Tag: President Of India

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday gave his assent to the Triple Talaq Bill, making the practice of giving instant triple talaq orally a criminal offence with provisions of a jail term of up to three years. The Triple Talaq Bill or Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 which prohibits […]

Mumbai: President Ram Nath Kovind has met Lata Mangeshkar at her residence here. The legendary singer said that she felt deeply honoured and humbled by the President’s visit. Lata Mangeshkar on Sunday took to Twitter, where she shared a candid photograph of herself chatting with the President. “Namaskar, was deeply honoured and humbled when the […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind will embark on an 11-day visit to Iceland, Switzerland and Slovenia from Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. Secretary (West) Gitesh Sharma said that the President will be visiting the three countries to bring high business elements to the fore, according to standard practice. He […]

Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday rejected a request made by New Delhi to let the airplane of Indian President Ram Nath Kovind to fly over its airspace, the media reported. Islamabad turned down the request based on the “alarming human rights situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK)”, said Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, according to Geo […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted people on the occasion of Diwali. “Greetings and best wishes to fellow citizens on the auspicious occasion of Deepawali. Let us on this day try to bring happiness in the lives of those who are less fortunate and needy by lighting […]

New Delhi: The Delhi court has asked Tihar jail authorities whether the Nirbhaya case convicts have been informed about the rejection of their mercy plea by the President of India. Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora sought response from the jail authorities and has adjourned the matter for 4.30 p.m. on Friday. The court’s observations […]

Bhubaneswar: Highlighting the champion role played by women in the development of nation, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday stated that efforts need to be taken towards empowering women. Taking to twitter on the occasion of International Women’s Day, Patnaik wrote, “Be it financial independence or representing the people in Parliament, empowering women has […]

Rourkela: Attending the 18th annual convocation of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, President of India Ram Nath Kovind batted for a Universities’ Social Responsibility at par with the prevailing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the country. “A University must contribute to empowering the community around it. Happy to note that NIT Rourkela has adopted […]