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BJP pulls up Jayant Sinha for his 'no interest' in organisational works and campaigns in Lok Sabha polls

May 21, 2024, at 06:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has served a "show cause" notice to former Union Minister Jayant Sinha for not taking any interest in "organisational works" and "campaigns" of the party during the Lok Sabha elections, media reports said.

Presidential poll: Cross voting ensured Murmu's win by huge margin

Jul 22, 2022, at 09:26 pm

New Delhi: The rift in Opposition was exposed Thursday when several MPs and MLAs cross-voted in favour of the BJP-led NDA's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu.

Presidential poll: Droupadi Murmu leads by huge margin against Yashwant Sinha in 2nd round of counting

Jul 22, 2022, at 01:06 am

New Delhi: Droupadi Murmu is leading against Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha by a huge margin in the presidential polls having secured 1,349 votes of the 1,886 valid votes cast by MLAs from 10 states counted so far in the second round of counting. 

Presidential poll result: Droupadi Murmu ahead of Yashwant Sinha by huge margin

Jul 21, 2022, at 11:56 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: BJP-led NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu is ahead of the Opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha by a huge margin of votes as the result of the Presidential election is set to be declared Thursday.

Presidential Poll: Droupadi Murmu leads race against Yashwant Sinha

Jul 21, 2022, at 09:15 pm

New Delhi: NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu is leading against Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in the counting of votes of MPs.

Presidential poll: Counting of votes gets underway

Jul 21, 2022, at 05:17 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The counting of votes for the Presidential poll began at 11 am in Room Number 63 in Parliament House complex on Thursday.

15th Presidential election: 99.18 per cent of votes cast at Parliament House

Jul 19, 2022, at 01:41 am

New Delhi/UNI: The election for the 15th President of India was held across the country on Monday, with 721 MPs and nine MLAs voting at the Parliament House in Delhi, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other prominent leaders.

President Poll: Narendra Modi, Manmohan Singh cast vote

Jul 18, 2022, at 08:22 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday cast their votes in Parliament House to elect the next President of India. Singh was on a wheelchair since he is ailing.

Droupadi Murmu vs Yashwant Sinha: Legislators to vote to elect India's 15th President today

Jul 18, 2022, at 02:51 pm

New Delhi: More than 4,000 legislators will vote to elect the new President of India on Monday as National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu and Opposition’s joint pick Yashwant Sinha are contesting to win the prestige battle.

Droupadi Murmu vs Yashwant Sinha: Legislators to vote to elect India's new president tomorrow

Jul 18, 2022, at 03:58 am

New Delhi: More than 4,000 legislators will vote to elect the 15th President of India on Monday as  National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu and Opposition’s joint pick Yashwant Sinha are contesting to win the prestige battle.

'Don't want any statue in Rashtrapati Bhavan': Tejashwi Yadav's dig at Droupadi Murmu

Jul 17, 2022, at 06:06 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, who is supporting Yashwant Sinha for Presidential polls, has taken a dig at NDA's pick Droupadi Murmu, saying that they don't want a statue in the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

'My status too low for him': Yashwant Sinha on 'unreachable' Nitish Kumar

Jul 16, 2022, at 03:53 am

Patna/IBNS: Oppositions' candidate for Presidential polls, Yashwant Sinha, on Friday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is "unreachable" for him.

Narendra Modi must explain fall of rupee: Yashwant Sinha

Jul 14, 2022, at 10:33 pm

Bhopal/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi came in the line of fire of the Opposition’s presidential candidate and erstwhile Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha who expressed concern on Thursday over the decline of rupee against dollar and felt that either Modi himself or the Centre ought to furnish an explanation to the citizenry.

Uddhav Thackeray 'forced' to support Droupadi Murmu: Yashwant Sinha

Jul 14, 2022, at 04:52 am

Guwahati/IBNS: Oppositions' candidate for Presidential polls, Yashwant Sinha, on Wednesday said former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackrey has been "forced" to support his opponent, the NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu.

