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Maldives Opposition's Ibrahim Mohamed Solih wins presidential election
Maldives Opposition's Ibrahim Mohamed Solih wins presidential election

Results showed that Solih, who had the backing of a united opposition trying...

Let contentious issues not distract us: Prez in I-Day address
Let contentious issues not distract us: Prez in I-Day address

Touching upon a range of issues, the President also said women were entitled...

Watch LIVE! President Kovind addresses nation on eve of I-Day
Watch LIVE! President Kovind addresses nation on eve of I-Day

On the eve of Independence Day, President Ramnath Kovind addresses the country.

President Kovind appoints Odisha, Mizoram governors
President Kovind appoints Odisha, Mizoram governors

President Kovind appointed Professor Ganeshi Lal as the Governor of Odisha...

President Kovind visits 'world's highest battlefield'
President Kovind visits 'world's highest battlefield'

Kovind is the first president to visit the Siachen base camp since the visit...

Disagree with other views but don't mock citizen's dignity: Prez Kovind
Disagree with other views but don't mock citizen's dignity: Prez Kovind

In his first Republic Day-eve address to the nation, the President also said...

Watch LIVE! President Kovind addresses nation on eve of R-Day
Watch LIVE! President Kovind addresses nation on eve of R-Day

President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday addressed the nation on the eve of...

Kovind completes 100 days as President

Efficient management of time and speedy decision-making have been the focus...

'New India must be tolerant and compassionate'

In his first address to the nation, on the eve of 71st Independence Day,...

Watch LIVE! President Kovind addresses nation on eve of I-Day

On the eve of Independence Day, President Ramnath Kovind addresses the...

Naidu elected India's 13th Vice President with 516 votes

Gopalkrishna Gandhi could only manage 244 votes.

PHOTOS: Kovind sworn in as India's 14th President

Ram Nath Kovind is the first Bharatiya Janata Party leader and second Dalit...

FULL TEXT of President Ram Nath Kovind's first speech

'I bow to the 125 crore citizens of this great nation and promise to stay...

'There would be so many Kovinds in the country today'

'...getting drenched in the rains, doing farm work, labour and sweating it...

Never thought he would become President: Savita Kovind

"It is a very proud moment for us. The country is celebrating," Kovind's...

Cross-voting powers Kovind well past the halfway mark

BJP claimed close to 116 lawmakers from rival parties appeared to have voted...

'Lead India to the path of prosperity': Wishes pour in for Kovind

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, vice president Rahul Gandhi, Left parties and...

'Sense of huge responsibility': Kovind after being elected as 14th President

At least eight MLAs of the opposition Congress in BJP-ruled Gujarat appeared...

Meira congratulates Kovind, says it's on him to uphold the Constitution

Kumar thanked the leaders of 17 opposition parties, including Congress...

Kovind will carry vast experience to Rashtrapati Bhavan

The president-elect has vast public, social, and political experience which...

You'll know who's your new Prez at 5 pm tomorrow

The votes would be counted on four separate tables and there would be eight...

Naidu: From putting posters of Atal, Advani to VP candidate

Naidu was an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad activist during the Emergency...

Prez poll: 99% turnout amid rumours of cross-voting

The results will be declared on July 20 in New Delhi.

Prez poll: PM congratulates Kovind 'in advance'

Modi said this government will offer all 'sahyog' to Kovind.

Numbers stacked in favour of Kovind for Monday's polls

The NDA, led by the BJP, has 5,37,683 votes includes the Shiv Sena, and the...

Prez polls: MPs, MLAs to have different coloured ballot papers

Green-coloured ballot papers will be there for members of Parliament and pink...

Kovind winds up nationwide tour with visits to Maha, Goa, Gujarat

Kovind spoke to Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray over phone and thanked him...

Prez poll: 75% MPs and MLAs entitled to vote are crorepatis

1581 MPs with criminal background will elect next President of India.

SP Pari'war' back to fore ahead of prez poll?

Akhilesh Yadav has instructed party MLAs to vote for opposition candidate...

