Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 94th birth anniversary

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Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 94th birth anniversary Atal Bihari Vajpayee who was born on this day (December 25) in 1925, in Gwalior, laid the foundations of India's resurgent economy. All you need to know about Assam's Bogibeel bridge The Bogibeel Bridge is India's rail-cum-road bridge at 4.94 km. The bridge provides direct connectivity from Dibrugarh to Itanagar. Biblical city of Bethlehem boasts largest Christmas in years Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West Bank city's largest Christmas celebrations in years. Somber Christmas, prayers in tsunami-hit Indonesian region Christmas celebrations traditionally filled with laughter and uplifting music were replaced by somber prayers for tsunami victims. Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir, water supply lines frozen Srinagar witnesses ts coldest night in 11 years at minus 6.8 degrees Celsius, resulting in partial freezing of the Dal Lake, and Amritsar reeling at 1.1 degrees Celsius. Why US-Canada joint Air Defence Command helps children track Santa every year NORAD is a US and Canada bi-national organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning for North America. Shifting consumer preference: MPV-SUV race takes a new, interesting turn Practicality has begun to match panache in India's utility vehicle industry, if the recent sales trends were an accurate barometer of shifting consumer preference in one of the auto markets. Christmas time plum cakes and wine: Celebrating Christmas Indian style Jugad Santa caps, mulled wine, Kulkuls, Crunchy rice cookies, fattened up pigs, Baghdadi jewish bakeries and the Dundee Scotch continue to add colour to the traditional Indian Christmas tables. End of an era: Germany closes its last black coal mine The ceremony marked the end of an industry that laid the foundations for Germany's industrial revolution and its post-war economic recovery. Many hues of Merry Christmas: Six ways the day is celebrated around the world From Melkam Gena in Ethiopia to Feliz Navidad in Mexico, Christmas is wished in multiple tongues and marked in a myriad ways. Here are six ways the day is celebrated.

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