Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni was welcomed at the Rashtrapati Bhawan by President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
President Ram Nath Kovind said that Kerala, with its inherent resources and strength, was a potential powerhouse of digital India.
President Ram Nath Kovind, who arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday on his first state visit, took the salute at the guard of honour given to him at the airport amid pouring rain
"Our government is keen to strengthen its ties with our people abroad," Kovind said while addressing the Indian community in Ethiopia.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday appointed a five-member panel headed by Delhi High Court’s former Chief Justice G Rohini to examine the sub categorisation of OBCs
President Ram Nath Kovind today paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his birthplace Kirti Mandir in Gujarat's Porbandar, and stressed that cleanliness was a "multi-stakeholder" national movement
Late PM Lal Bahadur Shastri was the first person to be posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.
"Bow to beloved 'Bapu' on Gandhi Jayanti. His noble ideals motivate millions across the world," Modi tweeted.
Kovind was the Governor of Bihar before being elected the 14th President of India on July 20 this year. He is the first leader with a BJP background and the second Dalit to hold the top constitutional position.
Twenty-three people died and over 30 were injured in the stampede that took place on a narrow foot over-bridge that connects Elphinstone Road and Parel stations in Mumbai.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted President Ram Nath Kovind on his birthday, wishing him a long life dedicated to the nation
Last year, Modi had participated in the Dussehra celebrations in Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh which was then facing assembly elections.
Banwarilal Purohit was appointed as the governor of Tamil Nadu while Satyapal Malik would be the new governor of Bihar.
There was no word on whether President Ram Nath Kovind will visit his ancestral Paraunkh village in the adjoining Kanpur Dehat district.
The President, who met the officers and staff of President's Press Wing here, said that Rashtrapati Bhavan is a national institution and it belongs to all the people of the country.
The President said that there were certain obvious parameters – like a house for every family, power on demand, better roads and telecom, a modern railway network, rapid and sustained growth – that defined a ‘New India'
President Ram Nath Kovind is making his first address to the nation on the eve of India’s Independence Day after assuming office last month.
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