How the President of India is elected

Do you know how India's 14th President will be elected?

'BJP is using Kovind only as a symbol'

'The BJP will never do anything substantial to empower Dalits.'

Prez poll: BJP hopeful of cross-voting from opposition ranks

The poll is scheduled for July 17 and the counting of votes will take place...

Not a scapegoat in the presidential election: Meira Kumar

"Anybody fighting for an ideology and appealing to the voice of conscience...

My fight is to take forward ideology of the Father of Nation: Meira Kumar

Meira Kumar launches prez campaign from Sabarmati Ashram.

Prez poll: Meira Kumar files nomination, says fight of ideology begins

Kumar will launch her campaign from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat on June 30.

Sushma attacks Meira Kumar with 2013 speech video

'This is how Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar treated the Leader of Opposition,'...

Prez poll: Who will get how many votes

Kovind may bag over 62 per cent votes but fall short of the 69 per cent votes...

Kovind's pan-India tour starts from UP, meets MLAs for support

Accompanied by Union minister Nitin Gadkari and BJP national general...

Kovind to visit Lucknow on Sunday to seek support for presidential polls

A senior Congress leader said the Opposition's presidential pick Meira Kumar...

'Bihar ki beti' has been nominated to lose: Nitish

Bihar CM says there's no question of going back on supporting Kovind.

Kovind to go on nationwide tour from June 25

The former Bihar governor will be accompanied by senior Bharatiya Janata...

President's post above party politics: Kovind after filing nomination

The 71-year-old filed his nomination in front of NDA ministers and CMs.

Kovind to file nomination on Friday; Modi, Shah to be present

Most BJP-led NDA CMs will also be present when Kovind files his papers.

Opposition names Meira Kumar as Prez nominee

Kumar, a Dalit, as its candidate for president against NDA's nominee Ram Nath...

Meira Kumar, a diplomat-turned-politician

Daughter of former deputy PM late Jagjivan Ram, Kumar, 72, was also the first...

Rival factions of AIADMK extend support to Kovind

The ruling faction's announcement came two days after Prime Minister Narendra...

JD-U to support Kovind for Prez, won't attend opposition meeting

Kumar's support to the NDA candidate will be a major setback for opposition...

Will R N Kovind, too, sign on the dotted line?

'In a party run by 'two-and-a half men', Kovind fits the bill perfectly...

Kovind all set to become 14th President of India

The 71-year-old Dalit leader is expected to have a smooth sailing in the...

Prez poll: Opposition likely to field own consensus candidate

According to the sources, former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar, ex-Union home...

Narayanan to Kovind, a tale of two Dalit Presidents

While it is the right-leaning Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)which chose Kovind,...

Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind resigns

West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi will discharge the functions of...

All of India's parties must rally behind R N Kovind

'The Opposition parties should seriously give thought to endorsing Kovind's...

Who is Ram Nath Kovind, NDA's presidential candidate?

Here's all you need to know about the man who could be India's next president.

Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind is NDA's Prez nominee

Shah said that the BJP hoped the Dalit nominee would be unanimously selected...

Who said what on Kovind's nomination

PM said Kovind will make an 'exceptional President'.

Why CPI won't support Kovind as presidential candidate

"He is also from RSS ranks. He was president of Dalit BJP Morcha... Sangh...

Prez poll: Rajanth, Naidu meet Sonia over consensus candidate without disclosing name

Congress said they expected the BJP to give names so discussions could be...

Prez poll: Rajnath, Venkaiah to meet Sonia for consensus candidate

They are likely to meet Sitaram Yechury following the meeting with Gandhi.

Prez poll: BJP forms 3-member committee for consensus candidate

The committee, comprising Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and M Venkaiah Naidu

Prez poll to be held on July 17, counting on July 20

The term of President Pranab Mukherjee ends on July 24.

Presidential election: A 'Godse versus Gandhi' battle?

The RSS wants BJP to field a 'swayamsevak', while the Opposition has mulled...