Page 22 - President Of India

It's been real privilege to work with you as your PM: Modi to Kovind

PM Modi has heaped praise on Ram Nath Kovind, saying he set the highest standards of principles, probity, performance, sensitivity and service during his tenure as India's President

Dare to dream, can come true: Murmu in first address as President of India

The new President said sustainable development was crucial

President Murmu's journey an inspiration for society: Madhya Pradesh CM

"Your journey from a ward corporator to the highest post of President will inspire society and your vast experience will give it a new direction," Chouhan tweeted in Hindi as he congratulated her.

Karnataka CM Bommai and former PM Deve Gowda greet new President Murmu

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Monday joined many others in greeting Droupadi Murmu on becoming the 15th President of India. "Hearty congratulations and best wishes to Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Hon'ble President of India. I am sure that with her vast and varied experience, under her guidance and leadership, India will achieve new heights in the world," Gehlot tweeted. Congratulating Murmu, Bommai said, "A golden day in the history of Indian democracy. Her compelling narrative will inspire one & all, a girl born into a poor tribal community bootstraps her way into Rashtrapati Bhavan." Former PM and the JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda said "we have to feel very proud as a Republic that we have elected Murmu as our President", and congratulated her on her resounding victory. Several Karnataka ministers, BJP MPs and MLAs too greeted Murmu on the occasion.

Xi congratulates Murmu; Says ready to work with her to deepen cooperation

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Droupadi Murmu on her assuming office as the president of India, saying that he attaches great importance to China-India ties

Murmu's election is testimony to vibrancy of Indian democracy: Naidu

VP M Venkaiah Naidu congratulated Droupadi Murmu on being sworn in as the 15th President of India, saying her election to the highest office is a testimony to the vibrancy of Indian democracy.

President's powers: Ordinances, pardons, emergency proclamation, and more

The country's 15th President Droupadi Murmu will have powers to promulgate ordinances, grant pardons and sign proclamation of emergency in states and the country

As president, Kovind fulfilled BJP's political agenda: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said former President Ram Nath Kovind has left behind a legacy during which the country's Constitution was trampled upon as he "fulfilled BJP's political agenda". Droupadi Murmu was on Monday sworn in as India's 15th President at an impressive ceremony in the packed and historic Central Hall of Parliament. "The outgoing President leaves behind a legacy where the Indian Constitution was trampled upon umpteenth times. Be it scrapping of Article 370, CAA or the unabashed targeting of minorities & Dalits, he fulfilled BJPs political agenda at the cost of the Indian Constitution," Mufti tweeted soon after Murmu took oath as president. Kovind demitted office on Monday after completing his five-year tenure.

Got my name Droupadi from my school teacher, says President Murmu

The first tribal President of India's name Droupadi, based on a character of the epic Mahabharata' was given by her school teacher

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Watershed moment for India: PM Modi on Droupadi Murmu assuming presidency

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday described Droupadi Murmu taking over as India's new President as a "watershed moment" for the country, especially the poor, marginalised and downtrodden

My election proves poor can dream and achieve too: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday said her election to the top constitutional post proves that in India, the poor can not only dream but also fulfil those aspirations

BJP calls AAP 'fake news peddler' as Sanjay Singh shares edited clip

A war of words erupted between the BJP and AAP after the latter shared an edited clip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeting outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind at the farewell ceremon

Droupadi Murmu to take oath as the 15th President of India today

President-elect Droupadi Murmu, who hails from the tribal community, will take oath as the 15th President of India on Monday

PM Narendra Modi hails President Kovind's farewell address as 'inspiring'

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday described President Ram Nath Kovind's farewell address to the nation as "inspiring" and said his remarks showcase his passion towards national progress.

First President from a tribal community: Why did it take so long?

The most dismaying fact is that tribals have a very high dropout rate

Sister-in-law carries Santali saree for Droupadi Murmu's swearing-in

President-elect Droupadi Murmu may wear a traditional Santali saree when she takes the oath of office in Delhi on Monday

Droupadi Murmu to take oath as President tomorrow, will get 21-gun salute

President-elect Droupadi Murmu will take oath of office of the highest constitutional post of the country on Monday followed by a 21 gun salute

Inside Murmu's world: Passionate teacher, disciplinarian, vegetarian

Droupadi Murmu is not new to records; in a dizzying political career spanning barely a quarter century, she zoomed from a Municipal Councillor in 1997 to the country's First Citizen in 2022

Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind to address nation today at 7 pm

Outgoing President of India Ram Nath Kovind will address the nation on Sunday on the eve of demitting office, the President's Secretariat informed