Presidential Elections
(Search results - 6)Lifestyle NewsJan 3, 2024, 12:43 PM IST
An Indian-origin businessman contending in US Presidential Elections
Vivek Ramaswamy is a 38-year-old biotech businessman in America. His company generates turnover in billions each year. He is contesting in the 2024 US presidential elections.
BiographyDec 14, 2023, 12:33 PM IST
Droupadi Murmu’s Biography | Birth | Education | Family | Marriage | Political Journey | Facts
Droupadi Murmu is an Indian politician. In the year 2022, she became the first woman from ST category to be elected as the President of India in the presidential elections. She took her oath as the President on 25 July 2022.
WorldNov 18, 2019, 1:50 PM IST
Sri Lanka Presidential elections: Gotabaya Rajapaksa to be sworn-in today
Earlier, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defence secretary and brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, based his campaign on providing strong leadership on national security issues.
IndiaNov 17, 2019, 6:06 PM IST
Sri Lankan presidential elections: How will Gotabaya’s cosying-up with China affect India?
New Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapakse is seen to be closer to China, which lends heavily to Sri Lanka. India would tread cautiously as China would look to expand its naval presence in the Indian Ocean while India hates to concede space in the region.
WorldNov 17, 2019, 1:50 PM IST
Sri Lanka Presidential elections: PM Modi congratulates Gotabaya Rajapaksa for victory
Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sri Lanka's former defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa on winning the 2019 Presidential elections
WorldNov 17, 2019, 11:07 AM IST
Sri Lanka Presidential elections: Counting of votes underway
During the Presidential elections in Sri Lanka, the six-week campaign in a neck-and-neck race witnessed tensions mounting across the country, with the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) documenting at least 743 electoral violations, including at least 45 cases of assaults or threats.