Former Prime Minister
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee's legacy in present day India of name calling
India | Dec 25, 2019, 09:53 AM ISTWhat would the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee do in today's tense political atmosphere where the treasury bench quickly alleges that the opposition gives cushion to "Pakistan narratives" and the opposition loses no time to call the government of the day "liars"? The current dispensation loves to take digs at India's first Prime Minister -- Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Danger to Sharif's health increasing due to delay in his travel abroad: Party
World | Nov 11, 2019, 09:03 PM ISTThe 69-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo agreed on Friday to go to the UK for the treatment, heeding doctors' advice and accepting his family's request. He was scheduled to leave for London on a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight on Sunday morning. However, he could not leave as his name figured in the no fly-list (Exit Control List-ECL)
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'How PM Chandra Shekhar's resignation news first reached Modi'
India | Jul 25, 2019, 09:28 AM ISTDespite ideological differences, PM Chandra Shekhar's resignation seems to have deep admiration for socialist icon and former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar.
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Former PM Chandra Shekhar's son Neeraj Shekhar joins BJP
India | Jul 16, 2019, 10:14 PM ISTNeeraj Shekhar, son of former prime minister Chandra Shekhar, joined the BJP Tuesday, asserting that the recent Lok Sabha election results convinced him to work under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah for contributing to the nation.
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Manmohan Singh asks MLAs to instill confidence among people with their leadership
India | Jul 07, 2019, 09:53 PM ISTFormer prime minister Manmohan Singh Sunday exhorted Rajasthan legislators to instill confidence among people with their leadership and said they count on their leaders to ensure that the politics of fear do not prevail over the politics of hope.
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Rising inequality is a concern: Manmohan Singh
India | Jun 24, 2019, 10:59 PM ISTSpeaking at the release of a social development report titled 'Rising Inequalities in India, 2018', Singh said some regions and social groups were extremely poor and vulnerable despite various anti-poverty programmes and affirmative policies being followed.
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The Tashkent Files lands in trouble after former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri's grandson sends legal notice
Bollywood | Apr 10, 2019, 02:53 PM ISTThe Tashkent Files revolves around the mysterious death of Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966, soon after the signing of the Tashkent Agreement between India and Pakistan to end their 1965 war.
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The Accidental Prime Minister First Review: Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur lauds Anupam Kher, Akshaye Khanna starrer
Bollywood | Jan 10, 2019, 01:26 PM ISTShekhar Kapur, Divya Dutta and others lauded Anupam Kher and Akshaye Khanna's performance in The Accidental Prime Minister.
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The Accidental Prime Minister Trailer: It’s hard to differentiate Anupam Kher from former PM Dr Manmohan Singh
Bollywood | Dec 27, 2018, 04:21 PM ISTAnupam Kher has left no stone unturned when it came to adapting to Dr Manmohan Singh's mannerism and poise.
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PM Modi reaches AIIMS to meet former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
News | Aug 15, 2018, 07:47 PM ISTPM Modi reaches AIIMS to meet former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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V P Singh, former Prime Minister of India
National | Jul 21, 2014, 07:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: Vishwanath Pratap Singh was born on 25th June 1931 in Allahabad. He was a veteran politician and the 8th Prime Minister of India. He was born in a traditional landlord's family that ruled
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Rare pics of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shahstri
National | Mar 23, 2014, 07:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: In the times of Arvind Kejriwal and his ministers, who wear ordinary clothes, shun security and travel in non-descript cars, here are some illuminating facts about Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's most honest and
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Know former PM I K Gujral
National | Dec 01, 2012, 07:34 AM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 30: A suave and sobre politician, Inder Kumar Gujral belonged to that genre of intellectuals who made a mark in the country's foreign policy and a slice of luck catapulted him to
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Gujral in coma, critical, says doctor
India | Nov 27, 2012, 10:11 PM ISTGurgaon, Nov 27 : The condition of former prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral Tuesday worsened as he fell unconscious and his urine output was blocked, a doctor said Tuesday.“His condition Tuesday worsened as he fell
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Can nuke India in 8 seconds, Pak general had told British official
World | Jun 16, 2012, 04:26 PM ISTLondon, Jun 16: Pakistan could launch a nuclear strike on India within eight seconds, claimed an Army General in Islamabad in 2001, a warning that is described in the latest volume of diaries by a
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Vajpayee Turns 88, PM, Senior Leaders Greet Him
India | Dec 25, 2011, 10:32 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 25: Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, who turned 88 today, was greeted by a host of senior leaders including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.Singh presented a bouquet to the senior BJP leader.Vajpayee's
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Vajpayee A Gentle Giant : Jaitley
National | Nov 03, 2011, 09:52 PM ISTDehra Dun, Nov 3: BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a “gentle giant” who never compromised with his office.At a function marking the launch of “Samagra Atal ji”
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Sheila Gujral Dead
India | Jul 11, 2011, 09:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 11: Sheila Gujral, wife of former Prime Minister I K Gujral, passed away here today after a brief illness, her family said.Sheila (87) was a known writer and social worker who has
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Now, Deve Gowda Wants To Sit On Indefinite Fast From July 3
India | Jun 27, 2011, 05:54 PM ISTBangalore, Jun 27 : Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda today staged a sit-in near the official residence of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to highlight the alleged neglect of his home district of
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2G Scam : JPC Wants To Grill Ailing Vajpayee
India | Jun 01, 2011, 01:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 1 : The P.C.Chacko-led Joint Parliamentary Committee probing the 2G scam has decided to summon ailing former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to depose before the committee, The Pioneer daily reported. Vajpayee is