NEW DELHI, (IANS) – In a riveting autobiography studded with anecdotes from his crowded life at the Indian Space Research Organization, G. Madhavan Nair, presents rich insights, blending the personal ...

Before considering APJ Abdul Kalam for the eleventh presidential candidate of India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suggested Atal Bihari Vajpayee's name for the President's post and hand over the ...

However, the then-prime minister refused, stating that his becoming President by virtue of his majority would set a wrong precedent.

'Vajpayee believed that for any popular prime minister, becoming President by virtue of majority would not be a good sign for Indian parliamentary democracy. It would set a very wrong precedent, and ...