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‘So many Ram Nath Kovinds in the country today’, says emotional President-elect

An emotional but poised Kovind said his election was a message to all those who were discharging their duties with honesty and integrity.

Prez-elect Ram Nath Kovind: From quietude to presidential limelight

India's 14th president will take oath on July 25, when he will take over from veteran politician Pranab Mukherjee.

Prez-elect Kovind: From quietude to presidential limelight

His wasn't the name that newspaper readers were familiar with or the face that television viewers knew. Today, Ram Nath Kovind walked away from that quiet past - and into the record books as India's president-elect.

Ram Nath Kovind, President of India: Second Dalit man and first from UP to occupy Rashtrapati Bhavan

Ram Nath Kovind was on Thursday elected as the 14th President of India, the Election Commission of India announced.

Presidential election 2017: NDA’s Ram Nath Kovind heading for predictable victory

Kovind is expected to win the race for the top constitutional post given that the BJP and its allies have a majority in electoral college comprising Members of Parliament and members of legislative assemblies

Mayawati's resignation from Rajya Sabha accepted by Chairman Hamid Ansari

Mayawati was required to give a fresh one-line resignation letter in accordance with the rules. Her earlier missive in three pages was considered a conditional offer which could not be accepted.

Presidential election results 2017: Ram Nath Kovind gets 60683 votes, Meira Kumar 22941 in first 4 states

NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind received 60683 votes while opposition’s Meira Kumar got 22941 votes in Assam, Arunachal, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.

Airlines can't impose flying ban on anyone, says PJ Kurien

Different airlines yesterday lifted the flying ban on TDP MP JC Diwakar Reddy after "urgent" notices from the court to the government and the aviation regulator DGCA on the lawmaker's plea against the action of domestic carriers.

India well equipped to defend itself against China: Sushma Swaraj on Doklam standoff

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said that while China is trying to change the status quo in the Doklam tri-junction area, India is well equipped to defend itself and doesn’t feel threatened in the least

Fought presidential poll with confidence, says Meira Kumar

"I have fought this elections with faith, belief and confidence in the ideology. I also believe in inner voice of conscience," Meira Kumar said.

Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amid opposition protests over farmer issues

The adjournment for the day was announced by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan soon after the House resumed business at noon for the Zero Hour after two consecutive adjournments forced by the opposition members who stormed the Well and raised slogans.

Arvind Kejriwal reallocates Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia’s portfolios

Sisodia will continue to look after education, finance and other departments.

Fish, music, sport - BJP’s novel ways to win West Bengal’s heart

The saffron brigade has lined up a fish festival, a music fest and two-month-long sports meets across the state to shore up its popularity among the masses.

President Election Results: Kovind registers landslide win, beats Kumar by over 3 lakh votes

President Election Results 2017 LIVE: Ram Nath Kovind beat Meira Kumar by over 3 lakh votes. In electoral college, Kovind bagged 7,02,044 votes whereas Kumar managed to secure only 3,67,314 votes.

11,400 farmers committed suicide in 2016: Govt

The Minister said that farmers suicides could be checked only by increasing their income and the government was taking necessary steps, including increase in budgetary allocations to the agriculture sector.

Presidential election results 2017: Counting of votes underway, Ram Nath Kovind set to win against Meira Kumar

Presidential election results 2017: The electoral arithmetic clearly favours Ram Nath Kovind as opposition parties like JD(U), BJD, TRS, YSR Congress, different factions of AIADMK had also extended their support to the NDA candidate.

Keeping rules at bay, Sasikala was allowed 23 visits during four months in Bengaluru jail: RTI

The RTI query filed by activist T Narasimha Murthy that asks why proper procedure was not followed in allowing visitors to meet Sasikala, it was found that she met as many as 48 visitors during these 23 visits

Sensitive towards farmers' suicide, numbers have come down: Govt

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh insisted that the number of suicides by the farmers have come down in the last two comparative years of 2015 and 2016.

Lynching issue echoes in RS: Oppn alleges role of RSS members; Don't give communal colour, says govt

The Opposition today alleged involvement of "some members" of BJP and Sangh Parivar in lynching incidents.

Nitish-Tejashwi meeting routine, no change in stand: JD(U)

JD(U) today dubbed Tuesday's meeting between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav as routine.

Rajya Sabha appeals to Mayawati to withdraw resignation

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said the House wants BSP chief Mayawati to withdraw her resignation.

GST rolled out in a hurry to impress the world: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi today claimed that the GST was rolled out in a hurry to "impress" the world, ignoring the interests of small businessmen in the country.

210 govt sites found displaying Aadhaar details, no leakage from UIDAI: Govt informs Parliament

About 210 websites of the central and state government departments were found to be displaying personal details and Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries, the government informed the Parliament today.

CBI summons Karti Chidambaram in corruption case

According to an official, the agency, in its third notice to Karti, asked him to appear at its headquarters in south Delhi's Lodhi Road on Friday.

Govt not imposing any language on anyone: Javadekar in Rajya Sabha

165 people arrested in sedition cases in three years: Govt informs Rajya Sabha

165 people were arrested on the charge of sedition in the last three years across the country, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Staff who got jobs on fake caste certificates to be sacked: Govt

Employees who have got job on the basis of fake caste certificates are to be sacked from the government service, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today.

NPF expels newly-appointed Nagaland CM TR Zeliang from party hours after swearing-in

TR Zeliang was expelled from the NPF for six years, hours after he was sworn in as the Nagaland CM.