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Obama holds massive lead over Romney in California

US President Barack Obama holds a massive lead over his presumptive rival Mitt Romney in the crucial...

Cong downplays Pranab`s remarks on Rahstrapati Bhavan`s lawn

Congress on Friday downplayed Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee`s reported remarks about Rashtrapati...

Prez polls: Cong tribal leaders oppose Sangma`s candidature

Chhatisgarh CM Ajit Jogi opposed the PA Sangma candidature for Prez election, saying the NCP leader ...

`Obama, Romney tied in US presidential race`

Americans are split between President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney less th...

CPI (M) asks Cong not to delay its Prez choice

The CPI(M) wants the President to be elected on the basis of "widest acceptability".

Sangma best candidate for Presidency: Naveen

Odisha CM and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday reiterated his party’s support for PA Sangma as Pr...

Egypt poised for historic presidential elections

While the first round of voting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, a run off will follow on Jun...

Egyptian Christians ‘fear persecution under Islamists’

Christians are Egypt`s largest religious minority, but yet they don`t believe that any of the candid...

Egypt polls: Once ‘moderate’ Islamists turn ‘hardliners’

A recent opinion survey revealed that the shift of stance by Fotouh and Morsi highlighted the parado...

‘Let Cong name an all acceptable Prez candidate’

Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh said the post of President should be kept above religion and caste.

US: `Barack Obama a Metrosexual black Abe Lincoln`

US elections have shifted back to the economy as campaign teams for Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are...

NCP rules out support to Sangma as President

Both BJP and NCP led by Sharad Pawar are not impressed with AIADMK and BJD’s decision to support PA ...

NCP disowns Sangma`s bid to enter Prez race

NCP virtually disowned attempts by its party leader PA Sangma to enter the Presidential race.

AIADMK, BJD to support Sangma as President

Odisha CM and Biju Janta Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik on Thursday nominated former Lok Sabha speak...

Sarkozy to get lavish ex-presidential perks

Former French prez Nicolas Sarkozy is entitled to lavish post-retirement perks - a hefty pension, fu...

Ron Paul ends campaigning for White House

Texas Congressman Ron Paul has suspended his presidential campaign, ending presumptive Republican pr...

‘US has everything to be successful for next 200 years`

The US has all the ingredients to be successful for the next 200 years, US Prez Barack Obama has sai...

BJD yet to decide whom to support in Prez polls

BJD President and Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik said his party was yet to decide on whom to support in Pr...

`Obama, Romney in virtual tie in Swing States`

Barack Obama is nearly tied with his presumptive Republican rival Mitt Romney in 12 battleground Sta...

Cong remains non-committal on Prez nominee

Cong remained non-committal on the Presidential nominee even as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is...

`Let political leaders choose best Prez candidate`

Refusing to be drawn into the debate over presidential candidature, Infosys mentor NR Narayana Murth...

NDA yet to decide strategy on Prez polls: Nitish

NDA would decide its strategy on the election of the new president when the presidential election dr...

CPI-M asks Cong to announce Prez nominee first

CPI(M) asked the Congress to formally announce its Presidential nominee first and said it will decid...

Hollande beats Sarkozy to be crowned French President

In what could have strong implications for the future of France and eurozone, Francois Hollande has ...

Indian votes split between Sarkozy, Hollande

Indian-origin community also seems to be split between the incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and his challen...

No objection to Pranab as President: Karunanidhi

DMK on Saturday gave its backing to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as UPA`s presidential candidat...

UPA allies pitch for Pranab as Prez, TMC stays mum

The BJP also struck a different note saying a consensus choice will be ideal, contradicting Sushma S...

INLD supports Abdul Kalam for President`s post

INLD supremo Om Prakash Chautala on Friday favoured former president APJ Abdul Kalam for the country...

NCP favours Pranab as Presidential candidate

The key UPA ally is keen to back Pranab Mukherjee over Vice President Hamid Ansari, who is also amon...

Prez polls: Karat, Yechury meet Mulayam, Pawar

Left parties on Friday held preliminary discussions on Presidential elections and decided to consult...

Prez candidate: Prakash Karat meets Mulayam

Prakash Karat met Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and the two leaders are understood have ...

Prez candidate can belong to any community: SP

Samajwadi Party said the next president should not be chosen on the basis of whether the person belo...

Mamata`s veiled warning to Centre on moratorium issue

West Bengal CM Mamata Bannerjee said she will wait for a few days for her demand of a three-year mor...

No decision yet on presidential candidate: Sonia

Congress president Sonia Gandhi said on Thursday that no name had yet been decided upon by the party...

Mamata to meet PM over presidential polls

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Thursday meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ho...

TMC still not decided over presidential candidate

Indicating that TMC is still undecided over the choice of presidential candidate, Banerjee said she ...

CPI(M) favours consensus prez candidate: Yechury

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday favoured a consensus candidate as the next Preside...

Kalam non-committal on presidential elections

Former president APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday remained non-committal on his willingness to join the pr...

Left may not be averse to Ansari as prez nominee

The Left parties, may not be averse to supporting a candidate like Vice President Hamid Ansari if Co...

Differences in NDA as race for president nears

A day after the BJP hinted that it could support the candidature of APJ Abdul Kalam for the post of ...

BJP backs APJ Abdul Kalam for president

BJP rejected the name of Congress backed candidates Pranab Mukherjee and Hamid Ansari’s name for pre...

Don’t speculate: Pranab on presidential race

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday urged reporters not to speculate on his name for ...

Prez polls: AK Antony meets Karuna

NCP chief Sharad Pawar, an ally of the ruling UPA government, also had said that he wants a non-poli...

Egypt`s ElBaradei enters politics with new party

Mohamed ElBaradei, former head of the UN nuclear agency, has launched a new political party that he ...

Cong to start talking to parties on Prez poll

Congress plans to have talks with other parties on the coming Presidential election aimed at arrivin...

Prez polls: CPI-M hopes there`ll be common underst

The term of President Pratibha Patil ends in July and speculation about the next possible candidate ...

Egypt allows 13 presidential candidates to run

The list includes Ahmed Shafiq, the last PM to serve under Hosni Mubarak, who was disqualified and t...

Mulayam Singh in race for Rashtrapati Bhavan?

Reports said on Wednesday that the Samajwadi Party is pitching for its chief Mulayam Singh Yadav as ...

Open minded on idea for prez candidate: Congress

The Congress said it was "open minded" about suggestions on choice of the next president and that it...

Sarkozy woos far right votes after Hollande win

The centre-left Francois Hollande pipped Nicolas Sarkozy in 10-candidate first round by 28.6 percent...

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