On the eve of demitting her office, President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday highlighted the scourge of corruption saying it is the enemy of good governance and asked government and people to collectively fight it.
Pranab Mukherjee will be sworn in as the 13th President of the country on July 25.
Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has petitioned President Pratibha Patil to appoint a new Commission of Inquiry to probe the role of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and others in 2002 riots.
Stung by controversies, President Pratibha Patil on Friday announced her decision to forego the accommodation allotted to her as post-retirement home in Pune.
Thirteen days before her tenure comes to an end, Pratibha Patil on Thursday looked back on her five years as President with a sense of satisfaction, dismissing as 'ill-informed' the criticism of the expenditure on her foreign tours.
Noted Gandhian writer and Padmashree awardee Giriraj Kishore, who was distressed over the auction of memorabilia associated with Mahatma Gandhi, on Wednesday wrote to President Pratibha Patil wanting to return the award.
Special Judge B L Soni, who had reserved framing charges on conclusion of arguments on June 6 last said that sufficient evidence existed for framing of charges against Singh and his wife in the "infamous" CD case in which they were allegedly having a conversation with IAS officer Mohinder Lal and some industrialists regarding monetary transactions
With the recent ganging up of regional parties on common issues, the coming Presidential election appears set to go down to the wire unless the ruling United Progressive Alliance manages to evolve a consensus on the successor to incumbent Pratibha Patil.
Martin Luther King III, who is in India to trace his father Martin Luther King Junior's 'India Pilgrimage' 50 years ago, called on President Pratibha Patil on Monday.
The home ministry will examine on merit the mercy petition of Balwant Singh Rajoana, sentenced to death for assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, and it will be submitted to President Pratibha Patil for a final decision.
Bandu Tidke, who was sentenced to death for raping and murdering a 16-year-old girl, was sentenced to death by trial court in Bagalkot in 2005. Tidke was a HIV positive patient and died in 2007 in a government hospital in Belgaum.
Applying balm on the wounds of the two religious groups is a better course of action for the rulers. Common sense dictates the verdict be accepted in good grace by all sides, suggests Virendra Kapoor.
Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy was on Tuesday elevated to Cabinet rank to take over as Union railway minister replacing Dinesh Trivedi, who was forced to resign after Congress caved in to Mamata Banerjee's pressure.
It was the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew, the Navy said.
The schedule for the Presidential election is likely to be announced by Tuesday evening.
According high priority to infrastructure development, the government will award projects for construction of at least 7,000 km of roads this year, President Pratibha Patil said.
President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speech
The government on Monday said there will be no compromise on nuclear safety or livelihood of any section of society in India's pursuit of atomic power, a statement that comes against the backdrop of anti-nuclear protests in Kudankulam and Jaitapur.
A petition has been filed with President Pratibha Patil for the release of former constable Mohammad Abdul Qadeer, who was convicted for killing a superior.
The Election Commission is likely to issue its notification for the Presidential election by mid-June, setting in motion the process of election to the country's top post. President Pratibha Patil's term ends on July 24 and the EC notification in this regard will be issued sometime in mid-June.
The government may come into confrontation with the Election Commission over its attempt to curb the latter's immense authority to almost take over all administration powers through the Model Code of Conduct during the elections.
The nation on Saturday remembered former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 94th birth anniversary with President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Hamid Ansari among prominent personalities who paid rich tributes to the leader.
The Election Commission is unlikely to press further against Law Minister Salman Khurshid after he expressed regret over his comments which were seen as "defiance" of the poll body and led to complaint against him to President Pratibha Patil.
Wrapping up the last foreign tour before her tenure comes to an end on July 25, President Pratibha Patil returned to New Delhi on Tuesday after a nine-day visit to the South Africa and Seychelles.
Former telecom minister and Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam Member of Parliament A Raja is set to approach the Central Bureau of Investigation court to seek permission to attend the Budget Session of Parliament.On Wednesday, Raja received a letter from President Pratibha Patil convening the Lok Sabha from March 12, 2012.
President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday unfurled a national flag being touted as the tallest in the country at famous holy Brahamsarovar area of Kurukshetra.
The Union Budget delayed because of elections in five states will now be presented on March 16, four days after Parliament will begin its Budget session.
As she embarked on her last tour abroad as President, Pratibha Patil On Sunday dismissed criticism over a large number of foreign visits undertaken by her, insisting that they were not on her own volition but at the request of the government to promote India's relations.
Oil and gas deals are high on the agenda as President Pratibha Devisingh Patil began a weeklong visit to Russia and Tajikistan.
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Governors of West Bengal, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh created a flutter in Governors' Conference on Saturday by speaking out their mind on the present law and order, economic and fiscal situation in the country.
President Pratibha Patil has approved the conferment of Padma Awards 2012. This year the president has approved 109 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 14 in the category of foreigners/non-resident Indians/ Persons of India Origin/ posthumous. These comprise five Padma Vibhushan, 27 Padma Bhushan and 77 Padma Shri Awards. There are 19 ladies among the awardees.
President Pratibha Patil has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2012. This year the President has approved 109 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 14 in the category of foreigners/ non-resident Indians/ Persons of Indian Origin/Posthumous. These comprise five Padma Vibhushan, 27 Padma Bhushan and 77 Padma Shri Awards. There are 19 women among the awardees.
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Fifty-seven-year-old Kamat, a five-time MP from Mumbai, who held the portfolio of Minister of State for Home and Communications, wrote to the Prime Minister soon after Tuesday's reshuffle, saying that he wanted to be relieved of his ministerial responsibility.
The negotiations will be held in Mumbai on Tueday at the International Civil Aviation Negotiations Conference which will be inaugurated by President Pratibha Patil.
President Pratibha Patil was at the centre of yet another controversy over her post-retirement home in Pune.
Rubbishing a court's order to frame charges against him, Union minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday said the matter was sub-judice and decided to seek justice by filing a revision petition against the decision of the special court. Singh issued a statement to the press saying he had filed a writ petition in the Shimla high court for quashing of the entire criminal case against him and his wife Pratibha.
A vacation bench of Justice Pratibha Rani issued notices to the Centre and the Air India management on the plea, which sought to set aside the May 9, 2012 ex-parte order of the single-judge bench restraining them from going on strike.
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