New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday urged all MPs to consider the government’s ‘one nation, one election’ concept. “I urge all the parliamentarians to think over ‘one nation, one election’ concept proposed by the government for the development of the country,” the President said while addressing the joint sitting of both Houses of […]
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Ram Nath Kovind corrects fumbling ministers during oath taking
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday during the oath taking ceremony of the new cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had to repeatedly interfere as the ministers fumbled. “Mein bhi bolna hai (Say ‘I’),” emphasised Kovind when Faggan Singh Kulaste who took oath as first Minister of State omitted the opening line of […]
Amit Shah to join Modi Cabinet
New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah is all set to become a member of the Narendra Modi Cabinet, which will be sworn in on Thursday by President Ram Nath Kovind here at Rashtrapati Bhawan. The announcement was made by Gujarat BJP chief Jitu Vaghani, who congratulated Shah after meeting him in Delhi. “Met our respected […]
Modi named Prime Minister, invited to form government
New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi tendered resignation of his Council of Ministers, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday invited him to form the next government. “Exercising powers vested in him under Article 75 (1) of the Constitution, the President on Saturday appointed Narendra Modi to the office of Prime Minister of […]
PM meets President, tenders resignation of Council of Ministers
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday and tendered resignation of the entire Council of Ministers, a mere formality before he is sworn-in for the next term. A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said the President has accepted the resignation and requested the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers to […]
Sitharaman says veterans call protest petition fake
New Delhi: An online petition to President Ram Nath Kovind by veterans protesting against politicization of armed forces has been marred in controversy as some whose names figure in the protest letter have distanced themselves from the campaign. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called it a “fake letter” saying Air Chief Marshal N.C. Suri and Gen S.F. […]
Veterans’ letter provokes controversy, two deny consent
New Delhi: A controversy erupted on Friday over a letter written by a number of veterans to President Ram Nath Kovind alleging the use of the armed forces for political purposes, even as some of them said they had not given any consent for such a move. The letter, which carried the names of over […]
Manohar Parrikar an epitome of integrity: Kovind
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind paid tributes to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who passed away on Sunday evening, terming him an “epitome of integrity”. “Extremely sorry to hear of the passing of Shri Manohar Parrikar, Chief Minister of Goa, after an illness borne with fortitude and dignity. An epitome of integrity and dedication […]
President presents Padma awards to 54 personalities
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday presented the Padma awards to 54 noted personalities, including scientist S. Nambi Narayanan and actor Manoj Bajpayee. 112 personalities were announced for this year’s Padma awards on the eve of Republic Day and 47 dignitaries were conferred the awards on March 11. The remaining awards were presented […]
President to confer Padma Awards on March 11, 15
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind will confer the Padma Awards on March 11 and 15 in two investiture ceremonies at the Rashtrapati Bhavan as the Modi government has claimed to have transformed the national honours into “people’s choice” trophies by involving the general public in sending entries. For the awards announced on the eve […]