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A woman was shot dead by suspected terrorists of the Hizbul Mujahideen in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district today, police said.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister have condoled the death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said the former Indian prime minister played a vital role in ensuring stability of the island nation.

Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali arrived in New Delhi today to pay their last respects to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away yesterday at the age of 93.

The Congress has asked the BJP- led government in Goa to challenge in the Supreme Court a tribual's verdict on sharing the Mahadayi river water with neighbouring states.

Swami Agnivesh was surrounded and manhandled today near the BJP office in Delhi, where he had gone to pay his last respects to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This is the second attack in a month on the 79-year-old social activist, who was earlier beaten in Jharkhand by a mob that allegedly included BJP workers.

Parsi New Year or Navroz is also popularly referred as Pateti. Special food and desserts are prepared for a hearty feast on Parsi New Year.

The Tripura government has declared a holiday today as a mark of respect to the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who died in New Delhi on Thursday.

Pakistan government and top leaders have paid respects to Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said the former Indian prime minister contributed to bringing "a change" in bilateral ties and remained a key supporter of regional cooperation for development.

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away in New Delhi on Thursday, August 16 was known for his oratory skills. His speeches were on the subjects of nuclear tests and Kashmir to education and freedom of the press

The morning after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died, the consensus in Lucknow - which he represented five times in parliament - was that his most important legacy for the city was a 24-km peripheral highway called the Shaheed Path. This road, now fully operational, has decongested Lucknow in a big way.

A poet, a politician, a statesman and an orator. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was all this, and also had an emotional core.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the 10th prime minister of India who died his on Thursday evening, will be cremated today with full state honour.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee recognised early on that the US-India partnership would contribute to the world's economic prosperity and security and the two democracies continue to benefit from his vision, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said while condoling the death of the former Prime Minister.

In an early morning operation, the CBI today started searches at five premises of former Bihar Minister Manju Verma in connection with the Muzzafarpur shelter home abuse case, officials said.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's signature in politics was achieving pragmatic consensus and this was manifested when under his government, three new states of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand were formed in 2000 peacefully.