A BJP corporator said Mateen had been creating nuisance and had also earlier opposed the singing of the national song in the House
Vajpayee's government had more market-friendly ministers than any government
Nation follows PM Modi in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's final journey
Often critical of Nehru and Congress as an Opposition leader, Vajpayee as PM was Nehruvian in his breadth of vision, concern for parliamentary etiquette and considerate treatment of the Gandhi family
The golden quadrilateral project linking Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai, followed by the North-South East-West, became the high point of the first NDA government
Few prime ministers have faced the kind of political vicissitudes as Vajpayee faced
I have never been able to get my head around Pokhran II and the events that occurred organically after that
It was at a book release foisted into a chambers of industry event that I had my Vajpayee moment
The late leader was cremated with full state honours around 4 p.m. at the Rashtriya Smriti Sthal
The former prime minister was accorded a state funeral with thousands of people joining his last journey
Vajpayee served as the Prime Minister of India between 1996 and 2004 in three non-consecutive terms
The loss of this large-hearted, larger-than-life leader will be felt not only in India but across the world, the President said
"I feel privileged to have known him and am honoured to have counted him as a friend," the spiritual leader said
The barfi were delivered to Atalji in Delhi via a special flight
During his tenure, Atal Bihari Vajpayee continued undeterred on the path of reforms
It is fair to say that both Vajpayee and Modi govts did less than what they could have; French President Emmanuel Macron has done effectively more in just 15 months, writes T N Ninan
Pitted against Vajpayee in 2004 was Samajwadi Party candidate and an established city-based gynaecologist Dr Madhu Gupta
Advani's words proved to be correct as Vajpayee first served as prime minister for a period of 13 days in 1996
The tests left the Western world shocked and surprised
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said the American people stand with the people of India "as we mourn Prime Minister Vajpayee's passing"