Tag: Pranab Mukherjee

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday condoled the deaths in the Odisha hospital fire and prayed for the injured. “My heart and prayers are with bereaved families and injured in the massive hospital fire in Bhubaneshwar hospital,” Mukherjee said in a tweet. At least 19 persons were killed and over 100 injured in the […]

New Delhi: Noting that there is disillusionment with governance and functioning of institutions, former president Pranab Mukherjee Friday said they are a mirror of national character and must immediately win back the people’s trust to save India’s democracy. Mukherjee, who was speaking at the inauguration of a national conference on “Towards Peace, Harmony and Happiness: […]

New Delhi: At a time when the Congress is trying to cobble together a coalition against the BJP, former president Pranab Mukherjee argued against sewing up alliances just for the sake of forming a government, insisting such attempts would only dilute the identity of the Congress party. In his new book, ‘The Coalition Years: 1996 […]

New Delhi: The counting of votes for the presidential election was underway here today with the numbers stacked in favour of the ruling NDA’s nominee Ram Nath Kovind over opposition’s candidate Meira Kumar. The name of the next occupant of the Rashtrapati Bhawan would be known by 5.00 pm. The voting took place on Monday. First, […]

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the BJP should try to build a consensus on the Presidential candidate by talking to all the parties and favoured a second term for Pranab Mukherjee. The JD(U) president said that re-election of President Mukherjee with consensus will set a good precedent, but added that it was […]

President Pranab Mukherjee was on Saturday admitted to Army Research and Referral Hospital after he complained of stomach upset and related ailments

Laying special emphasis on the schooling of girl child, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said education can lead to empowerment and emancipation of women

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday visited the famous Jagannath temple here and performed 'puja' at the 12th century shrine

Asserting that the problem of terrorism in India was imported, President Pranab Mukherjee has said indigenous terrorist activity was "extremely negligible" with hardly any involvement of the 150 million Muslims of the country

On the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday urged countrymen to turn cleanliness into a national passion and ensure that every nook and cranny of the country is kept clean

In the backdrop of the stand-off between Chinese and Indian armies in Ladakh, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday expressed hope that both the neighbours will ensure an "error-proof" dialogue mechanism for maintaining peace and tranquility at the borders

Stockholm/New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee and the crown prince and princess of Sweden have escaped unharmed following a 15-car pile-up involving their motorcade in the Swedish town of Uppsala, Swedish media reports said. Rashtrapati Bhavan termed the reports “misleading” and said no one was hurt. In a tweet, the official @RashtrapatiBhvn handle posted: “Reports about […]

Stockholm/New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday announced e-tourist visas for all Swedish nationals during an interaction with business leaders from India and Sweden in Stockholm. Mukherjee, who is on a State visit to Sweden, assured the Swedish CEOs that the Indian government is “responsive to industry and investors”. “It is creating an appropriate atmosphere in […]

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee will embark on a State visit to Sweden and Belarus starting May 31, with his reported remarks to a Swedish daily on the controversial Bofors issue having no bearing on the visit to the Scandinavian country. Briefing reporters here on yesterday on the president’s visit, Navtej Sarna, secretary (West) in […]

New Delhi: Kangana Ranaut, won a National Film Award for her performance in “Queen”, is elated over the recognition. The actress says she never expected the film to do so well and she will celebrate her win in Mumbai. President Pranab Mukherjee honoured the actress yesterday at the 62nd National Film Awards ceremony here. This […]