News for 'Pranab'

Prez poll: Pranab, Sangma to visit Gujarat

Prez poll: Pranab, Sangma to visit Gujarat

Rediff.com4 Jul 2012

As part of their ongoing campaign for the July 19 Presidential election, United Progressive Alliance nominee Pranab Mukherjee and his rival P A Sangma will be separately visiting Gujarat in next couple of days.

CHAT: Was Pranab a good finance minister?

CHAT: Was Pranab a good finance minister?

Rediff.com22 Jun 2012

Discuss Pranab Mukherjee's tenure as FM with Senior Associate Editor (Business)Faisal Kidwai.

PHOTOS: Bengal erupts in CELEBRATIONS for Pranab

PHOTOS: Bengal erupts in CELEBRATIONS for Pranab

Rediff.com22 Jul 2012

Celebrations have begun at United Progressive Alliance candidate Pranab Mukherjee native village Mirati in Birbhum district of West Bengal ahead of the formal declaration of the 2012 presidential poll results.

Kejriwal targets Pranab Mukherjee

Kejriwal targets Pranab Mukherjee

Rediff.com17 Jun 2012

Team Anna on Sunday targeted Congress Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee and demanded an independent inquiry into allegations they had made against him despite the fact that the government has trashed the charges against him and 14 other ministers made by it last month.

Pranab: Inflation, self-reliance and Reliance

Pranab: Inflation, self-reliance and Reliance

Rediff.com28 Jun 2012

Anirban Ganguly recounts moments from the past when Pranab Mukherjee had to face uncomfortable questions from opposition MPs.

Prez poll: BJP's Maneka Gandhi backs Pranab

Prez poll: BJP's Maneka Gandhi backs Pranab

Rediff.com18 Jun 2012

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Maneka Gandhi, who met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Monday, described him as an excellent candidate for the coveted post of President of India.

Pawar congratulates Pranab Mukherjee

Pawar congratulates Pranab Mukherjee

Rediff.com23 Jul 2012

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Monday led a delegation of party leaders to congratulate President-elect Pranab Mukherjee.

Row erupts over Pranab attending RSS event

Row erupts over Pranab attending RSS event

Rediff.com29 May 2018

Former Union minister C K Jaffer Shareif, in a letter to Mukherjee, expressed surprise over the move and said he like other secular people was 'stunned' to hear about his attending the RSS function.

Pranab concerned over reports of EVM tampering

Pranab concerned over reports of EVM tampering

Rediff.com21 May 2019

People's mandate is sacrosanct and has to be above any iota of reasonable doubt, Pranab said.

Pranab: From 'unelectable' to supreme troubleshooter

Pranab: From 'unelectable' to supreme troubleshooter

Rediff.com20 Jun 2012

Despite a middling career in politics, Pranab Mukherjee has endured because of his reputation as a political troubleshooter par excellence.

Liberalisation poses new challenges: Pranab

Liberalisation poses new challenges: Pranab

Rediff.com3 Nov 2009

The expectations of our people and that of our global collaborators and the foreign investors from us are high and rising. In the best of times these expectations would rest heavily on our shoulders.

From FM to President: Pranab's successful innings

From FM to President: Pranab's successful innings

Rediff.com26 Jun 2012

From starting off his career a teacher in West Bengal to joining politics and holding several ministerial positions, it has been an enviable journey for Pranab Mukherjee through the echelons of power.

Why Mamata will decide Pranab's fate

Why Mamata will decide Pranab's fate

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

Why Krishna is miffed. The Congress's power politics. The BJP's politics over Modi. All this, and more, in Dilli Gupshup....

CHAT: Can President Pranab be apolitical?

CHAT: Can President Pranab be apolitical?

Rediff.com25 Jul 2012

Can an active politician like Pranab Mukherjee ever be an apolitical President. Join Dilliwalla on Wednesday, June 25, 2012 at 2pm IST for some answers.

Pranab's 5-decade-long political career comes to an end

Pranab's 5-decade-long political career comes to an end

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

President Pranab Mukherjee -- rewarded as president yet not trusted enough to be prime minister.

Hazare congratulates President Pranab

Hazare congratulates President Pranab

Rediff.com26 Jul 2012

At a time when his close aides are going hammer and tongs against President Pranab Mukherjee, Anna Hazare on Thursday congratulated him on his election to the highest constitutional office.

BJD-BJP poll alliance talks fail, both parties to go solo in Odisha

BJD-BJP poll alliance talks fail, both parties to go solo in Odisha

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

Talks on pre-poll alliance were being held between the ruling Biju Janata Dal and the opposition BJP for the past few days.

Manmohan vs Modi Debate: India Is The Loser

Manmohan vs Modi Debate: India Is The Loser

Rediff.com19 Feb 2024

False and acrimonious debates such as Modi versus Manmohan might allow for victories that are political and partisan. But the real loser is the nation, India and Bharat, notes Arvind Subramanian, former chief economic advisor to the Modi government in its first term.

Inside President Pranab's home

Inside President Pranab's home

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

Rare glimpses of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Kind courtesy: Architectural Digest India.

LG recommends NIA probe against Kejriwal for funding from banned SFJ

LG recommends NIA probe against Kejriwal for funding from banned SFJ

Rediff.com6 May 2024

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has recommended an NIA probe against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly receiving political funding from the banned terrorist organisation 'Sikhs for Justice', Raj Niwas sources said on Monday.

