Vajpayee was a universal leader: Bhagwat

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat described former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as a universal leader who had instilled Indian values in public life. 'Vajpayee was a steadfast & universally accepted leader, a great personality who instilled Bharatiya culture &...

Vajpayee’s funeral at Smriti Sthal at 4 pm Today

After the people pay their homage for an hour on Friday morning, the late prime minister's body will be taken to the BJP headquarters where it will lie in state before the funeral.

Vajpayee’s Demise: Govt Declares Seven-day Mourning

New Delhi, August 16: Government has declared seven-day national mourning till August 22 marking the demise of former Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) patriarch Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who breathed his last on Thursday. During this period, the National...

Vajpayee died of multi-organ failure: AIIMS

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)...

Vajpayee’s body to be taken home for public homage

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...

Atal Bihari Vajpayee three times India’s Prime Minister dies at the age of 93

Today on Thursday August 16 2018, it seems like an era of Indian politics has ended with the demise of Vajpayee. He passed away a few minutes ago in AIIMS after having been put on life support for the last few...

Can’t deny quota benefits to ‘creamy layer’: Centre to SC

New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the creamy layer concept cannot be applied to deny benefits of quota in promotions to government employees of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes community as the stigma of caste and backwardness...

Tamil Nadu: Why Governor Banwarilal Purohit called chief justice to apologise ?

Several Madras High Court judges boycotted Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit’s “at home” reception on Wednesday, India’s Independence Day. The judges were reportedly miffed about the seating arrangement at Sunday’s swearing-in ceremony of the new chief justice of the High...

Planes collide at Chicago O’Hare Airport

Two planes collided on the ground at Chicago O’Hare Airport on Wednesday. According to AccuWeather Meteorologist David Samuhel, the crash was not caused by weather because the Chicago O'Hare Airport area has been dry all day. "Winds were rather light; it doesn’t...

Former India Test Captain Ajit Wadekar Passes Away

Former Indian cricket captain Ajit Wadekar passed away at the age of 77 on Wednesday, An aggressive left-hand batsman, Ajit Wadekar's name will forever be linked with 1971 when he led the Indian team to historic triumphs in the West Indies...

Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Condition Worsens, Critical: AIIMS

New Delhi: Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's health has worsened over last 24 hours and is critical, an official statement by AIIMS said late on Wednesday evening. 93-year-old Mr Vajpayee was admitted to the hospital about nine weeks back. The statement was...

Not in this lifetime: Kejriwal rejects Ashutosh’s resignation

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh quit the party today, citing a "very, very personal reason". The 53-year-old had left journalism to join AAP in 2014. Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, however, rejected his move, tweeting: "How can we ever accept your...

8 months after judges’ dissent , Chief Justice Dipak Misra breaks silence

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, who faced very public criticism from four of his most senior judges earlier this year, made an oblique reference to the issue in his address on the occasion of the Independence Day. Claiming democracy was...

Maharashtra celebrates 72nd I-Day

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday led the state's 72nd Independence Day celebrations by hoisting the Tricolour at his official residence here and later at the state government headquarters. A large number of his cabinet colleagues, top civil and services...

In His Independence Day Address, PM Modi Lists Out Govt’s Achievements, Says Still Have a Long Way to go

PM Modi Unfurls National Flag, Addresses Nation From Red Fort

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from Red Fort on Wednesday as India celebrates its 72nd Independence Day. This will be PM Modi’s last Independence Day speech before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He will be...

Let contentious issues not distract us: Prez in I-Day address

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday asserted that contentious issues and extraneous debates should not be allowed to distract us at a 'pivotal moment' when the country is at the cusp of achieving many long-awaited goals. In his televised address to...

Chhattisgarh Governor dead

Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Dass Tandon died at a hospital in Raipur today, an official said. He was 90. Tandon was rushed to the state-run Dr B R Ambedkar Memorial Hospital this morning after he complained of uneasiness, the governor's secretary,...

Central Rly takes up restoration of CSMT heritage building

Artists skilled in stone carving have been roped in to restore the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai to its past glory, a Central Railway official said. The 130-year-old majestic building, a UNESCO recognised world heritage site, has been...

Is BJP considering holding simultaneous polls in 11 states in 2019 ?

BJP president Amit Shah has come out in support of holding Lok Sabha and assembly polls simultaneously, saying it will check government expenditure and ensure the nation is not in "election mode" throughout the year.