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On 77th birthday, Shankersinh Vaghela announces decision to quit Congress

Addressing a rally in Gandhinagar on his 77th birthday, Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela claimed that the party high command expelled him on Thursday.

Thousands attend Mamata Banerjee's Shahid Diwas rally in Kolkata

Stepping up the attack against BJP, Banerjee announced that her party would hold an "Oust BJP from India" programme from 9 August to 30 August after alleging that the BJP had "failed on all fronts".

From Kanpur to Raisina Hills; Ram Nath Kovind elected as India's 14th president

NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind was elected as the 14th President of India after receiving an overwhelming majority of votes from the country's lawmakers.

Presidential Election 2017 Results: BJP workers, artists across the country celebrate Ram Nath Kovind's victory

BJP workers, artists celebrated Ram Nath Kovind's victory across the country on Thursday.

In Rajasthan, Rahul Gandhi lashes out at BJP, says Centre doesn't care about farmers, Dalits

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally at Banswara in Rajasthan on Wednesday

Monsoon Session of Parliament: Opposition creates ruckus in Rajya Sabha; Mayawati quits Lower House on day 2

The Monsoon Session of the Parliament began on a stormy note with BSP supremo Mayawati resigning from the Rajya Sabha protesting against Dalit atrocities across India.

Delhi Congress protests against 'faulty implementation' of 'GST monster'

Congress held a massive demonstration in capital against the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) with a turnout of nearly 1000 people

Vice-Presidential Election 2017: Venkaiah Naidu, Gopalkrishna Gandhi file nomination papers

National Democratic Alliance's candidate Venkaiah Naidu and Opposition's Gopalkrishna Gandhi filed their nomination for the vice-presidential election on Tuesday

Vice-Presidential Election 2017: Venkaiah Naidu is the NDA candidate

Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu, one of most recognisable faces in the BJP, is the NDA's vice-presidential candidate

Monsoon Session of Parliament begins today: Narendra Modi greets Sonia Gandhi, other Opposition members

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office, Jitendra Singh

India begins voting for the 14th President of India, final counting on 20 July

India's next president is all set to be elected on Monday as voting begins. The contest is between the ruling NDA's nominee Ram Nath Kovind and UPA's candidate Meira Kumar.

Vice-Presidential Election 2017: NDA holds party executive meeting to discuss candidate

Bharatiya Janata Party held its Parliamentary party executive meeting on Sunday to discuss the NDA candidate for the upcoming vice-presidential election