Former president and Bharat Ratna APJ Abdul Kalam died on Monday after collapsing during a lecture in Shillong.Kalam, 83, collapsed during a speech at the IIM Shillong and was rushed to the  nearby Bethany Hospital where doctors put him on oxygen and tried to revive him.

"He was brought into hospital without a pulse or BP. There was no sign of life John Sailo Ryntathiang, director of Bethany Hospital," told the Quint.Kalam served as president for five years from 2002, enjoying the support of both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress.

Kalam  was closely involved in the country's civilian space programme and military missile development efforts, earning him the sobriquet  'India's Missile Man'.  He worked as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) before he became president.He also played a pivotal technical and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998, shortly after the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government came to power.

After his term, he returned to a life of education, writing, and public service. He received several prestigious awards, including the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor.The Centre has declared a national mourning of seven days."Dr. Kalam was a man of impeccable character, indomitable spirit, profound knowledge and firm conviction. His death is an irreparable loss to this nation. He has left a big void hard to fill," said home minister Rajnath Singh.Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 in a poor Tamil Muslim family in Rameswaram. But he overcame all odds to study physics and aerospace engineering.

BBC News Delhi (10 Feb.2015)An anti-corruption party has won a stunning victory in the Delhi state elections in a huge setback for India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The BJP admitted defeat after Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 67 of the 70 assembly seats.Mr Modi congratulated the AAP leader, whose career seemed doomed a year ago when he quit as Delhi's chief minister over a crucial anti-corruption bill. 

It is the BJP's first setback since it triumphed in the 2014 general election.Correspondents say the win marks a remarkable comeback for Arvind Kejriwal, a former tax inspector.His party was routed by the BJP in last May's general elections, months after the AAP made a spectacular debut in the 2013 Delhi elections.Mr Modi has enjoyed huge popularity since taking office last year, winning a string of local elections and wooing international investors and world leaders.Final results gave Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just three seats. India's main opposition Congress party failed to win even a single seat. Mr Kejriwal told cheering party supporters that the "people of Delhi have achieved something spectacular". "With the help of people, we will make Delhi a city which both poor and rich will feel proud of," he said.As supporters showered him with rose petals, Mr Kejriwal said the huge mandate was "very scary and we should live up to people's expectations".The BJP's campaign was essentially anti-AAP and the party leaders often criticised Mr Kejriwal at their rallies and road shows.Mr Kejriwal, meanwhile, conducted an energetic campaign which proved popular with working class and underprivileged voters who make up 60% of Delhi's population. The BJP fielded former policewoman Kiran Bedi as its candidate for chief minister.

Family is the collection of members. its size is normally in practice as 10 to 20 in numbers. We cant imagine more than 100 members in a single family. But here in this video a family members contains near about 200 members. Here from this video With a total of 181 members, this Indian family residing at Baktawng Village in India’s north-east state of Mizoram, is probably the largest in the world.

Its a unique family of the world. Where 67-year-old Ziona, who heads the family, lives in a four-stored purple mansion with his 39 wives, 94 children and 14 daughter-in-laws and over 40 grandchildren. His mansion called ‘Chhuanthar Run’, which means ‘The House of the New Generation is the biggest concrete structure in this hilly village of Baktawng, about 80 km from Aizawl, the capital city of Mizoram. There are more than 100 rooms inside the Ziona mansion. The sons and their wives, and all their children, live in different rooms in the same building, but share a common kitchen. The family, all 167 of them, consumes around 200lb of rice and more than 130lb of potatoes a day.

 They are supported by their own resources and occasional donations from followers.The wives take turns cooking, while his daughters clean the house and do washing. The men do outdoor jobs like farming and taking care of livestock.Mr Chana met his oldest wife, who is three years older than he is, when he was 17. He heads a local Christian religious sect, called the Chana which allows polygamy. its a single unique example of world. Which belongs to Our neighbor country India.Source : News Agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — A spokesman for President Barack Obama said Monday that a "device" was found on the grounds of the White House while the president and first lady were in India but that it posed no threat.It was unclear if the president's daughters were at home at the time of the incident. Secret Service had no immediate comment on what it found. Police, fire and other emergency vehicles swarmed around the White House in the pre-dawn hours, with several clustered near the southeast entrance to the mansion. 

The White House was dark and the entire perimeter was on lockdown until around 5 a.m., when pass holders who work in the complex were allowed inside."There is a device that has been recovered by the Secret Service at the White House," said press secretary Josh Earnest. "The early indications are that it does not pose any sort of ongoing threat to anybody at the White House."Earnest spoke from New Delhi, where Obama and his wife, Michelle, were on a three-day visit. They also planned to stop in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday before they return to Washington.The incident is the latest in a string of White House security breaches that have led to questions about Secret Service effectiveness. Four of the agency's highest-ranking executives were reassigned earlier this month. Former Director Julia Pierson's was forced to resign last year after a Texas man armed with a knife was able to get over a White House fence in September and run deep into the executive mansion before being subdued.An independent panel, which investigated the agency's leadership and practices in the wake of the September incident and the disclosure of a previously unreported security breach earlier that month, recommended hiring a new director from outside the agency.That report was the second critical review of the agency responsible for protecting the president. In November the Homeland Security Department, which oversees the Secret Service, released an internal investigation about the fence-scaling incident, which concluded that poor training, staff and a series of missteps led to the breach.Homeland Security investigators found, among other things, that uniformed agents patrolling the White House grounds the night of Sept. 19 mistakenly assumed that thick bushes near the mansion's front door would stop the intruder.

Mr Obama arrived in India on Sunday for a three-day visit seen as a sign of warming ties between the two allies.On Sunday, both sides announced a breakthrough on a pact that will allow US companies to supply India with civilian nuclear technology.Indian PM Narendra Modi said it was a "new journey" of co-operationMr Obama will meet the main opposition Congress party leaders later on Monday and will also speak at a business summit. 

 Trade vow Republic Day marks the adoption of India's constitution in 1950, three years after independence from Britain.Uniformed soldiers in colourful headgear are marching down Rajpath, or King's Avenue, where Mr Obama is watching the parade with Mr Modi inside a bullet-proof glass enclosure. The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says the ceremony showcases India's military might with soldiers marching in formation and the latest weapons on display, including several that are American-made. "The day is all about patriotism and I'm lucky to be a part of it," Ajith Kumar, a student watching the parade, said. "The fact that we have a guest like Obama has made it all the more special.""Warm hugs" have set the tone for the visit, as the BBC's Yogita Limaye reportsThe US president received a warm welcome on Sunday when Mr Modi greeted him at the airport with a bear hug. The two men spent several hours discussing defence and trade ties, and then announced the breakthrough on the civilian nuclear deal. The pact was agreed in 2008 but has been held up for six years because of differences over the liability US firms would face in India in the event of a nuclear accident. Now a large insurance pool will be set up, without the need for any further legislation.The two sides have also pledged to increase their bilateral trade five-fold, from the current $100bn (£66.7bn) a year, and build co-operation on defence projects. Mr Obama's visit to India has been shortened so he can visit Saudi Arabia and pay his respects following the death of King Abdullah. It means he and his wife, Michelle, will not now visit the Taj Mahal.

 Source :BBC News India