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Youth's belief in Constitution is heartening to see, says Pranab Mukherjee
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 23 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), former President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that it was "heartening" to see the belief of the country's youth in the Constitution.
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Shilpa Shetty gets 'Champions of Change' award for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Shilpa Shetty Kundra has been honoured with the Champions of Change-2019 award for 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'. She got the award from former President Pranab Mukherjee here on Monday.
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Sonia Gandhi unlikely to attend swearing-in ceremony of Hemant Soren, gala
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): A galaxy of top opposition leaders will grace the swearing-in ceremony of JMM chief Hemant Soren as Jharkhand Chief Minister here on Sunday. However, Congress president Sonia Gandhi is unlikely to attend the event as no confirmation has yet been rece
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Government with overwhelming majority thinks it can do anything: Pranab Mu
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Former President Pranab Mukherjee cautioned against majoritarian rule saying that a government with an overwhelming majority thinks that it can do anything but that should not be the case.
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Exercise delimitation, increase Lok Sabha strength to 1000: Pranab Mukherj
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Giving impetus to the Modi government's plan to increase the number of seats in Lok Sabha through delimitation, former president Pranab Mukherjee on Monday advocated an increase in the enhancement of Lok Sabha seats to 1,000.
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Please carry on with others: Pranab Mukherjee's advice to PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): At a time when the opposition is levelling allegations against the BJP led Central government of being brutally authoritative, former President Pranab Mukherjee too has a word of advice for Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- Please carry on with others!
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Not worried over slow GDP growth: Pranab Mukherjee
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that he is not worried over slow growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as 'certain things' that happened had its impact.
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PM Modi greets 'remarkable' former President Pranab Mukherjee on birthday
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished former president Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of his 84th birthday.
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'Footprints on the Sands' is no "run of the mill" memoir
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): "Footprints on the Sands"- launched with fanfare by former President Pranab Mukherjee and former Union Minister Dr Karan Singh is not just another memoir by a civil servant.
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David Attenborough to get Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Renowned broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough will be awarded the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for the year 2019. His name was selected by an international jury chaired by former President Pranab Mukherjee.
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Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh pay tribute to Indira Gandhi on birth anniver
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday paid tribute to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary at Shakti Sthal here.
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Pace of growth in rural areas major hurdle in India's development: Pranab
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 2 (ANI): Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said that the pace of growth in remote and rural parts of the country is a major hurdle in the country's development and advocated for a 'growth strategy' to make a 'decisive impact on poverty and trigger developme
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