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In PHOTOS: President Pratibha Patil rides the T-90 tank

After taking off in the frontline Sukhoi-30 MKI, President Pratibha Patil on Monday once again donned military fatigues to ride a T-90 main battle tank, becoming the first head of the State to do......

President Patil cancels appointment of Thomas as CVC

President Pratibha Patil cancelled the appointment of P J Thomas on Monday as Central Vigilance Commissioner, 11 days after the Supreme Court quashed his selection by a high-power committee headed......

PM calls on President Pratibha Patil

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday called on President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan and discussed various issues of national and international importance. "The meeting lasted for about......

President Pratibha Patil arrives in Vietnam

President Pratibha Patil arrived in the Vietnamese capital, Ho-Chin-Minh City on Monday, as part of a ten-day visit to Vietnam and Indonesia to bilateral ties with these economically and......

Former President Pratibha Patil's brother accused in murder case

Former President Pratibha Patil's brother was named by a sessions court as an accused in the 2005 murder of a local Congress leader in Jalgaon, Maharashtra. Additional Sessions Judge D J Shegokar......

Who called FM names, who praised him

India Inc welcomes Budget with reservations India Inc on Monday welcomed the focus on reviving economic growth to nine per cent as also the indications for bold tax reforms, but expressed regret......

Protest over Arcelor Mittal plant in Jharkhand

Angry villagers of the Khuti and Gumla districts in Jharkhand are protesting against the transfer of land to steel giant Arcelor Mittal for a proposed steel project. Arcelor......

Prez Patil's recipe to fight black money menace

Amid growing concern over the problem of black money, President Pratibha Patil on Friday said the war against the menace should be fought through domestic and cross-border measures. The President,......

Fighting price rise is top priority, says President

Combating inflation and sustaining growth momentum may be the top priority, but the government on Monday said it would strive to push economic reforms to encourage foreign and private sector......

President on the economic crisis & black money

'Indian economy to slow down' Expecting the economy to slow down in the current fiscal amid the global recession, President Pratibha Patil on Thursday said the new government will focus on......

Ayesha Takia: Wanted is a rocking film

She's cute, bubbly and very much married. But the last bit doesn't make Ayesha Takia Azmi any less 'Wanted' by her fans. The actress, whose latest release is Wanted opposite Salman Khan, got to......

Will Prince Charles or Pratibha Patil open Games?

President Pratibha Patil, not the Prince of Wales, will officially declare the Commonwealth Games open in Delhi on Sunday. This is the first time the royal family has been denied the traditional......

Manager of 2007 World T20-winning team Sunil Dev dead

IMAGE: Manager Sunil Dev, right, with the victorious Indian team as captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni presents an autographed bat to President Pratibha Patil after they were felicitated for winning the......

Victorious Indian team felicitated by President

Less than 24 hours after creating history by winning the World Cup at the Wankhede stadium, the triumphant Indian team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni was felicitated by President Pratibha Patil at Raj......

PM, President laud Tendulkar

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday hailed Sachin Tendulkar as a 'genius' after the master batsman eclipsed Brian Lara to become the highest run-getter in Test cricket. Sach a record-breaker |......

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