Everything you need to know about Raisina: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Raisina: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kolkata/Malda, Mar. 16 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Saturday refused to comment on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's move to skip an event in Malda where Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi were present, saying he had no knowledge about it.
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) For once it was not bitterly cold and the warmth added to the ambience as a thousand bandsmen of the armed forces Tuesday wove elaborate patterns to rousing music at the Beating Retreat ceremony, marking the end of the Republic Day celebrations.
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) India Saturday showcased its military might and rich cultural diversity in a seamless blend of the ancient and the modern at its annual Republic Day parade with Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk as the chief guest.
New Delhi, Jan. 5 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma, who resigned from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to contest the presidential election against Pranab Mukherjee, formally launched his own political outfit 'National People's Party' (NPP) at a press conference here on Saturday.
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Urban street protests, which shook the government and brought issues like corruption and crimes against women to the centre stage of public consciousness, represent a new kind of politics driven by an assertive middle class and 24x7 TV news but have many a flip side, experts feel.
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New Delhi, Dec. 29 (ANI): The Delhi Police hopes to file charge sheet in the gang rape case by January 3, 2013, and appealed to the people on Saturday to maintain calm and peace following the public anger over the death of a 23-year-old victim in a hospital in Singapore.
New Delhi, Dec. 29 (ANI): Scores of people, mostly youth and students, are staging a peaceful protest and are taking part in a silent march starting from Munirka towards Jantar Mantar to mourn the death of the 23-year-old gang rape victim, who died early this morning at Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital after battling for life since December 16.
New Delhi/Singapore, Dec 29 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner T.C.A. Raghavan today said that the body of the Delhi gang-rape victim and her family members will depart Singapore in the afternoon.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (ANI): The Delhi Police has urged people to maintain calm in wake of death of the gang-rape victim in a Singapore Hospital, announcing that India Gate, Raisina Hill and its surrounding areas that comprise the national capital's power centre would be closed for the general public.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday morning met the students protesting outside her 10, Janpath house demanding justice for the 23-year-old gang-rape victim and death penalty for rapists.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Saturday said that the incident like the 23-year-old woman's gang-rape here Dec 16 could happen with his daughters also and appealed to protesters at Raisina Hill to "go home".
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The government Saturday faced the full blast of youth power as young men and women laid siege around Raisina Hill, the seat of power, demanding justice for a 23-year-old gangrape victim, forcing police to use canes, tear gas and water cannons on the undeterred crowd of thousands.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The BJP Saturday condemned police action on youth protesting against the gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman, while party leader Sushma Swaraj demanded a special session of parliament to frame a law providing for exemplary punishment for crimes against women.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde to take "appropriate and immediate action to protect women", party sources said Saturday, a day that saw massive protests at Raisina Hill over the brutal gang-rape of a woman here Dec 16.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) "Even if I walk naked on the street, you don't have the right to rape me," and "My voice is louder than my skirt," - these were among the eye-catching slogans on posters, banners and placards held up by protesters Saturday at Raisina Hill, demanding justice for the 23-year-old woman who was brutally gang-raped.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tarun Vijay Saturday wants his Z plus security cover to be taken back, claiming that the common people needed even more protection than politicians.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The country's highest seat of power - the Raisina Hill - was Saturday turned into a virtual battlefield as thousands of furious and determined youngsters marched towards Rashtrapati Bhavan, raising slogans and demanding justice for the 23-year-old woman who was brutally gang-raped and is battling for life.
Amritsar, Dec 22 (IANS) Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal slammed the central government Saturday, saying law and order was last on the agenda of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA).
New Delhi, Dec 22 (ANI): Amid sharp criticism for using tear gas shells and water canons to disperse protestors demanding justice for the 23-year-old gang-rape victim, Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh on Saturday appealed to the people not to resort to any violence, and said that the government will take strict measures and actions against the rapists.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday lashed out at the Congress-led UPA Government for using water canons and baton charging women and youth protesting over the brutal gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl, saying this act would add more fuel to the fire.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Seething with anger, hundreds of people Friday took to the streets with banners, shouting slogans and waving their fists in the air, demanding justice for the 23-year-old woman who was brutally gang-raped Sunday night and is battling for life.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Seething with anger, hundreds of people Friday came out on the roads waving banners, shouting slogans and waving their fists in the air, demanding justice for the 23-year-old physiotherapist who was brutally gang-raped and is battling for life.
