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Ex-Union minister Margaret Alva to be Oppn's vice-presidential candidate

Alva (80) would file her nomination papers on Tuesday, July 19 which is the last date for filing nominations for the August 6 election

Opposition parties to soon finalise joint candidate for vice-president poll

The meeting is scheduled to take place at the residence of NCP chief Sharad Pawar at 3 PM, with all major opposition parties expected to attend

BJP likely to announce its candidate for post of vice-president today

The BJP is likely to finalise its candidate for the vice presidential post on Saturday in its parliamentary board meet scheduled to be held later in the day, sources said

Opposition leaders to discuss joint Vice Presidential candidate on July 17

Congress leader and LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said that the leaders of Opposition parties will meet on July 17 to discuss the candidate for the upcoming Vice Presidential election

CoinSwitch appoints former Myntra VP as head of crypto engineering

Sudheer Tumuluru joins CoinSwitch from Myntra where he was VP-engineering. With two decades of experience, he has built cloud, Big data and infrastructure platforms at tech firms in India and US

Nomination process for August 6 vice-presidential election begins

The Election Commission issued notification for the August 6 poll to elect the next vice president, setting in motion the process of filing nomination papers by candidates

Filmmakers responsible for not create divisions in society: VP Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday called upon filmmakers to produce meaningful cinema that reflects social realities and leaves a positive impact on society. Observing that cinema is a powerful medium that has a lasting impression on people's minds, Naidu said filmmakers have a responsibility to not glorify violence, portray obscenity, create unrest or stoke communal divisions in society. "On the other hand, with purposeful and thought provoking cinema, filmmakers can fight social evils and engender positive social change," Naidu said according to an official release. The Vice President released the first volume of the collected works of prominent Telugu film lyricist and poet, late Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, organised by Telugu Association of North America (TANA) Prapancha Saahithya Vedika here. Naidu paid rich tributes to the noted lyricist and observed that music in cinema can have great literary value and can effectively take the poetic tradition to the masses. He

VP to visit UAE to convey India's condolences over death of Sheikh Khalifa

In a gesture of goodwill, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu will visit the UAE on Sunday to offer India's condolences over the demise of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, MEA said

Free and fair press strengthens rule of law, says Vice President Naidu

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday stressed that a strong and vibrant democracy cannot survive without a free, unfettered and fearless press.

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu visits Ayodhya, Varanasi

After offering prayers to Lord Ram, Naidu also worshipped the flag installed in the sanctum sanctorum of the proposed Ram temple

VP Naidu pays tributes to Ambedkar, says he was multi-faceted genius

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday paid tributes to B R Ambedkar, the key architect of India's Constitution, on his birth anniversary, saying he was the voice of the socially oppressed and dedicated his life to the uplift of the marginalised sections of society. Born in Maharashtra in a Dalit family in 1891, Ambedkar was a jurist and economist who played an important role in India's freedom movement. Ambedkar championed the cause of the Dalit community which faced deep-rooted discrimination. He was also India's first law minister. "My humble tributes to the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar on his birth anniversary today. Babasaheb was a multi-faceted genius a legal luminary, visionary statesman, outstanding constitutional expert, brilliant parliamentarian & social reformer," the Vice President Secretariat tweeted, quoting Naidu. "He (Ambedkar) was the voice of the socially oppressed and dedicated his life to the upliftment of the marginalised ...

VP Naidu urges people, civil societies to join campaign against leprosy

He said that there should be social mobilization in support of this noble cause. He also wanted Gram Sabha to include leprosy eradication in their programmes

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu asks youngsters to rise above caste, religion

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday asked the youngsters to rise above narrow considerations such as caste, religion and region and "never disrespect" other religions

Speculations rife on Nitish Kumar moving to Delhi as next Vice President

Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi on Thursday indicated that she will not mind Nitish Kumar, her husband Lalu Prasad's arch rival, vacating his chair for a plush assignment in Delhi

VP calls for rejecting Macaulay's education, asks what's wrong with saffron

Naidu also said Indianisation of the education system is central to India's new educaion policy, which puts great emphasis on the promotion of mother tongues.

VP Naidu calls for restoring India's glorious tradition in education sector

He said that prolonged colonial rule deprived large sections, including women, of education and only a small elite class had access to formal education

Community service must be made compulsory for students: Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said community service must be made compulsory for students studying in government as well as private schools

Kamala Harris quietly taps Wall Street, tech CEOs for advice on policy

Corporate leaders say the vice president is continuing to engage them on other challenges, from the resurgence of the coronavirus to supply chain constraints and semiconductor shortages

Need to inculcate legislative temper in politicians, says VP Naidu

His remarks at an event came after the Winter session of Parliament concluded a day ahead of schedule and witnessed repeated disruptions by opposition parties over various issues

'Nation lost one of its bravest sons': Prez, VP, PM condole Rawat's demise

President Kovind said it was deeply painful for him to learn of the loss of lives in the helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu