Atal Bihari Vajpayee Dead

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away: Ex-PM walked on water, ran on razor's edge; was a pragmatist yet an incurable romantic

Some call Vajpayee a philosopher, a thinker and a poet in Parliament. Some vouch that he was a good listener and a supreme orator. Some swear that he was a true democrat, a statesman, a diplomat, one of India’s ablest administrators and a wily politician who taught India the art of coalition politics.

Dalai Lama condoles Atal Bihari Vajpayee's demise, says he was honoured to have had the former prime minister as a friend

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama extended his condolences over the demise of India's former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said the country has lost an 'eminent national leader'. He also added that he was privileged to have counted Vajpayee as a friend.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee funeral: Former prime minister's last journey begins; Narendra Modi walks behind cortege

Thousands of people including prime minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah walked along with the funeral procession to Rashtriya Smriti Sthal where the mortal remains of Atal Bihari Vajpyee would be cremated.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away: Leaders across party lines react to demise of 'true Indian statesman'

Former prime minister of India, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday, after a prolonged illness. Vajpayee was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

'Politics loses its poetry': Roundup of headlines in Indian dailies observing Atal Bihari Vajpayee's death

India on Thursday one of its most charismatic leaders, former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. People all over the world are mourning the loss of the stalwart who led the nation through several crises with his inclusive politics and excellent oratory.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee funeral: Swami Agnivesh heckled, assaulted outside BJP HQ by mob; activist was going to pay last respects to ex-PM

Social activist Swami Agnivesh was assaulted and heckled by a mob a few meters away from the BJP office when he was reportedly on his way to pay his last respects to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be remembered for disrupting Cold War order, sowing foreign policy seeds for future

Any examination of India's foreign policy would be incomplete — starkly so — unless we look at how instrumental the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee was in key areas

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away: Centre declares 7-day mourning period as mark of respect for former prime minister

A seven-day state mourning was announced by the government as a mark of respect to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away on Thursday.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away: US, Russia and Japan condole former prime minister's demise, say loss of 'great statesman'

The US, Russia and Japan on Thursday condoled the demise of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away: Hundreds of people queue outside leader's residence; some travel from other states to pay last respects

Hundreds of people queued up outside the residence of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Delhi on Friday morning to pay their last respects to the departed leader.