Tag: President

Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Michel Temer has announced deployment of armed forces in the border state of Roraima to restore order disrupted by an immigration crisis. The announcement came on Tuesday after thousands of Venezuelan immigrants entered Brazil through Roraima in 2017. The significant rise in their population caused tensions in the state where […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump’s administration is moving forward with its latest round of 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion worth of Chinese goods this week while trade talks continued between mid-level officials from the two countries here. The tariffs will go into effect from Thursday with China expected to respond with a 25 per […]

Islamabad: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Saturday took oath as Pakistan’s 22nd Prime Minister, three weeks after his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party won the highest number of seats in the general election. Khan, who outvoted opposition and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Shahbaz Sharif in the Prime Minister’s election on Friday, was administered his oath by […]

Manila: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has urged China to temper its behaviour in the disputed areas of South China Sea. In a speech delivered on Tuesday night at the presidential palace, Duterte, who has sought improved ties with Beijing since taking office two years ago, called on China to respect countries’ right of passage through […]

Chennai: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday visited DMK President M. Karunanidhi at the Kauvery Hospital here and wished him speedy recovery. “Visited Thiru Karunanidhi, met Kalaignar’s family members and doctors, and inquired about his health. Wishing the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, a veteran of our public life, a quick recovery,” Kovind tweeted. […]

Moscow: Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia’s president for a fourth term today, extending his almost two-decade rule by another six years at a time of high tension with his Western rivals. The 65-year-old, in power since 1999, is on course to become the longest-serving Russian leader since Joseph Stalin after his victory in […]

Cuttack: President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday advised the lawyers of the nation to be a voice for the voiceless and bring justice to the most deprived. “It would be a travesty of our republican ethic if a poor person did not get the same access to the law as a rich person. Unfortunately, in […]

Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to keep Guantánamo Bay military prison open in a major reversal of his predecessor Barack Obama’s policy. Announcing the move in the State of the Union address on Tuesday night, Trump said he had just signed the order directing Defence Secretary James Mattis to “re-examine our […]

New Delhi: As Sonia Gandhi on Friday said it was time for her to retire, the Congress party clarified that she has retired as party President and not from politics. “Would sincerely request friends in the media to not rely on innuendos. “Sonia Gandhi has retired as President of Indian National Congress and not from […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind paid tributes to the victims of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on its ninth anniversary today and said that people must resolve to take on, defeat and eliminate terrorism in all forms. “On the ninth anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks, we mourn with the families that lost their dear […]

New Delhi:  An ordinance that bars wilful and habitual defaulters from bidding for stressed assets was promulgated on Thursday with tough provisions to prevent any attempts by them to regain control of companies in difficulty. President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday signed the ordinance that amends the Insolvency and Banking Code (IBC) 2016 which was […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that states and governors should share information about their successful programmes with their counterparts. “Deliberations on both achievements and problems between states will give a new dimension to cooperative federalism,” he said at the 48th Conference of Governors here. “India will emerge as a developed nation […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday gave away the “Vayoshreshtha Samman” awards to senior citizens at a function here. Speaking on the occasion, the President said there was a healthy tradition of respecting and taking care of elders in the country. He said according to the last census, the population of senior citizens […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday launched the ‘Adopt a Heritage’ initiative on World Tourism Day, under which heritage sites will be entrusted to public and private enterprises and individuals for maintenance. The initiative — launched along with ‘Incredible India 2.0 Campaign’ — is an attempt to boost Indian tourism with “greater focus […]

Xiamen: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said people all are for peace and cooperation, not conflict and confrontation Xi also said the threat of terrorism has cast a “dark shadow” on the world but stressed that “resolving geopolitical hotspot issues was the need of the hour”. “People around the world want peace and cooperation, […]