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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.

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Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.