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India's ‘best finance minister’? Manmohan Singh & Yashwant Sinha, says Rajan
The ex-RBI governor also praised P Chidambaram, another former finance minister of the country.
Published on Dec 26, 2023 10:47 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
I will not join any other political party: Yashwant Sinha
Sinha was the joint nominee of non-BJP parties, including the Congress and the TMC.
Published on Jul 26, 2022 03:37 PM IST
PTI | , Kolkata
President-elect Droupadi Murmu's tally boosted by cross-voting | Here's list
President election 2022: Assam, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh assemblies witnessed a significant number of Opposition MLAs voting for the BJP-led NDA's candidate.
Updated on Jul 21, 2022 11:17 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
'Her record victory augurs...': Modi, others congratulate president-elect Murmu
Droupadi Murmu is slated to take oath as the 15th President of India on July 25.
Published on Jul 21, 2022 09:05 PM IST
Written by Kanishka Singharia | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
Yashwant Sinha congratulates Droupadi Murmu: ‘Hope she functions without fear’
With this win, Murmu has become the first tribal woman president and the second-ever woman to hold the position. She will be formally sworn in as the president on Monday.
Updated on Jul 21, 2022 08:49 PM IST
Yashwant Sinha takes jibe at Centre as ED questions Covid+ Sonia Gandhi
Gandhi was questioned for over two hours at the ED's Delhi office, while various Congress leaders and workers staged protests across the country against the central agency.
Updated on Jul 21, 2022 06:02 PM IST
Prez polls: Dharmendra Pradhan celebrates with folk artists as Murmu leads race
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the nation is going to create history as the daughter of a tribal family will be elected as the next president.
Published on Jul 21, 2022 05:26 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, New Delhi
Droupadi Murmu creates history, elected first tribal president of India
Presidential election 2022, Droupadi Murmu, Yashwant Sinha: President Ram Nath Kovind will finish his term July 24
Updated on Jul 21, 2022 10:01 PM IST
Oppn's Yashwant Sinha contesting against NDA's Murmu| 5 things to know about him
Yashwant Sinha has the support of over 30 opposition parties including that of the Congress, TMC, DMK, among others.
Published on Jul 21, 2022 12:03 PM IST
Written by Manjiri Sachin Chitre | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
'... to humiliate leaders': Yashwant Sinha slams ED over Sonia Gandhi summons
Sonia Gandhi, National Herald case: The ED had summoned Sonia Gandhi on June 8 and then June 21, but the Congress chief was unable to comply because she had tested positive for Covid.
Updated on Jul 21, 2022 11:06 AM IST
Murmu vs Sinha: Celebrations in Droupadi's hometown, counting at 11am | Updates
Presidential election counting: Droupadi Murmu's hometown in Odisha is confident of her win and started preparing for the celebrations since Wednesday evening. If elected, she will be the country's first tribal President.
Updated on Jul 21, 2022 08:39 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
India to get its 15th President today: How votes are counted
Droupadi Murmu, the nominee of the BJP-led ruling NDA will, in all probability, be the country's next President. On the other hand, the chances for Yashwant Sinha, the joint opposition's candidate, are very slim.
_1658075597052_1658328816384_1658328816384.jpg "Presidential candidates Droupadi Murmu and Yashwant Sinha in file pic.")
Updated on Jul 21, 2022 08:12 AM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
Presidential election: 100% polling in 10 states; cross-voting | Key takeaways
Presidential Election 2022: In Delhi, voting ended with 98.90 per cent of the electors permitted to vote in Parliament House exercising their franchise, said returning officer PC Mody.
Updated on Jul 18, 2022 09:43 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Aniruddha Dhar
Murmu vs Sinha: Voting to elect 15th President ends; counting on July 21
Presidential Elections 2022: The ballot boxes will arrive in Parliament from across the country by the end of the day, said chief returning officer PC Mody.
Updated on Jul 18, 2022 06:25 PM IST
Odisha Cong MLA votes for Droupadi Murmu, says 'listened to my heart'
"It is my personal decision as I have listened to my heart which guided me to do something for the soil and that is why I voted for her," Moquim said.
Published on Jul 18, 2022 04:19 PM IST
'Listened to my heart.. voted as per conscience', Congress MLAs vote for Murmu
Presidential election 2022: Droupadi Murmu, the BJP-led NDA candidate, is widely expected to become the next president of India; she will be the first tribal leader to hold the post.
