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Failed in my dream of becoming pilot: Abdul Kalam in new book

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New Delhi: For former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, becoming a fighter pilot was a ‘dearest dream’ but he failed to realise it by a whisker as he bagged the ninth position when only eight slots were

Doctors should guide generations: Kalam

Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was in the midst of students again, first at the Girinagar Bhavan’s School and later at the Kochi Co-operative Medical College, Kalamassery, on Friday, the second d

India should get rid of fifth nation syndrome: Kalam

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Missile man and former President APJ Abdul Kalam today said the country is suffering from the ‘fifth nation syndrome’ as it is always the fourth or fifth nation to launch any mission like the space mi

Farm productivity rises in Kalam inspired mission in Paliganj

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Farmers in remote Paliganj block in Bihar have benefited from a technology mission in agriculture initiated by former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam with productivity of staple grains, rice and wheat, m

Abdul Kalam calls for nuclear weapons-free world

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Making a strong plea for a world free from nuclear weapons, former president Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Saturday said ‘universal pressure’ should be built to ensure destruction and non-proliferation of

Vajpayee wanted to induct Kalam as minister in NDA govt: Book

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Former Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee wanted to induct A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as a minister in the NDA government in 1998, an offer Kalam declined, four years before he became the President in 2002.

After JD(U), Thackeray hits out at Kalam, calls him hypocrite

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Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Monday hit out at former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for making a statement after so many years that he was ready to swear in Congress chief Sonia Gandhi as the Pr

Sharad Yadav hits out at Kalam for Sonia comments in book

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JD(U) president Sharad Yadav on Sunday hit out at former president A.P.J Abdul Kalam for his comments that he was ready to appoint Sonia Gandhi as prime minister in 2004 despite intense lobbying ag

Why did Kalam keep quite all these years: JD(U)

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's disclosure that he was willing to allow Sonia Gandhi take over as Prime Minister after the 2004 elections has led to expected reactions from BJP and Congress while JD (U) wondered

Opposition split on President contest

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A divided Opposition is still undecided on putting up a joint candidate against UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee.

While the BJD and the AIADMK unilaterally announced the candidature of P.A. Sangma, Trin

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