Australian PM Anthony Albanese in India: PM Albanese will also call on President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan later this evening.
Amrit Udyan: One of the renowned gardens of India, Amrit Udyan is blooming nowadays with vibrant flowers. This year many firsts have been introduced to enhance the experience of visitors.
The name of the Mughal Garden at Rashtrapati Bhavan has been changed to Amrti Udyan in order to mark Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Members of the Jain community on Sunday protested across various cities including Mumbai, Delhi, and Ahmedabad against the decision of the Jharkhand government to declare sacred 'Shri Sammed Shikarji' in the state a tourist destination and vandalism of a temple in Palitana, Gujarat.
Rashtrapati Bhavan to open for public: The time slots to visit the Rashtrapati Bhavan are available from 10 am to 4 pm. Visitors can book their slots online at http://rashtrapatisachivalaya.
People can pay a visit on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, except on gazetted holidays, in five-time slots of one hour each, from 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm, it said.
Silver Trumpet ceremony: President Droupadi Murmu also lauded the commandant, officers, junior commissioned officers (JCOs), and other ranks of the President's Bodyguard (PBG) for the outstanding parade display, maintenance of well-groomed horses, and for magnificent ceremonial attire.
Silver Trumpet ceremony: The presentation parade shall be followed by an audio-visual presentation highlighting the history and significance of the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner and the modern-day role of the PBG.
The protesting MPs of Congress raised slogans against the govt demanding that the GST hike on essential items be withdrawn, with party chief Sonia Gandhi standing with the women MPs of the party holding a banner outside gate number 1 of Parliament.
The office of President was created when India became a republic on January 26, 1950. The President is the head of the executive and also the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces.
The tenure of President Ram Nath Kovind is set to end on July 24.
The Padma Bhushan recipients include actor Victor Banerjee, and Krishna Murthy Ella and Suchitra Krishna Ella of Bharat Biotech, the maker of coronavirus vaccine Covaxin, an official statement said. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai were among those who were named for the Padma Bhushan. However, they were absent at Monday's event.
India's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, who died in a chopper crash last December, late Radheshyam Khemka, former chairman of Gita Press that publishes Hindu religious books, and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad were among 54 prominent personalities who were conferred Padma awards by President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday. While Rawat and Khemka were given Padma Vibhushan, the country's second-highest civilian award, posthumously, Azad, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekharan, former CAG Rajiv Mehrishi, founder of Serum Institute of India that made COVID-19 vaccine Covishield Cyrus Poonawalla were among the eight honoured with Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian award, at a civil investiture ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. See Photos.
The Change of Guard ceremony will also not take place till further notice, the official release added.
As per Delhi Police sources, the couple had entered the Rashtrapati Bhawan late at night and were held by the security personnel posted there.
President of Karnataka Janapada Academy, Matha B Manjamma Jogati has been instrumental in popularizing the folk art forms practised in rural Karnataka, Maharashtra, and parts of Andhra Pradesh.
Of these, four were Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bhushan and 61 Padma Shri awards for the year 2020, according to a statement issued by the President's office.
"President Kovind inaugurates 72nd TB Seal Campaign of Tuberculosis Association of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan," tweeted the Prez of India.
With strict social distancing measures, a cap on the number of visitors and no on-the-spot entry, the famed Mughal Gardens of the Rashtrapati Bhawan will kickstart its annual "Udyanotsav" amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
On-the-spot booking facility has been temporarily suspended and only online bookings can be done now.
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