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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

An ‘Atal’ Journey: Know some interesting facts about old hand politician Vajpayee
National | Dec 25, 2016, 06:24 PM IST
The veteran politician and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee turned 92 years old today. Vajpayee created a niche for himself through his subtle and calm approach. Awarded with highest civilian award of the Republic
An ‘Atal’ Journey: Know some interesting facts about old hand politician Vajpayee
National | Dec 25, 2016, 06:24 PM IST
The veteran politician and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee turned 92 years old today. Vajpayee created a niche for himself through his subtle and calm approach. Awarded with highest civilian award of the Republic
Atal Bihari Vajpayee becomes first living leader with maximum govt schemes named after him
National | Sep 06, 2016, 02:02 PM IST
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is not keeping good health for last several years. However, his illness could not prevent him from creating a new record, thanks to the Modi government.

CIC asks for letters exchanged by Vajpayee and PM Modi in 2002; issues notices to PMO, Gujarat
National | Sep 05, 2016, 09:59 PM IST
The Prime Minister's Office and Gujarat government have been presented with notices by CIC on the issue of disclosure of the correspondence exchanged between the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi and then Prime Minister Atal
India's first Hindi engineering course witnesses few admissions
India | Aug 24, 2016, 11:56 AM IST
The engineering course at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (ABVHV) in Bhopal, which is being offered only in Hindi, has found few takers as only a dozen students have applied for 90 seats in three
Nehru Memorial chief: Fresh row over short-listing of Vajpayee’s private secretary Shakti Sinha
India | Aug 13, 2016, 02:12 PM IST
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s private secretary Shakti Sinha may be appointed as the new director of Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML).

In Delhi, Mehbooba Mufti invokes Vajpayee; presses for dialogue on Kashmir issue
National | Aug 08, 2016, 07:42 PM IST
Pitching for an early start to a dialogue process with people of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seize the opportunity created by the unrest to
From Nehru, Rajiv, vajpayee to PM Modi: A comparison of speeches of Indian PMs at US Congress
National | Jun 11, 2016, 04:07 PM IST
From Nehru to Modi, let's take a look take at the highlights and the context under which all the 6 Indian Prime Ministers addressed the US Congress.
US Congress speech: Where 'Bolne Waala Pradhan Mantri' spoke less than the ‘silent PM’
National | Jun 10, 2016, 01:34 PM IST
Modi’s use of words during his address to the US Congress was lesser as compared to Manmohan Singh’s speech to the American Congress on July 19, 2005.

Priyanka denies special treatment, says rent paid was decided by BJP govt
National | Apr 16, 2016, 08:05 PM IST
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has issued a clarification saying that the rent she paid for the government bungalow was in accordance with the decision of the then BJP government and that there was no special trea
Kargil 'misadventure' was stab in the back for Vajpayee, admits Pak PM
World | Feb 16, 2016, 11:43 PM IST
New Delhi: In an unlikely admission of guilt that appears to be directed towards shifting the blame to former Pakistan Army chief Parvez Musharraf, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today conceded that the intrusion by
Vajpayee redux: Modi first PM to visit Lucknow in 11 years
National | Jan 22, 2016, 12:50 PM IST
Lucknow: Narendra Modi will be in Lucknow on Friday, becoming the first prime minister to visit this Uttar Pradesh capital in 11 years and help revive memories of the time when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was

Advani backs PM Modi's Lahore visit
National | Dec 26, 2015, 08:34 PM IST
Gandhidham: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise Lahore visit, BJP veteran L K Advani has said Modi and other leaders in government should work to carry forward Atal Bihari Vajpayee's initiative for improving
PM Modi visits Vajpayee's house, greets him on his birthday
National | Dec 25, 2015, 10:04 PM IST
New Delhi: Soon after his return from foreign tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight visited former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's house here and greeted him on his 91st birthday.Modi drove straight to 6A Krishna
Atal Bihari Vajpayee provided 'exceptional' leadership: PM Modi
National | Dec 25, 2015, 09:53 AM IST
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birthday, saying he "provided exceptional leadership to India at a crucial time". "Birthday greetings to our beloved Atal ji.

Train to Vajpayee's village flagged off 16 years after he laid foundation
India | Dec 24, 2015, 11:39 PM IST
Agra: A train connecting Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ancestral village Bateshwar with Etawah was today flagged off, 16 years after the former prime minister had laid the foundation stone for this project. The train was flagged off
PM Modi to wish Atal Bihari Vajpayee on birthday tomorrow on return from visit
National | Dec 24, 2015, 04:07 PM IST
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Atal Bihari Vajpayee to personally greet the BJP veteran on his 91th birthday tomorrow soon after his return from his foreign visit.Modi, who is on a visit
PM Modi's visit will be turning point in J&K's history: Mufti Sayeed
National | Nov 01, 2015, 08:14 PM IST
Srinagar: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit here will be a "turning point" in the history of Jammu and Kashmir and the people of the state have great
BJP plans to impose old class system, alleges Mayawati
National | Oct 31, 2015, 09:47 PM IST
Lucknow: Cautioning dalits against BJP's plans to "impose" the "old varna system", BSP supremo Mayawati today said there was need to stop the saffron party from coming to power both at the Centre and in
PM Modi must follow Vajpayee's hand of friendship policy with Pak: Farooq Abdullah
National | Oct 24, 2015, 11:14 PM IST
New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should follow Atal Bihari Vajpayee's policy of friendship with Pakistan to find a solution to Kashmir issue, saying