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APJ Abdul Kalam was 'Rashtra Ratna first', President later: PM Modi

Paying glowing tributes to former president A P J Abdul Kalam on his 84th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that Kalam always looked for “challenges” and......

APJ Abdul Kalam's body brought to Delhi; President, PM pay tributes

President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of dignitaries on Tuesday paid their homage to former President A P J Abdul Kalam, whose mortal......

15 inspiring quotes by Bharat Ratna Dr Abdul Kalam

Former president A P J Abdul Kalam speaks during the presentation ceremony of the 39th Jnanpith Award in New Delhi in this photograph taken on August 10, 2006. Photograph: B Mathur/Reuters The......

Odisha renames Wheeler Island as Abdul Kalam Island

The Odisha government on Friday renamed the WheelerIsland in Bhadrak district as Abdul Kalam Island. "It's a humble tribute to the People's President. The WheelerIsland will henceforth be named as......

APJ Kalam Marg to replace Delhi's Aurangzeb Road

Aurangzeb Road in Lutyen’s Delhi will soon be known as APJ Abdul Kalam Road with the New Delhi Municipal Council on Friday giving its nod in this regard. “There were requests from......

India can make 70-seater passenger jets: Kalam

Indiacanproduce small passenger jets by 2020, said former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. For this, Indianeeds tomake optimum use of its technology in the aero-space sector.Kalam, popularly called......

Premji's maxims for IIT students

Wipro Chairman Azim Premji was conferred the degree of Doctor of Engineering (honoris causa) by the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee on Monday.Prof S K Joshi, chairman, board of governors,......

'Cyclone man' Mrutyunjay Mohapatra appointed IMD chief

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......

He is 24, blind, and CEO of a Rs 10-crore company

Srikanth Bolla, CEO of Bollant Industries, has set his sights on changing lives Get rid of him. That was the first thing that neighbours told Srikanth Bolla’s parents when they came to......

'Dr Abdul Kalam was a true inspiration'

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Bollywood folks turned to Twitter to express grief over former president APJ Abdul Kalam's sudden demise: National......

'Gandhi, Lincoln, Dr Kalam worthier idols than actors'

A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry. The movies have always had detractors who opine that they have corrupting influence on people.But the criticism has recently......

'Dr Kalam was a true superhero'

'I tried to think of a hero, who can inspire. I felt the most inspiring living hero for our children is Dr Kalam. He was a true leader, a true hero.' Nila Madhab Panda tells us why he......

Ayushmann Khurrana: President Kalam was a leader who never let us down

Anushka Sharma may have got it wrong but the Hindi film industry tweeted beautiful messages for former president APJ Abdul Kalam, who passed away on Monday. Several more Bollywood......

Actor Vivekh dies following cardiac arrest, cremated with police honours

Popular Tamil actor Vivekh, who won the hearts of millions of people with his sharp wit and was noted for his social work and promoting the cause of environmental protection, died in Chennai on......

Tendulkar leads sports fraternity in tributes to late President Kalam

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar places a wreath on the coffin of late President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photograph: SpokespersonMoD/Twitter Legendary Indian cricketer......