Washington, Oct. 10 (ANI): The maker of the iconic Cabbage Patch Kids, a line of dolls, has created five one-of-a-kind dolls, modeled on presidential candidates, their running mates and the First Lady, that will be auctioned off through eBay for charity.

New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): The rift within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the presidential candidate emerged clearly on Sunday, after they failed to arrive at a consensus on their candidate for the July 19 presidential polls.

New Delhi, June 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) core group meeting here on Saturday threw no major surprises as the party decided to divulge its presidential candidate after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) meet, scheduled for Sunday.

New Delhi/ Kanpur, June 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will "soon" decide the course of action on presidential candidature, BJP spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here on Saturday.

New Delhi, June 15 (ANI): Asserting that history will remember this presidential election, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani on Friday said there is lack of coherence at the highest level of ruling UPA.

New Delhi, June 14 (ANI): The suspense over presidential candidate continues to mount further as Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has still not fully backed West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee's first choice former president APJ Abdul Kalam for the coveted post.

New Delhi, June 14 (ANI): Refusing to comment on the names suggested by alliance parties headed by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar has emphasized the 'need for consensus' for someone to be chosen as the President.

New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): Amid fresh speculations that former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee's name is being considered among those in the race to Raisina Hill, Communist Party of India (CPI) lawmaker D. Raja on Wednesday did not endorse Chatterjee's name, but emphasized the 'need for consensus' for someone to be chosen as the President.

New Delhi, June 12 (ANI): With Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee believed by many to be the front-runner among those vying to be the next President of India,amajwadi Party (SP) leader Shahid Siddiqui on Tuesday said that his political outfit would take a decision on the presidential candidate only after the ruling Congress Party comes out openly with a name for the coveted post.

New Delhi, June 11 (ANI): As the suspense over the presidential candidate intensifies, the ruling Congress Party and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday made it absolutely clear that they would come up with a suitable name following due consultations and at an appropriate time.

New Delhi, June 9 (ANI): Senior Congressman and party spokesperson Janardan Dwivedi said here on Saturday that a consensus over the Presidential candidate hasn't been achieved yet, however, discussions to that effect were in progress with various allies.

New Delhi, May 20 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has said the President's post is a sensitive one, and added that the top Constitutional post should go to a candidate who is acceptable to all political parties.

Patna, May 7 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has refused to comment about the candidate most suited to be the next president, saying there is enough time to discuss the matter as also for the polls to be held, if at all.

New Delhi, May 3 (ANI): Congress leader Renuka Chaudhary has said the party is trying to arrive at a consensus with the widest consultation in deciding on the next person to be president.

New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Tuesday said that it was too early to announce whom it would support as a presidential candidate, while the Left Front said that it would have no objection to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee throwing his hat in the ring.

New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday said that his party has not yet decided on the candidate for the President's post.

Cairo, Apr 18 (ANI): Ten Egyptian presidential candidates, who were barred from taking part in the upcoming elections, have lost their appeals against disqualification.