Supreme Court declared as "illegal" rejection of mercy petition of death row convict M N Das by President Pratibha Patil and commuted sentence to life imprisonment on ground of 12 year delay.
May 2 2013, 10:04 pm
Read MoreTainted Pakistan Test cricketer Danish Kaneria, who was slapped a life ban by the English Cricket Board (ECB) for involvement in match-fixing, met President Pratibha Patil at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday to seek a pardon for his crimes.
December 1 2012, 7:15 pm
Read MorePresident Pratibha Patil on Satuday visited Robben Island housing the infamous prison where Nelson Mandela was held for 18 long years.
May 5 2012, 8:39 pm
Read MorePratibha Patil, who will demit office later this month, boarded a special six-coach Metro train from Udyog Bhawan station this morning and travelled up to Sultanpur.
July 8 2012, 1:46 pm
Read MoreDirector Madhur Bhandarkar was presented with the Ganga Sharan Singh Award by Dr Pratibha Patil on June 20. Girish Karnad and Shyam Benegal were also conferred with the award for their contribution to Indian cinema The Ganga Sharan Singh Award is a
June 21 2012, 1:24 pm
Read MoreUnion Home Ministry has turned down President Pratibha Patil`s demand for Rs 85 lakhs to do up her new controversy ridden retirement home in Pune.
April 17 2012, 9:55 pm
Read MorePresident Pratibha Patil will be on a three-day visit to this winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir later this month, sources said on Saturday.
November 5 2011, 1:11 pm
Read MoreSachin Tendulkar, who turned 39 on Thursday, will now become a Parliamentarian with the government nominating him to the House of Elders, Rajya Sabha, along with actress of yesteryear Rekha and industrialist Anu Aga.
April 26 2012, 8:55 pm
Read MorePresident Pratibha Patil on Sunday said Mahatma Gandhi was not just a person, but a "power" whose teachings can give the youth new strength and vision.
March 25 2012, 8:30 pm
Read MoreAfter 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 state to do so.
December 5 2011, 2:59 pm
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