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Nashik: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday presented the prestigious President’s Colours to the Army Aviation Corps at a ceremony here. The president, who is also the supreme commander of the armed forces, awarded the Colours at a grand ceremonial parade held at the Combat Army Aviation Training School at Nashik Road. “The Indian Army […]

Rameswaram (TN): The Indian Missile Man and former President A P J Abdul Kalam was remembered on his 88th birth anniversary. The late scientist’s family and the district administration paid tributes at his memorial here. Ramanathapuram district collector K Veera Raghava Rao paid floral tributes at the memorial while Kalam’s relatives led by his elder […]

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 […]

Mumbai: President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday morning revoked the Proclamation of central rule implemented in Maharashtra since November 12, after 11 days. The Rashtrapati Bhavan’s announcement came shortly after a new government headed by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was sworn-in on Saturday morning by Governor B.S. Koshyari. The […]

Bhubaneswar: President Ram Nath Kovind will be arriving here on December 7 for a two-day visit to the state, officials said on Monday. He is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of the Paika memorial at Barunei near Khurda town on Sunday morning, and later attend the closing ceremony of the platinum jubilee celebrations of […]

Bhubaneswar: Extensive security arrangements have been made in Bhubaneswar and Khurda in view of President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to Odisha tomorrow. Reviewing the security measures, interim Director General of Police Satyajit Mohanty on Thursday said, “As many as 30 platoons of police force have been deployed for the President’s visit. During the event, focus […]

New Delhi: Amid the protests across the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act, a delegation of 19 opposition leaders on Tuesday met President Ram Nath Kovind and urged him to ask the Narendra Modi government roll back the legislation. Addressing the media after the meeting, Congress’ interim President Sonia Gandhi said that the whole country […]

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 […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the conferment of Correctional Service medals on 35 prison personnel, including six from Odisha, on the occasion of the Republic Day, a Home Ministry statement said on Friday. Of the 35 recipients, six have been selected for Distinguished Service and 29 for Meritorious Service, the Ministry said, […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday appointed Arvind Kejriwal as the new Chief Minister of Delhi after his Aam Aadmi Party bagged 62 of the 70 seats in the recent Delhi Assembly elections. According to an official notification, the President has also appointed six MLAs as ministers of the Delhi government following the […]

New Delhi: After contributing one month’s salary to the PM-CARES fund in March, President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said he would “forego” 30 per cent of his salary for the fund for a year and reduce expenses of the Rashtrapati Bhavan as part of the steps to make more resources available for Covid-19 relief […]

New Delhi: Unlike previous years, President Ram Nath Kovind did not host the ‘At Home’ reception to honour freedom fighters on the 78th anniversary of ‘Quit India’ Day on Sunday due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Every year, the President hosts the ‘At Home’ reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the anniversary of the Quit India […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among several dignitaries who paid tributes to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his second death anniversary on Sunday. They were joined by several Union ministers and other leaders at ‘Sadaiv Atal’, the memorial to Vajpayee in the […]

President Ram Nath Kovind turned 75 on Thursday, with Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi among others wishing him good health and long life on his birthday. Kovind was born on October 1, 1945 at Paraunkh village in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. He was sworn in as the 14th President of […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Home Minister Amit Shah paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary on Saturday, which is observed as the “National Unity Day”. The Governor General Shri C. Rajagopalachari with Deputy Prime Minister of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Government […]