Shaken, Pranab Mukherjee now moves Left
In politics there is no permanent enemy and no permanent friend. This dictum was once again proved true when Union finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday called up two top CPI(M) leaders — both
Pranab Mukherjee emerges bookie favourite
Pranab Mukherjee has emerged as the bookies’ favourite contender for the coveted presidential post, with Somnath Chatterjee is last in the race.
Jaipur-based bookies, who have opened the rates for b
Prez poll: Talks between Congress, SP gain momentum
Ahead of UPA's meeting on Friday evening, talks between Congress and SP gained momentum over the possibility of Mulayam Singh Yadav's support to the ruling dispensation candidate for the Presidential poll.
SP says it does not favour mid-term polls
Amid speculation that Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mamata Banerjee wanted mid-term polls, Samajwadi Party on Friday said it does not favour such a situation but made it clear that it will not join the UPA
Pranab Mukherjee stepping down to run for president: TV
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will step down on June 24 to contest the presidential election, television channels reported on Friday, clearing the way for a cabinet shakeup at a time when the gove
Pranab Mukherjee is prime candidate for prez polls
Known for his razor sharp intellect and memory and a quintessential congressman, Pranab Mukherjee will make a huge transformation if he wins the presidential race for the high constitutional job capping a 45 year long run in active politics.
Pranab, the quintessential Congressman
Known for his razor sharp intellect and memory and a quintessential Congressman, Pranab Mukherjee will make a huge transformation if he wins the Presidential race for the high Constitutional job cappi
Karuna says Kalam means trouble, lands in much more
‘Kalam enraley kalagam’, said DMK chief Karunanidhi, responding to former President Abdul Kalam being mentioned in the Presidential poll.
His statement, which means that Kalam means conflict and con
Firm on Kalam's candidature, the game has just begun : Mamata
Unfazed by the isolation after Congress-led UPA named Pranab Mukherjee as its Presidential nominee, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her party remained firm on the candidature
Confrontation brews over Prez; Pranab-Kalam contest likely
Stage was set for a confrontation and a likely contest for Presidential poll with the Congress party on Thursday deciding to take on TMC-SP combine by rejecting all their candidates on a day of major