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  'Enough time for Mamata to change mind': Oppn Vice President candidate Margaret Alva

  India | July 23, 2022 18:03 IST

  Vice 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 | July 17, 2022 21:59 IST

  Vice 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 | July 13, 2022 16:23 IST

  Vice 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 | July 03, 2022 6:44 IST

  The 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 | June 29, 2022 16:38 IST

  The 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 | April 05, 2022 16:34 IST

  Joe 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 | February 26, 2022 10:05 IST

  In 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 | October 03, 2021 19:56 IST

  VP 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 | September 13, 2021 18:00 IST

  Vice 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 | August 22, 2021 20:05 IST

  Vice 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 | August 22, 2021 13:25 IST

  Sanskrit, 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 | August 19, 2021 12:20 IST

  Amrullah 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 | July 21, 2021 23:16 IST

  Lauding 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 | July 11, 2021 15:02 IST

  Former 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 | June 20, 2021 7:40 IST

  The 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 | June 05, 2021 13:53 IST

  The 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 22:13 IST

  Pledging 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 7:32 IST

  Looking 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 | April 14, 2021 13:27 IST

  Vice 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 | April 10, 2021 14:38 IST

  Vice 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.