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Vajpayee laid to rest, daughter Namita lights funeral pyre
Bugles sounded the last post, uniformed soldiers clicked their heels and a sombre silence fell over the crowd as former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's mortal remains were consigned to the flames today evening, the sun setting on the life of a poet-politician who combined accommodative politics with graciousness.
Foster daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya lit the pyre as cries of "Atal Bihari Amar Rahe" reverberated.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi...
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Atal ji will live on in hearts and minds of every India: Modi
Paying his last respects to Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was an extraordinary personality who will live on in the hearts and minds of every Indian.
Modi said that no words can ever do justice to Vajpayee's "rich contribution to the making of our country".
"People came from all parts of India, from all sections of society pay tributes to an extraordinary personality who made an extraordinary contribution to...
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Delhi government to donate Rs 10 cr to flood-battered Kerala
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced his government will be donating Rs 10 crore to flood-ravaged Kerala.
Sharing a tweet by the office of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Kejriwal appealed to everyone to "donate generously" to Kerala.
"Spoke to Kerala CM. I sincerely appeal to everyone to donate generously for our brothers and sisters in Kerala," Kejriwal wrote in his tweet.
The toll in rain-battered Kerala in 10 days touched 174 on Friday as a...
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PM leaves for Kerala to take stock of flood situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Kerala this evening to take stock of the flood situation there.
Earlier in the day, Modi also spoke with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and discussed about the situation.
"Leaving for Kerala to take stock of the flood situation in the state," the prime minister tweeted.
"The suffering of the people of Kerala has been in his thoughts for the last few days. He will review the status of relief and rescue...
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Air India pilots threaten to stop ops on flying allowance dues
A section of Air India pilots have threatened to stop operations if their flying allowance dues are not paid immediately.
Alleging that while the salaries and perks of other employees are paid in full albeit with a delay, the same for the pilots and cabin crew are "ignored", despite the fact that flying allowances of these two licenced categories of employees form a major chunk of their salaries.
"We would like to inform you if the flying...
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Atalji's stature, dignity attracted me to public life: Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind today described Atal Bihari Vajpayee's demise a personal loss for him and said it was the former prime minister's stature and dignity that attracted him to public life by giving up his legal profession.
Conveying his condolences on the passing away of Vajpayee, the president in his letter to the former prime minister's adopted daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya said that working with him was an unforgettable experience.
"Atalji's death is of course a...
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Rahul Gandhi's UK visit under cloud as parliament event changes hands
Congress president Rahul Gandhi is set for a two-day UK visit next week but the tour has been overshadowed by behind the scenes developments around one of his planned speaking arrangements.
The Congress MP will arrive in London on August 24 from Germany and was scheduled to address an event in the Houses of Parliament complex hosted by the Conservative Friends of India (CF India), a membership-led group that promotes links between the UK's ruling Conservative...
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Sidhu arrives in Pak to attend Khan's oath taking ceremony
Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu today arrived here to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his friend Imran Khan as Pakistan prime minister.
Wearing a blue suit and a pink turban, Sidhu arrived Lahore via the Wagah border from where he will travel to Islamabad to attend Khan's oath-taking ceremony scheduled for tomorrow.
Sidhu used his usual poetic expression while interacting with reporters.
Welcoming the "change" in Pakistan's democracy with the election of Khan as prime minister, he said...
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Modi, Shah walk with sea of mourners to bid adieu to Vajpayee
Tens of thousands of commoners joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah in the final journey to bid adieu to Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the former Prime Minister's body was being taken to Rashtriya Smriti Sthal on the banks of Yamuna river for the last rites.
The journey began around 2 p.m. -- an hour behind schedule -- from the BJP's new central office on the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg. Modi and...
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Imran defeats Shahbaz to become Pak's new PM
Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan today defeated Shahbaz Sharif in a one-sided contest to become Pakistan's next prime minister after the grand opposition alliance fell apart over the PML-N chief's nomination for the top post.
