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  Pranab Mukherjee confers Padma awards

  India | April 20, 2013 17:45 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 20:President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday conferred the Padma awards on several eminent personalities including industrialist Adi Godrej, Olympic medal winners Yogeshwar Dutt and Vijay Kumar, actor Nana Patekar and designer Ritu Kumar.Professor

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  Bhullar should be pardoned: SAD leaders to President

  National | April 18, 2013 18:05 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 18: Shiromani Akali Dal MPs and ministers led by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today met President Pranab Mukherjee and demanded that Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, awarded death sentence in the

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  Katju at it again, seeks President's pardon for Devinderpal Singh Bhullar

  India | April 14, 2013 6:54 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 14: Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice Markandey Katju has written to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking pardon for Devender Pal Singh Bhullar who has been awarded death sentence in connection with

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  President signs new tough anti-rape law

  India | April 03, 2013 20:58 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 3:  President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to the anti-rape bill which provides for life term and even death sentence for rape convicts besides stringent punishment for offences like acid attacks,

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  President presents Silver Trumpet and Banner to President's Bodyguards

  India | March 31, 2013 9:54 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 31: President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday  presented the Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the elite President's Bodyguard (PBG) in a colourful ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.Speaking on the occasion, the

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  Have your own assessment: Pranab on Modi's remarks

  India | March 05, 2013 22:17 IST

  Onboard Special Aircraft, Mar 5: “You have your own assessment,” President Pranab Mukherjee said tonight on being asked about Narendra Modi's comments that he would have been a better choice as Prime Minister than Manmohan

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  Terrorism most frightful threat to peace, says Pranab

  World | March 03, 2013 19:47 IST

  Dhaka, Mar 3: President Pranab Mukherjee has said terrorism is the “most frightful threat to peace” after the World War II and the Cold War and cautioned against making a distinction between “good terrorism and

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  President signs anti-rape law ordinance

  India | February 03, 2013 22:09 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 3 : Two days after it was cleared by the Union Cabinet, an ordinance on sexual violence against women under which rape that leads to death of the victim can now attract

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  Other states should imitate Surajkund fair: President

  India | February 02, 2013 17:23 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 2: President Pranab Mukherjee, inaugurating the annual Surajkund Crafts Mela Saturday, hoped the success of the fair would spur other states to organise similar ones.In his inaugural address at the 27th edition

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  On R-Day, President tells Pakistan: India's hand of friendship should not be taken for granted

  India | January 25, 2013 20:43 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 25:  President Pranab Mukherjee today told Pakistan in clear terms that India's hand of friendship should not be taken for granted. In his address to the nation on eve of India's 64th

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  Netaji's life epitome of sacrifice and service: Pranab

  India | January 20, 2013 15:42 IST

  Kolkata,Jan 20: Calling him a “real icon” of India, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said several important features of our constitutional system were part of freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's vision.“He (Bose) is a

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  President expresses concern over repeated disruptions in Parliament

  National | January 08, 2013 18:24 IST

  Lucknow, Jan 8: Voicing concern over repeated disruptions in parliamentary proceedings, President Pranab Mukherjee today lamented that time devoted towards discussing legislations was declining and suggested giving more time for quality debates.“... In the recent

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  President, PM mourn gang-rape victim's death

  National | December 29, 2012 13:31 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 29: President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday led the nation in mourning the death of the young woman who was brutally gang-raped and tortured here.Both Mukherjee and Manmohan Singh

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  Rahul Gandhi meets president amid speculation of cabinet reshuffle

  National | October 18, 2012 17:58 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 18: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee, a day after he had a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The two meetings take importance amid speculation of a

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  Kejriwal attacks President Pranab, refuses to toe line with Anna and Ramdev

  National | July 29, 2012 13:21 IST

  New Delhi, July 29: Arvind Kejriwal, a key member of Team Anna, on Saturday publicly disagreed with Anna Hazare and yoga guru Ramdev on the issue of targeting Pranab Mukherjee after he became the President.While

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  Fight against terrorism is 4th world war, says Pranab

  National | July 25, 2012 19:34 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 25: Fight against terrorism is the fourth world war and India has been on the frontlines of this, President Pranab Mukherjee today said while hailing the valour and conviction of the Indian