India would halt the decelerating economic growth and revert to the eight per cent-plus growth levels soon, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday. Speaking at the 20th International Engineering and Technology Fair (IETF-2013), which he inaugurated here, the president said India's economic growth had recently declined. ...
05:21 PM, Feb 15, 2013
Even as the UPA government's factsheet on the AgustaWestland helicopter deal can bring embarrassment for the Congress, three key decision makers who were involved in finalising the deal including President Pranab Mukherjee enjoy Constitutional immunity. The Defence Ministry's factsheet categorically states that the tender was finalised in 2005 - a time when President Pranab was the defence minister, SP Tyagi was Air Force Chief, Bharat Vir Wanchoo was SPG Chief...
12:30 PM, Feb 15, 2013
Prashant Bhushan said that President Pranab Mukherjee and the governors accused in the AgustaWestland deal face immunity but can definitely be questioned by the CBI. ...
12:07 PM, Feb 15, 2013
The warm spring sunshine graciously bathes the floral carpets of exquisitely manicured lawns of Mughal Gardens adorned with myriad flowers of every description. Rashtrapati Bhavan's treasured gardens are set to be opened to the public from Friday. ...
09:10 AM, Feb 15, 2013
The UPA government's factsheet could prove to be more embarrassing for itself and President Pranab Mukherjee during whose stint as the defence minister the AgustaWestland deal was cleared. The Defence Ministry's factsheet categorically states that the tender was finalised in 2005 during Pranab Mukherjee's stint as the Defence Minister. ...
08:20 AM, Feb 15, 2013
Expediting the pending mercy petitions, the Union Home Ministry has sent to the President for final decision on seven cases of multiple murders, including one in which a convict - who was out on bail on rape charge - killed five members of the girl's family. ...
08:00 PM, Feb 14, 2013
The AugustaWestland chopper deal got murkier with allegations of bribery now being levelled directly at the former Air Chief, SP Tyagi. ...
09:25 PM, Feb 13, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy pleas of four associates - Gnanprakasham, Simon, Meesekar Madaiah and Bilavendran - of the infamous forest brigand Veerappan. ...
05:03 PM, Feb 13, 2013
There was a need to bring about changes in the mindset of society to ensure that women are given dignity and respect, President Pranab Mukherjee said here on February 11. In his inaugural address during 44th conference of Governors at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President urged them to work towards improving the security and welfare of women. ...
06:34 PM, Feb 11, 2013
Afzal Guru's belongings like books, clothes, spectacles and a radio are likely to be returned to his family by authorities of Tihar Jail where the Parliament attack convict was hanged in an operation shrouded in secrecy. ...
09:39 PM, Feb 10, 2013
The families of victims of the 2001 parliament attack will write to President Pranab Mukherjee to get back the bravery awards returned by them earlier, Maninderjit Singh Bitta, former Indian Youth Congress chief, said on Saturday. ...
01:39 AM, Feb 10, 2013
Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru has been hanged. The Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist was hanged at 8 am on Saturday, Home Secretary RK Singh said. A recommendation to hang him had been sent to the President on January 21. The President gave it his assent on February 3. Announcing the details, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that the final decision to hang Afzal Guru was taken on February 8 and he...
08:32 AM, Feb 09, 2013
Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru has been hanged. The Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist was hanged at 6.25 am on Saturday. A recommendation to hang him had been sent to the President on January 23. The President gave it his assent on January 26. ...
08:19 AM, Feb 09, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday gave his assent to the ordinance on sexual harassment that was approved by the Cabinet on Friday. The President signed it and it will now be tabled before Parliament for approval. The Parliament has to clear it before six months for the ordinance to become a law. The government has assured that more changes will be made to the ordinance once it is referred to...
05:07 PM, Feb 03, 2013
The nation on January 30 remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 65th death anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leading the country in paying homage to the Father of the Nation. ...
02:10 PM, Jan 30, 2013
India celebrates its 64th Republic Day on Saturday. The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Wangchuk, will be the chief guest for the event. The Delhi Police and the paramilitary forces have left no stone unturned in ensuring that the event passes off peacefully. According to the Delhi Police, a tight security cover will be in place across the capital with around 25,000 security personnel of the police and the paramilitary...
09:41 AM, Jan 26, 2013
India celebrates its 64th Republic Day on Saturday. The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Wangchuk, will be the chief guest for the event. The Delhi Police and the paramilitary forces have left no stone unturned in ensuring that the event passes off peacefully. According to the Delhi Police, a tight security cover will be in place across the capital with around 25,000 security personnel of the police and the paramilitary...
07:17 AM, Jan 26, 2013
Saying brutalisation of a woman was akin to wounding the "soul of our civilisation", President Pranab Mukherjee said gender equality for every Indian woman has to be a "national commitment" and the government has to work with civil society to fulfil this "national goal". ...
01:21 AM, Jan 26, 2013
India shouldn't follow rich nations which practice free market economy without social obligations, says President Pranab Mukherjee. ...
10:34 PM, Jan 25, 2013
In his address to the nation on the eve of 64th Republic Day, President Pranab Mukherjee said in the recent past, serious atrocities on the Line of Control on Indian troops have been seen, an apparent reference to the beheading of an Indian soldier by Pakistan Army. ...
07:41 PM, Jan 25, 2013
