Pranab Mukherjee
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Nitish set to be elected as Grand alliance party leader
India | Nov 14, 2015, 10:03 AM ISTNitish set to be elected as Grand alliance party leaderPatna: JD (U) leader and outgoing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is all set to be elected as Leader of Grand Alliance legislature party today in Bihar
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President Pranab Mukherjee condemns Paris terror attacks
India | Nov 14, 2015, 08:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today condemned the deadly terrorist attacks in the French capital Paris and expressed anguish over the incident in which at least 140 people were killed.“Strongly condemn terrorist attacks in Paris,
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President greets countrymen on Diwali
India | Nov 11, 2015, 01:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today extended Diwali greetings to the nation and urged them to celebrate the festival of lights in a pollution free manner."May the festival bring joy and prosperity to all sections
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President greets people on Diwali-eve, calls for 'pollution free' celebrations
India | Nov 10, 2015, 06:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: It was a Diwali message with difference this time from President Pranab Mukherjee, who greeted people on the eve of the festival and urged them to celebrate “in a pollution free manner”.In his
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Kamal Haasan says no change in his stand on 'award wapsi'
Bollywood | Nov 07, 2015, 09:14 PM ISTChennai: Unfazed by accusations of being "irresponsible" and "callous", superstar Kamal Haasan today stood by his decision of not joining those who are returning their awards against "growing intolerance" saying he doesn't think that it
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President an ocean of knowledge, 'university in himself': PM Modi
National | Nov 05, 2015, 01:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today described President Pranab Mukherjee as a "university in himself" and said he had personally got benefitted from his vast knowledge.In his speech at the second day of three-day
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Future conflicts will need more integrated approach: President
India | Nov 04, 2015, 07:13 PM ISTNew Delhi: Future conflicts will require a more integrated multi-state and multi-agency approach as the security of a nation is no longer confined to preserving territorial integrity but encompasses economic, energy and food security, President
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Sonia Gandhi to lead Congress march to Rashtrapati Bhavan
National | Nov 03, 2015, 02:12 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi will lead a march of party leaders to Rashtrapati Bhavan today to appeal to President Pranab Mukherjee to use his constitutional powers to end the
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Sonia Gandhi meets President ahead of march against intolerance tomorrow
National | Nov 02, 2015, 10:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today met President Pranab Mukherjee ahead of the proposed march by party leaders to Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow to request him to invoke his constitutional powers to stem the "atmosphere
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Sonia Gandhi to lead Congress march to Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow
National | Nov 02, 2015, 08:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi will lead a march of party leaders to Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow to appeal to President Pranab Mukherjee to use his constitutional powers to end the
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Sonia Gandhi to meet President over 'growing intolerance'
National | Nov 02, 2015, 05:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will meet President Pranab Mukherjee today to bring his attention towards 'growing intolerance' in the country. Reports say that Sonia, along with her son and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, will
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No one can meddle in the process of judicial appointment: President
India | Oct 31, 2015, 11:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Irrespective of system of judges' appointment, the process must operate on "well-established and transparent principles to select the best" and no one can meddle with it, President Pranab Mukherjee today said while asking
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Galaxy of leaders speak against intolerance
India | Oct 31, 2015, 10:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: A galaxy of personalities today joined the debate on growing intolerance with music maestro Zubin Mehta speaking against "ostracising" writers and authors that would amount to cultural dictatorship while RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan
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President again calls for preserving plural character of India
India | Oct 31, 2015, 04:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today once again called for preserving the multiplicity and pluralistic character of the country and said India has thrived due to its power of assimilation and tolerance.The President, who had
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Diversity is our lifeblood, ensures value of co-existence: President
India | Oct 30, 2015, 01:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has reiterated the importance of diversity, saying it is "our lifeblood" and ensures that "we value co-existence, dialogue, mutual understanding and peace".Mukherjee made the remarks on Thursday night at a banquet he hosted
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Pranab Mukherjee congratulates Nepal's first woman President
India | Oct 29, 2015, 04:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today congratulated Bidhya Devi Bhandari on her election as the President of Nepal and expressed hope that under her guidance, the Himalayan republic will move towards peace and stability by
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'Geeta' symbol of India-Pakistan unity: Pranab Mukherjee
National | Oct 27, 2015, 04:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Geeta, the mute and deaf Indian girl who returned home after being stranded in Pakistan for over a decade, today met President Pranab Mukherjee here. The President blessed Geeta and said, “You are
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India-Africa Forum Summit kicks off in New Delhi
Oct 26, 2015, 11:08 AM ISTNew Delhi: The 3rd India-Africa Forum Summit kicked off here on Monday with a meeting among the senior officials of the host nation and 54 countries from the African continent."A moment for the cameras. IAFS formally begins with
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Rajiv Gandhi backed Chandra Shekhar over Pranab Mukherjee as PM
National | Oct 22, 2015, 12:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pranab Mukherjee was favoured by late President R Venkataraman to be the Prime Minister after the fall of VP Singh government in 1990 but Rajiv Gandhi thought otherwise.This has come to light in
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Holy book row: Congress seeks resignation of Badal, Sukhbir
National | Oct 21, 2015, 05:14 PM ISTChandigarh: Congress today sought imposition of President's Rule in Punjab and resignation of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, owning moral responsibility for "complete breakdown of constitutional machinery" in the state witnessing tension over incidents of