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TopicAtal Bihari Vajpayee

Topic: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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.

At 43, how Brand BJP evolved from Vajpayee vision to Modi might

While founders never had majority & had to keep a diverse coalition intact, today's BJP doesn’t need allies. Credit goes to Modi-Shah but they should thank founders, especially Vajpayee.

Rising above politics or a jibe at BJP? What Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Vajpayee memorial signifies

Apart from Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s samadhi in Delhi, Rahul also visited memorials of other leaders, marking Congress as different from BJP which 'only pays homage to its own leaders'.

Rahul pays tribute at Vajpayee memorial, 1st from Gandhi family to do so since ex PM’s 2018 death

Congress leader's visit being perceived as attempt to distinguish between PM Modi & Vajpayee. While Modi is seen by many as hardcore Hindutva face, Vajpayee was perceived as more moderate & liberal.

‘British Informer’: Congress leader Gaurav Pandhi slams Vajpayee ahead of Rahul visit to memorial

Congress leader also claims ex-PM boycotted Quit India Movement like all other Sangh members. BJP retorts saying Rahul Gandhi’s hypocrisy is exposed & demands Pandhi's sacking.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was full of innovative ideas, many of which continue to shape India

Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a charismatic personality whose assimilative nature won many admirers. But it was his leadership that gave India transformative policies.

Vajpayee stays, Sonia too returns to Atal Tunnel, in Congress-BJP spar over Manali-Leh connector

Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said tunnel won't be renamed, but plaque bearing name of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi — among those who laid its foundation stone — will be restored.

Before 2004 tour of Pakistan, Dalmiya gave players the option to skip. All declared available

In ‘On Board’, former BCCI admin Ratnakar Shetty writes about how Vajpayee wished the Indian cricket team luck, and the players promised him that they would do their best.

Why a liberal Indian needed to write Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s biography

Vajpayee was flawed, weak in many ways, and played cynical politics but he never stopped trying to reconcile diverse groups.

On Camera

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.