Trustee of ‘little India’ in Jerusalem meets President Mukherjee

     Ramallah (Palestine) : For more than 800 years, a little enclave in Jerusalam has been the symbol of India in this part of the world and this institution’s trustee, who holds an Indian passport, called on President Pranab Mukherjee with his family here on Monday.

The legend goes that the revered Indian Sufi saint Wali Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar, who was born in 1173 as a direct descendant of Omar, the second caliph of Islam, came to Jerusalem as part of an 18-year journey to holy lands.read  more....http://www.vishwagujarat.com/international/trustee-of-little-india-in-jerusalem-meets-president-mukherjee/

President Pranab to inaugurate Mysore varsity centenary today

  Security has been tightened in Mysuru city for the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee, who is scheduled to inaugurate the centenary celebrations of the University of Mysore on Monday.

The President, who is scheduled to arrive at Mysuru airport by a special flight from New Delhi at 1.50 p.m., will be visiting Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hills at 2.15 p.m. before inaugurating the yearlong centenary celebrations of the University of Mysuru at the amphitheatre in Manasagangothri at 3 p.m.read more....http://www.vishwagujarat.com/india/president-pranab-to-inaugurate-mysore-varsity-centenary-today/

President condoles Uttar Pradesh road accident deaths

  New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in the road accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district on Saturday.

“President Mukherjee condoles the loss of lives in a road accident in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh yesterday (Saturday),” a tweet from the official Twitter account of Rashtrapati Bhavan said.

At least 19 people, including eight children, were killed when a speeding truck hit two tractor-trollies full of people.  read  more http://www.vishwagujarat.com/india/president-condoles-uttar-pradesh-road-accident-deaths/

Mukherjee announces e-tourist visas for Swedish nationals

Stockholm/New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday announced e-tourist visas for all Swedish nationals during an interaction with business leaders from India and Sweden in Stockholm. Mukherjee, who is on a state visit to Sweden, assured the Swedish CEOs that the Indian government is “responsive to industry and investors”. “It is creating an appropriate atmosphere in the country to...

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President Mukherjee to visit Russia today

New Delhi, May 7 : President Pranab Mukherjee will embark on a five-day visit to Russia today and will be present at the 70th anniversary of Victory Day, which marks the victory of Russia in the Second World War. President Mukherjee will also be conferred with an honorary doctorate by the President Putin. President Mukherjee’s visit of Russia comes after...

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વોશિંગ્ટન : અમેરિકાની પ્રથમ મહિલા અને રાષ્ટ્રપતિ બરાક ઓબામાની પત્ની મિશેલના જીવન પર લખવામાં આવેલા નવા પુસ્તક ‘મિશેલ ઓબામા : ધ લાઈફ’માં તેના એક જુના મિત્રએ એક ખુલાસો કર્યો છે. તેમના પર લખેલા પુસ્તક અનુસાર, મિશેલ ઓબામાએ નાની ઉમંરમાં જ સમજી લીધું હતું કે રૂપિયા માટે જ નોકરી કરવી, તે તેમનો હેતુ ન હતો. મિશેલ ઓબામા કંઈક અલગ કરવા માંગતી હતી. તેના માટે મિશેલે આશરે ... વધુ વાંચો

Three-nation tour shows India’s priorities: Modi

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he looked forward to his tour of Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka beginning on Tuesday and that the tour reflected India's foreign policy priorities. "I am keenly looking forward to my three-nation tour ... March 10-14. We have a strong, multifaceted and important relationship with each (country) and they all occupy a very important place in our ... Read More

હવે મહારાષ્ટ્રમાં ગૌ-હત્યા ગેરકાનૂની

મહારાષ્ટ્રમાં ગૌ-હત્યા હવે ગેરકાયદેસર થઇ ગઈ છે. રાજ્યમાં ગૌ-હત્યા પર પ્રતિબંધ લગાવનારા બિલને સોમવારે રાષ્ટ્રપતિની મંજુરી મળી ગઈ છે. આ બિલ ઘણા વર્ષોથી અટકેલું હતું. રાજ્યના નાણામંત્રી સુધીર મૂંગતિવરે કહ્યું, ”હું ખુબ જ ખુશ છુ કે રાષ્ટ્રપતિએ આખરે પોતાની મંજૂરી આપી દીધી છે. અમે આ બીલને રજુ કરી કાનૂનનું રૂપ આપવા માટે છેલ્લા ઘણા વર્ષોથી ખુબ જ મહેનત કરી રહ્યા છીએ. આ ફક્ત પશુઓની હત્યા ... વધુ વાંચો