Pranab Mukherjee
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Centre approves site for ex-President Pranab Mukherjee's memorial, his daughter Sharmistha reacts
India | Jan 07, 2025, 07:52 PM ISTA veteran Congress leader, Pranab Mukherjee served as a Union minister in several governments before becoming India's 13th President. He died on August 31, 2020 at the age of 84.
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Sharmistha Mukherjee slams Rahul Gandhi's 'bhakt-chelas', defends late father's honour
India | Dec 31, 2024, 11:49 AM ISTSharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, has launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi's loyalists and her brother Abhijit Mukherjee following allegations that Congress failed to honour their father properly after his death.
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Pranab Mukherjee's daughter slams Congress over Manmohan memorial row, says 'Utter rubbish...'
India | Dec 28, 2024, 10:42 AM ISTFormer Prime Minister Manmohan Singh breathed his last on Thursday night in AIIMS, New Delhi. The Congress has demanded a funeral space that could be made sacrosanct and a memorial could be built over it. Although the Centre has welcomed the demand, it has said that the allocation will take time.
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'Can't differentiate between AM and PM, how will they run PMO?': Pranab Mukherjee on Rahul's office
India | Dec 06, 2023, 08:01 PM ISTSharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President Pranab Mukherjee, in her upcoming book "Pranab My Father", has talked about her father's views on Sonia Gandhi, Rahul, on whether he ever wanted to become the Prime Minister among other stories.
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Aap Ki Adalat: Why was Manmohan Singh chosen over Pranab Mukherjee as PM, Azad discloses
India | Apr 09, 2023, 07:07 AM ISTIn a no-holds-barred conversation with India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma on 'Aap Ki Adalat' show, the former Congress leader also revealed why Sonia Gandhi declined to become Prime Minister in 2004 and why Rahul Gandhi was preferred over Priyanka to join politics first.
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Was blessed to have got Pranab da's guidance, support: PM on first death anniversary of ex-president
India | Aug 31, 2021, 08:51 PM ISTIn a message that was read out at the first Pranab Mukherjee Memorial Lecture on Tuesday to mark the first death anniversary of the former president, Modi said that blessed with unparalleled intellectual capabilities, Bharat Ratna Mukherjee made remarkable contributions to the nation's progress.
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Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit joins TMC
Politics | Jul 05, 2021, 05:00 PM ISTCongress MP Abhijit Mukherjee, the son of former president Pranab Mukherjee, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata on Monday. He was inducted into the party at a press conference in the city in the presence of senior TMC leaders.
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Opinion | What one must learn from Pranab Da’s thoughts about Narendra Modi
India | Jan 07, 2021, 04:13 PM ISTToday I want to share some secrets about Pranab Mukherjee’s presidential years with you. Over the years, there had been speculations by many about the relationship between Pranab Mukherjee and Narendra Modi as President and Prime Minister, Both came from differing ideological backgrounds and from different political parties.
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'Had differences with Modi, but we knew how to manage': Pranab Mukherjee in memoir
India | Jan 06, 2021, 11:51 AM ISTPranab Mukherjee said his approach to maintaining cordial relations with PM Modi was rooted in the fact that "I believe in the parliamentary form of government and its principle".
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Congress failed to recognise end of its charismatic leadership: Pranab Mukherjee in last book
India | Jan 06, 2021, 11:30 AM ISTFormer president Pranab Mukherjee in his last book said that the Congress' failure to recognise the end of its charismatic leadership was among the many reasons for its defeat in the 2014 general elections.
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'PM Modi must speak more often in Parliament', former President Pranab Mukherjee writes in last book
National | Jan 05, 2021, 10:03 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi must listen to the dissenting voices and speak more often in Parliament, using it as a forum to disseminate his views to convince the Opposition and inform the nation, felt former president Pranab Mukherjee.
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Pranab Mukherjee's upcoming book triggers Twitter spat between his son, daughter
India | Dec 15, 2020, 07:08 PM ISTAbhijit Mukherjee, Pranab's son, took to Twitter to raise concerns over the memoir and said he wants to read the book before it goes for final printing.
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Here's what Pranab Mukherjee wrote about Sonia, Manmohan and PM Modi in his new book
India | Dec 11, 2020, 10:27 PM IST"While Sonia Gandhi was unable to handle the affairs of the party, Dr Singh's prolonged absence from the House put an end to any personal contact with other MPs," Pranab wrote in his book "The Presidential Years".
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Monsoon Session of Parliament begins, MPs pay tribute to ex-President Pranab Mukherjee
News | Sep 14, 2020, 10:56 AM ISTThe Monsoon Session of Parliament has begun. Tribute being paid to Former President Pranab Mukherjee, who died recently.
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Mortal remains of Pranab Mukherjee immersed in Ganga River at Haridwar
News | Sep 02, 2020, 09:20 AM ISTThe mortal remains of former president Pranab Mukherjee was immersed in Ganga River at Haridwar on September 01.
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Donald Trump condoles demise of former president Pranab Mukherjee
World | Sep 01, 2020, 11:27 PM ISTUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed grief over the demise of former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, and said he was saddened to learn about his passing.
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Bengali film fraternity pays tributes to Pranab Mukherjee
Entertainment | Sep 01, 2020, 07:05 PM ISTPranab Mukherjee died following a 21-day battle with multiple ailments at an Army Hospital in New Delhi on Monday evening. He was 84.
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COVID not main factor behind death of Pranab Mukherjee: Son Abhijit
News | Sep 01, 2020, 06:10 PM ISTSon of former president Pranab Mukherjee, Abhijit Mukherjee on September 01 stated that the reason behind his father death was not COVID-19. He said, "I feel COVID was not the main factor for his death rather it was the brain operation.
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Shahnaz Husain mourns death of former president Pranab Mukherjee: It is a sad day for India
Celebrities | Sep 02, 2020, 06:17 AM ISTFormer President Pranab Mukherjee breathed his last on Monday. Beauty expert Shahnaz Husain mourned the death of the eminent statesman and leader by remembering her experience of meeting him along with her students of Shasight.
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Former President Pranab Mukherjee laid to rest with full military honours
News | Sep 01, 2020, 02:27 PM ISTFormer President Pranab Mukherjee laid to rest with full military honours. His last rites were performed at Lodhi crematorium today, under restrictions for COVID-19.