RIP Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Nation bids farewell to iconic son
(WorldNews India)

The mortal remains of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee were consigned to flames with full state honours on the banks of the Yamuna here on Friday. The Bharat Ratna recipient's foster daughter, Namita Bhattacharya, lit the funeral pyre around 4:30 pm amid a booming gun salute and chants of mantras at central Delhi's Rashtriya Smriti Sthal. Rain gods blessed the final adieu but held back a heavy shower that could have been a spoiler in laying to rest one of India's most popular sons. While others kept their emotions in check, Vajpayee's foster granddaughter, Niharika Bhattacharya, could not hold back her tears. As the flames from the pyre went high, political...