Vajpayee mourns Venkataraman’s death

September 3rd, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Thursday mourned the death of his Andhra Pradesh counterpart Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a copter crash.

September 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A "deeply hurt" former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Thursday paid tributes to Andra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy who died in a helicopter crash.

August 26th, 2009 Mass. Gov. Patrick mourns loss of Kennedy 'light'BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says "one of the commonwealth's brightest lights" has been extinguished with the death of Sen.

April 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Wednesday appealed to people to support his colleague and the National Democratic Alliance's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani and vote the NDA to power.

March 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been admitted to the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for a regular medical check-up, a hospital official said Saturday. Vajpayee, 84, was admitted Friday evening for a routine check-up, almost three weeks after he was discharged from the hospital.

March 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Saturday underwent what doctors said was 'a regular check-up' at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here. Vajpayee, 84, was admitted Friday evening, almost three weeks after he was discharged from the hospital.

February 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Calling former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee a 'great human being', former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee Friday recalled how the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran stopped him from quitting during his early days as speaker. It had all started with a letter written by Vajpayee, chairperson of the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA), who wrote alleging that Chatterjee was biased and that his conduct was not up to the mark.

February 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is being treated for a chest infection at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, is fine and likely to be discharged in the next few days, doctors said Thursday. 'Vajpayee is in the ICU (intensive care unit) and his breathing is normal.

February 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is being treated for a chest infection at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, is showing improvement even as another former premier, I.K. Gujral, has been discharged, doctors at AIIMS said here Thursday.

February 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here Tuesday night, was stable but would undergo additional tests Wednesday, a hospital official said. 'Vajpayee is stable now.

February 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's chest congestion is better but he will stay at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for a few more days, a hospital official said Wednesday. Vajpayee, 85, was admitted to the VIP Intensive Care Unit in AIIMS at about 10 p.m.

February 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Tuesday night after he complained of difficulty in breathing. The senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was admitted around 10 p.m, medical superintendent of AIIMS D.K.

January 28th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Indian High Commission here has opened a book for the public to offer condolences on the death of former Indian President R. Venkataraman.

January 27th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, who is on a two-day visit to her constituency Rae Bareli, cancelled all public functions Wednesday following the death of former president R. Venkataraman.

January 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil Tuesday mourned former president R. Venkataraman's death and said the nation has lost 'a true patriot and a distinguished luminary'.