New Delhi | President Ram Nath Kovind was admitted to the Army’s Research and Referral (R&R) Hospital in New Delhi on Friday morning owing to chest discomfort. The President, 75, complained of chest discomfort in the morning and thereafter he was rushed to the military hospital. The President, who underwent routine tests and was put under […]
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President Kovind condoles demise of ex-CBI director Ashwani Kumar
Shimla: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday condoled the demise of former CBI Director Ashwani Kumar who died in the Himachal Pradesh capital. In a message to his wife, Kovind praised his professionalism, competence and integrity as a police officer and his administrative ability in gubernatorial roles assigned to him in Nagaland and Manipur. Kumar, who […]
President Kovind nominates former CJI Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha
New Delhi: In a span of six years, two former Chief Justices have been accorded plum posts after retirement. Former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who retired in November 2019, is the latest after he was nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President Ram Nath Kovind. Former Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, who held the office for […]
Opposition howls as President mentions CAA as Mahatma Gandhi’s will
New Delhi: In a rare but not the first such occasion, opposition parties on Friday jointly expressed their objection by sloganeering “shame, shame”, that reverberated in the Central Hall of Parliament when President Ram Nath Kovind mentioned that Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was the will of Mahatma Gandhi which the government had fulfilled. Kovind made the […]
Kovind, Naidu, Modi greet people on Eid-ul-Fitr
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among the several leaders who greeted the people on Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday. The President, on his official Twitter handle, said the festival strengthens people’s belief in charity, fraternity and compassion. “Eid Mubarak to all fellow citizens, especially to our […]
Act on Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh’s praise of PM: President to MHA
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has forwarded an Election Commission (EC) letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs on Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh’s violation of model code of conduct, asking it to take “necessary action”, an official said. The EC letter to the President on Monday says that Singh violated the model code of conduct […]
Kovind, Modi pay tributes to Netaji
New Delhi | President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several politicians on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 122nd birth anniversary, calling him the most beloved national hero and a “defiant patriot”. “He remains one of our most beloved national heroes and an icon of India’s freedom […]
Parrikar’s life in danger over Rafale files, Congress tells Kovind
Panaji | Ailing Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s life is in danger because he possesses key files related to corruption in the Rafale fighter jet deal, Goa Congress President Girish Chodankar has said in a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind, demanding “fool-proof” security to the former Defence Minister who is recuperating from cancer. The Goa […]
Kovind, Amarinder to lay Kartarpur corridor foundation stone next week
Chandigarh : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday said that he and President Ram Nath Kovind will jointly lay the foundation stone of the Kartarpur corridor project in Dera Baba Nanak area of Gurdaspur district on November 26. “Happy to share that I’ll be joining President Ram Nath Kovind ji in laying foundation stone […]
Kovind condoles Vajpayee’s death
New Delhi : President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday expressed his condolences on the death of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “Extremely sad to hear of the passing away of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, our former Prime Minister and a true Indian statesman. His leadership, foresight, maturity and eloquence put him in a league […]