Pranab Mukherjee

Danish Ali's remarks came a day after the Centre said that it has decided to set up a memorial for former president Pranab Mukherjee at the 'Rashtriya Smriti' area complex.

'When baba passed away, Congress didn't even bother to call CWC': Pranab Mukherjee's daughter slams party leadership

"A memorial for Dr. Singh is a great idea. He deserves it & also Bharat Ratna which baba as President wanted 2 confer on him; but that didn’t happen perhaps due 2 reasons which don’t need to be spelled out," she wrote.

Maybe politics wasn't Rahul's calling: Pranab Mukherjee remarked in book

In the book, Sharmistha, a former Congress spokesperson who quit politics in 2021, provides a glimpse into the illustrious life of her father through his father’s diary entries, personal stories narrated to her and her own research.

Captain Gopinath: Retro tax was the art of luring, laying a booby trap on investors

India’s retrospective tax of 2012 was born out of hubris, a twisted sense of sovereignty, egged on by inflated egos of bureaucrats in the ministry of finance, and showed India in poor light as an unreliable investment partner — and damaged the economy 

Budget 2021 | Is Nirmala Sitharaman only FM to read long Budget speeches? Here is a list of others

In February 2020, FM Nirmala Sitharaman spoke for a record 162 minutes — two hours and 42 minutes — in Lok Sabha. FM Sitharaman only had two pages of her Budget speech unread, when she appeared uneasy and her Budget speech was cut short.

Won't comment on Pranab Mukherjee's book before reading in full: Congress leaders

Former union minister M Veerappa Moily, who was part of the UPA government headed by Manmohan Singh, noted the book was yet to be released and one had to understand the context in which Mukherjee made the observations.

Congress leadership lost political focus after my elevation as president: Pranab Mukherjee wrote in his last book

His observations come at a time of intense internal turmoil in the Congress.

In pics | Notable Indian personalities who died during the coronavirus lockdown

From Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan, actor Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan to pioneer Indian journalist Gulshan Ewing, many famous India personalities and celebrities passed away during the lockdown.

Will convert a floor of our home into museum-cum-library in Pranab Mukherjee's memory: Abhijit Mukherjee

Abhijit also said he would like the government to issue a postage stamp in honour of his father.

Pranab Mukherjee's death huge loss for Sino-India friendship: China

The 84-year-old veteran politician died after he suffered a septic shock on Sunday. He died of a cardiac arrest on Monday evening in a hospital in New Delhi following a 21-day battle with multiple ailments.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee cremated with full state honours

Mukherjee's family and relatives paid their last respects clad in PPE kits while conforming to COVID-19 safeguards.

Wearing masks people queue up maintaining 6-ft distance to pay tribute to Pranab Mukherjee

Earlier in the day, the mortal remains of India's 13th president, who died on Monday after a three-week battle with multiple ailments, were taken to his residence from the Army's Research and Referral hospital in a flower-bedecked white vehicle.

Pranab Mukherjee News Highlights | Former President cremated with full state honours

Pranab Mukherjee, statesman, scholar and one of India's most respected leaders across the political spectrum, died on August 31 following a 21-day battle with multiple ailments.

Pranab Mukherjee | The politician, adviser, and friend Lutyens’ Delhi will miss

Pranab Mukherjee, who had studied in a village school, was not only the last of the stalwarts of the Indira Gandhi era, but also a rare politician in a party of public school educated leaders

Pranab Mukherjee in his own words — quotes from his three-volume memoir

Here are some famous quotes from Pranab Mukherjee's three-volume memoir.

Pranab Mukherjee was like ‘guide’ for us, didn’t believe in political untouchability: RSS

In his speech, Pranab Mukherjee had warned that any attempt to define India through "religion, hatred, dogmas and intolerance" will dilute our existence and said public discourses must be freed of all forms of violence.

Pranab Mukherjee: The President who could never be Prime Minister

Pranab Mukherjee, India’s 13th president, Congress’ troubleshooter through the decades and one of the country’s most respected politicians, died on August 31 after a 21-day illness and five decades in public life. He was 84.

Pranab Mukherjee passes away | Here are some of his famous quotes

Former President Pranab Mukherjee passes away on August 31. Mukherjee had recently undergone a surgery for removal of a clot in his brain and had also tested positive for coronavirus. Earlier today, the hospital informed that his condition had deteriorated and he was in a septic shock due to lung infection

Pranab Mukherjee: A finance minister who believed in absolute authority of government on economy, taxes and RBI

It won’t be an exaggeration to say that Pranab Mukherjee, as finance minister, presided over a period of high growth riding on post-crisis stimulus. Problem was that growth was built on weak economic fundamentals.

Pranab Mukherjee passes away latest updates: 7-day state mourning to be observed across India

Leaders across party lines as well as celebrities took to Twitter to pay their last respects to the octogenarian.

Pranab Mukherjee passes away: PM Narendra Modi says former President was a 'scholar par excellence, towering statesman'

"India grieves the passing away of Bharat Ratna Shri Pranab Mukherjee. He has left an indelible mark on the development trajectory of our nation," PM Modi tweeted.

Former president Pranab Mukherjee passes away: A look at his five-decade long political career

Mukherjee was the 13th president of India who held the Constitutional office from 2012 to 2017.

A staunch Congressman, Pranab Mukherjee cultivated friendships across party lines

Mukherjee's political career began in 1969, when Indira Gandhi made him a member of the Congress party.

Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee No More: See these rare and endearing images of 'Pranab Da'

Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee died on August 31. He was 84. Mukherjee, fondly known as ‘Pranab Da’, served as the 13th President of India between 2012 and 2017.

From UPA's troubleshooter to Congress decisionmaker, a look at life of 'Statesman' Pranab Mukherjee

Former President Pranab Mukherjee was conferred the country’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna in 2019. He served the country as its 13th President for five years from July 25, 2012.