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Teacher's Day: Inspiring lessons from Einstein, Kalam, Obama

Let these thought-provoking quotes by famous teachers from across the world...

'President Kalam was a very courageous person'

'President Kalam would always say -- this was one of his pet sentences --...

India should have 'learnt lessons' from Doklam: China

India's envoy had said that stand-off in Doklam saying it happened because...

Kamalahaasan sets off on political path with visit to Kalam's house

'Greatness can come from simple beginnings. Actually it will come only from...

Pics: The great Onam Sadhya and a lovely pookalam

We'd asked you, dear readers, to share your Onam pics.Presenting the best...

India rebuts China's claim, says no reduction in troops at Dokalam

Sources also asserted that there was a "status quo" at the Dokalam for past...

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'Gita' at Kalam memorial sparks controversy

An engraved 'Bhagavad Gita' near the statue of late president A P J Abdul...

PHOTOS: PM Modi inaugurates Kalam memorial

The memorial has been built at a cost of Rs 15 crore on land alloted by the...

Remembering Kalam in sand

Thursday will be former President APJ Abdul Kalam's second death anniversary.

No knowledge centre at Kalam's bungalow, grandnephew quits BJP

Former president's bungalow in New Delhi was allotted to Union minister...

Minister who called Kalam 'nationalist despite being Muslim' gets his Delhi house

Kalam was staying at the 10 Rajaji Marg residence after his eventful term as...

Kalam's word of caution on 'Make in India'

His views are expressed in the soon-to-be published "Advantage India: From...

Ignite your minds! Kalam to India's youth

India's beloved President -- there has been no other who has influenced the...

Bungalow that housed Kalam will become Pranab's post-retirement house

On July 25, Pranab Mukherjee will leave Rashtrapati Bhavan and move into 10...

Dokalam standoff: India, China open for diplomatic solution

New Delhi has been in 'close contact' with the Bhutan government on the...

When Kalam got a hotline call just before Agni launch!

The call from T N Seshan, the then cabinet secretary to Prime Minister Rajiv...

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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled a statue of late former...

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

A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.

Rifath Shaarook, the boy who built the world's lightest satellite

The lead scientist on the project, which was launched by NASA, is also the...

In tribute to Kalam, NASA names new bacteria after him

The new organism -- Solibacillus kalamii -- was found on the filters of the...

In Pics: 11 days, 11 pookalams

HR professional Anjali Rajesh celebrated Onam this year with 11 different...

BOO Union minister who said: 'Despite' being Muslim, Kalam was great nationalist

Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma has triggered a row by saying that late...

Odisha renames Wheeler Island as Abdul Kalam Island

The Odisha government on Friday renamed the WheelerIsland in Bhadrak...

APJ Kalam Marg to replace Delhi's Aurangzeb Road

Following the former President's demise last month, there had been a demand...

When A P J Abdul Kalam met Pramukh Swami Maharaj

'This can lift us out of confusion, misery, melancholy and failure, and...

Kalam's family has quiet remembrance prayer

At President Kalam's Rameswaram home, his family hold a prayer ceremony of...

Rameswaram included under AMRUT as tribute to Kalam: Centre

While Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Kalam had left an irreplaceable...

Abdul Kalam immortalised in bronze to inspire ideas

When the news of Kalam's death came, the sculptor in Hussaini wanted to...

Readers share their memories of meeting President Kalam

Memories of an Incredible Indian, the likes of whom we will never see again.

Amitabh Bachchan to play Dr Kalam?

'Dr Kalam should be alive within all of us,' I Am Kalam director Nila...

The boy from Rameswaram who became President

Dr Kalam, the scientist with the poet's heart, started the journey of his...

Remembering Kalam: 'When a problem arises, become the captain of the problem and defeat it!'

'We have 200 million families. Parents have the responsibility to make their...

Kalam memorial to be launched today

Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar visits the site for former President Kalam's...

You could tell Dr Kalam was unhappy when he said...

Dr P K Menon, Chief Scientist and CEO, Optimal Synthesis Inc, who worked...

The Dream Evangelist

'President Kalam pitched his dreams high. He will be best remembered for...

What has Dr Kalam left behind for his family?

Late former President A P J Abdul Kalam may not have left behind any will...

Foundation stone for Dr Kalam's memorial to be laid on July 27

Parrikar said while the Centre wanted five acres of land for the memorial,...

PM Modi takes swipe at 'gareebi hatao' slogan

Addressing a rally in coastal Odisha town of Balasore on completion of two...

HC modifies order restraining use of Kalam's name for party

Defendants were permitted to use the name, figure, picture of Kalam in...

'People's President' Kalam laid to rest with full state honours

In a spontaneous outpouring of grief, thousands of people bid an emotional...

'Allah hu Akbar, Dr Kalam ki Jai' chants ring loud at Kalam's funeral

Thousands throng the narrow mohallas around the Mohideen Aandavar mosque in...

WATCH! Kalam's funeral in Rameswaram

Former president APJ Abdul Kalam is being laid to rest in his hometown on...

Why we need an A P J Abdul Kalam party

'When you can use Mahatma Gandhi and Babasaheb Ambedkar's names why can't...

Construction work on Kalam's memorial to start on Tuesday

Commenting on the the signature campaign taken up by various civil society...

400 kg of yummy! This Kalam statue is made of chocolate

The chocolate model of the missile man, weighing about 400 kilogram, is not...

President Kalam, an idea whose time had come

Here was an Indian like you and me, who reached the country's highest office...

How Dr Kalam will bring a temple and mosque together

Keeping his secular credentials in mind and his love for all religions, a...

Did President Kalam have a premonition of his death?

'When I read page number 50 of Transcendence, second paragraph, there he...