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Saisuresh Sivaswamy/Rediff.com, who is in Rameswaram to attend the funeral of former President A P J Abdul Kalam, has sent this photograph:He says, On the road from Thiruvananthapuram to Rameswaram, as you near the Tamil Nadu border, one finds tributes to APJ Abdul Kalam put up at many spots...
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Convicted spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard has been granted parole and will be released from an American jail on Nov. 21, his lawyer announced Tuesday.Pollard's release -- exactly 30 years after his arrest -- could help ease the tensions between the United States and Israel that have grown over...
23:41
According to media reports, a three-storeyed building has collapsed in Thane district in Maharashtra. Many persons are said to be trapped in the rubble. Rescue operations are underway.More details are awaited.
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According to reports, A major cyclone has hit Kandla in Kutch, Gujarat. Extremely heavy widespread rain has been recorded over most parts of Gujarat. After remaining almost dry and rain deficit for about 20 days in the month of July, heavy Monsoon showers have finally made an entrance in many...
23:05
Cecil the lion ' the most famous creature in one of Zimbabwe's national parks ' was killed by an American hunter who has boasted about shooting a menagerie of animals with his bow and arrow, The Telegraph can reveal. Read this story HERE
22:54
American lawyer and writer Samuel Pisar, one of the youngest Holocaust survivors and former advisor to US President John F Kennedy, has died in New York aged 86.Tributes poured in from world leaders on news of his death on Monday.US Vice President Joe Biden called him a courageous and remarkable...
22:51
The White House rejected a call today to pardon Edward Snowden, saying the former intelligence contractor should be judged by a jury of his peers for leaking US government secrets.The US administration re-iterated its tough stance against the exiled fugitive, whom supporters regard as a...
22:48
Microsoft's India-born CEO Satya Nadella and other members of corporate America have expressed their condolences on the sudden death of former president APJ Abdul Kalam, saying the 'missile man' will continue to inspire the world with his courage, tenacity and vision.RIP @APJAbdulKalam...your...
20:51
Kindly accept deepest condolences on sad passing away of the former President of India, Dr Abdul Kalam, the Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.In Russia, Abdul Kalam will be remembered as a consistent exponent of closer friendly relations between our nations who has done a lot for...
20:34
The government may rename the Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan after former President A P J Abdul Kalam, with HRD Minister Smriti Irani today stating that I wish his name is associated with the programme he had launched earlier this month.I wish his name is associated with the programme as he had...
20:31
The government of Tamil Nadu has declared July 30 a state holiday as a mark of respect for late former president A P J Abdul Kalam. The former president, popularly known as India's 'missile man' passed away on July 27 in Shillong.
20:12
As the family of former President APJ Abdul Kalam waits for the former's mortal remains to be brought to his home in Rameswaram, Kalam's elder brother Mohammed Muthu Meera Lebbai Maraicker said that his brother's loss was too great for him. This is a big loss for me. I don't know if I will...
19:56
Fondly recalling former President A P J Abdul Kalam's two memorable visits to China to interact with students, the Chinese academic community paid rich tributes to India's 'missile man' saying he was not simply a scientist of India but of the entire world. Kalam's death made us feel very...
19:48
A lesson on the life of late former President APJ Abdul Kalam will be taught in schools across Madhya Pradesh in a bid to make students ideal citizens in their life, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in Bhopal. A lesson on Dr Kalam's life will be taught in schools, Chouhan told...
19:30
JUST IN: According to reports, Jyoti Punwani (Rediff contributor), lawyers Susan Abraham, Maharukh Adenwalla, &others for protesting against Yakub Memon's penalty.
19:11
The 340-room Raisina Hill marvel Rashtrapati Bhavan had been the abode of the humble missile man APJ Abdul Kalam for five years during which he left an indelible impression on the staff with his caring and affable nature and a preference for simple lifestyle. The post is known for strict...
19:02
A recent photograph of Yakub Abdul Razak Memon whose life hangs by a thread. Pic courtesy: ABP News.
19:01
Abdul Kalam in 1989 after the successful launch of Agni Missile.
