Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Wednesday said the UPA government led by Manmohan Singh at the Centre is the 'number one enemy' of youths because it was not filling vacant posts and has stopped new employments. Sarkar told a rally by Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) state unit that the Central government had also sent directives to Tripura government for not filling the posts but the government...
03:45 AM, Nov 29, 2012
Ludhiana: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday lamented that India, once the cradle of civilization, is now the poorest in terms of education, literacy and knowledge. Describing lack of literacy as the biggest challenge facing the country, Mukherjee said the largest number of illiterates in the world resided in India. He was speaking after laying the foundation stone of an auditorium at the Sat Paul School Ludhiana. The President, in his...
01:39 AM, Nov 28, 2012
New Delhi: Abhijit Mukherjee, son of President Pranab Mukherjee, on Thursday took oath as a first time member of the Lok Sabha. Abhijit, who won the by-election to the Jangipur Parliamentary constituency, took oath in English and in the name of god. The bypoll was necessitated as the seat fell vacant following the election of Pranab Mukherjee as the President of India. Abhijit won the bypoll as a Congress candidate....
02:56 PM, Nov 22, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict for December 5 as to whether the plea of former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma, challenging the election of Pranab Mukherjee as President, deserves a "regular hearing" or not. "Arguments concluded. We shall pass the order on December 5," a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Altamas Kabir said after Ram Jethmalani, counsel for Sangma, wrapped up arguments with the...
08:40 PM, Nov 21, 2012
Mumbai: Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving terrorist of the 26/11 attack and a member of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was hanged at Pune's Yerawada jail at 7.30 am on Wednesday and later buried inside the jail premises. A fax message on the decision taken on Kasab was sent to Pakistan's foreign ministry. While Pakistan acknowledged the fax, it has not claimed Kasab's body. Kasab's mercy plea was rejected by...
04:24 PM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has returned seven mercy petitions, including that of Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru, for consideration of the Union Home Ministry. Official sources said it was a normal procedure for the President to refer all pending mercy petitions for consideration to a new Home Minister after he takes charge. Since Shinde took charge as a Home Minister on August 1, the seven mercy petitions, including...
03:58 PM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: After the execution of Ajmal Kasab, government sources on Wednesday said that the government could now expedite the decision on Parliament attack death row convict Afzal Guru. On Guru's mercy plea, sources said that President Pranab Mukherjee has sent 12 files to the Union Home Ministry for recommendation in this regard. Afzal Guru was convicted of conspiracy in the December 2001 attack on Parliament and was sentenced to...
01:27 PM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that at the time of filing his nomination papers for the President's post he was not holding any office of profit. He said that the moment he resigned as the Finance Minister he ceased to be the leader of the House in Lok Sabha. The apex court constitution bench of Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice P Sathasivam Justice SS...
02:48 AM, Nov 21, 2012
New Delhi: Terming the rising malnutrition figures in India as a wake-up call, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said checking it alone can help the country achieve the target of sustained and inclusive growth. Launching the first-ever national Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign against malnutrition in India, the President called for a concerted drive against malnutrition and said utmost priority must be accorded to prevent it. Prime Minister Manmohan...
09:59 PM, Nov 19, 2012
New Delhi: The nation on Monday remembered former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 95th birth anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari among prominent leaders who paid homage to the leader. The leaders offered floral tributes at her memorial Shakti Sthal on the banks of Yamuna. UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Union Ministers Sushil Kumar Shinde and Kamal Nath were among those who visited the memorial. On...
10:11 AM, Nov 19, 2012
New Delhi: "Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, a five day holiday, staring on Dhanteras, celebrated on the 13th lunar day of Krishna Paksha of the Hindu calendar month of Ashwin, and ends on Bhai Dooj, celebrated on the second lunar day of Shukla Paksha of the Hindu calendar month of Karthik, you know, Diwali." With Diwali trending on Twitter globally and an onslaught of messages and wishes on...
04:31 PM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee's two-day visit to Maharashtra, which was to begin from Thursday, has been cancelled, a statement from the Rashtrapati Bhavan said. No reason was given for the cancellation which comes in the wake of reports that ailing Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray's condition has turned critical. The President was to attend a function in Mumbai and then proceed to Shirdi on Thursday for some functions associated...
09:44 AM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: The nation on Wednesday fondly remembered the countrys first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 123rd birth anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari leading the country in paying homage to him. Mukherjee, Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid floral tributes to Nehru at Shanti Van, his memorial on the banks of Yamuna in New Delhi on Wednesday morning amid chants of hymns and...
11:37 AM, Nov 14, 2012
New Delhi: The Indian government on Wednesday congratulated President Barack Obama on his re-election and his second term in the White House. President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh separately sent messages of congratulations to Obama upon his re-election. The Ministry of External Affairs issued a press release on Wednesday after Obama crossed the half-way mark of 27 electoral votes to defeat his Republican rival Mitt Romney. "India and...
12:39 PM, Nov 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) will be hearing former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma's petition challenging President Pranab Mukherjee's predential bid on Thursday. Sangma has claimed that Pranab's election violated rules as he held an office of profit at the time of filing his nomination. Pranab has filed an affidavit in the apex court refuting that claim. In the petition, Sangma had contended that Mukherjee was holding the offices...
09:07 AM, Nov 01, 2012
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in response to a petition, filed by his opponent in the presidential election PA Sangma, challenging his appointment. Describing the petition as "ill-conceived and baseless", Mukherjee told the Supreme Court that at the time of filing his nomination papers he held no office of profilt. Sangma had moved the Supreme Court on August 21 contending that Mukherjee...
09:50 AM, Oct 31, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: President Pranab Mukherjee will arrive here on Monday for a two-day visit to the state capital. On his first official visit to the state as President, Mukherjee would arrive here in the evening by a special aircraft and stay at the Raj Bhavan. He will inaugurate the Viswa Malayala Mahotsavam (World Malayalam Festival) and address MLAs as part of the ongoing 125th anniversary celebrations of the state Assembly on...
12:29 PM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: Amid talks of a new-look UPA Cabinet, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday accepted the resignations of seven Union ministers ahead of the Cabinet reshuffle, which will take place on Sunday. Resignations of as many as four senior and three junior ministers were accepted by the President. This came ahead of the Sunday UPA Cabinet reshuffle where some major changes are expected to take place. The senior ministers whose...
08:05 PM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday welcomed the Home Ministry's decision to reject 26/11 convict Ajmal Kasab's mercy petition and demanded that he be hanged at the earliest to send across a stern message to terrorists and terror sponsors. "We welcome this decision of the government against Kasab. It should be implemented immediately now that the Home Ministry has rejected his mercy plea. Doing so will send a strong message...
06:56 PM, Oct 23, 2012
Birbhum: The Durga Puja festivities are on in West Bengal and Birbhum has more than one reason to celebrate. President Pranab Mukherjee is at his village Mirati and will take part in the festivities for the next few days. This is his first visit to the village after being appointed for the country's top job. On Sunday, he met relatives and friends along with son, Abhijeet Mukherjee, who was recently...
08:21 AM, Oct 22, 2012
