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  Mukul Roy Sworn-In As Railway Minister

  India | March 20, 2012 12:42 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 20: Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy was today elevated and inducted into the Union Cabinet as Railway Minister replacing Dinesh Trivedi, who was forced to resign after Congress caved in to Mamata

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  Govt To Check Generation Of Black Money, Says President

  India | March 12, 2012 14:21 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 12 : Expressing government's commitment to deal with the menace of black money, President Pratibha Patil today said “many steps” are being taken to contain generation of illicit wealth and preventing it

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  Economy To Soon Revert To 8-9% Growth Trajectory, Says President

  March 12, 2012 12:11 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 12 : The Indian economy will soon revert to the 8-9 per cent growth trajectory on the back of strong fundamentals and favourable domestic factors, President Pratibha Patil said today.“My government is

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  Pratibha Patil Is First Indian President To Ride T-90 Tank

  India | December 05, 2011 14:00 IST

  Barmer, Dec 5: After taking off in the frontline Sukhoi-30 MKI, President Pratibha Patil today once again donned military fatigues to ride a T-90 main battle tank, becoming the first head of the State to

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  Delhi Govt Advised To Exercise Caution In Making Announcements

  India | November 17, 2011 7:50 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 17: President Pratibha Patil has “advised” Delhi Government to exercise caution in making announcements while responding to a Lokayukta order against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for “misrepresenting” facts about construction of low-cost

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  Parliament Winter Session From Nov 22

  India | November 01, 2011 11:41 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 1: The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs on Monday recommended to President Pratibha Patil that the winter session of parliament be convened from Nov 22 till Dec 21.Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar

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  Eurofighters Escort Indian President's Special Aircraft

  World | October 05, 2011 13:50 IST

  Vienna, Oct 5: In a rare honour, two Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets escorted the Air India One aircraft carrying President Pratibha Patil as it entered the Austrian airspace.Within seconds of entering the Austrian airspace from

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  India, An Attractive Global Economic Destination : Patil

  World | October 02, 2011 19:46 IST

  Geneva, Oct 2: Emphasising that the global economic downturn had a “limited impact” on India, President Pratibha Patil today said the Indian economy has consistently recorded high rates of growth and has become an attractive

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  President Pratibha Patil Leaves For Switzerland, Austria

  World | September 30, 2011 12:30 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 30: President Pratibha Patil today left on a visit to Switzerland and Austria during which she will hold bilateral talks with the leadership there on the issue of blackmoney stashed away by

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  Five More Supreme Court Judges Appointed

  India | September 11, 2011 10:12 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 11: President Pratibha Patil has appointed Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court, S.J. Mukhopadhaya; Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, J.S. Khehar; and Justice Ranjana Desai of the Bombay High

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  Prez, Prime Minister Condemn Delhi Blast

  India | September 07, 2011 18:10 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 7: Strongly condemning the terror strike outside Delhi High Court, President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted that the country will never succumb to terrorism and asked people to

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  Lankan Tamil MP Writes To Patil Over Rajiv Killers' Hanging

  India | August 30, 2011 12:08 IST

  Colombo, Aug 30 : A Sri Lankan lawmaker representing the main Tamil party TNA, has written to President Pratibha Patil pleading for clemency for Rajiv Gandhi's killers, who are to be hanged on September 9.The

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  PM Meets President, Briefs Her On Resolution On Lokpal Bill

  India | August 28, 2011 17:48 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 28: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called on President Pratibha Patil and briefed her about the consensus resolution passed in Parliament on Lokpal Bill.“The Prime Minister briefed the President about the ongoing

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  Don't Erode Authority Of Institutions, President Tells Civil Society Activists

  India | August 14, 2011 21:16 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 14: In an apparent reminder to civil society activists campaigning for a “strong” Lokpal, President Pratibha Patil said on Sunday there should be no effort consciously or unconsciously to erode the authority

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  At Last, Home Ministry Forwards Afzal's Mercy Petition File To President

  India | August 10, 2011 20:54 IST

  New Delhi, August 10:  The government is understood to have recommended to the President rejection of the clemency petition of Parliament attack convict Mohd Afzal Guru, condemned to death. The home ministry is believed to

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  President, VP Condemn Mumbai Blasts; PM Talks To Maha CM

  India | July 13, 2011 23:01 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 13: President Pratibha Patil and Vice President Hamid Ansari today condemned the terror attacks in Mumbai.The President has condoled the loss of lives in these blasts, a Rashtrapati Bhawan statement said.“The President

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  Thomas Moves HC Seeking Stay On New CVC Appointment

  India | July 13, 2011 17:12 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 13: Beleaguered former Central Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas has moved the Delhi High Court requesting stay on the appointment of new CVC. In his writ petition filed yesterday, Thomas has sought

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  PM Meets President

  India | July 01, 2011 15:05 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 1 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called on President Pratibha Patil against the backdrop of a cabinet reshuffle which is imminent.Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson confined herself to saying that the meeting between

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  President To Declare Her Assets Soon

  India | June 18, 2011 14:27 IST

  New Delhi, June 18: Breaking new ground, President Pratibha Patil has decided to declare her assets soon.This is the first time that the President of the country will be making assets public although there is

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  Rampant Corruption In Uttarakhand, Congress Tells President

  Politics | June 02, 2011 19:02 IST

  New Delhi, June 2: With the Nishank goverment under attack over a series of scams, Congress leaders from Uttarakhand today sought the intervention of President Pratibha Patil in checking "rampant corruption" in the poll-bound BJP-ruled