Tag: Vice President

Hyderabad: Describing temples as centres of India’s cultural ethos, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday that “share and care” has been the core of India’s philosophy. “Temples have been the centres of India’s cultural ethos as well as centres of music, dance and for the spiritual upliftment of the masses. They have spread awareness […]

New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday released the Lok Sabha calendar 2018 which is based on the theme of inscriptions in parliament. Naidu said the theme of the calendar is unique and motivating and the sublime messages in the inscriptions were pearls of wisdom and part of the country’s philosophical traditions. He […]

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is likely to be elected as the party chief after Diwali, with the nearly six-month-long electoral process nearing completion and the schedule of the party President’s election to be announced soon. According to Congress sources, members of the party’s Central Election Authority (CEA), which is overseeing the election, […]

New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Friday that the ongoing discussion on management of economy was good for democracy and noted that there will be some initial hiccups in the process of any transformation. Naidu, who inaugurated the International Conference on Technological Advancements in Railway and Metro Projects 2017, said that steps […]

New Delhi: The lack of sanitary conditions in India has a serious economic consequence too as it causes a loss of 6 per cent of the GDP every year, said Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday. In his address at the ‘Safaigiri Awards’ function organised by the India Today Group on the occasion of […]

New Delhi: Favouring promotion of Indian culture and heritage and not looking towards the West, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday urged people speaking the same language to communicate in their mother tongue instead of in English. “Why should a Tamilian speak to other Tamilian in English.. Both know Tamil. They can talk to each […]

New Delhi: Polling to elect the 14th Vice President of India began in Parliament today with Prime Minister Narendra Modi casting his vote. The voting started at 10 a.m. and will continue till 5 p.m. The counting of votes will be done in the evening. The results would be announced later on Saturday. NDA’s candidate M. […]

Bengaluru: Amid raging debate over the role of the press and its freedom in the country, Vice President Hamid Ansari on Monday said only a “free and responsible” media could hold power to account in this age of “post-truths” and “alternative facts”. Addressing the re-launch event of the Congress-run National Herald newspaper, Ansari said here […]

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President M. Hamid Ansari, Congress President Sonia Gandhi along with her family on Sunday paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 26th death anniversary. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and brother-in-law Robert Vadra laid flowers and wreaths at […]

Mohali: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu today asserted that democracy can survive only if there are regulations in place, as freedom too comes with its own limitations. Naidu, who was here to inaugurate the 15th edition of the Indian School of Business (ISB) Leadership Summit 2017, said that no one can hurt anyone’s feeling or create […]

Bhubaneswar: The Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu today urged young doctors to treat medical profession as a ‘mission’ and not as commission. Delivering the first convocation address of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, the VP stressed on bridging the gap between health care facilities in rural and urban areas in the country. In the fast paced […]

Bhubaneswar: Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu arrived here at Biju Patnaik International Aiport on a day’s tour to Odisha today. He was received by Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Ministers Jual Oram and Dharmendra Pradhan at the aiport. The Vice President is scheduled to attend the first convocation of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. Elaborate security […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday greeted the nation on the occasion of Holi. “Greetings and best wishes to fellow citizens in India and abroad on the auspicious occasion of Holi,” tweeted Kovind, who had also released a statement on […]

Bhubaneswar: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Monday strongly advocated for creating an ecosystem for entrepreneurship to thrive and encourage youth to become job creators instead of job seekers. “The possible way to address unemployment is to create the right ecosystem for youngsters to become entrepreneurs and set up their own businesses,” Naidu said addressing a […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the several leaders who greeted the people on Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday. The President, on his official Twitter handle, said the festival strengthens people’s belief in charity, fraternity and compassion. “Eid Mubarak to all fellow citizens, especially to our […]