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2 new Hindi literaryawards named after Vajpayee, Savarkar

Among other changes, the Hindi Academy Shalaka Samman has been renamed as the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Shalaka Samman. (HT)

delhi news

Published on Jun 12, 2026 04:04 am IST

Review: Atal Bihari Vajpayee; The Eternal Statesman by Vijay Goel

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee delivering a speech at Parade ground in Bhopal in October 2003. (Prakash Singh/Hindustan Times)

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Published on Apr 10, 2026 10:50 pm IST

Foundation day ceremony: BJP has consistently moved forward with ideology-based politics, says CM Saini

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini pays tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee during an event marking the Bharatiya Janata Party's foundation day, in Gurugram, on Monday. (PTI)

chandigarh news

Published on Apr 06, 2026 10:26 pm IST

Veteran journalist, diplomat HK Dua passes away

Hari Krishan (HK) Dua, former editor-in-chief of the Hindustan Times, died on Wednesday after a brief illness.

india news

Updated on Mar 06, 2026 06:10 am IST

HK Dua, ex-Rajya Sabha MP and veteran journalist, passes away at 88

File photo of veteran journalist HK Dua delivering a lecture at Panjab University in Chandigarh.

india news

Updated on Mar 04, 2026 04:44 pm IST

Vice-Prez launches coffee table book on ex-PM Vajpayee in Delhi

Dignitaries at the book launch in New Delhi on Saturday. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

delhi news

Published on Feb 22, 2026 03:44 am IST

Rajnath Singh unveils portraits of ex-PM Vajpayee and Malaviya at Delhi Assembly chamber

Union minister Rajnath Singh unveils a portrait of Atal Bihari Vajpayee as speaker Vijender Gupta and CM Rekha Gupta look on. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

delhi news

Published on Jan 04, 2026 03:50 am IST

Rajnath Singh to unveil portraits of Vajpayee and Malviya in Delhi Legislative Assembly on Jan 3

The Delhi Assembly secretariat said that around 1,000 people are expected to attend the programme.

delhi news

Published on Jan 02, 2026 03:54 am IST

Spice of Life| Beyond the battlefield, a parting gift on the menu

The menu card signed by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

chandigarh news

Published on Dec 31, 2025 05:50 am IST

Rashtra Prerna Sthal opens doors to public

Rashtra Prerna Sthal (File Photo)

lucknow news

Published on Dec 29, 2025 09:08 pm IST

Sunetra Choudhury picks her favourite reads of 2025

Abhishek Choudhary’s Believer’s Dilemma (Picador India)

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Published on Dec 26, 2025 05:39 pm IST

Kailash Kher storms off Gwalior concert: Stop behaving like animals

SInger Kailash Kher storms off Gwalior concert amid crowd chaos: Stop behaving like animals

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Published on Dec 26, 2025 05:05 pm IST

PM unveils Rashtra Prerna Sthal

The Rashtra Prerna Sthal in Lucknow. (Photo from X)

lucknow news

Published on Dec 26, 2025 08:50 am IST

Vajpayee remembered through 2 exhibitions detailing his life, legacy

The exhibition titled Atal Prashasti at the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya culminates with the Ambassador car Vajpayee last used in May 1996 before staking claim to the first BJP-led government at the Centre. (HT Photo)

india news

Published on Dec 26, 2025 05:42 am IST

Good governance is strongest pillar for building devp India: Haryana CM

Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini speaks during the Good Governance Day program dedicated to Bharat Ratna and former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the occasion of his 101st birth anniversary, in Panchkula on Thursday. (ANI)

chandigarh news

Published on Dec 26, 2025 04:20 am IST

Delhi celebrates Vajpayee’s 101st birth anniversary, opens subsidised Atal canteens

Chief minister Rekha Gupta and Union minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar during inauguration of Atal Canteen at Apna Bazar Nehru Nagar in Lajpat Nagar on Thursday. (Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)

delhi news

Published on Dec 26, 2025 03:42 am IST

Bihar CM, BJP leaders pay tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 101st birth anniv

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar with BJP state president Sanjay Saraogi, deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha during Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vaijapyee Jayanti Samaroh at Pataliputra in Patna, Thursday (Santosh Kumar/HT)

patna news

Published on Dec 26, 2025 03:06 am IST

Jharkhand leaders pay homage to Vajpayee

Jharkhand BJP leaders pay tributes to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Jharkhand assembly on Thursday. (HT Photo)

ranchi news

Published on Dec 25, 2025 10:24 pm IST

Vajpayee's Pokhran nuclear test taught governance during crises: Vasundhara Raje

india news

Published on Dec 25, 2025 09:04 pm IST

PM visit: Enthusiasm runs high at Prerna Sthal in Lucknow

Visitors arrived from districts such as Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Ayodhya, Sitapur, Bahraich and Hardoi. (Sourced)

lucknow news

Published on Dec 25, 2025 07:46 pm IST

Meals for ₹5, twice a day: Delhi govt launches 100 Atal canteens for poor

Manohar Lal Khattar and Rekha Gupta have a meal as they inaugurate an 'Atal Canteen' on the birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

india news

Published on Dec 25, 2025 04:34 pm IST

Traffic curbs in Delhi's Saket over Christmas rush: Check routes to avoid

Delhi Traffic Police on Sunday. (ANI)

delhi news

Published on Dec 25, 2025 12:41 pm IST

PM Modi to visit Lucknow to mark 101st birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

At around 2.30 pm, the Prime Minister will inaugurate Rashtra Prerna Sthal and also address a public gathering on the occasion.

india news

Published on Dec 25, 2025 08:06 am IST

Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Recalling the many facets of a statesman

Atal Bihari Vajpayee (centre) after he was confirmed as the Prime Minister following the 1999 general elections. (HT Photo)

india news

Published on Dec 25, 2025 12:02 pm IST

Former PM respected for his character, deeds, not just offices he held: Rajnath

Defence minister Rajnath Singh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath and other leaders at the Atal Ganga Geet programme organised on the eve of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary, in Lucknow on Wednesday. (Sourced)

lucknow news

Published on Dec 25, 2025 05:40 am IST