Bombarded with questions related to winnability in the presidential poll, a visibly-irked Meira Kumar shot back: "Should I withdraw because I don't have enough numbers to win the poll?" Read Less , a ...

Former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar on Saturday said India continues to require urgent attention towards social justice, aligning with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s campaign on the issue. Former Lok ...

Sasaram (Bihar), Apr 10: Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar failed to cast her vote in Delhi as she is busy in Sasaram constituency which witnessed polling today. Kumar is registered in the voters’ list at ...

New Delhi, April 14 : Senior Congress leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar, was among prominent women leaders and activists present in the front row at the Nari Shakti Vandan Sammelan, ...

Union Minister and Congress' Dalit face Meira Kumar on Saturday emerged the dark horse for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker, raising the prospects of becoming the first woman to hold the office.The post ...

Soma Banerjee is the National Economics Editor of The Economic Times. A journalist for two decades, she has written on government and policy extensively. Tracking the growth of infrastructure with ...

Christian groups hope Meira Kumar will raise profile of India’s Untouchables. Earlier this month India elected the first Dalit woman ever as Speaker for its House of Parliament. Meira Kumar, 64, was ...

New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar will file her nomination on Wednesday. The former Lok Sabha speaker is to file her nomination at 11 a.m. Prior to her ...

Meira Kumar, the union minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, has the distinction of winning four Lok Sabha elections from three states, but this time around may not be easy, largely due to the ...

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar talks of the parents of the gang-rape victim, who she met. Ms Kumar said the 23-year-old's mother told her they eat namak roti, father sold field to pay for daughter's ...