Kanpur: President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said farmers in different parts of the country need different solutions and that the quality of farm products should be of international standards. “In a country as vast as India, problems of farmers in different regions are different. We will have to find solutions[Read More…]
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Disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs was A.K. Joti’s gift to Modi: AAP
New Delhi: The Election Commission’s (EC) decision to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs for holding the office of profit was poll panel chief A.K. Joti’s “parting gift” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said here on Saturday. “The disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs was his gift to Modi.[Read More…]
Determined to use all our might to protect nation: President Kovind
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said that while the country remained committed to peace, it is determined to use all its might to protect the sovereignty of the nation. “Though we remain firmly committed to peace, we are determined to use all our might to protect the sovereignty of[Read More…]
Bihar: Former BJP MP Satya Pal Malik takes oath as Governor
Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday took oath as the Governor of Bihar in Patna. A former MP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s national vice president, Malik took the charge of the post that had been vacant since Ram Nath Kovind was nominated as the BJP’s presidential candidate. Malik has already[Read More…]
Flag to fly at half-mast for Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh today
The state funeral will be accorded to the Marshal of the Indian Air Force, Arjan Singh on Monday, said the home ministry. The national flag will fly at half-mast at all government buildings in his honour today. Prominent leaders of the nation also paid respects to the air veteran praising him[Read More…]
Honoured to be sworn in as 14th President of India: Ram Nath Kovind
President-elect, Ram Nath Kovind, takes oath as 14th President of India on Tuesday, at a ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament. “Honoured to be sworn in as the 14th President of India. I will stand by and represent all 125 crore fellow Indians. I understand the massive responsibility that[Read More…]
Pranab Mukherjee gets nostalgic in his last address as President
In his last address as the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee hailed India’s democracy and Parliament in particular, and urged the lawmakers to “debate, discuss and dissent”. He will leave the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday when his successor, President elect, Ram Nath Kovind is sworn in. Nostalgic about his nearly[Read More…]
Ram Nath Kovind’s vote share lowest since 1974, reveals data
Although Ram Nath Kovind, the ruling NDA’s candidate has won the presidential poll comfortably, his vote share is the lowest since 1974, show figures. Kovind got 2930 votes with a value of 7,02,044, while his competitor Meira Kumar, the joint opposition candidate, secured 1844 votes with a value of 3,67,314.[Read More…]
Opposition worried over large scale cross voting in presidential polls
President elect, Ram Nath Kovind’s selection as the 14th president of the country was not very doubtful but the massive cross voting has left the opposition to worry. This is particularly seen ahead of polls in Gujarat, which is to take place later this year. Expressing concern over the same,[Read More…]
PM Modi hits rewind, posts old picture with Ram Nath Kovind
Minutes after the results of the Presidential elections were declared today, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi tweeted two group photographs that showed President-elect Ram Nath Kovind and himself. In one, both look much younger. The accompanying text reads: “20 years ago and the present… always been a privilege to know you, President Elect”.[Read More…]
Opposition will blame EVMs for Kovind’s victory now: Twitter users
Ram Nath Kovind has become the 14th President of India. No sooner did the unofficial announcement of him being made the next President came up, social media was flooded with posts congratulating him on his victory. The NDA government’s nominee and former governor of Bihar won by a massive victory[Read More…]
Ram Nath Kovind is 14th President of India, second Dalit President after KR Narayanan
Much on the expected lines, NDA’s presidential pick Ram Nath Kovind won easily against opposition candidate Meira Kumar during the counting of votes in Parliament. Kovind won at least 66 percent votes in the 17 July presidential election. India’s 14th President Ram Nath Kovind, once sworn-in on 25 July, will be the second[Read More…]
Presidential election 2017 Live: Kovind leads by 1 lakh vote after first round of counting
NDA nominee for President, Ram Nath Kovind is leading opposition candidate Meira Kumar by 1 lakh votes. As per the rule of proportional representation, the total votes cast by elected lawmakers across India add up to around 11 lakh. The first round of counting has ended and there are seven[Read More…]
Presidential polls: 70% votes with him, it’s Kovind vs Meira today
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and Congress leader, Sonia Gandhi made last-ditch efforts to convince the Electoral College members, MPs and MLAs on Sunday to back their candidates. PM Modi said that a consensus nominee would have been better. However, he praised the “high level of dignity” maintained by both sides during the[Read More…]
Prez Polls: Ram Nath Kovind to visit Gujarat today to seek support
BJP’s presidential nominee, Ram Nath Kovind will visit Gujarat on Saturday as part of his nation-wide tour to seek support from elected representatives. BJP president, Amit Shah and the party’s state in- charge, Bhupendra Yadav were also scheduled to reach Gujarat. But, they have canceled plan as they have to[Read More…]
Presidential polls: Opposition nominee Meira Kumar files nomination
Meira Kumar, the Opposition nominee for the Presidential poll 2017, files nomination papers on Wednesday in the presence of several opposition leaders including Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Besides, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Nationalist Congress Party’s Sharad Pawar also accompanied Kumar. The Presidential Election is slated to be[Read More…]
Presidential polls: Congress slams Sushma Swaraj for attacking Meira Kumar
The Congress slammed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for targeting Opposition Presidential nominee Meira Kumar on Monday. It said the former should refrain from doing such things while holding a responsible position. “Sushma Swaraj’s tweet gives an impression that Meira ji did not allow her to speak, but that is[Read More…]
BJP slams Congress for ‘dividing the country’ over Prez polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday slammed the Congress Party for ‘dividing’ the nation on the upcoming presidential election. While appreciating Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar’s, decision to support NDA’s presidential nominee, Ram Nath Kovind, BJP leader, Siddharth Nath Singh, said that the Congress has always worked towards dividing[Read More…]
‘Bihar Ki Beti’ Meira Kumar nominated only to lose: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has defended his choice of supporting NDA’s presidential nominee and former Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind. Nitish Kumar said that the decision of supporting Ram Nath Kovind was well-thought-out and ‘Bihar Ki Beti’ Meira Kumar has been selected only to lose. In Bihar’s capital Patna,[Read More…]
Ram Nath Kovind to file nomination today in presence of PM Modi, NDA CMs, top leaders
Bhartiya Janata Party’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind will file his nomination papers on Friday in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, most BJP-led NDA chief ministers along with heads of some other parties who backed his candidature. Besides the NDA’s voters that comprise more than 48.6 per cent of[Read More…]
JD(U) to extend support to NDA’s presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind
After attending a committee meeting of the party, a Janata Dal (United) MLA, said that the party has decided to support NDA’s presidential candidate, Ram Nath Kovind. “Yes, at the meeting our party decided to support Ram Nath Kovindji as the presidential candidate… he is a good person”, Ratnesh Sada,[Read More…]
Here is all you need to know about Ram Nath Kovind
In the run-up to the Presidential elections scheduled to be held on July 17, the BJP on Monday conducted a meeting of its board members in New Delhi. As announced by BJP President Amit Shah, Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind has been decided as BJP’s Presidential candidate. The final decision[Read More…]
Bihar governor is NDA’s choice for President
In a press conference on Monday, BJP chief, Amit Shah, said that the NDA government has nominated Bihar governor, Ram Nath Kovind as their presidential candidate. The decision was taken after a parliamentary board meeting. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union ministers Sushma Swaraj, Venakiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari were present[Read More…]