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India to elect next Vice President on August 5
National | Jun 29, 2017, 12:13 PM ISTThe term of incumbent Vice President M. Hamid Ansari ends on August 10.
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‘No rule on triple talaq in Quran’, says Vice-President’s wife Salma Ansari
India | Apr 10, 2017, 10:18 AM ISTVice-President Hamid Ansari's wife Salma Ansari has said that uttering 'talaq' thrice does not amount to divorce and asked Muslim women to read the Quran thoroughly instead of relying on clerics.
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Uttering talaq thrice does not amount to divorce, says VP Hamid Ansari's wife Salma
India | Apr 09, 2017, 12:06 PM ISTVice President Hamid Ansari's wife Salma Ansari said that uttering 'talaq' thrice does not amount to divorce while she asked Muslim women to read the Quran thoroughly instead of relying on clerics.
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US Vice President Pence defends his use of personal email account
World | Mar 04, 2017, 11:26 AM ISTPence used his personal email account to conduct state business while he was Indiana's Governor, CNN reported on Friday.
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Vice president Narinder Batra quits IOA in protest against appointment of Suresh Kalmadi, Abhay Chautala
Other Sports | Dec 30, 2016, 07:41 PM ISTIn a move to mark his protest against the appointment of graft accused Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Chautala as the organisation’s life presidents, senior functionary Narinder Batra on Friday resigned as the associate vice-president of
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Govt plans to give three-fold salary hike to President, Vice-President
India | Oct 25, 2016, 11:48 PM ISTFaced with an anomalous situation as the Cabinet secretary is now paid more than the President of India, the government is planning to give three-fold raise to country's top functionary.
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At NAM Summit, India raises voice against state sponsors of terrorism
India | Sep 18, 2016, 12:58 PM ISTOn the foremost South-South cooperation forum, India, without directly naming Pakistan, pitched against the state sponsors of terrorism and called for support to New Delhi's initiative of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism that w
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Donald Trump to announce vice-president pick tomorrow
World | Jul 14, 2016, 01:19 PM ISTWashington: Donald Trump will announce the name of his vice presidential pick tomorrow in New York on Friday, he said on Twitter. Amomg those who belived to be topping the list are former House
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Former Maldives VP gets 10 years on terrorism charge
World | Jun 06, 2016, 02:21 PM ISTMale, Maldives:A Maldives court has convicted the country’s former vice president on a terrorism charge for possession of firearms and sentenced him to 10 years in prison. The decision by the Criminal Court on Sunday
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Mukul Roy made TMC's all India vice-president
National | Feb 14, 2016, 11:32 PM ISTKolkata: Trinomool Congress MP Mukul Roy, who had been stripped of all party posts last year, was today made the party's all-India vice president by its supremo Mamata Banerjee ahead of the assembly election in
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Concluding 3-day visit to Brunei, Vice President Hamid Ansari arrives in Thailand
National | Feb 03, 2016, 04:18 PM ISTBangkok: Vice President Hamid Ansari arrived in Thailand today on a three-day visit on the second and the last leg of his visit to south-east Asia.“Eastern friendships flourish. After a successful visit to Brunei, VP
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Writers' role critical in inducing sanity in society: Hamid Ansari
India | Nov 28, 2015, 08:16 PM ISTNew Delhi: India's unmatched diversity of literary traditions reflects its plural ethos, Vice President Hamid Ansari said today even as he emphasised on the critical role of writers and narrators in "inducing sanity in an
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Intolerance of diversity, dissent reason for concern: Hamid Ansari
National | Nov 17, 2015, 11:35 PM ISTPune: Vice President Hamid Ansari today said there was a reason for concern about “emergence of a propensity for intolerance of diversity and dissent” and pitched for evolving a social consensus around equality, justice and
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Hamid Ansari cancels Brunei visit; leaves for India
India | Nov 05, 2015, 08:41 PM ISTBali: Vice President Hamid Ansari today left Indonesia for India after cancelling his visit to Brunei which got delayed following closure of the Bali airport due to the spewing of volcanic ash from a nearby
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Vice President's affirmative action for Muslims comment draws VHP's ire
India | Sep 01, 2015, 11:08 AM ISTNew Delhi: Vishwa Hindu Parishad today criticised Vice President Hamid Ansari over his pitch for "affirmative action" for Muslims, alleging it was a "political" and "communal" statement which did not befit the dignity of his
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Ram Madhav questions Vice President Hamid Ansari's absence at Yoga Day, apologises
India | Jun 21, 2015, 11:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP general secretary Ram Madhav today stoked a controversy by questioning Vice President Hamid Ansari's absence at the Yoga Day event in the capital but later apologised after he was criticised on the
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ISIS momentum halted in Iraq: US
World | Apr 10, 2015, 06:45 AM ISTWashington:Vice President Joseph Biden said on Thursday that US-led airstrikes have helped Iraqi forces halt the offensive by the Islamic State (IS) group in the Arab country, with its “aura of invincibility” pierced.“The jury's still
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Praveen Togadia banned from entering Bengal, opposition smells electoral compulsion
India | Apr 02, 2015, 07:35 AM ISTKolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government on Wednesday issued prohibitory orders banning the entry of VHP international vice president Praveen Togadia in West Bengal, arguing that his presence could lead to "communal tension" and disturb public
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DDCA Executive Comm asks BCCI VP Bansal to resign in 72 hrs
Cricket | Dec 22, 2014, 11:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: The factional war at the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) continued as vice-president Chetan Chauhan on Monday asked sports body's president and BCCI vice-president Sneh Bansal to resign within 72 hours on
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PM meets Vice President Hamid Ansari
India | Jun 01, 2014, 11:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called on Vice President Hamid Ansari here. Modi drove to Ansari's residence for the first formal meeting after he became the Prime Minister. An official spokesperson termed it