Atal Bihari Vajpayee

"Farsightedness Of Atal Ji And Team": PM Tweets On Pokhran-II Anniversary

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Saturday May 11, 2019

A series of five nuclear explosions were conducted between May 11 and May 13, 1998, at the end of which the government led by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared India a full-fledged nuclear state.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Wanted To Sack Narendra Modi In 2002: Yashwant Sinha

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 11, 2019

Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has claimed then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was set to dismiss Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat Chief Minister at the time, after the 2002 post-Godhra riots, but withheld the decision as Home Minister LK Advani had threatened to resign from the Cabinet on the issue.

"If Indira Gandhi Was Praised For 1971 War, Why Not PM": Rajnath Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 29, 2019

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday hit out at the opposition for not appreciating Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the surgical and air strikes on Pakistan and reminded them of the praise showered on Indira Gandhi by Atal Bihari Vajpayee after the victory in the 1971 war.

Article 370, 35A Have Done Maximum Damage To Jammu And Kashmir: PM Modi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday April 27, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Article 370 and 35A have done maximum damage to Jammu and Kashmir and only former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's formula of "Insaniyat, Kashmiriyat and Jamhooriyat" will work in Jammu and Kashmir.

Election 2019: Sunny Deol, Brand New BJP Leader, Says "Want PM Modi For Next 5 Years"

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Actor Sunny Deol joined the ruling BJP today, days after he met with party president Amit Shah. He is likely to be the BJP candidate from Gurdaspur in Punjab. "Like my father joined Atal Bihari Vajpayee, I have decided to go with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I want PM Modi for the next five years," said the actor in a short speech.

"Regressive": Kashmir Parties Oppose Halting Of Vajpayee-Era Cross-Border Trade

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday April 18, 2019

The central government's decision to suspend trade across the Line of Control with Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has come in for scathing criticism, with Kashmir-based opposition parties alleging that the move would only worsen relations with the neighbouring country. While National Conference leader Omar Abdullah claimed that the centre was undoing ev...

Indian General Elections: Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Ancestral Village Misses Him This General Election

India News | ANI | Tuesday April 16, 2019

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's nephew said this is the first election that BJP is fighting after his death and his absence is being felt by all.

"Don't Forget 2004": Sonia Gandhi's Message To BJP

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday April 11, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not invincible, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi told reporters today in Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh, where she filed her nomination papers. "Don't forget 2004," she said, reminding the media of her party Congress taking power despite widespread predictions of a BJP victory.

Lucknow Seat Will Be Cakewalk For Rajnath Singh: BJP Leader Dinesh Sharma

Lucknow News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 7, 2019

Winning the Lucknow seat will be a "cakewalk" for Home Minister Rajnath Singh as the opposition is yet to find a suitable candidate for the seat that was once held by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, according to Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma.

Will Be Left With A "Zero" If BJP Taken Away From My Life: Amit Shah

India News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From ANI) | Saturday March 30, 2019

Amit Shah, who is contesting the Lok Sabha elections for the first time, said he is "blessed" to contest from the seat which leaders like party veterans Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani have represented.

BJP's Shatrughan Sinha Wants New Leadership Before "Government Changes"

India News | Edited by Swati Sharma | Thursday March 14, 2019

With weeks to go for the national elections, disgruntled BJP lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha today targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again and called for "a new, better leadership to take over" before the "government changes".

Rahul Gandhi Asks PM To Tell Nation Who Released Masood Azhar From Jail

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 9, 2019

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tell the nation that it was the BJP government which released terror outfit JeM chief Masood Azhar from an Indian jail.

Former Union Minister Venur Dhananjay Kumar Dies At 67

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 4, 2019

Former minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, Venur Dhananjay Kumar, passed away at a private hospital in Mangaluru Monday after a prolonged illness.

Shatrughan Sinha Praises PM Modi For Launch Of Patna Metro projects

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 17, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Sunday hailed the Patna Metro Rail and other projects worth over Rs 33,000 crore launched in Barauni by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying they would usher in progress for Bihar.

Congress' Vajpayee Remark In Parliament A Subtle Jibe At PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he remembered Atal Bihari Vajpayee saying the BJP patriarch neither had anger against the opposition nor did he undermine the progress made by the country since Independence.