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

BJP's choice of Prez, V-P are means to an end

It is true that the BJP of 2014 was not the BJP which was under the leadership of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.

22 July 2017 12:08 AM IST

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

US congratulates President-elect Kovind, looks forward' to working...

The US State Department spokesperson credited the close people-to-people contact between the world's 2 largest...

21 July 2017 11:47 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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Ram Nath Kovind on being elected as the 14th President of India, as BJP President Amit Shah looks on, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

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

Ram Nath Kovind is second dalit after K.R. Narayanan, and first BJP member to be President.

21 July 2017 6:02 AM IST

People celebrate outside the ancestral house of Ram Nath Kovind in Kanpur. (Photo: PTI)

Kanpur celebrates victory with golgappas

A tent, a DJ and multi-colored balloons came up in Jhinjhak where Pyarelal Kovind, eldest brother of Ram Nath Kovind...

21 July 2017 3:37 AM IST

Ex-Uttar Pradesh Minister Shivpal Yadav. (Photo:ANI)

Cross-voting by Opposition high in Gujarat, Goa

Eight MLAs cross-voted for Mr Kovind in Uttar Pradesh where Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav declared that he voted...

21 July 2017 3:37 AM IST

Meira Kumar (Photo: AP)

Difficult times for Kovind to uphold Constitution, says Meira Kumar

The Congress claimed that Ms Kumar had secured the largest number of votes as an Opposition candidate since...

21 July 2017 3:37 AM IST

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

14th President was always a frontbencher' in class

Coming from a humble background, Ram Nath Kovind, a dalit, is the youngest among seven siblings.

21 July 2017 3:37 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers sweet to Ram Nath Kovind on being elected as the 14th President of India, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Kovind: India's new President

Only once in 70 years has India been able to agree universally on a President.

21 July 2017 12:06 AM IST

President-designate Ram Nath Kovind accompanied by wife Kavita Kovind, right, receives greetings from well wishers after being elected in New Delhi.

So many Kovinds in the country today, says President-designate

The former Bihar governor and 2-term RS member thanked the people of India and elected representatives for showing their...

20 July 2017 7:27 PM 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