President Pranab Mukherjee
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King of Belgium recalls his backpacker days in Bengal
World | Oct 04, 2013, 09:11 PM ISTBrussels: Belgium's King Philippe today recalled his long association with India during a lunch he hosted for President Pranab Mukherjee, including time spent in the Indian leader's home state of West Bengal as a young
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PM meets president over controversial ordinance
National | Oct 02, 2013, 01:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee over the ordinance that proposes not to disqualify convicted lawmakers, whic has created much controversy.Manmohan Singh went to Rashtrapati Bhavan to meet the president
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Policy makers must address demands of youth, elderly, says President
India | Oct 01, 2013, 04:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today asked policy makers to devise plans to deal with “competing demands” of the country's young workforce as well as its large ageing population in the next 15 years.Expressing concerns
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Prime Minister to meet President tomorrow
National | Oct 01, 2013, 01:54 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet President Pranab Mukherjee tomorrow ahead of the Cabinet meeting when the controversial Ordinance on convicted lawmakers is expected to be withdrawn. The Union Cabinet is meeting
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President on two-day visit to Karnataka from Sep 23
India | Sep 18, 2013, 07:40 AM ISTBangalore: President Pranab Mukherjee will visit Karnataka for two days from Sep 23 to participate in functions at Mysore, Bangalore and Bijapur in the northern region of the state."The president will inaugurate the new facility
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Bengal rights group to move president against governor
India | Sep 08, 2013, 06:48 AM ISTKolkata: A rights group Saturday said it would lodge a complaint with President Pranab Mukherjee against West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan for making "provocative remarks against students". The Association for Protection of Democratic Rights' (APDR) had
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President offers prayers at Jagannath temple
India | Sep 07, 2013, 12:04 PM ISTBhubaneswar: President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday offered prayers at the 12th century Jagannath temple in the beach town of Puri, officials said.The president reached the temple, about 55 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, at 7.10 a.m.He
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Prez to fast till he offers prayers to Lord Jagannth on Sep 7
India | Sep 06, 2013, 07:38 AM ISTPuri: President Pranab Mukherjee will fast on Saturday till he offers pujas at Sri Jagannth Temple here during his visit to Odisha, official sources said."The President will not eat anything till he offers puja at
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YSRC wants Prez to ensure justice to Telanagana and Seemandhra
India | Aug 27, 2013, 07:45 AM ISTHyderabad: YSR Congress Party will seek President Pranab Mukherjee's intervention to ensure "equal justice" to Seemandhra and Telangana regions in the wake of Centre's decision to divide Andhra Pradesh. A delegation under YSRCP honorary president
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Elect a stable government, says President
National | Aug 14, 2013, 11:19 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 14: With general elections looming large on the nation's horizon, President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday asked the people of India to "elect a stable government" which will ensure "security and economic development"."There will
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Pran's contribution to film industry unparalleled: President
Bollywood | Jul 14, 2013, 10:27 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 13: President Pranab Mukherjee today paid rich tributes to legendary actor Pran saying he was a "highly talented" artist whose contribution to Indian film industry was "unparalleled". In a condolence message to the
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Food security ordinance cleared by President
National | Jul 05, 2013, 05:25 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 5: President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance on food security to give nation's two-third population the right to get 5 kgs of foodgrains every month at highly subsidised rates of Rs
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President clears Ordinance on Food Security
India | Jul 05, 2013, 05:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 5: President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance on Food Security to give nation's two-third population the right to get 5 kgs of foodgrains every month at highly subsidised rates of Rs
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Shriniwas Patil named new Sikkim governor
India | Jul 03, 2013, 06:19 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 3: Shriniwas Patil, former NCP MP and a close associate of party chief Sharad Pawar, has been appointed the new governor of Sikkim. President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed 72-year-old Patil as the
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President Pranab Mukherjee to pay obeisance at Mahakaleshwar temple tomorrow
India | Jun 07, 2013, 01:08 PM ISTUjjain, Jun 7: President Pranab Mukherjee will seek blessings at the famous Mahakaleshwar Temple here tomorrow as a part of his three-day visit to Madhya Pradesh where priests will perform special prayers on the occasion.“Though
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President concerned over disruptions in legislatures
National | May 24, 2013, 03:33 PM ISTShimla, May 24: President Pranab Mukherjee Friday expressed concern over repeated disruptions in parliament and state legislatures.Addressing members of the Himachal Pradesh assembly at its Golden Jubilee celebrations, Mukherjee appealed to leaders of political parties
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India will stand by people of Afghanistan, says president
India | May 21, 2013, 10:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 21: India will stand by the government and people of Afghanistan in the critical period of transition, development and nation-building, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Tuesday.Mukherjee, who met Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai
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President calls for moral values in education
India | May 10, 2013, 05:55 PM ISTLucknow, May 10: President Pranab Mukherjee Friday expressed his concern over growing crime against women and children and called for inclusion of moral values in the curriculum of educational institutions.Speaking at the fourth convocation at
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Prime Minister meets President
National | May 09, 2013, 07:24 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 9: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday and discussed the budget session of parliament, which was adjourned sine die two days ahead of schedule amid a confrontation between the
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President asks Indian youth to donate blood
India | May 03, 2013, 05:14 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 3: President Pranab Mukherjee Friday called upon young men and women of the country to donate blood in a big way to ensure that not a single person in need of blood