New Delhi, Dec.21 (ANI): The streets of Delhi on Friday witnessed an outpouring of anger over the December 16 night gang-rape of a para-medic student in a moving bus.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Friday submitted a status report to the High Court on the probe so far into the gang-rape case in the national capital, which has shaken the whole country.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (ANI): As protests over Sunday's gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl on a moving bus reached the Rashtrapati Bhavan here, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Friday assured that the government would take more stringent action in this case.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (ANI): The massive outrage and anger over the brutal rape of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus reached its peak with scores of agitated women and students breaching the security and protesting outside the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Hundreds of women and students demanding strong action against those involved in the brutal gang-rape of the 23-year-old woman, who battles for life in a hospital, Friday marched towards Raisina Hill in central Delhi. Policemen outside the high-security Rashtrapati Bhavan were caught by surprise.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, an anti-submarine warfare specialist, Friday took over as Indian Navy chief.
Shillong, July 30 (IANS) After his unsuccessful bid for Raisina Hill, former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A. Sangma is set to float a new political party next month, an aide said Monday.
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) India Wednesday got its 13th president in seasoned politician Pranab Mukherjee in a function replete with traditional grandeur and ceremony. The country's first citizen swore to rise above partisan politics in the conduct of his high office.
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The magnificent 340-room Rashtrapati Bhavan, that once housed the British viceroy and now the Indian president, is a symbol of continuity from the colonial past and also of change in an evolving nation.
New Delhi, July 22 (ANI): UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee was on Sunday formally elected to be the 13th President-designate of India.
Counting of votes for the presidential election has begun on Sunday in Parliament?s room no.6 which will declare who will march towards Raisina Hills. The result of the Presidential polls is likely to be declared by late afternoon, sources said..........
New Delhi, July 22 (ANI): With the whole nation eagerly waiting to see its 14th President, UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee's campaign manager Pradyut Guha on Sunday expressed confidence about the former emerging victorious in the race for Raisina Hill. Guha said Mukherjee is waiting for the final result of the 2012 presidential election. "He is very normal, but waiting for the result. We all know that we are going to win, but we have to wait for the result," he said. Guha further said it was the UPA's decision to nominate Mukherjee for the highest post, and added that the latter has accepted the decision taken by Sonia Gandhi.
New Delhi, July 22 (ANI): Counting of votes for the presidential election began here on Sunday with the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) looking all confident that its candidate Pranab Mukherjee would emerge victorious in the Raisina Hill race.
New Delhi, July 22 (ANI): Counting of votes for the presidential election will begin at 11 a.m. today with UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee all set to be elected the next President of India.
New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): With polling underway for choosing the next President of India, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy on Thursday said UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee would win the Raisina Hill race by more than two-thirds majority.
New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday cast their votes to choose the country's next President.
New Delhi, July 19 (ANI): Voting to elect the country's next President has begun on Thursday.
New Delhi, July 18 (ANI): An upset Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday took potshots at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her decision to vote for UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee in the 2012 presidential race, saying it seemed that regional parties could soon be setting the national agenda.
New Delhi, July 18 (ANI): UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will host a lunch for all her coalition Members of Parliament at the Ashoka Hotel here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): Expressing his delight with West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee's decision to back UPA nominee in the presidential election, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said Pranab Mukherjee is a man who will not only make her whole state proud, but is the most deserving candidate having acceptance across the nation.
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday expressed its disappointment with West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee's decision to back United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee in the Raisina Hill race.
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): Congress Party on Tuesday expressed its gratitude to Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) for backing Pranab Mukherjee's candidature in the Raisina Hill race, and said that the UPA nominee would emerge successful and victorious in the presidential election.
Kolkata, July 17 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made a dramatic u-turn after the Trinamool Congress Parliamentary party meeting here on Tuesday, saying she has decided to vote for UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee in the upcoming presidential election.
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Presidential candidate Purno Sangma Tuesday said he was confident of his victory since he had never lost an election in his life.
Dehradun, July 10 (ANI): UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday once again expressed hope that the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which still remains undecided on their choice for presidential candidate, would definitely back his candidature in the July 19 Raisina Hill race.
Mumbai, July 10 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha speaker and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-backed presidential candidate P.A. Sangma on Tuesday took potshots at UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee, saying Raisina Hill is being used as a dumping ground for a failed finance minister.
