Let a new dawn emerge: Pranab in Kashmir

Last Updated: Thursday, September 27, 2012, 15:01

"Let the dark days of violence and conflict be left behind and a let a new dawn emerge," President Pranab Mukherjee told the people of Jammu and Kashmir, promising to ensure that every Kashmiri lives with dignity.

Govt to introduce smart classes in Pratibha Vikas Vidyalayas

Last Updated: Thursday, August 23, 2012, 23:40

Blackboards giving way to digital screens, pens being replaced with keyboards and notebooks with memory cards in classrooms.

Pratibha Patil wants to take Prez ‘gifts’ to Amravati

Last Updated: Thursday, August 2, 2012, 14:11

After the controversy over her post retirement home in Pune, former president Pratibha Patil is facing flak over a museum - dedicated to her - being set up in her hometown Amravati.

Patil shifts from Presidential mansion to 4 bedroom house

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 18:47

Pratibha Patil moved to a four bedroom bungalow at a high-security area in the heart of the capital.

Patil`s goodbye wish: A `corruption-free India`

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 22:54

President Pratibha Patil bid farewell to the nation Tuesday on completing of her five-year term, expressing confidence that India will soon be a corruption-free nation.

Corruption is enemy of good governance: Patil

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 20:10

On the eve of demitting her office, President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday highlighted the scourge of corruption saying it is the enemy of good governance.

Khanduri asks Patil to approve Lokayukta Bill

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 13:03

Former Uttarakhand chief minister BC Khanduri, who is credited with bringing in a strong Lokayukta Bill in the state, has asked President Pratibha Patil to give her assent to the anti-corruption measure before she demits office.

Several MPs skip Pratibha Patil`s farewell function

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 00:11

President Pratibha Patil`s farewell function in central hall of Parliament on Monday was a damp affair with a number of MPs skipping it.

Pranab’s vision, knowledge noteworthy: Pratibha Patil

Last Updated: Monday, July 23, 2012, 09:15

UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee is ready to be sworn in as the next President of India on Wednesday.

Chhagan Bhujbal in trouble over ‘Maharashtra Sadan

Last Updated: Friday, July 20, 2012, 13:48

The inauguration of Maharashtra Sadan at the hands of the President Pratibha Patil on Saturday has been postponed indefinitely.

CVC submits annual report to President

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 19:57

The Central Vigilance Commission has submitted its annual report to President Pratibha Patil carrying details of inquiries in the multi-crore Commonwealth Games scam and other major initiatives taken in the past year.