Droupadi Murmu

Powerful, visionary, unstoppable: News18 SheShakti 2025 celebrates women leading India forward

News18 SheShakti 2025 Delhi edition began with empowering words from the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, setting the tone for the celebration

FirstUp: Kim in China for WWII parade, hearing in Fed's Lisa Cook case... The top headlines

North Korea's Kim Jong Un will arrive in Beijing ahead of the Victory Day military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. He is likely to hold talks with China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin. The US Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of former Federal Governor Lisa Cook's dismissal by the Trump administration

President Murmu heaps praise on Divya and Humpy, hails India's domination of chess: 'Brimming with a new confidence'

In her address to the nation on Thursday, President Murmu also made special mention of Divya Deshmukh and Koneru Humpy for the historic all-Indian final at the FIDE Women's World Cup, while looking forward to India's transformation as a "global sporting power-house" under National Sports Policy 2025.

President Droupadi Murmu delivers ceremonial address on eve of Independence Day 2025 | Full speech text

President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday (August 14) delivered the ceremonial address on the eve of Independence Day. Here is the full text of President Murmu's speech:

Operation Sindoor showcased India’s steely resolve and self-reliance in defence, says President Murmu

The president said that with 6.5 per cent GDP growth and world-leading digital payment adoption, India is charting a confident path toward becoming a developed economy

'Nation must never forget the pain of partition': President Murmu in Independence Day eve address

President Murmu remembered the horrors of 1947 partition and said that countrymen should never forget the pain inflicted due to it, adding that terrible violence was witnessed in the course of events and that the nation pays tributes to the victims of the follies of history.

Can SC set deadlines for President? Murmu seeks top court's opinion on 14 questions

The apex court passed a judgment in April on the State of Tamil Nadu v The Governor of Tamil Nadu and Anr and held that the Governors cannot sit over bills passed by the state legislature indefinitely

FirstUp: President Murmu to visit Portugal and other headlines of the day

President Droupadi Murmu will visit Portugal today for a two-day visit at the invitation of her Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to strengthen bilateral ties between the two nations. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron will be visiting Egypt to discuss the reconstruction of Gaza, among other pressing matters, with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir to inspect the security situation along the LoC

Quicksplained: Who is Poonam Gupta, the CRPF officer to get married at Rashtrapati Bhavan?

President Droupadi Murmu has granted permission to CRPF Assistant Commandant Poonam Gupta to marry fellow officer Avnish Kumar at Rashtrapati Bhavan this month. The Personal Security Officer gained fame after she led the all-women contingent at the Republic Day parade in 2023

What is privilege motion against Sonia Gandhi over ‘poor thing’ remark on President Murmu?

BJP MPs have filed a privilege motion against Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi for her ‘poor thing’ remark on President Droupadi Murmu. Her son and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is also likely to face the same motion because of his ‘misleading’ remarks about the India-China border dispute