Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Appreciating India s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, President Droupadi Murmu, in her maiden address to the nation, said that India s achievements in combating the pandemic have been better than those of many developed countries. India News | India s Achievements in Combating Covid-19 Better Than Those of Many Developed Countries: President Murmu.
President Droupadi Murmu's address to nation will broadcast from 7 pm on Sunday on the entire national network of All India Radio (AIR) and telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi, English and regional languages on regional channels.
New Delhi, Aug. 14 (PTI): India has helped the world discover the true potential of democracy and the keyword for the country today is compassion for the downtrodden, needy and those on the margins, President Droupadi Murmu said on Sunday. In her maiden address to the nation on the eve of the 76th Independence Day, Murmu said major economic reforms are being accompanied by innovative welfare initiatives and the world has seen “a new India rising in recent years, more so after the outbreak of COVID-19”. The president said when India won independence, there were many international leaders and experts who were sceptical about the success of the democratic form of government in India due to poverty and illiteracy at that time. “But we Indians proved the sceptics wrong. Democracy not only grew roots in this soil, it was enriched too,” she said as she asked citizens to pledge to give everything for the sake of the safety, security, progress and prosperity of the count
President Droupadi Murmu, who hails from a tribal community, on Sunday said that the government s decision last year to observe November 15 as Janajatiya Gaurav Divas is welcome because our tribal heroes are not merely local or regional icons but they inspire the entire nation.
President Droupadi Murmu in her first address to the nation said, the government's decision last year to observe November 15 as 'Janajatiya Gaurav Divas' is welcome because our tribal heroes inspire the entire nation.