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TopicAtal Bihari Vajpayee

Topic: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

When George Bush ‘behaved like a little boy’ with Atal Bihari Vajpayee

At the 6th Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Lecture attended by retired officials, army chiefs, and academics, Kanwal Sibal and ex-COAS VP Malik shed light on the former PM’s adept handling of complex diplomatic situations.

President Murmu, PM Modi & others pay tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 99th birth anniversary

Several ministers and political leaders gathered at the former PM and BJP stalwart's memorial, Sadaiv Atal, in Delhi for the tribute ceremony.

Congress’ Jawaharlal Darda helped Fernandes, Vajpayee. Now his biography unites rivals

The book captures Darda’s life as a Gandhian, freedom fighter, statesman, philanthropist, social worker and senior minister in Maharashtra government.

‘Come over for coffee’ — how PM Gowda’s call to law minister led to 1996 women’s reservation bill

Law minister in Gowda cabinet, Ramakant Khalap says Modi govt should enact 33% quota for women in Lok Sabha & state assemblies 'immediately', adds 'delimitation can be done later'.

India greatly benefitted from Vajpayee’s leadership, says PM Modi on his death anniversary

While paying tribute to the first PM from BJP, Modi said he played a pivotal role in boosting India’s progress and taking it to the 21st century across a wide range of sectors.

Shinde govt to name key infra projects MTHL & Versova-Bandra Sea Link after Vajpayee, Savarkar

Maharashtra CM Shinde-led cabinet approved proposals in meeting Wednesday three months after Dy CM Fadnavis's suggestion.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee has just been gift-wrapped, returned to the RSS in a new book

Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924–1977 shatters BJP poet-politician’s reputation as a liberal hero. “I recognise more of Vajpayee in this book," said BJP's Swapan Dasgupta.

‘Pettiness & vengeance’ — Congress attacks Modi for changing name of Nehru Memorial Museum & Library

What won't Modi do to destroy legacy of India's architect, asks Jairam Ramesh. His colleague Gourav Vallabh asserts Nehru's name is written in hearts of 140 crore Indians.

25 years since ‘White House’ collapsed and India became a nuclear weapons state

Despite having blasted itself into the small clique of nations having advanced nuclear weapons, India continues to be a supporter of global nuclear disarmament.

When Vajpayee cleverly blamed Tilak for dividing Hindus and Muslims in 1916

In 'Vajpayee', Abhishek Choudhary traces the journey of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.