Vice-President

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar hits out at Sushil Modi: 'What a joke! BOGUS, had no desire to become V-P'

BJP's Sushil Modi had suggested that the fallout between his party and Nitish Kumar`s JD(U) could be linked to the Bihar chief minister`s desire to become the country`s vice president.

Aug 11, 2022, 11:17 AM IST

Jagdeep Dhankhar to take oath as 14th Vice President of India today

Former West Bengal Governor and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the Vice President on August 6. He defeated the Opposition`s Margaret Alva to emerge as a winner.

Aug 11, 2022, 07:03 AM IST

Rahul pays tribute to Ambedkar

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today paid tribute to the architect of the Constitution, B R Ambedkar, on his death anniversary and said men might be mortal but their ideas need to be propagated.

Dec 06, 2017, 12:57 PM IST

Women play important role in development of nation: Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said that women play an important role in the development of families, communities and nations.

Sep 17, 2017, 08:02 AM IST

First Vice-President to be born in Independent India: PM Modi on Venkaiah Naidu, the farmer's son

Soon after Venkaiah Naidu took oath of office as the 13th Vice-President of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi PM pointed out Naidu is the first Vice-President to be born after India attained Independence.

Aug 11, 2017, 12:07 PM IST

Venkaiah Naidu Vice-Presidential Ceremony LIVE News Updates: Veteran BJP leader visits Raj Ghat

 The 68-year-old politican veteran, who secured an easy victory against Opponent Gopal Krishna Gandhi, was previously serving as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

Aug 11, 2017, 10:21 AM IST

All you need to know about India's outgoing vice-president Hamid Ansari

As the curtain draws on the second term of incumbent Hamid Ansari, the nation is gearing up to welcome the succeeding Vice President.

Aug 05, 2017, 22:43 PM IST

Sonia Gandhi greets Venkaiah Naidu on Vice-President poll win

The 68-year-old BJP leader from Andhra Pradesh was today elected as India's next vice-president, securing an overwhelming two-third of the votes against opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi.

Aug 05, 2017, 22:22 PM IST

Vice-Presidential poll 2017: Here's list of former vice-presidents of India

The election to decide India's 15th vice-president will be held on Saturday, August 5. 

Aug 05, 2017, 00:00 AM IST

BJP President Amit Shah meets RSS leaders to discuss Vice President candidate

 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Thursday met two senior RSS leaders Bhaiyyaji Joshi and Krishna Gopal to discuss the ruling NDA's candidate for the August 5 Vice President's election.

Jul 13, 2017, 15:02 PM IST

Vice-presidential election 2017: Gopalkrishna Gandhi to be Opposition's candidate; all you need to know about him

Opposition parties on Tuesday unanimously decided to pick former West Bengal governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi as its candidate for the post of vice-president. According to the reports, Gandhi was the only name, discussed when 18 Opposition parties met today to decide on their candidate for the vice-presidential poll. 

Jul 11, 2017, 12:56 PM IST

Facebook's Latin America vice president arrested in Brazil

In a press release, the federal police stated that Dzodan had been arrested in Sao Paulo on Tuesday.

Mar 02, 2016, 12:05 PM IST