18:55
A special aircraft carrying the mortal remains of late President APJ Abdul Kalam will leave for Madurai at 7.45 am tomorrow from Palam. The body will reach Rameswaram by an IAF helicopter from Madurai tomorrow afternoon. At Rameswaram, the mortal remains of the late President will lie in state...
18:49
Meanwhile, Yakub Memon's lawyer approaches the CJI and apprises him of the split order.
18:35
The body of former President APJ Kalam lies in state at his New Delhi residence.
18:16
Family members of APJ Kalam and his brother, who is 99. It was at his brother's insistence that Kalam is being laid to rest in Rameswaram. Dr Kalam's last rites will be held at Rameswaram on Thursday, July 30.The body is expected to reach Rameswaram by tomorrow noon and the funeral will...
17:46
Amul's take on Dr Kalam.
17:37
Tje Kerala State Women's Development Corporation, under the state Social Justice Department, has decided to work on August 2, a Sunday, as a mark of respect to former President A P J Abdul Kalam, who passed away last night.
17:36
A direct fallout of Shashi Tharoor's outstanding speech.British Indian MP Keith Vaz today called for the world-famous 'Koh-i-Noor' diamond to be returned to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's UK visit in November.Vaz's comments came in response to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's recent...
17:26
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced five religious zealots to five years in jail for attacking civil society members during a candlelight vigil on the death anniversary of former Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, who was gunned by his guard for supporting changes in the controversial...
17:17
In other news, a video that shows the Gurdaspur terrorists in army fatigues. NDTV reports that just before they unleashed a massive attack in Punjab, the trio of men who would burst, with automatic weapons blazing, into a police station near the border with Pakistan, were captured on a security...
17:08
Iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was among a host of dignitaries, who paid homage to late former President APJ Abdul Kalam at his residence today. Kalam, aged 83, passed away yesterday in Shillong where he had gone to deliver a lecture to IIM students. Kalam's mortal remains were...
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Alright, here you go. The government has announced that the state funeral of former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam will be held with full military honours on July 30, 2015 (Thursday) at 11 am at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu.
17:00
Some confusion here. Home minister Rajnath Singh now says that the state funeral of APJ Abdul Kalam will be held with full military honours tomorrow at 11 am at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu.Earlier reports said that Kalam's funeral would on Thursday, postponed by a day from Wednesday.
16:54
As the gates of former President APJ Kalam's home in New Delhi open to the public, people queue up to pay their respects to a man who was easily India's most respected, most loved president. Dr Kalam's last rites will be held at Rameswaram on Thursday, July 30, instead of tomorrow as announced...
16:48
The Samajwadi Party today said it will ask Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to name the 35-km long coastal road, that will connect the island city with Kandivali in North Mumbai, after former President late APJ Abdul Kalam. SP MLA Abu Azmi told reporters outside Vidhan Bhawan that he will write...
16:29
Amid debate over whether Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon should be hanged, late A P J Abdul Kalam had supported abolition of capital punishment saying that as President of India, he felt pain in deciding on such cases as most of them had social and economic bias. Kalam had recently...
16:22
Choosing the Greatest Indian After Gandhi is difficult when the present exerts such a strong pull over our view of the past and there is a wide variation between how the greatness of an individual is assessed by the aam aadmi and by the expert, says Ramachandra Guha. Collating the votes, a final...
16:15
With awesome foresight, planning and some unconventional organisational skills, Kalam transformed moribund defence research establishments into institutes of high performance and quality that function with missionary zeal.With his spartan lifestyle and total dedication to the programme, Kalam...
15:58
The son of deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has been sentenced to death for alleged war crimes. A court in Tripoli passed the sentence today in absentia after finding him guilty of orchestrating a campaign of murder, torture and the bombardment of civilians during the 2011 Arab Spring.
15:55
School children bid farewell to the late President APJ Abdul Kalam as the gun carriage passes by in New Delhi. The picture was tweeted by MoD.
15:52
Clockwise from top left: President Pranab Mukherjee, PM Narendra Modi, Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Marshal Arjan Singh, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Defence minister Manohar Parrikar pay homage to Dr Kalam. Click on the picture for a larger image.
