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New Delhi: The 76th Republic Day ‘At Home’ reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan highlighted the vibrant and diverse cultural heritage of Southern India. According to a release from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, guests at the reception were welcomed by couples from the five southern states – Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala – who…
New Delhi: “Culture in many ways is the essence of soft power,” Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said as India and France signed what he called “a project of great national importance” – a museum, the world’s largest, which will be located on Raisina Hill – just in front of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The museum, named…
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New Delhi: The Rashtrapati Bhavan through a web portal will auction selected gifts presented to the President and former presidents on different occasions, an official statement issued on Friday said. In the first phase, around 250 exquisite gifts will be auctioned, it said. “The aim of this initiative is not only to increase citizen engagement…
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The Rashtrapati Bhavan Gardens, popularly known as the Mughal Gardens, were also renamed last year. New Delhi: In keeping with the government’s efforts to move away from the colonial past, the President’s Secretariat announced on Thursday that two important halls of Rashtrapati Bhavan, where various ceremonies are held, are being renamed to be more reflective…
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Rashtrapati Bhavan, the office and residence of the Indian President, is a symbol of the nation (file). New Delhi: Venues for different ceremonial functions, Rashtrapati Bhavan’s iconic ‘Durbar Hall’ and ‘Ashok Hall’ were on Thursday renamed ‘Ganatantra Mandap’ and ‘Ashok Mandap’, respectively. Rashtrapati Bhavan, the office and the residence of the president of India, is…
Captain Singh was posted with 26 Punjab as a medical officer in the Siachen Glacier area. New Delhi: Smriti Singh, the widow of Captain Anshuman Singh, stood before President Droupadi Murmu with folded hands. Alongside her stood Captain Singh’s mother, their shared grief palpable. Both of them were at the Rashtrapati Bhavan to accept the…
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