Meira Kumar loses again, won’t be Cong’s Rajya Sabha candidate from Bengal
New Delhi: The Congress will be fielding senior party leader P Bhattacharya as the party's candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections instead of former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. The West Bengal Congress leadership had urged the party high command...
रामनाथ कोविंद होंगे देश के 14वें राष्ट्रपति
नई दिल्ली: रायसीना हिल्स की रेस उम्मीद के मुताबिक रामनाथ कोविंद जीत गए हैं। एनडीए उम्मीदवार कोविंद 65.65 फीसदी वोट के साथ देश के 14वें राष्ट्रपति निर्वाचित हुए हैं। विचारधारा के लिए लड़ीं विपक्ष की उम्मीदवार मीरा कुमार को कुल...
Ram Nath Kovind wins Presidential poll with 7 lakh votes
New Delhi: The numbers stacked in the favour of NDA’s presidential candidate Ramnath Kovind, declaring him as 14th President of the country. Securing 65.65 percent of the votes from the Electoral College, Kovind has defeated opposition’s candidate Meira Kumar. Former governor...
Prez poll: Counting starts at 11 am, result out at 5 pm
New Delhi: The counting for the presidential election held on Monday would be done today and the name of the next occupant of the Rashtrapati Bhawan would be known by 5 pm. The numbers are stacked in favour of the ruling...
Asaduddin Owaisi will support Meira, but prefers a non-Congress candidate
New Delhi: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said they voted for Opposition candidate Meira Kumar for the post of the President. "We have decided to support Meira Kumar. But a non-congress candidate would have been better...
Prez candidate Meira Kumar says casteism bug should be buried
File Pic New Delhi: Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar on Tuesday categorically stated that there should not be one upmanship on caste for the post of President. "I don't think the caste identification should play a room," Kumar said while addressing...
Would’ve supported if Opposition fielded a non-Congress Prez nominee: JD-U
New Delhi: After the Opposition came down heavily on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for supporting National Democratic Alliance presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind, the Janata Dal-United on Monday said they wanted the Opposition to nominate a non-Congress person for...
Country first, not politics, says Ram Nath Kovind after filing nomination
New Delhi: NDA Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind after filing his nomination papers said it was country first, not politics. "Ever since I became governor, I don't belong to any political party. The post of President is above party politics....
Presidential election 2017: Meira Kumar is Opposition candidate
New Delhi: The opposition on Thursday June 22, 2017 chose former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar, a Dalit, as its candidate for president against National Democratic Alliance's nominee Ram Nath Kovind. Kumar, a former diplomat and daughter of the late Dalit...