Presidential Elections
- India
Presidential polls on July 18; Murmu has edge over Sinha
New Delhi: Nearly 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs will vote on Monday to elect the 15th President of India, with NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu having a clear edge over Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha as…
- India
Goa: Five out of 11 Cong MLAs shifted to Chennai ahead of Presidential polls
Panaji: The opposition Congress in Goa has shifted five out of its 11 MLAs in the state to Chennai ahead of the July 18 presidential elections. The five MLAs – Sankalp Amonkar, Yuri…
- India
Democracy ruined in the country: Yashwant Sinha
Ranchi: Democracy stands “ruined” in the country, Yashwant Sinha, the joint nominee of the opposition parties in the upcoming presidential polls said here on Saturday. He said the presidential election should not…
- Featured News
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy only president elected unopposed
New Delhi: The country’s seventh president Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the only one to be elected unopposed to the post in the history of independent India. He succeeded Fakruddin Ali Ahmed after…
- India
Yashwant Sinha cancels Mumbai visit as Shiv Sena backs Murmu
Mumbai: The Opposition’s candidate for the next week’s Presidential election, Yashwant Sinha, has cancelled his visit to Mumbai scheduled on Saturday in the wake of the Shiv Sena announcing support for the National…
- India
Presidential poll a contest of ideology, say Bihar Oppn leaders
Patna: On BJP-led NDA fielding Droupadi Murmu as its presidential nominee, the opposition leaders on Wednesday asserted that the election is not a question of identity but a contest of ideology. “If…
- Andhra Pradesh
Draupadi Murmu to campaign in Andhra Pradesh on July 12
Amaravati: The ruling NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu will visit Andhra Pradesh capital Amaravati on Tuesday as part of her election campaign. After landing in the Vijayawada International Airport at Gannavaram at…
- India
13 Sena Lok Sabha MPs attend meet on Prez polls; most support Murmu
Mumbai: Thirteen of the 18 Lok Sabha MPs of the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra on Monday physically attended a key meeting on the presidential elections and a majority of them suggested supporting…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: NDA Prez candidate Murmu’s visit postponed due to rains
Hyderabad: Presidential Candidate Draupadi Murmu who was scheduled to arrive in the city on July 12 as part of her campaign as NDA Presidential candidate for the polls, scheduled to be held…
- India
Shivpal declares support to Murmu in prez polls; blames Akhilesh for allies’ alienation
Lucknow: Socialist leader Shivpal Yadav on Saturday said he has “decided” to vote for the NDA candidate in the presidential polls, Droupadi Murmu, and blamed Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav’s “political…