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Ratan Tata was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), during the British Raj, into a Parsi Zoroastrian family, on 28 December 1937. [11] He was the son of Naval Tata (who was born in Surat and later adopted into the Tata family), and Soonoo Tata (the niece of Tata group founder Jamsetji Tata).
V. V. Giri became the acting president in 1969 after Zakir Husain died in office. Giri was elected president a few months later. He remains the only person to have held office both as a president and acting president. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India, is the only person to have held office for two terms. [5]
Hindustan Times is one of the largest newspapers in India by circulation. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations , it has a circulation of 993,645 copies as of November 2017 [update] . [ 1 ] The Indian Readership Survey 2014 revealed that HT is the second-most widely read English newspaper in India after The Times of India . [ 8 ]
CBS News 7 hours ago Judge frees New York man after sentencing him to 5 life terms 27 years ago. Walter "King Tut" Johnson was sentenced to five life terms in 1997 by a judge who later released him from prison after 27 years.
Ramaswamy Venkataraman (pronunciation ⓘ, 4 December 1910 – 27 January 2009), [1] [2] also known as R. Venkataraman, was an Indian lawyer, independence activist and politician who served as a union minister and as the president of India. [3]
Kovind took the oath as the 14th president of India on 25 July 2017. [33] In his 5-year term he addressed the Parliament of India five times. First address was upon taking oath, and subsequent four addresses were to joint sitting of both houses from 2018 to 2021.
Prasad acted independently of political parties, following the expected role of the president as required by the constitution. Following the tussle over the enactment of the Hindu Code Bill, he took a more active role in state affairs. In 1962, after serving 12 years as president, he announced his decision to retire.
President of India – V. V. Giri; Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi; Vice President of India – Gopal Swarup Pathak; Chief Justice of India – Sarv Mittra Sikri (until 26 April), Ajit Nath Ray (starting 26 April)