Celebrations started at President-elect Droupadi Murmu’s residence here on Thursday even before the offical announcement of election result for the Presidential poll. Folk artistes in traditional attires carying musical instruments from different parts of the country were seen celebrating Murmu’s victory since the evening at her residence on Umashankar Dikshit Marg in the national capital. […]
Amethi, on Thursday, snapped its 39 years long relationship with the Gandhi family — a relationship that was filled with emotions and nurtured with emotions. The victory of BJP’s Smriti Irani and defeat of Rahul Gandhi is not just the result of an electoral battle — it is much more than that. Bechu Khan, a […]
Development of agro-forestry in India has been hampered by lack of policy incentives, President Pranab Mukherjee said Monday, noting that there was need of innovative models that encourage investment in the sector. Inaugurating the world congress on agro-forestry here, the president said agro-forestry meets almost half of the total demand of 201 million tonnes of […]
President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday called for increased investments in higher education to enable India recover lost ground and become a world leader in education once again as it was for thousands of years. Pointing out that investments in education earn the highest returns, the president stressed the need to make it affordable as well as […]
President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday expressed concern over the 31 million pending cases in Indian courts, noting that justice delayed is justice denied. He said that the strength and effectiveness of the judiciary, which is the guardian of the country’s democracy, depends on the two pillars of justice delivery system – quality and speed. “Of these […]
President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the National Agricultural Expo “Krishi Vasant” in Nagpur Sunday during his two-day visit to Maharashtra, starting Feb 8. Over 500,000 farmers from all over India will take part in the five-day long agro fair-cum-expo organised jointly by the union ministry of agriculture, Maharashtra government and the Confederation of Indian Industry […]
President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Maharashtra Feb 8-9, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said Friday. The president will inaugurate the diamond jubilee celebrations of Kishinchand Chellaram (KC) College Saturday and the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Advocates’ Association of Western India in Mumbai. Mukherjee will Feb 9 will inaugurate ‘Krishi Vasant’ – a national exposition organised […]
Central universities suffer from an acute shortage of faculty with over 4,700 posts vacant, President Pranab Mukherjee said Thursday. The president added that India could be a world leader in education if “we discover the will and leadership to take us to that pinnacle”. Addressing a conference of vice chancellors of central universities at Rashtrapati […]
Criticising President Pranab Mukherjee’s comment against “populist anarchy”, Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti Monday asked in a tweet whether the 1984 and 2002 riots were agitations? He later deleted the tweet. “If AAP actions were Anarchy, what would Hon President consider 1984 and 2002 riots as? Agitation? Lol. A good joke Mr President !!!” Bharti […]
President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said democracy was a “sacred trust” for people in power and those who violate it commit sacrilege against the nation. In his address on the eve of Republic Day, the president said democracy “had become our most precious guide towards peace and regeneration from the swamp of poverty” created by centuries […]