New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has “twisted” some of the things in the digital revolution, such as “forcing digital transactions” on people and insisting on linking Aadhaar with everything, says M.M. Pallam Raju, a minister in the earlier Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. He contends that[Read More…]
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Rahul Gandhi chairs first CWC meet, says BJP foundation ‘based on lies’
Rahul Gandhi on Friday chaired a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, his first after taking over as party president, and launched a scathing attack on the BJP terming the ruling party’s entire structure as “based on lies”. With the Congress’ spirits greatly buoyed by the party’s good showing in the[Read More…]
Manmohan Singh, UPA stand vindicated in 2G scam: Kapil Sibal
Congress leader and senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Thursday said the acquittal of all the accused in the 2G scam vindicated then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the UPA’s stand that there was no scam in the allocation of spectrum and licences to telecom companies. “Manmohan Singh and the UPA[Read More…]
LS disrupted over PM’s allegation against Manmohan Singh
The Lok Sabha was disrupted again on Tuesday as Congress members sought to raise the allegations levelled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi against his predecessor Manmohan Singh. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, unhappy over the uproar, adjourned the House briefly. As soon as the House met, Congress members again tried to raise[Read More…]
Manmohan Singh expresses grief over ‘falsehood’ spread by PM; says Modi setting dangerous precedent
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed grief at the “falsehood” and “canards” being spread by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “score political points,” on Monday. The former PM in a statement has said: “Modi is setting a dangerous precedent by his insatiable desire to tarnish every constitutional office, including that[Read More…]
Modi never discussed Narmada issue with me as Gujarat CM: Manmohan Singh
Contradicting what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been saying on the Narmada issue, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said that while he was heading the UPA government at the Centre, Modi who was Gujarat Chief Minister never discussed the Narmada issue with him whenever they met. He also[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi darling of Congress, will carry forward party’s traditions: Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is the “darling” of the party and will carry forward the “great traditions” of the Congress. “Rahul Gandhi is a darling of the Congress and he will carry forward the great traditions of the party,” the[Read More…]
Manmohan Singh great support in aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis: Obama
At a time when Manmohan Singh is under attack from the ruling BJP, former US President Barack Obama on Friday praised the former Prime Minister saying he was a great support in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. “(Manmohan) Singh was the primary partner while we were working during[Read More…]
Manmohan Singh lying on Narmada issue, says Gujarat CM
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Wednesday accused former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of lying to the people of Gujarat on the issue of Narmada. “It is with deep sadness I am saying this that such a senior person is lying to people of Gujarat on the Narmada project. In[Read More…]
Demonetisation, GST blow a complete disaster for Indian economy: Manmohan Singh
Demonetisation & GST blow is a complete disaster for our economy and has broken the back of our small businesses, said former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday. “This twin (Demonetisation & GST) blow is a complete disaster for our economy, it has broken the back of our small businesses,”[Read More…]
Pranab Mukherjee had every reason to be disappointed when I was chosen PM: Manmohan Singh
Former prime minister, Manmohan Singh has said that Pranab Mukherjee was the “most qualified to become the prime minister” when he was chosen for the position and Mukherjee had every reason to feel a grievance then. Singh was talking at the launch of Mukherjee’s book ‘The Coalition Years‘. Singh also[Read More…]
Former PM Manmohan Singh turns 85; PM Modi wishes ‘long life, good health’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished his predecessor Manmohan Singh on his birthday praying for his long life on Tuesday. “Warm birthday wishes to our former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. May he lead a long life filled with good health,” Modi tweeted. Warm birthday wishes to our former Prime Minister, Dr.[Read More…]
GST bash: BigB, Lata, Tata, Prez, ex-PMs, CMs, MPs among the guests
Touted as the biggest tax reform since independence, the Goods and Service Tax (GST) will be launched by the government in a grand function in Parliament’s Central Hall. The gathering will begin at 10:45 pm. It will continue for around 80 minutes on June 30. Since it is going to[Read More…]
Anupam Kher to play Manmohan Singh in ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’
Anupam Kher, one of the proficient and adroit actors of Bollywood industry, will play the role of former Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh, in a movie ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’, based on a memoir by Manmohan Singh’s media adviser Sanjaya Baru. Baru, who served his term of Singh’s[Read More…]
Congress Working Committee meet in progress, likely to discuss presidential poll
An important Congress Working Committee meeting chaired by President Sonia Gandhi is underway on Tuesday. In this meeting which is held in Delhi, the party is likely to discuss the current political situation and the upcoming presidential poll. Significantly, Congress Working Committee is the highest decision-making body, gathered at Sonia[Read More…]
Indira Gandhi forced me to drink milk and eat spinach: Sonia Gandhi
Congress leader Anand Sharma’s book on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi called India’s Indira was released in the capital on Saturday. The event saw the presence of the country’s top leaders including President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi among[Read More…]
Kashmir: Former PM Manmohan Singh, Sharad Yadav to hold national conclave of stakeholders
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav along with BJP veteran, former union minister Yashwant Sinha is in talks to hold a national conclave of stakeholders in Kashmir amid ongoing unrest in the valley. Yadav has also talked about the proposed conclave with CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury[Read More…]
Attacks on jawans: Congress women’s wing protests with bangles outside BJP office
Congress women’s wing protested on Friday outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarter in Delhi with bangles over a recent attack that claimed lives of security personnel in Kashmir. Recently, the opposition lashed out at Union minister Smriti Irani over the “barbaric” killing and mutilation of two Indian soldiers saying,[Read More…]
Will Smriti Irani send bangles to PM now?
Taking a jibe at Smriti Irani, the opposition lashed out at her over the “barbaric” killing and mutilation of two Indian soldiers. Slamming Irani, Congress leader Sibal on Tuesday wondered if Union Minister Smriti Irani would now “gift bangles” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as she had wanted to send[Read More…]
How are we ruining India’s future by trolling & faking it
This is no regular blog. This is an intervention. A serious one at that. You really need to stop. Stop whatever you have been doing all this while and think for a second what have we become? And, what are we trying to become in the future? A few years[Read More…]
Former PM Manmohan Singh helped Vijay Mallya: BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday alleged that the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh helped tycoon Vijay Mallya get loans citing letters that have been reported in the media. As per reports, the UPA government facilitated loans to Mr Mallya, who allegedly wrote to Manmohan Singh and former Finance Minister[Read More…]
True nationalism is found where students, citizens, are encouraged to think and speak freely: Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday alleged that independent thinking and free expression in Indian universities were under threat in the present situation. He said the recent attempts to interfere with free expression of the student community in Hyderabad Central University and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) were of particular[Read More…]
Punjab Polls: Manmohan Singh releases Congress’s manifesto; 10 key promises
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday released the Congress party’s manifesto for the February 4 assembly polls in Punjab. The government’s move to scrap high denomination notes that caused a countrywide cash crunch will be an election issue in all five states, including Punjab, said Singh. Following the release[Read More…]
When the ‘most educated’ politician speaks, shouldn’t the PM listen?
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the currency ban decision of his successor Narendra Modi. He labelled the decision “a monumental management failure”. Dr Singh, a renowned economist, opened the debate in the Rajya Sabha on demonetisation on behalf of his party. Here’s[Read More…]
Demonetisation a monumental mistake, organised loot and legalised plunder: Manmohan Singh
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday called the demonetisation move as a ‘monumental management failure and a case of organised loot and legalised plunder’ by the Narendra Modi government. He remarked that demonetisation move would reduce the Gross Domestic Product growth of the country by 2 percent or more.[Read More…]