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  18 years of Parliament attack: President Kovind, ministers pay tribute to victims

  India | December 13, 2019 12:23 IST

  President Ram Nath Kovind and Union ministers on Friday paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the 2001 Parliament attack.

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  Inner line permit regime extended to Manipur; President Kovind signs order

  India | December 11, 2019 15:02 IST

  The inner line permit (ILP) regime was extended to Manipur on Wednesday with President Ram Nath Kovind signing the order in this effect.

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  President Kovind, PM Modi, others condole deaths in Delhi blaze

  India | December 08, 2019 12:00 IST

  Both the heads of the country took Twitter to send their messages and prayers for the recovery of those suffered injuries.

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  Man breaches President's security, 6 cops suspended

  India | December 08, 2019 8:08 IST

  The accused scaled the Circuit House wall and entered the premises in the morning when the President was having breakfast along with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Governor Kalraj Mishra.

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  Transgender community appeals to President Kovind to not give nod to bill

  India | December 07, 2019 20:56 IST

  Terming the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill which was passed in the Rajya Sabha as regressive, a group of transgender activists Saturday appealed to the President not to give nod to the bill.

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  Judicial process beyond reach of poor: President Kovind

  India | December 07, 2019 17:13 IST

  "Today, can any poor or deprived person come here with his complaint? This question is the most important because in the Preamble to the Constitution, we all have accepted the responsibility of providing justice to all," Kovind said.

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  Siddaramaiah seeks President Kovind's appointment to apprise of Karnataka situation

  Politics | November 10, 2019 19:45 IST

  In his November 8 letter, Siddaramaiah referred to a recent leaked audio clip of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa purportedly expressing anguish against his party leaders at a recent party meeting in Hubballi over their opposition to giving tickets to the disqualified Congress-JD(S) MLAs for the December 5 Assembly bypolls in 15 constituencies.

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  Convict on death row in 2012 gang-rape case files mercy petition before President

  India | November 08, 2019 15:30 IST

  Vinay Sharma, one of the convicts facing the gallows in the 2012 gangrape and murder case of a 23-year-old paramedic student, has filed a mercy petition before President Ram Nath Kovind, officials said. Sharma is in Tihar Jail since his arrest.

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  President rejects petition demanding disqualification of 11 AAP MLAs in office-of-profit case

  India | November 06, 2019 7:15 IST

  The petitioner had sought the disqualification of MLAs Sanjeev Jha (Burari), Nitin Tyagi (Laxmi Nagar), Praveen Kumar (Jangpura), Pawan Kumar Sharma (Adarsh Nagar), Shri Dutt Sharma (Ghonda), Rajesh Gupta (Wazirpur), Sarita Singh (Rohtas Nagar), Dinesh Mohania (Sangam Vihar), Amanatullah Khan (Okhla), Kailash Gahlot (Najafgarh) and Jarnail Singh (Tilak Nagar).  

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  President extends Chhath Pooja greetings to citizens

  India | November 01, 2019 19:04 IST

  In a message on the eve of Chhath Pooja, the president said it was a unique festival in which devotees worshipped the sun, rivers, water bodies and extolled the virtues of the nature, and it began with rigorous fast and concluded with a sacred bath, a ritual which was undertaken by the devotees from the belief that it purified their soul.

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  German Chancellor Merkel arriving on November 1 for talks

  India | October 25, 2019 17:53 IST

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel is arriving in India on November 1 for the fifth biennial Inter-Governmental Consultations (IGC). She will be accompanied by several ministers and state secretaries of her government, as well as a high-powered business delegation.

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  India, Philippines to continue cooperation in fighting terrorism

  World | October 20, 2019 6:40 IST

  "India and Philippines strongly condemn terrorism and commit to continue their cooperation in fighting this global menace! Defence and Maritime security emerge as a new focus area!" Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet on Saturday.  

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  Watch: President Ram Nath Kovind praises MS Dhoni during speech

  Cricket | September 30, 2019 16:38 IST

  President Ram Nath Kovind praised MS Dhoni during a speech at Ranchi University, saying that the Indian cricketer has made Ranchi famous in world of cricket.

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  President Kovind leaves for three-nation tour

  India | September 09, 2019 6:34 IST

  President Kovind will visit Iceland from September 9-11. He will then head to Switzerland and will finally reach Slovenia on September 15. He will head back on September 17.

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  Chandrayaan-2: We shall overcome some day, says President Kovind

  India | September 07, 2019 14:02 IST

  "Hum honge kamayab, mann me hai vishwas, poora hai vishwas hum honge kamyaab ek din," this is how President Ram Nath Kovind summed up his thoughts on the Chandrayan-2 mission on Saturday.

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  Nation building requires coordination between artificial intelligence, human compassion: President kovind

  India | September 05, 2019 15:20 IST

  Kovind was speaking at an event here to confer national awards to teachers on the occasion of Teachers Day. 

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  President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Modi greet people on Janmashtami

  India | August 24, 2019 9:35 IST

  President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted people on Janmashtami, hoping that the blessings of lord Krishna bring happiness in their lives.

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  Education can help to overcome prejudices: President Ram Nath Kovind

  India | August 23, 2019 18:05 IST

  The President was speaking at the World Youth Conference on Kindness organised by the Unesco Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) along with the O.P. Jindal Global University.

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  President Ramnath Kovind meets Lata Mangeshkar at her residence

  Bollywood | August 18, 2019 15:51 IST

  Lata Mangeshkar took to Twitter to share a couple of candid photographs of herself chatting with President Ramnath Kovind.

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  President Kovind addresses nation on eve of Independence Day, hails abrogation of Article 370

  India | August 14, 2019 22:52 IST

  The President further added that the political changes to the state will enable its people to access and enjoy the same rights, privileges and facilities at par with the rest of the country.