The election in the 15th National Assembly became just a formality after the Pakistan Peoples Party led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari with 54 seats abstained from voting.
Khan, 65, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), secured 176 votes while his only rival...
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Kerala death toll rises to 164, massive rescue underway
More than a dozen helicopters, hundreds of defence personnel, NDRF teams and ordinary fishermen with their motor boats on Friday launched a massive rescue operation in Kerala as rains subdued and the death toll touched 164 in 10 days.
There were six new deaths reported on Friday. Although the intensity of rains decreased in several districts since Friday morning, waters from the big dams in Idukki district continued to be let out keeping 13 districts in...
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Set up committee on solid-waste management, SC tells Delhi L-G
Terming the solid waste problem in Delhi "serious", the Supreme Court on Friday asked Lt Governor Anil Baijal to consider the setting up of a committee also comprising experts on solid-waste management.
"The fact of the matter is that it's a very serious problem. It's not only affecting Delhi, but also other cities. Let the L-G constitute an expert committee," a bench of Madan B. Lokur, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Deepak Gupta said.
It said...
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Swami Agnivesh roughed up outside BJP office
Social activist Swami Agnivesh was on Friday roughed up outside the BJP headquarters here when he came to pay his respects to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, whose body was lying in state for people to pay homage.
Soon after Agnivesh arrived at the venue on Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, some people raised slogans asking him to go back.
News channels showed footage of the former Janata Party MP, who was seen running...
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When India scripted history in Pokhran under Vajpayee's leadership
Twenty years ago, India scripted a success story on May 11 and May 13, 1998 when five nuclear tests were performed in Rajasthan's Pokhran under the guidance of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who had assumed power only a little while ago.
It was a completely secret exercise only known to a select few.
On May 11, 1998, Jaisalmer woke up to an ordinary day. However, there were a few bulldozers heading to a...
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Desperate India set for reshuffle in do-or-die Test
Shaken by abject surrender in the first two Tests, a desperate India are expected to ring in a slew of changes as they aim at redemption against a rampaging England in a do-or-die third Test, starting tomorrow.
For Indian team, the Trent Bridge Test will be their last chance to save the series after being outplayed in the first two Test matches -- by 31 runs Edgbaston and innings and 159 runs at the Lord's.
Down 0-2...
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Lautkar aunga, kooch se kyun darun?
Saturday, 18 August 2018 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi
Sea of mourners throngs streets for last glimpse of Vajpayee on final journey A tearful nation bid farewell to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Friday evening. Amid the chant of “Atal Bihari amar rahe”, Vajpayee’s mortal remains...
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PVR completes acquisition of 71.6% stake of SPI Cinemas
Friday, 17 August 2018 | PTI | New Delhi
Leading multiplex operator PVR today said it has completed the acquisition of 71.69 per cent share of South India-based chain SPI Cinemas.
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Kohli hits out at critics of chop-and change policy, calls it 'bizarre'
Friday, 17 August 2018 | PTI | Nottingham
India skipper Virat Kohli today said his players don't feel threatened because of his chop-and-change policy and called it "quite a bizarre thought to have", taking a dig at those questioning the trend.
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Pak Law Minister meets Sushma Swaraj
Friday, 17 August 2018 | PTI | NEW DELHI
Pakistan's Minister for Law and Information Syed Ali Zafar today met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and extended Pakistan's condolence on the death of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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Doctors Without Borders welcomes WHO's new recommendations to treat drug-resistant TB
Friday, 17 August 2018 | PTI | New Delhi
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Saturday, 18 August 2018 | Ayushi Sharma
Singer-rapper Badshah brings musicians together to recreate old songs for his debut web series, Lockdown. By Ayushi Sharma A lot can happen when two musicians from different genres get locked in together. The result of this experiment that involved singer-rapper Badshah and Kailash Kher and many other performers was surprising, to say the least. A first-of-its-kind show Lockdown, produced by the rapper, who has given hits like DJ Waley Babu, Kala Chashma, Mercy and The Breakup Song, features the two...
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