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  Dream comes true for Pranab's elder sister

  Politics | July 25, 2012 10:09 IST

  Kirnahar (WB), Jul 22: Pranab Mukherjee had wanted to be reborn as one of the well-bred horses in the President's stable at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, he had jocularly told his elder sister years back when

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  BJP likely to back Sangma

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:59 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 19: With A P J Abdul Kalam deciding not to join the Presidential race, the BJP Core Group met here Monday night to discuss its strategy including support to P A Sangma

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  BJD's support to Sangma remains unchanged, says Naveen Patnaik

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:57 IST

  Bhubaneswar, June 18: Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik today reiterated his party's support to former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma even as former president A P J Abdul

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  A P J Abdul Kalam refuses to contest Presidential poll

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:56 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 18: In a rebuff to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and BJP, former President A P J Abdul Kalam today announced that he would not contest the Presidential poll against UPA nominee

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  Somnath for Pranab as unanimous choice as President

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:54 IST

  Kolkata, Jun 17: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Saturday said he would be happy if Pranab Mukherjee is elected President unanimously and that A P J Abdul Kalam should not contest considering his

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  Ram Jethmalani to run for President if BJP backs Pranab

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:53 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 17: BJP MP and eminent lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Saturday said he would enter the presidential election fray if his party went for a consensus on UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee.Jethmalani, who is

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  Lord Swaraj Paul hails Mukherjee's candidature for President

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:53 IST

  London, Jun 16: Hailing the candidature of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for the post of President, leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul today said that India needed a “wise and seasoned leader like him in

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  JD-U forces NDA to defer a decision

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:49 IST

  New Delhi, June 15: Janata Dal (United)  today virtually put its foot down on the issue of NDA taking any stand on Abdul Kalam, projected as Presidential candidate by SP and TMC, following which the

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  I'll take decision at right time, says APJ Abdul Kalam

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:48 IST

  Bihta (Bihar), June 15: A P J Abdul Kalam, who has been named as a Presidential candidate by SP and TMC, today said he will take a proper decision at the right time on entering