Everything you need to know about Rashtrapati Bhawan: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Rashtrapati Bhawan: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Shimla, May 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee was accorded a ceremonial reception by Governor Urmila Singh and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on his arrival here Thursday on a three-day visit.
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Shashi Kant Sharma, a Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was Thursday sworn-in as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the government's official auditor.
New Delhi, May 23 (ANI): Shashikant Sharma was today sworn-in as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Shashi Kant Sharma, a Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was Thursday sworn-in the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the government's official auditor.
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): India has assured its full support to Afghanistan in the critical period of transition, development and nation-building.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India will stand by the government and people of Afghanistan in the critical period of transition, development and nation-building, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) India-China relations are truly good neighbourly and are based on a high degree of trust and understanding with a strong intersection of common interests, President Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday when Chinese premier Li Keqiang met him at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called on President Pranab Mukherjee here at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Stressing on the need for increased people-to-people interaction between India and China, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday declared 2014 as the year of exchanges between the two nations to boost understanding and friendship.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang came across as quite expressive and forceful in his speech delivery, using gesticulations with his arms and hands eloquently to emphasise a point.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Daily public tours of Rashtrapati Bhavan, which began for the first time from Jan 1 this year at the initiative of President Pranab Mukherjee and have become very popular with tourists, will now cost Rs.25 per person.
New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): Tibetan organisations are staging protests in different parts of Delhi against the three-day state visit to India of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is on a three-day state visit to India, on Monday said that global prosperity would not be possible without the simultaneous development of China and India.
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) India is an "important neighbour", Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday while stressing that the main aim of his visit was to increase areas of mutual interest and intensify cooperation.
New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is on a three-day state visit to India, was given a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here this morning.
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) All issues, including the boundary question, would be on the table when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meet here Sunday evening for talks.
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) All issues would be on the table, including the India-China boundary question, when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Sunday evening.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Lieutenant General (retd) Nirbhay Sharma, one of the most decorated field commanders of the Indian Army, has been appointed governor of Arunachal Pradesh, an official statement from Rashtrapati Bhavan said Thursday.
Kohima, May 15 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has called upon the youth to eschew violence, saying that peace and security are essential for development.
New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards to nursing personnel on the occasion of International Nurses Day at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) C.P. Joshi has been given additional charge of the railway ministry, while Kapil Sibal has got the additional charge of the law and justice ministry, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said Saturday.
New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will inaugurate the first session of national platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) at the Vigyan Bhawan here on May 13.
Bhubaneswar, May 10 (IANS) More than 17,000 retail and wholesale druggist's and chemist's shops remained closed in Odisha Friday in support of the day-long all-India strike called by their colleagues, an official said.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The envoys of four nations -- Ecuador, the Maldives, Lithuania and Malawi -- presented their credentials to President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan here Thursday.
New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Four envoys presented their credentials to President Pranab Mukherjee at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan here today.
New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday paid floral tributes to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on occasion of his 152nd birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan .
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday paid tribute to litterateur, composer and artist Rabindranath Tagore on the ocassion of his 152nd birth anniversary.
New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will receive the first copy of the book 'Contemporarising Tagore and the World' at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here tomorrow.
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) An expert committee on leveraging panchayat raj institutions called on President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday and recommended that a National Panchayat Commission be constituted.
New Delhi, May 4 (ANI): An Expert Committee on leveraging Panchayat Raj institutions for the more efficient delivery of public good and services called on President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday.
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): A group of 14 differently abled children from the remote area of Banihal in Jammu and Kashmir called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday.
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee met with Members of Parliament representing the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday.
New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday called on all young men and women to take part in voluntary blood donation programmes actively.
New Delhi, May 2 (ANI): A group of 29 officer trainees of Indian Economic Service (2012 batch) called on President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): The Speaker and several Members of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
Amritsar/New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh continued to be critical in a hospital in Pakistan's Lahore city even as his family members said that they would go there Sunday to look after him.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the unauthorised collection of deposits for chit funds should be curbed in the wake of the Saradha Group defrauding thousands of depositors.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, the supreme commander of the armed forces, Saturday decorated armed forces officers for gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at an investiture ceremony in the Durbar hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi, Apr. 27 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee conferred one 'Kirti Chakra' and twelve 'Shaurya Chakras' to armed forces personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at a solemn ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here on Saturday.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee has extended the term of Jammu and Kashmir Governor Narinder Nath Vohra, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said Saturday.
