LoP in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during ‘Samvidhan Divas’ function at Samvidhan Sadan, in New Delhi. (PTI) NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday slammed leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and said he did not greet President Droupadi Murmu at the event held to mark Samvidhan Diwas in Parliament.Posting two clips of the…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal governor CV Anand Bose on Friday referred the anti-rape Aparajita Bill passed by the Mamata Banerjee government to President Droupadi Murmu for her consideration, an official informed. The bill passed was by the state assembly on Tuesday and it proposes severe punishments, including the death penalty, for convicted rapists, particularly in…
NEW DELH: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday recognised the Supreme Court‘s invaluable contribution as a “vigilant sentinel” of the judicial system of the world’s largest democracy, but noted that a lot remains to be done especially when to comes to pendency and backlog of casesSpeaking at the valedictory session of the two-day National Conference of…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi and other BJP leaders on Friday paid tribute to ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary at the ‘Sadaiv Atal’ memorial in the national capital.Union home minister Amit Shah, Union defence minister Rajnath Singh and BJP chief JP Nadda among other party stalwarts were also present at…
President Droupadi Murmu received the highest civilian ‘Grand-Collar of the Order‘ award of Timor Leste on Saturday.“President José Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste conferred the Grand-Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste, the country’s highest civilian award, upon President Droupadi Murmu. The award is in recognition of her achievements in public service and dedication to education, social welfare…
President Droupadi Murmu received the highest civilian award ‘Companion of the Order‘ of Fiji on Tuesday. Expressing her gratitude for the award, the President hailed the ties between the two countries and said India stands ready to partner with Fiji to build a stronger, resilient, and more prosperous nation. “President Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere of…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu departed from New Delhi on Sunday for a six-day visit to Fiji, New Zealand, and Timor-Leste. President Murmu will first visit Fiji on August 5, following an invitation from President Ratu Wiliame Maivalili Katonivere. This historic visit marks the first time an Indian head of state has traveled to Fiji….
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday appointed the veteran RSS leader Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde as the new governor of Rajasthan. Hailing from Aurangabad, Bagde has also served as the first BJP speaker of Maharashtra assembly in 2014.“Prime Minister Narendra Modi called me yesterday informing me that I would have to go out of Maharashtra….
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday issued a notification fixing June 26, two days after the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha is scheduled to commence, for the election of LS Speaker amid growing interest about BJP‘s likely choice for the office.Incumbent Om Birla won the Lok Sabha polls from Kota once again…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on Sunday morning. This visit marked the beginning of the day on which Modi is scheduled to be sworn in as the Prime Minister for his third consecutive term.Modi also paid tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as he reached…
