Youngsters in Kolkata condemn 'sexist' comment made by Congress sitting MP and President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijeet. While speaking at an event in West Bengal, Abhijit said it was fashionable to attend protest march now. ...
03:45 PM, Dec 27, 2012
President Pranab Mukherjee's son and Congress's sitting MP from Jangipur Abhijit Mukherjee has sparked a storm by calling anti-rape protesters at India Gate 'dented-painted'. From family members to politicians, people are slamming Abhijit for his remark demanding a public apology. ...
03:03 PM, Dec 27, 2012
President Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmishtha Mukherjee expressed shock at her brother's remark on anti-rape protesters and aplogised for it. "I'm utterly shocked and shaken and I really apologise on my brother's behalf." Sharmishtha said. ...
01:57 PM, Dec 27, 2012
President Pranab Mukherjee's son and Congress's sitting MP from Jangipur Abhijit Mukherjee has made a sexist comment that has already created a political storm and is bound to embarrass his father. Pranab Mukherjee's son said it's fashionable to attend protest march now, while was speaking at an event in West Bengal. ...
01:20 PM, Dec 27, 2012
Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav will meet Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Defence Minister AK Antony on Thursday evening, as part of his five-day visit to India. ...
06:57 AM, Dec 27, 2012
Amid nationwide outrage over the Delhi gangrape, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday called for changing "negative perceptions" about women and said they should be provided a safe, secure and congenial environment in which their talents can prosper. ...
03:22 AM, Dec 26, 2012
Voicing disappointment over Indian Universities failing to figure among top institutes globally, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said a lot needs to be done to expand research and innovation activities as India was still lagging behind many other countries like China. ...
01:39 AM, Dec 26, 2012
Pranab Mukherjee expressed 'deep distress' over the recent gangrape of the 23-year-old girl in Delhi but cautioned that though anger over the 'ghastly incident' was 'justified', violence was 'no solution'. ...
10:16 PM, Dec 25, 2012
President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday expressed "deep distress" over the recent gangrape of a girl in Delhi but cautioned that though anger over the "ghastly incident" was "justified", violence was "no solution". Condoling the death of a policeman who succumbed to injuries suffered during the violent protests against the incident in the national capital, Mukherjee urged the youth to "control their emotions" while assuring that "necessary action" was being taken...
03:56 PM, Dec 25, 2012
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday praised the courage and tenacity of the Delhi gangrape victim and asked people to redouble efforts for women's protection. In a message on the eve of Christmas, the President expressed "anguish and distress" over the horrific attack on the 23-year-old girl in the national capital on December 16. ...
07:26 PM, Dec 24, 2012
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday honoured archaeologist C Govindarajanar, whose work led to identification of Kannaki Temple in Tamil Nadu, with the Tolkappiyar Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Tamil studies. The award was among the Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil conferred by the President to eminent persons at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday. "Govindarajanar is an eminent archaeologist who did...
04:11 PM, Dec 21, 2012
Mumbai: The Rajya Sabha approved the long-awaited banking amendment bill as India seeks to attract foreign investment and increase the number of lenders. However, the measures are expected to face steep challenges in their implementation at a time when confidence in the banking sector is low due to high valuations in the private sector and poor earnings at state-run lenders. The bill, which will become law once signed by President...
12:10 PM, Dec 21, 2012
Shantiniketan: President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said India and China's association can be pivotal in attaining world peace and welfare. "India and China stand on the threshold of a leap into an exciting phase of global exchange, where harnessing of ideas and resources for global welfare can serve as a major fulcrum for world peace and welfare," Mukherjee said in Shantiniketan after inaugurating the centenary celebrations of the Visva Bharati,...
01:46 AM, Dec 20, 2012
Suri: It was a trip down memory lane for President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday when he stepped into the portals of Suri Vidhyasagar College, his alma mater from where he finished his graduation. Known for his eidetic memory, 77-year-old Mukherjee was received with much fanfare at his alma mater where the President made a nostalgic speech recalling his days at the college and the moments spent under the banyan tree....
05:16 PM, Dec 19, 2012
New Delhi: Rashtrapati Bhawan will now host 200 public visitors every Saturday at its forecourt for witnessing the ceremonial 'Change of Guard' conducted in precision by smartly dressed Armymen and caparisoned horses. The ceremony which entails a series of military traditions, from bugles and bands to the horse-riding President's Body Guards (PBG), will have a new look as the drill will be conducted in the backdrop of the majestic dome...
01:56 PM, Dec 08, 2012
New Delhi: The press wing of Rashtrapati Bhavan has sought proposals from graduates of national and international reputed universities for a three-month internship programme. The selected interns would be given a fixed stipend of Rs 5,000 per month and work with different sections of Rashtrapati Bhavan during the course of their internship. Candidates having a first class graduate degree in Journalism, Law, History, Political Science and Literature from universities or...
06:16 PM, Dec 06, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed former Lok Sabha speaker PA Sangma's petition challenging Pranab Mukherjee's election as the President of India. The apex court said that Sangma's petition was not maintainable. The Supreme Court had on November 21 reserved its verdict for December 5 as to whether the plea of Sangma deserves a "regular hearing" or not. "Arguments concluded. We shall pass the order on December 5,"...
10:59 AM, Dec 05, 2012
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
