Former Speaker PA Sangma is lobbying hard in the battle for the Rashtrapati Bhawan. ...
11:02 PM, May 22, 2012
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan has complained to Rajya Sabha Chairperson and Vice President Hamid Ansari about Rajya Sabha TV showing her footage while Rekha took oath as a member of the House on Tuesday. Jaya Bachchan complained that the footage was picked up by news channels and played to sensationalise the matter. She told Ansari that she felt hurt by the Rajya Sabha TV footage and the...
06:11 PM, May 16, 2012
New Delhi: Both Houses of Parliament will mark the 60th anniversary of their first sitting by holding a special sittings on Sunday. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will meet at 11 AM on Sunday (May 13) to discuss 'The Journey of 60 years of Indian Parliament'. A function will be held in the Central Hall of Parliament House at 5.30 PM when President Pratibha Patil will address the...
12:36 AM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: A day after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee asked people not to speculate on who the next president will be, both the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reacted cautiously on Monday. Leaders of the two parties said they would not engage in any more speculation until a formal decision was taken on the presidential contest due in July. "The post of president is too high to engage in...
07:29 PM, May 07, 2012
Dhaka: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday refused to add any fodder to the talk of him being the front-runner for the presidential candidate, saying he was himself "in the dark" over the issue that has hogged headlines back home. The past week has witnessed intense speculation in India over who would occupy the Rashtrapati Bhawan next, with Mukherjee and the current Vice President Hamid Ansari being touted as the...
06:30 PM, May 06, 2012
New Delhi: Contrary to earlier speculation, the Congress-led UPA appears to be placed in a comfortable position for getting its nominee elected to the President's post, thanks apparently to some sharp remarks from BJP's Sushma Swaraj rejecting a candidate from the ruling party. A couple of months ago, political circles were agog with permutations and combinations on the President's election suggesting a possible ganging up of non-UPA parties to stall...
02:56 PM, May 06, 2012
Kumbakonam: Former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday said Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee are able candidates for the President's post. "Hamid Ansari is a good friend of mine and a knowledgeable person. Pranab Mukherjee is a walking encyclopedia. Whoever occupies the post will follow law and precedents," Aiyar said. When asked to name his preferred candidate, he refused to take sides and said both are...
05:21 PM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: The DMK on Saturday openly pitched for Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee as the next President with party chief M Karunanidhi clearly saying he will back Mukherjee if the Congress decides to nominate him. So far, the battle for the President's seat has largely been between two individuals, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. However, with the DMK openly batting for Pranab Mukherjee, the...
03:13 PM, May 05, 2012
New Delhi: As the race to the Rashtrapati Bhawan hots up, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari appear to emerge as the frontrunners. However, the veteran troubleshooter of the Congress party seems to have an edge as there are strong voices in his support within his party as well as outside. While the West Bengal Congress has said that Pranab is the best candidate for the...
10:21 AM, May 05, 2012
Former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma on Friday called for a tribal to be made the President. ...
11:10 PM, May 04, 2012
New Delhi: As the talk for a Presidential candidate gains ground, Sharad Pawar's NCP is learnt to have favoured Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for the top Constitutional post. The key UPA ally is keen to back Pranab over Vice President Hamid Ansari, who is also among the top contenders for the post of the President. Pranab Mukherjee suits us more," a NCP leader said on condition of anonymity. He pointed...
07:47 PM, May 04, 2012
A section of the Congress is reluctant to let go of party troubleshooter Pranab Mukherjee. ...
12:05 AM, May 04, 2012
New Delhi: Talents from India's $2-billion Indian movie industry received from Vice President Hamid Ansari the 59th National Film Awards across various categories here Thursday. Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee was also honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award, highest honour in Indian cinema at the event. Regional cinema dominated the award function, while Bollywood maintained a low key this year. Top honours, including best feature film, best direction and best...
09:42 PM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari are clearly leading the race for the President's post. But at the moment, it's Ansari who has nose ahead in this neck and neck battle. The main point working in his favour is that a large section of the Congress is unwilling to let Pranab, a key trouble shooter for the government, go. Congress Spokeperson Renuka Chaudhary said, "Pranab...
08:57 PM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: For the first time in the recent weeks, an official word has come from the Congress on party troubleshooter Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's nomination in the presidential race. Senior party leader Renuka Chowdhury on Thursday said that Pranab remains indispensable to the government. Chowdhary said, "He's such an active mind. We need him. I want to see him in many posts. Cannot imagine this government without Pranab." CPI(M)...
02:23 PM, May 03, 2012
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