Updated on Jul 18, 2022 05:21 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
'Clear Cong is cross-voting': Assam MLA amid reports from Haryana, Odisha
Presidential election 2022: Reports of cross-voting from Assam, Bengal, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in race between Droupadi Murmu and Yashwant Sinha to succeed Ram Nath Kovind.
Updated on Jul 18, 2022 04:12 PM IST
Yashwant Sinha's message as votes are cast to elect India's 15th president
Presidential Elections 2022: Yashwant Sinha had recently relinquished his responsibilities for the Trinamool Congress.
Published on Jul 18, 2022 10:44 AM IST
Presidential polls explainer: How is a president elected?
Presidential polls: The president is elected indirectly by an electoral college comprising the members of parliament of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, and the members of legislative assemblies of all states as well as the national capital territory of Delhi and union territory of Puducherry.
Published on Jul 18, 2022 08:28 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Aryan Prakash
Presidential polls : Droupadi Murmu has easy edge over Yashwant Sinha| Top 10
Presidential Elections 2022: India's 15th president to be elected: Droupadi Muru has got support from unlikely quarters over the past one month.
_1658072374064_1658106429301_1658106429301.jpg "Presidential Elections 2022: Presidential candidates Droupadi Murmu and Yashwant Sinha in file pic.")
Updated on Jul 18, 2022 10:26 AM IST
It’s Murmu vs Sinha: India’s 15th President set to be elected today
Murmu’s victory will be marked by several firsts. She will be the first President born in Independent India. At 64, Murmu will also be the youngest occupant of Rashtrapati Bhavan, besides being the first tribal leader to hold the country’s top office.
_1658075597052_1658075742286_1658075742286.jpg "Presidential candidates Droupadi Murmu and Yashwant Sinha in file pic.")
Updated on Jul 18, 2022 05:35 AM IST
Written by Ishika Yadav | Edited by Sohini Goswami
AAP extends support to Yashwant Sinha for President
‘We duly acknowledge and respect NDA nominee Draupadi Murmu’s candidature in the Presidential election, but the party's political affairs committee has deemed it fit to support the opposition candidate,’ said AAP MP Sanjay Singh.
Published on Jul 16, 2022 11:59 PM IST
Prez polls: Yashwant Sinha meets Hemant Soren days after JMM vows to back Murmu
Opposition's presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha, who himself belongs to Jharkhand, took a dig at the BJP-led Centre over destabilising constitutional institutions and the recent ‘unparliamentary language’ row.
Updated on Jul 16, 2022 07:10 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
Ahead of prez polls, posters calling Mamata 'anti-tribal' comes up in Bengal
Murmu is up against former union minister Yashwant Sinha, an ex-member of the BJP and Bengal's ruling Triamool Congress who was chosen by a joint opposition fronted by Mamata Banerjee.
Published on Jul 16, 2022 05:21 PM IST
Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, New Delhi
'Respect Murmu… will support Sinha': AAP on Monday's presidential polls
Ex-BJP and Trinamool leader Yashwant Sinha is the opposition candidate against former Jharkhand governor Droupadi Murmu, nominated by the BJP.
Updated on Jul 16, 2022 03:09 PM IST
Presidential polls: Why did Yashwant Sinha cancel his Mumbai visit?
Presidential polls: The elections to pick the next president will be held on Monday. The counting will take place, if required, on July 21. The new president will take oath on July 25.
Published on Jul 16, 2022 10:41 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Aryan Prakash
Presidential polls: NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu lunches with Odisha CM Patnaik
BJD supremo and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik said that Droupadi Murmu is the eastern state's “pride”, and also challenged the Congress party to show allegiance for a local woman.
Published on Jul 08, 2022 04:36 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, New Delhi
Afternoon brief: Yashwant Sinha's request to BJP presidential candidate
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Published on Jul 04, 2022 12:53 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi, Hindustan Times
‘I urge BJP’s nominee to…': Sinha vows he will not be govt's ‘rubber stamp’ Prez
Since being announced as the joint's opposition candidate, the former Union minister and ex-BJP leader has repeatedly stressed he would not be a ‘mute spectator’.
Published on Jul 04, 2022 12:30 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
In Hyderabad at time of BJP executive meet, KCR holds show of strength
KCR, as the Telangana chief minister is popularly known as, received opposition presidential poll candidate Yashwant Sinha at the Begumpet airport but stayed away from receiving Prime Minister Narendra Modi a few hours later and instead send junior minister Talasani Srinivasa Yadav to welcome him.
Published on Jul 03, 2022 03:12 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad