Pranab Mukherjee
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President Mukherjee remembers 'mentor' Indira Gandhi in farewell speech in Parliament: Highlights
India | Jul 23, 2017, 08:31 PM ISTPresident Pranab Mukherjee was speaking at a farewell ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament which was attended by Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
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'I am a creation of this Parliament,' says Mukherjee as MPs bid adieu to outgoing President
India | Jul 23, 2017, 07:52 PM ISTMembers of Parliament on Sunday bid adieu to outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee at a gala ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament.
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Full text: President Pranab Mukherjee's farewell speech in Parliament
India | Jul 23, 2017, 07:55 PM ISTPresident Pranab Mukherjee addressed MPs at the farewell function in Central hall of the Parliament house on Sunday.
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PM Narendra Modi hosts farewell for President Pranab Mukherjee
National | Jul 22, 2017, 11:03 PM ISTOn the occasion, the Prime Minister presented a memento to the outgoing President, the PMO said. Mukherjee also signed the visitors' book.
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President Pranab Mukherjee condemns terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims
India | Jul 12, 2017, 09:51 AM ISTPresident Mukherjee expressed his grief over the killing of Amarnath pilgrims in a letter to Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra.
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Technology, internet can bridge gap in education: President Mukherjee
India | Jul 09, 2017, 09:39 PM ISTPresident Pranab Mukherjee today said that the spread of technology, telecom penetration and Internet has offered an opportunity to bridge the divide in education in terms of access and quality.
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WB Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi writes to President about conversation with Mamata
India | Jul 05, 2017, 11:48 PM ISTWB Governor Tripathi has written to President Pranab Mukherjee today giving details about the phone conversation between him and CM Mamata Banerjee.
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We had divergence in views, but kept it to ourselves: President Pranab Mukherjee on PM Modi
National | Jul 03, 2017, 09:33 AM ISTPresident Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday disclosed that there were some divergences in views between him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi but both kept them to themselves and did not let it affect the government's functioning
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PM Modi launches book on President, gets emotional during speech about ‘Pranab da’
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'Be vigilant to save basic tenets of society': President on mob lynchings
India | Jul 02, 2017, 08:18 AM ISTPresident Mukherjee also urged the intellectual class to rise and be vigilant as it could act as the biggest deterrent to forces of darkness and ackwardness. "An active vigilance is the need of the hour."
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GST a disruptive change and tribute to India's democracy: President Mukherjee
Jul 01, 2017, 01:15 AM ISTMukherjee recalled the proposal to introduce GST was first mooted in the Budget Speech for the financial year 2006-07.
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How India ushered in the Goods and Services Tax: 10 points
Jul 01, 2017, 01:00 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi said GST is the combined legacy of all involved and not of one government or political party
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With GST launch, India moves to ‘One Nation, One Tax’: What changes from today
Jul 01, 2017, 12:45 AM ISTPM Narendra Modi , who rose to power in 2014 on the promise of big bang reform, termed GST as a ‘Good and Simple Tax’, saying it will put an end to tax terrorism and Inspector Raj
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With touch of a button, PM Modi, President Mukherjee launch historic Goods and Services Tax
Jul 01, 2017, 01:18 AM ISTAt the stroke of the midnight hour, India launched its ambitious pan-India indirect tax regime, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to bind the country into a regime of 'one nation, one tax, one market'.
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Country celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr today; PM Modi, President Mukherjee call for peace, brotherhood
India | Jun 26, 2017, 01:41 PM ISTIn Srinagar, large congregations of Eid prayers will be held at Eidgah, Hazratbal, Jenab Sahib Soura and TRC ground in the city as thanksgiving at the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan
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Bengaluru: Traffic cops allow ambulance before Prez's convoy, rewarded
India | Jun 20, 2017, 10:05 PM ISTTraffic Sub-Inspector M L Nijlingappa with about 38 years of experience along with his subordinate Vishwanath was on duty at the city's busy Trinity Junction when the incident happened on June 17.
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When Ram Nath Kovind was denied entry to President’s Shimla retreat
India | Jun 20, 2017, 12:56 PM ISTKovind was denied entry to President’s Shimla retreat when he was in the city as a guest of Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat between May 28 to 30.
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Nation’s faith in armed forces remains intact, says President
India | Jun 18, 2017, 09:07 AM ISTPresident Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said that in the rapidly changing environment, the nation's faith in the armed forces has remained unshaken
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Before demitting office, President Mukherjee rejects 2 more mercy pleas
India | Jun 17, 2017, 08:50 PM ISTA month before his tenure comes to an end, President Pranab Mukherjee rejected mercy petitions in two cases, bringing the total number of mercy pleas turned down by him to 30, says a Times of India report
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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat meets President Pranab Mukherjee
India | Jun 16, 2017, 11:45 PM ISTThe RSS said it was a pre-decided courtesy meet and there was nothing to read into it.