Voting for Presidential election today; Droupadi Murmu, Yashwant Sinha in fray

Voting to elect the 15th President of India will be held on Monday as the tenure of Ram Nath Kovind will end on July 24. National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu and joint opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha are the two contesting candidates for election to the Office of the President. A total of 4,809 […]

Draupadi Murmu, Yashwant Sinha in fray for presidential polls

National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) presidential candidate Droupadi and joint opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha are the only two contesting candidates for election to the Office of the President after the last date for the withdrawal of candidature ended on Saturday. The Returning Officer for the presidential polls Rajya Sabha Secretary General PC Mody […]

Yashwant Sinha files nomination for Presidential election

Yashwant Sinha, the opposition candidate for the presidential election, has filed his nomination. Many opposition leaders including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and NCP leader Sharad Pawar were present on the occasion. Apart from these, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury and TMC’s Sudheendra Kulkarni were also […]

Yashwant Sinha promises to raise voice for farmers, workers, unemployed youth, if he wins

Pointing out that India is currently going through extremely difficult times, Opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha promises to raise his voice for farmers, workers, unemployed youth, women and all marginalised sections of society if he wins the election. In a letter to Opposition parties on Friday, Sinha thanked them for choosing him […]

West Bengal Polls: Yashwant Sinha joins TMC

Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha joined Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata on Saturday ahead of the state’s Assembly elections. “The country is facing an unprecedented situation today. The strength of democracy lies in the strength of the institutions of democracy. All these institutions including the judiciary have become weak now,” said Sinha, right after joining TMC. […]