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Odisha's Droupadi Murmu: From civil servant to presidential nominee

Murmu holds the distinction of becoming the first woman Governor of Jharkhand; if elected, Murmu will also be the first president to be born after Independence

Maharashtra crisis: Sena MLA Sarnaik says party should renew ties with BJP

Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik said the party should renew ties with the BJP, as the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government faces a crisis following a revolt by a section of Sena MLAs

Surprised, delighted on being nominated as Presidential candidate: Murmu

The NDA's Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu has said she is optimistic about getting the support of all MLAs and MPs from Odisha cutting across party lines as she is the daughter of the soil

Presidential poll: AAP yet to reveal decision; BJP, Oppn name candidates

The BJP parliamentary board named Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader of the party from Odisha and the Oppn picked former Union minister Yashwant Sinha as their joint candidate

I am confident Draupadi Murmu will be a great President, says PM Modi

The BJP parliamentary board on Tuesday named Murmu, a tribal leader of the party from Odisha, as the ruling NDA's candidate for the presidential election

BJP names Draupadi Murmu, tribal leader from Odisha, for presidential poll

Murmu (64), a former Jharkhand governor, will be the first person from Odisha and the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post if she is elected

Crisis in Maharashtra ruling alliance as Sena leader Shinde revolts

Sena MP Sanjay Raut said 14 to 15 party MLAs are with Shinde in Surat in BJP-ruled Gujarat

Maharashtra tussle: MVA, BJP counting on the magic 'power' of numbers

Battling the Shinde conflagration on one side, the MVA allies have also tried to herd and secure their respective legislators besides their supporting smaller parties and independents

Maharashtra's political environment clear, people fed up of MVA govt: Danve

The political environment in Maharashtra is now clear after the Legislative Council elections and people are fed up with the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Union Minister Raosaheb Danve said

As Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde goes incommunicado, BJP says no role in it

Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil said his party has got nothing to do with political developments in Shiv Sena, whose minister Eknath Shinde has gone incommunicado along with some MLAs

BJP to pick its presidential candidate today in parliamentary board meeting

Even as the Opposition is yet to choose its candidate for Presidential polls, BJP will hold its parliamentary board meeting on Tuesday where it is likely to finalise its pick for the election

The nation on Agnipath: Perils of a government that does not listen

Unless the Centre acts fast to tweak the Agnipath recruitment scheme further or withdraw it, the anger could spill over to other age groups in the rural hinterland

Nadda holds meeting with BJP's management team for presidential election

The BJP had authorised J P Nadda and Union Minister Rajnath Singh to consult with other political parties, including those in the opposition, for building a consensus on a presidential candidate

AIMIM chief Owaisi says Nupur Sharma will be projected as a 'big leader'

'I know that after six-seven months Nupur Sharma will be projected as a very big leader. It is also possible that she will be made the Delhi Chief Minister candidate'

Agnipath: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Nike model' just doesn't do it

From land acquisition to GST to Agnipath, the Prime Minister seems to put outcome ahead of the process

Presidential poll: BJP's 14-member panel to manage NDA candidate' campaign

The BJP formed a 14-member committee for next month's Presidential poll. Minister for Water Resources Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has been made convener and Vinod Tawde and C T Ravi are co-conveners

BJP President Nadda meets Singapore minister, discusses bilateral ties

BJP national President JP Nadda interacted with Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan, at the party's headquarters

Rajnath speaks to Oppn leaders as BJP eyes consensus Presidential candidate

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has authorised Singh and party's chief J P Nadda to consult with other parties for building consensus on a presidential candidate

Pushkar Dhami sworn in as member of U'khand Assembly after Champawat win

Dhami had won the Champawat bypoll on June 3 by more than 55,000 votes

SP, BJP in war of words on alleged beating of protesters at police station

The SP and BJP are locked in a war of words over a purported video which shows Uttar Pradesh Police brutally beating up alleged protestors at a police station