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A few unfortunate things said about President Kalam: Ramachandra Guha, supposed a well-known author said n 2012: "Ramchandra Guha, historian and author, feels that the people have got wrong in voting for Kalam as he will be forgotten in 10 years. He is not an original scientist, he will be… Read More

July 27 was Aashada Shukla Ekadasi - a very auspicious and important day, the day President Kalam passed away. Kalam's was at the Indian Institute of Management (IIIM) Shillong to deliver a lecture on the topic 'Creating a more liveable planet'. Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/india/kalams-passing-away-brings-global-prominence-for-shillong-1820791.html Read More

It is an irony that the Government has declared a holiday when Kalam himself never wanted it. “Don’t declare holiday on my death, instead work an extra day, if you  love me”- Dr. Kalam had exhorted once. Even as the city of Shillong was shocked by the news of Dr… Read More

What noone could ever do for Shillong - also known as the Scotland of the East - for almost a century, the 'Missile Man' of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, did to the capital of Meghalaya with his last visit. Patricia Mukhim, editor of The Shillong Times, aptly put it in… Read More

Do you believe it that even for Dr. Abdul Kalam, our former President, it was reported of course wrongly that he had died on several occasions. However he and his office would give the standard response: "FORMER  PRESIDENT IS HALE AND HEARTY - DON'T BELIEVE THE RUMORS." Read More

An overwhelming majority wants Nepal declared a “Hindu” state. This deals a near-fatal blow to the radical agenda imposed by the forces that have come to power since April 2006. India had mediated a settlement between the Maoists and seven other parties, bringing them together against the direct rule of… Read More

"RJD means 'roz jungle-raj ka darr'. " The jungle raj in Bihar is still prevalent - AND PEOPLE ARE VERY ANGRY IN BIHAR. Read More

The new land acquisition law has ended up pushing up the cost of buying land for highway projects by almost six times in a span of four years with National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) estimating the initial price per hectare at around Rs 3 crore during the current financial… Read More

The regional parties are not keen to accept Rahul Gandhi's overall leadership in the fight against the BJP, which was evident from the poor response his lieutenants got when they tried to reach out to regional satraps for a floor coordination meeting. A top regional party leader said, "Why would… Read More

During today's (Monday) ongoing anti-terrorist operations in Gurdaspur, Punjab, some news and current affairs TV channels carried live telecast of these operations without restricting themselves to periodic briefing. This greatly risks the lives of concerned Security Personnel and compromises the effectiveness of these operations. Government ordered the Media to follow… Read More