Presidential Candidate

Meira Kumar invokes Mahatma Gandhi, supports slogan of 'do or die' in fight for poor, minorities

Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar Friday invoked Mahatma Gandhi and gave the slogan of "do or die" in the fight for poor and minorities

Ram Nath Kovind criticised by Asaduddin Owaisi for remark on Muslims and Christians

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has criticised the selection of Ram Nath Kovind as NDA's presidential candidate over his alleged comments in 2010 stating that "Muslims and Christians are alien to the country".

JD(U)'s support to Ram Nath Kovind an 'isolated case', will be part of Oppn for 2019 polls: KC Tyagi

Even though Bihar's ruling JD(U) on Wednesday said its breaking ranks with the opposition on the 17 July Presidential election was an "isolated" case

Mohan Bhagwat's presidential lunch reaffirms rise of RSS; no second term for Pranab Mukherjee

While speculations are running rife about RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's lunch at Rashtrapati Bhavan, it confirms only one thing and that's Pranab Mukherjee is not getting a second term as the President of India

Emmanuel Macron, French presidential candidate claims a massive hack as 9 GB emails leaked

Leading French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron's campaign said on Friday it had been the target of a "massive" computer hack that dumped its campaign emails.

At 92, Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe looks to elections in 2018

Zimbabwe's ruling party says the country's 92-year-old president, Robert Mugabe, is certain to be endorsed as the party's presidential candidate for elections in 2018.

When John Legend won the internet: Singer calls Donald Trump 'racist'

John Legend started a Twitter war with business tycoon and US presidental candidate Donald Trump's son Donald Trump Jr.

It's time to bring FIFA into the 21st century: Prince Ali

FIFA presidential hopeful Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein has promised to rid the crisis-hit organisation of corruption and "bring it into the 21st century".

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton calls for new era of shared economic prosperity

Hillary Rodham Clinton formally opened her presidential bid with a deeply personal address that promised thousands of supporters gathered at a rally in New York City that she would champion "an economy for everyday Americans."

Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos killed in plane crash

Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos was killed in a plane crash in the southeastern city of Santos on Wednesday, television news network GloboNews said, without saying how it obtained the information.