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Topic: Vice President

Historic Shrimad Bhagwat Katha Concludes at Vice President’s House: A Spiritual Milestone

Organized under the divine guidance of Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President of India, and his wife, Dr. Shrimati Sudesh Dhankhar, the event was narrated by the revered spiritual leader, Shri Pundrik Goswami Ji Maharaj.

‘Disturbance as strategy’ threatens democracy—Dhankhar to Parliament in Constitution Day speech

At joint sitting of Parliament, the Vice President also invoked Ambedkar, who had questioned whether Indians would place the country 'above their creed' or vice versa.

VP Dhankhar highlights India’s infrastructural advancements, notes country’s 2nd-largest metro network, 140 cities with airports

"This industry, which is critical to our growth, is projected to surpass $55 billion by 2026. I have no doubt this century belongs to Bharat", he said.

‘Make atleast one person literate’, VP Dhankar at Literacy day celebrations

The event organised in partnership with UNESCO at the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi highlighted the importance of multi-lingualism.

Vice President Dhankar leaves for Tehran to attend Ebrahim Raisi’s funeral

Thousands took to the streets in Iran as the funeral ceremony began Friday in the city of Tabriz in the north-west where his chopper crashed.

Vice President Dhankhar calls for preservation of ancient Sanskrit manuscripts, development of innovative curricula

The Vice President also highlighted the need of using digital technologies for the preservation of ancient manuscripts.

Taiwan’s presidential candidate Lai Ching-te names former envoy to US Hsiao Bi-khim as running mate

Vice presidential candidate Hsiao Bi-khim has been a high-profile diplomat & well-known in Washington, but has been denounced by Chinese authorities as a 'separatist'

Vice President Dhankhar orders publication of parliamentary panel’s reports on criminal law overhaul

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs submitted three reports to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Friday, on bills that seek to replace IPC, CrPC & Indian Evidence Act.

Congress President Kharge meets VP Dhankhar ahead of second leg of Budget session

Kharge also asserted that opposition parties are keen to play a constructive role in making the government accountable. The duo met at the Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas.

V-P on WhatsApp DP: 2 held for seeking favours posing as Dhankhar in bid to buy petrol pump

22-yr-old Gagandeep Singh, a Jammu native living in Italy, wanted to buy a petrol pump in India. Ashwani Kumar helped him create a WhatsApp account to target govt officials, police say.

On Camera

Armenia’s buying Indian weapons. This opens entry points to Caucasus, Central Asia & beyond

Yerevan has not only bought several Indian platforms, but has also closely observed the performance of India’s indigenous systems in combat scenarios, bolstering confidence in their reliability.

No competition, have to deliver faster & reliably, says Amazon India V-P of operations

Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

India used this battlefield hack to keep Soviet-era missile systems firing against Pakistan in Op Sindoor

With spares unavailable, India’s armed forces turned to battlefield improvisation of decades-old systems to keep air defences lethal & unbreached during Pakistan’s attacks.

There’s an all-new N-word now. And India’s soft power has become its hard liability

India is better positioned in the world than at any point post-Cold war. We have to decide if global opinion matters to us or not. If it does, we must engage with their media, think tanks, civil society.