The monsoon session of the Parliament — Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha — will start from September 14, 2020 and will continue till October 1, Lok Sabha Secretariat announced in a notification. Altogether, during monsoon session 2020, there will a total of 18 sittings.
President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the nation on the eve of 74th Independence Day and paid rich tributes to the Indian bravehearts who laid down their lives in the violent faceoff between the forces of the two countries in Galwan Valley in Eastern Ladakh.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday greeted citizens on the eve of Raksha Bandhan and asked them to take a pledge to stand for the honour and dignity of women so that they can contribute their best for the nation and society, according to an official statement.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday donated Rs 20 lakh to the Army R&R Hospital here on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas to buy equipment that will help doctors and paramedics to combat the Covid-19 pandemic effectively.
After contributing one month's salary to the PM-CARES fund in March, President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said he would "forego" 30 per cent of his salary for the fund for a year and reduce expenses of the Rashtrapati Bhavan as part of the steps to make more resources available for Covid-19 relief measures.
Sanjay Kothari, the secretary to the President, was on Saturday appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner, head of the country's anti-corruption watchdog CVC, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday gave his assent for promulgating an ordinance making acts of violence against healthcare personnel fighting COVID-19 pandemic as cognizable and non-bailable offences.
Citizens should follow all government guidelines and practice social distancing to contain the spread of coronavirus, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Sunday.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday nominated former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha. "President is pleased to nominate Shri Ranjan Gogoi to Council of States to fill the vacancy caused due to the retirement of one of the nominated member," the official government notification read.
The award will be presented by the Hon'ble President in a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi, on March 8, on the occasion of International Women's Day.
President Ram Nath Kovind arrived here on Sunday on a two-day visit to Chhattisgarh during which he will take part in the convocation ceremony of a central university in Bilaspur.
Congress leaders will march to Rashtrapati Bhavan to seek normalcy and peace in violence-hit Delhi after its working committee meeting on Wednesday, party sources said.
President Ram Nath Kovind will host US counterpart Donald Trump and his family for a dinner at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
The DMK on Sunday said the over two crore forms collected as part of an anti-CAA signature campaign by the party-led Secular Progressive Alliance in Tamil Nadu were sent to President Ram Nath Kovind.
Addressing the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament, Kovind also said there has been decrease in violence perpetrated by the militants in Jammu and Kashmir, the Northeast and the Naxals.
The government will present the Union Budget 2020-2021 on Saturday. The first phase of the session will conclude on February 11, while the second part of the session will begin from March 2 and end on April.
President Ram Nath Kovind met achievers from across the country at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on January 03. President Kovind also interacted with all them of who have done commendable work in various fields - science and innovation, sports, empower
A press release issued by the Ministry of Human Resource Development stated that "The President of India in his capacity as the Visitor of the University of Allahabad has been pleased to accept the resignation of Prof R. L. Hangloo with immediate effect."
Vajpayee was born in 1924 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. He died on August 16, 2018, at AIIMS. "Tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is etched in the hearts of the countrymen, on his birth anniversary," Modi wrote on Twitter. He also posted a brief video on Vajpayee, recalling his contributions to the country.
Informing about the meet, the official Twitter handle of the President informed: "Legendary cricketer and one of the finest batsmen of the modern era, Brian Lara called on President Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan."
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