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Pranab Mukerjee clears bill banning hookah bars in Gujarat with jail term up to three years
• 8 years agoGujarat home minister Pradipsinh Jadeja informed this in a statement.
Pranab Mukherjee could be Narendra Modi’s Kalam; even the Opposition can't object
Gouri Chatterjee • 9 years agoBut if Pranab Mukherjee still has to leave the Rashtrapati Bhavan and its exquisite lawns and plush Raj-era interiors and roomy stables behind next July, it will only mean, once again, blood is thicker than water, the brotherhood of the RSS will trump all other considerations.
Budget 2012: Will the FM think long-term for a change?
George • 13 years agoThe reduction of taxes, spending on rural employment and now a food security bill are all short-term measures guaranteed to bring down the country in the long term.
Investor wariness seen rising over Sebi chief 's appointment
Arjun Parthasarathy • 12 years agoThe fact that the appointment of the Sebi chief is being investigated raises questions on the businessmen, politician and bureaucrat nexus. This nexus benefits a few at the cost of many and in case of capital markets the cost of the nexus is borne by small investors.
Pranab downplays draft CAG report
Fp Archives • 13 years agoPranab Mukerjee stated that 90 percent of the issues raised by the auditor at initial stage are dropped.
Changing UPA's governors: Why Tharoor is only half-right
Jagannathan • 11 years agoIf governors have to be changed, we need a new set of transparent rules for it. Shashi Tharoor has some suggestions, but his ideas do not go far enough. And his critique is not quite non-partisan.
Mukherjee arrives on a two-day visit to West Bengal
Fp Archives • 11 years agoAfter an overnight stay at the Raj Bhavan, Mukherjee will leave for Durgapur to attend the 9th convocation of the National Institute of Technology.
Will Rahul's 'Indira' moment push Congress past Modi?
Sanjay • 11 years agoCongress sees in Rahul an assertive counter to Modimania but can he sustain it full time
Rapid expansion of aviation has given impetus to economy: Pranab
Fp Archives • 12 years agoNoting that airports serve as gateways, President Pranab Mukherjee today said rapid expansion of the aviation sector in the country has given significant boost to the economy.
Budget 2012: FM's handout to banks will not be enough
Bose • 13 years agoFinancial services was one of the few sectors that received some favours in an otherwise lacklustre Union Budget.