'I have trained Ravish Kumar, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan...' 'But if I approach somebody for work, I never get it.'
The traditional friendship and civilisational contact continued to provide a strong underpinning to the development of present day dialogue and interaction, President Kalam said.
Indians impressed on the opening day of the World TT championships, with three of the five players in action winning their preliminary matches.
Intelligence agencies have ear marked some guest houses in the capital for President Kalam after he departs from Rashtrapati Bhavan.
BJP's open support to Kalam, if he chooses to contest again, may queer the pitch for the ruling United Progressive Alliance.
An image of the President speaking to visitors in the Mughal Gardens.
Kalam is the first Indian head of state to visit Switzerland after a gap of more than 30 years. Former President V V Giri was the last high profile person to visit the country.
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday gave 'pass marks' to the over six-decade old Indian democracy awarding it 'five points on a scale of 10', while observing that its fundamental principle to empower citizens will stay forever.
The savings-oriented psyche of Indians and their habit of living within their means will help the country to tide over the global financial crisis, former President APJ Abdul Kalam has said.
Amid a raging debate on steps to check corruption, former President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday said if children dared to question parents about their source of income and refused to travel by vehicles acquired through corrupt means, India would gradually become a corruption-free country in short time.
The text of President A P J Abdul Kalam's address to the nation on the eve of the 58th Independence Day
Bollywood pays tribute to former president APJ Abdul Kalam.
President A P J Abdul Kalam Monday presented colours to the eastern naval fleet at an impressive ceremony in Vishakhapatnam.
The President will be presented a special robe with 4 inch-wide gold thread-work at the Jammu University's convocation ceremony on Thursday.
The Civil Aviation Ministry has ordered a probe into the incident involving the ground security staff of Continental Airlines which subjected Kalam to security check before he was to board a Newark-bound flight on April 24.
"Life is a phoenix, can rise from ashes...," thus wrote an emotionally moved President A P J Abdul Kalam during a visit to a memorial for Russian soldiers martyred in World War II in Moscow on Tuesday.
President A P J Abdul Kalam said righteousness in life and possessing an indomitable spirit are the two key ingredients to become a great corporate or a brand institution.
Almost 50,000 people have been displaced in the strife-torn region and there is an urgent need to provide food and relief materials there.
While calling for interventions to improve, among other things, the industrial training institutes, Kalam also underscored the need to understand the perspective of the targeted beneficiaries.
Nirmohi Akhara, the main plaintiff in the Ayodhya title suit, wants the mediation of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoban and the national organisation of Muslim ulemas-- Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind -- along with Hindu religious leaders like Baba Ramdev, Shri Shri Ravi Shankar and Murari Bapu.
This is what Sachin Lele has learnt from the person he thinks has been one of India's most interesting leaders in recent times.
Mooting 'global sourcing' to deal with challenges faced by humanity, former President A P J Abdul Kalam has asked students to break geographic barriers and jointly focus on formulating strategies for priority areas like food, energy, water and healthcare. Over 500 students, faculty members, including R L Narayan, high commissioner of India, and other dignitaries attended the the 45-minute presentation on Thursday that stressed the importance of sharing knowledge.
Two days ago, Jayalalithaa had cancelled her visit at the eleventh hour saying that she was unwell and hence, giving former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu centrestage in talks with Kalam.
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam is likely to be the Election Commission of India's brand ambassador in a bid to increase voter turnout in the coming assembly polls in Bihar. Official sources in the state election commission told rediff.com that they has recommended Kalam as brand ambassador.
When Rediff.com requested former President A P J Abdul Kalam to compose a Republic Day message for our readers, he promptly sent us this, which we are honoured to publish.
Parrikar said while the Centre wanted five acres of land for the memorial, as of now only 1.8 acres was available.
With the technology available, production of 70 seater passenger aircraft before 2020 is possible. This will lead to a business volume of $15 billion," Dr Kalam said. "India has to work for low-cost access to space, bringing the cost per kg from $20,000 per orbital kg at present to $2,000. This will lead India to take part in many mass missions for Earth applications and interplanetary exploration for industrial base and second habitat."
False and acrimonious debates such as Modi versus Manmohan might allow for victories that are political and partisan. But the real loser is the nation, India and Bharat, notes Arvind Subramanian, former chief economic advisor to the Modi government in its first term.
Disclosing his future plans, Kalam said he will be donning five caps in his post-President period.
Kalam demonstrated to Musharraf his scheme of Providing Urban amenities in Rural Areas through a huge display screen linked to his computer.
Following is India's schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, on Friday, October 7.
"The 'Kalam-NSS' Energy Initiative is a transformative idea that can up shift the US and Indian economies by meeting the urgent global need for a scalable, carbon-neutral, green, 24-hr renewable power source," CEO of National Space Society (NSS) Mark Hopkins said.
"The Governor's role is to distil the best of aspirations of the people from the vicissitudes of politics. It is like preserving the light of Dharma," he said while inaugurating the second Governors' Conference in New Delhi.
Citing former President A P J Kalam's latest book, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said his stand was vindicated that the Centre's decision to dissolve the Bihar assembly and impose President's rule in 2005 was unconstitutional.
He also criticised Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit for making the controversial statement on the Biharis and Uttar Pradesh citizens who she allegedly said were putting burder on the Delhi's infrastructure.
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam lauded ISRO scientists for successfully launching the PSLV-C9 to put 10 satellites in orbit. "Though I have envisioned India to become a superpower by 2020, the attitude and the confidence of the youth, to conquer everything in the right spirit, would make the country a global leader and superpower within five years," Kalam said.
The former President also predicted that the conflict between India and Pakistan would be resolved by people power where "the people are going to force the nations to work for the prosperity of the nation and the peace of the nation."
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