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  Manmohan Singh death: CWC members pay tributes to former PM in Delhi

  India | December 27, 2024 23:32 IST

  Manmohan Singh dies: Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh died at the age of 92 on Thursday night at AIIMS, New Delhi. Known as the architect of economic reforms, Singh served as India’s 13th PM from 2004 to 2014.

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  Rahul Gandhi's Birthday 2024: Reflecting on the Congress leader's early political career

  India | June 19, 2024 9:00 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi turns 54 on June 19, 2024. Born into a prominent political family, his early education was at The Doon School, followed by studies in Florida and Cambridge. Rahul entered politics in 2004, winning the Amethi seat.

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  Hamid Ansari on row over Pakistani journalist: 'Litany of falsehood unleashed on me'

  India | July 14, 2022 6:56 IST

  Hamid Ansari said falsehood is being unleashed that while "as ambassador to Iran, I had betrayed the national interest in a matter for which allegations have made by a former official of a government agency."

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  Delhi: Court dismisses lobbyist Deepak Talwar’s anticipatory bail plea; CBI takes him into custody

  India | July 26, 2019 14:23 IST

  Talwar, currently in judicial custody in a money laundering case related to the scam, has allegedly played a role in some aviation deals during the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) regime at the Centre for which he was under the scanner.

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  ED's Agusta charge sheet reveals 70mn euros paid to UPA leaders among others

  India | April 05, 2019 14:57 IST

  "An amount of around 70 million euros was paid through two middlemen," ED told the court.

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  Vinod Rai was a 'contract killer' to kill UPA-2 government, says A Raja

  Politics | January 21, 2018 7:19 IST

  The then comptroller and auditor general (CAG) Rai came out with a report in 2010 which pegged notional loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the national exchequer due to 2G spectrum allocation.

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  Bad loans to banks by Congress-led UPA regime a big scam: PM Modi

  Politics | December 13, 2017 19:25 IST

  Speaking at the 90th AGM of industry association FICCI, Modi said that the non-performing asset (NPA) or bad loans problem is a "liability" handed over by "economists" in the previous regime.

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  Modi govt likely to get corruption tag as UPA-II: P Chidambaram

  Politics | November 19, 2017 17:21 IST

  P Chidambaram said the Modi government could recover fake currency only to the tune of Rs 41 crore, which accounted for only 0.0027 per cent of the total currency that came back into the system following notes ban.

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  Only regret in my life that I was never Finance Minister in an absolute majority govt: P Chidambaram

  Politics | November 14, 2017 22:28 IST

  Chidambaram, 72, was made the Finance Minister in 2004 when the Congress-led UPA had stormed to the power. He was, however, shifted to the Ministry of Home Affairs in in November 2008 in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

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  Pranab Mukherjee admits eyeing PM's post, was reluctant to work under Manmohan Singh

  Politics | October 18, 2017 13:24 IST

  Pranab Mukherjee, however, he rubbishes the perception that Manmohan Singh was an "accidental Prime Minister".

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  Congress hated development, had no empathy for people: PM Modi slams UPA over health policy

  Politics | October 08, 2017 15:43 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today slammed the previous Congress-led UPA over the state of healthcare sector in the country

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  Modi in Gujarat: One needs a vision and a dream for development, says PM

  Politics | October 07, 2017 19:04 IST

  On Sunday, Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit his birthplace Vadnagar for the first time after becoming Prime Minister.

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  Examining reports on black money commissioned by UPA: FinMin

  September 20, 2017 16:58 IST

  Finance Ministry said that it is examining three reports on the quantum of black money held by Indians inside the country and abroad that were commissioned by UPA regime.

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  Govt takes serious note of phone tapping of prominent Muslims during UPA rule

  Politics | June 04, 2017 20:17 IST

  The intercepted conversations were recently aired by a TV channel.

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  Aadhaar was ‘great initiative’ of Congress regime, admits Arun Jaitley

  Politics | March 30, 2017 8:11 IST

  Admitting that Aadhaar was a “great initiative” of the previous UPA government, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said it was being expanded by making the card mandatory for direct benefit transfer of subsidy and checking of tax evasion.

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  SC tells CBI to finish probe in Rs 70,000-cr Air India scam by June

  India | January 06, 2017 8:04 IST

  The Supreme Court has directed the CBI to complete probe into the alleged Rs 70,000-crore scam in purchase and leasing of 111 aircraft by Air India during UPA-I regime in 2005-06.

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  UPA government left behind a terrible legacy: Arun Jaitley

  Politics | November 26, 2016 9:08 IST

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday again took on former prime minister Manmohan Singh for calling the demonetization policy ‘monumental mistake’ and an ‘organised plunder’.

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  UPA government left 'empty coffers': Amit Shah

  Politics | May 15, 2016 18:45 IST

  Dahod (Gujarat): The previous UPA government left “empty coffers” after its 10-year rule which made it difficult for the present NDA dispensation to work for the poor, BJP president Amit Shah said in Dahod on

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  UPA govt intentionally held back key info: Italian court on VVIP Chopper deal

  World | April 25, 2016 13:04 IST

  New Delhi: An Italian court has observed that the erstwhile UPA government held back key information and showed substantial disregard in arriving at the complete truth behind Rs 3,565-crore deal VVIP chopper scandal. According to

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  Had Pranab become PM in 2004, Congress might have averted 2014 drubbing: Salman Khurshid

  Politics | December 15, 2015 16:41 IST

  New Delhi: Manmohan Singh's selection over Pranab Mukherjee in 2004 to head the UPA government came as a surprise not only to the Congress but also to outsiders and many argue the party might have