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President Ram Nath Kovind presents Baton of Honor to Kiran Bedi
ANI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 08:44 PM IST
Kiran Bedi received a Baton of Honor decorated with the emblem of the Indian Republic and a letter of appreciation from President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
'Sex ratio better here': President Kovind praises gender equality among tribals
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 07, 2021 06:50 PM IST
- The President was on a two-day visit to Madhya Pradesh. Sunday's 'Janjatiya Sammelan' where he delivered his speech was organised by the MP Tribal Welfare Department.
President Kovind receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Delhi’s RR hospital
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 01:40 PM IST
- With today’s vaccination, the President joins the ranks of statesmen and politicians who have gotten vaccinated since the second phase of vaccination started on March 1.
Motera stadium renamed after PM Modi: All you need to know about it
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
UPDATED ON FEB 24, 2021 02:58 PM IST
The stadium is hosting a match between India and England today. On February 24, 2019, the then President of United States, Donald Trump had visited Motera Stadium for the 'Namaste Trump' event.
Refurbished Motera stadium renamed after PM as Narendra Modi stadium
PTI
UPDATED ON FEB 24, 2021 01:46 PM IST
The President inaugurated the stadium in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju among a host of other dignitaries.
Our healthcare delivery poised to adapt at all stages: President Kovind
PTI, Bengaluru
PUBLISHED ON FEB 07, 2021 12:06 PM IST
The President said he was glad to learn that the University had trained over two lakh health care professionals, from doctors and nurses to administrators and hospital facility providers, to better respond to the outbreak.
Three-day polio vaccination drive to begin from today
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
UPDATED ON JAN 31, 2021 07:27 AM IST
India achieved the status of a polio-free country a decade ago; the last case was detected in Howrah in January 13, 2011. The health ministry said that pulse polio immunization will be taken up on January 31, February 1 and 2.
Boycotting Prez’s address doesn’t mean insulting him: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Harshit Sabarwal
UPDATED ON JAN 29, 2021 02:20 PM IST
The opposition parties on Thursday announced that they would boycott the address in order to express solidarity with the farmers who have been protesting against the Centre’s three new farm laws.
President Kovind lauds Centre for 'timely decision' during pandemic
ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 29, 2021 01:27 PM IST
President Kovind, in his address to a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament, paid tribute to those who succumbed due to the virus.
Full speech text: Prez Kovind's address to Parliament as Budget session starts
By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 29, 2021 01:30 PM IST
India is holding its Budget session in the Parliament starting today. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the country's Union budget on February 1.
In Parliament speech, President recalls 'sacrifice' by soldiers in Galwan clash
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai
UPDATED ON JAN 29, 2021 01:55 PM IST
The President also assured the country by saying extra Forces have been deployed at Line of Actual Control (LAC) for protection of India's sovereignty.
'India foiled expansionist move in Ladakh': President's veiled dig at China
ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 10:58 PM IST
The President said that soldiers of the armed forces ensure security of our national boundaries amid severest conditions including in Galwan Valley and Siachen.
'Salute farmers, committed to their welfare': President Ram Nath Kovind
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 25, 2021 07:35 PM IST
He also made a special mention about the healthcare and frontline workers who took the coronavirus disease head on, and hailed the contribution made by the scientists of the country in developing a vaccine.
President Kovind confers Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards to 40 people
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Nilavro Ghosh
UPDATED ON JAN 25, 2021 04:57 PM IST
The award is given to a person for an exemplary act of human nature in saving someone's life. It can be awarded under three categories - Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Jeevan Raksha Padak. It can also be given posthumously.
President Kovind donates Rs5 lakh for Ram Temple construction in Ayodhya
By Smriti Kak Ramachandran, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 16, 2021 04:19 AM IST
VHP’s international working president Alok Kumar, Govind Dev Giri, the treasure of the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerath Kshetra Trust, and former bureaucrat Nripendra Misra, who heads the temple construction committee, were part of the delegation that met the President
'Held our heads high with pride': PM Modi extends wishes on Army Day
Written by Prashasti Singh, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 15, 2021 09:11 AM IST
Army Day is celebrated on January 15 every year since 1950 to mark the taking over of the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, Field Marshal KM Cariappa, from the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, General Sir Francis Butcher.
