Those Who Could Not Be Rashtrapati

Two women candidates; Lok Sabha Speakers; Chief Justices; A Chief Election Commissioner; drafters of the Constitution; the RBI's first Indian governor; a farm leader who unsuccessfully contested......

The Many Firsts Of Droupadi Murmu

When elected on July 18 -- which is almost a certainty, given the NDA's numbers in the electoral college -- Droupadi Murmu will be the first President born after Independence. IMAGE: Droupadi......

Coming Home: President's Patna Journey

Four years after he left Bihar to move to Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Ram Nath Kovind returned to Patna to address the inaugural event at the centenary celebration of the Bihar legislative......

When US Presidents visited India

United States President Donald Trump will visit India -- Ahmedabad and Delhi -- on February 24 and 25. Rediff.com travels down memory lane when previous POTUSes booked a passage to India.  ......