Prime Minister Manmohan Singh


Jaitley targets PM over decision-making in UPA

Friday, April 5th, 2013
Jaitley targets PM over decision-making in UPANew Delhi, April 5 : The leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha said there had been concern in the country over the past few years over the direction in which the economy was moving. Targeting UPA over its decision-making, BJP leader Arun Jaitley Thursday expressed apprehension about Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ...

Gang-rape victim cremated in secrecy, protests continue

Sunday, December 30th, 2012
Gang-rape victim cremated in secrecy, protests continueNew Delhi, Dec  A fortnight after her savage gang-rape singed the collective conscience of the nation and plunged it into unprecedented anguish and anger, the body of the young Delhi woman was cremated here early Sunday morning in total secrecy. The flames may have died, but public anger is not going ...

PM deals new ministerial pack, makes Khurshid foreign minister

Sunday, October 28th, 2012
PM deals new ministerial pack, makes Khurshid foreign minister New Delhi, Oct 29 Khurshid took over as India's new foreign minister as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sought to shake off the perception of an inert government with a major revamp of his council of ministers, inducting 17 new faces and elevating five to cabinet rank, in what is possibly ...

JPC stalemate lingers as Chacko rejects BJP demand on PM

Thursday, October 18th, 2012
JPC stalemate lingers as Chacko rejects BJP demand on PMNew Delhi, Oct 18  The stalemate in the JPC probing the 2G spectrum allocation continued Thursday as panel chief P.C. Chacko's virtual rejection of the BJP demand to call Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram as witnesses led to the party members staying away from its meeting ...

India, Australia recast ties, to start nuke deal talks

Thursday, October 18th, 2012
India, Australia recast ties, to start nuke deal talks New Delhi, Oct 18 In a bold step that opens a new chapter in their bilateral ties, India and Australia Wednesday decided to start negotiations for a civil nuclear deal, that will pave the way for the sale of uranium by Canberra to New Delhi. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held talks with ...

India steps up reforms, this time in insurance, pension

Thursday, October 4th, 2012
India steps up reforms, this time in insurance, pension New Delhi, Oct 5 Economic reforms in India received a further push Thursday, with the cabinet approving legislative changes that will allow up to 49 percent foreign equity in pension sector and hike such limit in insurance to 49 percent from 26 percent. The cabinet meeting, presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan ...

Manmohan, Rajapaksa discuss Tamil situation, bilateral ties

Thursday, September 20th, 2012
Manmohan, Rajapaksa discuss Tamil situation, bilateral tiesNew Delhi/Bhopal, Sep 21 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday met Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa and pressed him for an early solution to the decades-long ethnic issue and stressed on the need to fast-track rehabilitation of displaced Tamils. Rajapaksa called on President Pranab Mukherjee and later met Manmohan Singh to discuss various ...

Trinamool quits UPA, Mamata blasts Congress

Tuesday, September 18th, 2012
Trinamool quits UPA, Mamata blasts Congress Kolkata/New Delhi, Sep 19 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday withdrew her Trinamool Congress party's support to the UPA government, but both she and the Congress indicated a last minute patch up may still be possible. Banerjee announced the unexpected decision after a three-hour meeting of party leaders in Kolkata, four ...

Manmohan watches as 100th Indian space mission blasts off

Sunday, September 9th, 2012
Manmohan watches as 100th Indian space mission blasts offSriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 9  An Indian rocket carrying two satellites blasted off from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here in Andhra Pradesh Sunday, with the launch being witnessed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The rocket carried two foreign satellites - SPOT 6, a French satellite ...

13/20: another low-yield parliament session ends

Friday, September 7th, 2012
13/20: another low-yield parliament session ends New Delhi, Sep 8 Parliament's monsoon session ended Friday with 13 of the 20 days washed out due to BJP protests over coal block allocations and the bitter stand-off set to continue as the opposition party declared that its stir would spill over on the streets and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ...
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