Pranab Mukherjee today took oath as the 13th President of India

Pranab Mukherjee today took oath as the 13th President of India. CJI Kapadia administered the oath to Mukherjee at a special ceremony. Stay with us for latest updates.

12:04 PMPresident Pranab Mukherjee arrives at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

11:49 AMAfter the ceremony, Mukherjee and Patil were escorted out of the Central Hall amid the roll of drums and blowing of trumpets.

11:47 AMOfficially, the swearing-in ceremony for India's 13th President is over.

11:46 AMAfter President Pranab Mukherjee's acceptance speech, Vice-President Hamid Ansari gives a short speech.

11:44 AM"Education can bring next golden age for India."

- President Pranab Mukherjee

11:41 AMAll for knowledge, knowledge for all, says the new President.

11:38 AM"I will stay impartial as President."

- Pranab Mukherjee

11:37 AMI will strive to defend the Constitution, Pranab says in his acceptance speech.

11:34 AM"Poorest must feel part of rising India."

- Pranab Mukherjee after taking oath

11:31 AMPresident Pranab Mukherjee begins his acceptance speech.

11:30 AMPranab Mukherjee is sworn in as the country's 13th President. Officially, he is the new President of India.

11:29 AMChief Justice of India S H Kapadia administers the oath to Mukherjee in the presence of Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Union ministers, governors, chief ministers and a host of dignitaries.

11:26 AMPranab Mukherje reaches the Central Hall of Parliament.

11:20 AMPranab Mukherjee and Pratibha Patil arrive in the Central Hall of Parliament.

11:18 AMPranab Mukherjee

Watch live: Pranab's swearing-in ceremony

11:10 AMPratibha Patil, Pranab Mukherjee take guard of honour.

11:05 AMPresident Pratibha Patil and President-elect Pranab Mukherjee leave for Parliament

10:39 AMTalking about Pranab's attire, Goha said, "Mukherjee wore a new type of dress. He was wearing choga and achkan".

10:32 AMPresident-elect Pranab Mukherjee reaches Rashtrapati Bhavan.

10:31 AM"The President-elect was very happy, calm and quiet as he left for the oath taking ceremony. He is going to take up a new assignment"

- Mukherjee's key aide Pradyut Guha

10:31 AMDressed in a black sherwani with white churidar, Mukherjee also paid homage to Lal Bahadur Shastri.

10:23 AMNon-smokers' club

Till his 50s, Mukherjee loved to smoke his pipe. He got along with some MPs to form a 'smokers' club' in Parliament. This was long before the anti-tobacco campaign caught on and smoking was banned in most parts of Parliament.

10:22 AMPRANABSHASTRA

Here are some snippets from life of Pranab Mukherjee: Right till his last day in the finance ministry, the minister worked on the most important files late into the night. Well after most of his officers and personal staff went home, Mukherjee worked on key files till 1am.

10:09 AMWatch: Pranab to take oath as India's 13th President

10:03 AMPranab Mukherjee has reached Shanti Van, the memorial of India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru.

09:51 AMPranab Mukherjee visits Rajghat, other memorials before taking oath.

09:49 AMFrom Rajghat, Pranab went to Veer Bhoomi where he paid respect to Rajiv Gandhi.

09:46 AMThe swearing-in function will begin with the arrival of President Pratibha Patil and President-elect Mukherjee in a ceremonial procession from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to the Parliament Building. They will be received by Kapadia, Ansari and Kumar and escorted to the Central Hall.

09:42 AMPranab Mukherjee is travelling in Merceded Benz S600.

09:39 AMPranab Mukherjee was accompanied to Rajghat by Union urban development minister Kamal Nath.

09:32 AMPranab Mukherjee

President-elect Pranab Mukherjee has reached Rajghat

09:22 AMPresident-elect Pranab Mukherjee leaves for Rajghat

09:22 AMChief Justice of India S H Kapadia will administer the oath to Mukherjee at 11:30am in the presence of Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Union ministers, governors, chief ministers and a host of dignitaries.

09:21 AMPranab Mukherjee will be sworn in as the country's 13th President today at a special ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament.