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India showcases Anti-Satellite Weapon System at Republic Day Parade
India | Jan 26, 2020, 01:32 PM ISTASAT (Anti-satellite weapon) -- Mission Shakthi developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) -- Army's battle tank Bhishma, infantry combat vehicles, Air Forces' newly inducted Chinook and Apache helicopters in display at R-Day parade today.
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Nirbhaya case: MHA sends mercy petition of convict Mukesh to President; recommends rejection
India | Jan 17, 2020, 11:05 AM ISTThe Union Home Ministry on Friday forwarded to President Ram Nath Kovind the mercy petition of one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape case, recommending its rejection, officials said. Mukesh Singh, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case, had filed the mercy petition a few days ago.
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US bride's Kochi wedding coincides with Prez Kovind's stay. Here's what happened next
India | Jan 06, 2020, 07:06 PM ISTA destination wedding in Kochi involving a bride from the United States was on verge of being called off after the Taj hotel in Cochin got to know of President Ram Nath Kovind stopover. What happened next will surprise you.
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Citizenship Bill becomes Act after presidential nod
India | Dec 13, 2019, 08:17 AM ISTThe Citizenship Act will not be applicable to the tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura as included in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution and in the areas covered under the Inner Line Permit, notified under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873.
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'No mercy plea for child rapists': President Kovind calls for review of provision
India | Dec 06, 2019, 04:18 PM ISTThere should be no provision of mercy pleas for child rapists, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday as he called on the Parliament to consider a review.
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President Ram Nath Kovind addresses the nation on the eve of Independence Day
India | Aug 14, 2019, 07:12 PM ISTPresident Ram Nath Kovind is addressing the nation on the eve of Independence Day.
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Punjab women write letter in blood to President Kovind, complain about false cheating cases against them
India | Jul 06, 2019, 03:07 PM ISTThe women have claimed that they are being threatened by persons who have filed false complaints against them. In their letter to President Ram Nath Kovind, written in blood, the women have demanded euthanasia.
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Kovind made president because of his caste: Gehlot
Elections | Apr 17, 2019, 03:30 PM ISTAshok Gehlot said President Kovind was elected by the BJP so the Koli community can be appeased before Gujarat elections.
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PM Narendra Modi, President Kovind pay tributes to Guru Ravidas on birth anniversary
India | Feb 19, 2019, 11:36 AM ISTRavidas Jayanti is celebrated on the day marking the saints birth that is believed to be in the year 14th century on Maghi Purnima day.
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Kumbh Mela 2019: President Kovind offers prayers in Prayagraj with Yogi Adityanath, Guv Naik
India | Jan 17, 2019, 01:38 PM ISTThe president will also participate in an event related to Green Kumbh and is slated to meet saints.
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Myanmar to grant visa-on-arrival for Indian tourists
World | Dec 13, 2018, 01:09 PM ISTSeveral agreements are expected to be signed during the President's visit which comes amid China's foray into the southeast Asian country with which it has signed a mega port deal.
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PM Modi, President Kovind pay tributes to BR Ambedkar; railways gear up for heavy rush of followers
India | Dec 06, 2018, 11:55 AM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also paid tributes to Dr Babasaheb BR Ambedkar on Thursday and hailed his contribution in framing the country’s Constitution.
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India, Australia sign 5 deals as President Kovind meets PM Morrison
World | Nov 22, 2018, 12:08 PM ISTKovind, the first-ever Indian head of state to visit Australia, arrived in Sydney on Wednesday on the second leg of his two nation trip.
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Jawaharlal Nehru birth anniversary: Leaders pay tribute to India's first PM as country celebrates Children's Day
India | Nov 14, 2018, 01:38 PM IST'Remembering Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, our first Prime Minister, on his birth anniversary', the official handle of President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted, while PM Modi recalled Nehru's 'contribution to our freedom struggle and during his tenure as Prime Minister''.
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Dussehra 2018: President Kovind, PM Modi lead celebrations at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan
Kurukshetra | Oct 19, 2018, 10:23 PM ISTDussehra 2018: President Kovind, PM Modi lead celebrations at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan
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President Kovind nods Telangana bill to tackle sexual offenders, cybercrimes
India | Oct 07, 2018, 04:44 PM ISTAccording to an official, the amended Act has provisions to punish sexual offenders, explosive substances offenders, arms smugglers, cyber fraudsters and white-collar or financial offenders.
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President Ram Nath Kovind to visit Tajikistan today
India | Oct 07, 2018, 12:01 AM ISTThe president will also address the members of the Indian diaspora in Tajikistan.
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Indian diaspora true cultural ambassadors of India: President Kovind
India | Sep 03, 2018, 06:41 AM ISTThe President while addressing the Indian Community here, said, "India is proud of its diaspora and their achievements. They are true cultural ambassadors of India and will deepen our ties with Cyprus."
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President Kovind approves bills for reconstructing dilapidated buildings in Mumbai
India | Sep 02, 2018, 11:30 AM ISTA number of structures in the city could not be reconstructed as the residents feared building collapse and other such problems.
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Nobel Laureate for Literature VS Naipaul dies; President Kovind offers condolences
India | Aug 12, 2018, 08:59 AM ISTIn addition to the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001, VS Naipaul also won the Booker Prize in 1971, and was considered one of the most important writers in the English language of the 20th and 21st centuries.