World Culture Festival 2023: Among the many art forms presented was a traditional Ukrainian song conducted by renowned Ukrainian musician Olena Astasheva, who had left her motherland due to the war.
First meeting of 'One Nation, One Election' committee to be held on September 23
BJP chief J P Nadda had met ex-president Ram Nath Kovind soon after the latter was tasked with the responsibility of heading a committee to explore the feasibility of “one nation, one election”, which was the case till 1967.
According to an official release, former President Ram Nath Kovind has been appointed as Chairman of the committee. Apart from the chairman, there are seven members in the committee.
The Centre on Thursday formed a committee for 'One Nation, One Election' under the leadership of former president Ramnath Kovind. BJP chief JP Nadda, in this regard, also met the former president at his residence.
Speculations are around that the government may introduce 'One Nation One Election' bill in the special session of the Parliament which has been called by the Centre from September 18-22. Let's take a look at what the Law Commission 2018 report said on conducting simultaneous elections.
With the Opposition consolidating its presence and unity ahead of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled in 2024, the move was branded a "distraction" by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Addressing a gathering as the chief guest at Kurukshetra University's 33rd convocation, Kovind urged the students to support the weaker sections of society.
The Indian athletes ended the Special Olympics World Games 2023 with a double century of medals. Indian Team was the second most successful team in the event.
Abhiishek Mohta had co-produced 2020’s “Tu hai Wahi” music video with Sweta and Jyotii. The famous actor Shezali Sharma had featured in the album and was sung by popular singer Asif Javed. The beautifully woven lyrics were written by Abhiishek himself.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told former President Kovind that he had always been generous with his time and counsel to him over the past five years.
President Kovind retires: Soon after demitting office as India's President, Ram Nath Kovind on Monday moved to his new residence at Janpath road and was greeted by a host of dignitaries, including Union ministers and BJP chief JP Nadda.
Sanjay Singh Twitter video: In the video, leaders could be seen greeting the outgoing president at the farewell ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament. The video also showed PM Narendra Modi standing.
President Kovind farewell speech: The president made a special mention of the threat to the environment and asked all citizens to take care of it for future generations.
Ram Nath Kovind has been succeeded by Droupadi Murmu, was elected to be the next President of India on Friday.
President election: NDA government's decision to nominate a tribal woman, Droupadi Murmu, for India's top post is a reflection of the BJP’s slogan of sabka saath, sabka vikas aur sabka vishwas.
The RSS affiliate said its youth wing activists will hold a sit-in in district administration headquarters across the country today against the "growing extremist incidents by Islamic Jihadi fundamentalists", and also submit a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind.
The salary of the President of India is ₹ 5 lakh/month. Besides the monthly salary, the President of India also gets several allowances. President Kovind also pays about ₹ 2.75 lakh in taxes.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar noted that Kovind's term ends on July 24 and his successor should be in place before that.
The office of President was created when India became a republic on January 26, 1950. The President is the head of the executive and also the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces.
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