President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended their heartfelt greetings to the nation on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Adha.
The 'Raja Parb' is one of the most celebrated festivals in Odisha. The three-day-long agricultural festival is celebrated during the onset of monsoons and is celebrated by the people with great enthusiasm and fervour.
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday met with Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of State Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, and Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Arif alias Ashfaq convicted on December 12, 2000, in the Red Fort attack in which three jawans of Rajputana Rifles were killed, officials said.
The Delhi Police on Monday clarified that the animal seen during the live broadcast of the oath-taking ceremony was merely a common house cat, clearing the air of it being a wild animal.
A day after attending PM Narendra Modi's oath ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, leaders from several neighbouring countries called on President Droupadi Murmu here on Monday.