"I got the report of the Election Commission and I am studying it," he told reporters
On June 8, 2006, President APJ Abdul Kalam became the first Head of State to fly a fighter plane, when he flew the Sukhoi-30 MKI at the Lohegaon Air Force Base in Pune.
A report from Baramulla said a complete shutdown was observed in all major towns in north Kashmir in support of \nthe strike call
The book - encompassing the ideals of Ashoka, Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Edison, Abraham Lincoln - is simultaneously being published in Hindi.
"I will let you know what's on my mind on April 28 on return to India."
Abdullah is among a growing set of young Indian politicians who are active on the World Wide Web with social networking profiles and online portfolios used to connect mainly to the youths. The internet savvy 38-year-old National Conference president said he will put a system in place so that the general public could directly send him e-mails.
While nation mourns the death of the "People's President", an orphaned girl from a far flung village of Odisha remembers the gesture of A P J Abdul Kalam towards her HIV positive siblings ten years ago.
The government will deal resolutely with any attempts to spread communal violence, he said in his address to the joint sitting of Parliament marking the commencement of the Budget session.
George, who hosts the popular travel show "Sancharam" (Travel) on a Malayalam channel, will soon go to Paris for a training programme with his fellow passengers.
Toughening its stand, key United Progessive Alliance constituent Trinamool Congress on Thursday said if the Congress names Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee or Vice President Hamid Ansari as its Presidential candidate, it will "contest" the election with A P J Abdul Kalam as its nominee.
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Wednesday emphasised the need to improve India's competitiveness and put it in the top ten among the comity of nations.
Colonel Dr Anil Athale (retd) writes an open letter to former President A P J Abdul Kalam to intervene in Kashmir and start a dialogue with the people.
'It was my first day in office, so you cannot blame me for the missing photos.' 'I had to join the office and sit on the chair at a particular mahurat time.'
He will take a look at the fencing work underway in the Rajouri-Poonch sector and also interact with officers and jawans during his day-long stay.
The high court had described the judgment of the then additional sessions judge Bhayana's reasoning for acquitting Sharma, as strange and totally wrong.
A bomb hoax delayed by three hours the departure of a special Indian Air Force aircraft carrying President A P J Abdul Kalam to New Delhi.
Many ordinary citizens are drawn to by a sense of history and India's remarkable journey from bondage to freedom which culminated in this monumental building.
Officials probing a blast that occurred near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi suspect it was a well-orchestrated plan, knowing that no CCTV camera was installed on Prithviraj Road, police sources said on Wednesday.
The two ministers were lodged in a police bus as officials asked protesters at the ITO intersection, which is near the AAP and BJP offices, to disperse in view of prohibitory orders under section 144 imposed in the area.
Leader of the opposition L K Advani, NDA convener George Fernandes and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Arun Jaitley and V K Malhotra will be among the alliance leaders calling on the President.
The party also announced countrywide protests to press the demand.
Here are photos from his life and career as India's pre-eminent defence scientist and one of the country's most popular president
The former president called up his family in Rameswaram on Sunday to ask about his elder brother's health
The President was attending the dinner, hosted by Indian Ambassador to Norway, Mashed Sachdeva, who also looks\nafter Iceland.
Parrikar said while the Centre wanted five acres of land for the memorial, as of now only 1.8 acres was available.
Paying homage to martyrs, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged people to ensure that 'their sacrifice is not in vain.'
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Wednesday mooted eight schemes to generate 56 million direct jobs in the next five years.
Promising to hold the price line to protect the real income of the poor, President A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday said the country's economy was poised to grow at 7 per cent this year.
Kalam was staying at the 10 Rajaji Marg residence after his eventful term as President ended in 2007.
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