President Patil to visit Sabarmati Ashram todayOctober 1st, 2009 AHMEDABAD - President Pratibha Patil, who is on a five-day visit to Gujarat, will visit Sabarmati Ashram today. Later, she will attend a function at the Sardar Patel Memorial in Shahibaug to inaugurate a new hall.
Empower all sections of society, says Pratibha PatilAugust 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - : President Pratibha Patil said on Friday that empowering people lies at the core of governance and should be inclusive in all sections of society, particularly those that are weaker and vulnerable. Patil was speaking at the foundation day of the Samaj Suvidha Sangam.
Parliament felicitates artistes of Oscar-winning 'Slumdog Millionaire'August 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar, on Monday felicitated artistes of Oscar winning 'Slumdog Millionaire' before the movie was screened for the lawmakers. A special screening of the movie was held for members of both the houses.
President Patil to visit Vidarbha todayJuly 17th, 2009 VIDARBHA - President Pratibha Patil will arrive here on a day-long visit today. During her visit, President Patil will unveil the statue of Maharana Pratap at Chikhli.
Manmohan Singh to meet President Patil todayMay 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will today meet President Pratibha Patil to discuss the details of swearing in ceremony.
President Patil in Bangalore on two-day visitMay 7th, 2009 BANGALORE - President Pratibha Patil arrived in the Karnataka capital Thursday evening on a two-day visit during which she will attend the concluding function of the centenary celebrations of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science here. President Patil will unveil a plaque at the IISc to mark the end of the celebrations here Friday.
President Patil leaves for Tawang in ArunachalApril 2nd, 2009 TAWANG - President Pratibha Patil on Thursday left for Tawang, the district headquarters located at 9000 feet above sea level near Sino-India border. During her visit, she will visit the 450-year-old Tawang monastery, the second largest in Asia.
Pratibha Patil to visit Itanagar on WednesdayMarch 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will be visting Arunachal Pradesh for three days beginning Wednesday, when she would arrive in Itanagar. According to official sources, Patil is slated to deliver the convocation address at the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) during her visit.
President prays at Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath TempleMarch 15th, 2009 VARANASI - President Pratibha Patil on Saturday worshipped at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi. President Patil performed special rituals with her husband Devisingh Shekhawat and other family members.
Slum children in Kolkata inspired after watching 'Slumdog Millionaire'March 12th, 2009 KOLKATA - Over 500 children from slums here were treated to a special screening of the Oscar winning movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'. Coming out of the theatre, the kids said the story of Jamal, an orphaned and poor kid, who eventually becomes a millionaire overnight after winning a television quiz show, inspired them that they too should not take slum life for granted.
'Slumdog Millionaire' made tax free in DelhiFebruary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - 'Slumdog Millionaire', which has won as many as eight awards at the Oscars, was Monday granted entertainment tax exemption in Delhi, with Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit saying it had 'created history in the field of Indian cinema'. Dikshit expressed her pleasure over 'Slumdog Millionaire' - a film by British director Danny Boyle with India as its backdrop and at its heart - sweeping the 81st Academy Awards.
President, PM congratulate Rahman, PookuttyFebruary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday congratulated the entire team of 'Slumdog Millionaire' for sweeping the Oscars and said A.R. Rahman and Resul Pookutty have 'made India proud'.
Complaints against 'Slumdog…' for 'hurting religious sentiments'January 28th, 2009 PANAJI - A Hindu group in Goa Thursday filed three complaints with the police alleging the globally acclaimed film 'Slumdog Millionaire' 'hurts religious sentiments'. The complaints were lodged against the makers of the Golden Globe award winning film by Hindu Janjagruti Samiti (HJS) in three police stations in Margao, Panaji and Mapusa.
Shiv Sena activists attack Goa multiplex screening 'Slumdog...'January 22nd, 2009 PANAJI - A mob of Shiv Sena activists threw stones at and ransacked a multiplex cinema in Panaji Friday for screening internationally acclaimed film 'Slumdog Millionaire'. The film, which has already won several Golden Globe awards and has been nominated in 10 Oscar categories, has been the target of Hindu right wing groups, who claim that the movie hurts Hindu sentiments.
President Patil congratulates ObamaJanuary 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil Wednesday joined other world leaders in congratulating US President Barack Obama on assuming office and hoped that the relationship between India and America will be strengthened during his presidency. 'I am confident that under your leadership the India-US partnership will be further strengthened and that we shall continue to work together for the many commonalities in our vision for our peoples and for international peace and stability,' Patil said in a letter to Obama.
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