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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 IST

Ram Nath Kovind gestures before the media after being elected as the 14th President of India, in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Cross-voting by oppn lawmakers enhanced Kovind's presidency

BJP general secretary Bhupender Yadav, Kovind's key election manager, claimed close to 116 lawmakers from rival parties...

21 July 2017 11:10 AM IST

Rashtrapati Bhavan (Photo: File)

India gets 14th President today: List of achievements of previous...

The two Presidential nominees - NDA's Ram Nath Kovind and Opposition's Meira Kumar - were both from the Dalit community.

20 July 2017 4:31 PM IST

President of India Ram Nath Kovind.

Ram Nath Kovind defeats Kumar, becomes 14th President of India

Ram Nath Kovind succeeds Pranab Mukherjee whose Presidential term will end on July 24.

20 July 2017 4:15 PM IST

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj with senior BJP leader L.K. Advani and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhay)

Presidential election: Open cross-voting for Ram Nath Kovind

The exercise effectively tested the brigade's joint strike capability on plateaus, according to the press release.

18 July 2017 5:32 AM IST

Chhagan bhujbal entered the vidhan bhavan for the first tim since his arrest on march 14, 2016 in an alleged money laundering case. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Jailbird Chhagan Bhujbal grabs eyeballs

After casting vote on President election day at Vidhan Bhavan, he maintains innocence.

18 July 2017 2:18 AM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a campaign rally ahead of the May 19 presidential election in Tehran. (Photo: AP)

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 IST

Senior BJP leader L K Advani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: File)

Does Modi want LK Advani to be next President of India?

The Presidential election is due for July 2017, with the incumbent Pranab Mukherjee's term ending on July 25.

15 March 2017 6:59 PM IST

Uddhav Thackeray headed the first meeting of Shiv Sena corporators and independents at Sena Bhavan in Dadar on Saturday. (Photo: Mrugesh Bhandiwadekar)

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...

25 April 2017 2:42 PM IST

NCP president Sharad Pawar during the press conference on Saturday. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

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 April 2017 2:30 AM IST

Some 28,500 French citizens living in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are registered to vote at the consulate. (Photo: AFP)

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 April 2017 4:22 PM IST

Odisha chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik.

Support Kovind; fight against Central negligence will continue: Naveen...

Reacting to the CM's remark, senior Congress leader Narasingha Mishra said the CM had no other option than supporting...

20 Jun 2017 1:16 PM IST