News for 'APJ Kalam'

'Nanotech holds key to the future'

'Nanotech holds key to the future'

Rediff.com15 Dec 2006

P M Ajayan, one of the top 50 scientific researchers in the US, holds forth on nanotech and how it can help India in energy and health care sectors.

Israel Embassy blast: 2 persons spotted in CCTV footage

Israel Embassy blast: 2 persons spotted in CCTV footage

Rediff.com30 Jan 2021

A CCTV footage of the Israel Embassy blast site has revealed that a cab had dropped two persons near the embassy and it is yet to be ascertained whether these persons have any role in the explosion, according to Delhi Police sources.

NTPC bags ISTD-FICCI award

NTPC bags ISTD-FICCI award

Rediff.com24 Nov 2004

National Thermal Power Corporation has bagged the ISTD-FICCI Award for excellence in HR practices.

Huge tax sops for Dabhol, airlines

Huge tax sops for Dabhol, airlines

Rediff.com1 Nov 2005

President to face boycott in Manipur on Oct 16

President to face boycott in Manipur on Oct 16

Rediff.com13 Oct 2006

As the President has been repeatedly informed about the 'gross violations of human rights' in Manipur, the student communities were expecting some action from him, they added.

Lalu will stay, asserts Manmohan

Lalu will stay, asserts Manmohan

Rediff.com28 Apr 2005

Dr Singh on Wednesday said Lalu would not be asked to resign "for now".

Ranbaxy founder Bhai Mohan Singh is dead

Ranbaxy founder Bhai Mohan Singh is dead

Rediff.com28 Mar 2006

Bhai Mohan Singh, the grand old man of India's pharmaceutical industry and founder of Ranbaxy laboratories, passed away on Monday evening at the age of 89.

19 new ministers in Manmohan team

19 new ministers in Manmohan team

Rediff.com29 Jan 2006

Reporting with compassion

Reporting with compassion

Rediff.com11 Oct 2005

Should a politician be the next President?

Should a politician be the next President?

Rediff.com4 Jun 2007

Should a politician be the next President?

AAP declares Bhagwant Mann as Punjab CM face, following 'public demand'

AAP declares Bhagwant Mann as Punjab CM face, following 'public demand'

Rediff.com18 Jan 2022

Mann, 48, is a two-time MP from Sangrur and is the party's state unit chief.

After 35 hours of grilling, ED summons Rahul Gandhi for day 5 of questioning

After 35 hours of grilling, ED summons Rahul Gandhi for day 5 of questioning

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

The fourth day of questioning was deferred from June 17 to this day after Gandhi requested the agency for postponing the session as he wanted to be with his mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi in hospital, where she is admitted for post-Covid issues.

Walt Disney CEO meets PM

Walt Disney CEO meets PM

Rediff.com26 Apr 2005

Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner, who is in India on an official visit, on Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

VAT: Traders to appeal to President

VAT: Traders to appeal to President

Rediff.com29 Mar 2005

The trader's association, CAIT, which has called for a 3-day nationwide strike from Wednesday, has decided to present a petition to President APJ Abdul Kalam opposing the service tax levied on traders and the proposed value added tax from April 1, 20

UP boy tops NASA exam

UP boy tops NASA exam

Rediff.com17 Feb 2005

Saurabh has topped NASA's International Scientist Discovery exam.

'Dharma of emerging woman'

'Dharma of emerging woman'

Rediff.com11 Oct 2005

Fame Gurukul meets the President

Fame Gurukul meets the President

Rediff.com5 Oct 2005

President Kalam met the young finalists of the talent show.

Presidential battle

Presidential battle

Rediff.com5 Jun 2006

Most CCTVs near Israeli embassy 'non-functional': Cops

Most CCTVs near Israeli embassy 'non-functional': Cops

Rediff.com30 Jan 2021

Investigators probing the minor blast near the Israeli embassy have not come across "anything concrete" yet as most of the CCTV cameras near the site of the explosion were "non-functional"

Swiss banks shed secrecy tag

Swiss banks shed secrecy tag

Rediff.com25 May 2005

Centre criticises Kurien's move

Centre criticises Kurien's move

Rediff.com9 May 2005

India test-fires SMART torpedo to target submarines

India test-fires SMART torpedo to target submarines

Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

India on Monday successfully flight-tested its indigenously developed SMART torpedo system, which DRDO said will be a "game changer" in anti-submarine warfare, marking yet another milestone in strengthening the country's maritime strategic capabilities, defence sources said.

Pak national comes to TN by boat from Sri Lanka, held

Pak national comes to TN by boat from Sri Lanka, held

Rediff.com23 Jul 2017

Two others from Ervadi, who had allegedly promised to get him the drug, have also been arrested, they said.

Rahul Gandhi quizzed by ED for 2nd consecutive day

Rahul Gandhi quizzed by ED for 2nd consecutive day

Rediff.com14 Jun 2022

While agency sources informed that Gandhi recorded his statement and checked its transcript minutely, Congress leaders said the investigators took multiple breaks during his questioning

Remembering the Missile Man of India

Remembering the Missile Man of India

Rediff.com27 Jul 2015

Kalam, who received seveeral prestigious awards including Bharat Ratna, played a crucial role when India tested its nuclear weapons at Pokhran in 1998 when the Vajpayee government was in power.

President's speech

President's speech

Rediff.com14 Aug 2003

President A P J Abdul Kalam's address to the nation on the eve of Independence Day.

Delhi blast could be a 'terror attack': Israeli envoy

Delhi blast could be a 'terror attack': Israeli envoy

Rediff.com30 Jan 2021

'All options are there on the table. Yesterday when this terror attack was conducted, we celebrated the 29th anniversary of the full establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and India, exactly yesterday. So, it may not be a coincidence but all options are being investigated'

After Nayantara, Ashok Vajpeyi returns Sahitya Akademi Award

After Nayantara, Ashok Vajpeyi returns Sahitya Akademi Award

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

Voicing displeasure over the Dadri lynching incident and a string of killings of rationalists, he also questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's continued silence on these.

Rifath Shaarook, the boy who built the world's lightest satellite

Rifath Shaarook, the boy who built the world's lightest satellite

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

The lead scientist on the project, which was launched by NASA, is also the youngest at 18. Meet the boy from Tamil Nadu who is already working on his next mission.

'Cyclone man' Mrutyunjay Mohapatra appointed IMD chief

'Cyclone man' Mrutyunjay Mohapatra appointed IMD chief

Rediff.com5 Jun 2019

Besides strengthening the IMD's infrastructure, Mohapatra said his priority will be to improve the dissemination of weather-related information -- from nowcasts to weather forecasts -- focus on sector-related forecast and give impact-based prediction in all areas.

Actor Vivekh dies following cardiac arrest, cremated with police honours

Actor Vivekh dies following cardiac arrest, cremated with police honours

Rediff.com17 Apr 2021

In his condolence message, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "The untimely demise of noted actor Vivekh has left many saddened. His comic timing and intelligent dialogues entertained people." "Both in his films and his life, his concern for the environment and society shone through. Condolences to his family, friends and admirers. Om Shanti," the prime minister tweeted.

ED grills Rahul Gandhi for 11 hours on 2nd day, calls him again on Wednesday

ED grills Rahul Gandhi for 11 hours on 2nd day, calls him again on Wednesday

Rediff.com15 Jun 2022

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was questioned for over eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate for the second consecutive day in the National Herald money-laundering probe and was again summoned on Wednesday, even as the opposition party continued its protests and sparred with the BJP, accusing it of conspiring to defame the Gandhi family through the ''false'' case.