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/

Give due importance to Hindi: President Mukherjee

     New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday called upon people to come together to propagate the use of Hindi, saying the language has achieved a number of milestones since independence and should be given its due importance.

“Hindi is credited to be the vehicle of Indian thought and culture,” he said in a statement issued here. read more....http://www.vishwagujarat.com/india/give-due-importance-to-hindi-president-mukherjee/

President, PM condole deaths in Grand Mosque accident

     New Delhi : President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have condoled the deaths in the crane accident at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia.

President Mukherjee, in a tweet said: “Heartfelt condolences to families of deceased due to crane crash in Mecca, prayers for speedy recovery of the injured.”read  more..http://www.vishwagujarat.com/india/president-pm-condole-deaths-in-grand-mosque-accident/

President greets Russia on National Day

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday greeted the government and people of the Russian Federation ahead of their National Day on Friday.

“It is with great pleasure that I extend warm greetings and felicitations to your excellency and to the government and people of the Russian Federation on the occasion of the ‘Day of Russia’,” the president said in a message to Vladimir V. Putin, president of the Russian Federation.  read  more  http://www.vishwagujarat.com/international/president-greets-russia-on-national-day/

AAP-LG tussle continues, Kejriwal to meet president

The turf war between the Arvind Kejriwal government and Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung over postings and transfers of bureaucrats intensified on Monday as the Delhi chief minister decided to take up the matter with the president and the prime minister. While Jung in a letter on Monday rejected the handing over of the additional charge of principal secretary (services) Anindo...

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