New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Rajya Sabha term is ending on June 14, 2019, and Congress party is trying to send him to the upper house from Tamil Nadu where six Rajya Sabha seat will be vacated in July. According to sources, Congress party is trying to nominate Dr[Read More…]
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Manmohan Singh welcomes Modi govt’s decision to build Kartarpur corridor
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday welcomed the Modi government’s decision to build a corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district to the International Border to facilitate Indian pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in Pakistan. He, however, cautioned that there could be[Read More…]
Full speech of Manmohan Singh at the valedictory function of national conference on “Towards Peace, Harmony and Happiness: Transition to Transformation”
Ladies and Gentlemen, I deem it to be my privilege to address this august audience being concerned with peace, harmony and happiness of the humankind. I appreciate the Pranab Mukherjee Foundation and the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development for organizing this national conference on such an important[Read More…]
Full text: Former PM Manmohan Singh’s press conference at Indore
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Demonetisation was a monumental failure, says Former PM Manmohan Singh
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday in Indore interacted with the media and attacked the BJP led State and Union Government on various issues. He stated that “Demonetisation was a monumental failure. Modi Govt will never accept it and no black money was recovered. Demonetisation[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi hails Manmohan Singh, says empty boasts, vitriol not his style
New Delhi: In a veiled dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that “fanciful boasts, self-promoting bombast and the language of abuse and vitriol” was not the style of Manmohan Singh who presided over the country’s highest economic growth rate in his tenure as[Read More…]
Manmohan Singh cautions against argument that development requires restrictions on freedom
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that one must not fall prey to the argument that India’s development requires a restriction on the freedoms of its people and a concept of nationhood which demands a contrived unity rather than embrace the reality of India’s diversity. “The[Read More…]
Manmohan Singh conferred with ‘Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace Disarmament and Development’
In an address at Jawahar Bhawan, New Delhi, Sonia Gandhi conferred Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with ‘Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development’. Lone Muslim MLA in MP Assembly: The ‘unbeatable’ legislator whose seat is a Congress citadel in Bhopal In November last year, Manmohan Singh won the award.[Read More…]
Manmohan Singh calls ‘demonetisation an ill-fated, ill thought exercise’, Indian economy is yet to recover
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shared his scathing opinion on the second anniversary of demonetisation on Thursday and said, “Today is a day to remember how economic misadventures can roil the nation for a long time.” “It is often said that time is a great healer. But unfortunately, in the[Read More…]
Manmohan, Sonia, Rahul pay tribute to Indira Gandhi
New Delhi: former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday paid tributes to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary. They paid floral tributes at the slain leader’s memorial at Shakti Sthal here. “Remembering Dadi (grandma) today with a deep[Read More…]
Modi govt achieved nothing more than a series of empty gestures: Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of curbing academic freedom and stifling dissent, his predecessor Manmohan Singh on Friday said the “idea of India” was being threatened under his government, which not only sought to rule India, but to change its “very heart and soul”. Manmohan Singh attacked Modi[Read More…]
Anupam Kher urges Manmohan Singh to watch ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’
Mumbai: Anupam Kher has urged Manmohan Singh to watch “The Accidental Prime Minister”, in which the actor essays the former Prime Minister. Anupam, who has wished Singh on his 86th birthday on Wednesday, tweeted: “Respected Dr Manmohan Singh! Here is wishing you a very happy and healthy birthday. Maybe I[Read More…]
Modi is arrogant, doesn’t lead, he dictates: Congress
Taking strong objection to BJPs criticism of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Congress on Saturday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling him arrogant and one who had no respect for democracy. During the BJP’s National Executive meeting here, party president Amit Shaha attacked Singh saying “Manmohan Singh follows his party, while Modi[Read More…]
Manmohan Singh attacks Modi for BJP government’s failures
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing the BJP-led government of all-round failure leading to agrarian crisis, economic turmoil and deteriorating ties with neighbouring countries. Singh was speaking at the launch of Congress leader Kapil Sibal’s book “Shades of Truth–A Journey Derailed.” The Modi government “has not constructively dealt with the[Read More…]
Manmohan Singh donates one month salary to Kerala Chief Minister Distress Relief Fund
Former Prime Minister and Member of Parliament Dr Manmohan Singh has announced to donate his one month salary to the Kerala Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) to help the flood victims rebuild their lives. Apart from this, Rs one crore from MP fund will lo be given for the[Read More…]
Don’t disturb Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, writes Manmohan Singh to PM Modi
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has written a strongly worded letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising serious apprehension over PM’s agenda to change the nature and character of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) and the Teen Murti complex. In a letter to PM, he has urged[Read More…]
Disturbing trends in country can hurt national interests: Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday took a veiled dig at the Modi government, saying that some “disturbing trends” witnessed in India over the past few years and perpetrated by certain groups can only hurt national interests. Speaking at a function where the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award’ was conferred[Read More…]
Atal Bihari Vajpayee among tallest leaders of modern India: Manmohan Singh
Senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee stood among the “tallest leaders” of the modern India and spent his whole life serving the country. “I have learnt with profound sorrow about the sad demise of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji,” former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said[Read More…]
Who is new RBI director Swaminathan Gurumurthy?
Chartered Accountant and RSS idealogue Swaminathan Gurumurthy has been appointed as the new part-time, non-official directors on the central board of Reserve Bank of India. Gurumurthy, who is the co-convenor of RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagaran Manch had gained recognition from his views on Swadeshi economics. Apart from CA, he is[Read More…]
Country lost a versatile genius: Manmohan Singh on Karunanidhi’s death
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister and senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh expressed his condolence on the death of DMK President M. Karunanidhi and wrote to his son M.K Stalin saying that the country has lost a versatile genius. In his death our country has lost a versatile genius who was[Read More…]
Congress Working Committee meeting begins, Sonia Gandhi skips over health issues
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) began its meeting on Saturday to discuss the political situation in the country, but United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was not present as she was unwell. The meeting, chaired by Congress President Rahul Gandhi, was attended by senior party leaders including[Read More…]
Was amused, confused to bag Manmohan Singh’s role: Anupam Kher
Mumbai: Veteran star Anupam Kher says he had mixed emotions when he bagged the role of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in The Accidental Prime Minister. Anupam on Wednesday treated his fans to a question and answer session on Twitter, where a fan asked about his reaction on bagging[Read More…]
Congress seeks PM Modi’s apology over remarks against Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday sought an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh and others alleging that they colluded with Pakistan to influence Gujarat election process last year. Citing an RTI reply received from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on June[Read More…]
Video: Sidhu apologises to Manmohan Singh for past remarks
New Delhi: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday publicly apologised to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his past remarks on him, terming him both “a Sardar and also Asardar (effective)”. “I want to apologise to Sardar Manmohan Singh with my head hanging down… I want to say that Sardar[Read More…]
Modi resorting to ‘jumla’ over farm income: Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of resorting to ‘jumla’ by promising to double farmers’ income and said the Modi government had messed up the economy. Addressing the Congress plenary here, he said the BJP-led government had created problems for small and medium[Read More…]