President Ram Nath Kovind

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Greets People On Maha Shivaratri

India News | Edited by Aditi Ghosh | Friday February 21, 2020

On the occasion of Maha Shivaratri today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people and prayed that Lord Shiva blesses everyone in the country with peace, prosperity and good fortune.

Former Judges, Army Officers Write To President Against Anti-CAA Protesters

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 17, 2020

Over 150 prominent citizens including former judges, bureaucrats, army officers and academicians wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday over anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters, saying that a "false and motivated" campaign is being launched against the law, the National Population Register (NPR) and NRC to harm the nation. In the ...

DMK Sends Over Two Crore Signatures Against CAA To President

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 16, 2020

The DMK today said that more than two crore forms collected as part of an anti-CAA signature campaign by the party-led Secular Progressive Alliance in Tamil Nadu have been sent to President Ram Nath Kovind.

The 6 Ministers Who Took Oath Along With Arvind Kejriwal

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Sunday February 16, 2020

Six MLAs including Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai were sworn in as cabinet ministers today along with Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, who took oath as the Chief Minister of Delhi for a third time. On Mr Kejriwal's advice, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed six cabinet ministers for Delhi - Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Gopal Rai, Kailash Ge...

President Appoints Arvind Kejriwal As Delhi Chief Minister; 6 Ministers To Take Oath Sunday

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 14, 2020

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.

Supreme Court Judge Faints During Nirbhaya Rape-Murder Case Hearing

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday February 14, 2020

A Supreme Court judge fainted in the courtroom on Friday while she was dictating an order on the centre's petition seeking separate executions for the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, news agency PTI reported.

RBI's Enhanced Regulatory Role Will Deter Malpractices, Says President

Business | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 12, 2020

Banks are fulcrum of the country's economic ecosystem, and have played a sterling role in fuelling India's growth over the years, he stated.

Another Nirbhaya Convict Challenges Rejection Of Mercy Plea In Supreme Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday February 11, 2020

One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case challenged the rejection of his mercy petition by President Ram Nath Kovind in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Vinay Sharma's counsel, AP Singh, also sought the reduction of his punishment from death sentence to life imprisonment.

President Ram Nath Kovind, Wife Cast Their Vote In Delhi Assembly Elections

Assembly Delhi | ANI | Saturday February 8, 2020

With elections underway in Delhi, President Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savita Kovind cast their votes at a polling booth at Dr Rajendra Prasad Kendriya Vidyalaya within the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex in New Delhi.

"Gandhi-Ji May Be Trailer For You, For Us He's Life": PM To Opposition

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday February 6, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed parliament today, to thank President Ram Nath Kovind for his speech, amid protests from opposition benches over BJP MP Ananthkumar Hegde's remarks about Mahatma Gandhi earlier this week

Nirbhaya Case: Akshay Thakur's Plea Against Hanging Rejected By President

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday February 5, 2020

President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Akshay Thakur, the third of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case. The death row prisoner had filed the appeal on Saturday, hours after President Kovind turned down the appeal of fellow convict Vinay Sharma.

Bengal BJP Submits Memorandum To President Over Law And Order Situation In State

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 4, 2020

A delegation of BJP MPs from West Bengal led by the party's general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya today submitted a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind expressing concern about the law and order situation in the state.

Nirbhaya Convict Files Mercy Plea, President Rejects Another's Petition

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday February 1, 2020

Nirbhaya convict Akshay Singh has filed a mercy plea with President Ram Nath Kovind, hours after a similar plea by convict Vinay Sharma was rejected

Budget 2020: Finance Minister Meets President Kovind Before Presenting Union Budget

India News | ANI | Saturday February 1, 2020

Budget 2020: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her team met President Ram Nath Kovind before presenting her second budget on Saturday.

President Praises People For Displaying Maturity After Ayodhya Verdict

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 31, 2020

President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday complimented people of the country for displaying "maturity" after the Supreme Court verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid issue.