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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihar Vajpayee was the former Prime Minister of India and was elected to the position twice in 1996 and 1999. A member of the Bhartiya Janta Party, Vajpayee was also known for his great oratory skills. Apart from being a politician, he was also an acclaimed writer who has written various poems. Vajpayee had joined the Quit India Movement in 1942 as a student leader. He was awarded India's highest civilian honor Bharat Ratna in 2015 on his birthday. His birthday, 25 December, was also declared as the Good Governance Day by Narendra Modi government. Vajpayee was also a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and worked as a journalist for a short period before he joined BJP. He was the first non-congress political leader who became the Prime Minister of India. He went to jail during the JP Narayan movement when emergency was declared by Indira Gandhi government. He died on August 16, 2018.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE NEWS
Shekhar Suman reveals former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's response to actor mimicking him on TV: 'He halted his convoy, gave me a hug'
April 24, 2024 1:31 pm
Shekhar Suman recalled his memorable interaction with former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was a huge fan of his work on Movers and Shakers.
Long arc of Advani journey: Ayodhya Yatra to BJP architect, Vajpayee No. 2 to fade-out
February 04, 2024 12:09 pm
Spearheading Ram Temple movement, Advani metamorphosed from a BJP organisation man to a mass leader, courting controversies and giving thrust to his party to burst onto national scene as Congress’s challenger
Main Atal Hoon box office collection Day 5: Pankaj Tripathi film struggles to reach Rs 10 cr milestone
January 24, 2024 8:56 am
Main Atal Hoon box office collection Day 5: Starring Pankaj Tripathi, the film is fading from theatres within a week. It will become more challenging for the film to survive after the release of Hrithik Roshan's Fighter.
Main Atal Hoon box office collection day 1: Pankaj Tripathi's political biopic has a disappointing start with Rs 1 crore
January 20, 2024 9:20 am
Main Atal Hoon box office collection day 1: Pankaj Tripathi's political drama had a dismal start at the box office.
Main Atal Hoon trailer: Pankaj Tripathi promises an insightful exploration of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's significant political contributions
January 16, 2024 7:10 pm
Directed by Ravi Jadhav, Main Atal Hoon stars Pankaj Tripathi, Piyush Mishra, Raja Rameshkumar Sevak, Daya Shankar Pandey, Pramod Pathak, Paayal Kapoor Nair, Harshad Kumar, Prasanna Ketkar, Haresh Khatri, Paula McGlynn, and Gauri Sukhtankar.
Delhi Confidential: No Role Clash
January 17, 2024 7:50 am
A NEW biopic on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee releasing next Friday has led actor Pankaj Tripathi, who is portraying the lead role, to step down as the Election Commission’s national icon for voter awareness.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: How former PM straddled an ideological divide to bring BJP to power
December 25, 2023 7:46 pm
Vajpayee, whose birth anniversary is on Monday, spoke an inclusive language without being overtly secular and led the BJP during its post-Babri period of political isolation.
Main Atal Hoon teaser: Pankaj Tripathi tries hard to capture the essence of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Watch
December 19, 2023 10:06 pm
Main Atal Hoon teaser: Pankaj Tripathi is playing the role of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the late politician's biopic.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee turned down suggestions to become President in 2002: His Adviser
October 16, 2023 7:22 am
Vajpayee said an incumbent Prime Minister becoming the President would not augur well in a parliamentary democracy like India and would set a “very dangerous precedent”, according to a new book written by his media adviser.
September 5, Forty Years Ago: US arms supply to Pak
October 05, 2023 7:38 am
China has renewed its invitation to External Affairs Minister Narasimha Rao to pay an official visit to Beijing. The Chinese Foreign Minister, Wo Xue Qian, renewed the invitation during a 35-minute meeting with Rao in New York.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE PHOTOS
As Modi embarks on US visit, a look at Indian PMs attending State dinners at White House
June 20, 2023 9:15 pm
Here's a look at Indian Prime Ministers with US Presidents during their State Dinners over the years since India gained Independence.
President Droupadi Murmu, PM Narendra Modi lead tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 4th death anniversary
August 16, 2022 1:10 pm
A prime minister for six years between 1998-2004, Vajpayee, a Bharat Ratna awardee, died in 2018 at the age of 93.
