Pratibha Patil News

President of India and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Monday conferred the Presidential Standards to two premier combat units of the IAF - No.

New Delhi: Spain''s Crown Prince Felipe called on President Pratibha Devisingh Patil here on Wednesday.

President Pratibha Patil will make a sortie in the Indian Air Force's frontline Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet on November 25, air force chief P VNaik said yesterday.

Gwalior: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Governor Rameshwar Thakur had a narrow escape on Tuesday when the state government-owned plane they were travelling in aborted landing after two vehicles were spotted on the runaway of Gwalior airport.

"It was both a colourful and impressive event and I know that it was enjoyed by all who took part," the Queen said in a congratulatory message to Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the organising committee for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

New Delhi, Nov 8 : Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L.K. Advani turned 82 on a quiet note Sunday, meeting well wishers at home - but not attending any political functions - on what could be his last birthday as leader of opposition.

There are as many as 10 new faces, including two women, in the 37-member ministry of Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in Maharshtra that was sworn-in here Saturday.

Chandigarh: President Pratibha Patil has postponed her proposed visit to Amritsar following a request by Akali Dal MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal, who is hospitalised after falling sick, an official release said here on Saturday.

President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the silver jubilee celebrations of Indira Gandhi National Open University Nov 19.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah Wednesday promised all possible help to the organisers of the World Newspaper Congress-2009 beginning here Nov 30.

Assam pays homage to October 2008 blast victims Special prayer meetings were organised across Assam to pay homage to those killed in the October 2008 serial bomb blasts.

President Pratibha Patil Wednesday congratulated Hamid Karzai on his re-election as the president of Afghanistan and expressed confidence that the bilateral ties between New Delhi and Kabul will be strengthened under his leadership.

New Delhi, Oct 28: If all goes well, the government will soon launch a national programme, called the National Mission for Women, to combat social evils against women.

The central government is yet to decide on a new chief information commissioner of India , almost two weeks after Wajahat Habibullah quit the post to take up his new assignment as RTI watchdog in Jammu and Kashmir.

For once, President Pratibha Patil will don a G-suit instead of her trademark sari as she flies in a Sukhoi-30 MKI - a frontline fighter jet of the Indian Air Force - next month.

President Pratibha Patil has asked international community to work together to combat the menace of terrorism and sought prompt action against those responsible for causing wanton destruction across the globe.

President Pratibha Patil has asked NRIs in Nicosia to participate in social welfare programmes launched by the Indian government, especially the education and health care sectors which are essential pillars of a society.

President Pratibha Patil told a gathering of top British figures from the world of business and finance that economic reforms unleashed in 1991 have been accepted by all political parties in India.

TAPPING THE POTENTIAL: President Pratibha Patil witnesses signing of a business agreement between India and Cyprus at the business meeting at Nicosia in Cyprus on Friday.

Sikhs in the capital have planned major protests over the coming two days as they grimly observe the 25th anniversary of the anti-Sikh riots that followed former prime minister Indira Gandhi' assassination.