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'Must Free Public Discourse From All Forms Of Violence': President Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee today said the soul of India resides in pluralism and tolerance and the nation must free its public discourse from "all forms of violence, physical as well as verbal". In his farewell address to the nation, the President - who will hand over charge of the nation's highest office to Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday -- said India...
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Pranab Mukherjee Farewell Speech Highlights: 'Soul Of India In Pluralism, Tolerance'
Pranab Mukherjee, in his last address to the nation as the President of India, said that the "soul of India resides in pluralism and tolerance." He thanked the citizens for their trust and confidence in him. "For the past fifty years of my public life my sacred text has been the Constitution of India. My temple has been the Parliament of India and ...
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Pranab Mukherjee: Leaving The Rashtrapati Bhavan On A Plume Of Nostalgia
Indira Gandhi and Pranab Mukherjee shared an unspoken bond - not just metaphorically but literally. The story goes that it was difficult, rather impossible, for any outsider to extract any information he did not want to reveal.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Rejects 2 More Mercy Pleas, Total Count Stands At 30
President Pranab Mukherjee rejected two mercy petitions in the last week of May. The dismissal of the appeals comes just weeks before his term ends and takes the total number of mercy petitions rejected by him to 30. The cases involved the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl by three men in Indore in 2012, and a 22-year-old woman in Pune in 200...
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After RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, Shiv Sena Now Suggests 'Pro-Farmer' MS Swaminathan For President
After suggesting the names of heavyweights like Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and Nationalist Congress Party founder Sharad Pawar for India's next President, the Shiv Sena is likely to pitch 91-year-old MS Swaminathan for the post now. President Pranab Mukherjee's term ends on July 24.
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Presidential Election 2017: Nomination Process Begins - 10 Points
The Election Commission of India opened the process of filing nomination for the fourteenth President of India today. The nomination process will close in two weeks, on June 28. With President Pranab Mukherjee's term coming to an end in July, the Centre and the Congress-led opposition parties have intensified their efforts to find a suitable Presid...
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3 Top Ministers On Amit Shah's Panel To Consult Allies On Next President
With the presidential election just weeks away, the government and the opposition have revved up their efforts to pick a successor to Pranab Mukherjee, whose term ends next month.
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Who Will Be Next President? Election, If Needed, On July 17
The election for the next President of India, if one is needed, will be held on July 17, and votes will be counted three days later. President Pranab Mukherjee's term ends on July 24.
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Opposition's 'Pehle Aap' Strategy On President And A Role For Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be back in Delhi next week for a meeting of several opposition parties to decide on who they will field for President against the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's nominee. But they are unlikely to make an announcement till the NDA names its candidate in a 'Pehle AAP' or you first strategy.
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Mohan Bhagwat For President: RSS Chief Said No, Uddhav Thackeray Persists
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's surprise proposal - the name of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat for the post of the next President - has received endorsement of party chief Uddhav Thackeray. President Pranab Mukherjee's term comes to an end on July 24 and there is speculation that the Narendra Modi government will consider a fresh fa...
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Behind Governor Kamla Beniwal's Sacking, A Three-Charge Dossier Sent To President
Kamla Beniwal was sacked as Mizoram governor - just two months before her term was to end - for "gross impropriety", top sources said today as the government parried opposition allegations of vendetta politics.
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'Must Free Public Discourse From All Forms Of Violence': President Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee today said the soul of India resides in pluralism and tolerance and the nation must free its public discourse from "all forms of violence, physical as well as verbal". In his farewell address to the nation, the President - who will hand over charge of the nation's highest office to Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday -- said India...
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Pranab Mukherjee Farewell Speech Highlights: 'Soul Of India In Pluralism, Tolerance'
Pranab Mukherjee, in his last address to the nation as the President of India, said that the "soul of India resides in pluralism and tolerance." He thanked the citizens for their trust and confidence in him. "For the past fifty years of my public life my sacred text has been the Constitution of India. My temple has been the Parliament of India and ...
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Pranab Mukherjee: Leaving The Rashtrapati Bhavan On A Plume Of Nostalgia
Indira Gandhi and Pranab Mukherjee shared an unspoken bond - not just metaphorically but literally. The story goes that it was difficult, rather impossible, for any outsider to extract any information he did not want to reveal.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Rejects 2 More Mercy Pleas, Total Count Stands At 30
President Pranab Mukherjee rejected two mercy petitions in the last week of May. The dismissal of the appeals comes just weeks before his term ends and takes the total number of mercy petitions rejected by him to 30. The cases involved the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl by three men in Indore in 2012, and a 22-year-old woman in Pune in 200...
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After RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, Shiv Sena Now Suggests 'Pro-Farmer' MS Swaminathan For President
After suggesting the names of heavyweights like Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat and Nationalist Congress Party founder Sharad Pawar for India's next President, the Shiv Sena is likely to pitch 91-year-old MS Swaminathan for the post now. President Pranab Mukherjee's term ends on July 24.
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Presidential Election 2017: Nomination Process Begins - 10 Points
The Election Commission of India opened the process of filing nomination for the fourteenth President of India today. The nomination process will close in two weeks, on June 28. With President Pranab Mukherjee's term coming to an end in July, the Centre and the Congress-led opposition parties have intensified their efforts to find a suitable Presid...
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3 Top Ministers On Amit Shah's Panel To Consult Allies On Next President
With the presidential election just weeks away, the government and the opposition have revved up their efforts to pick a successor to Pranab Mukherjee, whose term ends next month.
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Who Will Be Next President? Election, If Needed, On July 17
The election for the next President of India, if one is needed, will be held on July 17, and votes will be counted three days later. President Pranab Mukherjee's term ends on July 24.
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Opposition's 'Pehle Aap' Strategy On President And A Role For Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be back in Delhi next week for a meeting of several opposition parties to decide on who they will field for President against the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's nominee. But they are unlikely to make an announcement till the NDA names its candidate in a 'Pehle AAP' or you first strategy.
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Mohan Bhagwat For President: RSS Chief Said No, Uddhav Thackeray Persists
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's surprise proposal - the name of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat for the post of the next President - has received endorsement of party chief Uddhav Thackeray. President Pranab Mukherjee's term comes to an end on July 24 and there is speculation that the Narendra Modi government will consider a fresh fa...
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Behind Governor Kamla Beniwal's Sacking, A Three-Charge Dossier Sent To President
Kamla Beniwal was sacked as Mizoram governor - just two months before her term was to end - for "gross impropriety", top sources said today as the government parried opposition allegations of vendetta politics.
