on the 9th death anniversary of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, let's reflects on the life, contributions, and achievements of India's beloved 'Missile Man,' whose legacy continues to inspire the nation.
'I told the operator that there might have been a mistake. It (the call) might be for Narayana Murthy so instead of Mr Murthy you have connected to Mrs Murty,' Sudha Murty said.
As we remember visionary Abdul Kalam on his 8th death anniversary, we revisit 25 of his most notable quotes.
Movies directed by Nila Madhab Panda, Athithya Kanagarajan, Siva Prasad Yanala, and also others have demonstrated that fictionalised portrayals of real-life events may be just as inspirational as the life of the real man.
Abdul Kalam: From humble beginnings as a newspaper delivery boy, he rose to become an eminent scientist, People's President, and, an exceptional human being.
India today successfully test-fired Agni-V, its most lethal nuclear-capable, inter-continental ballistic missile that has a range of over 5,000 km covering whole of China, from Abdul Kalam island off Odisha coast.
India today successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable, inter-continental ballistic missile Agni 5, that has a range of over 5,000 km covering whole of China, from Abdul Kalam island off Odisha coast.
Dwelling strongly on the importance of resilience, Mahindra compared the flagship company of the group with the bamboo, saying it has shown the same characteristics in the face of difficulties witnessed through the year.
The 30-member Joint Committee of Parliament has likely suggested the government withdraw six key amendments, including the proposal to remove the key consent clause and requirement to submit social impact assessment (SIA) from the Land Acquisition Bill.
The body of Kalam, also a distinguished scientist and a teacher and popularly known as "People's President' and "Missile Man", reached this Hindu pilgrim town on Wednesday.
Eminent personalities from Politics, Sports, Bollywood offered condolences to veteran scientist and former President of India and Bharat Ratna Dr A P J Abdul Kalam who passed away on Monday.
Former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam died in Shillong on Monday after he collapsed during a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management in the Meghalaya capital.
Advancement in rural technology is required for making the country progress and prosper, the Bharat Ratna-awardee said at a private institute here last evening.
A P J Abdul Kalam has supported abolition of the death penalty saying that as President of India, he felt pain in deciding on such cases as most of them had "social and economic bias".
The former President stressed the need to conserve water sources and for steps to retrieve encroached water bodies and said linking of major rivers was the only source to provide enough water for irrigation needs of farmers nationwide.
Polling began on Thursday in Parliament House and state capitals for electing a new President in a race that appears clearly in favour of UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee, who faces PA Sangma sponsored by some Opposition parties.
Former president A P J Abdul Kalam today remained non-committal on his willingness to join the Presidential election race.
Justifying India's manufacture of nuclear weapons, former President A P J Abdul Kalam today said when the countries around India were making such weapons, the nation "cannot sit and meditate."