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Topic: President of India

‘India, that is Bharat’ — How Constituent Assembly debated nation’s name in Article 1 of Constitution

While G20 dinner invite in the name of ‘President of Bharat’ has triggered row, Centre had earlier asserted in court that ‘there is no change in circumstances to consider any change in Article 1’.

President’s word on mercy plea final? What Section 473 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita proposes

If new law comes into play, courts will lose power of judicial review & word of President will be considered final. There is no time limit for President to decide on mercy petition.

Makers of Constitution ‘erred’ — G20 banquet invite spurs ‘Bharat vs India’ slugfest

Congress says use of 'President of Bharat' in G20 invite an attempt by BJP to 'divide India'. BJP hits back by asking why organisers of Bharat Jodo Yatra hate 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'.

Book examines the role of the President in Indian democracy & life and work of Zail Singh

Published by HarperCollins India, 'The Indian President: An Insider's Account of the Zail Singh Years' by K.C. Singh, will be released on 29 March on ThePrint’s Softcover.

President gives assent to Gujarat bill that gives police power to take action against protesters

The Code of Criminal Procedure (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2021, was passed by the State Assembly in March last year.

Lt Gen Daljit Singh appointed honorary surgeon to President Droupadi Murmu

He is currently serving as the Director General Armed Forces Medical Services and is the senior-most pediatrician and neonatologist with 38 years of service.

‘Power of our democracy,’ says President Droupadi Murmu on remarkable journey to Raisina Hill

Murmu, the first tribal and second woman President, said her elevation to the post is not only her own achievement but that of every poor person in the country.

Droupadi Murmu takes oath as 15th President of India, the first tribal woman to hold office

‘My nomination is evidence that the poor in India can not only dream, but also fulfill those dreams,’ the new President said in her first speech in Parliament.

Droupadi Murmu not on Twitter. Mamata, Sharad Pawar, Sadhguru & more fall for imposter handle

Political leaders from across parties congratulating President elect Droupadi Murmu have been tagging fake, unverified handles since her win.

Russian President Putin congratulates Droupadi Murmu on becoming the 15th President of India

Members of the Sri Lanka political fraternity also congratulated Murmu on her victory. More wishes poured in from the political fraternity across party lines on the victory of Murmu.

On Camera

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

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.