Kalam Frisking

• Who is APJ Abdul Kalam?

  It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who this is. If the flight of seagulls intrigues him, so do flights of fancy while writing verse. The top-secret indigenous 'K' missiles, named after him, make India only the sixth country to have developed strategic undersea missiles. He lovingly tends to his head full of curls trimmed and styled ...

• Forget about it, says Kalam on US frisking incident

  Former President APJ Abdul Kalam downplayed his frisking by US security officials, saying it was not worth talking about.

• APJ Abdul Kalam not exempted from security screening: US

  India and the US are planning to hold talks on appropriate mechanisms for security screening of dignitaries in the backdrop of frisking of APJ Abdul Kalam at a New York airport with Washington informing New Delhi that the former President was not exempted from security checks.

• Indian government's statement on Kalam's screening

  In response to a question, based on a report in a national daily, on the screening of former President APJ Abdul Kalam by US authorities, the MEA's official spokesperson issued this statement:

• Kalam frisking: US Embassy issues statement

  The United States has apologised to India for the incident involving the frisking of former President APJ Abdul Kalam at the John F Kennedy Airport in New York.

• Kalam frisking: US apologises to India

  United States has apologised to India for the incident involving the frisking of former President APJ Abdul Kalam at the John F Kennedy Airport in New York. The US government sent a letter to Dr Kalam and Government of India a few days ago apologising for the incident.

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  Kalam frisking: Delhi Police in a fix over FIR

  Delhi Police seems to be in a state of confusion on lodging a case against officials of Continental Airlines for frisking the former president.

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  Prime Minister deplores Kalam's frisking

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday deplored the frisking of former president A P J Abdul Kalam by the personnel of an American airline.

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  Kalam frisking: US body backs Continental Airlines

  The US regulatory body, Transportation Security Administration, has insisted that the airline was not at fault.

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  Continental Airlines apologises for frisking Kalam

  A day after reports of breach of protocol, Continental Airlines has apologised for frisking former President Adbul Kalam.

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  Kalam frisking: Govt files case against airline

  There was outrage in Parliament over an alleged insult to former President APJ Abdul Kalam. Kalam who is in the list of VIPs exempt from security checks.

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  Kalam frisking: Govt files FIR against airline

  The Civil Aviation Ministry has filed an FIR against Continental Airlines after it forced former President APJ Abdul Kalam to undergo security checking.

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  Kalam not exempt from frisking: US airline

  Continental Airlines has implied that former President A P J Abdul Kalam was not exempt from frisking before boarding the aircraft.

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  India asks US airline to explain Kalam frisking

  Former President APJ Abdul Kalam was frisked at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.