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Yogi government prepares to immortalise Vajpayee

The 105-km-long under-construction outer ring road in Lucknow is also likely to be named as Atal Path.

18 Aug 2018 12:59 AM IST

Speaker Sumitra Mahajan (from left), RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah, vice-president M. Venkaiah Naidu, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union minister Rajnath Singh and other dignitaries during the cremation of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee at Rashtriya Sthal in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

In J&K, people from all walks mourn Atal's death

The governor administration declared seven-day mourning and a public holiday in all government offices and educational...

18 Aug 2018 12:57 AM IST

Atal Behari Vajpayee

Leaders cutting across party lines bid adieu

Apart from President Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah, foreign dignitaries were also...

18 Aug 2018 12:57 AM IST

Flames rise from the funeral pyre of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, watched by his foster daughter Namita Bhattacharya on the banks of the River Yamuna in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Ashes of former PM to be immersed in UP's 42 rivers

On a visit to the city on August 5, Rajnath Singh had hailed Vajpayee for setting in flow a 'Vikaas ki Ganga' a river...

18 Aug 2018 12:37 AM IST

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee dies at 93. (Photo: PTI)

Separated by distance, united by admiration

Scooter, bus, train: People negotiate their way to reach Delhi for Vajpayee.

18 Aug 2018 12:34 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and people participate in the funeral procession of former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee as his mortal remains are taken for cremation to Smriti Sthal in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

Emotions run high as PM walks along Atal's hearse

Amid chants of hymns from Bhagavad Gita, sea of mourners and political leaders throng streets for ex-PM's last glimpse.

18 Aug 2018 12:54 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, political leaders and the public at large join in the last journey of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee as his mortal remains are taken for cremation to Rashtriya Smriti Sthal in New Delhi. (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

Modi walks 6 km with cortege; pyre lit amid chanting, bugles

It was at about 4.45 pm when amid the chanting of Vedic mantras Vajpayee's daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya lit the...

18 Aug 2018 4:26 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee at his Krishna Menon Marg residence in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

PM pays tribute to Vajpayee: A leader for the ages, ahead of his times

It was Atalji who prepared the foundations of an India that is ready to take on the mantle of global leadership in the...

17 Aug 2018 4:00 AM IST

A file photograph of Atal Behari Vajpayee at the PMO.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee bids adieu, end of an era

As the body of the BJP's tallest leader lay wrapped in the tricolour at his residence, leaders arrived to pay homage.

17 Aug 2018 2:21 AM IST

Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee shakes hands with then Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif after his famous Lahore Bus Yatra. (Photo: File)

Many ups and downs in ties with Pakistan

In 2003, Mr. Vajpayee undertook a famous visit to the Kashmir Valley and reached out to the people there.

17 Aug 2018 2:02 AM IST

93-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and the tenth Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was admitted to AIIMS, New Delhi on June 11 with kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection, low urine output and chest congestion. (Photo: File | PTI)

As the end neared, leaders of all parties flocked to AIIMS

Security was beefed up around AIIMS and its adjoining areas due to the heavy VVIP movement.

17 Aug 2018 7:34 AM IST

Atal Bihari Vajpayee. (Photo: PTI/File)

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was loved by all, say Opposition leaders

Manmohan says Vajpayee was a 'great patriot' n Country lost a statesman who believed in the India's diverse culture:...

17 Aug 2018 1:46 AM IST