The Supreme Court, on Friday, refused to direct further investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the murder of a Jalgaon Congress leader in a case in which the Bombay High Court has rejected a plea to make President Pratibha Patil's brother G N Patil as an accused.
The legend passed away in the early hours of December 4.
In a first of its kind verdict, the Supreme Court has declared as "illegal" rejection of mercy petition of death row convict M N Das by the then President Pratibha Patil and commuted the sentence to life imprisonment on ground of 12 year delay in deciding his plea.
President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi led the nation in mourning the death of former Kerala Chief Minister K Karunakaran, hailing him as a "visionary" leader and a "true patriot."
Home Minister P Chidambaram has agreed to consider the two demands of medical and secretarial allowance raised by governors at an informal meeting chaired by President Pratibha Patil during the three-day governors' conference that ended on Sunday.
Pranab Mukherjee will be sworn in as the 13th President of the country on July 25.
A ceremonial reception was accorded to United States President Barack Obama at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Monday morning. At 9:45 am, Obama's cavalcade arrived on the red clay path outside the Rashtrapati Bhavan, flanked by horses. Obama and First Lady Michelle were welcomed warmly at the presidential palace forecourt by President Pratibha Patil and her husband Devisingh Patil.They were then greeted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur.
Gandhi came along with Mukherjee and while the former president left after sometime, the Congress chief offered to drop him back but Mukherjee politely refused.
Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu, led by All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, on Tuesday appealed to President Pratibha Patil to give consent for use of Tamil as the official language in Madras high court before attending the World Classical Tamil Conference in Coimbatore this week.
In a subtle, but clear message, President Pratibha Patil told China on Friday that "mutual understanding of each other's sensitivities" held the key to "deeper and sturdier friendship" between the two Asian giants.
Former Army chief General Joginder Jaswant Singh was on Thursday appointed the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. The appointment, made by President Pratibha Patil, will come into effect from the date Singh assumes charge of his office, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said. Singh retired as Army chief last year.
New York businessman Sant Singh Chatwal received his Padma award from President Pratibha Patil at a colourful ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan. Chatwal's name was read out after 19 distinguished figures had been conferred the Padma awards.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday fowarded to President Pratibha Patil the resignation letters of the following ministers in the Union council of ministers with the recommendation that they may be accepted.
The Bombay high court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to reinvestigate certain aspects of the Vishram Patil murder case in which President Pratibha Patil's brother has been sought to be made an accused
Fifteen-year-old Sangita Bauri never feared her parents and society when she opposed her forcible marriage in a remote village in West Bengal but she trembled when she was honoured in New Delhi by President Pratibha Patil for her feat.
Patil in her address to both Houses of Parliament said higher public spending on programmes of rural development has successfully raised incomes in those areas.
President Pratibha Patil on Saturday condoled the death of Sabarimala pilgrims in a stampede at Pullumedu in Kerala's Idukki district.In a letter to the Kerala chief minister and governor, she expressed grief over the tragedy.Patil wished a speedy recovery to all those injured in the incident that took place on Friday night. Over 100 pilgrims returning from the shrine were killed and 50 others injured in the stampede.
President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday congratulated Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on his re-election and expressed confidence that the country would find lasting peace in which all communities would live with dignity and harmony.
The comments come within a month of the arrest of seven people, including the chief executive of LIC Housing Finance by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the scandal.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made ahead of the visit of President Pratibha Patil and her Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Mumbai on Wednesday, the police said.
Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on Saturday decided to resign in the wake of his defeat in the presidential poll.
In view of growing urbanisation in the country, President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday called upon policy makers to follow "systematic urban planning and proper urban governance."
Having returned the house alloted to her in Pune after controversy surrounding the land, President Pratibha Patil is yet to decide where to settle down post-retirement.
The presidential order paves the way for Sonia Gandhi's re-appointment as chairman of the National Advisory Council, a post that has the rank of a Cabinet minister.
President Pratibha Patil today embarked on her maiden visit to Russia seeking to consolidate the relations between the "close friends and partners" in the changed global geo-political situation.
Glimpses of the late queen Elizabeth's encounters with India and Indian leaders.
President Pratibha Patil said on Friday the benefits of India's economic growth should reach the grass-root level to build a more equitable and sustainable society.
The Congress on Tuesday downplayed the claim that President Pratibha Patil was behind the government's ambitious farm loan waiver scheme, saying inputs for it had come from diverse quarters. Party spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi was commenting on a remark by Christy Fernandes, the President's Secretary, that Patil had advised the government to initiate appropriate mechanism by which the plight of the farmers could be addressed.
President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 17th death anniversary. Amid a continuous drizzle, the departed leader's widow and Congress President Sonia Gandhi, along with her son Rahul and daughter Priyanka Vadra, reached his memorial 'Vir Bhumi' to pay their tributes. A prayer meeting was organised in the premises of the memorial.
A farmer has accused President Pratibha Patil's husband Devisingh Shekhawat and five of her relatives of land grabbing. Kishor Madhavrao Bansod from Chandrapur (Khallar) village filed a petition before the court of Sub-Divisional Officer accusing Patil's kin of making illegal changes in land record.
Present day administrators can draw lessons in delivering basic and other facilities to the masses from the legacy of Indian emperors, President Pratibha Patil said on Monday
Expecting the economy to slow down in the current fiscal amid global recession, President Pratibha Patil on Thursday said the new government will focus on adversely-affected sectors like infrastructure, exports, SMEs, and housing to restore the growth momentum.
To further improve rail connectivity and infrastructure development, 22 stations located at metropolitan centres and major tourist centres will be developed through public-private partnership, the President said.
"We have moved closer to complete legal equality for women in all spheres by removing discriminatory legislation, amending existing legislation and by enacting new legislation that gives women equal rights of ownership of assets like houses and land," President Patil said, addressing the joint sitting of Parliament on the opening day of the Budget session.
President Pratibha Patil on Saturday underlined the need for exploring ways to make the litigation in the country affordable for the benefit of poor and downtrodden in society.
The bomb, allegedly planted by militants, went off at 11 pm on Thursday at Ananda Singh Academy, about 2 km from Raj Bhavan, where the President was staying, they said
After his threat of withdrawal of support to the United Progressive Alliance government, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Monday met President Pratibha Patil and apprised her of his party's stand on the issue of the Women's Reservation Bill. Yadav, whose party, along with the Samajwadi Party, are strongly opposing the bill in its present form, told Patil that his party is not against the reservation for women.
The 71-year-old Dalit leader is expected to have a smooth sailing in the event of an election.
"No country can afford to take an ambivalent attitude in this fight. Arguments that terrorism is being perpetuated by independent actors are self-defeating and cannot be accepted," Patil said without naming Pakistan in her address on the eve of the 60th Republic Day.
"Parliament, being the national legislative body, also bears the responsibility of setting standards for state legislatures, local bodies and indeed all elected bodies," Patil said.
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