New Delhi: The national tricolour at Red Fort, Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament House flew at half-mast on Saturday to observe the day-long state mourning announced in the country as a mark of respect for former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe who was assassinated on July 8. Abe was shot in Nara city in western Japan on […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday received UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. The UK Prime Minister, who is on a two-day visit to India, was accorded a Guard of Honour upon his arrival at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. “It is a very auspicious moment […]
New Delhi: As 125-year-old Swami Sivananda walked bare feet inside Rashtrapati Bhavan’s magnificent Darbar Hall to receive the Padma Shri award from President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday, the applause from onlookers rang high and loud. Dressed in a white kurta and dhoti, the yogi was a picture of simplicity and grace as he knelt […]
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind will confer Padma awards for the year 2022 on Monday. As per Rashtrapati Bhavan’s press release, today, Kovind will confer two Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bhushan and 54 Padma Shri Awards at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Amongst the prominent awardees at today’s Investiture […]
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind expressed condolences on the demise of those who lost their lives in the Kanpur bus accident. The President hoped for a speedy recovery of those who got injured in the accident. In a tweet today, the Rashtrapati Bhavan informed, “Deeply saddened by the news of many casualties in the […]
Hyderabad: The historic Charminar and Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) in Hyderabad and many other iconic monuments, structures and institutions across the world have gone blue since Friday evening, to commemorate the World Children’s Day (WCD) on Saturday. The World Children’s Day is celebrated globally and is considered as a day of action for […]
"President Kovind plants a sapling from the Holy Bodhi tree in the Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of Asadha Poornima, which is observed as Dharma Chakra Day," tweeted Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The letter to Purie came after the matter went viral on Twitter and social media, with some people tweeting alleging that the "President unveiled the official portrait of actor Prasenjit Chatterjee (Bumbada) and not Netaji at the Rashtrapati Bhawan".
The 'Baywatch' actor who is currently living with her singer husband in America, took to Instagram to share a few pictures from 2016 when she was conferred with the fourth highest civilian award in India.
