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President Mukherjee paves way for Narendra Modis rally in Bihar

New Delhi, Oct 10 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee agreed to change the dates of his visit to Patna as it was to clash with a rally by the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi after BJP leaders Shahnawaz Hussain and Rajiv Pratap Rudy visited him for a courtesy call. Hussain confirmed that the President will return back to Delhi on the 26th itself and has canceled his plan to stay for the night. He further said that this was done so that the President doesn’t face any inconvenience due to this rally. Hussain also said that this will be an opportunity for the people of Bihar to witness the President on one day and the future Prime Minister on the other. Oct 10, 2013
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Presidents Bihar programme not organized by JD (U): Sharad Yadav

New Delhi, Oct 10 (ANI): JD (U) Chief Sharad Yadav rejected the allegations of the BJP that the Bihar government headed by Nitish Kumar had engineered the President Pranab Mukherjee’s schedule to ensure that it clashes with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's Patna rally on October 27. Talking to mediapersons in New Delhi, Yadav said that it was not JD (U)’s programme, it was the President's programme and Bihar government has not organized it. Oct 10, 2013
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President Mukherjee paves way for Narendra Modis rally in Bihar

New Delhi, Oct 10 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee agreed to change the dates of his visit to Patna as it was to clash with a rally by the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi after BJP leaders Shahnawaz Hussain and Rajiv Pratap Rudy visited him for a courtesy call. Hussain confirmed that the President will return back to Delhi on the 26th itself and has canceled his plan to stay for the night. He further said that this was done so that the President doesn’t face any inconvenience due to this rally. Hussain also said that this will be an opportunity for the people of Bihar to witness the President on one day and the future Prime Minister on the other. Oct 10, 2013
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Pranab Mukherjee returns after Turkey visit, raises terror issues: Part - 2

On Board, Oct 08 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday returned from Belgium and Turkey, and while talking to mediapersons On board, said that he held bilateral talks with the two countries on various issues including terrorism. He further said that he discussed various issues of bilateral importance, including increasing of trade relations. Mukherjee also sought Turkey's cooperation for India's bid for a permanent membership to nuclear suppliers group. During the visit, several MoUs were also signed between Indian universities and universities of Belgium and Turkey. Oct 8, 2013
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Pranab Mukherjee returns after Turkey visit, raises terror issues: Part - 1

On Board, Oct 08 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday returned from Belgium and Turkey, and while talking to mediapersons On board, said that he held bilateral talks with the two countries on various issues including terrorism. He further said that he discussed various issues of bilateral importance, including increasing of trade relations. Mukherjee also sought Turkey's cooperation for India's bid for a permanent membership to nuclear suppliers group. During the visit, several MoUs were also signed between Indian universities and universities of Belgium and Turkey. Oct 8, 2013
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Pranab Mukherjee admits to slowdown in India's economy

Istanbul, Oct 7 (ANI): Indian President, Pranab Mukherjee, admitted to a slowdown in the country's economy, but claimed that the government is taking all corrective measures to revive growth. Mukherjee was addressing a gathering on Non Resident Indians (NRI) in Istanbul where he was on a visit on the invitation of the President of Turkey, Abdullah Gul. The Indian President elaborated on the economic situation of India and said that the country had experienced a slump but the government is taking all corrective measures. Oct 7, 2013
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Pak envoy says reports of infiltrations into India baseless

Hyderabad, Oct 06 (ANI): Pakistan High Commissioner, Salman Bashir, on Sunday that said reports of incursion and infiltrations into the Indian Territory were baseless. The Pakistan High Commissioner to India also indirectly hit out at Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who asserted that infiltrators are not coming from heaven. He asked the Indian government to hold dialogue with Pakistan to resolve the issue instead of whipping up frenzy and hysteria. Oct 6, 2013
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Prez's strong remark against Pak hasn't inspired govt yet: BJP

New Delhi, Oct 06 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said that Congress had not learnt any lesson from the strong remarks of President Pranab Mukherjee on the regular ceasefire violations by Pakistan on the Kashmir border. BJP spokesperson, Ravi Shankar Prasad, while speaking to mediapersons in New Delhi said that Mukherjee had sent a strong message to Pakistan but the central government was only looking to have dialogue with its nuclear-armed neighbour. India has for decades faced opposition to its rule in the divided Muslim-majority Himalayan region though violence by Muslim separatist rebels has fallen off significantly in recent years. Oct 6, 2013