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Purno Sagma, the presidential candidate of the BJP, BJD, AIADMK and several other parties, Tuesday lashed out at UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee, terming him a "failed" finance minister, and at union Law Minister Salman Khurshid, saying he deserved to be sacked for his comments on the government.
Kolkata, July 9 (ANI): With the Trinamool Congress (TMC) still remaining undecided on whom to back in the race to Raisina Hill, UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said he will hold talks with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to seek her support only when she is ready.
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): Even as Team Sangma is making efforts to ensure that UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee's candidature is withdrawn or cancelled, Congress Party has appealed to all political parties to extend support and elect Mukherjee to the highest office of the country.
New Delhi, July 5 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha P.A. Sangma, who has demanded cancellation of UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee's nomination under the Office of Profit rules on the ground that he is still chairman of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), today said that his full election committee will study the ruling of the Returning Officer and then decide about the future course of action.
New Delhi, July 5 (ANI): Asserting that the presidential election is above party lines, former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma on Thursday condemned the Congress Party's decision to suspend tribal leader Arvind Netam, calling it 'unjustified and unconstitutional'.
Jaipur/New Delhi, July 5 (ANI): Even as Team Sangma has upped the ante and threatened to move court against his candidature, UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday avoided comment on the issue of him allegedly forging his signature, saying it was left to the former to take any step they wished.
New Delhi/Lucknow, July 4 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday criticized United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee for having lunch with two convicted politicians at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's residence.
Lucknow, July 4 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has come out in full support of UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee, saying it is our moral duty to ensure his victory.
Lucknow, July 3 (ANI): United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee met Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav here on Tuesday, and said he continues to enjoy the support of various political leaders in the race to Raisina Hill.
Patna, July 3 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from Bihar, Sanjay Jha, on Tuesday justified his decision to join the Janata Dal (United), saying the latter is an alliance and that he had not gone into some other political party.
New Delhi, July 2 (ANI): A day after Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accused Pranab Mukherjee of buying the support of parties for presidential poll votes through large sums of money in select states as the finance minister, Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid on Monday asked the former to accept reality and support United Progressive Alliance (UPA) presidential candidate in the race to Raisina Hill.
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Imagine yourself gliding on two wheels down Rajpath, India's grandest boulevard, at 6 in the morning with the sun's early rays kissing the sky and gentle breeze brushing your face as passersby gape in awe. Grand, isn't it?
Guwahati, June 30 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma on Saturday appealed to the leaders of all political parties to vote for him in the election for the post of President of India.
New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): United Progressive Alliance's (UPA's) nominee Pranab Mukherjee, who filed his nomination papers for the presidential poll on Thursday, has said that he will start his poll campaign from Saturday.
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) The race to elect India's 13th president formally began Thursday with both UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee and his rival Purno Sangma filing their nominations for the July 19 contest.
New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): United Progressive Alliance (UPA) nominee Pranab Mukherjee filed his nomination papers for the 2012 presidential election here on Thursday.
New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): United Progressive Alliance (UPA) nominee Pranab Mukherjee and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) backed contestant P.A. Sangma will file their nominations for the presidential election here on Thursday.
Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) Presidential candidate Purno A. Sangma Tuesday held talks with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking the votes of her Trinamool Congress for his bid for the top post, but failed to extract any commitment, party officials said.
New Delhi, June 26 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is all set to emerge victorious in the race to Raisina Hill, will resign later this afternoon.
New Delhi, June 25 (ANI): UPA presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee today said he would be quitting as Finance Minister of the country on Tuesday.
Hyderabad, June 25 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma, who has off late been appealing to the leaders of various political outfits to back his candidature in the race for Raisina Hill, is expected to meet YSR Congress Party chief Jaganmohan Reddy in jail and seek his support.
New Delhi, June 25 (ANI): The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met at party president Sonia Gandhi's official 10, Janpath residence here on Monday to give its farewell to UPA nominee and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is all set to file his nomination papers for the most coveted post of President of India later this week.
New Delhi, June 25 (ANI): The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is meeting here on Monday to discuss the presidential election.
Meeriti (West Bengal), June 23 (ANI): Family members of UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday extended their support to him for the President's post.
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The JD-U chose to break ranks with the BJP-led NDA to support a "sensible person" like Pranab Mukherjee, who was the UPA's candidate, as the opposition alliance did not gain politically by fielding Bhairon Singh Shekhawat against Congress candidate Pratibha Patil in the 2007 presidential election, NDA convenor Sharad Yadav has said.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is at present his first visit to his native land and state after declaring the UPA's presidential candidate, Saturday appealed to all political parties to support his candidature in the race for Raisina Hill, scheduled on July 19, 2012...................
