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  Mamata, Mulayam propose Manmohan, Kalam, Somnath for President

  Politics | June 21, 2012 18:52 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 13: In a big setback to the ruling Congress party, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party supremo today outrightly rejected the names of Pranab Mukherjee and Hamid Ansari, put

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  Somnath To Be Cong-Left Backed Candidate For RS?

  Politics | March 17, 2012 22:13 IST

  New Delhi/Kolkata, Mar 17: Even as the Dinesh Trivedi controversy refuses to die down, a Rajya Sabha seat could become another bone of contention between Congress and Trinamool amid a buzz that Somnath Chatterjee could

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  Anna's Movement Anti-Democratic To The Core: Somnath

  India | August 23, 2011 21:47 IST

  Kolkata, Aug 23: Taking strong exception to Anna Hazare's movement against corruption, former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today said the Gandhian's method of “putting pressure” on the government for a strong Lokpal was “anti-democratic

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  Justice Not Done To Justice Sen: Somnath

  India | August 19, 2011 22:20 IST

  Kolkata, Aug 19: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today said “justice has not been done” to Justice Soumitra Sen by the adoption of the impeachment motion against him by the Rajya Sabha.“It is a

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  Allow Parliament To Function, Says Somnath

  India | December 03, 2010 17:16 IST

  Kolkata, Dec 3 :  Concerned at the continuing Parliament stand-off over the 2G spectrum issue, former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee today said it should be allowed to function to discuss the issue of corruption,

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  Karat Wanted To Teach Manmohan, Sonia Lesson: Somnath

  Politics | August 22, 2010 18:52 IST

  CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat had decided to teach Prime Minister Manmohan Singh  and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi a lesson for the 'insult' meted out to him on the nuclear deal issue by withdrawing support

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  Basu Asked Me To Preside Over 2008 Trust Vote: Somnath

  Politics | January 18, 2010 16:35 IST

  Former Lok Sabha Speaker and expelled CPI-M leader Somnath Chatterjee on Monday  said Jyoti Basu, whom he considered as his 'political guru', had asked him to preside over the crucial trust vote debate in the