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  Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit returns to Congress, says 'joining TMC was a mistake'

  February 12, 2025 23:27 IST

  After a four-year-long stint in the Trinamool Congress, former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee rejoined the Congress.

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  Bangladesh to invite Pranab Mukherjee to special parliament session

  World | February 25, 2020 21:58 IST

  Bangladesh will invite former president Pranab Mukherjee to address a special Parliament session on March 22 and 23 to mark the Mujib Year, coinciding with its founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birth centenary.

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  Diversity is a fact, cannot be wished away: President

  India | April 09, 2016 23:44 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said diversity was a fact of life in India and cannot be wished away by any individual. Delivering the first Arjun Singh memorial lecture here, Mukherjee said the

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  Egyptian President Sisi on maiden India visit this week

  World | October 25, 2015 18:14 IST

  Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will visit India for the first time this week to attend the third India-Africa Forum Summit to boost bilateral ties and invite increased investment, especially in the new, ambitious

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  Rajiv Gandhi remembered on 71st birth anniversary

  Politics | August 20, 2015 13:45 IST

  New Delhi: The nation today fondly remembered former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 71st birth anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee and other leaders paying tributes to him.Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Rajiv Gandhi's wife

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  President agonised over communal clashes, gang rapes

  India | September 15, 2013 21:09 IST

  Midnapore: Describing the incidents of killings and gang rapes of women and children in the recent communal clashes as a "sad spectacle", President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday expressed his agony over the violence and called for

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  RBI should also look at growth, employment generation: FM

  July 29, 2013 19:59 IST

  Ahmedabad, Jul 29: RBI should also look at boosting sagging growth and generating employment while focusing on price stability, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on the eve of the first quarterly monetary policy announcement. The

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  Women's groups reject anti-rape law ordinance

  India | February 03, 2013 9:47 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 3: Leading women organisations have rejected the ordinance on sexual crimes against women terming it as "complete betrayal" of people's faith in the government and urged President Pranab Mukherjee not to sign

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  President rejects mercy petition of Karnataka man who killed wife, daughter

  India | January 14, 2013 9:57 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 14: President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected the mercy petition of  Saibanna Ningappa Natikar, presently in Hindalga central jail, Belgaum, Karnataka, says a media report.   Natikar was convicted of killing his wife and

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  Prez gives assent to Money Laundering, Banking Laws bill

  Politics | January 10, 2013 9:37 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 10: The three financial sectors reforms laws, Prevention of Money Laundering (Amendment) Bill and Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2012 have become law of the land with President Pranab Mukherjee giving assent to

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  Delhi gangrape: BJP leaders meet president, demand special session

  Politics | December 25, 2012 10:01 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 25: A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met President President Pranab Mukherjee late Monday evening over the Delhi gang-rape and massive protests against the incident.Talking to mediapersons after the meeting,

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  Conducive atmosphere needed to tackle complex issues: Pranab to Pak delegation

  India | December 08, 2012 17:51 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 8: India wants a conducive atmosphere to be created to tackle "more complex and difficult issues" with Pakistan, President Pranab Mukherjee has told a visiting Pakistani Parliamentary delegation."India desires friendly and cooperative

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  Supreme Court rules out hearing Sangma's plea challenging Mukherjee's election as Prez

  Politics | December 05, 2012 12:49 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 5: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed by a majority ruling former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma's petition challenging the election of senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee as President.Chief Justice Altamas

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  JMM response to Mukherjee's candidature positive, says Congress

  Politics | July 12, 2012 11:39 IST

  Ranchi, Jul 11:A day before UPA Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee's Jharkhand visit, Congress on Tuesday said chances of JMM President Shibu Soren supporting him are positive, though he has chosen to defer the date of

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  Mukherjee hopeful of support from Mamata

  Politics | July 10, 2012 18:26 IST

  Dehra Dun, Jul 10:Notwithstanding the current chill in ties between them, UPA's presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee today expressed the hope that Trinamool Congress would take a positive decision in his favour.  “Mamata Banerjee has said