Bhubaneswar, June 21 (IANS) Welcoming the Bharatiya Janata Party's decision to support former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma's candidature in the presidential poll, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday said a tribal should go to the Raisina Hill.
New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma on Thursday said that his daughter Agatha, whom he considers mature enough, would take a final call on whether to back his candidature for the coveted post of President of India.
New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma on Thursday expressed his heartiest gratitude to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for extending their support to him in the upcoming presidential election.
New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma on Thursday expressed his heartiest gratitude to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for extending their support to him in the upcoming presidential election.
Chennai, June 21 (ANI): A day after P.A. Sangma quit the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) to participate in the race for Raisina Hill without any diktat, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Thursday made an appeal to leaders of various political outfits to back the former Lok Sabha speaker for the coveted post of President of India.
New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has finally bowed down to the compulsions of coalition dharma and accepted former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma's resignation.
New Delhi/Shillong, June 20 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno A. Sangma Wednesday quit the NCP, saying he was disappointed by his party's reluctance to back his presidential candidature.
New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A. Sangma, who is determined to contest the presidential poll as a candidate of the Tribal Forum of India, has quit the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on the ground that his self-respect should be protected.
Shillong, June 20 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma Wednesday said he has quit the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) because it refused to endorse his presidential candidature.
Bangalore/New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Wednesday hinted that he was supporting the UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee for the presidential election, but said a final call on the appropriate candidate for the august office of President of India would be taken by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) High Command.
Hyderabad, June 20 (ANI): As the race for Raisina Hill heats up, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen President Asaduddin Owaisi met YSR Congress Party chief Jaganmohan Reddy in Hyderabad's Chanchalguda jail, and urged him to support UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee for the coveted post of President of India.
New Delhi/Indore, June 20 (ANI): Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi has expressed confidence about UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee emerging victorious in the race for Raisina Hill.
New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Despite P.A. Sangma remaining defiant over contesting the presidential poll as a candidate of the Tribal Forum of India, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader D.P. Tripathi on Tuesday expressed confidence about the former Lok Sabha speaker supporting UPA nominee and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for the post of President of India.
Lucknow/New Delhi, June 18 (ANI): With former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam finally ruling out that he was not in the race for Raisina Hill, Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday expressed confidence about United Progressive Alliance (UPA) nominee and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee taking charge as the 13th President of India.
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) A Trinamool Congress parliamentarian Monday said there were "high chances" of the Trinamool reaching out to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to garner support for the presidential polls.
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has asked former Lok Sabha speaker and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader P.A. Sangma to withdraw his nomination from the presidential election.
New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha speaker and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader P.A. Sangma on Sunday reiterated that he was still in the fray for the presidential poll as a tribal candidate, and said that he would appeal to his party boss Sharad Pawar to back him in the race for Raisina Hill.
The ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) on Friday had declared the name of Pranab Mukherjee as it's candidature to prez poll scheduled to be held on June 19 but the opposition alliance National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has yet to be decided whether will it support Pranab or PA Sangma or APJ Abdul Kalam...........
New Delhi, June 16(ANI): In another twist to the presidential tail, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ram Jethmalani on Saturday launched himself in the race to the Raisina Hill.
While the way of Raisina Hills for Pranab Mukherjee is going to be more easy day by day, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has reiterated that Sangama will be one of the candidate f
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have never quite gelled, despite their apparent show of bonhomie from time to time.
Shillong, June 14 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker and Nationalist Congress Party leader P. Sangma Thursday said he was very much in the race for the president's post.
New Delhi, June 14 (ANI): Refusing to comment on the names suggested by alliance parties headed by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar has emphasized the 'need for consensus' for someone to be chosen as the President.
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): The headache for the beleaguered UPA coalition government aggravated again on Wednesday when the chief of its key ally Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee rejected Pranab Mukherjee's candidature for the prestigious post of Indian President.
New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): Amid fresh speculations that former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee's name is being considered among those in the race to Raisina Hill, Communist Party of India (CPI) lawmaker D. Raja on Wednesday did not endorse Chatterjee's name, but emphasized the 'need for consensus' for someone to be chosen as the President.
