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  10 Rajaji to 10 Akbar: Tale of two presidents, two bungalows

  India | July 23, 2017 21:29 IST

  President Pranab Mukherjee will move in to 10, Rajaji Marg mansion in Lutyens' Delhi as he moves out of the grand Rashtrapati Bhawan.

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  Full text: President Pranab Mukherjee's farewell speech in Parliament

  India | July 23, 2017 19:55 IST

  President Pranab Mukherjee addressed MPs at the farewell function in Central hall of the Parliament house on Sunday.

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  PM Narendra Modi hosts farewell for President Pranab Mukherjee

  Politics | July 22, 2017 23:03 IST

  On the occasion, the Prime Minister presented a memento to the outgoing President, the PMO said. Mukherjee also signed the visitors' book.

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  Sanjay Kothari appointed Secretary to new President

  India | July 22, 2017 10:57 IST

  Kothari, a 1978-batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, retired in June last year as DoPT secretary. He was in November 2016 appointed as the chief of the government’s head-hunter the PESB.

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  Rashtrapati Bhavan cancels Saturday's Change of Guard ceremony

  India | July 21, 2017 16:10 IST

  The 30-minute military ceremony has been held every Saturday for the public since 2007.

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  President-elect Ram Nath Kovind’s vote share lowest since 1974, reveals EC data

  Politics | July 21, 2017 11:50 IST

  According to EC data, Kovind’s immediate predecessor Pranab Mukherjee (2012) secured 69.31% votes while Pratibha Patil (2007) got 65.82% of the total votes, marginally higher than the share secured by Kovind.

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  US ‘looks forward’ to working with president-elect Ram Nath Kovind

  World | July 21, 2017 10:51 IST

  “We look forward to working with president-elect on regional and global issues,” State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said.

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  Cross-voting favours Kovind in maximum states except BJP-ruled Rajasthan where Meira gains

  Politics | July 21, 2017 8:56 IST

  The only exception was the BJP-ruled Rajasthan where the cross-voting favoured Opposition candidate Meira Kumar and it should be a matter of concern for Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia.

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  ‘My win is message to those discharging their duties with integrity’: 10 quotes of President-elect Ram Nath Kovind

  Politics | July 21, 2017 8:16 IST

  President-elect Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said his election to the nation's highest post is a message to those discharging their duties with integrity.

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  Presidential election 2017: Kovind gets one vote in Kerala, Meira Kumar draws blank in AP

  Politics | July 20, 2017 22:20 IST

  Kovind received 2930 votes with a value of 7,02,044, while Meira Kumar got 1844 votes with a value of 3,67,314.

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  Ram Nath Kovind first BJP leader to be President

  Politics | July 20, 2017 20:33 IST

  Ram Nath Kovind will be the first BJP leader to become President occupy the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

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  Battle of ideologies: Cross-voting in Kovind’s favour a body blow to Congress’ idea of ‘united oppn’

  Politics | July 20, 2017 19:44 IST

  The numbers of the Presidential election rolled out by EC reveal that the ‘battle of ideologies’ – something that the Congress christened the battle as – appears to be failing and has damaged its claims of a united opposition.

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

  Politics | July 20, 2017 19:11 IST

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

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

  Politics | July 20, 2017 18:51 IST

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

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  Ram Nath Kovind's victory: Wave of joy sweeps Kanpur Dehat

  India | July 20, 2017 18:45 IST

  From burning lamps using ghee, distributing sweets to welcoming guests with 'gulaal' and flowers, a festive spirit permeated the atmosphere in Jhinjhak, 160 km from Lucknow.

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  Prez-elect Kovind: From quietude to presidential limelight

  Politics | July 20, 2017 18:23 IST

  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.

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

  Politics | July 20, 2017 22:19 IST

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

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

  Politics | July 20, 2017 15:13 IST

  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

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

  Politics | July 20, 2017 14:18 IST

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

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

  Politics | July 20, 2017 19:00 IST

  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.