Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will step down on June 26, rather than the previously expected June 24, as he prepares to stand in July's presidential election, a senior member of the ruling Congress Party told Reuters said late on Thursday.

BJP on Friday appealed to JD(U) and Shiv Sena to review their decision to support the UPA's presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee in the election for the top post and asked the two parties to bac

Pinning hopes on 'conscience vote' and his tribal identity, P.A. Sangma on Friday virtually dared UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee for a debate ahead of presidential polls, saying democracy needs debate.

Congress on Friday dismissed as a ‘non-starter’ P.A. Sangma's challenge to UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee for a debate ahead of the Presidential polls, noting that the President is not supposed to manag

With the Presidential election less than a month away and the Congress central leadership in New Delhi preoccupied, a review of the party’s poor performance in the byelections in the state would be do

BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Thurday said her party will support P.A. Sangma for the presidential poll.

Expressing gratitude to BJP for supporting his Presidential bid, P.A Sangma on Thursday appealed to NDA allies JD(U) and Shiv Sena, which are opposed to his candidature, as well as West Bengal Chie

NDA on Thursday got another jolt in the Presidential race with JD(U) becoming the second NDA ally after Shiv Sena to break ranks with BJP to support UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee.

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Left parties were on Thursday divided on the Presidential election with CPI-M and Forward Bloc deciding to support UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee while CPI and RSP opting to abstain from the voting.

Krishnagiri man who filed papers for president polls claimed himself as a reincarnation of Jesus Christ.

M. Illiyas, 45, by birth a Muslim and native of Mittahalli village, near Kaveripattinam, 15 k