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President Ramnath Kovind

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Official Twitter account of The White House follows PM Modi and President Kovind

OpIndia Staff - 10 April, 2020

The White House follows only 19 accounts on Twitter of which no other non-American leader is followed except PM Modi and President Kovind

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Coronavirus: Boxer Mary Kom breaks quarantine protocol after returning from Jordan, attends breakfast hosted by President

OpIndia Staff - 21 March, 2020

Incidentally, that breakfast party was also attended by BJP leader Dushyant Singh, who came in contact with infected Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor

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Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi takes oath as a nominated Rajya Sabha MP amid sloganeering by opposition MPs

OpIndia Staff - 19 March, 2020

Congress and other opposition MPs shouted 'shame-shame' while Ranjan Gogoi was taking oath, and later walked out of the house

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Press Council of India raps The Telegraph for comparing President Kovind to COVID-19, says ultra-left wing media violated journalistic norms

OpIndia Staff - 18 March, 2020

The Press Council of India has issued a showcase notice to the Bengal based ultra-left wing rag Telegraph for comparing President of India Ramnath Kovind with the deadly global pandemic COVID-19.

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Bengal based Telegraph displays hate for Dalits, equates President Kovind to coronavirus

OpIndia Staff - 17 March, 2020

Bengal-based media house The Telegraph, in full display of casteism, has shown its hate for the Dalits.

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Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2020

President Ram Nath Kovind has nominated Former Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi, to the Rajya Sabha.

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President Ramnath Kovind holds a mirror to Indian media at RNG awards, advises them to not indulge in fake news

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2020

He also sought accountability from journalists for their unbridled power. He asked, "But that prompts me to ask if such a sweeping exercise of power is accompanied by genuine accountability?"

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Republic Day 2020: Beating Retreat ceremony to include Vande Mataram, Christian hymn ‘Abide With Me’ likely to be dropped

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2020

Earlier, the ceremony used to end with the Christian hymn 'Abide With Me', said to be a favourite of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, and written by a Scottish Anglican preacher named Henry Francis Lyte.

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Child rapists convicted under POCSO should not have the right to file mercy petitions: President Ram Nath Kovind

OpIndia Staff - 6 December, 2019

President Ram Nath Kovind said that there should be no provision for the child rape convicts to file a mercy petition

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Arvind Kejriwal makes false claims about Dalits, gets support from Pakistan to show India in bad light

OpIndia Staff - 14 October, 2019

Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday made questionable claims about Dalits, which was soon picked up by Pakistan establishment to further their anti-India propaganda.

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