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Proper respect should be shown to the national song: Somnath Chatterjee

Reacting to the controversy stirred by BSP MP Shafiqur Rahman Burq, who walked out of the Lok Sabha while Vande Mataram was being played, former Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said as an MP it is his responsibility to respect the national song. ...

Delhi braveheart's death a national tragedy: Somnath Chatterjee

India on Saturday mourned the death of the 23-year-old Delhi braveheart who was brutally gangraped and assaulted with an iron rod by six men aboard a moving bus in the national capital on December 16. ...

Gold platter worth Rs 11 cr donated to Somnath temple

A Mumbai-based business family has donated a gold platter weighing about 30 kg and worth around Rs 11 crore to the historical Somnath temple of Gujarat. The platter, donated by businessman Dilip Lakhi, his four brothers and their families, was brought to the temple in a procession on Thursday. ...  

Gujarat: Modi announces formation of new district

Ahmedabad: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the formation of a new district of Gir-Somnath and a slew of other measures for the fishermen community in Somnath, on Monday. In an attempt to woo the fishermen community ahead of the state elections Modi announced an increase of daily allowance from Rs 50 per day to Rs 150, for families of fishermen who are in Pakistani jails. "A new...  

Somnath surprised to be in the Presidential race

London: Surprised at his name being proposed for the Presidential post, former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has said he will consider the move if there is a large consensus on it. "If there is a large consensus, then I can consider it. I can be honest," he said, expressing surprise at Samajwadi Party and Trinamool Congress suggesting his name for the post. SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and his...  

President poll: the race gets complicated

New Delhi: The race for the President's post got complicated by the minute on Wednesday. The list of contenders grew to five prominent politicians, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Manmohan Singh. This came after Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav rejected Congress President Sonia Gandhi's choices and came up with three new names. It's complete confusion...  

Cong unlikely to accept TMC, SP's President options

New Delhi: There seems to be another twist in the race for the President's post. Congress sources say that they cannot accept the options given by Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. Rejecting Congress President Sonia Gandhi's choices for the Presidential candidate that were - Pranab Mukherjee and Hamid Ansari - Mamata and Mulayam proposed three names those of...  

President poll: Kalam the real choice of UPA allies?

New Delhi: Former president APJ Abdul Kalam's name is once again doing the rounds. Sources have told CNN-IBN that he is the preferred choice of the UPA allies. In fact, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav reportedly spoke to Kalam before proposing his name. Sources say that the BJP and NDA may back him as well. But Mamata and Mulayam have made it clear...  

President poll: Cong in a fix after TMC, SP's twist

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav have shown that no major decision can be taken without them. They stumped the Congress on Wednesday by rejecting party President Sonia Gandhi's choices for the Presidential candidate. The Congress has reasons to worry as the race for the President's post got complicated after Mamata and Mulayam's twist. Rejecting Sonia's choices...  

FTN: Are Mulayam and Mamata the new power axis in Indian politics?

Dramatic day of developments in the race for President. Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday rejected the names proposed by Sonia Gandhi and instead tossed names of Manmohan Singh, Somnath Chatterjee and APJ Abdul Kalam. ...

BJP discusses names floated by Mamata, Mulayam

New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday discussed the candidature of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh along with two others floated by UPS-supporting parties Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Party but decided to adopt a wait-and-watch approach till Congress finalises its name for the post. The party's core group, which met under the chairmanship of BJP president Nitin Gadkari, discussed the development after SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee...  

Presidential poll: What to make of the Mamata-Mulayam joint move

Key UPA ally Trinamool Congress and outside supporter Samajwadi Party on Wednesday suggested their own nominees for the post of President - APJ Kalam, PM Manmohan Singh and former speaker Somnath Chatterjee. ...

Proposing PM's name for President a gimmick: Left

New Delhi: The Left on Wednesday rejected the candidature of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee for the presidential poll, which were proposed by Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh. The Left also said that it won't support any candidate proposed by the Congress and its allies. "We are opposed to any candidate put up by the Congress and its...  

Mamata has hurt the sentiments of Bengal: WB Cong

Kolkata: The West Bengal Congress on Wednesday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her decision to reject Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's name for the President's post and instead proposing the names of the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, former president APJ Abdul Kalam and former speaker Somnath Chatterjee. Of all the names proposed by the Trinamool Congress Chief and Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, the name of the Prime Minister...  

Presidential poll: The uncertainty of the arithmetic

New Delhi: As SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and TMC head Mamata Banerjee threw new names on Wednesday evening in the race for India's next President, the calculations of the various political formations have gone in a tizzy. Neither the UPA nor the NDA have the numbers to elect the President of their choice. It was being hoped that Mamata and Mulayam will support UPA in their bid to make...  

TMC & SP name MMS, Kalam, Somnath for Prez

New Delhi: In a political googly, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh on Wednesday proposed three new names for President: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and former president APJ Abdul Kalam. While Kalam and Chatterjee were expected choices, suggesting Singh's name appears to be a direct challenge to the Congress. It remains to be seen how the Congress responds to these suggestions....  

Mamata Banerjee may veto Pranab as President

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee may oppose Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's candidature for the President's post, sources said on Wednesday. Sources said that Mamata is very much decisive that Pranab Mukherjee shouldn't be President. They said that Mamata will propose the names of Meira Kumar, APJ Abdul Kalam and Gopal Gandhi to the UPA chairperson in the meeting on Wednesday evening. However, Mamata will...  

President poll: Mamata on a meeting spree

New Delhi: Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is still playing hard ball with Congress before committing its support on the President's candidature, on Wednesday got an invite from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh too, which means she will meet him right after or before meeting UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Reports said that the Prime Minister will meet Mamata at 6 pm on Wednesday. It seems...  

Pranab is SP's first choice for President: sources

New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is the first choice for the post of President for the Samajwadi Party, sources have indicated. They said that there have been informal talks between the Congress and Samajwadi Party on the issue. Sources told CNN-IBN that Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav right after meeting UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. "I have met...  

New names emerge in the Presidential race

New Delhi: Even as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee emerges as the front runner in the race for becoming the next President of India, it won't be that easy for him. Ahead of the crucial meeting between UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, there could be other surprises. According to sources, the Congress is keen on senior leader Karan Singh as the President, but Left leader AB...