KCR attacks PM Modi, seeks support for Yashwant Sinha

Jul 03, 2022, at 04:08 am

Hyderabad/UNI: Telangana Chief Minister KC Rao launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, as he welcomed Opposition's Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha and sought support for him.

BJP holds key meeting in Hyderabad today, KCR's bike rally with Yashwant Sinha to counter

Jul 02, 2022, at 05:10 pm

Hyderabad/IBNS: In a show of strength, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold its national executive meeting here while the city will witness a counter programme by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Saturday.

Opposition's Prez poll nominee Yashwant Sinha to meet Kerala MLAs, MPs

Jun 29, 2022, at 04:32 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Combined Opposition candidate for the upcoming Presidential election Yashwant Sinha will meet MPs and MLAs here as a part of kicking off his election campaign from Kerala Wednesday.

Presidential poll a battle of ideology, not identity: Yashwant Sinha

Jun 28, 2022, at 01:32 am

New Delhi/UNI: The fight for the office of President of India is that of ideologies, and not a battle of 'identity', oppositions' Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha said on Monday and called upon all electors to listen to their conscience calling it a struggle to "save democracy".

Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha files nomination for Presidential polls

Jun 27, 2022, at 07:40 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The opposition’s presidential candidate, Yashwant Sinha, on Monday filed his nomination papers at Parliament here.

KCR's TRS announces support to Yashwant Sinha in Presidential poll

Jun 27, 2022, at 04:43 pm

New Delhi/Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's party Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) has announced its support to the Opposition's joint candidate Yashwant Sinha in the upcoming Presidential election, media reports said.

Who is BJP's Presidential poll nominee Draupadi Murmu?

Jun 23, 2022, at 01:24 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday fielded its tribal leader and former Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu in the Presidential election due to be held next month.

Ex-Jharkhand guv Draupadi Murmu named as BJP's candidate for Presidential polls

Jun 22, 2022, at 03:32 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu has been named as the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate for the post of President.

Yashwant Sinha unanimously chosen as Opposition's candidate for Presidential polls

Jun 21, 2022, at 09:42 pm

New Delhi: Senior politician and former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha has been picked up unanimously as Oppositon's candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections on Tuesday.

Yashwant Sinha quits TMC for 'a larger national cause'

Jun 21, 2022, at 08:30 pm

Veteran politician Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday quit Trinamool Congress to work for a larger national cause.

Sharad Pawar to hold meeting of Rashtra Manch at 4 pm today

Jun 22, 2021, at 04:27 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar will hold a meeting of various political leaders as well intellectuals at his residence on Tuesday, significantly amid the talks of a possible anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) third front that have emerged over the last few days.

Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha joins Trinamool Congress ahead of Bengal Polls

Mar 13, 2021, at 06:58 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and an ex-Finance Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, Yashwant Sinha, on Saturday joined the Trinamool Congress days ahead of the commencement of West Bengal elections.

CAA has been brought in to divide nation on communal lines, says Yashwant Sinha

Jan 27, 2020, at 05:22 pm

Lucknow/UNI:  Terming the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) 'totally anti- Constitution', former Union minister and a strong critic of the BJP government Yashwant Sinha on Monday said that the law was brought in to divide the society in the names of Hindu and Muslim.

CAA brought in to divide country on communal lines: Yashwant Sinha

Jan 27, 2020, at 03:11 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Terming the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) 'totally anti-Constitution', former Union minister and a strong critic of the BJP government Yashwant Sinha on Monday said that the law was brought in to divide the society in the names of Hindu and Muslim.

Yashwant Sinha announces nationwide anti-CAA yatra

Jan 04, 2020, at 05:27 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday announced the launch of 'Gandhi Shanti Yatra' -a nationwide anti-CAA Yatra by his political outfit Rashtra Manch.

Yashwant Sinha criticises SC decision on Ayodhya but asks Muslims to move on

Nov 18, 2019, at 05:07 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has said the Supreme Court judgment on Ram Janma Bhoomi-Babri Masjid title case is faulty but the Muslims should accept it and move on, media reports said.