President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday presented the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the elite President's Bodyguard (PBG) in a colourful ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, the President congratulated the President's Bodyguard for upholding the highest military traditions and discipline. ...
11:32 PM, Mar 30, 2013
National Archives has lived up to the expectations of President Pranab Mukherjee by getting a 200-year-old historical book presented to the then British Viceroy Lord George Curzon in 1904 restored in good condition for Rashtrapati Bhavan library. ...
09:03 PM, Mar 03, 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
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
Condemning police action against young protesters, BJP today attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi for remaining silent on the gang-rape of the paramedic student. The party also demanded that both Singh and Gandhi should assure the country on the safety of women. ...
04:48 PM, Dec 22, 2012
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. ...
06:16 PM, Dec 06, 2012
Union Minister CP Joshi already holds the portfolio of Road Transport and Highways ministry. ...
09:29 PM, Sep 22, 2012
New Delhi: Union Minister CP Joshi was on Saturday given additional charge of Railway Ministry, a day after the resignation of Mukul Roy and other Trinamool Congress ministers. According to Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson Venu Rajamony, Joshi was assigned with the additional charge by President Pranab Mukherjee on the advice of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The announcement came on a day the Prime Minister met the President amid speculation of a...
06:45 PM, Sep 22, 2012
New Delhi: "I have become an antique piece" President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday joked about his transition from an active political life to the Rashtrapati Bhavan. "....of course, it (being the President) has the other side of the picture that perhaps I have become an antique piece in the theatre of the Indian economic activities...," Mukerjee, who was elected President in July after he resigned as the country's Finance Minister,...
11:14 PM, Sep 10, 2012
New Delhi: Expanding reach on internet, the Rashtrapati Bhavan has put programmes attended by President Pranab Mukherjee on video-sharing site Youtube. Officials said the decision to upload ceremonies on the website was aimed at reaching out to younger generation and people working in cyber space. The move came two days after Mukherjee was sworn-in as the 13th President of the country. The Rashtrapati Bhavan has already formed a page on...
05:38 AM, Jul 28, 2012
Pranab Mukherjee was sworn in as the 13th President of India in the Central Hall of Parliament. ...
03:22 PM, Jul 25, 2012
New Delhi: Pranab Mukherjee was sworn in as the 13th President of India on Wednesday. The 76-year-old is the first President from West Bengal. Pranab has four decades of experience in the government. Pranab first became a minister in 1973. During his political career he has been the Minister of External Affairs, Defence Minister and Finance Minister. Pranab has been minister under every Congress Prime Minister in the last 40...
12:25 PM, Jul 25, 2012
New Delhi: As president, Pranab Mukherjee will draw a salary of Rs.1.5 lakh a month. He will get to stay in the imposing Rashtrapati Bhavan, and have retreats in Shimla and Hyderabad. His official car will be a bulletproof Mercedes Benz. Around 200 staff will maintain the Rashtrapati Bhavan, On retirement, he will get (at current rates) Rs 75,000 a month as pension besides a furnished rent free bungalow (Type...
02:34 AM, Jul 23, 2012
New Delhi: After the 340 rooms of Rashtrapati Bhavan, a four bedroom bungalow in New Delhi will be President Pratibha Patil's temporary residence after she steps down July 24 before moving into her retirement home in Pune in about a month. "Bungalow No.2 on Tughlaq Lane has been allotted to Pratibha Patil and she is scheduled to move in on or before July 25," an official of the Central Public...
11:49 AM, Jul 22, 2012
New Delhi: Former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is confident of becoming the next President of the country as he says that the arithmetic of the Presidential elections shows that the UPA candidate can win. In an exclusive interview to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Mukherjee said that he has no regrets of never been projected as the prime ministerial candidate of the Congress and said that he was humbled and honoured...
12:05 AM, Jun 30, 2012
New Delhi: As Pranab Mukherjee filed his nomination papers for the post of President of India on Tuesday, CNN-IBN dug deeper and took a look at the other side of the man who many describe as an astute politician and the key Congress troubleshooter. One look at his personal photographs and an altogether different picture comes through - Pranab, the indulgent grand father; Pranab, the loving husband. But does a...
02:03 PM, Jun 28, 2012
These days, I am hoping for a miracle too. One that shall see P.A. Sangma take oath as the President of India. For ...
05:02 PM, Jun 27, 2012
New Delhi: A drawing by a Class IX student from a Jammu and Kashmir school will be adopted as the logo of the Rashtrapati Bhavan's green initiative 'Roshni' after it was adjudged winner among 3,276 entries. President Pratibha Patil adjudged the drawing of Robin Singh, a student of Kendrya Vidyalaya BSF school in North Kashmir's Bandipore, as the best among the thousands of entries received by her secretariat. The 15-year-old...
01:48 AM, May 31, 2012
On board special aircraft: President Pratibha Patil yet again came out with a strong defence of her foreign tours, saying she was forced to go public on the issue despite government clarifications. "Some things were explained in the briefing of the External Affairs Ministry. Commerce Minister Anand Sharma also said that it was very unfortunate to raise controversy over the President's visits. "Some things were such that I needed to...
03:51 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: In the race to the Rashtrapati Bhavan it was RJD chief Lalu Prasad's turn to make a political statement. The RJD chief said that he was willing to back Vice President Hamid Ansari. But in the Opposition, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj met NDA convenor Sharad Yadav to sort out differences on the Presidential candidate. This comes a day after cracks appeared in the NDA over Ansari's candidature. The...
09:31 PM, May 02, 2012
