Congress leaders meet President Droupadi Murmu over Manipur crisis
NEW DELHI, May 30: Top Congress leaders on Tuesday met President Droupadi Murmu and sought her intervention in helping bring...
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President, not PM, should inaugurate new Parliament building: Rahul
New Delhi, May 21: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the President should inaugurate the new Parliament building...
President Murmu rejects mercy petition of man convicted for raping, killing 4-year-old girl
NEW DELHI, May 4: President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of a man convicted for raping and stoning to death a four-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2008, according to the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Supreme Court had on May 3, 2017, dismissed the review petition of Vasanta Sampat Dupare (then 55 years old) and sent him to the gallows. The President's secretariat had on March 28 this year received a recommendation from Union Home Ministry in the matter. "The mercy petition was rejected by the President (on April 10),"...
Mohammad Shahabuddin takes oath as Bangladesh’s new president
Dhaka, April 24: Veteran politician Mohammed Shahabuddin was sworn in as the 22nd president of Bangladesh on Monday at a...
President Murmu urges media to be sensitive to dignity, safety of women
New Delhi, March 12: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday said it is expected that the media would have "complete sensitivity"...
NSCN/GPRN impeaches outfit’s president
DIMAPUR, JANUARY 7: Following the recent controversy within the group, Khango Konyak has been impeached as President of the outfit...
President call for more women leaders for India’s “inclusive development”
New Delhi, December 16: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said more women at senior positions and in leadership roles will...
Must consider environmental dimension of justice now: President Murmu
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 10: Climate change is knocking on the doors and people in poorer nations are going to pay...
President stresses on maximum use of technology to make education accessible to children with disabilities
NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 3: President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday stressed on the maximum use of technology to remove language-related barriers...
“Choose duty, dream for new India”: President Murmu’s message to children
New Delhi, November 14: President Droupadi Murmu today asked children to dream big and dream for a new and developed...