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Ram Nath Kovind to be the next president: Dalit leaders voice their expectations, say president-elect must speak for community

Two decades on, for the second time in the history of India, a Dalit — who is also a longstanding BJP leader and former governor of Bihar — Ram Nath Kovind, has been elected to the highest office. Is this a sign that the welfare of Dalits is a key government priority?

Ram Nath Kovind is BJP's choice for president: All you need to know about the Dalit leader from UP

Kovind, a Dalit leader from Uttar Pradesh, has a long career in politics behind him.

President Pranab Mukherjee to visit Dehradun today

President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Dehradun on Monday to inaugurate the annexe of Ashiana, the presidential retreat.

Ram Nath Kovind to file presidential nomination today at 11.45 am in presence of Narendra Modi, NDA ministers

Ram Nath Kovind will file his nomination papers on Friday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and most BJP-led NDA chief ministers

Presidential Election 2017: What Indian op-eds said about Ram Nath Kovind's nomination by NDA

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday threw a surprise by nominating Bihar governor Ram Nath Kovind as the NDA choice for the President's post, stunning the opposition which accused the ruling party of unilateralism.

Presidential Election 2017: BSP cannot take negative stand against Dalit candidate, says Mayawati

Hours after the NDA picked up Bihar governor Ram Nath Kovind as its candidate for the post of president, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said on Monday that her party cannot take a negative stand against a Dalit nominee.

Presidential Election 2017: Analysis of past polls reveal high probability for close contest

Political parties may be in hectic huddles to forge a consensus for the upcoming presidential poll, but history shows that almost all presidential polls in India have seen a contest

Declassified CIA documents: India's lackadaisical approach to files bodes ill for national security

Earlier this month, the CIA made millions of its declassified documents available online. Many Indians were shocked to realise that number of their political leaders during the Cold War provided information to US intelligence services.

PV Narasimha Rao: India's quiet PM who used IB to sniff political turmoils

DIB’s role has been replaced by the NSA’s, But, at the same time, it would be naïve to assume that the IB is not used to gather political intelligence.

Laxmanpur-Bathe massacre: No one killed 58 Dalits

The spate of acquittals in massacre cases like Bathani Tola and Laxmanpur-Bathe by the Patna High Court stirs a political debate. Will Nitish Kumar rise up to the occasion to give justice to the Dalits?