PM Modi performs special prayers at Janaki temple By Shirish B PradhanDefence Minister Ishwar Pokhrel and Province 2 Chief Minister Lalbabu Raut received Prime Minister Modi at the airport.
11 May, 2018, 12.00 PM IST
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...
09 Jul, 2017, 12.48 AM IST
Meira Kumar kicks off presidential campaign from Sabarmati AshramThe former career diplomat said she drew strength from that holy place and reaffirmed her commitment to take forward the principles of Maha...
01 Jul, 2017, 01.13 AM IST
Muck under presidential elections: All polls except two challenged in the Supreme CourtWhat makes presidential elections interesting and no holds barred is the fact that the anti-defection law does not apply.
19 Jun, 2017, 09.22 AM IST
If history has its way, Presidential polls will see a contestOf the 14 presidential elections held in the country so far, the only one which saw a candidate getting elected without a contest was the s...
18 Jun, 2017, 07.36 PM IST
Tribute paid to ex-Lok Sabha Speaker K S Hegde on birth anniversaryA booklet containing the profile of Hegde, brought out in Hindi and English by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, was presented to the dignitaries.
11 Jun, 2017, 07.34 PM IST
Sanjiva Reddy's bid for President in 1969 was plot to clip Indira's powers: Pranab MukherjeeMukherjee linked the 42nd amendment to the Constitution, binding the President to the advice of the Cabinet, to this experience.
20 Nov, 2016, 12.03 PM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee pays homage to Neelam Sanjiva ReddyPresident Pranab Mukherjee offered floral tributes at a portrait of the former President at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
19 May, 2014, 03.05 PM IST
Elections 2014: Congress leader Pallam Raju finishes third in KakinadaRaju secured only 19,754 votes in Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency, from where he had been elected three times in the past.
17 May, 2014, 02.53 PM IST
BJP leader LK Advani sole MP to pay homage to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at Parliament HouseNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary celebrations at Parliament House complex today remained a dull affair.
23 Jan, 2014, 08.18 PM IST
AP govt wants former Prez, Narasimha Rao's statues in ParliamentAndhra Pradesh government will request LS Speaker to install statues of N S Reddy and ex-Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao in Parliament.
19 May, 2013, 04.28 PM IST
- Presidents of India and the controversies they got into
Rajendra Prasad had clashed with Nehru over Hindu Code Bill and Somnath temple. Not Nehru's first choice. He thought C Rajagopalachari was ...
23 Jul, 2012, 10.20 AM IST
- Twists & turns of ’69 presidential race still the most sensational
It is not surprising that L K Advani thinks the current election is the ‘second-most sensational’ : next only to that of 1969.
18 Jun, 2012, 04.54 AM IST
Secret ballot for Prez poll allows cross-votingBehind UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s plea to political parties to support Pranab Mukherjee’s candidature for the President’s post was the ...
17 Jun, 2012, 11.14 AM IST
- Sonia set to be Congress chief for record fourth time
The Congress Working Committee met here on Monday to finalise the election process and the dates for the election of the AICC president. Ms...
17 Aug, 2010, 07.18 AM IST
- Centre to strengthen PSUs: Pranab
Describing reports that government was trying to privatise the public sector as a "malicious propaganda", Union Finance Minister Pranab Muk...
10 Oct, 2009, 08.53 PM IST
- Didn't advise Meira to quit Cong: Somnath
Somnath Chatterjee clarified that he had not rendered any advice to her but had only spoken of the need for convention for the incumbent to...
16 Jun, 2009, 06.37 AM IST