Alok Mukherjee

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today received his first dose of Covid- 19 vaccine at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civil Hospital, Lucknow, amid a rising number of cases in the state.

Many Congress leaders have disagreed with former President Pranab Mukherjee's decision to accept an invite to attend an RSS invite. As Mr Mukherjee landed in Nagpur for Thursday's function, there was one more voice of disapproval, the strongest so far.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's acceptance of the invitation to address a function at the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh headquarters has surprised Congress leaders. Many of them have also asked the veteran Congress leader to reconsider his decision.

The Congress has declined to comment on former president Pranab Mukherjee's acceptance of an invite to be the chief guest at an event of the RSS, the ideological mentor of the ruling BJP. That cautious approach, however, did not stop a senior Congress leader to write to the former president, urging him to revisit his decision, which he said, had st...

On Monday evening, Soham Mukherjee, one of the brightest in his batch at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow, spent hours with his classmates before turning in. Two days later, his friends broke into his hostel room to find him hanging from a fan.

Pranab Mukherjee was correctly upset when I was made Prime Minister, former premier Dr Manhoman Singh said today. "Sonia Gandhi chose me to become PM," Dr Singh said, pointing out that Mr Mukherjee was senior to him in their party.

As parliament's Budget Session came to an end on Wednesday, opposition leaders including Congress president Sonia Gandhi headed to Rashtrapati Bhavan to complain about the "environment of fear and insecurity" in the country, attempts to harass opposition Chief Ministers and cobbling up artificial majority in Goa and Manipur.

With Manohar Parrikar headed to Goa as the next Chief Minister, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was told to take additional charge as the country's Defence Minister. Rashtrapati Bhavan said President Pranab Mukherjee had accepted Mr Parrikar's resignation with immediate effect. "Further as advised by the Prime Minister, the President has directed th...

In the first step to prepare the ground for the presidential election in July, the Election Commission on Thursday announced by-polls to fill 15 vacancies in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies will be held in early April. The by-poll - to be conducted across a dozen states - is the first step to prepare for the big race to reach the top of Raisina ...

President Pranab Mukherjee had some advice for lawmakers, in Parliament and state assemblies: People did not invite lawmakers but got elected after they pleaded before people for their votes. Now, don't betray their trust in the political system.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday cleared the appointment of five high court judges to the Supreme Court, signaling the end of the stalemate triggered by the refusal of a senior judge to participate in the selection process unless it was made transparent. The fresh appointments will raise the strength of the Supreme Court from 23, to 28 judge...

Nitish Kumar today took his show of strength to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, parading 128 legislators to President Pranab Mukherjee this evening to prove that his claim to the post of Chief Minister of Bihar is indisputable.

The group of residents from West Bengal's Kamduni village, where a 20-year-old college student was gang-raped and murdered last month, met President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi today and submitted their demand for a CBI probe in the matter.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today brought his state's fight for special status to the Capital, holding a rally with thousands of supporters and signalling that no political combination should think of ruling Delhi after the 2014 elections if it ignored Bihar's rights.

Nitish Kumar has brought his fight for Bihar to Delhi. The Chief Minister is at the moment addressing a rally in the capital to demand special status for his state, further pushing the campaign for more central funds that he says are crucial for Bihar's development.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today received his first dose of Covid- 19 vaccine at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Civil Hospital, Lucknow, amid a rising number of cases in the state.

Many Congress leaders have disagreed with former President Pranab Mukherjee's decision to accept an invite to attend an RSS invite. As Mr Mukherjee landed in Nagpur for Thursday's function, there was one more voice of disapproval, the strongest so far.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's acceptance of the invitation to address a function at the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh headquarters has surprised Congress leaders. Many of them have also asked the veteran Congress leader to reconsider his decision.

The Congress has declined to comment on former president Pranab Mukherjee's acceptance of an invite to be the chief guest at an event of the RSS, the ideological mentor of the ruling BJP. That cautious approach, however, did not stop a senior Congress leader to write to the former president, urging him to revisit his decision, which he said, had st...

On Monday evening, Soham Mukherjee, one of the brightest in his batch at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow, spent hours with his classmates before turning in. Two days later, his friends broke into his hostel room to find him hanging from a fan.

Pranab Mukherjee was correctly upset when I was made Prime Minister, former premier Dr Manhoman Singh said today. "Sonia Gandhi chose me to become PM," Dr Singh said, pointing out that Mr Mukherjee was senior to him in their party.

As parliament's Budget Session came to an end on Wednesday, opposition leaders including Congress president Sonia Gandhi headed to Rashtrapati Bhavan to complain about the "environment of fear and insecurity" in the country, attempts to harass opposition Chief Ministers and cobbling up artificial majority in Goa and Manipur.

With Manohar Parrikar headed to Goa as the next Chief Minister, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was told to take additional charge as the country's Defence Minister. Rashtrapati Bhavan said President Pranab Mukherjee had accepted Mr Parrikar's resignation with immediate effect. "Further as advised by the Prime Minister, the President has directed th...

In the first step to prepare the ground for the presidential election in July, the Election Commission on Thursday announced by-polls to fill 15 vacancies in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies will be held in early April. The by-poll - to be conducted across a dozen states - is the first step to prepare for the big race to reach the top of Raisina ...

President Pranab Mukherjee had some advice for lawmakers, in Parliament and state assemblies: People did not invite lawmakers but got elected after they pleaded before people for their votes. Now, don't betray their trust in the political system.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday cleared the appointment of five high court judges to the Supreme Court, signaling the end of the stalemate triggered by the refusal of a senior judge to participate in the selection process unless it was made transparent. The fresh appointments will raise the strength of the Supreme Court from 23, to 28 judge...

Nitish Kumar today took his show of strength to the Rashtrapati Bhawan, parading 128 legislators to President Pranab Mukherjee this evening to prove that his claim to the post of Chief Minister of Bihar is indisputable.

The group of residents from West Bengal's Kamduni village, where a 20-year-old college student was gang-raped and murdered last month, met President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi today and submitted their demand for a CBI probe in the matter.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today brought his state's fight for special status to the Capital, holding a rally with thousands of supporters and signalling that no political combination should think of ruling Delhi after the 2014 elections if it ignored Bihar's rights.

Nitish Kumar has brought his fight for Bihar to Delhi. The Chief Minister is at the moment addressing a rally in the capital to demand special status for his state, further pushing the campaign for more central funds that he says are crucial for Bihar's development.