Tag: Pranab Mukherjee

In the backdrop of the stand-off between Chinese and Indian armies in Ladakh, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday expressed hope that both the neighbours will ensure an "error-proof" dialogue mechanism for maintaining peace and tranquility at the borders

Stockholm/New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee and the crown prince and princess of Sweden have escaped unharmed following a 15-car pile-up involving their motorcade in the Swedish town of Uppsala, Swedish media reports said. Rashtrapati Bhavan termed the reports “misleading” and said no one was hurt. In a tweet, the official @RashtrapatiBhvn handle posted: “Reports about […]

Stockholm/New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday announced e-tourist visas for all Swedish nationals during an interaction with business leaders from India and Sweden in Stockholm. Mukherjee, who is on a State visit to Sweden, assured the Swedish CEOs that the Indian government is “responsive to industry and investors”. “It is creating an appropriate atmosphere in […]

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee will embark on a State visit to Sweden and Belarus starting May 31, with his reported remarks to a Swedish daily on the controversial Bofors issue having no bearing on the visit to the Scandinavian country. Briefing reporters here on yesterday on the president’s visit, Navtej Sarna, secretary (West) in […]

New Delhi: Kangana Ranaut, won a National Film Award for her performance in “Queen”, is elated over the recognition. The actress says she never expected the film to do so well and she will celebrate her win in Mumbai. President Pranab Mukherjee honoured the actress yesterday at the 62nd National Film Awards ceremony here. This […]

President Pranab Mukherjee today condoled the deaths due to the earthquake in India and spoke with the governors of the affected states to inquire about the relief operations being undertaken

President Pranab Mukherjee Monday expressed concern over the declining child sex ratio in the country, saying the trend has to be reversed

President Pranab Mukherjee Monday said the government was committed to provide accessible and affordable health care to all its citizens and was making efforts to promote alternate systems of medicine

A day after the AAP's landslide victory in the Delhi assembly elections, party chief Arvind Kejriwal and senior leader Manish Sisodia today met President Pranab Mukherjee, who gifted them two books -- the Constitution and his own book "Thoughts and Reflections"

Noting that the country's history and traditions have always celebrated the "argumentative" Indian rather than an "intolerant" Indian, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday asked people to be "uncompromising" in rejecting intolerance

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President Pranab Mukherjee today made a veiled attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's street protests saying government is not a "charity shop" and "populist anarchy" cannot be a substitute for governance.

President Pranab Mukherjee said today that the presence of US President Barack Obama at the Republic Day parade will demonstrate to the world the growing ties of friendship and trust that bind the two democracies closely

A lavish and sumptuous menu with dishes reflecting a variety of Indian cuisine awaited US President Barack Obama at the banquet hosted by President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday evening

President Pranab Mukherjee today said political discourse that "cuts and wounds" people’s hearts was “abhorrent" to India’s traditional ethos