India's first woman president elected

Pratibha Patil has won the race to become Indian president, the election commission announced today.

Sat, 21 Jul, 2007 - 16:00

has won the race to become Indian president, the election commission announced today.

She becomes the first woman to hold the post in a symbolic victory for the hundreds of millions of Indian women who contend with widespread discrimination.

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