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Union Cabinet recommends President's Rule in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has recommended President's Rule in Delhi and suspended animation of the Delhi State Assembly. Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has sent his report to President Pranab Mukherjee in which he has recommended non-dissolution of the Delhi Assembly and called for the holding of fresh elections. Feb 16, 2014
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Lieutenant Governor recommends Presidents rule in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 15 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Saturday recommends President's rule for the national capital. The Governor has recommended that president's rule be imposed in the state and has asked that the Assembly be placed in suspended animation. Jung came to the decision following Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation as the chief minister over AAP’s defeat on the issue of tabling of the Jan lokpal bill in Delhi assembly. Earlier on the day, Jung had sent a report to President Pranab Mukherjee on the political situation in Delhi in the wake of Kejriwal’s resignation. Feb 15, 2014
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Polio free India to get WHO certification

New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): India patted itself on its back, marking three years since its last reported case of polio, paving the way for it to be declared free of the virus and boosting efforts to wipe out the disease globally. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Pranab Mukherjee, Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi, Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad and the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Margaret Chan, attended an event held in New Delhi to celebrate India’s ‘victory over polio’. WHO would officially declare India as polio-free by the end of March, when the legal process for certification is completed. Meanwhile, Singh shared a proud moment with the country’s people and said that it was a big achievement. However, Sonia Gandhi, who also expressed happiness, said that it was still very important to be cautious as the neighbouring countries still had the disease prevalent. Feb 12, 2014
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Urgent need to restore peoples faith in governance: Pranab Mukherjee

New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday stated that there is an urgent need to restore people’s faith in governance system and the credibility of institutions in the wake of corruption in the recent times. President Mukherjee was at the inaugural ceremony of the two-day golden jubilee celebrations of CVC in New Delhi. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who was the guest of honour at the event said upright officers who make bonafide mistakes must be protected. Meanwhile, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, indirectly hit out at the government for criticising the CVC and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). Feb 11, 2014
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Prashant Bhushan on President's speech in Parliament

New Delhi, Feb 10 (ANI): Reacting on President Pranab Mukherjee's veiled attack on the Aam Aadmi Party saying that Parliament is the Gangotri of democracy, party leader Prashant Bhushan said that AAP wants to pass the law respecting the constitution. Bhushan added that it isn't written anywhere in the constitution that the state government needs a nod from Centre and president before passing the law. Feb 10, 2014
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President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates national Agricultural exhibition

Nagpur, Feb 09 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday inaugurated the national Agricultural exhibition 'Krishi Vasant', organized by Ministry of Agriculture and the Government of Maharashtra at Central Institute of Cotton Research in Nagpur. Mukherjee said that such exhibitions promote the agricultural sector. Mukherjee is on two day visit in Maharashtra and will have stopovers in Mumbai, Nagpur and Gondia for a few occasions. He was the Chief Guest at the agricultural exhibition and was accompanied by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. Feb 9, 2014
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Zee Cine Awards 2014: Watch it on 23 Feb; Complete List of Nominations

The 14th edition of the Zee Cine Awards took place on Saturday night (8 February) in Mumbai. The who's who of Bollywood, including Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha, Priyanka Chopra, Genelia D'Souza, Subhash Ghai, Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra and Farhan Akhtar were present at the show. Feb 9, 2014
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Bappi Lahiri unveils book "Life A Collection of Poems" in Mumbai

Mumbai, Feb 08 (ANI): Bolywood misic director Bappi Lahiri unveiled a book "Life A Collection of Poems" based on poetry written by Dr Pramita Mukherjee Mullick, in showbiz capital Mumbai. While interacting with the mediapersons, the veteran music director, lyricist and singer said he is always looking forward to new talent and in future he would like to compose some of the poems written in the book. He is also the only Music Director across the world to have set a record of over 180 songs recorded for 33 films which got released during the year - 1986. Feb 8, 2014
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Kiran Kumar Reddy urges Prez Mukherjee to keep Andhra Pradesh united

New Delhi, Feb 06 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy appealed to President Pranab Mukherjee to ensure that the state is kept united, and added that people from the entire region would suffer if the proposed division takes place. Reddy further said that the will of the Andhra Pradesh people is reflected in the unopposed resolution who have been advocating for a united state. He also added that bifurcation of any state should be taken forward only if it is for the betterment of the people. Feb 6, 2014
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Tewari on Narendra Modi: Even President's office is not spared to score political brownie points

New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Wednesday criticized Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for mentioning the name of President Pranab Mukherjee during his political rally in Kolkata. Tewari also said that august constitutional offices should not be dragged into controversies, and added that the sanctity of constitutional processes should be respected. Feb 5, 2014
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German Prez meets Pranab, Manmohan Singh to strengthen bilateral ties

New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): German President, Joachim Gauck, focusing on vast spectrum of bilateral ties met his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and received a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday in New Delhi. Feb 5, 2014
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