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.
The tenure of President Ram Nath Kovind is set to end on July 24.
The investments of over ₹ 80,000 cr are expected to generate 5 lakh of jobs in Uttar Pradesh.
President Ram Nath Kovind Presented the Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu,
UP CM Yogi Adityanath's two deputy chief ministers, Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak were also present during the meeting with President Kovind and Prime Minister Modi.
It has been 30 years since Turkmenistan was established and this year also marks three decades of diplomatic relations between India and Turkmenistan.
The awards also included zone wise 'Best Village Panchayat', 'Best Urban Local Body' (Vapi in Gujarat, Dapoli in Maharashtra and Madurai in Tamil Nadu); 'Best Media House', 'Best NGO' category and even 'Best Institution/RWA/religious organization/campus'.
The Padma Bhushan recipients include actor Victor Banerjee, and Krishna Murthy Ella and Suchitra Krishna Ella of Bharat Biotech, the maker of coronavirus vaccine Covaxin, an official statement said. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai were among those who were named for the Padma Bhushan. However, they were absent at Monday's event.
President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards for the year 2022 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Besides Sonu Nigam, Marathi singer Sulochana Chavan, singer Madhuri Barthwal, musician Ballesh Bhajantri and filmmaker Chandraprakash Dwivedi have been conferred with the Padma Shri Award this year.
Walking bare feet in the palatial Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, before receiving the award, the yoga practitioner bowed down first before Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then before the President, drawing another round of applause from the guest at the civil investiture ceremony.
Kovind said the Sindhu Infrastructure Development Corporation has been set up to accelerate infrastructure and economic development in the Union Territory of Ladakh. Another chapter in this development journey of Ladakh is being added in the form of Sindhu Central University, he added.
Addressing the joint session of Parliament, Kovind said that since 2016, India has seen 60,000 startups in 56 different sectors.
President Ramnath Kovind has expressed concern on the security breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi Punjab visit. PM met the President and briefed him about the entire issue.
The Sri Ramna Kali Mandir in Dhaka was set on fire by the Pakistani forces, killing many people, including devotees and those residing in it in 1971. India supported the renovation of the temple.
The Indian contingent drew loud cheers from the crowd as it marched past with the announcer acknowledging India's contributions to Bangladesh's Liberation War of 1971.
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