New Delhi, October 25: President A P J Abdul Kalam returned here today after a week-long state visit to the United Arab Emirates, Sudan and Bulgaria, his first foreign tour after assuming the high office. Kalam was received at the airport by Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani who greeted him with "welcome back to India". Among others at the airport were Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Satyanarayan Jatiya, Cabinet Secretary Kamal Pande, Home Secretary N Gopalaswamy and the three services chiefs.
Bureau Report