Atal Bihari Vajpayee is an Indian politician who was the 10th Prime Minister of India, first term for 13 days in 1996 and then from 1998 to 2004. A Padma-Vibhushan awardee, he was the first head of government from outside the Congress party to serve a full five-year term from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The leader has also received the highest honour, Bharat Ratna in 2015 and his birthday was declared 'Good Governance Day'. Other than his political views, Vajpayee is well praised for his poetry.
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Raisen (MP): Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia today said Vidisha-Raisen region in Madhya Pradesh remained backward despite it being represented earlier by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.Scindia also alleged that Leader of Opposition in Lok
New Delhi: Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cadres burst firecrackers and beat drums to celebrate Narendra Modi's nomination as the party's prime ministerial candidate, it was in the quiet environs of the Rashtriya
New Delhi, Aug 12 : Delhi Finance Secretary Shakti Sinha, who once served as joint secretary to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Sunday said he has sought voluntary retirement from service due to personal
New Delhi, Jul 25: A major slugfest erupted today over BJP MP Chandan Mitra's demand for stripping nobel laureate Amartya Sen of the Bharat Ratna award and the economist offering to return it if Atal
New Delhi: The veteran politician Atal Bihari Vajpayee created a niche for himself through his subtle and calm approach. Loaded with four decade long experiences in the field of politics Vajpayee was able to create
Madhopur (Punjab), June 24: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's first major public outing as a national-level leader of the BJP may have been given a miss by the party's top brass but he surely did
Vadodara, Jun 21: Photographs of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi feature on schoolbags distributed by Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) on Thursday.The schoolbags were handed out as part of
Vadodara, Jun 21: Photographs of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi feature on schoolbags distributed by Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) on Thursday.The schoolbags were handed out as part of
New Delhi, Jun 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party today issued a press release to deny news reports about former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's health.The press release said: "Some newspapers have published speculative reports about
New Delhi: With a multi-featured persona, the former prime minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee has created a rare aura for himself over the past so many years. Born in Gwalior in 1924, Vajpayee completed his
New Delhi: The festival of colors, fun and frolic is here. This festival is celebrated with full zeal in almost all parts of the country. The fervor is such that no one can escape it.
Shimla, Jan 25: "What's in a name?" Quite a bit, if it's Himachal Pradesh and the name is Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Less than a month after taking power, the Virbhadra Singh-led Congress government has begun
Dharamsala, Jan 10: BJP leader and former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Thursday took exception to the reported move of the state government to stop offering ration card holders free bags that carry
New Delhi, Jan 3: The BJP today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to confer Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, on Atal Behari Vajpayee this Republic Day and name the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana
Bhopal, Dec 25: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has demanded conferring of Bharat Ratna --the highest civilian honour—on the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who turned 88 today.Speaking to reporters here last
New Delhi, Dec 25: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today turned 88 with senior leaders, led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wishing him a healthy life. Singh drove down to Vajpayee's 6A, Krishna Menon
Ahmedabad , Dec 20: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is planning to hold his swearing-in ceremony on December 25, which coincidentally is Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday, media reports said. Four different locations including Sardar Patel
Shimla, Oct 7 : With the model code of conduct in force in poll-bound Himachal, the Election Commission today asked the state government to stop distribution of carry bags, free of cost, to PDS consumers
New Delhi: Today is the 91st birthday of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.After he relinquished office in May, 2004 as the longest serving non-Congress Prime Minister at the Centre, Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been
New Delhi, Jun 30: In the aftermath of the 2002 riots in Gujarat, the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee appeared to be not keen on President APJ Abdul Kalam's official visit to the state,
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