Pranab Mukherjee

President Pranab Mukherjee lauds homeopathy, emphasises its important role in Indian healthcare sector

Homoeopathy and systems of Indian medicine such as unani and siddha are playing an important role in the country, which faces a severe shortage of quality medical practitioners, he said.

May 19, 2017, 15:37 PM IST

Swearing-in of two new Uttarakhand high court judges on Friday

The newly appointed judges will be sworn in by High Court Chief Justice K.M. Joseph on Friday.

May 19, 2017, 14:22 PM IST

President lauds Mamata for good work in health, education

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday lavished praise on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, lauding her government's competence especially in the education and health sectors.

May 19, 2017, 00:48 AM IST

Environment Minister Anil Dave dies at 61; political leaders condole – Who said what

Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave passed away on Thursday.

May 18, 2017, 10:41 AM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee to begin 2-day visit to West Bengal

The President will inaugurate the Indian Institute of Liver and Digestive Sciences at Sonarpur,

May 18, 2017, 09:56 AM IST

Presidential Election 2017: Day after meeting Sonia Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee to hold talks with Arvind Kejriwal

The term of President Pranab Mukherjee ends in July. 

May 17, 2017, 09:25 AM IST

Mamata Banerjee meets Sonia Gandhi to discuss presidential polls

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday reached 10, Janpath in New Delhi to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi to discuss the upcoming presidential elections and said a consensus candidate will prove to be beneficial for the nation.

May 16, 2017, 19:51 PM IST

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul to confer with Opposition on presidential poll

The Congress party on Tuesday said its top leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will hold discussions with opposition parties on a candidate for the Presidential elections in July.

May 16, 2017, 17:20 PM IST

Improve quality of parliamentary debates: Mukherjee

Delivering the first Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Memorial Lecture here, President Mukherjee lauded the parliamentary democracy in India and said Parliament's functioning is based on 3Ds -- Debate, Dissension and Decision.

May 15, 2017, 23:10 PM IST

Privileges vested in MPs, MLAs being wasted: President Pranab Mukherjee

With little over two months to go before his term ends, President Pranab Mukherjee has expressed concern over decline in time devoted to legislation in Parliament, saying privileges vested in elected representatives by the Constitution was being substantially wasted.

May 15, 2017, 23:09 PM IST

Amid parleys over joint President nominee, Nitish Kumar backs Pranab for 2nd term

The main opposition Congress, however, remained non-committal on backing Mukherjee, saying "It is for the ruling party to decide".

May 15, 2017, 23:03 PM IST

Essel Group celebrates 90 years: #YoungAt90 becomes top trend on Twitter

 Essel Group celebrated 90 years of its existence Sunday.

May 15, 2017, 01:27 AM IST

Essel Group celebrates 90 years; PM Modi hails social initiatives Saarthi and DSC, talks about family values

The Essel Group is managed by the fifth generation of its founders.

May 15, 2017, 00:18 AM IST

President congratulates Essel Group on its 90th anniversary: Watch Video

He appreciated the spirit of the celebrations i.e. ‘Young at 90'. 

May 14, 2017, 23:54 PM IST

Essel Group celebrates 90 years: As it happened

The journey of Essel Group began in 1926.

May 14, 2017, 22:47 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi hails social initiatives of Essel Group - Here are his top quotes

Essel Group celebrated its 90th anniversary on Sunday.

May 14, 2017, 22:26 PM IST

Glorious milestone! Essel Group celebrates its 90 years today

To celebrate this glorious milestone, a mega event will be held in Delhi.

May 14, 2017, 16:50 PM IST

Nurses crucial for cost-effective, good quality healthcare: Pranab Mukherjee

 President Pranab Mukherjee was speaking at Rashtrapati Bhavan after presenting the National Florence Nightingale Awards to nursing personnel on the occasion of International Nurses Day.

May 13, 2017, 01:00 AM IST

Sonia's unifying role is unlikely to succeed

Amulya Ganguli/IANS

As in 2004, Sonia Gandhi is again trying to stitch together an alliance against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

May 10, 2017, 14:11 PM IST

Shiv Sena says Mohan Bhagwat would resolve Kashmir dispute as President

Following Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray's assertion that in order for the formation of a "Hindu Rashtra" RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat should become the next President of India, the Shiv Sena on Monday echoed similar sentiments and expressed confidence in Bhagwat solving the Kashmir issue.

May 08, 2017, 17:21 PM IST