Scoffing at the Congress' assertion that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi shared a unique relationship, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday said though Dr Singh was technically at the helm, the real power rested in the hands of Gandhi.
The former prime minister also criticised the current government for 'messing up' the economy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh on Wednesday greeted each other with folded hands as they came face to face at an event to mark the 2001 parliament attack anniversary.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday conveyed his condolences to Philippines President Benigno Aquino over the catastrophe caused by typhoon Haiyan and offered India's help in relief and rehabilitation efforts.
Alleging that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has pushed the country's economy back to 1991 era of economic crisis, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday hit out at the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre for allowing Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail.
Victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi and other places are finally beginning to see a silver lining at the end of a dark cloud, which stretched for 20 long years.
US President Barack Obama would meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Toronto, a top Indian official said Wednesday. "The Prime Minister would be traveling for the G-20, he will be meeting President Obama," Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma told Indian media-persons in Washington.
Will help to reduce imports of the metal.
Why does Jairam Ramesh want to quit the Cabinet? Which heavyweight akhara will host the Gandhi family at the Kumbh Mela? Was bad Vaastu the reason why Nitin Gadkari failed to make history as the first person to head the BJP for a second term? All this and more in this week's Dilli Gupshup...
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is under fire from the former CAG Vinod Rai over the 2G spectrum scam and Coalgate, said he has done his "duty" and refused to respond to charges levelled against him.
Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh continues to enjoy immunity in an alleged human rights violation case filed against him in a United States court even though he is no longer the head of the State, the US department of justice has said.
Whether Vijay has the political spine to stitch together a stable government from this patchwork of conditions, demands, and midnight drama is the question Tamil Nadu is living through right now.
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on July 16 on the sidelines of the Non Aligned Movement summit in Egypt "in a bid to restart the stalled peace process" between the two countries.
Rubbishing all criticism of Manmohan Singh being a weak Prime Minister, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid said he is the best person for the job and has provided "thoughtful, philosophical" leadership in uncertain times.
Text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech at the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is hailed as the architect of economic reforms in the country, is a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, it was announced on Tuesday.
Opposition leaders have criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation, calling it politically motivated and a misuse of official platforms during ongoing elections.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's Rajya Sabha term is ending next month. There is virtually no doubt that Manmohan would get re-nominated from Assam but a section of the Congress is said to be "hoping against hope" that he opts out.
The text of the address by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the People`s Majlis (parliament) in Maldives
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday got a formal invite from his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif for visiting that country, which was accepted.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a whirlwind tour of Assam and Tripura on August 25- 26, according to official sources in Guwahati.
PM attributes the rupee decline to widening Current Account Deficit and global factors.
The Left parties attacked the government's policies and said the country was heading towards an economic emergency.
The letter comes amid reports of dedicating the Teen Murti complex in the memory of all ex-PMs.
Punjab Jails Minister Ravjot Singh reviewed the functioning of the state prisons department and called for stronger measures to curb illegal activities in prisons. The meeting addressed overcrowding, high-risk prisoner management, and infrastructure improvements.
The Congress party has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's diplomatic efforts following the ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, facilitated in part by Pakistan. The party claims this development undermines Modi's strategy and exposes his perceived failures in foreign policy.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed poll rallies in West Bengal, promising to tackle corruption and illegal immigration if the BJP comes to power. He criticised the current TMC government and outlined the BJP's plans for the state.
Recalling Singh as a very humble person, Kumar said, "Dr Singh used to live here. I was a child when his family shifted out. It was a very nice family." The house where the Singh family lived is in a dilapidated state now as no one stays there since they moved out a long time ago, Kumar said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party asked former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress to answer allegations of "improper compromises" by three former chief justices of India during the United Progressive Alliance rule, saying the matter was "unfortunate".
Left parties on Wednesday said the government has no other option but to withdraw the ordinance on convicted lawmakers in face of huge public outcry against it, with Communist Party of India leader Gurudas Dasgupta saying that Manmohan Singh has "proved to be a shadow prime minister".
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif, who is set to form Pakistan's new government after an emphatic win, on Monday said he would be "very happy" to invite Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to his swearing-in for a record third term as premier.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed poll rallies in West Bengal, attacking Mamata Banerjee's TMC and promising development if the BJP wins the state elections. He accused Banerjee of appeasement politics and vowed to prevent the construction of a Babri Masjid-like structure in Bengal.
Sitharaman took charge of the Finance Ministry on May 31, 2019, and has steered the economy through the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical turmoil, making India the fastest-growing major economy in the world.
Immediately after Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Monday shifted to his retirement abode at Motilal Nehru Marg in the heart of the city after staying for 10 years at the official residence of prime minister at 7 Race Course Road.
Base revisions are technical exercises, but history shows they can significantly reshape the narrative around India's growth performance.
The Central Bureau of Investigation was on Tuesday directed by a special court to record statements of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was holding charge as Coal Minister in 2005, and others in a coal blocks allocation scam case allegedly involving top industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla.
For net surfers in China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a 'hero'. Dr Singh was pleasantly surprised to learn this from Chinese premier Wen Jiabao at a dinner hosted by the Chinese leader for the Indian Prime Minister earlier this week.
'I cannot imagine that any NSA before Ajit Doval would have given us this kind of time and this kind of engagement. They would have offered slogans, or nothing at all. That, too, tells you something.'
