Pranab Mukherjee
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President Mukherjee arrives Tuesday on maiden China visit
India | May 24, 2016, 10:48 AM ISTBeijing: Keeping up the tempo of high-level visits, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee is to begin his four-day China visit on Tuesday from Guangzhou -- a heavily industrialised city in south China which has strong trade
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President signs Ordinance on uniform medical entrance examination NEET
India | May 24, 2016, 11:54 AM ISTPresident Pranab Mukherjee has signed the Ordinance on uniform medical entrance examination NEET. Yesterday, Health Minister JP Nadda had met the President to discuss the Ordinance that seeks to defer implementation of NEET.
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23rd May News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | May 23, 2016, 07:49 PM ISTImportant news stories
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India for fair, mutually acceptable boundary settlement: Pranab Mukherjee
India | May 20, 2016, 11:19 PM ISTAhead of his China visit, President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India seeks to proactively address outstanding issues and seeks a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement to the boundary question.
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Pranab Mukherjee to go on four-day visit to China
National | May 19, 2016, 10:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee will embark on a four-day visit to China on May 24, it was officially announced today. This will be the first presidential visit from India to China in six years
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President Pranab Mukherjee to embark on 4-day visit to China next week
National | May 18, 2016, 09:59 AM ISTPresident Pranab Mukherjee will visit China from May 24 to 27 during which he will hold talks with the top Chinese leadership, the Foreign Ministry here said today, announcing the first trip to the county by an Indian Head of State in six years.
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Safety, trains punctuality challenges for railways: President Pranab Mukherjee
India | May 17, 2016, 10:31 PM ISTIndian railways is faced with manifold challenges of ensuring safety, security and punctual running of trains, President Pranab Mukherjee said today.
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India needs growth rate of 9% to eliminate poverty: President Mukherjee
May 11, 2016, 10:07 AM ISTPresident Pranab Mukherjee has said India will have to raise its growth rate to 8.5-9 per cent annually for the next 15-20 years in order to ensure that poverty is totally eliminated and is not just confined to being alleviated.
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President approves law barring smokers, drinkers from voting in elections to Sikh religious bodies
India | May 08, 2016, 05:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a recent bill passed by the Parliament, those who trim or shave beard and hair, smoke or drink alcohol, have been barred from voting in elections to Sikh religious bodies. President Pranab
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India needs strategy to retain export market share: President
May 05, 2016, 07:26 AM ISTNew Delhi:India needs to devise cohesive strategies of retaining its market share first, and then increase it in a context of global economic slowdown, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday. “The volume of world trade
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Without dissent, parliamentary system is dysfunctional: President Mukherjee
World | May 01, 2016, 05:55 PM ISTAuckland: Without dissent, parliamentary system is dysfunctional, President Pranab Mukherjee said in Auckland on Sunday, underling that "fierce debates and discussions" in the House contribute to taking decisions on important matters like economy. Ad
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Protect nationalist, responsible students of JNU: ABVP to President Mukherjee
India | Apr 30, 2016, 11:26 PM ISTProtesting the punishment awarded to him by JNU in connection with controversial February 9 event, ABVP member Saurabh Sharma on Saturday appealed to President Pranab Mukherjee
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When President Pranab Mukherjee Da rubbed nose with Maori chief in New Zealand
World | Apr 30, 2016, 04:16 PM ISTAuckland: President Pranab Mukherjee and a Maori chief rubbed noses in a traditional welcome after his arrival in New Zealand on Saturday on the second and final leg of a two-nation tour. After his arrival
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President Mukherjee cautions judges against perils of 'judicial activism'
India | Apr 16, 2016, 02:27 PM ISTPresident Pranab Mukherjee today cautioned judges against the perils of "judicial activism", saying the equilibrium in the exercise of authority must be maintained at all times and self-restraint should be used when confronted with such a situation.
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'Thalaivaa' Rajinikanth honoured with Padma Vibhushan (See Pics)
Bollywood | Apr 12, 2016, 05:26 PM ISTSouthern megastar Rajinikanth was on Tuesday honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, by President Pranab Mukherjee
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Rule of law hallmark of Indian democracy: President Mukherjee
India | Apr 08, 2016, 09:48 AM ISTNew Delhi: Terming "rule of law" as the "hallmark" of Indian democracy, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said constitutionalism was the primary edifice on which it stands. "The rule of law is the hallmark of
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Rajya Sabha also prorogued to end parliament budget session
National | Mar 31, 2016, 08:27 PM ISTThe Rajya Sabha has been prorogued by President Pranab Mukherjee, officially ending parliament's budget session since the Lok Sabha too was prorogued earlier.
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Uttarakhand crisis: BJP, Congress trade charges as fight reaches the President
National | Mar 21, 2016, 09:39 PM ISTThe political crisis in Uttarakhand today escalated with both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegations approaching the President over the happenings in the hill-state.
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Uttarakhand crisis: BJP, Congress to meet Pranab Mukherjee
National | Mar 21, 2016, 07:07 PM ISTNew Delhi/Dehradun: BJP's Uttarakhand legislators along with nine Congress rebels will meet President Pranab Mukherjee today evening to seek his intervention in the ongoing political crisis in the hill state. A Congress delegation will
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President, PM Modi to attend IAF's Fire Power Demonstration in Pokhran today
India | Mar 18, 2016, 09:20 AM ISTIndian Air Force will demonstrate its combat and firepower, including Akash Missile, for the first time, in the desert of Pokhran today. The entire event, which would be attended by President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will sh