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Atal Bihari Vajpayee Profile: Atal Bihari Vajpayee Biography - Atal Bihari Vajpayee Age, Latest News, Photo, Video, Birthday, Speech

Height: 5.6 ft DOB: 25 December 1924

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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PM Modi hails Vajpayee as nation commemorates anniversary of Pokhran nuke testing

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Politics | Apr 06, 2017, 03:46 PM IST

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee feared coup by LK Advani camp in 2002, claims new biography

Politics | Jan 06, 2017, 02:43 PM IST

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee feared a coup by a section of BJP that wanted to replace him by his deputy Lal Krishna Advani, a new biography has claimed.

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Vajpayee ‘no more’? Aligarh Mayor’s faux pas embarrasses BJP

Politics | Dec 26, 2016, 03:27 PM IST

controversial Aligarh Mayor Shakuntala Bharti left the party red-faced with her ignorance, when she referred to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as “deceased”.

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An ‘Atal’ Journey: Know some interesting facts about old hand politician Vajpayee

Politics | Dec 25, 2016, 06:24 PM IST

The veteran politician and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee turned 92 years old today. Vajpayee created a niche for himself through his subtle and calm approach. Awarded with highest civilian award of the Republic

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Politics | Dec 25, 2016, 06:24 PM IST

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee becomes first living leader with maximum govt schemes named after him

Politics | Sep 06, 2016, 02:02 PM IST

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is not keeping good health for last several years. However, his illness could not prevent him from creating a new record, thanks to the Modi government.

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CIC asks for letters exchanged by Vajpayee and PM Modi in 2002; issues notices to PMO, Gujarat

Politics | Sep 05, 2016, 09:59 PM IST

The Prime Minister's Office and Gujarat government have been presented with notices by CIC on the issue of disclosure of the correspondence exchanged between the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi and then Prime Minister Atal

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India's first Hindi engineering course witnesses few admissions

India | Aug 24, 2016, 11:56 AM IST

The engineering course at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (ABVHV) in Bhopal, which is being offered only in Hindi, has found few takers as only a dozen students have applied for 90 seats in three

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Nehru Memorial chief: Fresh row over short-listing of Vajpayee’s private secretary Shakti Sinha

India | Aug 13, 2016, 02:12 PM IST

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s private secretary Shakti Sinha may be appointed as the new director of Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML).

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Politics | Aug 08, 2016, 07:42 PM IST

Pitching for an early start to a dialogue process with people of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seize the opportunity created by the unrest to

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Modi’s use of words during his address to the US Congress was lesser as compared to Manmohan Singh’s speech to the American Congress on July 19, 2005.

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Priyanka denies special treatment, says rent paid was decided by BJP govt

Politics | Apr 16, 2016, 08:05 PM IST

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, has issued a clarification saying that the rent she paid for the government bungalow was in accordance with the decision of the then BJP government and that there was no special trea

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Kargil 'misadventure' was stab in the back for Vajpayee, admits Pak PM

World | Feb 16, 2016, 11:43 PM IST

New Delhi: In an unlikely admission of guilt that appears to be directed towards shifting the blame to former Pakistan Army chief Parvez Musharraf, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today conceded that the intrusion by

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Vajpayee redux: Modi first PM to visit Lucknow in 11 years

Politics | Jan 22, 2016, 12:50 PM IST

Lucknow: Narendra Modi will be in Lucknow on Friday, becoming the first prime minister to visit this Uttar Pradesh capital in 11 years and help revive memories of the time when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was

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Advani backs PM Modi's Lahore visit

Politics | Dec 26, 2015, 08:34 PM IST

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PM Modi visits Vajpayee's house, greets him on his birthday

Politics | Dec 25, 2015, 10:04 PM IST

New Delhi: Soon after his return from foreign tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight visited former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's house here and greeted him on his 91st birthday.Modi drove straight to 6A Krishna

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee provided 'exceptional' leadership: PM Modi

Politics | Dec 25, 2015, 09:53 AM IST

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wished former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birthday, saying he "provided exceptional leadership to India at a crucial time". "Birthday greetings to our beloved Atal ji.

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