RamNath Kovind

Anil Baijal, the lieutenant governor of Delhi, resigned on May 18 claiming personal concerns and stating that he has tendered his resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind. Baijal is an IAS officer from the 1969 batch of the AGMUT cadre (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory). He was a former vice-chairman of the Delhi Development Authority in Delhi. In the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, Baijal was made home secretary. 

On the 65th death anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar, which is observed as "Mahaparinirvan Diwas", President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Narendra Modi paid floral tribute on December 6. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and other leaders also paid tribute at the statue in Parliament premises. He was the architect of the constitution and died on December 6, 1956. 

India on February 22 allowed Pakistani PM Imran Khan to use the Indian air-space for his two-day visit to Sri Lanka. Pakistan had requested for the permission 10 days earlier under a protocol wherein government heads passing through alien air-space alert the countries concerned in advance. Notably, Pakistan had previously denied permission for air-space usage to President Ram Nath Kovind once, and to PM Narendra Modi twice in 2019.

Celebrating the 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, devotees from across the country offered prayers at the Golden Temple and sought blessings on November 30. The Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) was decorated with lights and candles to commemorate the anniversary of the Sikh guru. Extending his greetings, President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted "let us resolve to conduct ourselves in a manner so as to emulate his teachings.”

President Ramnath Kovind on September 27, approved all the three farm bills that were passed in the parliament. The approved bills are: Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, and Essential Commodities Bill. The Bills faced severe criticisms from opposition parties and farmers. Earlier, Chhattisgarh CM, Bhupesh Baghel, had… read-more