Manmohan Singh
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Kartarpur corridor's opening to 'enormously improve' Indo-Pak ties, says Manmohan Singh
India | Nov 09, 2019, 06:31 PM ISTThe opening of the Kartarpur corridor will "enormously improve" relations between India and Pakistan, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday after he arrived here as part of the first batch of the Indian pilgrims through the cross-border pathway.
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'Kartarpur model' may help resolve future conflicts: Manmohan Singh
India | Nov 06, 2019, 08:13 PM ISTVice President M Venkaiah Naidu too said a new world of peace and sustainable development could be founded if teachings of the Sikh Guru were integrated in daily lives. "Peace and harmony is the only way forward to ensure a prosperous future. The Kartarpur model may be replicated in future too for lasting resolution of conflicts," the former PM said
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Manmohan Singh would not attend formal inauguration of Kartarpur
India | Oct 20, 2019, 04:57 PM ISTFormer prime minister Manmohan Singh would not attend the inauguration ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Pakistan but would go there as a common pilgrim, sources close to him said on Sunday after Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi claimed that he has accepted his invitation to attend the scheduled opening.
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Manmohan Singh to attend Kartarpur Corridor inauguration: Qureshi
World | Oct 20, 2019, 12:56 PM ISTQureshi told reporters in his home town Multan on Saturday that Singh has accepted his invitation and would attend the scheduled opening as a common man rather than as a special guest, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Economy debate rages: Manmohan blames 'mismanagement' for slowdown
Business | Oct 17, 2019, 05:36 PM ISTFormer Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has joined the big debate centring around economic slowdown. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Manmohan Singh took on the BJP-led government in Centre and Maharashtra and blamed it for the current scenario in the country. Dr. Singh said, "From being No 1 in investment, Maharashtra has become No 1 in farmers' suicide."
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Banks had worst phase under Manmohan Singh: Sitharaman
Business | Oct 16, 2019, 12:30 PM ISTLashing out at Raghuram Rajan, Sitharaman said, "Rather too democratic leadership, which probably will have the approval quite a lot of liberals, I am afraid left behind such a nasty stink of corruption which we are cleaning up even today."
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Economy was strong under Manmohan Singh: Rahul Gandhi
Oct 13, 2019, 10:36 PM ISTHe said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ridiculed his predecessor Manmohan Singh, mocked the Congress everywhere and even alleged that India achieved nothing in 70 years.
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Rahul, Sonia, Priyanka, Manmohan in Congress' list of star campaigners
Oct 04, 2019, 07:16 PM ISTThe Congress party has released its list of star campaigners for upcoming Haryana assembly elections. Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh featured among prominent names in the list of star campaigners. Ashok Tanwar, who resigned on Thursday from all election committees of the party, was also named in the list.
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Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan for Kartarpur Corridor inauguration
India | Oct 03, 2019, 02:52 PM ISTOn September 30, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had said Islamabad would like to invite Dr. Manmohan Singh for the inauguration of Kartarpur Corridor.
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Send all-party delegation led by Manmohan for Kartarpur ceremony: Cong
National | Oct 01, 2019, 12:01 AM ISTSenior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Monday suggested that an all-party delegation constituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Manmohan Singh as the head could be sent for the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor after Pakistan decided to invite the former PM for the event.
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Manmohan Singh not to accept Pak's invitation on Kartarpur Corridor
India | Sep 30, 2019, 06:31 PM ISTMeanwhile, sources have told India TV that Dr Manmohan Singh's office has not received an invitation from Pakistan.
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Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh meet Chidambaram in Tihar jail
India | Sep 23, 2019, 10:21 AM ISTCongress has maintained that Chidambaram's arrest is a witch hunt by the central government. P Chidambaram was sent to Tihar jail by the Rouse Avenue Court.
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Manmohan Singh under CRPF's Z+ security cover from Monday
India | Sep 16, 2019, 08:39 PM ISTDays after his Special Protection Group (SPG) cover was withdrawn, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday got protective cover from CRPF commandos in the downgraded Z+ category.
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Centre's flawed policies have caused slowdown: Former PM Manmohan Singh
India | Sep 12, 2019, 02:58 PM ISTFormer Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has blamed the PM Modi-led government's policies for an economic slowdown in the country. India's GDP had dropped to a 25-quarter low of 5% in the second quarter of 2019 (April to June) on the back of poor numbers from the manufacturing and consumption sectors.
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Former PM Manmohan Singh receives JKLU Laureate Award
India | Sep 08, 2019, 05:59 AM ISTFormer Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday received the JKLU Laureate Award 2019 for his exemplary contribution in public service, governance, redefining economy and nation-building by JK Lakshmipat University (JKLU).
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Need well conceived strategy to make India five trillion economy: Manmohan Singh
India | Sep 07, 2019, 11:01 PM ISTSingh was speaking at the JK Lakshmipat University, where he was felicitated with the 'JKLU Laureate Award 2019' for his contribution in public service, governance, economy and nation building.
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Anurag Thakur asks Manmohan Singh, Chidambaram to check economy figures during UPA rule
India | Sep 05, 2019, 07:45 AM ISTMinutes after Chidambaram stepped out of a courtroom in Delhi on September 3, when journalists asked him what he had to say about his CBI custody, the former finance minister said, "Five per cent. Do you know what is five per cent?" Unfazed by the criticism by the opposition leaders, Thakur said India would become a USD 5 trillion economy well before 2024-25, a target set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Manmohan used as 'puppet', economy doing quite well under Modi: BJP
National | Sep 02, 2019, 06:12 PM ISTBJP spokesperson Sambit Patra told a press conference that Indian economy is doing "quite well" despite a global slowdown, adding that the Modi government in its six years has laid a "formal foundation" with measures like the GST and tax reforms.
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State of economy deeply worrying, reach out to sane voices: Former PM Manmohan Singh to govt
India | Sep 01, 2019, 11:35 AM ISTFormer Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday expressed concern over the state of the economy in the country. He urged the government to steer out economy of the "man-made crisis."
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Manmohan Singh's top security cover withdrawn, now given CRPF security
India | Aug 26, 2019, 10:16 AM ISTSimilar security was also withdrawn from former prime ministers HD Deve Gowda and VP Singh.