BJP leaders pay tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary
December 25, 2021 6:59 pm
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President J P Nadda reached Sadaiv Atal to pay tribute to late BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
On Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary, here are some rare photographs that you wouldn’t have seen
December 26, 2019 8:36 am
Vajpayee was born on December 25, 1924 and joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a teenager in 1939, and became a full-time worker in 1947.
Vajpayee death anniversary: President Kovind, PM Modi pay tribute
August 16, 2019 10:06 am
Vajpayee was born on December 25, 1924 and joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a teenager in 1939, and became a full-time worker in 1947.
A look at Bogibeel bridge, India's longest rail-road link
December 31, 2018 9:08 am
The inauguration of Bogibeel bridge coincides with the birth anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, under whose government the work for the bridge had started in 2002
Nirav Modi, Priya Varrier, Indu Malhotra, Navjot Singh Sidhu: Newsmakers of 2018
December 25, 2018 7:31 am
From Urjit Patel's resignation to the demise of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 2018 has been an eventful year. Here is a recap of the year in photographs
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's charm kept coalition alive, opponents happy
August 17, 2018 7:09 am
Success didn't come easily for Vajpayee, who was born on December 25 in 1924 in Gwalior into a family of moderate means. His father was a teacher. Vajpayee would later recall his early brush with poverty.
Rare and unseen photos of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
December 25, 2018 11:37 am
Today marks the 94th birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
As Atal Bihari Vajpayee is admitted to AIIMS, leaders from PM Modi to Rahul Gandhi visit
June 13, 2018 5:45 pm
BJP leader L K Advani, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, party chief Amit Shah, Health Minister J P Nadda, Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan and Congress president Rahul Gandhi were among those who paid a visit to the ailing leader.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE VIDEOS
RSS to ABVP to BJP, Ananth Kumar stayed relevant from Vajpayee’s party to Modi’s cabinet
June 22, 2020 6:11 pm
Ananth Kumar passed away on Monday morning due to pancreatic cancer. Through the years, he has managed to be one of the men that found a place in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s cabinet in NDA-I to NDA-II under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Vajpayee’s detractors said he had the backbone of a jellyfish, but I think that’s an unkind remark: Coomi Kapoor
June 22, 2020 6:18 pm
How and why was Vajpayee able to win allies and the Opposition alike? What was like to work with Vajpayee, the prime minister? What was his dream for the Indian subcontinent? Coomi Kapoor discuss all of this and more.
How India bid farewell to Atal Bihari Vajpayee
June 22, 2020 6:18 pm
He has been called a master orator, a statesman, a former prime minister. On August 17, 2018 India bid adieu to a leader who led the BJP to power for the first time over. Farewell, Atal Bihari . See more: https://bit.ly/2IM1j4c
Vajpayee was an inclusive leader. He let colleagues do their job and critics speak up: Arun Shourie
June 22, 2020 6:19 pm
As India loses one of its most charismatic prime ministers, former Rajya Sabha MP Arun Shourie talks talks about all that Vajpayee stood for. “When Vajpayee ji made a promise, people believed him. There was a reason for that.”
Modi says Congress' made a mess of Andhra bifurcation, just the way it did during Partition
June 22, 2020 6:21 pm
Looking back into history, Modi said, "three states were created even under former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee but they are functioning smoothly. Congress' handling of Andhra Pradesh bifurcation is a mess, just like the Partition of India and Pakistan".
Modi Vs Vajpayee: Who Said What
April 08, 2016 11:15 am
Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas dedicated to overseas Indians: Swaraj
January 09, 2016 12:38 pm
New Delhi, Jan 09 (ANI): While addressing the Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas on Saturday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that the day is dedicated to overseas Indians. Explaining about the day, Swaraj said in the year 2003, under the leadership of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a decision was taken to celebrate Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas on January 9. She further stated that the reason behind selecting January 9 for Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas was that Mahatma Gandhi had returned from South Africa on this day in 1915 and this day is being celebrated across the world.
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JEE Main 2024 Session 2 Result: NTA has released the result for the April session of JEE Main 2024, with an increase in the number of 100 percentilers. Telangana has the highest number of toppers, followed by Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. However, states like West Bengal, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh did not have any 100 percentilers this year.
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