Tag: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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Elevating example
If ever in his political life Atal-ji had adhered to lofty principles, his family underscored them after his death.
June 10, 2019 -
BJP respects freedom of press: Prakash Javadekar
New I&B minister said, leaders like J.P. Narayan, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L.K. Advani fought hard to restore freedom of press.
May 31, 2019 -
Ahead of oath ceremony, Modi pays tribute at Rajghat, National War Memorial
PM-designate Narendra Modi also visited Sadaiv Atal Samadhi, the memorial of late PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, along with BJP president Amit Shah and other party leaders
May 30, 2019 -
Mehbooba Mufti wants India to initiate dialogue with Pakistan on Kashmir issue
Earlier, Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq announced that the conglomerate led by him was "ready to support all Indo-Pak efforts aimed at ending hostility and seeking a peaceful solution" to the Kashmir issue
May 20, 2019 -
Vajpayee wanted to sack Narendra Modi in 2002 post Godhra riots: Yashwant Sinha
The former Union finance minister also dismissed as a non-issue the controversy over the alleged misuse of INS Viraat by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
May 11, 2019 -
‘Vajpayee’s farsightedness led to Pokhran success’: President, PM greet nation on National Technology Day
On this day, late President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam led the Indian team of scientists to successfully test-fire the Shakti-1 nuclear missile at Rajasthan’s Pokhran test range.
May 11, 2019 -
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was invincible but we won: Sonia Gandhi at Rae Bareli
The 72-year-old Gandhi, who was accompanied by her son and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, was in Rae Bareli to file her nomination papers.
April 11, 2019 -
Farewell message
It is, however, unclear how seriously the party will heed Advani’s advice to “look back and look within”, for truth be told, the current breed of political activists ~ across all parties ~ would prefer to reverse the order of “nation, party and self”.
April 7, 2019 -
Needless gung-ho
Insisting that India was capable of retaliation, Mr Doval said “What shall we do, what should be our intention, our path, our reaction, the country’s leadership is capable of deciding...whether the action is against terrorists or those who support these terrorists. We can face every kind of challenge,” he said.
March 24, 2019 -
NSA Ajit Doval ‘spilled the beans’, indicted BJP govt for releasing Masood Azhar in 1999: Congress
The Congress cited an interview of NSA Ajit Doval in which he had said that the then BJP-led government was responsible for Azhar's release in 1999 after an Indian Airlines plane was hijacked to Kandahar
March 12, 2019 -
Trial by fire
Yet hope must spring eternal: and despite “issues” like nationalism, farm distress, dubious handling of a defence purchase, and the potentially explosive Ayodhya controversy, the people of India would be anxious that the 17th Lok Sabha generates light rather than the divisive heat that has charred the past five years.
March 12, 2019 -
President Kovind unveils Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s life-size portrait in Central Hall
President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday unveiled a portrait of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Central Hall of Parliament in the presence of Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
February 12, 2019 -
Mayawati should reimburse money spent on elephant statues: SC
Petitioner Ravi Kant had sought recovery of the amount spent on statues in memorial parks dedicated to BSP founder Kanshi Ram in Uttar Pradesh.
February 8, 2019 -
Ex-defence minister George Fernandes dies at 88 after prolonged illness; PM, President condole death
George Fernandes was India’s defence minister in the NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
January 29, 2019 -
Decadent Democracy
On many occasions, the praxis has been compromised. Elections are claimed to be 'free and fair', but the fairness gets disrupted by 'nepotism, the criminalization of politics, and hooliganism'.
January 19, 2019 -
Borderline sensitivities
While Imran Khan's unsolicited comment was rightfully slammed by all (including Naseeruddin Shah), with a suggestion to put his own house in order, it was not Pakistan's Prime Minister who failed India, as he only toed the traditional Pakistani line of interference. Rather it was the Indians who failed each other and opened the doors for the likes of Imran to comment. The de-hyphenation of Pakistan with any person from the minority community, in any matter of disagreement with them individually or even collectively, is absolutely necessary
January 4, 2019 -
People will teach a lesson to those levelling baseless allegations against PM: Mukhtar Naqvi
"Now, the present Congress president Rahul Gandhi is carrying forward that legacy of fake and fabricated agenda by levelling baseless allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi to misguide the nation," Naqvi was quoted as saying by a statement from his office.
December 25, 2018