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TopicDroupadi Murmu

Topic: Droupadi Murmu

PM Modi to ‘solely’ host Parliament building inauguration & UP’s ‘gun salute’

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Droupadi Murmu is not a fan of scripted speeches. She prefers to speak from the heart

In Droupadi Murmu, Kasturi Ray looks back at the life of the President from her childhood in Odisha to now.

Weeks after seeking her intervention in row with TN governor, Stalin invites President Murmu to hospital opening

Tamil Nadu CM flew to Delhi to invite President to inaugurate flagship hospital, which she accepted. This comes after his govt urged her to set time-frame for governors to clear bills. 

President accepts resignation of jailed Delhi ministers Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain

Droupadi Murmu also appointed MLAs Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj as ministers in Arvind Kejriwal’s cabinet.

‘Greatest low,’ says BJP after AAP, BRS boycott President’s maiden address in Parliament

Aam Aadmi Party and Bharat Rashtra Samithi boycotted Droupadi Murmu’s address Tuesday to mark their protest against the Centre's policies, including its treatment of states.

Women empowerment at core of my government’s schemes, says President Murmu in parliament

'We are seeing the success of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao,' she said. The President addresses both Houses of Parliament on the first day of the budget session every year.

‘India better than most due to fearless govt,’ Droupadi Murmu tells Parliament before Budget

This was President Murmu’s first address to a joint House session. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the last full-fledged Budget of the 17th Lok Sabha on 1 February.

Constitution makers’ vision guiding our country, grateful to Ambedkar, says President Murmu

In her address on the eve of 74th Republic Day Wednesday, President Droupadi Murmu said in founders of the Constitution gave us a framework & walking that path remains our responsibility.

Didi’s aide, Suvendu’s rival, organisational man — Akhil Giri caught in row for Murmu remark

Trinamool minister mocked President while lashing out at Leader of Opposition in Nandigram. Giri has sought apology after his statement drew widespread condemnation.

‘Sorry, I regret,’ says TMC’s Akhil Giri after backlash over comments on President Murmu’s ‘look’

Several leaders from BJP as well as from TMC criticised Giri for his remarks. The BJP’s West Bengal unit even alleged that the Mamata Banerjee-led govt was ‘anti-tribal’.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.