Abdul Kalam arrived at 5:40 pm at the IIM guest house in Shillong and began delivering a lecture on 'Creating a live-able planet' when he collapsed and rushed to the Bethany hospital here.
Telangana declared a holiday on Tuesday as a mark of respect to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, while it was a working day in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh as Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said the former president was against declaring a holiday on his death.
Former President A P J Abdul Kalam had congratulated a constable for remaining alert throughout the day, minutes before he collapsed at the Indian Institute of Management and died here last night.
Bollywood celebrities paid heartfelt tributes to the former president, who suddenly passed away on Monday evening in Shillong.
The action-filled Monday in Lok Sabha, which saw even Jyotiraditya Scindia playing lead sloganeer, party's de facto general, Rahul Gandhi, was a picture of confusion.
When Barack Obama came to visit India as Chief Guest for the Republic Day celebrations, he was accorded a welcome befitting a king.
The suicide of Frist Year B.Arch Student Rishiteshwari in the hostel room in Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur district has triggered a nation-wide uproar among students.
With deepest sorrow, we inform you that our former President of India, Bharata Rantana Dr. APJ Abdul Kalamji, 83, passed away on July 26, Monday evening in Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
An enthusiast till the last for sharing ideas with students and youth, it was not surprising that former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was delivering a lecture at the IIM-Shillong when he collapsed and died in a hospital shortly afterwards.
Telugu Desam party president and AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has come out with grandiose plans to develop Amaravati as the new capital of the State by projecting several high-rise buildings and ultramodern infrastructure.
'Poyinollu andaroo manchollu' (All those who departed this world are good souls) – says a popular Telugu film song.
Former president of India Dr A P J Abdul Kalam passed away on Monday evening following a sudden illness in Shillong.
Public memory is short-lived and this is what emboldens politicians and celebrities to frequently exploit the masses time and again to the detriment of the latter.
He is the Minister in a Telugu state. Although he doesn't have any lengthy political background, he was immensely successful as a businessman and this helped him buy his way to the post of a Minister.
Salman Khan sparked off an outrage when he tweeted that the Supreme Court was making a mistake in awarding the death penalty to Yakub Memon when it should be his brother Tiger Memon who should be hanged.