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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

Atal Bihari Vajpayee may be chosen for Bharat Ratna
National | Dec 16, 2014, 11:01 AM IST
New Delhi: Speculation is rife that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee may be named for the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna on his 90th birthday on December 25.Sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Flashback: How 800 Dalit Hindus in Meenakshipuram were converted to Islam 33 years ago
India | Dec 12, 2014, 06:50 AM IST
New Delhi: On February 19, 1981, when the late M G Ramachandran was the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, the nation woke up to a news item which said nearly 800 Dalit Hindus in the
Vivek Srivastava, the man who caught Yaseen Bhatkal, is the new SPG chief
India | Dec 11, 2014, 11:56 AM IST
New Delhi: Senior IPS officer Vivek Srivastava was Wednesday appointed as Inspector General in the elite Special Protection Group (SPG) which guards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other VVIPs, including the Gandhi family.Srivastava, a 1989-batch

All India Radio plans poetry session to celebrate Vajpayee's birthday
India | Dec 10, 2014, 08:03 AM IST
New Delhi: With the NDA government in power at the Centre, public broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) has found a unique way to celebrate the birthday of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.The broadcaster has
Modi govt may confer 'Bharat Ratna' on Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 90th birthday
National | Dec 10, 2014, 07:36 AM IST
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is contemplating to confer the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.According to sources, a formal announcement in this regard is expected to
Pakistan Foreign Office did not draft 2004 joint statement: ex-FS
World | Dec 09, 2014, 04:36 PM IST
Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Office was not taken into confidence over the drafting of the 2004 joint Indo-Pak statement in which then former military ruler Pervez Musharraf assured Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee that the country's

Amit Shah meets CMs of BJP-ruled states
National | Dec 07, 2014, 11:45 PM IST
New Delhi: BJP chief Amit Shah today held a meeting with chief ministers of all BJP-ruled states and pitched for coordination between the organisation and the governments in those states so that fruits of schemes
Centre following Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 'path of humanity' in J&K: Arun Jaitley
National | Dec 03, 2014, 08:43 PM IST
Srinagar: Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was following the path of “humanity” shown by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Jammu and Kashmir, citing example of Budgam
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday to be celebrated as 'Good Governance Day'
National | Dec 02, 2014, 01:46 PM IST
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday on December 25 would be observed as national ‘Good Governance Day', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.Modi was addressing party MPs at the meeting of the

Nitish attacks Modi for 'failing' to respect Vajpayee's work
National | Nov 15, 2014, 10:12 PM IST
Patna/Chapra/Hajipur: Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “failing” to respect good work done by senior party leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee by not inaugurating the NTPC unit at
Nitish questions BJP's appointment of junior ministers
National | Nov 13, 2014, 04:40 PM IST
Bettiah: Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today took a dig at BJP's appointment of eight ministers at the Centre.“Majority of them have been made Ministers of State and everybody knows a MOS gets work only
Shiv Sena leader Suresh Prabhu returns to the Cabinet
National | Nov 09, 2014, 04:32 PM IST
New Delhi: A qualified Chartered Accountant, Shiv Sena leader Suresh Prabhu returns to the Union Cabinet after having served in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government during when he won kudos for imparting a new dynamism

Narendra Modi all set to create record for becoming most-traveled Indian PM in first 6 months
National | Nov 07, 2014, 04:18 PM IST
New Delhi: Its now almost six months since Narendra Modi was inaugurated as India's Prime Minister and he has undertaken many foreign trips with heavily packed schedules aftyer taking over the reins of power.This month
Will do more for Bihar if given a chance in future: Nitish Kumar
National | Nov 04, 2014, 11:40 PM IST
Patna: Highlighting achievements of his times, former chief minister Nitish Kumar today said he put in all efforts to take Bihar on path of development and would do more if given chance in future."Bihar did
PDP calls for peaceful resolution of issues with Pakistan
National | Nov 04, 2014, 11:35 PM IST
Jammu: Advocating peaceful resolution of all outstanding issues between India and Pakistan, PDP today said the Narendra Modi government will have to follow re-conciliatory policies to restore peace in the region.“The present NDA government headed

Modi should follow the footsteps of Vajpayee: PDP
National | Nov 03, 2014, 10:38 AM IST
Jammu: PDP has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of making India a superpower was possible if he followed the footsteps of Atal Bihari Vajpayee who had initiated dialogue with Pakistan to resolve issues."Former
Uddhav attacks Modi for 'inaction' on Pak ceasefire violations
National | Oct 12, 2014, 11:44 PM IST
Mumbai: With the campaigning for Maharashtra Assembly polls set to conclude tomorrow, Shiv Sena today stepped up its attack on erstwhile ally BJP for breaking their 25-year-old partnership even as it charged Prime Minister Narendra
Advani praises PM Modi, but says nobody has matched Vajpayee
National | Oct 02, 2014, 10:44 AM IST
Ahmedabad: Veteran BJP leader L K Advani Thursday lavished praise on Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister but said the country hadn't seen another Premier like Atal Bihari Vajpayee.“I feel immense pride in saying that
My relations with PM "too sacred, emotional": Rajnath
National | Sep 23, 2014, 04:35 PM IST
New Delhi: Brushing aside reports of differences with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said his relations with Modi was “too sacred, emotional and deep” and that he would ensure it
Congress has done nothing for Muslims: Heptulla
National | Sep 12, 2014, 08:21 AM IST
Mumbai: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Najma Heptulla today hit out at the Congress, saying its secular image was a farce meant to entrap the minority community.“Congress in the last 65 years has done nothing