President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday termed the war against terrorism to be a fourth world war, and said it is a world war because it can raise its evil head anywhere in the world.

Omita Paul, a long time aide of Pranab Mukherjee, was on Wednesday appointed Secretary to the President.

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet approved the appointment of sixty-three-year-old Paul on

President-elect Pranab Mukherjee will be sworn in as the 13th President at 11.30 am at a special ceremony on Wednesday in the Central Hall of Parliament.

Before taking oath, which will be administere

Former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma, who lost to UPA nominee Pranab Mukherjee in the presidential race, is toying with the idea of challenging Mr Mukherjee’s election in the Supreme Court.

Though Mr

While President-elect Pranab Mukherjee got the highest majority from Andhra Pradesh as had been expected, five invalid votes among the 190 MLAs surprised both the Congress and the BJP.

AP Congress c

With at least 14 BJP MLAs cross-voting in favour of Congress-led UPA candidate Pranab Mukherjee in the Presidential polls and causing a major embarrassment to the saffron party, Chief Minister Jagadi

The final result of the presidential election on Sunday revealed that it was a clean sweep for winner Pranab Mukherjee in Kerala, whereas in Karnataka P.A. Sangma failed to get all the votes of the f

Veteran leader, Pranab Mukherjee, who got elected as the 13th President of India on Sunday, will not be a “rubber-stamp” head of the state.

The word “rubber stamp” President was coined when V.V. Gir

TN Governor K. Rosaiah on Sunday telephoned Pranab Mukherjee and congratulated him on his handsome victory in the Presidential election, a Raj Bhavan spokesman here said.

DMK president M. Karunanidhi

Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Monday wanted Pranab Mukherjee to begin his Presidency by rejecting the mercy plea of the 2001 Parliament attack death row convict Afzal Guru and create 'history'.