15:52
The Jammu and Kashmir government has declared a seven-day state mourning while the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not observe its foundation day today as a mark of respect to former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who passed away last evening. A seven-day official mourning will be observed...
15:47
This 96-year-old made it a point to pay his respects to former President APJ Kalam at Palam airport this morning. As Dr Kalam's body reached New Delhi from Guwahati, Arjan Singh, a Marshal of the Indian Air Force, walked up to Dr Kalam's tri-colour wrapped body and said his final goodbye. ...
15:41
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15:14
PM Modi lays a wreath at Dr Kalam's cortege. All three chiefs of staff in the room along with Vice President Hamid Ansari at the former president's residence in New Delhi.
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Home minister Rajnath Singh lays a wreath as well. Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur paid their respects as well.
15:01
LK Advani pays his respects to Dr Kalam. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi also stopped by to lay a wreath at Dr Kalam's residence where his body is lying in state.
14:54
Read from our selection of columns, reports, stories on APJ Abdul Kalam.
14:52
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court today delivered a split verdict on a plea by Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, the lone death convict in 1993 Mumbai blasts case, seeking stay of his scheduled execution on July 30 and referred the matter to the Chief Justice to take call on it. While Justice A R...
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In other news, the family of police officer Baljit Singh, who was killed fighting terrorists in Dinanagar, on Tuesday refused to cremate him till the state government hands over appointment letters of SP rank to his son and post of tehsildar to his daughters. Kulwant Kaur, wife of the slain SP...
14:35
In photos: Remembering the People's President. Take a look.
14:33
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's mortal remains reach his New Delhi residence. After the VIP visits, the public can pay their respects after 4 pm. Dr Kalam's funeral is tomorrow at Rameswaram. Stay with us for live updates from Rameswaram tomorrow.
14:19
Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma just learnt the importance of Google the hard way. As the world mourned former President APJ Kalam's death, Anushka, much like everyone else, tweeted her condolences, but unlike everyone else, made a major boo boo. She tweeted: Very sad to hear about the...
14:11
Amitabh Bachchan today mourned the sudden death of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, calling him as a simple man who was endearing to all. Kalam, who would have turned 84 in October, died after suffering a massive cardiac arrest during a lecture at the IIM Shillong yesterday. Our former President...
13:51
He was one of us. He was a perfect Indian. He breathed India, he wore India's core values. His faith was India. We will miss you sir, says Tarun Vijay, MP. Read
13:45
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam had called up his family from Shillong a day before his death to enquire about the health of his 99-year-old brother, Mohd. Muthu Meera Lebbai Maraicker.Kalam's grand nephew Saleem said that Kalam had called the family members on July 26th evening and enquired...
13:34
Although former President A P J Abdul Kalam is no more, his Twitter account will continue to be active in a new form. A team of his close associates has decided to run his official Twitter account which has now been renamed as 'In memory of Dr Kalam'.Dedicated 2 immortal memories of Dr Kalam....
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Dr Kalam's home in Rameswaram. His father, a humble boat owner, Jainulabdeen, was a devout Muslim and a close friend of the Rameswaran temple priest.Kalam was brought up in a multi-religious, tolerant society; one with a progressive outlook.His father often quoted from the Quran to make the young...
13:27
Dr Suniti Solomon, whose team was the first to document evidence of HIV infection in India in 1986, died at her residence in Chennai on Tuesday morning.
13:17
The casket bearing former President APJ Kalam's body is now being loaded on a gun carriage. A glass cover is placed on the coffin. Mortal remains of Dr Kalam are now being taken to his residence at 10 Rajaji Marg in a gun carriage. After the formal ceremonies are over, public can pay their homage...
13:00
Vice President Hamid Ansari pays his last respects to late former President Dr Kalam. The Last Post was played in honour of the former Commander in Chief of the Indian Armed Forces APJ Abdul Kalam.PM Modi has a brief one-on-one with Defence minister Parrikar and President Mukherjee.
12:55
Way to go, Andhra Pradesh. In honour of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Andhra Pradesh govt will work an extra hour today. Earlier today, the Telangana govt had announced a holiday.
