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TopicYashwant Sinha

Topic: Yashwant Sinha

Yashwant Sinha files nomination for Presidential poll flanked by Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar

A former Union minister, Sinha is likely to launch his campaign on 28 June from Chennai and will also cover Kerala and Karnataka during his first round of campaigning.

Presidential Poll: TRS declares support for Yashwant Sinha, KTR to attend nomination filing

Hyderabad: In a major political development, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader KT Rama Rao on Monday announced that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has...

Choice is ‘bulldozer raj’ or Constitution, says opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha

BJP under PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah is following 'undemocratic & dangerous' path, says former Union minister, who is confident all non-BJP parties will vote for him.

Yashwant Sinha — opposition presidential candidate is Vajpayee protege, staunch Modi critic

Sinha was announced Tuesday as opposition's pick for presidential polls. IAS-officer-turned politician, who was finance minister in Vajpayee govt, left BJP in 2018 and joined TMC last year.

Yashwant Sinha is the Opposition’s unanimous pick for next President

Many Opposition parties met in Delhi Tuesday to pick its candidate after previous choices Sharad Pawar, Farooq Abdullah and Gopalkrishna Gandhi declined.

Yashwant Sinha ‘steps aside’ from TMC ahead of opposition meet on presidential pick

Sinha, a former Union minister and BJP leader, had joined the TMC last year. The opposition is expected to hold a second meeting Tuesday to decide on a Presidential name.

Vajpayee cabinet members deny Yashwant claim that Mamata offered to go to Kandahar during hijack

Yashwant Sinha claimed while joining Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress that she had offered to go and secure the release of IC-814 hostages.

Mamata offered to meet Kandahar hijackers to secure release of hostages, says Yashwant Sinha

Sinha, who served in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had quit the BJP in 2018 after having serious differences with the party leadership.

Ex-World Bank official, journalist, cop-turned-professor — Bihar’s new crop of candidates

In a state used to seeing political dynasts and people with criminal backgrounds contest elections, a small group of candidates is trying to offer an alternative. Here’s a look at them.

On Camera

The politics of air pollution—how they are fooling the citizens

Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.

India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen

The purchases confirm a cautious return to Russian oil, though overall spot purchases remain limited. Trade talks between US and India are ongoing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.