Margaret Alva
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'Some opposition parties chose to support BJP': Margaret Alva after losing VP polls to Dhankhar
India | Aug 06, 2022, 10:20 PM ISTVice president election: Opposition candidate Margaret Alva that by supporting the BJP in this election, those several opposition parties and leaders have damaged their own credibility.
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Vice President Election: NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar becomes next VP
India | Aug 07, 2022, 12:06 AM ISTVice President Election 2022: Dhankhar, a former governor of West Bengal who will also preside over the Rajya Sabha which has been witnessing opposition protests over a range of issues, secured 528 votes against Alva's 182.
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VP candidate Margaret Alva alleges 'Big Brother' is listening to politicians' phone calls
India | Jul 26, 2022, 02:36 PM ISTMargaret Alva news: She levelled snooping charges despite the Delhi Police issuing an advisory of the spate in cyber frauds through misuse of the MTNL's name and logo.
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'Politely told Margaret Alva...': Assam CM as Opposition's VP candidate dials him
India | Jul 24, 2022, 11:48 PM ISTVice President election 2022: Margaret Alva has been fielded by the Opposition against the ruling NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar, the latest governor of West Bengal, who resigned from the post on July 18.
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'Enough time for Mamata to change mind': Oppn Vice President candidate Margaret Alva
India | Jul 23, 2022, 06:03 PM ISTVice President polls: The Opposition was clear it does not want a one-party rule and that the Constitution has to be defended and democratic institutions protected, said 80-year-old Alva, who faces an uphill task in the August 6 VP poll in which she is up against the ruling NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar.
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Margaret Alva's advise to Mamata on VP poll: 'Not the time for whataboutery, ego or anger'
India | Jul 22, 2022, 06:59 PM ISTVice Presidential Election 2022: Seeking support from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, Alva tweeted: "The TMC's decision to abstain from voting in the VP election is disappointing. This isn't the time for 'whataboutery’, ego or anger. This is the time for courage, leadership & unity."
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Vice president election: Margaret Alva files nomination as Opposition's candidate
India | Jul 19, 2022, 01:27 PM ISTThe vice presidential poll will be held on August 6 to elect the successor to M Venkaiah Naidu, whose term ends on August 10.
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'Privilege and honour,' says Margaret Alva after vice presidential nomination
India | Jul 17, 2022, 09:59 PM ISTVice president election: The Opposition parties on Sunday announced Margaret Alva as their Vice President candidate. Alva is the former governor of Rajasthan.
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Who is Margaret Alva, the Opposition's vice presidential candidate?
India | Jul 17, 2022, 09:08 PM ISTThe decision to field Alva was taken at a meeting that was attended by leaders of 17 opposition parties at the residence of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar.
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Margaret Alva throws light on Sonia Gandhi’s uneasy relationship with Narasimha Rao
India | Jul 16, 2016, 04:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: In her latest book titled ‘Courage and Commitment’, veteran Congress leader Margaret Alva has written about the uneasy relationship of Congress President Sonia Gandhi with P V Narasimha Rao. The politician turned
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Union government appoints four new governors
National | Aug 26, 2014, 04:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Four prominent BJP leaders were Tuesday named governors in Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa, with C. Vidyasagar Rao from Telangana taking charge in election-bound Maharashtra.Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh was named
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Kalyan Singh likely to be next Governor of Rajasthan
India | Aug 07, 2014, 10:38 AM ISTNew Delhi: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalyan Singh is likely to be appointed as the new Governor of Rajasthan. Sources said that the government may announce its
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Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik given additional charge of Rajasthan
India | Aug 06, 2014, 08:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik has been given additional charge of Rajasthan in place of Margaret Alva, a Rashtrapati Bhawan press communiqué said on Tuesday.The communiqué also said that Gujarat Governor Om Prakash
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Now Margaret Alva to release autobiography
India | Aug 05, 2014, 04:38 PM ISTJaipur: Outgoing Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva is planning to release her autobiography in next few months detailing her journey “from a middle class family to Raj Bhawan” and the Congress veteran insists that she is
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Margaret Alva takes oath as Goa Governor
India | Jul 12, 2014, 08:39 PM ISTPanaji: Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva was sworn-in on Saturday as the Governor of Goa at a function at Raj Bhavan here.Chief Justice of Bombay High Court Mohit Shah administered the oath of office to Alva
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Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal shifted to Mizoram
National | Jul 07, 2014, 12:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal, who had an uneasy relationship with Narendra Modi when he was Gujarat chief minister, was Sunday shifted to Mizoram in a minor reshuffle of governors.Rajasthan Governor Margaret Alva, who
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President shuffles Governors, Kamla Beniwal shifted to Mizoram
India | Jul 06, 2014, 08:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Continuing in the series of shuffling duties and provinces of Governors after the formation of new Government in the centre, the President of India Pranab Mukherjee has made three big decisions today. Dr.
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Four Governors may resign to contest LS polls: sources
National | Mar 01, 2014, 12:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: Four Governors - Shivraj Patil, Margaret Alva, K. Rosaiah and Nikhil Kumar - will be asked to resign and contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls with Congress ticket, sources said today. Shivraj Patil
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Margaret Alva sworn in as Rajasthan Governor
National | May 12, 2012, 06:54 PM ISTJaipur, May 12: Margaret Alva was today sworn in as Rajasthan Governor, after her shift from the Raj Bhavan in Uttarakhand in a gubernatorial reshuffle.Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Arun Mishra administered her oath
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Uttarakhand Governor Alva Hospitalised In Kochi
India | Nov 11, 2011, 10:09 PM ISTKochi, Nov 12: Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva was admitted to a private hospital here today following complaint of discomfort and sweating, according to a medical bulletin. She was found to be having low blood pressure