Pranab Mukherjee

The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee administered the oath of office of Chief Justice of India to Shri Justice Tirath Singh Thakur, at a Swearing in Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on December 03, 2015. Prime Minister Shri…

1) President Pranab Mukherjee addresses the Joint Session of the Parliament. The President congraulated the Election Commission for conducting the most comprehensive polls in an efficient manner and also thanked the people for participating…

After a frantic appeal by the BJP leaders from Bihar, President Pranab Mukherjee has cut short his visit to Patna, as it was clashing with Narendra Modi's 'Hunkar Rally' on October 27. President Pranab will now visit Bihar on October 26…

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has done it again! He was at the helm of affairs when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was betrayed with the Kargil incursion soon after he initiated the peace process. And, today, while Mannmohan Singh shook hands…

On his second visit to Odisha since he has assumed charge as the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee paid rich tribute to Lord Jagannath at Puri Temple today amidst tight security arrangements. He prayed at the sanctum sanctorum of the…

President Pranab Mukherjee did not make a delay in signing the food security ordinance after the Union cabinet approved it. However, it needs approval both in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha within six weeks of the Parliament's upcoming session.…

Three youths from Odisha were conferred with the National Youth Award 2011-12. M Tejeswar, Gangadhar Behera and Dhyanananda Panda were among 27 others who received the prestigious award from President Pranab Mukherjee at a function in…

Veteran Odia writer Pratibha Ray was conferred the prestigious Jnanpith Award for the year 2011 for her life time research in literature. She is the fourth Odia to get the award after Sitakant Mohapatra. President Pranab Mukherjee…

President Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Bhubaneswar this evening on a two-day visit to Odisha amidst a tight security arrangement. President Mukherjee, who is on his maiden visit to the state after assuming office of the President, was…

President Pranab Mukherjee dismissed five mercy petitions today. However, he gave pardon to two convicts commuting their death sentence to life term. After 26/11 Mumbai attack convict Kasab and Parliament attacker Afzal Guru, five more will…