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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicPresident Kovind

Topic: President Kovind

Congress, DMK, TMC, CPI(M) appeal on CAA: Is office of the President still relevant?

As public outcry over the Citizenship Amendment Act continues, representatives of 12 opposition parties met President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday.

In Pictures: Dutch King and Queen kickstart their India tour at Rashtrapati Bhavan

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima were received by Prime Minister Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremonial reception in New Delhi.

Congress minister during Rajiv era, TN BJP chief among 5 new governors appointed Sunday

Arif Mohammad Khan, who quit the Rajiv government over the Shah Bano case, is new Kerala governor while TN BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan takes over in Telangana

In President’s address, cheer for Rafale and hint of a law on nikah halala, NRC expansion

This is the second time this year that President Ram Nath Kovind has mentioned the controversial Rafale fighter jets in an address to Parliament.

NaMo TV not a television channel, doesn’t need licence, ex-civil servants tell President

The letter comes in response to an 8 April letter written by another group of former civil servants, expressing concern over the credibility of the Election Commission.

President Kovind tells govt to pull up its socks on appointment of V-Cs & institute heads

Rashtrapati Bhavan advises HRD ministry to start selection process well in advance, and include candidates who may not have applied for particular posts.

CV and stature

What makes one tick as Rashtrapati, and what doesn’t, is determined by the incumbent. It’s for Kovind to prove sceptics wrong.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.