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Congress President Sonia Gandhi, during Congress Working Committee meeting at 10 Janpath in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Presidential election is battle of ideology and principles: Sonia...

Congress president Sonia Gandhi said the Opposition was determined to fight the poll.

28 Jun 2017 2:17 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar greets RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on his 70th birthday at his residence in Patna. (Photo PTI)

Different views on prez poll, but Bihar grand alliance will stay till...

Rift is being speculated in the grand alliance after Lalu said that Nitish Kumar made a mistake by extending support to...

28 Jun 2017 1:15 PM IST

Opposition Presidential candidate Meira Kumar files her nomination. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Prez poll: Flanked by Sonia, Manmohan Singh, Meira Kumar files papers

Sonia Gandhi and other top Congress and opposition leaders were amongst those who proposed and seconded her nomination.

28 Jun 2017 12:47 PM IST

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PM Modi, Nitish have admiration' for each other: BJP

The RJD had alleged Mr Kumar of making a historic blunder by supporting Mr Kovind, while the Congress accused him of ...

28 Jun 2017 1:16 AM IST

Former Lok Sabha Speaker and the Opposition candidate for presidential election Meira Kumar in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

Presidential poll a battle of ideologies not castes, says Meira Kumar

Kumar added that in earlier presidential elections, caste was never an issue but it was only the merit of the respective...

28 Jun 2017 1:02 AM IST

Prez poll: Oppn candidate Meira Kumar to file nomination tomorrow

Meira Kumar will file her nominations in the presence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and a number of opposition...

27 Jun 2017 9:10 PM IST

Opposition presidential nominee Meira Kumar (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Prez poll: Meira Kumar says caste system should be buried deep down

Meira Kumar said she would launch her poll campaign from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat.

27 Jun 2017 2:32 PM IST

BJP MP and religious leader Sakshi Maharaj (Photo: PTI)

Ram temple construction date to be announced in Nov by saints: Sakshi...

'This is the last word on construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya and no power on earth can stop it,' he said.

26 Jun 2017 9:29 PM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: PTI)

Sushma Swaraj takes swipe at Meira Kumar

Swaraj also tweeted a link to a newspaper report that said Speaker interrupted Sushma 60 times in 6-minute speech .

26 Jun 2017 2:05 AM IST

Meira Kumar appeals to electoral college to vote for her

The electoral college for the presidential elections constitutes MPs of both Houses of Parliament and MLAs of State...

26 Jun 2017 1:18 AM IST

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: PTI)

Sushma tweets 2013 LS speech, attacks Meira Kumar for interrupting her

Swaraj was seen questioning the neutrality of Kumar, pitted against BJP-led NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind for the...

25 Jun 2017 7:19 PM IST

Meira Kumar (Photo: PTI)

SP, BSP back Meira Kumar as Prez nominee, consolidate anti-BJP forces...

This, political observers feel, is likely to pave the way for other like-minded parties to join hands ahead of the 2019...

25 Jun 2017 11:31 AM IST