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Only four of 16 vice presidential elections were won without contestIndian vice presidential elections have seen both uncontested wins and multi-cornered fights. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan and Mohammad Hidayat...- VP Jagdeep Dhankhar resigns: A look back at India’s Vice Presidents over the yearsFollowing Jagdeep Dhankhar's unexpected resignation, India is set to elect its 14th Vice President. This constitutional office, vital in mo...
- Teen Gukesh D overtakes idol Viswanathan Anand to become India's highest FIDE rankings player, Anand Mahindra teases VishyTeenager Gukesh D has replaced India's five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand as the country's highest-ranked chess player after ...
- Droupadi Murmu to become 10th successive president to take oath on July 25Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, the sixth president of India, took oath on July 25, 1977. Since then successive presidents including Giani Zail Singh...
- Meet Dr Ravi Prakash: A car enthusiast who owns Kuvempu's 1956 Studebaker PresidentPrakash’s love for cars started when he was 19.
- More top-level management churn at FlipkartThe latest round of reshuffle also includes the exits of fintech head Ravi Garikipati and chief marketing officer Shoumyan Biswas.
- University of Madras a model for the country: President Ram Nath KovindThe president said no other university in the country could boast of the fact that six former presidents had studied in the varsity.
- Gopalkrishna Gandhi seeks televised discussion with Venkaiah NaiduIn an interview to PTI, Gandhi said such a discussion on issues of national importance would make people aware of their perspectives and al...
- Will Indians place the country above their creed or creed above country?If I seek your support, it is not because of connections to any individual or party, but because of my experience over a lifetime and becau...
- Pretty much unpresidented: Pranab Mukherjee spoke his mind, democratised Rashtrapati BhavanPranab has spoken his mind on a few occasions, speaking out against intolerance and dysfunctional Parliament sessions and for political acc...
- Sonia was miffed when told Indira favoured Priyanka: ML FotedarFotedar wrote to Sonia putting down Indira's thoughts on Priyanka after the assassination of Rajiv in 1991 during campaigning.
- Migration new mantra for Indian priestsWith more temples coming up in countries like the US, UK, the country's best and brightest priests are headed abroad.
- President’s role crucial in choice of prime minister, if no party or alliance gets outright majorityPresident R Venkataraman and, following him, President Shankar Dayal Sharma, chose to call the leader of the single-largest party in the Lo...
- President to seek allies’ support letters if nobody gets majorityPresident Pranab Mukherjee may not invite the single largest pre-poll combination to form the government unless it provides letters of supp...
- Pranab Mukherjee likely to be interactive and not an aloof presidentPranab Mukherjee, who will be sworn in today as the 13th President of the Indian Republic, is a man conscious of his political stature.
- Pranab Mukherjee brings back to Raisina Hill a sharp political mind and a wealth of experienceEarlier Presidents who came from the Congress, such as R Venkataraman and V V Giri, held office in the days of single-party rule.
- Presidents of India and the controversies they got intoRajendra Prasad had clashed with Nehru over Hindu Code Bill and Somnath temple. Not Nehru's first choice. He thought C Rajagopalachari was ...
- President Pratibha Patil's retirement home at Pune: A break from traditionGoing by the tradition, retiring presidents spent the rest of their time in a government accommodation in the national Capital or went back...
- Madras HC disposes off PIL against felling of treesThe Madras High Court bench has disposed of a PIL against large scale felling of trees at the Saraswathi Narayanan College campus near here
- Will Kalam get a second term?The controversy over President APJ Abdul Kalam returning the office of profit bill to parliament has raised questions if he will get an ext...
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