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
Five years ago, one 'almost' broke the story of India's next President. Amidst feverish speculation, a source sent an sms: "Congratulations! India is getting its ...
12:06 AM, Apr 20, 2012
New Delhi: The ceremonial Change of Guards in Rashtrapati Bhavan will not take place on March 10 due to the rehearsal for President Pratibha Patil's address to both Houses of Parliament. The three-month-long session will begin on March 12 and continue till May 22. "The Ceremonial Changing of Guards at Rashtrapati Bhavan will not be held on March 10, 2012 due to conduct of Full Dress Rehearsal in connection with...
12:43 PM, Mar 08, 2012
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil seems to be the most merciful of all presidents during the last three decades. She has commuted death sentences of 23 petitioners to life imprisonment, which is over 90 per cent of the total pardons granted since 1981. On February 9, she accepted the clemency petition of Sushil Murmu, pending since 2004, who was convicted for giving 'bali' (sacrifice) of a nine-year-old-boy in Jharkhand for...
09:32 AM, Feb 22, 2012
Bangalore: Stung by an abrupt recommendation by Governor H R Bhardwaj to bring Karnataka under President's rule, the ruling BJP on Sunday said it will demonstrate the government's majority in Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. BJP, after holding its Legislature Party meeting, has plans to take all its legislators to Delhi to parade them before President Pratibha Patil to prove that it's government enjoyed absolute majority and protest against the Governor's...
11:31 PM, May 15, 2011
New Delhi: In a rare event, the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday plunged into darkness to mark the Earth Hour and joined millions of people across the globe who observed the pro-environment initiative. All the lights at the imposing structure, situated at the top of Raisina Hill in the national capital, were switched off. During this one hour period, all non-essential lights in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the President's Estate and also...
09:27 PM, Mar 26, 2011
Former Orissa CM Janaki Ballabh Patnaik was made Assam Governor. ...
01:34 AM, Nov 22, 2009
The office of the President's Officer on Special Duty was burgled. ...
02:21 PM, Sep 06, 2009
Four members of the elite President's Bodyguard have been sentenced. ...
05:55 PM, Aug 22, 2009
The other two bodyguards have been sentenced to 10 years each. ...
05:28 PM, Aug 22, 2009
Out of the four, two have been convicted of gangrape, abduction and robbery. ...
03:21 PM, Aug 17, 2009
President takes to the Internet to reach India's common man. ...
03:11 PM, Jul 25, 2009
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