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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan today mourned the death of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, saying that the country has lost a father figure and a great leader. SRK took to his Twitter account to share his childhood memory.My father use to take me for every speech that Mr....
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United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi today described former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as a towering figure who stood for democratic values and demonstrated this commitment in all his acts. Expressing sadness over his demise, the former Congress chief said his...
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Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh were sometimes not in sync but the organisation that gave him his ideological moorings was always close to his heart, RSS old-timers said. Vajpayee, a full-time RSS worker, always maintained he was a...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit Kerala and undertake an aerial survey of the flood ravaged areas on Saturday, Union Minister K J Alphons today said. Modi was expected to reach Kochi tomorrow after attending the funeral of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he...
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Miffed at not getting a specialist men's doubles partner, veteran tennis star Leander Paes today pulled out of the 18th Asian Games starting on Saturday. The 45-year-old Indian, winner of 18 Grand Slams, was asked to team up with struggling singles player Sumit Nagal after All India Tennis...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Atal Bihari Vajpayee was like a father figure to him and his death has a created a void that can't be healed.We have lost our inspiration. We have lost an atal ratna. The personality of Atalji and the sadness due to his demise can't be described in...
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Mortal remains of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee wrapped in the tricolour at his residence.
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The last rites of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will take place at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal in Delhi, sources in the government said. The government has earmarked a 1.5 acre plot for his memorial. The body of the BJP veteran will be kept at his official residence 6 A Krishna Menon...
20:54
Aretha Franklin has died at the age of 76. The legendary singer was first reported to be gravely ill in a Detroit hospice by news anchor and close friend Evrod Cassimy. Franklin, who was set to retire from live music in February 2019, last performed live last November at Elton John's...
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Kerala floods: Death toll rises to 94. 11 missing, 41 injured, 165538 people in 1155 relief camps, 2857 houses damaged and 3393 hectares of crop loss.
20:50
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee arrives at former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's residence, where his mortal remains are kept.
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I often traveled with him in his aircraft during his foreign tours and en route we used to discuss various political and geographical aspects of those countries.He loved to eat, particularly, the sea food. I remember during our visit to the Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam in 2001, we were served...
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Delhi: The mortal remains of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee have been brought to his residence.
20:22
United States grieves with India on the loss of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He will be remembered for his immense contribution in bolstering US-India relations. During his tenure, Prime Minister Vajpayee advocated for robust partnership with the United States, referring to...
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee's body will be kept at his Krishna Menon Marg residence overnight. His mortal remains are now being taken home from AIIMS after embalming. The mortal remains will be taken to the BJP headquarters at 11, Ashoka Road , at 10am on Friday, where it will lie for people to pay...
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A section of separatist leaders in Srinagar today said former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was a great man and a rare leader with humaneness who sought a resolution of the issues related to Kashmir. I am sad to hear about the demise of A B Vajpayeeji. Atalji was indeed a rare Indian...
19:35
Delhi govt offices, schools to remain closed tomorrow as mark of respect to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, says Dy CM Manish Sisodia. The Centre has also announced a seven-day mourning for Vajpayee.
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The RSS today paid tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee saying he was a decisive leader who was acceptable to all. With his ideas and conduct, he established the Indian cultural values in his public life. He was an intense, decisive leader who was acceptable to all, the...
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Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who died in New Delhi today after prolonged illness, suffered pneumonia and multi-organ failure, doctors at AIIMS said.The 93-year-old veteran politician, who died at 05:05 PM, was also put on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support on his...
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Former prime minister Manmohan Singh dscribed Vajpayee as a great prime minister and an outstanding parliamentarian. I have learnt with profound sorrow about the sad demise of Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji. An excellent orator, an impressive poet, an exceptional Public Servant, an...
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Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's body will be taken to his residence at Krishna Menon Marg in New Delhi for people to pay their last respects, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has announced.Vajpayee, a bachelor, is survived by his adopted daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya. His death was...
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BJP MP Varun Gandhi: To one of the finest human beings that ever lived. A gentle giant of Indian politics. I will miss you everyday Atal ji..
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Statesman and pragmatist, orator and poet, a man of peace and conviction. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a towering nationalist who softened the often sharp edge of his party's politics with sophisticated inclusiveness, earning him the sobriquet ajaat shatru or the man with no enemies. The first...
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LK Advani: I am at a loss for words. He was my closest friend for 65 years. I cherish our long association. I am privileged to have worked as his deputy. He had a remarkable ability to win over adversaries. Home Minister Rajnath Singh: This is a very sad moment for us that Atal ji is no more....
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Congress President Rahul Gandhi: Today India lost a great son. Former PM #AtalBihariVaajpayeeji, was loved and respected by millions. My condolences to his family & all his admirers. We will miss him.
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Vice President Of India Venkaiah Naid @VPSecretariat tweets: Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the effulgent shining star in India's political firmament, was a friendly and lovable Prime Minister India has had. In his passing away, India has lost a multi-faceted 'Ratna', a diamond that adorned Bharata...
