The book says that it was then Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh who had proposed Kalam’s name to succeed KR Narayanan in 2002. The proposal was later supported by then PM Vajpayee and then Congress chief Sonia Gandhi,
Today, on Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's birth anniversary, we remember his legacy through his quotes which ignited a thousand minds and gave India wings of fire:
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was very close to a roadside cobbler and a hotel owner during his stay in Trivandrum as a scientist.
The memorial at Pei Karumbu was built by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at an outlay of around Rs 16 crore in a year's time.
The Prime Minister is also scheduled to flag off an exhibition bus, named 'Kalam Sandesh Vahini', that would travel across various states of the country and reach Rashtrapati Bhavan on October 15
Scientists at NASA have named a new organism discovered by them after late Indian President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam.
The quite adored former President A P J Abdul Kalam had to leave Bengaluru a day prior Mangalyaan mission's dispatch on September 24, 2014 with "childlike reluctance" as he needed to address a university convocation,
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that ‘one nation, one tax’ will reduce the taxation levels and will also help in eliminating corruption in the country. “This whole idea of one nation one
After India missed out on achieving former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's target of becoming a developed country by 2020, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said it should now try to be one by 2030.
Terming the unveiling of a statue of former President A P J Abdul Kalam at Rameswaram today as "unIslamic", a body of Muslim clerics said that most local members of the community stayed away from
The nation today observes the first death anniversary of former President and Bharat Ratna awardee Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. In a measure to mark the occasion, the government today unveiled a life-size statue of Kalam
Mumbai: Actor Irrfan Khan says he is open to playing former President late APJ Abdul Kalam on the silver screen. There have been reports that the 'Piku' star is being considered for the role of
Shillong: The death of much-loved former President A P J Abdul Kalam after he collapsed while delivering a lecture at IIM-Shillong and militancy-related incidents were among the major happenings in Meghalaya this year.Meghalaya deeply mourned
New Delhi: Delhi Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra today said that the AAP government will set up 'Knowledge Centre' in national capital in the memory of former President A P J Abdul Kalam.The government's move comes
New Delhi: APJ Abdul Kalam's grand nephew Haja Syed Ibrahim resigned from the BJP on Monday over the “failure” of the NDA government to convert the residence occupied by the former President into a knowledge
New Delhi: Tourism and Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma has been allotted the bungalow of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, a month after he described the renowned scientist as “a great nationalist despite being a Muslim.” Kalam
Bengaluru: Observing that there is a "mad rush" for IT engineers, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said Research and Development (R&D) is a very important field and it needs special attention. Noting that former President Dr
New Delhi: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, also known as Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen, was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was a noted scientist and a great man whom nation still
New Delhi: Paying glowing tributes to former President A P J Abdul Kalam on his 84th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Kalam always looked for "challenges" and his life is a source
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