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"If Pranab Mukherjee Were PM...": Mani Shankar Aiyar On Congress' 2014 Rout
The result of the 2014 general election, which saw the BJP storm into power, would have been different and the Congress would not have suffered a humiliating defeat if Pranab Mukherjee was made Prime Minister and Dr Manmohan Singh the President
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"PM Modi Would Always Touch Baba's Feet": Pranab Mukherjee's Daughter To NDTV
PM Modi and former President Mukherjee had a "strange" relationship - the BJP leader would always touch the Congress veteran's feet as a mark of respect - but it was one marked by "honesty and openness", the late Mr Mukherjee's daughter told NDTV.
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Amid Citizenship Row, Pranab Mukherjee's Caution On "Majoritarian Rule"
A numerical majority in the elections only gives a political party the right to form a "stable" government and not a "majoritarian" one, former President Pranab Mukherjee said in the backdrop of raging protests against the amended Citizenship Act on Monday.
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Pranab Mukherjee's Message Amid Opposition Attacks On Election Commission
Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday praised the Election Commission as an institution but seemed to make an oblique reference to individuals in the commission when he said "only a poor workman blames his tools". The Election Commission has been accused of bias by the Congress and other opposition parties throughout the campaign for the nati...
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"Just Like You": PM To Shikhar Dhawan, Others On Mission Shakti Praise
Minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India had successfully shot down a low-orbit satellite today, thousands took to Twitter to congratulate him as well as the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the achievement.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee Was A Democrat To The Core: Pranab Mukherjee
India had lost a great son and an era had come to an end, former president Pranab Mukherjee said on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's death today, while describing the BJP stalwart as a reasoned critique in the opposition and a seeker of consensus as prime minister.
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After Pranab Mukherjee's Nagpur Visit, RSS Claims Dividends In Bengal
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or the RSS, the BJP's ideological mentor, is reaping huge benefit from former president Pranab Mukherjee to its headquarters earlier this month. At a press meet in Kolkata on Monday, senior RSS leader Biplap Roy said applications to join the organisation from across the country have tripled since Mr Mukherjee went to...
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On Sena's 'Pranab Mukherjee For 2019' Theory, A Response From Daughter
Long-time BJP ally Shiv Sena has voiced its suspicions on why Pranab Mukherjee was invited to attend an event of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. If the BJP falls short of numbers in next year's general elections, the RSS, its ideological mentor, may propose the former President as the Prime Ministerial candidate, the party said -- a theory that has be...
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Not Just BJP, Congress Too Refused To Share Defence Deal Details
As Congress president Rahul Gandhi kept up his attacks on the government for refusing to table details of the Rs 58,000-crore Rafale fighter aircraft deal, the Defence Ministry today defended its decision to maintain confidentiality and accused the Congress of attempting to "twist facts".
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Pranab Mukherjee On PM Modi, BJP Goal Of Congress-Free India
Pranab Mukherjee, who in his four-decades of public life has worked with four Prime Ministers, today had warm praise for Narendra Modi. But he expressed reservations about the goal the BJP has adopted - that of a Congress Mukt Bharat (Congress-free India).
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Gujarat Riots Could Have Cost BJP 2004 Lok Sabha Elections: Pranab Mukherjee
The 2002 riots in Gujarat was "possibly the biggest blot" on the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and that could have cost the BJP the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, says former President Pranab Mukherjee.
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What PM Modi Wrote To Pranab Mukherjee Touched His Heart
Prime Minister Narendra Modi describes Pranab Mukherjee - Pranab Da - as his "father figure" and mentor in a letter that he wrote to the veteran on his last day as President of India.
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Nitish Kumar's RSVP For PM Narendra Modi's Dinner Further Tests His Bihar Alliance
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will attend a farewell dinner being hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Delhi's Hyderabad House on Saturday evening for outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee. Ram Nath Kovind, who takes oath as India's next President on Tuesday, will also be present, along with PM Modi's ministers and allies in the ruling Natio...
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'Not Saying He Is Unfit But...': Mamata Banerjee On BJP's President Pick
The surprise announcement of Ram Nath Kovind - Bihar Governor and a Dalit - as the Presidential candidate by the Narendra Modi government has drawn a "will get back" reaction from most opposition parties. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, however, has been her outspoken self. Minutes after the NDA's Presidential candidate was announced, the C...
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Samajwadi Party Wants A Politician As President, Say Sources
With only weeks to go before a new President replaces Pranab Mukherjee, the BJP pressed ahead with its outreach efforts to allies and opposition. The BJP parliamentary board is likely to meet on Tuesday evening to approve the name of the Presidential candidate of the NDA.
