President Of India
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President condemns Bodh Gaya blasts as senseless terror act
India | Jul 07, 2013, 03:32 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 7: President Pranab Mukherjee today condemned the serial blasts at Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya as a senseless act of violence to target innocent pilgrims. Expressing deep anguish over the blasts, he
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President Pranab Mukherjee signs Food Security ordinance
India | Jul 05, 2013, 06:12 AM ISTNew Delhi, July 5 : After more than 24 hours, the President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday signed the historic Food Security Ordinance that promises food for all people living below the poverty line at cheap rates.
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President Mukherjee begins Odisha visit
India | Apr 24, 2013, 09:42 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Apr 24: President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday arrived here on his first visit to Odisha after assuming the nation's highest post, a state official said.He was given a warm welcome at the Biju Patnaik Airport
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Rahul Dravid, Sharmila Tagore, Sridevi take Padma awards from President
India | Apr 05, 2013, 09:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 5 : President Pranab Mukherjee gave away 54 Padma awards at a function in the Darbar hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan here Friday.Actors Sharmila Tagore and Sridevi and cricketer Rahul Dravid were among
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President to interact with Vice Chancellors through video conferencing
India | Apr 03, 2013, 06:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 3: A newly-installed video conference facility in Rashtrapati Bhavan will enable President Pranab Mukherjee to interact with the Vice-Chancellors of various universities right from his official residence.“A new room for Video-Conferencing has
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Take healthcare services closer to homes: Prez
India | Jan 16, 2013, 11:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 16: Voicing concern over inadequate healthcare facilities across the country, President Pranab Mukherjee today suggested that such services should be taken closer to homes of families and said government planned a substantial
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Sangma moves SC against Pranab's election as President
National | Sep 23, 2012, 04:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 21: P A Sangma on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the election of Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee as President of India.The petition filed by Sangma has contended that Mukherjee was holding
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Sister delighted after Pranab sworn-in as President
National | Jul 25, 2012, 02:27 PM ISTKirnahar (WB), July 25: “My joy knows no bound. I am at a loss to describe how happy I am today,” said Annapurna Banerjee, elder sister of President Pranab Mukherjee, after the swearing-in ceremony was
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Pranab thanks people for electing him President
National | Jul 22, 2012, 08:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 22: Pranab Mukherjee today thanked people for electing him as the President and assured the nation that he would make earnest efforts to preserve and protect the Constitution.“I would like to thank
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After rough and tumble of politics, a new journey for Pranab
National | Jul 25, 2012, 12:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 22: Pranab Mukherjee will embark on a new journey transcending political affiliations in the high Constitutional job with an ease none of his predecessors may have enjoyed because of his experience spanning
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BJP demands rejection of Pranab's candidature for Prez poll
National | Jul 03, 2012, 08:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 2: Demanding rejection of Pranab Mukherjee's nomination papers on the ground that he held an Office of Profit, BJP today asked Congress not to bend rules over the issue to have its
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Procession in Kolkata for Kalam as next Prez
National | Jun 22, 2012, 10:53 AM ISTKolkata, Jun 16: A procession by non-political persons for A P J Abdul Kalam as the next President was taken out in Kolkata today.The processionists belonging to Bangla Nagarik Samaj, a citizen's forum, holding placards
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Congress May Face Obstacles In Presidential Poll
India | Mar 07, 2012, 06:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 7: The Congress party's poor show in the just-concluded Assembly polls in five states has raised questions over its ability to get a candidate of its choice elected as the next President
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Delhi Govt Advised To Exercise Caution In Making Announcements
India | Nov 17, 2011, 07:50 AM ISTNew 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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At Last, Home Ministry Forwards Afzal's Mercy Petition File To President
India | Aug 10, 2011, 08:54 PM ISTNew 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