Droupadi Murmu defeated the opposition's candidate Yashwant Sinha, winning 64.03 per cent of the total votes polled on Thursday
Gets more than 64% of the votes cast; first tribal woman to occupy the highest office
After Droupadi Murmu got elected as the 15th President of India, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said it is a big achievement for a tribal woman to get elected as the President of the country
The NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu crossed the 50 per cent mark after the third round of counting to emerge victorious in the poll over her rival Yashwant Sinha
India on Thursday will know who will succeed incumbent Ram Nath Kovind to become the country's 15th President, as counting of votes for the presidential election begins at 11am
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The polling will take place between 10 am and 5 pm in the Parliament and state legislative assemblies
We respect Droupadi Murmu but the AAP will support the opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha: RS MP Sanjay Singh
President of India Ram Nath Kovind expressed happiness that during his tenure as the Supreme Commander, the induction of women in the National Defence Academy has been initiated
Yashwant Sinha, the candidate in the presidential election, on Wednesday said a "thinking and speaking" person should be the resident of Rashtrapati Bhavan and not a rubber stamp.
In the race to Rashtrapati Bhavan, NDA nominee Draupadi Murmu is has an edge over opposition's Yashwant Sinha due to majority support in the electoral-college. But how does India elect its President?
That is a lot of heft for a community that makes up about 7 million people and less than 10 per cent of all the tribes in India
Congress General Secretary Ajay Maken said that the Congress will hold Satyagraha at Jantar Mantar on Monday and demand the President withdraw the Agnipath recruitment scheme.
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A delegation of Congress leaders is likely to meet President Ram Nath Kovind on June 20 and submit a memorandum on the issue of entry of police into party headquarters
Rajnath reaches out to Mamata, proposes common govt-Opposition candidate
After the announcement of the presidential poll, Bihar Rural Development Minister Shrawan Kumar on Thursday said that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has all the ability to hold the office of President.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday greeted the citizens of the country on the occasion of Holi and wished that the festival infuses joy, enthusiasm and new energy into the lives of all the countrymen
Nearly six crore rural households have been provided tap water connection despite constraints imposed by the pandemic under the 'Har Ghar Jal' as part of the Jal Jeevan Mission, the President said
In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi urged people to read more about those who have been conferred the gallantry awards