Pratibha Patil

New Delhi, Nov 19 : President Pratibha Patil said here on Thursday that education is a very powerful tool for empowering people and for giving them self-dignity. Addressing the silver jubilee celebrations of the Indira Gandhi National Open...

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PTI 18 November 2009, 04:32pm IST NEW DELHI: President Pratibha Patil is not scared of undertaking a sortie in a two-seater Sukhoi-30 frontline fighter jet plane of the IAF next week at Pune. "Why should I? I am the Supreme Commander...

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NEW DELHI: IAF might be all set to fly President Pratibha Devisingh Patil in a Sukhoi-30MKI 'air dominance' fighter on November 25 but has no immediate plans to induct women as fighter pilots for the foreseeable future. There are...

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Strictly speaking though, Singh's is not a "state visit" since such visits involves the Head of State (in India's case Pratibha Patil) whereas in India's parliamentary system the Prime Minister is the head of government. But since...

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New Delhi, Nov 16 : President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today said big hospitals in the country can be considered as locations for setting up medical colleges in an effort to increase the number of doctors. Speaking at the 37th annual...

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New Delhi, Nov 14 : President Pratibha Patil n Saturday expressed the hope that the country's economy would return to the higher growth track of above seven per cent from the present rate of 6.5 percent. Inaugurating the India...

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New Delhi, Nov 13 : President Pratibha Patil said here on Friday that committing violence against women should not be tolerated as it goes against the very ethos of civilized society. Addressing the third National Conference on the...

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New Delhi, Nov 13 : President Pratibha Patil has been undergoing a fitness regime for the past two-three months for her maiden flight in Indian Air Force's (IAF) frontline fighter jet Sukhoi Su-30MKI on Nov 25. The IAF is leaving nothing...

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NEW DELHI: President Pratibha Patil, who plans to create history by becoming the first woman to fly in IAFaEUR™s Sukhoi fighter jet on Nov 25, is looking forward to the aEURoeexperience of an air combat aircraftaEUR� and has already...

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New Delhi, Nov 12 : President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate the Foundation Day lecture on Governance and Public Service here today. The lecture has been organised by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). This lecture series aims...

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