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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

A man of great stature and few words, Atal Bihari Vajpayees birthday on December 25 is commemorated as Good Governance Day. (Photo: File | PTI)

Cremation at 4 pm, funeral procession from BJP HQ

The three-time Prime Minister passed away at the AIIMS on Thursday evening at the age of 93 due to prolonged illness.

17 Aug 2018 1:42 AM IST

Former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee waves from the maiden Delhi-Lahore bus service on his arrival at Lahore. (Photo: PTI)

The man who saw tomorrow: How Lahore bus was born

Nobody but a handful of Pakistani generals, who had boycotted the welcome ceremony as he got off the bus, did.

17 Aug 2018 1:35 AM IST

A file photograph of Atal Behari Vajpayee at the PMO.

A 'liberal' pragmatist & last of the Nehruvians

Vajpayee said if he were to criticise a person the way he criticised Nehru, that person would stop talking to him.

17 Aug 2018 1:12 AM IST

Former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee with L.K. Advani during a Metro ride.

1st Delhi Metro corridor was PM Vajpayee's gift to Delhi

The DMRC currently ferries about 27 lakh commuters per day through its various corridors that now even connects cities...

17 Aug 2018 1:50 AM IST

A file photograph of Atal Behari Vajpayee at the PMO.

A true statesman of the highest calibre

If Vajpayee's successors can show his broadness of vision, we will be a better society and country.

17 Aug 2018 2:26 AM IST

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BJP plans poetry events to remember Atal Behari Vajpayee

The saffron party workers will host poetry events at 4,000 places across all legislative Assembly and parliamentary...

31 Aug 2018 1:34 AM IST

Atal Behari Vajpayee

SDMC to name new HQ after Atal Behari Vajpayee

The SDMC headquarters is currently in the Civic Centre building named after Jan Sangh ideologue Shyama Prasad Mukherjee.

30 Aug 2018 5:30 AM IST