Latest Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan News & Updates

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) On the occasion of the 18th Civil Services Day on Tuesday, Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan will address officials at an event in Delhi, highlighting the government’s commitment to inclusive development and citizen-centric governance. The event planned by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions at Vigyan Bhawan will be themed “Viksit Bharat: Citizen-Centric Governance and Develop…

Colombo, April 22 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan departed for New Delhi after concluding a successful two-day visit to Sri Lanka on Monday. The Vice President’s visit yielded key outcomes focused on further strengthening the bilateral ties between the two nations, including eased OCI eligibility to sixth-generation Indian Origin Tamils (IOTs) for simpler travel to India.VP Radhakrishnan also virtually handed over a cluster of houses to plantation workers under the Indian Housing Projec…

Colombo, April 20 (IANS) Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Monday arrived in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, to visit sites of the Indian Housing Project aimed at supporting the Indian-origin Tamil community. The visit marks a key engagement in strengthening India’s developmental and people-centric cooperation with Sri Lanka.The Vice President’s official X handle informed about the visit, stating, “Vice President of India Shri C P Radhakrishnan arrived in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, today to visit…

Colombo, April 19 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan met Sri Lanka’s Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa on Sunday, with discussions held on further deepening bilateral ties. “During the ongoing visit of Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan to Sri Lanka, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa called on Vice President in Colombo. Both leaders discussed further strengthening India-Sri Lanka bilateral ties,” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X…

Colombo, April 19 (IANS) Ceylon Workers Congress President Senthil Thondaman said on Sunday that it was an honour to meet Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and expressed gratitude to Indian government for their continuous support to Sri Lanka during the Cyclone Ditwah. Speaking to IANS after meeting the Vice President, Thondaman said that he requested him to grant Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status to Indian-origin Tamils in Sri Lanka. “It was an honour to welcome the Indian Vice President, …

New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Anticipating women’s quota becoming a reality soon, experts have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale to also push for political representation for persons with disabilities, an official said on Tuesday.​ The author of India’s first-ever handbook on disability for Parliamentarians, titled ‘Beyond the Visible: A Handbook on Disability Inclusion for Parliamentarians’, Arman Ali, NCPEDP Executive Dir…

Surendranagar/New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Monday expressed condolences following a fatal road accident in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district that claimed seven lives from a pilgrim group in the early hours of the day.Notably, the President is on a two-day visit to the state for various academic events.In a post on X, the President said: “The news of the death of people in a road accident in Surendranagar district of Gujarat is ex…

New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Sunday inaugurated a conference titled ‘Transformation of Tribal Lives through Science and Technological Interventions – Preserving Language, Faith and Culture’ at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital. The conference was organised by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, in collaboration with the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) and ITITI Doon Sanskriti School, Dehradun.Ad…

Motihari (Bihar), April 4 (IANS) Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan addressed the 3rd Convocation Ceremony of Mahatma Gandhi Central University at Motihari, East Champaran, Bihar on Saturday, urging students to use technology responsibly for nation-building. He said that convocation marks not the end of education but the beginning of a lifelong journey of learning, a statement said.The Vice-President said that in a rapidly changing world driven by technology, fields such as Artificial Intelligen…

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan will visit Bihar on Saturday to attend the 3rd Convocation of Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, as the Chief Guest, an official said. The Vice-President will also visit Bhitiharwa Gandhi Ashram in West Champaran during his visit, said an official statement on Friday.Last month, the Vice President visited Ulihatu, the ancestral village of tribal icon Birsa Munda, in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, and paid homage to his memory…