President Election

Case Against Tripura Congress Chief For Slapping Man In Police Station

India News | Reported By Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Debjani Chatterjee | Friday April 19, 2019

General Elections 2019: The Tripura police have filed a case against state Congress chief, Pradyot Dev Burman, for slapping a man in police custody.

In World's Biggest One-Day Election, Indonesia Votes For Its President

World News | Reuters | Wednesday April 17, 2019

Indonesians began voting in the world's biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened across the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.

66 Ex-Bureaucrats Question Poll Body's Credibility, Write To President

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 10, 2019

Sixty-six former bureaucrats have written to President Ram Nath Kovind, expressing concern over the credibility and functioning of the Election Commission for failing to deal with alleged cases of poll violations, particulary those involving the ruling party.

Senior Cops Behaving Like TMC Cadres, Says Bengal BJP President

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 7, 2019

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh Saturday mocked at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for writing to the Election Commission (EC) over the transfer of four IPS officers and claimed that many more transfers are in the pipeline.

Ex-Trump Advisor George Papadopoulos Jailed In Russia Probe

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 27, 2018

The former Trump campaign aide whose Russia contacts set off the investigation over collusion in the 2016 US president election began a two-week jail sentence Monday over lies he told to the FBI.

JNU Student Union President Election Today, Polling Underway: Live Updates

Delhi News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday September 14, 2018

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students will elect representatives to their students' union today.

Pakistan To Hold President Election Tomorrow, PTI Candidate Likely To Win

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 4, 2018

Pakistani lawmakers are set to choose a new President on Tuesday, an election in which the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf party's candidate is expected to win as the Opposition parties failed to field a joint candidate.

In Pakistan President Election, It's PM's Pick vs Opposition's Chosen 2

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 27, 2018

Two presidential candidates were today chosen by Pakistan's warring factions of the Opposition alliance which failed to reach a consensus on fielding a joint nominee, giving an upper hand to Prime Minister Imran Khan's pick for the post of the President, according to a media report.

Pakistan To Elect Next President On September 4: Election Commission

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 16, 2018

Pakistan will hold presidential elections on September 4 to elect President Mamnoon Hussain's successor at the end of his five-year-tenure, the election commission announced today.

"Nobody Will Threaten Us With Wall", Says Mexico's New Leader

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday August 7, 2018

Mexico's President elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed Monday his country would not be threatened by a wall, in a thinly veiled rebuke to US President Donald Trump's jabs across the border.

Donald Trump Slams Oprah Winfrey, Challenges Her For 2020 Run

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 19, 2018

US President Donald Trump has slammed Oprah Winfrey as "very insecure", saying he hopes to see her run for President in 2020 so "she can be exposed and defeated".

Congress President Election: Rahul Gandhi Officially Named Congress Chief

India News | Monday December 11, 2017

Rahul Gandhi is set to take over as the chief of Congress, with the party today formally announcing his election as the party president. Mr Gandhi was the only one to file nomination last week and has been elected unopposed, said Congress's Mullappally Ramachandran. Mr Gandhi will take his mother Sonia Gandhi's place as the Congress party's chief w...

'Pidhikaran' Of Congress Is Complete, Says BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 4, 2017

The BJP today played on the words "Pidhi" and "peedi" while dismissing the process for generational change in the Congress leadership as "Pidhikaran", a reference to Rahul Gandhi's dog.

Rahul A Darling Of Congress Men And Women, Says Manmohan Singh

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday December 4, 2017

Rahul Gandhi is the "darling" of the Congress, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today, as he and other top leaders officially backed his promotion to party president in an internal election where there are no other candidates.

Sonia Gandhi's Role In The Congress Will Be Undiminished: Veerappa Moily

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 23, 2017

Sonia Gandhi's role in the Congress will remain "undiminished" even after Rahul Gandhi's elevation as party president and she will continue to guide it, senior party leader M Veerappa Moily said in Hyderabad today.