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Vice President-elect M Venkaiah Naidu being felicitated at a function in Bengaluru on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

India stands for Integrated National Development Impacting All...

M Venkaiah Naidu was felicitated in Bengaluru for winning the vice-presidential poll.

7 Aug 2017 6:17 AM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Vice President elect Venkaiah Naidu at his residence in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Cross-voting boosted Venkaiah's big win in Vice Prez poll

With Venkaiah Naidu securing over 68 per cent of valid votes the margin between two contestants at 272 was higher than...

6 Aug 2017 3:09 AM GMT

MPs Jaya Bachchan, Rekha and Hema Malini casting their votes in the Vice Presidential Election in the Parliament house, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Venkaiah Naidu promises to uphold Rajya Sabha dignity

Thanks Modi, all party leaders who voted for him.

5 Aug 2017 7:20 PM GMT

Modi expressed confidence that he will serve the nation with dedication and diligence, committed to the goal of nation-building. (Photo: Twitter | Narendra Modi)

Modi congratulates Venkaiah, says VP-elect will serve nation with...

The prime minister's message came immediately after Naidu, the ruling NDA's candidate, was declared winner in the vice...

5 Aug 2017 3:46 PM GMT

A two-term member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Venkaiah was elected to the Rajya Sabha three times from Karnataka. (Photo: PTI/File)

From pasting posters, Naidu travelled long way to being VP-elect

Venkaiah Naidu's remarkable career in politics has been more than four decades in the making.

5 Aug 2017 3:27 PM GMT

M Venkaiah Naidu elected as 13th Vice-President of India. (Photo: PTI/File)

Will uphold Constitution, standards set by predecessors: Vice...

With Naidu's win, NDA now has reserved both the top constitutional positions - President and Vice President.

5 Aug 2017 1:35 PM GMT

NDA Vice Presidential nominee Venkaiah Naidu and Opposition Vice Presidential candidate Gopralkrishna Gandhi. (Photo: PTI/File)

Voting for Vice Presidential poll ends, records 98.21 per cent; result...

A total of 771 votes were cast out of 785 votes with a poll percentage of 98.21.

5 Aug 2017 12:04 PM GMT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi votes for the Vice Presidential election at Parliament House. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Vice Prez election: Over 95 per cent votes polled till 3 pm, result by...

Ruling NDA's candidate M Venkaiah Naidu is tipped to be the next Vice President.

5 Aug 2017 5:07 AM GMT

Presidential candidate Meira Kumar with former PM Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi at the UPA meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Presidential poll fight against narrow-minded, divisive, communal...

We cannot not let India be hostage to those who wish to impose upon it a narrow-minded, divisive and communal vision,

16 July 2017 2:12 PM GMT

Eighteen opposition parties have come together to take on the government in parliament during the Monsoon Session beginning July 17 over demonetisation, GST and various other issues, according to political sources. (Photo: PTI)

18 oppn parties to target Govt in Parliament on 5 issues including GST

Leaders of these 18 parties discussed the broad strategy and issues to be taken up in parliament during the meeting in...

13 July 2017 12:07 PM GMT

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CPM mulls third term for Sitaram Yechury

There are 6 seats from Bengal for which elections are due on August 8.

24 July 2017 8:01 PM GMT

SP president Akhilesh Yadav and father and former SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. (Photo: File)

VP poll: Only Akhilesh's decision matters, says Cong on Mulayam...

On the other hand, Naidu took to Twitter and thanked Mulayam Singh Yadav for his support.

19 July 2017 4:00 AM GMT