Vice President Of India

Opposition in disarray? The messaging behind Trinamool Congress abstaining from the vice-presidential vote

The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress' decision to not vote for either Margaret Alva or Jagdeep Dhankhar in the vice-presidential poll lays open the cracks in the Opposition's unity and forces the question of what happens in 2024

Explained: As nomination process begins, a look at how India elects its vice-president

Like the president, the vice-president is chosen indirectly – that is by the representatives of the people. Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, including the nominated ones, are eligible to vote

Election for 16th Vice President of India on 6 August: ECI

The term of office of the incumbent Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu ends on 10 August, 2022

Voter turnout should at least rise to 75% in 2024 Lok Sabha polls, says Vice-President Naidu

In the last general elections in 2019, 67.40 per cent of the eligible voters exercised their franchise, Naidu said

Twitter briefly drops blue tick from M Venkaiah Naidu's personal handle due to inactivity; status now restored

Officials of the Vice President Secretariat said the personal Twitter handle of Naidu @MVenkaiahNaidu was inactive for a long time and the Twitter algorithm removed the blue badge.

Sarojini Naidu's birth anniversary: Remembering 'Nightingale of India' who fueled freedom struggle, women's rights movement

After India gained independence in 1947, Naidu was appointed as the governor of the United Provinces, which is today known as Uttar Pradesh

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2021: History, significance of day honouring contribution of Overseas Indian community

This year, amid the COVID-19 surge, Non-Resident Indians across the globe are coming together to celebrate the 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention in a virtual format

Modi, Ashok Gehlot commemorate 127 years of Swami Vivekananda's Chicago speech, recall message of universal brotherhood

In his speech at the first World Parliament on Religion on 11 September 1893, Vivekananda spoke about the need to end religious supremacy and propagated the message of tolerance and acceptance

Pranab Mukherjee State funeral Updates: Former President laid to rest at Lodhi crematorium with full military honours

Pranab Mukherjee State funeral LATEST updates: Former president Pranab Mukherjee's last rites were performed at Lodhi Road crematorium in New Delhi.

Puri Rath Yatra 2020: Ram Nath Kovind, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah extend greetings on occasion of Lord Jagannath's chariot festival

The annual Lord Jagannath Yatra in Puri, Odisha, started on Tuesday. This year the auspicious festival is being celebrated in a subdued manner due to the COVID-19 pandemic.