President Droupadi Murmu has renamed two of the important halls of Rashtrapati Bhavan – namely, Durbar Hall and Ashok Hall – as ‘Ganatantra Mandap’ and ‘Ashok Mandap’, respectively.

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

He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by President K R Narayanan at a function at the Ashoka Hall, Rashtrapati Bhavan. Krishna Kant's 93-year-old mother Satyavati Devi witnessed the ...

Built as a crowning glory of the British Empire, it became a symbol of its end when Independent India's first government took oath in its grandest hall. From then on, Rashtrapati Bhavan has had a ...