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  Kerala BJP panel fails to identify new president

  Politics | December 08, 2019 17:57 IST

  The meeting was chaired by national organisation secretary B.L. Santhosh. While Surendran is being backed by the faction headed by Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan, Ramesh has the support of former state BJP chief P.K. Krishnadas. 

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  Sri Lanka votes for new president amid multiple poll-related incidents

  World | November 16, 2019 20:19 IST

  Polls opened at 7 am local time and concluded at 5 pm with overall voter turnout at "almost 80 per cent", the National Elections Commission said. In the northern districts, the turnout was as large as the previous election held in 2015 when Tamils opted to vote for the incumbent Maithripala Sirisena

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  Crowds celebrate new President’s triumphant return to Gambia

  World | January 27, 2017 14:04 IST

  President Adama Barrow returned triumphantly to Gambia on Thursday, nearly two months after winning an election disputed by the country's longtime dictator, to the cheers of hundreds of thousands who jammed the roads in welcome.

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  White House thinks FIFA can benefit from 'new leadership'

  Football | June 04, 2015 7:09 IST

  Washington:The White House on Wednesday said FIFA can benefit from "new leadership", after the resignation of the world soccer organisation's president, Joseph "Sepp" Blatter, amid a massive corruption scandal.White House spokesman Josh Earnest said at

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  Afghanistan's new president visits Pakistan

  World | November 14, 2014 11:35 IST

  Islamabad: Afghanistan's new president, Ashraf Ghani, has arrived in Pakistan for a two-day visit aimed at improving ties between the two neighbors often encumbered by mutual suspicion and accusations.Pakistani state-run television says national security adviser

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  Lebanon again fails to elect new president

  World | October 09, 2014 23:27 IST

  Beirut: The Lebanese Parliament Thursday again failed to elect a new president to replace incumbent President Michel Suleiman due to the lack of the required constitutional quorum, thus leaving the country's top post still vacant.Parliament

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  Ukrainian to vote for New President

  World | May 25, 2014 12:20 IST

  Kiev: Ukrainians will go to polls Sunday to elect a new president after months of unrest in the country following the ousting of former president Viktor Yanukovych in February.The elections, which were earlier scheduled to

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  France gets new leader, Europe new direction

  World | May 07, 2012 8:20 IST

  Paris, May 7: France handed the presidency to leftist Francois Hollande, a champion of government stimulus programs who says the state should protect the downtrodden—a victory that could deal a death blow to the drive

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  Kyrgyzstan Swears In New President

  World | December 01, 2011 14:31 IST

  Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Dec1:  Kyrgyzstan has inaugurated a new president in the first peaceful transition of power in the former Soviet Central Asian nation.Almazbek Atambayev was sworn in as head of state in a ceremony Thursday

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  Deshmukh Defeats Vengsarkar To Become New MCA President

  Cricket | July 16, 2011 8:18 IST

  Mumbai, July 16: Mumbai Cricket Association would continue to be headed by a politician as Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh defeated former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar by a margin of 47 votes in a straight contest