Hamid Ansari Upa

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  Congress Backs Vice President's Call for Affirmative Action for Minorities

  The Congress today agreed with Vice President Hamid Ansari's plea for an "affirmative action" towards minorities, saying that there was nothing wrong with the comment.

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  Opinion: What Government Should Have Done Differently With Hamid Ansari

  Sunday, June 21, saw the commemoration of the first International Yoga Day. This was an initiative promoted by the Narendra Modi government and showcasing the softer side of India's diplomatic influence. True, yoga has been around and has been popular for years. Yet, the worldwide identification of yoga with India and its Indian roots, and the mobi...

• Uproar over Sri Lanka issue disrupts Parliament on last day of session

  Parliament was adjourned till noon today after uproar by members over issues of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka and alleged police atrocities against pro-Telangana activists in Andhra Pradesh.

• All-party meeting on promotion quota bill fails to break deadlock

  An all-party meeting called by Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari today to resolve differences over the promotions quota bill ended without a solution. This comes following an uproar in Rajya Sabha over the contentious bill that ended in the House being adjourned for the day.

• Vice-President election: Polling ends, Hamid Ansari set for second term

  The country will have a new Vice-President today. If all goes to plan for the ruling UPA, it won't really be a new Vice-President; its nominee Hamid Ansari is all set to get a rare second term. Voting has ended and results will be declared this evening at 7.

• Vice-President elections: Hamid Ansari appears set for second term as voting begins

  Voting to elect the country's 14th Vice President began on Tuesday with MPs from both Houses of Parliament exercising their franchise to choose between UPA's Hamid Ansari and NDA's Jaswant Singh.

• Who is Mohammed Hamid Ansari?

  As India's 14 Vice-President, Mohammed Hamid Ansari made history. He became the only person after Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan to get a second term. Mr Ansari, backed by the Congress-led UPA, beat NDA candidate Jaswant Singh comprehensively.

• Vice President poll begins; Hamid Ansari appears set for a second term

  UPA nominee Hamid Ansari appears set to get a second term as Vice President by emerging a clear winner against NDA's Jaswant Singh in a direct contest for the post today. The election began shortly after 10 am.

• CPI to support Hamid Ansari in Vice-President poll

  After having decided to abstain from voting in the Presidential poll, CPI today extended support to UPA's nominee Hamid Ansari for his re-election as the Vice President.

• Vice-President polls: Hamid Ansari files nomination papers

  Vice President Hamid Ansari has filed his nomination papers for a second term this morning, flanked by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who later said he was "delighted" that there was so much support for the UPA's candidate.

• Hamid Ansari to file nomination today, calls Mamata Banerjee for support

  Vice President Hamid Ansari will file nomination papers for his re-election to the post on Wednesday amid expectations in UPA that he is set for a comfortable win.

• Vice President poll: NDA picks Jaswant Singh, Mamata Banerjee may back Hamid Ansari

  The BJP-led NDA has named senior party leader and Former Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh as its vice-presidential candidate. The decision came after a meeting of party leaders at the home of LK Advani to decide on its candidate that it would field against the UPA's nominee for Vice President, Hamid Ansari.

• BJP to field candidate for vice-president against Hamid Ansari

  The BJP has decided to put up a challenger against UPA's candidate Hamid Ansari for the vice presidential polls, scheduled to take place on August 7. The BJP top brass met this evening at BJP president Nitin Gadkari's residence to finalise its strategy for the elections. BJP leader Ananth Kumar said the party has called for a meeting of the NDA all...

• Hamid Ansari for Vice-President, says Sonia Gandhi; BJP and Mamata Banerjee disagree

  Hamid Ansari is set to make history as the second person in India with two terms as vice-president. Sonia Gandhi, as chairperson of the ruling UPA coalition, announced Mr Ansari as its candidate. Within minutes, the Samajwadi Party and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) extended their support. The numbers are comfortably in Mr Ansari's favour.

• UPA meet on Vice-President poll: Trinamool keeps cards close to chest

  As he arrived in the nation capital around noon today to take part in a meeting of the UPA allies, Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy refused to comment on who his party will favour for the Vice-President's post. "I am not the authorised person to speak on this. The party will speak at right time," the Railway Minister said.