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TopicPranab Mukherjee

Topic: Pranab Mukherjee

Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit to return to Congress today after 4 years in Trinamool

West Bengal Congress leaders say Abhijit's legacy and experience will give party unit a boost.

Govt to set up memorial for former president Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtriya Smriti, daughter thanks PM

Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of the former president, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday and thanked him for honouring her father.

‘BJP & Congress do have discussions sometimes, don’t think there’s bitterness’—Pranab Mukherjee in 2009

In his 2009 Walk The Talk interview, the late former President, born on 11 December, 1935, discussed the 26/11 attacks, working with Indira Gandhi & how public issues 'dominated his life'.

Pranab Mukherjee book launch had a glaring absence — Congress leaders

Many Congress leaders were invited to the launch of Sharmistha Mukherjee’s book, but only P Chidambaram showed up. She chalked it up to her father's 'honest opinion' of them.

Pranab Mukherjee’s accent was mocked by elite Delhi. ‘Keep a tutor’, Indira Gandhi told him

In 'Pranab: My Father', Sharmistha Mukherjee recalls how the former President's thick Bengali accent became the butt of the jokes in Lutyens' Delhi.

‘Opposition’ to Pranab Mukherjee’s speech at RSS event got me writing regularly, says Manmohan Vaidya

At the launch of his 'We and the World Around', RSS joint general secretary Vaidya says that through this collection of his articles he talks about India and its position in the world.

‘PM India never had’—Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter, colleagues remember master negotiator

Remembering Pranab, a panel discussion organised by the Pranab Mukherjee Legacy Foundation on 8 January in Delhi, paid tribute to the late Indian President.

Sharmistha Mukherjee ‘quits active politics’, is last member of Pranab family to leave Congress

Late president Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter says quitting active politics, but not Congress party. Her brother Abhijit left the party in July to join TMC.

Pranab Mukherjee was visionary, made remarkable contributions to India’s progress: PM Modi

Speaking at the Pranab Mukherjee memorial lecture, Modi said it was only apt to recall Mukherjee's reverence for democratic values as India celebrates its 75th year of independence.

Pranab Mukherjee’s ex-MP son Abhijit set to quit Congress and join Trinamool today

Abhijit Mukherjee, who first became an MP in 2012 from his father’s seat in Bengal, had met Mamata’s nephew and Trinamool general secretary Abhishek in June. 

On Camera

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.