for talks on Kashmir': Mirwaiz urges Centre
India | Sep 26, 2017, 03:47 PM ISTMirwaiz Umar Farooq said he favoured unconditional dialogue with the Centre and urged the government to follow the Vajpayee government's doctrine of the early 2000s.
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Goods and Services Tax: History of India’s biggest tax reform and people who made it possible
Jun 29, 2017, 07:57 PM ISTIn May 2014, when the NDA government was voted to power, it started making efforts to make GST a reality. Jaitley had in February 2015 set April 2016 as the deadline for rolling out GST. It was later changed to July 1, 2017.
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PM Modi hails Vajpayee as nation commemorates anniversary of Pokhran nuke testing
India | May 11, 2017, 01:11 PM ISTIt was on May 11 in 1998 when India successfully conducted first among the five nuclear tests in Pokhran under the leadership of Vajpayee
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BJP turns 37: A look at the political journey of the world’s largest party
National | Apr 06, 2017, 03:46 PM ISTThe BJP, the largest political party in the world, was founded on April 6, 1980 with three-time former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the helm as its president.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee feared coup by LK Advani camp in 2002, claims new biography
National | Jan 06, 2017, 02:43 PM ISTFormer prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee feared a coup by a section of BJP that wanted to replace him by his deputy Lal Krishna Advani, a new biography has claimed.
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Vajpayee ‘no more’? Aligarh Mayor’s faux pas embarrasses BJP
National | Dec 26, 2016, 03:27 PM ISTcontroversial Aligarh Mayor Shakuntala Bharti left the party red-faced with her ignorance, when she referred to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as “deceased”.