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Droupadi Murmu makes history; first tribal to be elected India's President

Gets more than 64% of the votes cast; first tribal woman to occupy the highest office

Ruing Muslim vote won't do, Oppn must build viable political formation

India needs more than one political formation that will work for all citizens without any discrimination

Models of welfarism

The distribution of freebies has its limits

SKM leaders question composition of MSP panel, may give it a miss

Farmers' grouping has also been roiled by factional disputes since year-long agitation was called off

The bizarre hounding of former vice-president Hamid Ansari

The Congress party kept strategically quiet on the arrest of Teesta Setalvad. After its initial reaction, it seems the party now does not want to get too involved in defending Ansari, either

Arvind Kejriwal's Delhi model beats BJP's Gujarat model on every parameter

A 17-member delegation from Gujarat would have found that the Delhi aces it on key welfare parameters

Opposition parties treated Muslims as a vote bank, says Basit Ali

'The BJP has now risen to second spot, ahead of the BSP, as the political party of choice for Muslims in UP. This is a significant shift indeed'

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Prez poll: MPs, MLAs to vote Monday; NDA's Murmu has edge over Oppn's Sinha

With the support of regional parties such as BJD, YSRCP, BSP, AIADMK, TDP, JD(S), Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena and now JMM, Murmu's vote share is likely to reach nearly two-thirds

Ahead of Presidential elections, BJP MLAs moved to Bengaluru hotel

State BJP unit has organised a mock voting drill for the MLAs on Sunday

If elected, NDA's Dhankhar will be second vice-president from Rajasthan

Dhankhar, whose name was announced as the ruling National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) vice-presidential candidate on Saturday, belongs to the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan

BJP chief Nadda to meet former Nepali PM under 'Know BJP' campaign

The meeting will take place at the party headquarters in the national capital on Saturday in which many senior leaders of the party will also be present

Union minister unaware of ground realities of MGNREGA: West Bengal BJP

BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh claimed that Patil may not know about corruption in the implementation of MGNREGA as central government officers are not doing their jobs properly

PM Modi pays tributes to Congress stalwart Kamaraj on birth anniversary

A former chief minister of erstwhile Madras State, now Tamil Nadu, Kamaraj was a key organisational leader of the Congress

Many Himachal BJP leaders eager to join Congress, says Pratibha Singh

In the statement, Pratibha Singh said that many BJP leaders are eager to join Congress as they feel suffocated due to infighting in the BJP

Jharkhand ready for grand welcome of PM Modi on July 12: BJP leader

The Jharkhand BJP President lauded the Prime Minister's decision to make Droupadi Murmu, Santhali Tribal women as the NDA's candidate for presidential polls

Prime Minister Modi's outreach to pasmanda Muslims: A strategic pause?

The invention of "pasmanda Muslims plus Hindutva" also serves to confuse and destabilise an Opposition still trapped in its old political rhetoric

Rule of law, anyone?

Negotiated and reciprocal agreements between communities are vital to underpin any law

UP police arrest prime accused in June 3 Kanpur violence over Prophet row

The prime accused of the June 3 Kanpur violence, which broke out during a protest against Nupur Sharma's statement against Prophet Mohammed, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police

Protecting the SC

Politically sensitive matters require care