Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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.

There Was Power In Vajpayee's Silence Too, Says PM Modi At Unveiling Of Portrait

India News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee spent a large part of his long political career in the opposition but never deviated from his ideology, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the unveiling of a portrait of the iconic BJP leader in Parliament House on Tuesday.

Life-Size Portrait Of Atal Bihari Vajpayee To Be Unveiled In Parliament

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 12, 2019

A life-size portrait of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be unveiled by the President in Parliament House on Tuesday, an official said.

UP Budget 2019: Uttar Pradesh Announces Medical Varsity In Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Name

Education | NDTV Education Team | Thursday February 7, 2019

UP budget 2019: The Uttar Pradesh government today presented a Rs. 4.79 lakh crore budget for 2019-20, and announced populist schemes ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's Life-Size Portrait To Be Installed In Parliament Next Week

India News | ANI | Thursday February 7, 2019

A life-size portrait of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be installed in the Central Hall of Parliament on February 12.

Maharashtra Governor Bestows New Title On RSS, Says "Proud" To Belong

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday February 6, 2019

Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao baffled many by coining a new term - Sanghstan - which he used liberally at an event in Nagpur. Referring to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological mentor of the BJP, as "Sanghstan" he said he was proud to be part of it. The RSS, he said, was one of the most inclusive and secular organisations, as it ...

10 Reasons Why George Fernandes Was The 'Rebel' Politician

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday January 29, 2019

George Fernandes, a former Defence Minister of India, has died at 88. He had been unwell and bedridden over the past few years. He was India's defence minister in the NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee when India fought the Kargil war in 1999. He was of the most prominent leaders of the socialist movement in the 1970s, George Fernandes w...

George Fernandes, Former Defence Minister, Dies At 88: Updates

India News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Tuesday January 29, 2019

George Fernandes Death: Veteran socialist George Fernandes, who was the defence minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, died on Tuesday following a prolonged illness, his long time associate Jaya Jaitly said. He was 88.

"BJP Now Platform To Seek Power": Ex-Arunachal Chief Minister Quits Party

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday January 16, 2019

Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Gegong Apang on Tuesday resigned from the party, saying it was no longer following the principles of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

PM Modi Is No Vajpayee, Irony That He Compares Himself To Him: MK Stalin

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday January 11, 2019

The DMK will never tie-up with the BJP, its chief MK Stalin declared on Friday, commenting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was no Atal Bihari Vajpayee and it was an "irony" that he compared himself with the former prime minister, who died in August.

Around 3,000 Ceasefire Violations By Pakistan In J&K, Say Officials

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 7, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 2,936 instances of ceasefire violations by Pakistan in 2018 -- the highest in the past 15 years with an average of eight cases daily -- in which 61 people were killed and over 250 injured, officials said Monday.

PM Modi Adds Jai Anusandhan To Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan And Jai Vigyan

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 3, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday added "Jai Anusandhan" to former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri's popular slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan" and Atal Bihari Vajpayee's "Jai Vigyan".

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Lost Power For Ignoring Farmer Issues: HD Deve Gowda

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 2, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must realise the need to address the concerns of farmers through some relief package including loan waiver ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls after the defeat of the BJP in three Hindi heartland states, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda said on Tuesday.

No Politician Has Been Able To Match Vajpayee's Popularity: Nitish Kumar

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 26, 2018

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday paid a moving tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary and said the late leader would always be remembered for the art of successfully running a coalition government.