Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, the son of a little-educated boat-owner in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, had an unparalleled career as a defence scientist, culminating in the highest civilian award of India, the Bharat Ratna. As chief of the country’s defence research and development programme, Kalam demonstrated the great potential for dynamism and innovation that existed in seemingly moribund research establishments. This is the story of Kalam’s rise from obscurity and his personal and professional struggles, as well as the story of Agni, Prithvi, Akash, Trishul and Nag—missiles that have become household names in India and that have raised the nation…
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Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam had a great belief in the power of the youth. He met over 21 million children and young people in India and outside and spoke to them about the power of knowledge, ambition, moral behaviour and the need to bring about change in society. He travelled to almost every corner of the country meeting the youth in schools, universities and institutions and interacted with them like a committed teacher. In Learning How to Fly some of his nearly 2,000 lectures have been compiled. These lectures were addressed to teachers and students in school and beyond. In…
In the month of February 2023, gross goods and services tax (GST) revenue was US$18.07 billion. States Goods and Services Tax (SGST), Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST), and Cess total US$ 9.07 billion, US$ 4.21 billion, and US$ 1.44 billion, respectively. After regular settlements, the Center and States will have earned a combined amount of $7.4 billion for the CGST and $7.7 billion for the SGST in the month of February 2023. According to reports, February 2023’s income will be 12% higher than the US$ 16.07 billion in GST receipts from the same month in the previous year.
The Hindu community residing in Karachi woke up on Saturday morning to a shocking discovery—the historic Mari Mata Temple in Soldier Bazaar had been completely demolished. According to local residents, the operation took place during a power outage late Friday night. Heavy machinery, including diggers and a bulldozer, arrived and demolished the entire interior of the temple, while leaving the outer walls and main gate untouched. Witnesses in the area claimed to have seen a police vehicle present at the site, apparently providing protection to the individuals operating the machinery. The Mari Mata Temple, situated on Mukhi Chohitram Road near…
