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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicPresident Ram Nath Kovind

Topic: President Ram Nath Kovind

A year of Kovind: India gets a frequent-flyer President and a more open Rashtrapati Bhavan

Now, the presidential estate is open for public visit four days a week compared to three days during Pranab Mukherjee’s tenure.

Hold convocations every year, HRD ministry tells universities after Kovind nudge

Universities have pointed out financial and time constraints behind their decision not to hold annual convocations.

Victim impact statements can achieve what death penalty can’t

India’s criminal justice system needs to look at victim impact statements in the US to help victims achieve closure.

Oscar-winner Resul Pookutty calls President’s behaviour elitist after National Awards fiasco

The Oscar-winning sound designer said the President’s selective handing out of National Awards was a ‘raw deal’ for film technicians.

Upset national film awardees threaten boycott because President will only hand over 11

Awardees were informed one day before the ceremony that President Kovind can only attend for an hour, and will not present all the awards personally.

BJP vs BJP: Swamy complains to the President against defence minister Sitharaman

Raises issue of FIR lodged against Army in J&K for Shopian incident; asks President Kovind to summon minister and ask for explanation about why FIR was allowed.

Need to have more OBC, SC, ST judges: President Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind raises concern over low number of women judges as well, calls for speedy justice delivery.

On Camera

Trump stoked the Epstein scandal. It’s come back to bite him

The disgraced financier also seemed to allege in documents that Trump kept company for hours with one of Epstein’s victims.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.