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On his second visit to Odisha since he has assumed charge as the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee paid rich tribute to Lord Jagannath at Puri Temple today amidst tight security arrangements. He prayed at the sanctum sanctorum of the…

The Rajya Sabha passed the Food Security Bill last night after 10-hour-long debate. The bill was already passed by Lok Sabha last week. The bill will now go to President Pranab Mukherjee for his formal assent. A statutory resolution seeking…

Former Japanese vice Minister Takehiko Nakao has been elected as the President of Asian Development Bank (ADB). 57 year old Nakao replaces Haruhiko Kuroda, who stepped down in last month to become the Governor of Japan's central bank.…

TNI Bureau: President Pranab Mukherjee has signed the ordinance on sexual assault against women, despite the opposition from all women's groups. The ordinance will take effect immediately, while it has to be passed by the Parliament within…

TNI Bureau: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been elected as the BJD President for a record 5th time. He faced no competition or resistance from anybody in the party, where he rules the roost always. After being elected as the…

TNI Bureau: In a big twist to the drama within the BJP over the post of President, Nitin Gadkari was forced to withdraw from the race and a consensus has emerged on Rajnath Singh, who is all set to become the next BJP President. Gadkari has…

New Delhi: The President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development on H.E. Mr. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, former President of the Federative Republic of Brazil at a function…

TNI Bureau: It's official now! Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has been named as the Presidential candidate of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) led by the Congress Party. All UPA allied except Mamata Banerjee's…

TNI Bureau: The latest reports suggest that Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav may perhaps agree to back the UPA candidate in the upcoming Presidential Polls in order to keep distance from the BJP, which is said to be behind the…

TNI Bureau: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has declared an open war at the Congress Party by announcing former President APJ Abdul Kalam's name for the post of President of India. She is all set to quit the UPA and topple the…