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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicAtal Bihari Vajpayee

Topic: Atal Bihari 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.

SubscriberWrites: Vajpayee’s statesman politics demands a comeback

Whether Vajpayee was in power or in the opposition, his credibility was neither created nor staggered due to gain or loss of power, writes Nischal Vats.

Rao-Gowda-Gujral-Vajpayee PMO had ‘atom bomb’ files on Pawar, Mulayam & others: ex-IAS officer

In a soon-to-be-released biography of Deve Gowda, ex-PMO official says Narasimha Rao kept some secret files on political personalities who could create trouble.

When Modi returns, photo of him with Pope Francis will stand out. Nothing else will matter

Modi leaves nothing to chance. Not when Goa elections are coming up, and India’s secular credentials are being questioned.

On Camera

The speech PM Modi should deliver this Independence Day

For the last 11 years, Nehru has been constantly blocking my efforts and causing the fiascos that are my many yojanas and abhiyans. He is the reason most of my initiatives turn into disasters.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.