'People Knew Manmohan Singh Had No Vested Interest'

'Maybe he was wrong, but they believed he genuinely meant what he said.' IMAGE: Then finance minister Dr Manmohan Singh arrives at Parliament March 15, 1996, to present India's 1995-1996 Budget.......

Heckling episode: Montek apologises to Mamata

Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has apologised to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the unruly mob behaviour outside his office targeting her and her Cabinet......

Report on Naxal-infested districts soon: Montek

Ahead of the July 24 National Development Council (NDC) meeting, the Planning Commission will come out with a report on the problems in the Naxal-hit areas and the issues being faced by tribals.......

Price rise protest: Students throw eggs at Montek

Students of Kolkata's Presidency College on Saturday hurled eggs and tomatoes at Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia to protest price rise while he was leaving a seminar,......

Montek is Plan panel deputy chairman

Eminent economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia was on Wednesday appointed Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.Ahluwalia, who was part of the team under then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh that......

Montek Singh may be in race for IMF chief's post

Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman, Planning Commission International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Thursday said he favoured new heads of the World Bank and the......

Montek Singh favours special package for Bihar

Planning Commission's Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia strongly favours need for a special package and help for poor Bihar in place of special category state status repeatedly demanded by......

Montek Singh on Indian economy and reforms

The first thing Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, 64, told Siddharth Zarabi and Asit Ranjan Mishra as they walked into his office was to live up to Business Standard's......