President Ram Nath Kovind  

President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy petition of 2012 Delhi gang-rape case convict Mukesh Singh

Atithi Devo Bhava! The ancient Indian tradition of welcoming the guest as God has stayed alive despite the countless changes our country has gone through. Stories in Vedas like the one where Lord Vishnu visited his devotee’s house ratify the nature of the tradition deeply ingrained in Indian society. The recent gesture of President Ramnath Kovind compromising his security protocol to help a US couple take their wedding vows as per the planned schedule in Kochi is testimony that guest still remains akin to god in our country. Let’s find out more about this interesting story in this episode of Culture ‘Shauk’ with Sunita Iyer.

On the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh, the devotees would visit Gurudwaras and take part in religious activities to mark the day. Taking to Twitter, President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu hailed the teachings of the tenth Guru of Sikhism

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath Singh, BJP working president JP Nadda, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and senior BJP leader LK Advani paid tributes  to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his  95th birth anniversary

On December 13, 2001, five members belonging to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) opened fire in the Parliament complex in New Delhi that killed 14 people on the spot. On Friday, President Ram Nath Kovind took to Twitter and paid tribute to the people who lost their lives in the attack 

Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the convicts in Nirbhaya case has filed a review petition against the death sentence in the Supreme Court. If the court rejects the plea, he will be left with the only option to plead for mercy with the President. This comes a few days after the home ministry recommended President Ram Nath Kovind to reject the mercy plea filed by another accused Vinay Kumar.

Earlier, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) recommended President Ram Nath Kovind to reject the mercy plea of 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape convict Vinay Sharma

President Ram Nath Kovind’s suggestion to do away with mercy pleas of child rapists only adds fillip to the Modi government in its resolve to protect the lives of children 

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday (December 4) approved the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that seeks to provide citizenship to non-Muslims from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh if they faced persecution in their countries. This and more on MyNation in 100 seconds

Mumbai had come to a standstill on this day 11 years ago when 10 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists who came to the city via sea route from Pakistan carried out a series of coordinated shootings and bombings that injured over 300 and killed 166 people in India's financial capital. Maharashtra politics took another twisted turn as Devendra Fadnavis resigned as CM

President Ram Nath Kovind said it was in 2015, the 125th birth anniversary year of Bhimrao Ambedkar that the central government of India decided to celebrate November 26, as 'Constitution Day' every year

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind said that Governors and Lieutenant Governors in the country can project thoughts and beliefs of Mahatma Gandhi, during a conference.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the government would decide on whether to continue with the Odd-Even scheme on November 18. For all the top stories of the day, watch MyNation in 100 seconds.
 

Britain’s Prince Charles will arrive in India on Wednesday on a two-day trip. Prince Charles will undertake varied engagements in the national capital, including a bilateral meeting with President Ram Nath Kovind.

President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the recommendation of Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyeri seeking President's rule in Maharashtra. The decision comes hours before the deadline given to NCP to form the government.