New Delhi | ‘Virat’, an elite member of President Ram Nath Kovind’s Bodyguard, and a veteran who has been a part of over 13 Republic Day parades, retired from the service on Wednesday. Virat, a hanoverian breed horse, was, recently on the eve of Army Day on January 15, and was awarded the Chief of Army […]
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2020 National Sports Awards to be held virtually
New Delhi: The 2020 National Sports Awards will be held via video conferencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sports Ministry said on Thursday. The ceremony is scheduled to be held on Saturday (August 29), and the Ministry said that 65 out of the 74 awardees will be present. Of the nine award winners who […]
President Kovind gifts bicycle on Eid to budding cyclist
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has gifted a bicycle to a budding young cyclist who works part-time as a dishwasher in Ghaziabad. The boy who hails from Bihar, studies in class 9 at Sarvodaya School in Delhis Anand Vihar. Riyaz belongs to Madhubani district of Bihar. His family members – his parents, two sisters […]
Mayawati writes to President, seeks judicial probe into Delhi riots
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Friday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind on the violence in northeast Delhi, in which more than 40 people have been killed so far, demanding a judicial probe into the riots. She stated that the violence in the national capital that began on Sunday and continued for […]
President accepts Allahabad varsity VC resignation, orders probe
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday accepted the resignation of Professor Rattan Lal Hangloo from the position of Vice Chancellor of the University of Allahabad. Hangloo sent his resignation in a letter dated December 31, 2019, citing personal reasons. He has been relieved with immediate effect. A press release issued by the Ministry […]
India expresses displeasure at Pak’s decision disallowing Prez Kovind’s plane over its airspace
New Delhi: India has expressed its displeasure at Pakistan’s unilateral decision to disallow President Ram Nath Kovind’s plane over its airspace. Responding to a query on denial of overflight clearance to a VVIP special flight by Pakistan, Raveesh Kumar, spokesperson for Ministry of External Affair, said, “We regret the decision of the government of Pakistan […]
Pakistan denies entry to Kovind’s plane in its airspace
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday rejected a request made by New Delhi to let the airplane of Indian President Ram Nath Kovind fly over its airspace. Islamabad turned down the request based on the “alarming human rights situation in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK)”, announced Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. Qureshi said Prime Minister Imran Khan had […]
J&K Reorganisation Act gets President’s approval
New Delhi (1 MIN READ): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday gave his approval to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which was passed by the Parliament in the recently concluded first session of the 17th Lok Sabha to bifurcate the state into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir with an Assembly and […]
J&K’s special status ends with abrogation of Article 370
New Delhi (2 MIN READ): President Ram Nath Kovind has declared abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, after Parliament passed a resolution in this regard. “All provisions of Indian Constitution as amended from time to time without any modifications or exceptions, shall […]
President, PM, military hail Kargil heroes
New Delhi: The nation on Friday commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Kargil war to recall the valour of the soldiers who took part in Operation Vijay, recapturing strategic heights on the border seized by Pakistani troops and militants. “A grateful nation acknowledges the gallantry of our Armed Forces on the heights of Kargil in […]