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New Delhi, Jul 30: Google paid a special homage to missile man A. P. J. Abdul Kalam by displaying a black ribbon on its homepage. The solemn mark of respect on Google India homepage only testifies to the universal appeal the former President exercised on the minds of people, especially the youth, from small-towners to net-savvy urban folks. Google, known for remembering past icons and marking

New Delhi, Jul 29: The mercy petition of Yakub Memon, facing gallows in the 1993 Mumbai blasts, was rejected tonight by President Pranab Mukherjee after government advised him such a course. The decision came after Mukherjee held consultations first with Home Minister Rajnath Singh who was later joined by Home Secretary L C Goyal and Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar. The confabulations lasted over

Mumbai, Jul 29: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court has upheld the death warrant issued against 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon saying there was no lapse in the earlier dismissal of his curative petition. Following the Supreme Court verdict, the Maharashtra Governor reportedly dismissed Memon's mercy plea. A mercy petition that lies with the President Pranab Mukherjee is the only

Mumbai, Jul 29: 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon has filed a fresh mercy petition with President Pranab Mukherjee as the SC hearing was under way on his plea to stay the death sentence. Now, the fate of Yakub Memon hangs in suspense just a day before he is scheduled to be hanged. On Tuesday, a bench of Justices A R Dave and Kurian Joseph disagreed over whether the death sentence issued for

Kolkata, Jul 29: Although former President A P J Abdul Kalam is no more, but his Twitter account will continue to be active in a new form. A team of his close associates has decided to run his official Twitter account which has now been renamed as 'In memory of Dr Kalam'. "Dedicated 2 immortal memories of Dr Kalam. this account wil nw reflect his thoughts, his lessons & missions. Miss you sir!

New Delhi, Jul 29: Mortal remains of former President A P J Abdul Kalam were today flown to his hometown Rameswaram from here in a special aircraft, as people in the national capital bid an emotional adieu to the country's 'missile man'. The special aircraft took off from the Palam airport at around 08:15 AM after all three forces gave a sendoff to the former head of the state. Union Urban

New Delhi, Jul 28: Amid debate over whether Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon should be hanged, late A P J Abdul Kalam had supported abolition of capital punishment saying that as President of India, he felt pain in deciding on such cases as most of them had "social and economic bias". Kalam had recently responded to a Law Commission consultation paper on capital punishment and was one of

New Delhi, July 28: The funeral of late former President A P J Abdul Kalam will be held in Rameswaram, his birth place in Tamil Nadu, on July 30 with full military honours. Home Ministry sources said Kalam would be given a state funeral and the last rites would be held at 11 AM on Thursday. The funeral will be held in Rameswaram in accordance with the wishes of the family of Kalam, whose elder

Guwahati, Jul 28: The body of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who died in Shillong last evening, was carried to New Delhi early this morning by a special aircraft from here, as senior leaders and a host of officials joined in paying tribute to the country's 'missile man'. Last respects were paid to the late former President at the tarmac of the Lokapriya Gopinath Borodoloi International Airport

New Delhi, Jul 27: The gunbattle between terrorists and the Punjab Police in Gurdaspur district, which stretched for over 10 hours, came to an end at around 5:30 p.m. Police officials confirmed that four policemen, including an SP rank officer, and three civilians were killed in the attack. “Ruk ruk key fire aaraha hai [the gun shots are coming irregularly],” Salwinder Singh, the Superintendent of