18:03
Rashtriya Smriti near Rajghat to be Vajpayee's final resting place, reports ABP News.
17:59
PM Narendra Modi tweets his condolences on the passing away of former PM and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee. India grieves the demise of our beloved Atalji. I feel a great void.His passing away marks the end of an era. He lived for the nation and served it assiduously for decades. My thoughts...
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President Kovind tweets: Extremely sad to hear of the passing of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, our former Prime Minister and a true Indian statesman. His leadership, foresight, maturity & eloquence put him in a league of his own. Atalji, the Gentle Giant, will be missed by one & all.
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PM Narendra Modi tweets moments after Vajpayee's death: I have no words, I am filled with emotions right now. Our respected Atalji is no more. Every moment of his life he had dedicated to the nation.
17:42
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has passed away. He was 93.A bulletin from AIIMS said he died at 5:05 pm. (See the image alongside).Vajpayee's health worsened over the last 36 hours, the All India Institute of Medical Science said in a press note released this morning that he continued...
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That's what the Kochi airport looks like. The airport is now expected to remain closed till August 26. The water level inside the airport complex was rising today due to continuing heavy rain. The airport was earlier expected to open on Saturday but with the situation not improving, the...
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The Delhi Police's Special Cell, which took over the probe in the alleged attack on JNU student leader Umar Khalid, today recreated the scene of crime outside the Constitution Club to understand the sequence of events, said a senior police officer. He said police spoke to Khalid, his...
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The BJP today postponed its two-day national executive, slated for August 18-19, in the wake of critical health condition of its veteran leader and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. As of now, the national executive has been postponed, and its dates will be finalised later, a party...
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The Supreme Court today directed the Disaster Management sub-committee of Mullaperiyar Dam to consider reducing water level up to 139 feet from the present 142 feet, considering the grave flood situation in all the 14 districts of Kerala. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Indu...
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An hour earlier, Congress President Rahul Gandhi arrived at AIIMS.
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Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi arrives at AIIMS to see former PM AB Vajpayee.
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday informed that the situation prevailing in the state is very serious as nearly all villages are flood affected.The Chief Minister also informed that more helicopters will be deployed soon for the rescue operation...
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One person lynched, three critically injured in Assam's Biswanath district by mob suspecting them to be cattle lifters: Police.
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The Odisha government today announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 crore for flood-ravaged Kerala, where the death toll in the second spell of monsoon fury since August 8 has risen to 75. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik talked to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan over telephone, following...
15:43
The Tricolour slipped down the pole and dropped to the ground as BJP president Amit Shah hoisted it at the party headquarters, handing critics a chance to get their own back on the face of an ecosystem that is ever ready to question others' nationalist bona fides.Doordarshan broadcast that...
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Various political leaders cutting across party lines have been rushing to the AIIMS since yesterday after Atal Bihari's condition worsened. The BJP stalwart was admitted to the AIIMS on June 11 for the treatment of Urinary Tract Infection, low urine output and chest congestion.National...
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The Supreme Court today termed as grave the flood situation in Kerala and agreed to hear a plea seeking the Centre's mediation between Kerala and Tamil Nadu governments on the issue of the Mullaperiyar Dam crossing the 142 ft threshold. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Indu...
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PM Narendra Modi leaves AIIMS after visiting Atal Bihari Vajpayee who has been admitted to the hospital. BJP president Amit Shah had accompanied him. They were briefed on Vajpayee's health and left after spending around 30 minutes at the hospital. Another medical bulletin from AIIMS is expected...
14:42
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee: I have cancelled my work to visit Atal Bihari Vajpayee today. I got chance to work with him. He is a statesman like figure. We supported him when his govt was falling. His pattern of work was different & not like present politics.
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on Atal Bihari Vajpayee: I served as a member of his cabinet for two years, to hear about his health is distressing. He is a great leader and to work under him was a very good experience. I would be flying to Delhi today.
14:33
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today rushed to New Delhi on hearing the news that the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who has been admitted to AIIMS, is in a critical condition. Before his departure, Kumar, who had served as a cabinet minister under Vajpayees Prime Ministership,...
14:23
After a 31-hour-long face transplant surgery, 21-year-old Katie Stubblefield has turned over a new leaf in her life. She underwent 17 surgeries before finally going under the knife for the transformational procedure.Stubblefield's disfigured face was an outcome of her suicide...
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PM Narendra Modi arrives at AIIMS where Atal Bihari Vajpayee is admitted.
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Twelve more teams of the National Disaster Response Force -- six from Delhi and six from Gandhinagar -- are being airlifted to Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. 18 teams are already deployed in the state. The Centre today launched a massive relief and rescue operations in flood-hit Kerala, involving...