12:51
President of India Pranab Mukherjee pays homage to late former President APJ Abdul Kalam.
12:49
PM Modi, President Mukherjee pay tributes as the haunting Last Post plays.
12:41
Delhi Lt governor Najeeb Jung, defence minister Manohar Parrikar pay homage.
12:36
The tricolour draped casket carrying former president Dr APJ Kalam's body carried by armed services personnel is placed on the flower-bedecked pedestal at the airport runway. Delhi police chief BS Bassi pays his tribute. Army chief Dalbir Singh lays a wreath at the casket. President Mukhrjee, PM...
12:22
The casket bearing Dr Kalam's body is now being carried out from the aircraft.
12:21
Guard of honour by all three service chiefs shortly. The PM is likely to be there by 12:30 pm. If President Pranab Mukherjee is at the airport if we go by unconfirmed media reports, he will receive the body first since he is the supreme commander of the armed forces.
12:16
IAF flight with Dr Kalam's mortal remains lands in Delhi. Reports say that President Pranab Mukherjee is also likely to be at the airport to receive the casket. PM Modi, HM Rajnath Singh will also be there. The chiefs of staff (Army chief Dalbir Singh in picture) at the airport.
12:11
Often Dr Kalam would ask me, You are young, decide what will like to be remembered for? I kept thinking of new impressive answers, till one day I gave up and resorted to tit-for-tat. I asked him back, First you tell me, what will you like to be remembered for? President, Scientist, Writer,...
12:06
Read the complete coverage on Dr Kalam on Rediff.com right here.
12:01
The IAF flight with former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam's mortal remains to land in Delhi shortly. PM Narendra Modi and home minister Rajnath Singh will be at Palam airport to receive the body which is being flown in from Guwahati.
11:53
A young Abdul Kalam with Dr Vikram Sarabhai, who the father of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
11:45
Lok Sabha to meet on July 30 to enable members attend Dr Kalam's funeral tomorrow; Rajya Sabha will have its sitting tomorrow. The funeral to take place in Rameswaram, which is where he was born and brought up.
11:32
Change of timing: The public can pay homage to late President APJ Abdul Kalam at 10 Rajaji Marg from 4 pm onwards, not 3 pm as announced earlier by the ministry of defence.
11:28
Dr APJ Kalam's mortal remains at the Guwahati airport. The casket will be flown to Palam airport Delhi from where it will be taken to his 10 Rajaji Marg residence. The government has announced a 7-day national mourning, but not a national holiday. The tricolour will be flown at half-mast for all...
11:27
The very erudite Dr Shashi Tharoor defines Dr Kalam as a man who embodied the eclecticism of India's heritage.
11:18
Both Houses of Parliament adjourned for the day after paying glowing tributes to former President A P J Abdul Kalam.
11:14
BJP Parliamentary Party passes two resolutions condoling the death of former President APJ Abdul Kalam and the loss of lives in the Gurdaspur terror attack.Lok Sabha has been adjourned till July 30 so that members can attend the funeral. But there is still no clarity on when the funeral will be....
11:07
Working late?Read Dr Kalam's advice on keeping late hours in office. Click on the picture for a larger image.
11:05
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam's last rites to take place at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu at the request of his family members: Govt sources.Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan pays tribute to Dr Kalam in Parliament as does Rajya Sabha chairperson.
11:03
A brief class by his teacher on the Rameswaram seashore on how birds fly and the locomotive force behind their flight gave former President A P J Abdul Kalam his aim in life and helped him in understanding physics better. Read
11:01
PM Modi likely to pay respects to APJ Kalam at the former president's Delhi home at 10 Rajaji Marg. There will be a tri-services guard of honour at Palam airport in Delhi. The casket containing the mortal remains of Kalam will be taken from Palam airport to the 10 Rajaji Marg residence in a gun...
10:55
Let us celebrate the fact of his having lived amongst us, and our having lived in his time. B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant, remembers President Kalam. Read
10:54
Working tirelessly even on his last day, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam had planned a surprise assignment for the students of IIM Shillong on finding innovative ways to end disruption in Parliament. Kalam's close aide Srijan Pal Singh, who was with him on his last day, said while travelling from Delhi to...
