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Prez poll: Listen to inner voice while casting votes, says Meira Kumar
Kumar said she was honoured by the trust the 17 parties led by the Congress have show in her.
02 Jul 2017 12:56 PM
I'm no scapegoat in Presidential election, fighting for ideology: Meira Kumar
17 opposition parties have fielded Kumar as their joint candidate in the presidential election against NDA's nominee Ram Nath Kovind.
01 Jul 2017 6:21 PM
Ram Nath Kovind meets former Puducherry chief minister in Chennai
Kovind has been doing extensive campaigning for the upcoming Presidential elections.
01 Jul 2017 3:23 PM
Support Kovind; fight against Central negligence will continue: Naveen Patnaik
Reacting to the CM’s remark, senior Congress leader Narasingha Mishra said the CM had no other option than supporting the NDA candidate.
20 Jun 2017 1:16 PM
CPM, Mamata take on NDA's prez candidate choice; Oppn to meet on June 22
Opposition parties will meet on June 22 to decide on fielding a consensus candidate for the prez election which is slated for July 17.
19 Jun 2017 6:47 PM
Happy that Bihar governor is presidential nominee: Nitish Kumar
Meanwhile, a livid Congress has said the decision was taken without their consensus.
19 Jun 2017 5:13 PM
Ram Nath Kovind: RSS leader, HC lawyer, next President of India?
Kovind was elected to Rajya Sabha in April 1994 from Uttar Pradesh and served for two consecutive terms for 12 years till March, 2006.
19 Jun 2017 4:43 PM
Shah declares Bihar Governor, Dalit leader Ram Nath Kovind as NDA's prez candidate
The election for the next President of India is to be held on July 17 as President Pranab Mukherjee will demit the office on July 25.
19 Jun 2017 2:34 PM
BJP summons MPs today on Prez polls
Sena rejects Shah’s plea to give Modi free hand; core group meet likely soon.
19 Jun 2017 12:51 AM
Need consensus on prez candidate: Sharad Pawar
The issue is above party politics and if possible PM Modi should start talking with stakeholders in Kashmir.
28 May 2017 1:23 AM
Hassan Rouhani re-elected as Iran's president with 23.5 million votes
In 2013, Rouhani won the presidential election with nearly 51 percent of the vote. Turnout for that vote was 73 percent.
20 May 2017 2:35 PM
Sharad Pawar refuses to run in Prez race
Mr Pawar and Mrs Gandhi had a meeting recently in Delhi where both leaders discussed the Presidential election in detail.
18 May 2017 2:55 AM
Iran vice president Eshaq Jahangiri pulls out of election, backs Rouhani
'Vote for Rouhani because he is the man for difficult situations', Jahangiri said as he announced he was withdrawing his candidacy.
17 May 2017 9:38 AM
Will be good if Pranab Mukherjee becomes President again: Nitish Kumar
Political heavyweights have started flexing their muscles to place their 'choice' in the seat of power.
15 May 2017 3:15 PM
Make Mohan Bhagwat President, he will resolve Kashmir issue: Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena had said that the RSS headquarters has become the 'second seat of power' in the country and only Mohan Bhagwat can be President.
08 May 2017 2:57 PM
Open to consensus candidate for President if Modi consults us: Cong
Sonia Gandhi has been at the forefront of evolving a consensus among Opposition parties for a joint candidate 'acceptable to all'.
03 May 2017 9:31 PM
Sena harps on Bhagwat for Prez, says RSS HQ 'second seat of power'
Shiv Sena which had strained ties with ally BJP, had earlier also suggested that Bhagwat be made the next President of India.
25 Apr 2017 2:42 PM
Won’t contest presidental elections: Sharad Pawar
Ms Heptulla was also considered close to Mr Pawar and called the leader of Mr Pawar’s faction when she was in Congress.
25 Apr 2017 2:30 AM
French consulate in New York evacuated after bomb threat
A suspicious vehicle prompted police to clear the building on Fifth Avenue across from Central Park.
23 Apr 2017 4:22 PM
Presidential polls: Sena's vote kitty could prove crucial for BJP
According to sources in the BJP, the party could be short of numbers by about 20,000 to 25,000 votes in the Presidential polls.
29 Mar 2017 11:48 AM
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