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Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Profile: Atal Bihari Vajpayee Biography - Atal Bihari Vajpayee Age, Latest News, Photo, Video, Birthday, Speech

Height: 5.6 ft DOB: 25 December 1924

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.

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Modi asks BJP MPs not to divert from development agenda

Politics | Dec 16, 2014, 09:18 PM IST

New Delhi: As controversies involving partymen galore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked BJP MPs not to divert from the government's agenda of development and good governance and desist from providing the opposition an opportunity

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No intention to open schools on Christmas: Government

India | Dec 16, 2014, 05:40 PM IST

New Delhi: Amid a row over HRD ministry's alleged move to keep schools "open" on Christmas day, government Tuesday asserted that it had no such intention whatsoever.K C Venugopal (Cong) flaunted "circulars" in Lok Sabha

opposition disrupts pre noon sitting of rajya sabha on

Opposition disrupts pre-noon sitting of Rajya Sabha on conversion issue

Politics | Dec 16, 2014, 12:14 PM IST

New Delhi: A determined Opposition led by Congress and SP today forced two adjournments in Rajya Sabha in the pre-noon session over its demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reply on the issue of forced

atal bihari vajpayee may be chosen for bharat ratna

Atal Bihari Vajpayee may be chosen for Bharat Ratna

Politics | 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

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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

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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

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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

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Modi govt may confer 'Bharat Ratna' on Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 90th birthday

Politics | 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

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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

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Amit Shah meets CMs of BJP-ruled states

Politics | 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

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Centre following Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 'path of humanity' in J&K: Arun Jaitley

Politics | 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

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday to be celebrated as 'Good Governance Day'

Politics | 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

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Nitish attacks Modi for 'failing' to respect Vajpayee's work

Politics | 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

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Nitish questions BJP's appointment of junior ministers

Politics | 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

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Shiv Sena leader Suresh Prabhu returns to the Cabinet

Politics | 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

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Narendra Modi all set to create record for becoming most-traveled Indian PM in first 6 months

Politics | 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

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Will do more for Bihar if given a chance in future: Nitish Kumar

Politics | 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

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PDP calls for peaceful resolution of issues with Pakistan

Politics | 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

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Modi should follow the footsteps of Vajpayee: PDP

Politics | 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

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Uddhav attacks Modi for 'inaction' on Pak ceasefire violations

Politics | 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