Kaul had been Vajpayee's constant companion of many years and the mother of his adopted daughter Namita Bhattacharya
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Tuesday turned 88 with senior leaders, led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wishing him a healthy life.
Only in the event of the RSS managing to force Modi into accepting a consensual candidate, will the party not continue to 'being' the 'next Congress', observes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday dismissed speculation about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's successor, asserting that Modi would continue to lead the country for many more years.
The prime minister said that the rail transport system will reduce traffic congestion and pollution
'I was present at a meeting where he decided to permit the IAF to strike at Pakistan positions in Kargil, with the caveat that they should not cross the LoC.' 'Confident that the Indian Army would succeed, Mr Vajpayee was positioning himself to tell the world after the Kargil conflict was won that India did not violate the 'sanctity' of the LoC,' recalls Ambassador G Parthasarathy, who served as India's envoy in Islamabad in that eventful year, 1999.
On that fateful day, Narayan, popularly known as JP and a fierce critic of the then-Indira Gandhi government, addressed a massive gathering at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi.
'The quality of justice is directly linked to the quality of judges -- if that suffers, justice delivery suffers.'
He did not spare even Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had dropped by to wish him on his birthday.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief K S Sudershan on Wednesday showered praise on the performance of the previous Vajpayee-led National Democratic Alliance government.
Thengdi's nephew Satish Thengadi lit the pyre.
A host of leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Bharatiya Janata Party patriarch at the hospital.
Listening to the wishes of thousands of his admirers and friends, former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will celebrate Holi at his residence in New Delhi on Saturday. BJP all-India secretary Vijay Goel, who was an MoS in the Prime Minister's Office during the National Democratic Alliance regime, said Vajpayee would receive visitors between 11 am and 1 pm.
The meeting comes a day after the party bowed to Vajpayee's wishes and restored Khurana's primary membership after he expressed regrets for his critical statements against Advani.
Leader of Opposition and party president Lal Kishenchand Advani termed as 'wrong, mischievous and baseless' United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi's charge that the Opposition changed its stand on the Women's Reservation Bill.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Wednesday night said he feels "awkward" attending functions where he feels his long-time associate and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee should have been present.
Vajpayee had spoken out publicly against Advani's decision to expel Khurana.
He said there is no political consensus for changing the boundaries of states in the Northeast.
Jamali thanked Vajpayee for confirming his attendance at the next month's SAARC summit in Islamabad.
Union Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday backed the Bharatiya Janata Party's demand for according the Bharat Ratna to former prime minister and veteran leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh also endorsed the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Vajpayee was visibly emotional at the Hinduja Hospital.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said his country wants to resolve all issues, including Kashmir, with India through talks. He reiterated his "unwavering " support for the Kashmiri people during a speech in Muzaffarabad on the occasion of "Kashmir Solidarity Day. "
Vajpayee's last rites will be performed at the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal in New Delhi at 4 pm on Friday.
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has ordered two Sherwanis from a Pakistani designer couple with the kind of embroidery he had seen on late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's Sherwani.
The sojourn was cancelled due to foggy weather conditions in the north. The PM also wanted to prepare for the SAARC summit.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Saturday met at a public function and interacted briefly.
Vajpayee is understood to have extended India's continued support to the rebuilding of Afghanistan.
In his invitation the Israeli prime minister told his Indian counterpart that he would be 'among friend' in Israel.
In an interview to Financial Times, the prime minister also expressed 'disappointment' with Pakistan's failure to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism.
Just under a year after he was dislodged from the prime minister's post by a Congress-led coalition, some people want him out of the BJP too.
He also said the issue of terrorism figured when his Pakistani counterpart Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali spoke to him over telephone on Monday night.
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