Pranab Mukherjee
(Search results - 18)India UntoldNov 17, 2023, 11:25 AM IST
Popular Indian Politicians Who Transitioned From Academia to Politics
The former Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh served as a professor of Economics at Punjab University and the Delhi School of Economics. The 13th President of India, Pranab Mukherjee worked as a professor of Political Science in a college in Kolkata.
IndiaSep 2, 2020, 4:20 PM IST
Congress still can’t come to terms with Pranab Mukherjee participating in RSS function
While former President Pranab Mukherjee passed away, his visit to RSS in Nagpur still continues to give Congress sleepless nights
IndiaSep 1, 2020, 7:33 PM IST
Pranab Mukherjee and PM Modi: How the two leaders worked harmoniously
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former President Pranab Mukherjee shared a very cordial relationship
IndiaSep 1, 2020, 6:35 PM IST
Pranab Mukherjee’s son plans to convert one floor of his house into a museum-cum-library
Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit plans to convert one floor of his house in West Bengal’s Jangipur into a museum-cum-library in memory of his father
IndiaSep 1, 2020, 1:11 PM IST
When Congress members criticised Pranab Mukherjee for attending RSS function
Let’s remember how the Congress had enormously criticised Pranab Mukherjee for accepting an invitation from the RSS and attending its function
IndiaAug 31, 2020, 6:45 PM IST
Political vignette of Pranab Mukherjee: A multifaceted personality who knew no enemies
As the nation joins to pay tribute to Pranab Mukherjee, a stalwart in the literal sense, here’s his political vignette
CrimeAug 31, 2020, 6:15 PM IST
Former President Pranab Mukherjee breathes his last at 84
Known as “Man for all seasons,” Mukherjee played a crucial role in getting through the controversial Indo-US nuclear deal – 123 Agreement — and earning an exemption for India from the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
IndiaSep 22, 2019, 2:09 PM IST
Evolution of Indian election campaigning explained in book; Pranab Mukherjee writes foreword
Former President Pranab Mukherjee has written the foreword to the book, The Game of Votes: Visual Media Politics and Elections in the Digital Era, published by SAGE, and terms it as a reflection on the mood swings of the "unpredictable but very intelligent" Indian voter.
Other SportsSep 22, 2019, 11:29 AM IST
Pranab Mukherjee congratulates World Boxing Championship silver medallist Amit Panghal
"Heartiest Congratulations to boxer Amit Panghal on becoming the first Indian male boxer to clinch the World Championship Silver medal. You have made us proud." Pranab Mukherjee’s tweet read.
IndiaAug 8, 2019, 8:15 PM IST
President Kovind confers Bharat Ratna on Pranab Mukherjee, Bhupen Hazarika, Nanaji Deshmukh
The highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, was conferred on former President Pranab Mukherjee and was posthumously awarded to music maestro Bhupen Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh
IndiaMay 21, 2019, 11:48 AM IST
Despite opposition’s tampering claims, Pranab Mukherjee calls election ‘perfect’
The former president praised the Election Commission and added that the institutions in the country have been built over time and are good. A good workman, he said, knows how to work well with the tools.
IndiaMay 12, 2019, 12:13 PM IST
IndiaApr 5, 2019, 4:21 PM IST
ED makes sensational claims in AgustaWestland case involving Gandhi family, UPA ministers
Christian Michel has claimed that his team and he had access to sensitive inside information about the government of India at the time of the deal and the level of corruption that had spread within the then ruling Congress.
IndiaJan 25, 2019, 10:20 PM IST
Pranab babu now a Bharat Ratna; Modi govt puts merit over ideology, Congress made to look petty
Pranab Mukherjee, who had been a Man Friday for the Congress, had been ignored and sidelined by the party on numerous occasions. The Congress now can't even criticise this move by the Modi government without blackening its own face.
IndiaDec 12, 2018, 6:31 PM IST
Supreme Court commutes death sentence of Aluva murder accused Antony to life imprisonment
The President Pranab Mukherjee on April 27, 2015, had rejected the mercy petition submitted by Antony. The plea presented in 2010 was rejected after five years.