Prez Kovind hosts 'At Home' reception on I-Day

August 15, 2020 19:48

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday hosted 'At Home' reception in the President House in the national capital on the occasion of 74th Independence Day.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman have arrived the venue to attend the reception.

The grand reception was also attended by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh and Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria. -- ANI

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President Ramnath Kovind during the 'At Home' ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of Independence Day, in New Delhi on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo

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