Cairo: Egyptians vote on Wednesday for the first time to pick their President in a wide open election that pits Islamists against men who served under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak. The contest is a novelty for a nation where elections during the 30-year rule of a man some called "Pharaoh" were thinly attended rigmaroles in which the result was a foregone conclusion. This time Egypt's 50 million eligible voters are...
07:20 AM, May 23, 2012
New Delhi: The Left parties will be meeting on Wednesday to firm up their strategy for the upcoming Presidential elections. The CPM says no decision has been taken yet on PA Sangma who met Prakash Karat on Tuesday. The Left parties say the Congress must declare its candidate first, but they are also open to a consensus non-Congress secular name. The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday indicated its support to UPA...
06:19 AM, May 23, 2012
India's highest Constitutional post falls vacant on July 24, 2012 when President Pratibha Patil's term ends. Several names are doing the rounds as nominees for the top post, including that of Vice President Hamid Ansari, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and NCP leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma. The United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre has to depend on other parties as it...
03:04 PM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday kept up the suspense on whether it would make Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee its Presidential poll nominee by remarking that "such people are required everywhere for the benefit of society". To a series of questions on Mukherjee including on his much-acclaimed reply to the Finance Bill in the Rajya Sabha, party spokesperson Renuka Chowdhary said "this is nothing new for Pranabda. He has always...
07:57 PM, May 16, 2012
Chennai: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said discussions over the issue of the Presidential candidate are still in the early stage and there is lot more time left to take a decision. "At the moment, we are still in discussions with MPs, MLAs and important persons, as this is a very important national decision," he told reporters when asked about his party Biju Janata Dal's stand on the...
10:30 PM, May 10, 2012
New Delhi: "I may not be here," Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in the Lok Sabha triggering instant smiles from the members as speculation rages about his becoming the next President. "I don't mean that", he sought to clarify quickly in an apparent reference to moving to Rashtrapati Bhawan about which Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha had spoken on Monday. There was all round laughter in the House...
08:00 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: A day after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee asked people not to speculate on who the next president will be, both the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reacted cautiously on Monday. Leaders of the two parties said they would not engage in any more speculation until a formal decision was taken on the presidential contest due in July. "The post of president is too high to engage in...
07:29 PM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: There is still no clarity on who is in the running for the President's post. Though, at this point Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is emerging as the front-runner. Pranab, of course, still denies being in the know while the Congress is set to meet to finalise their choice for the post. Most political parties made it clear that the next President will have to be the one based...
06:40 AM, May 07, 2012
Washington: The Indian-American community has come out in strong support of US President Barack Obama, who kicked off his re-election campaign with two rallies in Ohio and Virginia, with an overwhelming 85 per cent of them favouring a second term for him. About 85 per cent of the Indian-Americans support Obama for a second term, according to a latest survey conducted by Lake Research Partners, a DC-based political consultancy firm,...
06:51 PM, May 06, 2012
Dhaka: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday refused to add any fodder to the talk of him being the front-runner for the presidential candidate, saying he was himself "in the dark" over the issue that has hogged headlines back home. The past week has witnessed intense speculation in India over who would occupy the Rashtrapati Bhawan next, with Mukherjee and the current Vice President Hamid Ansari being touted as the...
06:30 PM, May 06, 2012
Kumbakonam: Former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday said Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee are able candidates for the President's post. "Hamid Ansari is a good friend of mine and a knowledgeable person. Pranab Mukherjee is a walking encyclopedia. Whoever occupies the post will follow law and precedents," Aiyar said. When asked to name his preferred candidate, he refused to take sides and said both are...
05:21 PM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: The DMK on Saturday openly pitched for Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as the next President with party chief M Karunanidhi clearly saying he will back Mukherjee if the Congress decides to nominate him. So far, the battle for the President's seat has largely been between two individuals, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. However, with the DMK openly batting for Pranab Mukherjee, the...
03:13 PM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: As the race to the Rashtrapati Bhawan hots up, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari appear to emerge as the frontrunners. However, the veteran troubleshooter of the Congress party seems to have an edge as there are strong voices in his support within his party as well as outside. While the West Bengal Congress has said that Pranab is the best candidate for the...
10:21 AM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: Even as the Congress looks for consensus on a presidential candidate, the demands of various parties are growing, putting the party in a bind. While North East leader PA Sangma has insisted that a tribal candidate be made the president, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has asked for a three-year moratorium on the interest on the debts accrued by the state, in return...
03:52 PM, May 04, 2012
New Delhi: As the race to the Rashtrpati Bhawan continues, former Lok Sabha Speaker and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader P A Sangma on Friday said that the new President must hail for the Scheduled Tribe community. He said that a request in this regard had also been sent to the leaders of the parties. "On 9th of this month, tribal leaders will meet and demand that the next president...
02:29 PM, May 04, 2012
displayed with permission. Use of the CNN name and/or logo on or as part of CNN-IBN does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of Cable News Network in respect of them.
Disclaimer: Network18 Media & Investments Limited is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, an offer of its equity shares on rights basis and has filed a Draft Letter of Offer with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The Draft Letter of Offer is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in and the websites of the Lead Managers at www.icicisecurities.com and www.rbs.in Investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and are requested to refer to "Risk Factors" in the Draft Letter of Offer. The Equity Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or any state securities laws in the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, "U.S. persons" (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act) except in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in accordance with any applicable U.S. state securities laws.
Disclaimer: TV18 Broadcast Limited is proposing, subject to market conditions and other considerations, an offer of its equity shares on rights basis and has filed a Draft Letter of Offer with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The Draft Letter of Offer is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in and the websites of the Lead Managers at www.icicisecurities.com and www.rbs.in Investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and are requested to refer to "Risk Factors" in the Draft Letter of Offer. The Equity Shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act"), or any state securities laws in the United States and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, "U.S. persons" (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act) except in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act and in accordance with any applicable U.S. state securities laws.