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"If Pranab Mukherjee Were PM...": Mani Shankar Aiyar On Congress' 2014 Rout
The result of the 2014 general election, which saw the BJP storm into power, would have been different and the Congress would not have suffered a humiliating defeat if Pranab Mukherjee was made Prime Minister and Dr Manmohan Singh the President
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"PM Modi Would Always Touch Baba's Feet": Pranab Mukherjee's Daughter To NDTV
PM Modi and former President Mukherjee had a "strange" relationship - the BJP leader would always touch the Congress veteran's feet as a mark of respect - but it was one marked by "honesty and openness", the late Mr Mukherjee's daughter told NDTV.
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Amid Citizenship Row, Pranab Mukherjee's Caution On "Majoritarian Rule"
A numerical majority in the elections only gives a political party the right to form a "stable" government and not a "majoritarian" one, former President Pranab Mukherjee said in the backdrop of raging protests against the amended Citizenship Act on Monday.
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Pranab Mukherjee's Message Amid Opposition Attacks On Election Commission
Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday praised the Election Commission as an institution but seemed to make an oblique reference to individuals in the commission when he said "only a poor workman blames his tools". The Election Commission has been accused of bias by the Congress and other opposition parties throughout the campaign for the nati...
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"Just Like You": PM To Shikhar Dhawan, Others On Mission Shakti Praise
Minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India had successfully shot down a low-orbit satellite today, thousands took to Twitter to congratulate him as well as the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the achievement.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee Was A Democrat To The Core: Pranab Mukherjee
India had lost a great son and an era had come to an end, former president Pranab Mukherjee said on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's death today, while describing the BJP stalwart as a reasoned critique in the opposition and a seeker of consensus as prime minister.
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After Pranab Mukherjee's Nagpur Visit, RSS Claims Dividends In Bengal
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or the RSS, the BJP's ideological mentor, is reaping huge benefit from former president Pranab Mukherjee to its headquarters earlier this month. At a press meet in Kolkata on Monday, senior RSS leader Biplap Roy said applications to join the organisation from across the country have tripled since Mr Mukherjee went to...
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On Sena's 'Pranab Mukherjee For 2019' Theory, A Response From Daughter
Long-time BJP ally Shiv Sena has voiced its suspicions on why Pranab Mukherjee was invited to attend an event of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. If the BJP falls short of numbers in next year's general elections, the RSS, its ideological mentor, may propose the former President as the Prime Ministerial candidate, the party said -- a theory that has be...
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Not Just BJP, Congress Too Refused To Share Defence Deal Details
As Congress president Rahul Gandhi kept up his attacks on the government for refusing to table details of the Rs 58,000-crore Rafale fighter aircraft deal, the Defence Ministry today defended its decision to maintain confidentiality and accused the Congress of attempting to "twist facts".
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Pranab Mukherjee On PM Modi, BJP Goal Of Congress-Free India
Pranab Mukherjee, who in his four-decades of public life has worked with four Prime Ministers, today had warm praise for Narendra Modi. But he expressed reservations about the goal the BJP has adopted - that of a Congress Mukt Bharat (Congress-free India).
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Gujarat Riots Could Have Cost BJP 2004 Lok Sabha Elections: Pranab Mukherjee
The 2002 riots in Gujarat was "possibly the biggest blot" on the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and that could have cost the BJP the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, says former President Pranab Mukherjee.
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What PM Modi Wrote To Pranab Mukherjee Touched His Heart
Prime Minister Narendra Modi describes Pranab Mukherjee - Pranab Da - as his "father figure" and mentor in a letter that he wrote to the veteran on his last day as President of India.
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Nitish Kumar's RSVP For PM Narendra Modi's Dinner Further Tests His Bihar Alliance
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will attend a farewell dinner being hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Delhi's Hyderabad House on Saturday evening for outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee. Ram Nath Kovind, who takes oath as India's next President on Tuesday, will also be present, along with PM Modi's ministers and allies in the ruling Natio...
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'Not Saying He Is Unfit But...': Mamata Banerjee On BJP's President Pick
The surprise announcement of Ram Nath Kovind - Bihar Governor and a Dalit - as the Presidential candidate by the Narendra Modi government has drawn a "will get back" reaction from most opposition parties. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, however, has been her outspoken self. Minutes after the NDA's Presidential candidate was announced, the C...
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Samajwadi Party Wants A Politician As President, Say Sources
With only weeks to go before a new President replaces Pranab Mukherjee, the BJP pressed ahead with its outreach efforts to allies and opposition. The BJP parliamentary board is likely to meet on Tuesday evening to approve the name of the Presidential candidate of the NDA.
