Vice President
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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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'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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Vice President election: Opposition to jointly pitch candidate; LoP calls meeting on July 17
India | Jul 13, 2022, 04:23 PM ISTVice president election 2022: According to sources, the Opposition will field a non-Congress face as the vice-presidential candidate. The candidate, who was fielded by the Opposition for the Presidential election, was also a non-congress face.
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Former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to be NDA's next Vice President candidate
India | Jul 03, 2022, 06:44 AM ISTThe Captain's party 'Punjab Lok Congress' will also merge with the BJP after his return from London. The ex-CM, who had cut his ties with Congress claiming he was "humiliated" last year, is currently in London for a back surgery.
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Election for new Vice President of India to be held on August 6, 2022
India | Jun 29, 2022, 04:38 PM ISTThe schedule for the vice presidential election was finalised at a meeting of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey.
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US President Joe Biden calls Michelle Obama former 'Vice President', gets trolled on social media
Trending | Apr 05, 2022, 04:34 PM ISTJoe Biden's gaffe has led to netizens trolling him heavily on social media. The President Of The United States mistakenly called Former First Lady Michelle Obama 'Vice President' during an address in Wilmington, Delaware.
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PM Modi, VP Naidu pay tributes to Veer Savarkar on death anniversary
India | Feb 26, 2022, 10:05 AM ISTIn a tweet, PM Modi hailed Savarkar as a great freedom fighter who, he said, was an epitome of sacrifice and resolve.
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Centre, states can include value of water conservation in school curriculum: Venkaiah Naidu
India | Oct 03, 2021, 07:56 PM ISTVP Naidu also proposed that schools should conduct nature camps for students from a young age so that children, especially those living in the urban areas, see and enjoy the splendour of nature.
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V-P Naidu calls for more academia-industry interface to address challenges
Education | Sep 13, 2021, 06:00 PM ISTVice President M. Venkaiah Naiduurge educational institutions to increase interface with the industry to promote Research and Development to address contemporary challenges.
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Schoolchildren tie rakhis to VP Naidu
News | Aug 22, 2021, 08:05 PM ISTVice President M Venkaiah Naidu celebrated Raksha Bandhan on August 22 at Karnataka's Raj Bhavan.
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VP M Venkaiah Naidu greets people on 'World Sanskrit Day'
India | Aug 22, 2021, 01:25 PM ISTSanskrit, an ancient and classical language of India, is the source of many other languages, VP Naidu noted.
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Amrullah Saleh slams Pakistan over Afghanistan crisis
News | Aug 19, 2021, 12:20 PM ISTAmrullah Saleh declares himself as Afghan 'care taker' president. Taking to Twitter, the vice-president has declared himself as 'care taker' president of the war-torn country.
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Naidu lauds engineering colleges offering courses in regional languages
Education | Jul 21, 2021, 11:16 PM ISTLauding the move of 14 engineering colleges across eight states to offer courses in regional languages, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday urged more educational institutions, particularly those imparting technical and professional studies, to follow suit.
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Ravi Shankar Prasad, Javadekar may receive organisational responsibility, role in poll-bound states
India | Jul 11, 2021, 03:02 PM ISTFormer Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar may soon receive senior organizational positions in the BJP.
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Ex-IAS officer and MLC A K Sharma made UP BJP’s vice president
India | Jun 20, 2021, 07:40 AM ISTThe Uttar Pradesh unit of Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday appointed its state MLC A K Sharma, a former IAS officer, the party's state vice president.
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After Vice President's account, Twitter removes verified blue tick from RSS chief's handle
India | Jun 05, 2021, 01:53 PM ISTThe blue tick on Twitter handles is to let people know that the social media account is authentic. It said to receive the blue badge, the person's account must be authentic, notable, and active.
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COVID-19 surge in India heartbreaking, US determined to help the country: VP Kamala Harris
World | May 07, 2021, 10:13 PM ISTPledging that the Biden administration is determined to help India in its hour of need, Harris said that the entire government machinery has been galvanised to help the country in this hour of crisis.
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COVID-19 pandemic deepened employment inequality between genders: Naidu
India | May 01, 2021, 07:32 AM ISTLooking at the surge in coronavirus cases in the country, VP Venkiah Naidu advised looking into the issues of representation and remuneration to empower women.
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Ambedkar Jayanti: VP Naidu, LS Speaker pay floral tribute
News | Apr 14, 2021, 01:27 PM ISTVice President M Venkaiah Naidu paid floral tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar on his 130th birth anniversary at his residence in Delhi. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also paid tribute to Father of Indian Constitution.
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VP Naidu advises other countries to not give 'unasked' advice on J and K matter
News | Apr 10, 2021, 02:38 PM ISTVice President M Venkaiah Naidu attended convocation ceremony of Indian Institute of Management Jammu. He said, "Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. We are capable of solving our problems and no country for that matter has any business to interfere or make comments on internal affairs of another country.