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TopicDroupadi Murmu

Topic: Droupadi Murmu

India gets its 1st tribal woman President as Droupadi Murmu beats Yashwant Sinha

Murmu, the NDA candidate, got 2824 votes, compared to opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha's 1877. She will be sworn in on 25 July, a day after President Ram Nath Kovind's term ends.

Droupadi Murmu leads against Yashwant Sinha after 1st round of counting in Presidential poll

NDA’s presidential candidate Murmu is leading with 540 of the 748 votes of the MPs, while Opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha has received 208 votes.

Breach of protocol? Why Dehradun DM, SSP were ‘punished’ over vehicle for Droupadi Murmu

Uttarakhand govt transferred officials for alleged failure to provide ‘proper’ car for NDA presidential nominee’s airport travel. Officials in question blame airport director.

Not a rubber stamp—In Droupadi Murmu’s backyard, the hunger for development has just shot up

Many people from Murmu’s village have neither heard of Raisina Hill, nor are they aware of the limitations of constitutional powers of the President of India.

Why Dhankhar and Murmu are perfect fit in Modi’s Mission 2024

Modi knows he can bank on Dhankhar when opposition members in the Rajya Sabha start reading the rule book.

AAP backs Yashwant Sinha in upcoming Presidential polls

The party will support the opposition candidate, said Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh after a political advisory committee (PAC) meeting on Saturday. Voting for the Presidential poll will begin on Monday.

As Rajbhar says his party will vote for Droupadi Murmu, miffed SP slams ally’s ‘dual character’

Lucknow: Three years after he quit the NDA, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief O.P. Rajbhar seems to be warming up to the BJP....

Shiv Sena, TDP, JD(S), now JMM? Murmu as NDA’s presidential nominee leaves oppn splintered

Bonhomie between PM Modi & Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren of JMM during their meet Tuesday sets off buzz as party yet to make its stand clear on Droupadi Murmu. 

‘There should’ve been a consensus candidate’ — Yashwant Sinha after Mamata ‘softens’ on Murmu

The Opposition presidential nominee added that his candidature was not ‘symbolic’ and that politics around NDA pick Droupadi Murmu’s tribal identity would ‘not cut ice’.

Droupadi Murmu rise brings back tussle between Santali scholars and Ol Chiki govt lobby

After being written in Roman, Bengali, Devanagari, Assamese, Nepali scripts for a long time, Santali got its own indigenous one—Ol Chiki.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?