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HISTORICAL FACTS: Atal bihari vajpayee | History Defined

Main dardi…ki loki kende chui-mui: A song for despots who can devastate millions but not take a joke

In the immortal words of the great philosopher and kabootarbazi-convicted Daler Mehndi: Main dardi, Rab Rab kardi, ki loki kende chui-mui, chui-mui, chui-mui.

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How India’s most populous state cancelled Christmas this year

Critics say Uttar Pradesh’s move reflects mounting pressure on religious minorities, with Christian organisations warning of rising hostility and violence

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Kashmir’s top cleric was a fiery freedom advocate. Now he preaches patience

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s changed tone reflects a changed Kashmir where space for dissent has shrunk, say analysts.

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India bans books and police raid bookstores in crackdown on ‘false narrative’ in Kashmir

Authorities threaten people with prison time for selling or owning works by authors like Booker winner Arundhati Roy and historian Victoria Schofield

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India-Pakistan tensions: A brief history of conflict

For nearly eight decades, India and Pakistan have experienced near-constant tensions.

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Five things we learned from rare Narendra Modi interview on Lex Fridman podcast

Modi discusses Ukraine war, conflict with neighbours Pakistan and China, and ‘friend’ Trump

The Independent UK

MP CM unveils former PM late Atal Bihari Vajpayee's statute in Morena

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav unveiled the statue of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Morena on Monday and paid tribute to him. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Has the world gone mad? It has’: foreign reporters share a view of Trump from abroad

Journalists from countries that have seen challenges to democracy give their view on the second Trump presidency

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The Midas touch of Ashwini Vaishnaw

Before Atal Bihari Vajpayee resigned as the prime minister in 2004, a deputy secretary in his office is rumoured to have told him that he didn’t want to work under a Congress prime minister. This bureaucrat would stay on as Vajpayee’s private secretary until 2006. And later go on to…

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Manmohan Singh was loud enough for those who cared to listen

This piece was first published in September 2012.

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UP CM inaugurates 'Atal Yuva Maha Kumbh' to commemorate Vajpayee's birth anniversary

On this occasion, meritorious students who performed excellently in various competitions were encouraged by giving them certificates and prizes. Read further on Dynamite News:

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MP CM Mohan Yadav inaugurates exhibition on one year achievements of state govt in Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated an exhibition highlighting the state government's achievements over the past year at Kushabhau Thackeray Auditorium (Minto Hall) in Bhopal on Thursday Read further on Dynamite News:

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IC-814 series row: HC notices to producers over ANI’s plea

The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the producers of Netflix series IC 814: The Kandahar hijack on a copyright and trademark infringement suit filed by ANI, Bar and Bench reported.

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Prez Murmu, PM Modi pay tributes to ex-PM Vajpayee on death anniversary

A large number of other dignitaries also offered homage to Vajpayee at his memorial ‘Sadaiv Atal’. Must follow the story on Dynamite News:

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BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani admitted to hospital, kept under observation

New Delhi Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishan Advani was admitted to the Neuro Department of Indraprastha Apollo Hospital on Tuesday again around a month after being discharged.

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Election results: How have India’s past coalition governments fared?

PM Modi faces the test of ruling a coalition government. It won’t be easy, say analysts. But the past holds lessons.

Al Jazeera

India’s Modi faces ‘unprecedented’ alliance test after election results

Modi has only ever ruled with large majorities, centralised power and without coalition compulsions. Can he adapt?

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Sharad Pawar’s 80% strike rate vs Ajit’s 25%: It’s clear who carries the NCP legacy

In the last two decades, Sharad Pawar has predicted poll results only twice. Once in 2004, when he said that Atal Bihari Vajpayee wouldn’t become the prime minister again. And next this year, when he forecasted around 30 Lok Sabha seats for the Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra.

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‘Narendra Modi is more of a Prime Minister for Gujarat, has been adopting anti-Punjab policies,’ says Akali Dal’s Bikram Majithia

Bikram Majithia interview: In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, Senior SAD leader criticizes BJP and PM Modi, accusing them of anti-Punjab policies and neglecting minorities

The Hindu

PM Modi says Congress won't win even 50 Lok Sabha seats, will not get opposition party status after polls

PM Modi predicts Congress will not win 50 seats in Lok Sabha elections, vows to protect Odisha's pride

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India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 3: Who votes and what’s at stake?

Voters in 93 constituencies in 11 states, territories go to polls on May 7 in latest phase of world’s largest election.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha elections | PM Modi hints at bigger role for Shivraj Chouhan in Delhi

Lok Sabha election 2024 news: Shivraj Singh Chouhan's potential role in national politics is highlighted as he contests Lok Sabha polls from Vidisha.

The Hindu

Elections that shaped India | An ‘upset’ victory in 2004, and the rise of the UPA

On the slogan wars between the BJP and Congress played out in 2004 Lok Sabha elections, the rise and fall of UPA in 2009.

The Hindu

Why do India’s Lok Sabha elections happen in the summer?

The Hindu examines why, and since when, India’s general elections are held in the heat of the Indian summer

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Elections that shaped India | The Vajpayee years

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's political journey, from Jan Sangh to Prime Minister, reshaped Indian politics and diplomacy.

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