http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Mon, 20 May 2013 08:48:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/india/rejection-of-das-mercy-plea-by-former-president-patil-illegal-sc-747519.html#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 15:03:29 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=747519 In a first of its kind verdict, the Supreme Court has declared as "illegal" rejection of mercy petition of death row convict M N Das by the then President Pratibha Patil and commuted the sentence to life imprisonment on ground of 12 year delay in deciding his plea.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/rejection-of-das-mercy-plea-by-former-president-patil-illegal-sc-747519.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/india/india-launched-decoys-dropped-bombs-to-fool-spies-before-n-tests-kalam-602009.html#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:20:41 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=602009 India had launched a series of missiles, rockets and dropped experimental bombs to divert attention of "snoopers" before conducting the 1998 nuclear tests, APJ Abdul Kalam, considered the father of India's missile programmee, said on Thursday.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/india-launched-decoys-dropped-bombs-to-fool-spies-before-n-tests-kalam-602009.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/world/kalam-asks-china-to-follow-gandhijis-leadership-513804.html#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 05:01:02 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=513804 Lauding Mahatma Gandhi's leadership qualities on his first-ever visit to China, former president APJ Abul Kalam exhorted the Chinese students to follow suit.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/world/kalam-asks-china-to-follow-gandhijis-leadership-513804.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/world/china-invites-indias-missile-man-kalam-to-teach-at-peking-varsity-512677.html#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:53:26 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=512677 On his first-ever visit to China at the invitation of the reputed Beijing Forum, a Chinese government backed intellectual body, Kalam appeared happy to receive the offer to teach but said it all depends on his schedule.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/world/china-invites-indias-missile-man-kalam-to-teach-at-peking-varsity-512677.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/india/technology-empowers-learning-but-cant-replace-teacher-kalam-488984.html#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:40:30 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=488984 Kalam advised educational institutions to use more virtual learning tools.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/technology-empowers-learning-but-cant-replace-teacher-kalam-488984.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/economy/kalam-favours-fdi-in-retail-431293.html#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:16:04 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=431293 Pitching for FDI in retail, former president APJ Abdul Kalam on Sunday said the country should build capacity for aggressively marketing its products at the global level.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/economy/kalam-favours-fdi-in-retail-431293.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/living/good-sign-hiv-cases-drop-by-56-417340.html#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:31:38 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=417340 The country has witnessed a 56 percent drop in HIV related cases in the last one decade, the government said on Tuesday.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/living/good-sign-hiv-cases-drop-by-56-417340.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/india/kalam-congratulates-pranab-wishes-him-success-387755.html#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:04:13 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=387755 Former president APJ Abdul Kalam today congratulated Pranab Mukherjee on being elected the country's 13th president and wished him luck "to steer the nation to greater heights".]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/kalam-congratulates-pranab-wishes-him-success-387755.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/prez-polls-mamatas-political-instincts-trump-her-bravado-380739.html#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:30:36 +0000 Mishra http://www.firstpost.com/?p=380739 The Trinamool chief’s bargaining strength has weakened. The Congress has proved smarter.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/prez-polls-mamatas-political-instincts-trump-her-bravado-380739.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/india/now-apj-abdul-kalam-on-facebook-374312.html#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:19:28 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=374312 Former President APJ Abdul Kalam has become the latest personality to make foray into social networking site, Facebook, where he will share his thoughts on issues concerning the country's development.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/now-apj-abdul-kalam-on-facebook-374312.html/feed 0