Vajpayee Government

India's stature in international forums has grown under the Narendra Modi government, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said today while comparing his experiences as a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government and the current dispensation.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said Atal Bihari Vajpayee proved during his tenure as the prime minister of the country how stable governments can be beneficial and that tradition continues to this day.

A controversy erupted in Bihar on Monday when the opposition BJP alleged that the state government was renaming a park in the capital city, named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a charge promptly denied by the department.

Aam Aadmi Party's Raghav Chadha launched a blistering attack on the government today during the debate on the Delhi Services bill in parliament, exhorting the BJP to follow their own leaders -- Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said the Income Tax department's surveys on BBC premises in Delhi and Mumbai were a "clear cut" indication of the Narendra Modi government's intolerance of criticism.

The deletion of Rahul Gandhi's remarks has triggered a major controversy, with the opposition accusing the government of censoring its statements in parliament.

On the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, which was marked as 'Good Governance Day' across the country, the Aurangabad unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named a star after the 'Bharat Ratna' recipient.

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment on "political groups getting together to save the corrupt", Nitish Kumar's retort featured Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who headed the BJP government in the past.

Hitting back at the BJP over its charge of appeasement, the Congress on Wednesday asserted the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan was aware of its "raj dharma" and said action in the brutal killing of a tailor would be taken in accordance with law.

Seating arrangements for 75,000 people are being made at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow for the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected BJP government on March 25, an official said on Saturday.

It was for the first time during the Atal Vajpayee tenure that the government began proactively thinking and implementing basic social welfare schemes like those of potable water, health, education and roads, Nitin Gadkari said.

Bharatiya Janata Party national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday slammed the previous governments saying that they have just enjoyed 'Meva' (dry fruits) whereas PM Narendra Modi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee have done 'Seva' (service).

A CBI special court in New Delhi on Tuesday convicted five persons in connection with a coal scam case related to Lalgarh (North) coal block allocated during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 2003, officials said.

Former External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha on Thursday said India should be "open-minded" about dealing with the Taliban and suggested that it should open its embassy in Kabul and send back the ambassador.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday paid tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, saying he was truly an embodiment of good governance.

India's stature in international forums has grown under the Narendra Modi government, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said today while comparing his experiences as a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government and the current dispensation.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said Atal Bihari Vajpayee proved during his tenure as the prime minister of the country how stable governments can be beneficial and that tradition continues to this day.

A controversy erupted in Bihar on Monday when the opposition BJP alleged that the state government was renaming a park in the capital city, named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a charge promptly denied by the department.

Aam Aadmi Party's Raghav Chadha launched a blistering attack on the government today during the debate on the Delhi Services bill in parliament, exhorting the BJP to follow their own leaders -- Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said the Income Tax department's surveys on BBC premises in Delhi and Mumbai were a "clear cut" indication of the Narendra Modi government's intolerance of criticism.

The deletion of Rahul Gandhi's remarks has triggered a major controversy, with the opposition accusing the government of censoring its statements in parliament.

On the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, which was marked as 'Good Governance Day' across the country, the Aurangabad unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named a star after the 'Bharat Ratna' recipient.

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment on "political groups getting together to save the corrupt", Nitish Kumar's retort featured Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who headed the BJP government in the past.

Hitting back at the BJP over its charge of appeasement, the Congress on Wednesday asserted the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan was aware of its "raj dharma" and said action in the brutal killing of a tailor would be taken in accordance with law.

Seating arrangements for 75,000 people are being made at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow for the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected BJP government on March 25, an official said on Saturday.

It was for the first time during the Atal Vajpayee tenure that the government began proactively thinking and implementing basic social welfare schemes like those of potable water, health, education and roads, Nitin Gadkari said.

Bharatiya Janata Party national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday slammed the previous governments saying that they have just enjoyed 'Meva' (dry fruits) whereas PM Narendra Modi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee have done 'Seva' (service).

A CBI special court in New Delhi on Tuesday convicted five persons in connection with a coal scam case related to Lalgarh (North) coal block allocated during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 2003, officials said.

Former External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha on Thursday said India should be "open-minded" about dealing with the Taliban and suggested that it should open its embassy in Kabul and send back the ambassador.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday paid tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary, saying he was truly an embodiment of good governance.