Advani praises 'trouble-shooter' Pranab

Advani praises 'trouble-shooter' Pranab

Rediff.com17 Feb 2009

The Lok Sabha witnessed a rare show of camaraderie between Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate L K Advani and Leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday when the former lauded the union minister for his role as the principal trouble-shooter of the government.Mukherjee blushingly smiled and welcomed the statement with folded hands even as the House applauded with thumping of desks.

Advani lauds trouble-shooter Pranab

Advani lauds trouble-shooter Pranab

Rediff.com17 Feb 2009

The Lok Sabha witnessed a rare show of camaraderie between leader of Opposition L K Advani and leader of the House Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday when the former lauded the latter for his role as the principal trouble-shooter of the government. Mukherjee blushed, smiled and welcomed the statement with folded hands as the House applauded with thumping of desks.

Pranab congratulates Christine Lagarde

Pranab congratulates Christine Lagarde

Rediff.com29 Jun 2011

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday congratulated French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde on her appointment as the new Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.

Prez Pranab returns after 'emotional' visit to Mauritius

Prez Pranab returns after 'emotional' visit to Mauritius

Rediff.com13 Mar 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee is deeply satisfied with his three-day visit to Mauritius, Saisuresh Sivaswamy reports.

Congress changes tone, says Pranab showed the mirror to RSS

Congress changes tone, says Pranab showed the mirror to RSS

Rediff.com7 Jun 2018

Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala said that Mukherjee, in his speech at RSS headquarter in Nagpur, reminded them of India's pluralism, tolerance, secularism and inclusiveness.

Pranab criticises food ministry

Pranab criticises food ministry

Rediff.com10 Feb 2011

Finance Minister is unhappy over lack of storage capacity.

Pranab presents populist Budget

Pranab presents populist Budget

Rediff.com7 Jul 2009

Focusing on rural India and attaining a high GDP, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee outlined targets such as speeding up infrastructure development and spending more for the development of rural areas and the poor.

Prez Pranab to convene Governors conference on Feb 12

Prez Pranab to convene Governors conference on Feb 12

Rediff.com1 Feb 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee has convened a three-day Governors conference from February 12 to articulate the stability of the Union Government, anticipating a hung Parliament in May 2014.

PHOTOS: Pranab joins Mauritians' I-Day celebration

PHOTOS: Pranab joins Mauritians' I-Day celebration

Rediff.com12 Mar 2013

Saisuresh Sivaswamy, who is accompanying President Pranab Mukherjee on his trip to Mauritius, reports on the spectacular celebrations of the 45th anniversary of independence of the island nation

Watch LIVE! President Pranab Mukherjee's final address to the nation

Watch LIVE! President Pranab Mukherjee's final address to the nation

Rediff.com24 Jul 2017

President Pranab Mukherjee will address the nation on the eve of demitting office

Pranab's defence diplomacy

Pranab's defence diplomacy

Rediff.com6 Jun 2006

R-Day: Prez Murmu revives 'buggy tradition' after 40 years

R-Day: Prez Murmu revives 'buggy tradition' after 40 years

Rediff.com26 Jan 2024

The presidents were escorted by the President's Bodyguard -- "Rashtrapati Ke Angrakshak".

Pranab will win with 65 percent votes: Chidambaram

Pranab will win with 65 percent votes: Chidambaram

Rediff.com5 Jul 2012

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram expressed confidence that Pranab Mukherjee would win the Presidential election with over 65 per cent votes when asked whether the UPA candidate would sail through without Trinamool Congress support.

Pranab's parting gift disappoints markets

Pranab's parting gift disappoints markets

Rediff.com26 Jun 2012

Hike in limit on foreign investment in govt bonds among measures to stem rupee slide.

EC rejects Sangma camp's petition against Pranab

EC rejects Sangma camp's petition against Pranab

Rediff.com10 Jul 2012

Citing Constitutional and legal provisions, the Election Commission on Tuesday rejected the petition of opposition-backed Presidential nominee P A Sangma camp against United Progressive Alliance candidate Pranab Mukherjee's nomination saying the same is not maintainable before it.

Dissident TMC MP backs Pranab for Prez post

Dissident TMC MP backs Pranab for Prez post

Rediff.com20 Jun 2012

United Progressive Alliance presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday called up dissident Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman who later said that he endorsed his candidature for the top post.

In PIX: President Pranab goes to office

In PIX: President Pranab goes to office

Rediff.com25 Jul 2012

Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday became the 13th President of India capping a five-decade career that saw him play significant roles in government, Parliament and party.

Speaker more affectionate towards Pranab: Sharad

Speaker more affectionate towards Pranab: Sharad

Rediff.com29 Jul 2010

National Democratic Alliance convenor Sharad Yadav on Thursday took a swipe at Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar claiming she was more "affectionate" towards the Treasury Benches, but showed little mercy towards the Opposition.

BJD accuses Pranab of manipulating ISI resignation

BJD accuses Pranab of manipulating ISI resignation

Rediff.com3 Jul 2012

Accusing United Progtressive Alliance's Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee of 'manipulating' his resignation from chairmanship of Indian Statistical Institute, the ruling Biju Janata Dal in Odisha today hit the streets holding Union Minister Srikant Jena responsible for doing it on back date.

Pranab better than other UPA ministers: Hazare

Pranab better than other UPA ministers: Hazare

Rediff.com19 Jun 2012

While two Team Anna members targetted United Progressive Alliance Presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee and demanding a probe into allegations against him, anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare on Monday appeared to endorse his candidature for the top post terming him as "better than other UPA ministers".