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12 additional teams of NDRF comprising about 540 personnel rushed to flood-hit Kerala to help rescue, relief operations: PTI
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The top few inches of a fence is visible above the flood waters in the Kalamassery region of Kerala. Roads have been damaged and water continues to flow inside the city. Pic: ANI
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A relief centre set up in Kumily near Munnar after flood waters entered villages in the area.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee with LK Advani (standing) and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat during their Jan Sangh days. Shekhawat, a former vice-president of India, passed away in 2010.The image was tweeted by @IndiaHistorypic
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Expressing concern over the flood situation in Kerala, Congress president Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to make a fervent appeal to people for help by contributing to the chief minister's relief fund. He tagged the link of the chief minister's relief fund to his tweet asking people to contribute,...
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Kerala floods: Death toll rises to 73 across the state. Five persons were killed in a landslide in Palakkad district of Kerala today even as torrential rains led to the collapse of the public transport system in many parts of the state with the southern railways and the Kochi Metro...
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As Modi and his ministers line up to visit Atal Bihari Vajpayee at AIIMS, there is much they could have learned from the veteran leader and statesman, but alas, choose not to. Shekhar Gupta's 2016 column addressing the government, on how a good idea when in crisis, is to apply the 'Vajpayee test'...
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That's what the latest AIIMS bulletin, released a few minutes ago, says.
11:16
AIIMS latest bulletin: Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's condition continues to be the same. He is critical and is on life support systems.Basically, what this means is there is no improvement in his health.The 93-year-old BJP veteran was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on...
11:05
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to pay a second visit to Vajpayee in AIIMS. The hospital is expected to release the latest medical bulletin after Modi's visit.In view of Vajpayees critical health, BJP has suspended all its programmes. An event scheduled for 20 August where Prime Minister...
10:58
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj reaches All India Institute of Medical Sciences where former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is admitted.
10:56
Meanwhile, Mr Molt and his mate Flipper are proud parents to a chick. The popular Humboldt penguin pair at Mumbai's Byculla Zoo will now be raising their baby, the first-ever penguin chick to be born in India. The as yet unnamed chick was born at 8:02 pm yesterday.
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Waterlogging outside a metro train station in Kochi. Services have been suspended as water level rises in Muttom Metro yard area.
10:45
In Kerala, the Army has built a 35-feet-long bridge and rescued 100 people including children and senior citizens from Malampuzha's Valiyakadu village stranded amid rising floodwaters.
10:42
Senior BJP leader LK Advani and daughter Pratibha Advani arrive at All India Institute of Medical Sciences where former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is admitted. Vajpayee's condition continues to be critical and he is on life support system with a panel of doctors monitoring him. A health...
10:23
LK Advani, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's comrade-in-arms has just arrived at the All India Institute of Medical Science. Vajpayee's health has worsened over the last 24 hours and said to be extremely critical. While an AIIMS bulletin on Vajpayee's health is expected shortly, the...
10:07
In other news, Priyanka Chopra will soon return to India with beau Nick Jonas for their engagement party to be hosted by her family in New Delhi. A source told E Online that Jonas and his immediate family are traveling to India this weekend to attend the engagement party.It's a tradition for them...
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Prime Minster Narendra Modi today asked the Defence Ministry to further step up relief and rescue operations across Kerala which is facing a severe flood situation. He also spoke with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan again this morning. We discussed the flood situation in the state. Have...
09:51
A cutout of a Malayalee film hero stands tall above the waterlogged lanes at Chengannur following heavy and incessant rain in Kerala.
09:37
Congress president Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will visit All India Institute of Medical Sciences where former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is admitted.Vajpayee's condition is critical and he is on life support system.Banerjee...
09:20
Update on heavy rains and floods in Kerala:Southern Naval Command has suspended all training activities to support in the flood relief operations as requested by Kerala State Disaster Management Authority. All resources mobilised for rescue and relief efforts in Ernakulam and Trichur.Meanwhile,...
09:09
Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah reaches All India Institute of Medical Sciences where former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee is admitted. Photograph: ANI
09:07
Madhya Pradesh Police has confirmed that 45 people have been rescued from Sultan Garh Waterfalls in Gwalior's Shivpuri after water level increased due to a sudden release of water from a dam.Talking to media, Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Hingankar said, We...
08:54
Khwaja Garib Nawaz Educational and Welfare Society's efforts to take out a 'Tiranga Yatra' in Mathura on the occasion of Independence Day were foiled by police today.Senior Superintendent of Police Babloo Kumar said the organisation was not allowed to take out the yatra as it had not sought...
08:39
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences to enquire about the health condition of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who has been undergoing treatment at the premier institute.Vajpayee's condition is critical and he has been put on...
08:14
The public transport system collapsed in many parts of central Kerala with the Southern Railways and Kochi Metro today suspending their operations due to floods.Rise in flood waters in Periyar river due to continuous rains and opening of all shutters of all major dams including Mullaperiyar,...
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