Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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Assuming the census is held soon, the government will have to do some deft management of perceptions. (PTI Image)

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Cover photo of 'Vajpayee: The Ascent of Hindu Right 1924-1977' by Abhishek Chaudhary. (Photo by arrangement)

Book Review | Vajpayee never a liberal but Hindu Right’s first spin doctor

Perhaps, he can be said to be the first of spin-doctors of the Hindu right, where conviction was not necessary, articulation was.

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Vajpayee, he said, was known for his eloquence and had no enemies in the political parties. (Photo: File)

‘Has hurt me’: Bengal Guv on Mamata skipping unveiling of Vajpayee’s portrait

'My grievance is not that she could not come, but lack of representation by the government and bureaucracy has hurt me,' Guv said.

25 Dec 2019 8:10 PM

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary at the 'Sadaiv Atal' memorial in Delhi on Wednesday morning. (Photo: ANI)

PM, President pay tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary

Singer Anup Jalota was on stage. In his soulful voice, he sang prayers in memory of BJP stalwart, late Vajpayee.

25 Dec 2019 10:05 AM

Preparations for the event are in the final stage, with senior UP government officials inspecting the venue on Tuesday. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi to unveil Atal Bihari Vajpayee statue in Lucknow tomorrow

The event coincides with the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the co-founder of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

24 Dec 2019 12:51 PM

BJP president Amit Shah on Thursday said that the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government had created Jharkhand and the Narendra Modi dispensation is taking it forward. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Vajpayee govt created Jharkhand, Modi taking it forward: Amit Shah

He said the JMM, Congress and the RJD are fighting the state Assembly election in an alliance.

28 Nov 2019 2:40 PM

Pawar also targeted Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, saying he did not take any initiative to resolve problems faced by farmers and industries in the state. (Photo: File)

Vajpayee was well-cultured gentleman, Modi an effective person: Sharad Pawar

Pawar also pointed out the difference in the working style of AB Vajpayee and PM Modi, both from the BJP.

18 Oct 2019 9:20 AM

Seat-sharing tougher than India-Pak Partition: Sanjay Raut

The Sena leader also said that had his party chosen to occupy the Opposition benches, the picture today would have been different.

25 Sep 2019 3:10 AM

Modi arrived in Vladivostok on Wednesday to participate in the 20th India-Russia annual summit and the fifth meeting of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF). (Photo: ANI)

‘He didn’t make me feel less significant’: Modi recalls 2001 meeting with Putin

PM recalled how he and Putin, during their first meet, discussed not only issues relating to countries, but talked about their hobbies too.

04 Sep 2019 3:07 PM

The Home Minister was allotted Vajpayee's bungalow after the BJP stormed back into power for a second successive time in the Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: File)

Amit Shah shifts to late PM Vajpayee's Krishna Menon Marg residence

Shah was earlier staying at 11, Akbar Road residence.

27 Aug 2019 4:38 PM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar are expected to attend the meeting. (Photo: File)

Delhi: Group of Ministers meeting at Rajnath Singh's residence today

Earlier on Friday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had said that India follows 'no first use' policy regarding nuclear weapons.

17 Aug 2019 11:24 AM

He also announced that a 25-feet high statue of Vajpayee will be installed at Lok Bhawan on 25th December this year. (Photo: File)

UP CM announces residential schools named after Vajpayee in all 18 divisions

He made the announcement at an event commemorating the first death anniversary of Vajpayee at Lok Bhawan.

16 Aug 2019 6:26 PM

Singh said, 'Till today, our nuclear policy is 'No First Use'. What happens in future depends on the circumstances.' ( Photo: ANI | Twitter)

India’s 'No First Use' policy may change based on circumstances: Rajnath Singh

He made the major statement in Pokhran on the death anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

16 Aug 2019 2:11 PM

Sena workers celebrate on Monday. (Photo: RAJESH JADHAV)

Shiv Sena-BJP, city Kashmiri Pandits hail Jammu and Kashmir move

Meanwhile, Aaditya took to Twitter to express his gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah.

06 Aug 2019 2:32 AM

'Vajpayee Ji despite being a BJP leader empathized with Kashmiris and earned their love. Today we feel his absence the most,' PDP chief tweeted.

Amid Kashmir turmoil, Mufti feels Vajpayee's absence on his death anniversary

This comes hours after the government announced the imposition of Section 144 which restricts the movement of more than four people in J&K.

05 Aug 2019 11:39 AM

Scindia, who lost the Lok Sabha election from Guna in Madhya Pradesh, had been staying at the 27, Safdarjung Road bungalow for several years. (Photo: File)

Govt rejects Scindia's request to retain official bungalow in Lutyens' Delhi

His family vacated the house last November after his death in August.

26 Jul 2019 3:45 PM

Vajpayee was one of the founding members of Bharatiya Janata Party, which is in power in the municipal council. (Photo: File)

In an ode to Vajpayee, NDMC schools to now be renamed 'Atal Adal Vidyalaya'

A notification in this regard was issued on June 21.

15 Jul 2019 12:21 PM

Sinha, who quit the BJP last year, also claimed that the PMGSY was his idea. (Photo: File)

NDA's flagship NHDP and PMGSY schemes were my ideas: Yashwant Sinha

Singh had held the finance and external affairs portfolio in former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s cabinet between 1998 and 2004.

15 Jul 2019 10:04 AM

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