Dossier
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Coverage of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Nexus archive.
- Urdu is an Indian language, says Murli Manohar Joshi
Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi praised efforts during the NDA government to encourage Indian Muslims to read the Quran in Urdu instead of Arabic. He emphasized Urdu as an Indian language.
- War heroes, national icons to replace British-era names on 21 roads in Secunderabad Cantonment
Twenty-one roads in Secunderabad Cantonment will replace British-era names with those of war heroes and national icons. Bolton Road, Noble Road, and Lytton Road will be renamed to honor Atal Bihari Vajpayee, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, and Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, respectively.