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PM Modi, Manmohan Singh pay tributes to ex-president on 1st death anniversary
- In a message that was read out at the first Pranab Mukherjee Memorial Lecture on Tuesday to mark the first death anniversary of the former president, Modi said that blessed with unparalleled intellectual capabilities
Published on Sep 01, 2021 01:47 AM IST
Agencies | HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Former president Pranab Mukherjee lamented Congress’ loss of leadership in final book
Mukherjee made these comments in his memoir “The Presidential Years, 2012-2017” which he wrote before his death last year. The book released on Tuesday.
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 09:45 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Monsoon session of Himachal Pradesh assembly begins under Covid shadow
The opposition will try to pin down the government over issues such as corruption, ‘involvement’ of a BJP minister in dubious land deals, and increase in power tariff .
Updated on Sep 07, 2020 05:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times/Shimla | Gaurav Bisht, Shimla
Pranab Mukhrjee journeyed from a hamlet in Bengal to the Raisina Hill
India’s former President Pranab Mukherjee, 84, was admitted to the hospital earlier last month and had undergone surgery for the removal of a clot in his brain.
Updated on Sep 01, 2020 06:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Mamata Banerjee claims RSS helping Congress in Bengal
In a no-holds-barred attack on Congress candidates Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary and Abhijit Banerjee (son of former president Pranab Mukherjee), Mamata Banerjee said both of them were getting support of the RSS.
Published on Apr 15, 2019 09:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
‘Quixotic heroism cannot lead the country,’ says Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee also expressed concern over the estimate that 1 per cent of Indians hold over 60 per cent of the country’s total wealth and called on corporates to help bring people out of poverty.
Published on Apr 09, 2019 10:13 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Former president Pranab Mukherjee, singer Bhupen Hazarika, social activist Nanaji Deshmukh awarded Bharat Ratna
Former president Pranab Mukherjee, singer Bhupen Hazarika and social activist Nanaji Deshmukh have been awarded Bharat Ratna
Updated on Jan 25, 2019 09:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Need to crave for education system where everyone has freedom to express freely: Pranab Mukherjee
The former president lauded the students who were awarded for their exemplary performance, saying academics is not the only sphere which makes an individual successful in life but holistic development as well.
Published on Dec 04, 2018 04:31 PM IST
PTI, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
‘Country passing through rising intolerance,’ says former President Pranab Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee expressed concern over rising intolerance and violation of human rights, coupled with a widening gulf between the rich and poor with top one per cent rich pocketing the lion’s share of country’s wealth.
Updated on Nov 24, 2018 01:42 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service | Indo Asian News Service
Malavika’s Mumbaistan: Straight from the Heart
To say that former CM of Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah, stole the show with his fire and brimstone delivery last Friday at the launch of ‘Remembering Rajni’, at the Nehru Centre, would be an understatement
Updated on Sep 18, 2018 09:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Malavika Sangghvi
Author prints fake letter in former President Pranab Mukherjee’s name, arrested
Delhi Police said he was arrested from Bengaluru, almost a year after they received a complaint from Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Updated on Aug 11, 2018 04:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anvit Srivastava
Lessons to learn from Pranab’s visit to the RSS event | Opinion
It is important to realise that incessant criticism of the RSS over the years has only strengthened it. Today the BJP, its political arm, is ruling over 20 states as well as the country itself. How can one treat such a powerful organisation as an untouchable for perpetuity?
Updated on Jun 11, 2018 09:21 AM IST
Shashi Shekhar
Pranab Mukherjee’s speech reminds one of glorious history of India, says RSS
Former president Pranab Mukherjee also highlighted inclusiveness, pluralism and unity in diversity as foundation of Bharat, says RSS official spokesperson.
Updated on Jun 08, 2018 11:47 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Nagpur | Press Trust of India
Pranab Mukherjee speech at RSS HQ highlights: Ex-president praises Sardar Patel at Nagpur
Former president Pranab Mukherjee addressed an RSS event at its headquarters in Nagpur.
Updated on Jun 07, 2018 10:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi/Nagpur | HT Correspondents
Pranab Mukherjee and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat meet for dinner before former president’s speech
Former president Pranab Mukherjee is in Nagpur to address the valedictory function of the RSS’s third-year officers’ training camp today, the move his daughter and many Congress leaders have scoffed at.
Updated on Jun 07, 2018 02:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Pradip Kumar Maitra
Have history of inviting prominent personalities: RSS on Pranab Mukherjee row
Pranab Mukherjee will be addressing the RSS’ third-year camp for its volunteers at Nagpur on June 7.
Updated on Jun 03, 2018 10:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Smriti Kak Ramachandran
‘We need more open jails in the country,’ says jail reformist
Vartika Nanda is jail reformist, professor of journalism at Lady Shree Ram College in New Delhi and convenor of the Tinka Tinka Foundation, a public charitable trust dedicated to jail reform.
Updated on Apr 23, 2018 05:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | Shalaka Shinde
Modi starts term as India's 15th Prime Minister
Modi, 63, neatly attired in a beige Nehru jacket, was sworn in by President Pranab Mukherjee 10 days after leading the National Democratic Alliance to a landslide win in the world’s biggest election. Video: Modi takes oath as prime minister
Updated on Jul 28, 2019 07:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kumar Uttam and Saubhadra Chatterji, New Delhi