Yashwant Sinha

Presidential election 2022: Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha gets Z category security cover

Presidential election 2022: Yashwant Sinha, the joint Opposition presidential candidate, has been fielded against NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu. 

Jun 24, 2022, 12:09 PM IST

Presidential Polls 2022: Yashwant Sinha says 'no personal fight with Droupadi Murmu', but...

India's Presidential election is all set to take place in July. Talking about Droupadi Murmu, NDA's Presidential candidate, Yashwant Sinha, the Opposition's choice of Presidential candidate, said, "I know her very well and convey my best wishes. But this is a battle of issues."

Jun 23, 2022, 20:40 PM IST

Presidential poll 2022: 'I haven't seen such a pathetic case than...', ex-Governor mocks Yashwant Sinha

Presidential Polls 2022: Opposition parties collectively nominated Yashwant Sinha as the candidate for Presidential Elections this year.

Jun 22, 2022, 20:00 PM IST

Presidential polls 2022: Centre provides round-the-clock Z+ category security to Draupadi Murmu

According to news agency ANI, the CRPF has been tasked to provide security to Murmu from Wednesday morning following orders from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Jun 22, 2022, 10:29 AM IST

Presidential election 2022: Opposition pick Yashwant Sinha to file nomination on June 27

Opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha will face NDA's nominee Droupadi Murmu in the July 18 Presidential elections 2022. 

Jun 22, 2022, 07:43 AM IST

Presidential polls 2022: Draupadi Murmu vs Yashwant Sinha, who stands where in race to Raisina?

Draupadi Murmu is pitted against the Opposition's presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha. If elected, Murmu will become the first tribal president of India and the second woman president in the country.

Jun 22, 2022, 07:41 AM IST

Opposition Nominates Yashwant Sinha as President candidate

President Election 2022: The opposition has announced the name of its presidential candidate amidst the ongoing political turmoil regarding the election of the new President of the country. The opposition has declared Yashwant Sinha as its presidential candidate.

Jun 21, 2022, 18:30 PM IST

'A man of great honour and...': What Mamata Banerjee said on Yashwant Sinha's President candidature

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted, "I would like to congratulate Shri @YashwantSinha on becoming the consensus candidate, supported by all progressive opposition parties, for the upcoming Presidential Election. A man of great honour and acumen, who would surely uphold the values that represent our great nation!"

Jun 21, 2022, 18:06 PM IST

Presidential Election: Yashwant Sinha announced as Opposition candidate

Senior politician Yashwent Sinha has been announced as the Opposition candidate for Presidential elcetions 2022. Sinha, a veteran politician, earlier resigned from TMC.

Jun 21, 2022, 15:59 PM IST

Yashwant Sinha to be Opposition's presidential candidate? His cryptic tweet fuels speculation

Leaders of Opposition parties will meet in Delhi on Tuesday afternoon to finalise a joint nominee for the Presidential election. 

Jun 21, 2022, 12:09 PM IST

Presidential poll: Mamata Banerjee wants THIS leader to be Opposition candiate

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee received such phone calls and she is also pitching for Yashwant Sinha as the joint opposition nominee, a source said.

Jun 20, 2022, 19:21 PM IST

'Declare India a Hindu Rashtra, ban all religions': TMC's Yashwant Sinha's 'solution' to all problems

"Delete non-Hindu history, take revenge for past wrongs against Hindus by  Buddhists, Jains, Muslims and Christians," Yashwant Sinha added in his tweet.

May 10, 2022, 16:46 PM IST

Budget 2022: Who presented the highest number of Union Budgets?

The most number of budgets were presented by former Finance Minister Morarji Desai. Desai presented the budget a total of 10 times, first between 1959 and 1963, and then again between 1967 and 1969. Notably, Desai, who was born on December 29, presented the budget on his birthday on two occasions, both during the leap years.

Jan 21, 2022, 16:10 PM IST

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar to host opposition's key meet today amid speculations of third front

NCP chief Sharad Pawar will host a meeting of prominent political leaders as well as eminent persons at his residence in Delhi on Tuesday.

Jun 22, 2021, 07:41 AM IST

Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha appointed as vice-president of TMC days after joining

Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and veteran politician Yashwant Sinha, who recently joined the Trinamool Congress ahead of assembly elections, has been appointed the Vice President of the Mamata Banerjee-led party on Monday (March 15).

Mar 15, 2021, 11:04 AM IST

West Bengal Election 2021: Mamata offered to be exchanged for Kandhar hostages, claims Yashwant Sinha

Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, who has joined TMC, claimed that Mamata Banerjee had offered herself to be taken as hostage in exchange for passengers of Indian Airlines Flight 814, commonly known as IC 814, which was taken to Afghanistan’s Kandahar by Pakistan-backed hijackers in 1999.

Mar 13, 2021, 18:28 PM IST

Former Union minister and senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha joined the TMC

Former Union minister and senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha joined the TMC in Kolkata on Saturday, 13 March, just days ahead of the elections in West Bengal. He said that democracy in the country is in danger.

Mar 13, 2021, 14:00 PM IST

Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha virtually announces return to party politics

Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Saturday virtually announced his return to party politics by saying that he will launch an outfit which will contest the assembly polls due later this year and dislodge the NDA government in the state to create a "better Bihar".

Jun 27, 2020, 22:21 PM IST

Ex-Union minister Yashwant Sinha, two AAP leaders detained after staging dharna at Rajghat in Delhi, released later

Former Union minister Yashwant Sinha and Aam Aadmi Party leaders Sanjay Singh and Dilip Pandey were on Monday detained by the Delhi Police after they staged a protest demanding deployment of the armed forces to help migrant workers reach their homes amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus.

May 18, 2020, 21:59 PM IST

AAP eyes Mamata Banerjee, Chandrababu Naidu for Lok Sabha poll campaign

Kejriwal will be the main campaigner not only in Delhi, but also in Haryana.

Mar 03, 2019, 12:27 PM IST