Mumbai: Given the current financial crisis, India needs an economic expert like former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar said here on Sunday. Pawar recalled how he was a Union minister when Singh was the Finance Minister and the country was passing through a financial crisis in the early 1990s. “However, […]
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Border issue with China can lead to serious situation: Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, echoing the party view on China in the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, said if the matter is not tackled properly it can lead to a serious situation. Endorsing party chief Sonia Gandhi’s view that the face-off at the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh is a full […]
Manmohan Singh discharged from AIIMS
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been discharged from Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Tuesday, a source said. Singh was brought to the AIIMS on Sunday at 8.45 p.m. According to the AIIMS sources, Singh was admitted for observation, investigation after he developed a febrile reaction to the new medication […]
Manmohan Singh tests negative for Covid-19, shifted out of ICU
New Delhi: In a news which is expected to bring a sense of relief to the Congress party, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been shifted out of an intensive care unit (ICU) to a private ward, while his Covid-19 test result has also returned negative. On Sunday, Singh was admitted to Delhi’s All India […]
India praying for Manmohan Singh: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that the entire India is praying for former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s health, as he was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) here after complaining of chest pain. “Deeply concerned about Dr Manmohan Singhji’s health. Hope he makes a full recovery […]
Ex-PM Manmohan Singh admitted to AIIMS after complaining about chest pain
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has been admitted to Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) after he complained of chest pain, sources said. Dr Sing was brought to AIIMS at 8.45 p.m. He is under the supervision of Dr Nitish Nayak. Singh is kept under observation at the Intensive Care […]
Sonia forms 11-member panel with Manmohan Singh, Rahul as members
New Delhi: Amid the nationwide lockdown to combat Covid-19, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi has formed an 11-member consultative group, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and former party chief Rahul Gandhi, to formulate the party views on various issues. In a statement, Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal said, “Sonia […]
Manmohan Singh to also skip President’s Banquet for Trump
New Delhi: After the Congress’ leaders in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday decided that he will also skip President Ram Nath Kovind’s Banquet on Tuesday in honour of visiting US President Donald Trump. Sources close to the former Prime Minister said that he […]
‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ misused to construct militant India: Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: Hailing the role of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in shaping India a modern nation state, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday hit out at the Narendra Modi-led Central government, saying “nationalism” and the slogan of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ are being misused to construct a militant and purely emotional idea of India. […]
Will India be a $5tn economy by 2025? Manmohan thinks not
New Delhi: Lashing out at the government for being in denial mode, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday agreed with a former close aide that the Centre’s hopes of turning India into a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25 was “wishful thinking”. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, has “pointed out that contrary to what the ruling group may […]