Atal Bihari Vajpayee

PM Modi laid the foundation stone, Delhi govt schemes, Kazakhstan plane crash & more

PM Modi today laid the foundation stone of the Ken- Betwa River Linking National Project on the 100th birth anniversary of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Watch: President Murmu, PM Modi pay tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 100th birth anniversary

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the dignitaries who joined a prayer ceremony at the memorial of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Wednesday

Shekhar Gupta: Art of threatening war

What if the Chinese military build-up is just coercive diplomacy? India shouldn't blink but believe the threat of war is real and be prepared

Modi reforms come cropper despite big ideas as bureaucrats lack motivation

Despite big ideas, Modi comes off poorly as a reformer. Because his bureaucrats lack the motivation to push reforms and are beginning to enjoy unbridled power

The so very predictable Chinese: Ladakh episode should come as no surprise

The Chinese are far from inscrutable and India shouldn't be surprised by Ladakh. It should've been anticipated when the status of Jammu & Kashmir was changed

Doing away with labour laws is not feasible: Santosh Kumar Gangwar

Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar tells Somesh Jha that most workers have returned home and they will join back the workforce after monsoon.

Faith and freedom

US report on religious rights is a moment of truth for India

Of rajas and prajas, Aya Rams and Gaya Rams

What Jyotiraditya Scindia's move means for the Congress and the BJP

Why the defeat in Delhi will not put brakes on BJP's Hindutva push

Delhi election results aren't the final chapter for Amit Shah or the BJP's Hindutva plank

Shekhar Gupta: The ghost of Swadeshinomics

RSS's economic philosophy laid out by Mohan Bhagwat runs contrary to Modi government's recent policies. And it is unlikely to prevail

India marching towards $5 trillion economy on solid foundation: PM Modi

Says Article 370, Ram Janmabhoomi and Citizenship Amendment Act were challenges bequeathed as a legacy of the past, with no effort on the part of previous regimes to resolve them

PM Modi unveils Vajpayee's statue in Lucknow on his 95th birth anniversary

Modi also laid the foundation stone for the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University in the Uttar Pradesh capital

PM Modi to inaugurate 25-ft Vajpayee's statue in Lucknow on Wednesday

Modi will also lay the foundation stone of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University in Lucknow

President, PM Modi pay tributes to Vajpayee on his first death anniversary

The central samadhi platform comprises nine square black polished granite stone blocks, capped with a "diya" in the centre

BPCL stake sale a test case for Modi govt's second shot at privatisation

Here are some of the issues on the table

Shekhar Gupta: Do Indian Muslims matter?

Indian Muslims have been denied their rightful place in the power structure as punishment for their voting choices. This is self-defeating

Shekhar Gupta: Flag-bearers of hyper-nationalism

India is now far too strong for anyone to push it around. That should've made us more secure, not get caught in old fears and insecurities

The intoxication of power

Sometimes, it pays to hear early warning signals

The politics of surrender isn't new. It is ingrained in Indian culture

Why our institutions and politicians aren't protective of individual freedom and the rule of law

Raghuram Rajan bats for Atal Bihari Vajpayee model of governance

Rajan said bank mergers are a step in the right direction but did not come at a right time