Pratibha Patil

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called up former President Pratibha Patil and former prime ministers Manmohan Singh and H D Devegowda and sought their blessings as he began his third term, official sources said.

Former President Pratibha Patil has been admitted to a hospital in Maharashtra's Pune city for the treatment of fever and chest infection and her condition is stable, officials of the medical facility said on Thursday.

Former President Pratibha Patil's husband Devisingh Shekhawat passed away at the age of 89 at a hospital in Pune on Friday following a heart attack, sources close to the family said.

Bihar's opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav, targetted by the BJP over his "statue" comment on NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, today hit back at the ruling party

The members of the panel include former president Pratibha Patil, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, NSA Ajit Doval, 28 chief ministers, artistes like Lata Mangeshkar, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, senior BJP leader LK Advani, almost all Union ministers and several governors.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called two former Presidents, Pranab Mukherjee and Pratibha Patil, former Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and HD Devegowda, and a score o

Former President Pratibha Patil was on Saturday bestowed on the highest civilian award of Mexico for foreigners.

Former Indian President of India Pratibha Patil has been conferred the "Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca" (Order of the Aztec Eagle) - the highest civilian award of Mexico given to foreigners, on Saturday.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today hosted an Iftar party in the evening which a host of politicians from the opposition attended. The guest list included former vice-president Md Hamid Ansari and former president Pratibha Patil. Former President Pranab Mukherjee also attended the Iftar party after reports surfaced that he was not invited.

Former presidents Pranab Mukherjee and Pratibha Patil, ex-vice president Hamid Ansari and several opposition leaders are likely to attend an Iftar party being hosted by Congress president Rahul Gandhi today.

A recent piece on this website raised a good and important point about pro-women credentials of our women politicians amidst rampant misogyny in our society.

As the Bombay High Court hears a petition against lakhs of litres of water being used to prepare cricket pitches for the Indian Premier League, not many kilometres away in Thane, 30-year-old Pratibha Patil travels 10 km by train to fetch two cans of water.

A 60-year-old press secretary of former President Pratibha Patil, was allegedly robbed of her gold chain by two unidentified men near Lodhi Garden in the high security Lutyens' Delhi this morning.

How expensive is it to maintain the official residence of the Indian president? In an effort to find an answer to the question, Jogeshwari resident Mansoor Darvesh filed a RTI query in June seeking details about the upkeep of India's biggest and most prominent house. What he received was data surrounding Rashtrapati Bhawan's maintenance, the amount...

It's a proposal deemed so contentious that it has been rejected by two Presidents, including Pratibha Patil and APJ Abdul Kalam, but the Gujarat government is determined to push ahead with a law aimed at combating terrorism and organized crime.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called up former President Pratibha Patil and former prime ministers Manmohan Singh and H D Devegowda and sought their blessings as he began his third term, official sources said.

Former President Pratibha Patil has been admitted to a hospital in Maharashtra's Pune city for the treatment of fever and chest infection and her condition is stable, officials of the medical facility said on Thursday.

Former President Pratibha Patil's husband Devisingh Shekhawat passed away at the age of 89 at a hospital in Pune on Friday following a heart attack, sources close to the family said.

Bihar's opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav, targetted by the BJP over his "statue" comment on NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, today hit back at the ruling party

The members of the panel include former president Pratibha Patil, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, NSA Ajit Doval, 28 chief ministers, artistes like Lata Mangeshkar, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, senior BJP leader LK Advani, almost all Union ministers and several governors.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called two former Presidents, Pranab Mukherjee and Pratibha Patil, former Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and HD Devegowda, and a score o

Former President Pratibha Patil was on Saturday bestowed on the highest civilian award of Mexico for foreigners.

Former Indian President of India Pratibha Patil has been conferred the "Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca" (Order of the Aztec Eagle) - the highest civilian award of Mexico given to foreigners, on Saturday.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today hosted an Iftar party in the evening which a host of politicians from the opposition attended. The guest list included former vice-president Md Hamid Ansari and former president Pratibha Patil. Former President Pranab Mukherjee also attended the Iftar party after reports surfaced that he was not invited.

Former presidents Pranab Mukherjee and Pratibha Patil, ex-vice president Hamid Ansari and several opposition leaders are likely to attend an Iftar party being hosted by Congress president Rahul Gandhi today.

A recent piece on this website raised a good and important point about pro-women credentials of our women politicians amidst rampant misogyny in our society.

As the Bombay High Court hears a petition against lakhs of litres of water being used to prepare cricket pitches for the Indian Premier League, not many kilometres away in Thane, 30-year-old Pratibha Patil travels 10 km by train to fetch two cans of water.

A 60-year-old press secretary of former President Pratibha Patil, was allegedly robbed of her gold chain by two unidentified men near Lodhi Garden in the high security Lutyens' Delhi this morning.

How expensive is it to maintain the official residence of the Indian president? In an effort to find an answer to the question, Jogeshwari resident Mansoor Darvesh filed a RTI query in June seeking details about the upkeep of India's biggest and most prominent house. What he received was data surrounding Rashtrapati Bhawan's maintenance, the amount...

It's a proposal deemed so contentious that it has been rejected by two Presidents, including Pratibha Patil and APJ Abdul Kalam, but the Gujarat government is determined to push ahead with a law aimed at combating terrorism and organized crime.