10:49
Union Cabinet passes two separate resolutions condoling the death of former President APJ Abdul Kalam and the loss of lives in Gurdaspur terror attack.
10:15
The casket containing the mortal remains of Kalam will be taken from Palam airport in Delhi to his residence at 10 Rajaji Marg in a gun carriage.
10:15
Sitanshu Kar '@SpokespersonMoD has tweeted saying that the public can pay homage to the late President #APJAbdulKalam from 3 pm onwards at 10 Rajaji Marg, New Delhi. PM and three service chiefs will receive the mortal remains of #APJAbdulKalam, scheduled to arrive at Palam at 12.30 pm.
09:51
Calling it a nation's loss of a visionary, BJP today paid glowing tributes to former President A P J Abdul Kalam with party chief Amit Shah describing him as the best exemplar of the idea of India. Shah said Kalam was a rare combination of science, education and morality and his personality and...
09:23
Government has announced a seven-day state mourning in honour of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, however there will be no holiday. As a mark of respect to the departed dignitary, seven days of state mourning will be observed throughout India from July 27, 2015 to August 2, 2015, both days...
08:47
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal calls off meeting with Pak envoy after terror attack in Gurdaspur.Meanwhile, a forensic team has reached the attack location to carry out investigations. Three fidayeen, believed to have come from Pakistan, attacked passengers in a moving...
08:25
Union Cabinet is to hold a special meeting in New Delhi to condole the former President's death. The date, place and time of his funeral would also be decided. The Delhi Cabinet's special one-day session on women's safety is expected to be adjourned in condolence of former President Abdul...
08:11
The body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who died in Shillong last evening, was carried to Delhi early this morning by a special aircraft from Guwahati. Last respects were paid to the late former President at the tarmac of the airport after his body was brought to...
08:06
A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked the eastern Indonesian province of Papua today, US seismologists said, causing panicked people to run out of their homes. No tsunami warning was issued after the quake, which struck inland, and Indonesia's national disaster agency said there were no...
04:01
ritish terrorist Jihadi John' has reportedly left the Islamic State group, fearing for his life after being identified six months earlier as a Kuwaiti-born Londoner from a well-to-do family.Jihadi John left because the terrorist organisation might drop him like a stone or worse if they feel he is...
02:21
Tamil Nadu government has declared a seven-day state mourning from July 27-August 2, both days inclusive, as a mark of respect to former President A P J Abdul Kalam.Quoting a union government decision in this regard, an official communication from the Chief Secretary said here that during the...
01:38
Pakistan today condoled the death of former president APJ Abdul Kalam, saying he would be remembered for his meritorious services.The Government of Pakistan expresses its condolences on the demise of Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, former President of the Republic of India, the foreign office said. Dr...
01:10
Preliminary investigations into the Gurdaspur terror strike indicate that the three suspected Lashker-e-Tayiba militants had entered the country through Bamiyal village in Pathankot, located close to the international border.The suspected terrorists are believed to have crossed over from...
00:23
Journalist Rasheed Kidwai on Kalam: When Pramod Mahajan asked Kalam aboutauspicioustiming for swearing in,he said,Earth rotates on its axis,& Earth revolves around the Sun.
00:22
The government tonight announced that a seven-day state mourning will be observed throughout the country as a mark of respect to former President APJ Abdul Kalam.The Government of India announces with profound sorrow the death of APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India at Bethany Hospital,...
00:22
The government tonight announced that a seven-day state mourning will be observed throughout the country as a mark of respect to former President APJ Abdul Kalam.The Government of India announces with profound sorrow the death of APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India at Bethany Hospital,...
00:14
President Pranab Mukherjee, who arrived here on a two-day visit to Karnataka, has cancelled all his programmes scheduled tomorrow and will head back to New Delhi following the death of former President A P J Abdul Kalam.Mukherjee was scheduled to attend the second convocation of Central...
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n as a mark of respect to his memory. Leaders cutting across the political spectrum paid glowing tributes to Kalam with President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi describing him as a people's President and an inspirational leader who dedicated his entire life to the...
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