Durbar Hall

In keeping with the government's efforts to move away from the colonial past, the President's Secretariat announced on Thursday that two important halls of Rashtrapati Bhavan, where various ceremonies are held, are being renamed.

Venues for different ceremonial functions, Rashtrapati Bhavan's iconic 'Durbar Hall' and 'Ashok Hall' were on Thursday renamed 'Ganatantra Mandap' and 'Ashok Mandap', respectively.

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday renamed the imposing Durbar Hall in Raj Bhavan in Chennai as 'Bharathiar Mandapam', honouring the nationalist bard.

The Tripura government has come under sharp criticism for using the Durbar Hall of the 122-year-old Ujjayanta Palace as the venue for a dinner hosted for G20 meeting delegates earlier this week.

M Venkaiah Naidu was sworn in as the new vice-president of India. President Ramnath Kovind administered the oath of office to Mr Naidu, 68, at a brief ceremony in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan attended by political leaders cutting across party lines.

M Venkaiah Naidu took oath this morning as India's 13th Vice President. Nominated by the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, he won the Vice Presidential election last week. The swearing-in ceremony took place in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan.

In a post shared on October 11, Mysuru's titular 'Maharaja' Yaduveer Wadiyar called out citizens who callously left waste all over the iconic Mysore Palace premises and commented: "Hope this blatant disregard to our most sacred building is not an annual feature."

President Pranab Mukherjee has said that he had no knowledge about how Rashtrapati Bhavan functioned till he assumed office and had even sent his daughter to the palatial building two days before he took oath to get an idea.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers got 19 new faces on Tuesday morning. The ministers were sworn in at the majestic Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan at 11 am.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reshuffle and expand his council of ministers today and 19 new ministers are expected to be sworn in at the majestic Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan at 11 am.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will expand his cabinet today. 19 new ministers will take oath in the majestic Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. PM Modi, however, is keeping the contours of his cabinet close to his chest. Sources say the 19 will be Ministers of State and not of cabinet rank. Top sources also said there won't be any change in the ...

In the first major rejig and expansion since the Narendra Modi government came to power, 19 new ministers will take oath today in the majestic Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The Calcutta High Court today allowed sex workers of Sonagachi, considered Asia's largest red light area, to take on rent a community hall for organising their Durga Puja.

Lt General (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma was today sworn-in as the Governor of Mizoram at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Aizawl.

Manohar Parrikar, ex -Goa chief minister was the first Cabinet minister to be sworn into the Narendra Modi council of ministers at the Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan today. 21 new ministers took oath today.

In keeping with the government's efforts to move away from the colonial past, the President's Secretariat announced on Thursday that two important halls of Rashtrapati Bhavan, where various ceremonies are held, are being renamed.

Venues for different ceremonial functions, Rashtrapati Bhavan's iconic 'Durbar Hall' and 'Ashok Hall' were on Thursday renamed 'Ganatantra Mandap' and 'Ashok Mandap', respectively.

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday renamed the imposing Durbar Hall in Raj Bhavan in Chennai as 'Bharathiar Mandapam', honouring the nationalist bard.

The Tripura government has come under sharp criticism for using the Durbar Hall of the 122-year-old Ujjayanta Palace as the venue for a dinner hosted for G20 meeting delegates earlier this week.

M Venkaiah Naidu was sworn in as the new vice-president of India. President Ramnath Kovind administered the oath of office to Mr Naidu, 68, at a brief ceremony in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan attended by political leaders cutting across party lines.

M Venkaiah Naidu took oath this morning as India's 13th Vice President. Nominated by the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, he won the Vice Presidential election last week. The swearing-in ceremony took place in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan.

In a post shared on October 11, Mysuru's titular 'Maharaja' Yaduveer Wadiyar called out citizens who callously left waste all over the iconic Mysore Palace premises and commented: "Hope this blatant disregard to our most sacred building is not an annual feature."

President Pranab Mukherjee has said that he had no knowledge about how Rashtrapati Bhavan functioned till he assumed office and had even sent his daughter to the palatial building two days before he took oath to get an idea.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers got 19 new faces on Tuesday morning. The ministers were sworn in at the majestic Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan at 11 am.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reshuffle and expand his council of ministers today and 19 new ministers are expected to be sworn in at the majestic Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan at 11 am.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will expand his cabinet today. 19 new ministers will take oath in the majestic Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. PM Modi, however, is keeping the contours of his cabinet close to his chest. Sources say the 19 will be Ministers of State and not of cabinet rank. Top sources also said there won't be any change in the ...

In the first major rejig and expansion since the Narendra Modi government came to power, 19 new ministers will take oath today in the majestic Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The Calcutta High Court today allowed sex workers of Sonagachi, considered Asia's largest red light area, to take on rent a community hall for organising their Durga Puja.

Lt General (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma was today sworn-in as the Governor of Mizoram at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Aizawl.

Manohar Parrikar, ex -Goa chief minister was the first Cabinet minister to be sworn into the Narendra Modi council of ministers at the Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan today. 21 new ministers took oath today.