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Salient Points Of Pranab's Budget
India | Feb 28, 2011, 12:38 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 28: Following are the salient points of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's Budget Speech in Parliament today: -Strong growth in private services sector - Fiscal Deficit at 4.8 pc, Growth 8.6 per cent
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I-T Limit Raised To Rs 1.8 Lakh, Senior Citizen Age Threshold Reduced
India | Feb 28, 2011, 02:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, Feb 28 : In some relief to general tax payers, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today enhanced the tax exemption limit by Rs 20,000 to Rs 1.80 lakh, gave additional benefits to senior citizens
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Don't Make Judgement Till Probe Is On, Says Pranab On Radia
India | Dec 11, 2010, 09:27 PM ISTMumbai, Dec 11 (PTI) The government today said it will be premature to make a judgement on whether corporate lobbyistNiira Radia was a spy or not, until the probe is completed in the matter. "Until
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BJP Has No Right To Speak On Corruption, Says Pranab
India | Dec 03, 2010, 02:37 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 3 : Hitting back at the BJP for demanding a JPC probe into 2-G spectrum allocation, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said it had no right to speak on the issue as
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All That Needs To Be Said On Raja Will Be In Parliament: Pranab
National | Nov 14, 2010, 04:39 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Senior Congress leader and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today refused to comment on spectrum controversy involving telecom minister A Raja, saying that whatever has to be said will be said
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Pranab, Antony Meet Sonia; Discuss Chavan's Fate
National | Nov 01, 2010, 12:20 PM ISTNew Delhi , Nov 1 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi today held consultations with senior party leaders on the fate of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan who has been embroiled in a upscale housing society
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Protectionist Policies Of US Not Acceptable, Says Pranab
India | Oct 07, 2010, 05:12 PM ISTNew York, Oct 7: Rejecting the 'protectionist policies' of the US, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said free flow of goods, services and capital would ease the global financial crisis. "Protectionist policies are not acceptable,"
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Pranab, Chidambaram Part Of All-Party Delegation To Kashmir
India | Sep 17, 2010, 02:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: Congress on Friday decided to send senior ministers Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram as part of an all-party delegation to Jammu and Kashmir next week, apparently to impart greater stature to the visit.
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Mamata Meets PM; Pranab, PC Too Present
National | Aug 25, 2010, 09:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, a strong votary of dialogue with Maoists and has sought a halt to joint security operations against them, had a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Wednesday
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Speaker More "Affectionate" Towards Pranab: Sharad Yadav
National | Jul 29, 2010, 06:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, NDA Convenor Sharad Yadav on Thursday took a swipe at Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar claiming she was more "affectionate" towards the Treasury Benches but showed little mercy towards the Opposition. "Ek varsh
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Nobody Can Predict Accident, Says Pranab
India | Jul 19, 2010, 03:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee on monday sought to dismiss suggestions that Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's absence from her Ministry was the reason for recurrence of train accidents. "Accidents are accidents. Nobody can
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PM, Pranab Cannot Think Of Becoming Congress President, Says Gadkari
National | Apr 04, 2010, 07:54 PM ISTBharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Gadkari on Sunday attacked Congress saying the party does not follow democracy and even stalwarts like Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee cannot think of becoming party
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Pranab To Hold Talks With Opponents Of Women's Bill: Khurshid
National | Mar 18, 2010, 05:24 PM ISTFinance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will hold talks with the opponents of Women's Reservation Bill before the government's takes the next step on it, Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said on Thursday . He said the
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Pranab Reduces Mamata To Tears At Cabinet Meeting
National | Feb 21, 2010, 09:24 AM ISTSparks flew at the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure meeting on Thursday, when Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee suddenly sought approval for as many as 24 rail projects worth more than Rs 15,000 crore. A reluctant Prime
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Pranab Comes In Defence Of Shah Rukh
National | Feb 08, 2010, 06:46 PM ISTUnion Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday came in defence of actor Shah Rukh Khan, in the news for his comments on Pakistani players' participation in IPL matches, saying freedom of speech and expression is
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BJP Defends Modi On His Spat With Pranab
National | Feb 06, 2010, 08:22 PM ISTBJP on Saturday defended Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi after his spat with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, saying price rise was a result of the "politics of largesse" played by UPA which did not implement
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Pranab, Modi Spat At CMs' Conference On Price Rise
India | Feb 06, 2010, 03:18 PM ISTUnion Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday had a spat during the conference on food prices here after the former accused Modi of politicising the issue of sale of
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Meeting With Pranab A Courtesy Call: Amar
National | Jan 22, 2010, 11:19 PM ISTSamajwadi Party leader Amar Singh, who met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee late last night, on Friday termed it as a courtesy call and said it should not be politicised. "I have worked closely with Pranabda
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Sonia Is India's Most Powerful Politician, Says Pranab
National | Dec 31, 2009, 04:53 PM ISTCongress president Sonia Gandhi is the "most powerful politician" in the country though she is not the prime minister, senior party leader Pranab Mukherjee said in Kolkata on Thursday. "She is the most powerful politician
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Anti-Maoist Operations At Lalgarh To Continue: Pranab
National | Nov 11, 2009, 09:19 PM ISTTrinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's reservations over anti-Maoist operations in West Midnapore district notwithstanding, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on said the drive to flush out Naxalites will continue till the situation was brought under