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President Murmu, PM Modi lead tributes to Vajpayee on 5th death anniversary, NDA partners in attendance too

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday paid floral tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his fifth death anniversary at the 'Sadaiv Atal' memorial in Delhi. Read further on Dynamite News.

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India greatly benefited from Vajpayee's leadership: PM Modi

In tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, PM Modi said he played a pivotal role in boosting India’s progress and taking it to the 21st century in a wide range of sectors.

The Hindu

'Sadaiv Atal': India greatly benefitted from Vajpayee's leadership, PM Modi says

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, PM Modi and other leaders on Wednesday paid floral tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary.

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Independence Day 2023: PM Modi to equal Manmohan Singh’s record of hoisting national flag for 10 times

NEW DELHI: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoists the national flag on the 77th Independence Day on Tuesday from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort, he will create a record of sorts. He will equal his immediate predecessor Manmohan Singh’s record of hoisting the tricolour for 10 consecutive times.

The Times of India

Congress says Vajpayee as PM addressed Rajya Sabha on 2002 Gujarat violence, demands Modi's statement on Manipur

NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Tuesday sought to buttress its demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement in the Rajya Sabha on the Manipur violence and also send a reply to its critics by stating that the then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee had also spoken in the House on…

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Follow Vajpayee and speak in Rajya Sabha: TMC’s Derek O’Brien to PM Modi on Manipur violence

NEW DELHI: In order to exert more pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak in Parliament over the Manipur violence, Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien of TMC on Tuesday asked him to “be inspired” by former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee who had spoken several times in the Upper House.

The Times of India

No-confidence motion against PM Modi government

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Chandrayaan-3’s successful launch: How Congress patted its back

NEW DELHI: While congratulating Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Friday, the principal opposition Congress talked about history to credit itself for the feat.

The Times of India

Decision to confer Lokmanya Tilak Award on Modi sparks discord within Congress

Congress objects to PM Modi receiving prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Award, citing his 'divisive' policies. Rohit Tilak, a scion of Tilak's family and Congress leader, is part of the trust that controls the award.

The Hindu

Maharashtra Cabinet approves renaming of 2 key sea links after Savarkar, Vajpayee

The Versova-Bandra Sea Link will be named after Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, while the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) will be renamed after Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The Hindu

Tracing the arc of American ‘exception-ism’ for India

There has been a shift in the U.S.’s belief in “American exceptionalism”, to a more pragmatic era of “American exception-ism for India

The Hindu

Shashi Tharoor, Manisha Pande, and Swapan Dasgupta launch Abhishek Choudhary's book 'Vajpayee' in Delhi

First-time author Abhishek Choudhary recently released his debut biography of former Indian prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, titled 'Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924-1977'.

The Times of India

PM silent as Manipur burns; is State part of India, asks former CM Okram Ibobi Singh

“Manipur is burning because of RSS’ ideology and BJP’s politics,” he said.

The Hindu

A party, having majority at Centre, if wished, can hold Lok Sabha polls prior to actual time: Nitish Kumar

PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Friday reiterated that the Centre might go for early Lok Sabha polls fearing more loss to the BJP because of opposition unity. He also said the Union government has the right to dissolve the Lok Sabha and opt for early polls. “A party, which…

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Review of Abhishek Choudhary’s Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924-1977; The right man in the right party

Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924-1977

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Had MVA moved swiftly after Patole's resignation as Speaker, we could have dealt with disqualification of 16 MLAs: Ajit Pawar

The matter of disqualification of 16 MLAs following the upheaval in the undivided Shiv Sena last year could have been effectively dealt with had the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) moved swiftly after the resignation of Nana Patole as the Speaker of Maharashtra Assembly, said senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar on…

The Hindu

Pokhran-II: A moment of profound epiphany

India's nuclear tests of 1998 reflected an awakening of its self-confidence and an awareness of its potential

The Hindu

Sudheendra Kulkarni, Prakash Kammaradi appeal to people to vote out BJP in the State

Holding the ruling BJP at the Centre and the State responsible for skyrocketing prices of essential commodities, the “unprecedented unemployment” and communal disharmony, Sudheendra Kulkarni, a political analyst who had worked as an advisor to former Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and T.N. Prakash Kammardi, an agricultural economist and…

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‘The whole country is eagerly awaiting the results of Karnataka elections’

“Karnataka elections will be a pointer to national politics. If Congress wins in Karnataka, it will strengthen the anti-BJP coalition in the country,” political analyst and former advisor to former Prime Minister late A.B. Vajpayee Sudhindra Kulkarni has said.

Newslaundry

Between ‘snake’ and ‘maiden’ jibes: Karnataka poll campaign takes the usual ‘poisonous’ turn

As if determined to not disappoint the cynics, the figure of speech is having a wild run in the ongoing Karnataka Assembly poll campaign. The controversies have taken a serpentine turn; the Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has been accused of calling PM Narendra Modi “a poisonous snake” (a comparison that,…

The Times of India

'Meet Kalam': Former PM Narsimha Rao's parting message to successor Vajpayee

As former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao left office in 1996, he handed over a slip to his successor Atal Bihari Vajpayee which read, "Kalam se miliye (meet Kalam)". The new prime minister did not know who Kalam was. After he found out, the then chief scientific advisor and…

The Times of India

Former minister Arun Shourie raises concern over role of money, propaganda in elections

Expressing concern over the role of money and propaganda in elections, former Union minister Arun Shourie on Sunday said that politics in the country is in a "dangerous phase". Speaking on the concluding day of Times Lit Fest, Shourie, who was a BJP minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government,…

Dynamite News

"Balasaheb Thackeray Saved PM Modi When Atalji Spoke About 'Raj Dharma'...": Uddhav Thackeray

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his father and Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray saved him when the then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee had asked him to follow "raj dharma". Read further on Dynamite News:

Tribune News Service

Pervez Musharraf, former military ruler of Pakistan, dies at 79

Pervez Musharraf, the former four-star Pakistani army general who governed the South Asian nation for nearly a decade after coming to power in a 1999 bloodless coup, has died. He was 79.

Foreign Policy

Why India Banned the BBC’s Modi Documentary

The program revisits a dark episode for the prime minister. New Delhi’s move has only brought more attention to it.

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