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Droupadi Murmu scripted history on Thursday when she was elected India’s first Adivasi President. Here’s what you need to know about her. Humble, affable, inspiring — this is how those who know her describe India’s President-elect, Droupadi Murmu. The 64-year-old tribal leader from Odisha scripted history on Thursday when she was elected India’s first Adivasi President, defeating the Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha with a lion’s share of votes. Murmu will be the first President to be born after independence and also the youngest to occupy the top post. She is the second woman…

Counting of votes for the Presidential election began today at Parliament House in New Delhi. It is likely to end by evening. Ruling NDA’s Droupadi Murmu and Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha are pitted against each other in the contest, with votes clearly stacked in Murmu’s favour. If elected, Murmu will be the first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post in the country. Stay with Indiatoday.in for LIVE updates on the Presidential election results: Droupadi Murmu secures 540 votes, Yashwant Sinha gets 208 votes “Droupadi Murmu has secured 540 votes…

Commonwealth Games 2022: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Birmingham-bound Indian athletes virtually on July 20. PM Modi’s contact is a part of his ongoing efforts to inspire athletes before they compete in important sporting events. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Commonwealth Games-bound athletes virtually on Wednesday to inspire the Indian contingent before they compete in Birmingham Play well with all your strengths, without stress. You must have heard the saying ‘Koi Nahi Hai Takkar mei, Kyun Pade Ho Chakkar Mei’, so play with the same attitude at the…

The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind delivered the fourth Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Memorial Lecture in New Delhi today (July 19, 2022).   Speaking on the occasion, the President said that as much as Dr Kalam used to lay emphasis on science, he used to give equal importance to spirituality. Creating interest for science among the common people was one of his missions. He carried forward this mission through an organization. But it is also worth noting that he used to meet saints and mystics of all religions and tried…

Elected MPs and MLAs will vote today to elect the 15th President of India. Backed by the BJP, its allies and several non-NDA parties, Droupadi Murmu has the edge over Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha. Nearly 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs will vote today (July 18) to elect the 15th President of India, with NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu having a clear edge over Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha. The polling will take place in Parliament House and state legislative assemblies for which ballot boxes have already reached their destinations. The counting of voteshttps://spoindia.org/if-elected-president-will-ensure-caa-is-not-implemented-says-yashwant-sinha/ will…

The National Cooperative Agriculture & Rural Development Banks’ Federation Ltd. (NAFCARD) is organizing the National Conference of ARDBs – 2022 at the NCUI Auditorium, New Delhi tomorrow. The Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, will be the Chief Guest. This Conference culminates the sectoral programmes of ARDBs including public contact programme at ground level as part of celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. In order to give proper impetus to the cooperative sector under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Government had…

After undergoing the training at the party headquarters in New Delhi, these senior functionaries will explain the entire voting process to legislators in their respective states, BJP leaders said. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday began training senior party functionaries from across states on how to cast vote in the Presidential election scheduled for July 18, party leaders aware of the details said. After undergoing the training here at the party headquarters, these senior functionaries will explain the entire voting process to legislators in their respective states, party leaders…

Legislators should reflect the aspirations and feelings of people because their conduct shows the democratic maturity of our country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. The democratic maturity of our country is displayed by our conduct. Let the legislatures become the centre of positive dialogue on the subjects related to the public,” Modi said. There has been a record increase in the attendance of MPs in Parliament in the past few years and its productivity has improved, the Prime Minister said. “In the last budget session, the productivity of…

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) recent regulation barring fintech companies from loading prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) such as prepaid cards and mobile wallets using credit offered by non-bank institutions is expected to affect the existing business model of buy now pay later (BNPL)/ non-bank entities in the short-term, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Several fintech companies adopted a PPI-based BNPL model in India, wherein they provide short-term credit to customers which are funded by their partner non-bank entities. As per the new regulation, PPIs should only…

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various developmental projects worth more than Rs 16,800 crores in Deoghar today. Governor Jharkhand, Shri Ramesh Bais, Chief Minister Shri Hemant Soren, Union Minister Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, State ministers and people’s representatives were among those present on the occasion. . Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that with the blessings of Baba Baidyanath, projects worth more than Rs 16,000 crore have been inaugurated and the foundation stone has been laid today. These are going to give…