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.
A procession marking Ambedkar Jayanti in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, was disrupted by stone pelting, leading to injuries and detentions. Police are investigating the incident.
Superheroes, gamers and sci-fi icons all had their moment but it was Anime that truly took over.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh [ Images ] on Sunday night Indian time met United States President Barack Obama and is understood to have discussed nuclear security, India's concerns over American military aid to Pakistan and the volatile situation in Afghanistan.
Prime Minister Singh left on Friday morning for New Delhi from Paro International airport, about 60 km from Thimphu, the Bhutanese capital.
India has successfully conducted a flight test of an advanced Agni missile featuring Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology off the coast of Odisha.
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that bail is the general rule, even in cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), while granting bail to an accused in a narco-terror case.
Delhi Police have busted an organised racket that allegedly duped NEET aspirants and their families by promising guaranteed MBBS admissions, arresting four people including the suspected mastermind and a doctor. Eighteen students were rescued from the alleged fraudsters.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday held talks with US President Barack Obama, the first bilateral summit meeting after nearly three years.
'It is disappointing that a craft, which is protected by the Geographical Indication Tag, Polo Ralph Lauren has turned it into a cheap wrap skirt, that too, printed.'
A nurse's body was discovered under suspicious circumstances at a community health centre in Udaipur, leading to the arrest of a doctor and a murder investigation.
Three milestones in three days signal India's growing mastery in next-generation strategic technologies spanning nuclear deterrence, hypersonic propulsion and precision stand-off strike capability.
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
A woman and her three-year-old daughter died after being hit by a train in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. Her son was critically injured in the incident.
Anna Hazare, who has been hospitalisd after his 12-day fast, on Tuesday received a 'get well soon' message from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
An operating theatre technician, Mudassar Ali, wanted in connection with an illegal kidney transplant racket in Kanpur, India, has surrendered to the court. He is accused of posing as a doctor and performing key surgical procedures in the illicit operations.
Underlining that constabulary remains the backbone of the police, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said they should be better trained and inculcated with the right attitude towards the public. "The constabulary is the mainstay of our police forces, constituting 87 per cent of the total strength. Improving the image of the constabulary is, therefore, critical to building public trust in the police," Dr Singh said.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Wednesday met a Sikh delegation in Teheran on the sidelines of his visit to Iran to attend the 16th Non-Aligned Movement summit. Dr Singh's wife, Gursharan Kaur, who has accompanied him, visited the Bhai Ganga Singh Sabha gurdwara, a Sikh shrine and an Indian school on Wednesday
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should opt for an honourable exit by resigning from the top post -- in the wake of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's outburst against the Union government's ordinance on convicted legislators -- believes Bharatiya Janata Party's senior leader Arun Jaitley.
A farmer couple in Uttar Pradesh allegedly died by suicide due to mounting debt and a family dispute over land. Santosh Kumar, 66, and his wife Radha Devi, 60, were found unconscious near Adurpur village after consuming a poisonous substance.
In the backdrop of nuclear radiation fears in Japan after a tsunami, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednessay discussed the need for reviewing safety mechanisms of atomic reactors of the two countries besides pushing for safety reviews of such facilities at international level.
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An ambulance driver in Madhya Pradesh was sacked after a video surfaced showing him giving a woman a ride in the emergency vehicle with the siren blaring.
Dr Singh's services are not going to be asked for in the electoral battle of 2009 as it wasn't used in the last five years. His presence in the Congress scheme of things was more of symbolic value than political. But, all said and done, he was a stable symbol that has now been shaken due to his absence from office.
Commemorating the Indo-US relationship, the resolution of the lower house of the Congress commends the maturating of the relationship between the two nations, exemplified by Dr Singh's current official visit which begins from November 22. "Our partnership with India is built on this foundation: that India's rise as a great power in Asia and as a global player advances critical American interests ranging from the promotion of democracy and democratic values, to improving stabi
The ongoing West Asia conflict is expected to severely impact the supply of affordable housing in India, as rising input costs further erode already thin developer margins. Fluctuations in crude oil and gas prices, coupled with higher freight costs, are driving up prices of essential construction materials like cement and steel, making new projects increasingly unviable for developers.
Six individuals have been arrested in connection with a grenade attack on the Bhindi Saida police station in Amritsar, Punjab. Preliminary investigations suggest the module was backed by Pakistan's ISI.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur wants the women reservation bill passed "to give the Indian women equal opportunities".
In a missive to Dr Singh dated September 23 on the day of the prime minister's arrival in New York, and made available to rediff.com, Obama said at the outset, "I am very pleased that your visit provides us with the opportunity to strengthen the US-India relationship."
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will go on a daylong visit on Tuesday to Leh, which has been hit by cloudburst and flash floods that claimed around 200 lives and left over 400 injured
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.
Surprising even his own protocol men, Putin gave Dr Singh an artwork about Tsarevich, who later became Nicholas II, which was a work of art of the Maharajas of Benares reflecting the connection of two royalties.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday met his Italian and Vietnamese counterparts as well as the president of Mongolia in Beijing and exchanged views with them on bilateral ties and the raging global economic turmoil. Dr Singh, who arrived in Beijing on Thursday night from Tokyo to attend the 7th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit, kicked off his official engagements with a bilateral meeting with Mongolian President Namaryn Enkhbayar.
'Samrat Chaudhury's limited independent standing within the party, his reliance on the central leadership for his elevation, and his lack of a personal mass base all point toward this outcome.'
Dr Singh told a galaxy of world leaders who attended the one-day summit on the global economic crisis that there was a need for a credible system of multilateral surveillance that can signal the emergence of imbalances.
Dr Singh's position in UPA pitiable: Advani
Leaders of only a few Asian countries have visited Myanmar in the new era. Notably, China is not among them. Dr Manmohan Singh's visit, the first by a prime minister since 1987, is imbued with larger regional significance, says Rajiv Bhatia.
"I think the President would like to certainly express and extend his best wishes to the (Indian) prime minister, as he recovers from surgery, and looks forward to talking to him soon," the White House spokesperson Robert Gibbs told media persons when asked about Indo-US relationship between the two countries under the Obama Administration. "I can give you guys a readout on that (whenever the two leaders talk)," Gibbs said.
