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  Kalam, From India's missile man to œpeople's President

  India | July 28, 2015 8:46 IST

  New Delhi:  Popularly called the “Missile Man” of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam rose from humble beginnings and earned the reputation of being the “people's President” who endeared himself to all all sections, especially the

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  Maldives arrests ex-president under anti-terrorism laws

  World | February 22, 2015 20:24 IST

  Maldives: Maldives police have arrested former President and current opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed under anti-terrorism laws.A document signed by the prosecutor general seen by The Associated Press said that Nasheed was arrested Sunday to stand

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  Former Yemen president flees capital after rebels let him go

  World | February 21, 2015 17:16 IST

  Yemen: Yemen's former president left the capital after Shiite rebels who surrounded his house let him go under international and local pressure, aides close to him said Saturday.The aides said former President Abed Rabbo Mansour

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  Bush makes surprise visit to Sept. 11 museum in NYC

  World | December 18, 2014 8:07 IST

  New York: Former President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to the Sept. 11 museum in New York City over the weekend.A museum spokesman says the man who was president at the time of

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  APJ Abdul Kalam, former President and 'Missile Man of India' (1931-2015)

  India | July 28, 2015 13:47 IST

  New Delhi: Former President A P J Abdul Kalam today died in a Shillong hospital following a sudden illness.The former President collapsed during a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management here at around 6.30pm

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  When former President APJ Abdul Kalam met 'Google Boy'Kautilya

  India | July 20, 2014 13:00 IST

  New Delhi: India's former President on wednesday met Kautilya Pandit,popularly known by the name 'Google Boy'.In this succession Dr Kalam pointing at his crest asked,'may I touch it?'Kautilya had long back desired to meet Dr

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  Ukrainian to vote for New President

  World | May 25, 2014 12:20 IST

  Kiev: Ukrainians will go to polls Sunday to elect a new president after months of unrest in the country following the ousting of former president Viktor Yanukovych in February.The elections, which were earlier scheduled to

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  Former Prez Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed's ancestral home gutted

  India | April 27, 2014 21:58 IST

  Guwahati: The ancestral home of former President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed and one of the city's landmark was completely gutted along with several other houses at the Lakhtokia area in Guwahati today, official sources said. The

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  Zardari wants wife Benazir's jewellery back from Switzerland

  World | March 27, 2014 22:40 IST

  Islamabad: Former President of Pakistan  Asif Ali Zardari has filed a plea for the return of his late wife, Benazir Bhutto's jewellery.The jewellery was seized by Swiss authorities in 1997 during the investigation of the

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  Mandela still critical but stable: Presidency

  World | November 19, 2013 9:24 IST

  Johannesburg : The condition of South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela is still "stable but critical", the country's Presidency said Monday."Madiba (the clan name of Mandela) continues to respond to treatment," reported Xinhua citing the

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  Musharraf's travel ban hearing adjourned

  World | November 18, 2013 17:37 IST

  Karachi: The hearing of Pervez Musharraf's petition to lift a ban on him leaving Pakistan was today adjourned till November 22, a day after the government said the former President would be tried for high

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  Former BJP President Bangaru Laxman convicted for taking bribe

  India | April 27, 2012 17:47 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 27: In a huge embarrassment to BJP, its former president Bangaru Laxman was today convicted for the offence of accepting Rs one lakh as bribe from a fake arms dealer in a

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  Pak Parliament Adopts Resolution Demanding Musharraf's Arrest

  World | January 23, 2012 22:37 IST

  Islamabad, Jan 23: The upper house of Pakistan's parliament today unanimously adopted a resolution that demanded the arrest of former President Pervez Musharraf on his arrival in the country and the registration of a case

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  Iran Gives Jail Sentence To Former President Rafsanjani's Daughter

  World | January 04, 2012 13:37 IST

  Tehran, Jan 4: Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, the daughter of  former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was on Tuesday sentenced to jail and banned from political activities for "anti state propaganda".Faezeh  went on trial last month

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  Former President Gorbachev Urges Putin To Step Down After Protests

  World | December 25, 2011 8:38 IST

  Moscow, Dec 25: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who resigned as president 20 years ago on Sunday, urged Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to follow his example and and give up power peacefully.“I would advise

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  French Court Finds Chirac Guilty Of Corruption

  World | December 15, 2011 16:56 IST

  Paris, Dec 15: A French court found former President Jacques Chirac guilty in a historic verdict today of embezzling public funds to illegally finance the conservative party he long led, and handed him a suspended

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  Kalam Cites Modi Scheme As Model To Reach Out To Rural Masses

  India | December 01, 2011 20:25 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 1: Former President A P J Abdul Kalam today said factors like lack of transparency are coming in the way of development reaching villages and cited as a model a programme being

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  Kalam Says, Kudankulam N-Plant Is Fully Safe

  India | November 06, 2011 19:07 IST

  Thirunelveli, TN, Nov 6 : Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who is on a mission to allay fears about the safety of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, on Sunday said it was ‘completely safe' as