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From Vajpayee to Jaitley: BJP loses stalwarts in 1 yr

While the Modi government had jump-started its second innings taking one...

PM pays tribute to Gandhi, Vajpayee before swearing-in

Modi will take oath for a second term on Thursday at 7 pm.

PHOTOS: Vajpayee's memorial inaugurated; Prez, PM offer floral tributes

Meanwhile, a 25-feet high statue of Vajpayee will be installed in Uttar...

PM releases Rs 100 commemorative coin in memory of Vajpayee

Vajpayee's long-time associate and Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani,...

Congress fields Vajpayee's niece against CM Raman Singh in Chhattisgarh

A former MP from Janjgir Lok Sabha constituency, Shukla left the Bharatiya...

Would Vajpayee have approved of Modi-Shah's BJP?

'Vajpayee would not have approved either of the way the BJP now functions or...

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Vajpayee and Reagan: Two of a kind

The two leaders had some firm convictions in defence matters and are idolised...

Why did Vajpayee's bus diplomacy fail?

'As events at Kargil and Pakistan's continued support to terror activities in...

The real story behind Vajpayee's bus trip to Lahore

'Nawaz Sharif asked: "What if I invited him and he declined?"''I said I will...

Modi, Shah walk with sea of mourners to bid adieu to Vajpayee

Thousands of mourners jostled and some clambered on trees to capture the...

How Vajpayee rose on foundation built by Advani

If Advani's ideological leadership galvanised the party's cadres and core...

Leaders from SAARC countries, including Pak attend Vajpayee's funeral

"You can change friends but not neighbours," Atal Bihari Vajpayee famously...

BJP made Vajpayee look small by politicising ashes immersion: Sena

Sena said while no importance is given to veteran BJP leaders, their ashes...

How Vajpayee juggled India's global interests

'In India foreign policy is generally handled by the prime minister.''One can...

Vajpayee and the art of making war and peace

'Like General Patton, possibly the greatest exponent of the art of war,...

'Atal Bihari Amar Rahe': India bids farewell to Vajpayee

Vajpayee's ashes will be immersed in rivers in all the districts in Uttar...

The nuclear tests: Vajpayee's finest hour

'It was India's good fortune to have a Vajpayee lead the government at this...

'Atalji reminded me of Savarkar'

'He was a poet at heart and a saint by nature.'

Unlike Vajpayee's, Modi's India has everything going for it

'If Vajpayee's BJP saw a chance to redefine India's nuclear theology, Modi's...

Vajpayee, a master of realpolitik

'I was present at a meeting where he decided to permit the IAF to strike at...

What was Vajpayee like as prime minister?

Former RA&W chief A S Dulat, who served as Atalji's adviser on Kashmir,...

When Vajpayee and his father were classmates

'Have you ever seen or heard of a college, where both father and son studied...

Pak government, leaders pay tribute to Vajpayee

The government and people of Pakistan extend their 'heartfelt condolences' to...

Shah Rukh on Vajpayee: 'I have lost a part of my childhood'

'He was one of India's greatest leaders loved and respected by all. He will...

Vajpayee, warts and all

'The sorry image of a wailing leader visiting relief camps for riot victims...

What Naipaul understood and Vajpayee didn't

In any institution that has a passionate ideology, the moderate is always...

PHOTOS: Vajpayee's ashes taken to state capitals for 'asthi kalash yatra'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah handed over urns...

What young India can learn from Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Atalji witnessed many lows in his life. With these, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf,...

How Vajpayee tried to mend India-Pak relationship

Vajpayee, who died on Thursday at the age of 93 after a prolonged illness,...

Vajpayee recognised importance of India-US ties: Pompeo

He said Indians will reflect on Vajpayee's many contributions that led to...

Rival parties come together to remember Vajpayee

Modi said Vajpayee would remain an inspiration and said the outpouring of...

When Vajpayee appeared on the Rediff Chat

Archana Masih recalls that December evening 22 years ago when Atal Bihari...

Vajpayee: Mending fences, making friends

'Despite the subsequent events at Kargil and the October 12, 1999 military...

Vajpayee's funeral today: Traffic advisory for Delhi commuters

Vajpayee's last rites will be performed at the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal in New...

'A man with a very large heart': Congress leaders remember Vajpayee

Offering his condolences to Vajpayee's family and admirers, Rahul Gandhi said...

'Gentle giant will be missed'

Political leaders bid an emotional goodbye to Vajpayee.

Vajpayee, the war-time prime minister

'Vajpayee was the first prime minister to visit the battlefield at the height...

Vajpayee's ashes immersed in Ganga in Haridwar

The convoy started from Bhalla college ground and went to Har ki Pauri with a...

How Vajpayee dealt with China

'He knew that a regime which believes that power flows from the barrel of the...

Have you met Vajpayee? Tell us about it

What was the experience of meeting Vajpayee like?

Vajpayee: The father of 2nd generation economic reforms

Modelled loosely around the National Highway System of the US, he in 2001...

Vajpayee, first non-Congress PM to complete full term, is no more

He was admitted to the AIIMS on June 11 with a kidney tract infection,...