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  Salient Points Of Pranab's Budget

  India | February 28, 2011 12:38 IST

  New 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 | February 28, 2011 14:31 IST

  New 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 | December 11, 2010 21:27 IST

  Mumbai, 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 | December 03, 2010 14:37 IST

  New 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

  Politics | November 14, 2010 16:39 IST

  New 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

  Politics | November 01, 2010 12:20 IST

  New 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 | October 07, 2010 17:12 IST

  New 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 | September 17, 2010 14:26 IST

  New 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

  Politics | August 25, 2010 21:25 IST

  New 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

  Politics | July 29, 2010 18:54 IST

  New 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 | July 19, 2010 15:30 IST

  New 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

  Politics | April 04, 2010 19:54 IST

  Bharatiya 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

  Politics | March 18, 2010 17:24 IST

  Finance 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

  Politics | February 21, 2010 9:24 IST

  Sparks 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

  Politics | February 08, 2010 18:46 IST

  Union 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

  Politics | February 06, 2010 20:22 IST

  BJP 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 | February 06, 2010 15:18 IST

  Union 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

  Politics | January 22, 2010 23:19 IST

  Samajwadi 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

  Politics | December 31, 2009 16:53 IST

  Congress 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

  Politics | November 11, 2009 21:19 IST

  Trinamool 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