Presidential Election

Why has Fox News imposed 'soft ban' on former US president Donald Trump?

According to four Trump aides who spoke to news startup 'Semafor', Fox News has imposed an unofficial ban or 'soft ban' on the former president, claiming the Rupert Murdoch family wants to 'move on' from him

Why Joe Biden might drop Kamala Harris as his running mate for 2024 US polls

One of the reasons for the calls to remove Kamala Harris could be her low national poll rating. If Joe Biden drops Harris, his popularity among Black voters will suffer, as will his support among female voters

Explained: How do parties and states decide presidential votes in the US?

The Democratic National Committee's rulemaking arm approved a revised schedule for early voting in the 2024 presidential primary, beginning with South Carolina, then New Hampshire and Nevada on the same day, Georgia, and finally Michigan

Happy Birthday Yashwant Sinha: Here are some lesser-known facts about veteran Indian politician

Sinha made the decision to withdraw his name from the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in favour of his son Jayant Sinha

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh calls on President Droupadi Murmu

On 22 July, Murmu registered a historic win over her rival Yashwant Sinha in the Presidential election, becoming the first woman tribal candidate and the second woman in the country to occupy the highest office in the country

Droupadi Murmu to take oath as 15th President of India today

On 22 July, the former Jharkhand governor Murmu registered a historic win over her rival Yashwant Sinha in the Presidential election, becoming the first woman tribal candidate and the second woman in the country to occupy the highest office in the country

Gujarat: Congress launches inquiry into cross-voting in presidential election

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's candidate Draupadi Murmu, who won the election, got 121 votes from Gujarat, 10 more than the BJP's strength of 111 in the state Assembly

‘Tareekh pe tareekh’: Why Sunny Deol’s absence from Presidential elections has angered the BJP

The actor-turned-politician skipped the Presidential polls, as he is abroad for medical treatment. This is not his first case of absenteeism. He didn't campaign for the BJP during the Punjab Assembly elections and also last visited his constituency in 2020

Presidential election disputes to be decided by Supreme Court, says Delhi High Court

The court also said that the remedy in relation to a Presidential election was in the form of an election petition, and not a writ petition, after declaration of the result

Odisha’s tale of two presidents, Droupadi Murmu and VV Giri

Droupadi Murmu from Odisha's Mayurbhanj has become the first tribal woman to reach the highest office in India. However, she isn’t the first President from the state. In 1969, VV Giri from Berhampur became the only President to have won with a margin of less than one lakh votes