President Pranab rejects mercy petitions in 5 cases, commutes death sentence in 2 others
New Delhi: Expediting the pending mercy petitions, President Pranab Mukherjee upheld execution in five cases and commuted death sentence to life term in two others. Details of President’s decision were not More...
Coalgate: LK Advani, Arun Jailtely to meet President Pranab Mukherjee today
New Delhi: A group of senior BJP leaders is expected to meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday. Leaders like LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Murli Manohar Joshi are likely to build pressure on More...
62 Gallantry Awards announced, 15 get Shaurya Chakra
New Delhi: On the occasion of India’s 66th Independence Day, President Pranab Mukherjee approved 62 Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces Personnel and members of Paramilitary Forces which includes 15 Shaurya More...
Need to ensure India’s free from poverty: President Pranab Mukherjee in his Independence Day speech
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday called for making Indian economy a launching pad for the “second freedom struggle” to eradicate hunger, disease and poverty. In his first address to More...
President polls: Pranab to start his campaign today
New Delhi: UPA Presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee will kickstart his campaign for the July 19 election from Chennai on Saturday. Mukherjee is scheduled to meet key ally DMK chief M Karunanidhi at his residence More...
Have no bitterness towards Mamata Banerjee: Pranab Mukherjee
New Delhi: Reaching out to Mamata Banerjee, UPA Presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday heaped praise on the Trinamool Congress chief and asserted he does not have any “bitterness” towards More...
President poll: Why Pranab Mukherjee is acceptable to all
New Delhi: Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee has come a long way from his village Mirali in West Bengal to the seat of power in New Delhi. The ex-finance minister’s acceptability to parties cutting More...
President Poll: Pranab Mukherjee renews appeal for support to his candidature
Kolkata: Possibly renewing his appeal to the Trinamool Congress, UPA Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that those political parties which had not taken any decision to support his candidature More...
Pranab Mukherjee likely to resign as Finance Minister today
New Delhi: The UPA’s Presidential nominee, Pranab Mukherjee, is likely to resign as the Union Finance Minister on Sunday. “I will resign on June 24,” Mukherjee said on Saturday while speaking More...
Team Anna justifies demand for probe against Pranab Mukherjee
New Delhi: Days after UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee questioned Team Anna’s ethical behaviour, the group on Friday sought to justify their contention in a letter which significantly did not carry More...
