'A Great Soul Of India'

He won two terms, which was a stunning feat for a leader who used his silence as the most vocal weapon to change the economy and lives of a billion people, asserts Tarun Vijay, former BJP MP and......

Atalji@100: Vajpayee's Unmatched Legacy

It was good fortune for India to have Atal Bihari Vajpayee lead the government at a crucial moment in our history. He avoided India meeting the fate of Iraq or Ukraine, asserts military historian......

'Atal ji picked my call but Sonia kept me waiting'

After being elected president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in 1999, Najma Heptulla rang up the then Congress chief Sonia Gandhi from Berlin to convey the news but had to hold the phone......

'Yahan Rehna Bada Mushkil Hai'

'Ajit Doval said, "They are threatening us now".' A revealing excerpt from former RA&W chief A S Dulat's A Life in the Shadows: A Memoir. IMAGE: Two Taliban officials watch the hijacked Indian......

'What kind of growth is it when 90% of population is out of it?'

‘When the masses are deprived of the benefits of growth, how can it be growth itself?’ ‘You cannot sustain growth without equality and employment’ ‘After all, when......

'The bullet train can be Modi's legacy'

'The politician in him saw to it that the foundation stone was laid in Ahmedabad in the run-up to the assembly election in Gujarat in 2017.''But the statesman in him also wants it to be his......

Modi hints at laws to push doctors to prescribe affordable, generic drugs

These things are cheaper than equivalent branded drugs, to patients, says Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday indicated that his government may bring in a legal framework under which......

Mallya became the banker's most valued trophy

'Lending to Mr Mallya was the bankers' season ticket to corridors of power and glamour.''Borrowing from them was like a favour Mallya did to them,' says Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: The King of Good......

'Vajpayee saw Seeta Aur Geeta 25 times'

'When I met Atalji for the first time, he wouldn't look at me. He seemed very embarrassed.' IMAGE: Rajesh Khanna and Hema Malini in Andaz. One of Indian cinema's most influential film-makers......

Does Pankaj Tripathi look like Vajpayee? VOTE!

Thrice the prime minister of India. A poet. A writer. A mesmerising speaker. If a movie were to be made on him, who would you cast as Atal Bihari Vajpayee? Ravi Jadhav -- who has helmed......

'Atalji never made me feel I was talking to the PM'

'At dinner, he made me sit next to him.''He listened to me for over two-and-a-half hours.' Talat Aziz, the well-known ghazal artiste, recalls a memorable night of food and song as Subhash K Jha......

'Atalji reminded me of Savarkar'

'He was a poet at heart and a saint by nature.' IMAGE: Lata Mangeshkar with then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Photograph: Rediff Archives. Lata Mangeshkar is devastated by Atal Bihari......

Check out PM Modi's fun chat with India's Olympians

IMAGE: Neeraj Chopra is all smiles as he enjoys some choorma with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photograph: PIB/Twitter Iconic boxer MC Mary Kom and ace archer Deepika Kumari were told they need......

Rathore, Tendulkar, Anand, Sehwag mourn Vajpayee

Sports fraternity mourns former PM Vajpayee's demise India's sporting fraternity, led by Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, on Thursday, joined the......