J-K cadre of IAS, IPS and IFoS officers merged with AGMUT
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Mallika Soni | Srinagar
UPDATED ON JAN 07, 2021 09:11 PM IST
The notification said the officers borne or allocated to AGMUT cadre shall function in accordance with the rules framed by the central government.
Muradnagar mishap: President Kovind extends condolences
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 03, 2021 06:33 PM IST
Seventeen people were killed when the roof of a shelter at a cremation ground in Uttar Pradesh’s Muradnagar collapsed on Sunday, news agency ANI reported.
West Bengal governor Dhankhar says country is apprehensive of violent elections in Bengal
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Kolkata
PUBLISHED ON JAN 01, 2021 09:45 PM IST
It will be a massive blow to the democratic system if public servants are engaged in political work and there cannot be a bigger challenge than this to the rule of law, he said.
Rashtrapati Bhavan museum complex to reopen from January 5
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 01, 2021 04:44 PM IST
India has reported less than 300 deaths related to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) every day since the last one week, the government said on Friday, as 256 fatalities were logged from across the country in 24 hours.
In New Year greetings, Rahul Gandhi takes a veiled dig at Centre over farm laws
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Prashasti Singh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 01, 2021 09:00 AM IST
On December 27 too, he targeted the Centre over the protests, saying that the farmers should keep walking and not be scared of the ‘bluster of the government’.
President asks citizens to strive for an inclusive society in New Year’s speech
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 06:34 PM IST
In a message, he said every new year provides an opportunity to make a new beginning and emphasizes our resolve for individual and collective development, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement.
President Ram Nath Kovind to confer Digital India Awards today
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 30, 2020 09:28 AM IST
The National Informatics Centre, under Ministry of Electronics and IT, has been conducting the biennial Digital India Awards to promote innovation in eGovernance and digital transformation of government service delivery mechanism.
President Kovind enters 2021 on a fit and healthy note with his morning jog at Ghoghla beach in Diu
By Zarafshan Shiraz | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 28, 2020 03:11 PM IST
Monday motivation: President Ram Nath Kovind sends across positive vibes and wishes of good health and prosperity as he wraps up 2020 on a healthy note with a jogging session on the pristine Ghoghla beach in Diu
‘Water cannon or bluster, keep walking’: Rahul Gandhi tweets a poem to target Centre over farmers’ stir
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 27, 2020 10:29 AM IST
The former Congress president, along with other party leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, visited Rashtrapati Bhavan on December 24. They submitted a memorandum having two crore signatures to President Ram Nath Kovind demanding repeal of the farm laws.
Farm law protests: Terai farmers to march to Delhi on Friday to join stir | 10 points
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by Karan Manral | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 25, 2020 11:41 AM IST
The standoff between the Union government and farmers continues over the passage of new legislation to open up the country’s agricultural sector to private investment.
President, PM Modi, ministers pay tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 96th birth anniversary
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Deepali Sharma | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 11:20 AM IST
Prime minister Narendra Modi will also be releasing a book titled ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Parliament: A Commemorative Volume’ in the Parliament on Friday.
‘Anti-farmer’: Congress asks for withdrawal of laws
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2020 05:59 AM IST
Thousands of farmers, mainly from northern India, have camped on the borders of Delhi since November 26 to protest against the laws they say will weaken their bargaining power and leave them at the mercy of powerful agribusinesses.
Rahul Gandhi meets Prez over farm laws, says India an ‘imaginary democracy’
By Aurangzeb Naqshbandi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 24, 2020 05:08 PM IST
The Delhi Police did not allow Congress general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and some other leaders to proceed to the Rashtrapati Bhawan and took them into preventive custody
Congress march to President stopped, Priyanka Gandhi taken into custody
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Zara Khan | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 24, 2020 12:44 PM IST
The detained leaders were part of a delegation that was going to meet the President with 20 million signatures collected in the past three months against the three new farm laws enacted in September