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  Ram Nath Kovind arrives in Chandigarh

  India | June 29, 2017 12:36 IST

  National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) Presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Chandigarh on Thursday to seek support from Haryana and Punjab legislators.

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  Opposition Presidential candidate Meira Kumar files her nomination

  Politics | June 28, 2017 14:04 IST

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  Opposition Presidential candidate Meira Kumar arrives in Parliament to file her nomination

  Politics | June 28, 2017 14:04 IST

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  Baba ramdev supports BJP’s decision on presidential candidate

  Politics | June 20, 2017 13:36 IST

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  Presidential poll: NDA candidate to file papers before June 24

  Politics | June 18, 2017 18:00 IST

  The ruling National Democratic Alliance's candidate for the July 17 presidential election will file his nomination papers before June 24, and the opposition parties would be informed of the name before the papers are filed

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  BJP panel to meet Sonia Gandhi on Friday to decide over Presidential candidate

  Politics | June 14, 2017 16:49 IST

  A crucial meeting of the BJP committee comprising Union minister Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Venkaiah Naidu with Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday for consultations on the presidential election could decide the course to follow

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  BJP sure of winning presidential poll with at least 54 pc votes: Report

  Politics | May 29, 2017 8:38 IST

  While the opposition is trying hard to come up with a name for the upcoming presidential polls, the Centre is confident that the NDA candidate will win the poll with at least 54 per cent votes

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  Donald Trump clinches US presidential nomination with magic numbers

  World | May 26, 2016 20:48 IST

  Washington: Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president on Thursday. He is now the only remaining GOP candidate left in the race, completing

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  Bernie Sanders accuses Donald Trump of 'racist effort' against Obama

  World | February 24, 2016 11:22 IST

  Washington: Ahead of a major nomination contest in South Carolina, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders accused Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump of fomenting a "racist effort" to delegitimise President Barack Obama.Appearing at a CNN town

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  US Presidential Elections: Indo-American Nikki Haley endorses Republican Marco Rubio

  World | February 18, 2016 12:23 IST

  Washington: Indian-American South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has endorsed Marco Rubio which will give a major boost to the Florida Senator's presidential ambition ahead of the state's pivotal Republican primary."I wanted somebody with fight. I

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  10 controversial comments made by Donald Trump

  World | February 16, 2016 12:31 IST

  New York: Long before the New Hampshire primary victory came along, the flamboyant-yet-controversial real estate mogul, Donald J. Trump, has lived in the news owing to his over-the-top theatrics at presidential debates and irksome comments.‘Racist',

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  Bobby Jindal mocked for posing with gun at campaign stop

  World | July 08, 2015 12:37 IST

  Washington : Republican presidential candidate Bobby Jindal has been mocked on Twitter for posting a photo of himself holding and admiring a weapon while at a campaign stop in Iowa last week."My kind of campaign

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  Jeb Bush recalls removing Confederate flag from Florida Capitol

  World | June 30, 2015 8:33 IST

  West columbia:  Campaigning in South Carolina, where residents are still reeling from a white gunman's massacre of nine black churchgoers, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush told voters Monday that he removed the Confederate battle flag

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  Bobby Jindal set to join White House race

  World | June 24, 2015 11:09 IST

  Washington:  Louisiana governor Piyush "Bobby"Jindal is widely expected to launch a bid for the Republican presidential nomination Wednesday, becoming the first Indian-American and 13th Republican to join the 2016 White House race."If I decide to

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  Defeated Indonesian presidential candidate accepts court ruling

  World | August 22, 2014 7:25 IST

  Jakarta: Former general Prabowo Subianto accepted the final ruling of the Constitutional Court that has summarily rejected all his allegations that challenged the result of Indonesia's presidential race, his party coalition spokesman said on Thursday.Following

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  Pakistan presidential candidate was born in Agra

  India | July 26, 2013 19:47 IST

  Agra, July 26: Once again after the jinxed 2001 Vajpayee-Musharraf talks, the Agra connection in India-Pakistan relations figures again with hopes of a friendlier ambience if Agra-born Pakistani presidential candidate Mamnoon Hussain wins the race.Supported

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  Pak EC accepts Presidential candidate's nomination despite lack of beard

  World | July 26, 2013 17:25 IST

  Islamabad, Jul 26:  Pakistan's Election Commission today accepted the nomination of the main contender for the office of President, overruling an objection by a rival that he is not eligible for the post as he

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  Sangma seeks Mamata's support, fails to secure commitment

  Politics | June 27, 2012 11:32 IST

  Kolkata, Jun 26: Presidential candidate P A Sangma today held talks with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking Trinamool Congress' support in the election for the top post, but failed to secure any commitment

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  NDA yet to take final view on Presidential candidate, says Sharad Yadav

  Politics | June 22, 2012 11:01 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 20: Amid BJP's efforts to persuade some of NDA constituents to contest the Presidential poll instead of supporting UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav today said the coalition is yet

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  JD(U) MP Nishad slams Sharad Yadav for not proposing his name as Presidential candidate

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:59 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 19: A JD(U) MP today expressed his desire to contest the Presidential election and slammed party chief Sharad Yadav for not proposing his name in the meeting of the BJP-led National Democratic