Meira Kumar

Bhubaneswar: While NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind was elected the 14th President of India, defeating UPA nominee Meira Kumar, details of voting in Odisha Assembly have been out too. Out of 147 MLAs in Odisha Assembly, 127 (mostly BJD and…

 New Delhi: NDA Candidate Ram Nath Kovind has been elected as the 14th President of India registering an emphatic victory over opposition candidate Meira Kumar by a huge margin. Announcing the results, Lok Sabha Secretary General and…

New Delhi: India is all set to get its 14th President with the counting of votes cast in the election for the post on Monday began at Sansad Bhawan (Parliament Building) here on Thursday. The ballot box of Parliament House was opened…

Bhubaneswar: Voting for the post of the next President of India is underway in the Committee Room no- 54 of the State Assembly here on Monday. The voting began at 10 AM and will conclude at 5 PM. Leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra…

Bhubaneswar: Congress legislators held a meeting at the official residence of Leader of Opposition Narsingha Mishra here in connection to the presidential poll scheduled to be held tomorrow. All India Congress Committee (AICC) observer  …

Bhubaneswar: National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s Presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind will dine with Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik during his scheduled Odisha visit on July 14. Kovind will arrive in the city by a…

Bhubaneswar: BJD MP Ramchandra Hansdah, currently lodged in jail in connection with the chit fund scam involving Nabadiganta Capital Financial Services, on Thursday sought permission to vote in the forthcoming Presidential polls. The…

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram on Monday levelled strong allegations against Opposition's Presidential Candidate Meira Kumar saying she is not a ‘Dalit.’ “Meira Kumar is not a Dalit. Her husband Suresh Kumar is a…

Bhubaneswar: PCC President Prasad Harichandan lashed out at BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik for his instant support to BJP's Presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind, terming it unethical. "Why he was in a hurry to extend his support to BJP…

New Delhi: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will be the opposition candidate against the NDA’s nominee Ram Nath Kovind for the Presidential elections. Congress President Sonia Gandhi announced Kumar’s name after the meeting of 17…