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the murderous attack on Indian death row prisoner in Pakistan Sarabjit Singh was "very sad".
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday ruled out his or Law Minister Ashwani Kumar's resignation on the coal blocks allocation issue and hit out at the opposition for disrutping parliament over it.
April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday ruled out the resignation of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar.
New Delhi, Apr 20 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday conferred the Padma awards on several eminent personalities including industrialist Adi Godrej, Olympic medal winners Yogeshwar Dutt and Vijay Kumar.
New Delhi, Apr. 18 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said India is fully cognizant of the important role Singapore has played and in reconnecting India to South East Asia and beyond.
New Delhi, April 18 (ANI): The Chief Justice of Singapore, Mr. Justice Sundaresh Menon, called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) A delegation of Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), led by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee to seek clemency for the 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar.
New Delhi, April 18 (ANI): The Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today submitted a fresh mercy plea to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking commutation of death sentence of condemned prisoner Devender Singh Bhullar to life imprisonment.
New Delhi, April 15 (ANI): A group of twenty students from Arunachal Pradesh, called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.
New Delhi, April 15 (ANI): A group of twenty students from Arunachal Pradesh called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit the northeastern states of Manipur and Sikkim on a three-day tour beginning April 15, a statement from Rashtrapati Bhawan said Sunday.
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A 55-year-old CISF sub-inspector was killed and three other personnel were injured here Friday when a speeding DTC bus ran over them, police said.
New Delhi, Apr. 6 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has said New Delhi is grateful for Iceland's principled and consistent support of India's candidature for a permanent seat in the UNSC.
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit the northeastern states in April and May, an official statement from Rashtrapati Bhawan said Saturday.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals batsman Ajinkya Rahane congratulated teammate and skipper Rahul Dravid on receiving India's third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, from President Pranab Mukherjee during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan's Darbar Hall Friday.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Friday presented Padma awards, the country's highest civilian awards, to 54 personalities, including actors Sharmila Tagore and Sridevi.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Batting great Rahul Dravid received India's third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, from President Pranab Mukherjee during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan's Darbar Hall Friday.
New Delhi, April 4 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Leader of Opposition Ranil Wickremesinghe called on President Pranab Mukherjee at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Decorated guest rooms, a research centre and a conference room are all part of a refurbished Rashtrapati Bhavan here, aiming to assist in smoother functioning and grander hospitality, officials said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Apr. 3 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday visited the newly refurbished Vivekananda and Tagore suites on the ground floor of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee has presented the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President's Bodyguard (PBG), the cavalry regiment of the Indian army.
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday presented a silver trumpet and banner to the President's Bodyguard, the oldest regiment of the Indian Army.
New Delhi, Mar. 30 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will present Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President's Bodyguard (PBG) at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here today.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will Saturday present a silver trumpet and banner to the President's Bodyguard (PBG), the cavalry regiment of the Indian army, a statement released by Rashtrapati Bhavan said here Friday.
New Delhi, Mar. 29 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will present Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President's Bodyguard (PBG) at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Saturday.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Come March 30, the President's Bodyguard, the cavalry regiment of the Indian Army mounted on caparisoned and well-groomed steeds, will be accorded an honour that every president bestows on them - a silver trumpet and banner.
New Delhi, Mar 26 (ANI): The ceremonial "Changing of Guards" at Rashtrapati Bhavan will not be held on March 30.
New Delhi, Mar 24 (ANI): Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy on Sunday denied the recent raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at DMK leader MK Stalin's residence as a political vendetta against the former UPA ally for breaking away from the ruling coalition.
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday conferred 14 Shaurya Chakras - three of them posthumously - on armed forces and paramilitary personnel for conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and devotion to duty.
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The President's Bodyguard (PBG) -- the senior-most unit of the Indian Army -- will be presented the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner by President Pranab Mukherjee March 30.
Chennai, Mar. 21 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo M. Karunanidhi's son M.K. Stalin, whose residence was searched by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with alleged illegal import of cars here this morning, termed the latest developments to be a 'political vendetta'.
New Delhi, Mar. 21 (ANI): With the voting on US resolution on Sri Lanka to take place at Geneva, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday said that he would have liked the Parliament to adopt a resolution, but the other political parties did not support such a resolution.
Shimla, March 20 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will address the Himachal Pradesh assembly May 24 to mark its golden jubilee, Speaker B.B. Butail said Wednesday.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Indian President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday lauded Egypt's nascent democracy and said the two countries must find new ways of engagement between their youthful populations.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI) President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India has sought Egypt's active cooperation in building a genuinely representative global order.
New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): A day after formally withdrawing support to the Congress-led UPA government, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) ministers will submit their resignations to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Senior DMK leader T.R.Baalu Tuesday submitted to President Pranab Mukherjee the party's letter withdrawing support to the United Progressive Alliance for its reluctance to condemn Sri Lanka for committing human rights abuses on the Tamils.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Senior DMK leader T.R.Baalu Tuesday submitted to President Pranab Mukherjee the party's letter withdrawing support to the United Progressive Alliance for its reluctance to condemn Sri Lanka for committing human rights abuses on the Tamils.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tarun Vijay Tuesday sought strict action against Google for identifying high security installations like Parliament House on their map.
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): India has said that it will seek to strengthen its bilateral ties with Egypt during President Mohamed Morsi's three-day state visit.
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi was given a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhawan here this morning.
New Delhi, Mar. 18 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that good governance is the key for the development of the nation.
New Delhi, Mar. 10 (ANI): The Minister of Amiri Dewan Affairs of the State of Kuwait, Shaikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, is paying a three-day visit to India beginning today.
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday named D.Y. Patil the new governor of Bihar, while incumbent Devanand Konwar was moved to Tripura, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement said.
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The women were in their best silks, the venue was the Rashtrapati Bhawan and the occasion was International Women's Day.
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) After announcing India's all women public bank, the central government Friday started an all women post office here on the occasion of the International Women`s Day.
New Delhi, Mar 8 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee released a commemorative postage stamp on late Sahir Ludhianvi on the occasion of his birth anniversary today at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Chandigarh, March 7 (IANS) After being forced to resign from the Parkash Singh Badal-led Punjab government in September last year following allegations of embezzlement of funds, Akali Dal leader Gulzar Singh Ranike was Thursday again inducted as a cabinet minister.
New Delhi, Mar. 7 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee presented the 7th Biennial Grassroots Innovations Awards and inaugurated the Exhibition of Innovations at the Sports Ground of Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
New Delhi, Mar 7 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that the universality of Swami Vivekananda's teachings holds great relevance in the modern world.
New Delhi, Mar.6 (ANI): Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Panabaka Lakshmi has been given additional charge as Minister of State of Textiles.
New Delhi, Mar. 5 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will release a commemorative postage stamp in the memory of renowned poet and lyricist Late Sahir Ludhianvi in recognition of his contribution to literature, poetry and the Hindi Film Industry at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on March 8 on the occasion of his birth anniversary.
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday released a commemorative stamp on the occasion of the bicentenary celebrations of the 3rd Battalion of the parachute regiment.
New Delhi, Mar. 1 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will release a commemorative stamp on the occasion of bicentenary celebrations of the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Saturday.
New Delhi, Mar. 1 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will release a commemorative stamp on the occasion of bicentenary celebrations of the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment (Special Forces) at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb.28 (ANI):A parliamentary delegation from Iran led by Dr. Ali Larijani, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis) called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Feb. 27 (ANI): Asserting that Russia remains a key priority for India's foreign policy, President Pranab Mukherjee has said the special and privileged strategic partnership between the two nations is a unique and multi-dimensional relationship characterized by stability and warmth.
New Delhi, Feb. 26 (ANI): A group of 25 trainee officers of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service (2012 Batch) on Tuesday called on the President Pranab Mukherjee here at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
New Delhi, Feb. 20 (ANI): Asserting that India appreciates United Kingdom's desire for a new special relationship with New Delhi and fully reciprocates this, President Pranab Mukherjee has said both countries should give due priority to co-operation in combating terrorism.
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The government was "ready for any discussion" including the VVIP chopper deal in parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday as the BJP signalled it would raise the issue forcefully in the budget session beginning Feb 21.
