It is hard to imagine what will transpire beyond diplomatic niceties between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Italian counterpart, Silvio Berlusconi, for the next three days in Italy at the G-8 summit. Dr Singh, it is well known, is a homebound family man and extremely unexcited about the material things in life. Berlusconi is the very antithesis of what Dr Singh stands for in public and, most importantly, in private
They met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
He also thanked the non-resident Indians in West Asia and other parts of the world for the handsome contribution their remittances make to the strengthening of our economy.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy on Tuesday sought a massive central assistance of over Rs 31,000 crore (Rs 310 billion) for accelerating the development in various sectors in the state.
Dr Singh is scheduled to address an election meeting at Narpatganj. Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi had already campaigned in the state while party chief Sonia Gandhi is expected to visit the state soon.
Salman Khurshid, who took over as law minister, on Wednesday said that he will discuss the issue of the resignation of Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and take a decision after getting directions from him.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that nuclear power was an essential component of India's energy mix and he will ensure that the safety and livelihoods of people are not jeopardised in its pursuit.
Union minister Dayanidhi Maran today apprised Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh of the gravity of the fire tragedy at a private school in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam district in which 90 students were burnt alive
Despite a statement issued by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to hold a meeting of the Group Of Ministers for the Bhopal gas tragedy at the earliest, the GOM headed by Union Home Minister P Chidambaram would meet only on June 18, the date which was originally scheduled for the meeting, as the home minister is learnt to be busy with developments in Manipur.
Addressing a joint press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron in New Delhi, Dr Singh said that India expected the world community to promote India's position that Pakistan will not allow its soil to be used for terrorism against India.
Expressing doubt over India achieving a 10 per cent economic growth rate in 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-2012), a senior editor of The Economist said on Monday that India would grow at 8.5 per cent during the next three years.
Asserting India's stand that Pakistan must dismantle terror infrastructure in its territory, Dr Singh urged the international community to use its power to persuade Pakistan to end terrorism.
In the first objection from within Congress, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said he is not in favour of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh appearing before the Public Accounts Committee on the 2G spectrum issue as he was accountable to the Lok Sabha and "not to any committee".
US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday effusively praised each other after their first substantive meeting with the US President calling the Prime Minister a man of "honesty and integrity" who has helped unleash India's "extraordinary economic growth".
Dr Singh's modified sher; Sonia's moti chaal; Coaching Sriprakash Jaiswal... All this, and more, in this edition of Dilli Gupshup.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh affected what he has called the "last and final reshuffle before the polls in 2014". But what should have been an "expansive" exercise (in his words) sends a message of merely filling in some slots.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has convened a meeting of senior ministers on Tuesday to discuss the recommendations of the National Advisory Council on the Food Security Bill.
The CPM, upset with the government's disinvestment programme, has suspended its participation in the United Progressive Alliance's coordination committee.
Dr Manmohan Singh is probably the most highly qualified Indian to serve as PM.
'...as then it brings them closer to the complaints and grievances that the public faces.'
India reaction to China protests over the Dalai Lama's visit to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh is one of studied ambivalence, writes B Raman
A photograph of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in a Gujarat government publication has angered the Prime Minister's Office.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said expanding Indo-Russian bilateral cooperation and consolidating coordination on regional and global issues was in the interest of India and that of global peace and prosperity.
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was left embarrassed on Thursday when suspended Denied Member of Parliament and former Union minister M K Alagiri called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Under attack from social activist and anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday quit the Group of Ministers on corruption, saying he does not want to be "associated" with the panel anymore.
Given the rare honour to a visiting dignitary, the prime minister laid out the roadmap for ties in his address to the joint session of the Nigerian National Assembly, which was attended by all sections of the House including a group which had threatened to boycott it because it had a running duel with Speaker Patricia Etteh on corruption charges against her.
George Fernandes in an interview had accused Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh of betraying the country by signing the 123 Agreement.
Pakistan on Monday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks in the Round Table Conference on Kashmir contained many positive elements.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran following reports that his family-owned Sun TV Network was a beneficiary of pay-offs by a Malaysian company, which benefited from equity sold by Aircel.
"Greater connectivity is also central to the idea of regional economic integration," the prime minister said in his speech at the fifth India-ASEAN summit in Cebu, Philippines.
"We completely support the ongoing peace process between India and Pakistan, which is extremely likely to produce a permanent and acceptable solution to the Kashmir problem," Professor Gani added.
The world, the United States in particular, is lucky to have Manmohan Singh as the Indian Prime Minister who has taken personal risk to avoid confrontation along the western border despite provocations, former US National Security Advisor Gen (retd) James Jones said.
Hours after an Indian court convicted Ajmal Kasab for involvement in the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday said his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh had told him that he trusted Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of the carnage to justice.
Former telecom minister Arun Shourie agreed with A Raja that the latter had discussed the 2G spectrum issue with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and then finance minister P Chidambaram before going ahead, but refuted his claim of following the National Democratic Alliance policy.
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