Manmohan Singh
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Never deceived then Prime Minister on 2G spectrum issue: A Raja
National | Feb 04, 2016, 08:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Telecom Minister A Raja today told a special court that he had never misled then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on any issues relating to procedures to be followed for allocation of 2G
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Ashes in Renkoji Temple was of Netaji, says declassified files
India | Jan 25, 2016, 07:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Manmohan Singh government in 2006 had accepted that ashes in Renkoji Temple in Japan were those of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.It even instructed Indian ambassador to work out modalities to shift the mortal
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A Raja had misled then Manmohan Singh on 2G policy matters: CBI
National | Dec 22, 2015, 08:05 AM ISTNew Delhi: Former Telecom Minister A Raja had "misled" then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh regarding policy of first-come-first-served (FCFS) which was to be followed for allocation of 2G spectrum, CBI on Monday told a special
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Manmohan Singh slams 'unimaginative' economic policies of Modi govt
National | Dec 05, 2015, 06:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday slammed the policies of the Narendra Modi government, saying economy faces fragile recovery, there was inadequate job creation and uncertainty ahead for public enterprises.Addressing the 31st
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Why PM Modi needs more 'chai pe charcha' with opposition leaders
National | Dec 02, 2015, 09:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: It seems Bihar Assembly results have forced Modi government to recalibrate its strategy as far as dealing with opposition in parliament is concerned.The way Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Congress President Sonia Gandhi
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PM Modi reaches out to Sonia, Manmohan to break GST deadlock
National | Nov 28, 2015, 08:06 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a bid to end the logjam and the passage of crucial GST bill and other key bills that is pending in Parliament, PM Narendra Modi met with top Congress leaders at his
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PM Modi invites Sonia, Manmohan over tea to break GST logjam
National | Nov 27, 2015, 11:11 AM ISTNew Delhi: Reaching out to main opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh for tea at his Race Course Road residence at 7 pm today during which issues
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Abolishing Planning Commission has been harmful for India: Manmohan Singh
Nov 19, 2015, 03:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the country's economic policy has "no sense of direction" after the Modi government decided to scrap the Planning Commission. Singh also dismissed as "malicious" propaganda that
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Manmohan Singh joins 'intolerance' debate, says suppression of dissent can't be allowed
National | Nov 06, 2015, 11:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid protests by writers, filmmakers and others against 'growing intolerance', former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that suppression of dissent poses great danger to democracy.Singh also said that religion is a private
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PM should follow up on commitments made during foreign tours: Salman Khurshid
National | Nov 01, 2015, 11:47 PM ISTMumbai: Former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should ensure that the commitments made during his foreign tours are followed up and fulfilled.The senior Congress leader also said that India
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Coal scam: Court dismisses Koda's plea to summon ex-PM Manmohan Singh
National | Oct 16, 2015, 04:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: A special court today dismissed the plea of ex-Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda seeking to summon former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as an additional accused in a coal scam case.“The application moved by
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Shiv Sena raps ally BJP for failing to control inflation
National | Oct 08, 2015, 03:55 PM ISTMumbai : Rapping ally BJP, the Shiv Sena today said while former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was easily blamed for inflation during UPA rule, the present governments in the state and at the Centre have
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Manmohan Singh's plea in coal scam to be heard by special bench, says SC
National | Oct 07, 2015, 12:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court today made it clear that the appeal of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, challenging the trial court order summoning him as an accused in a coal scam case, would be
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PM Modi should adopt backchannel diplomacy to solve Kashmir issue: Ex-Pakistan Minister Kasuri
National | Oct 06, 2015, 05:53 PM ISTNew Delhi : The only solution to the vexed issue of Kashmir is by adopting backchannel diplomacy, says former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri."Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi should appoint back channel negotiators instantly
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Arun Jaitley blames 1971 mindset for lost opportunities of last decade
National | Oct 06, 2015, 10:57 AM ISTNew York : India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley blamed the mindset of 1971 that believed in slogans and redistribution rather than growth and higher productivity for the lost opportunities of the last decade and said
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Coal scam: Here is what ex-PM Manmohan Singh told CBI
National | Oct 04, 2015, 01:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's request for allocation of Talabira-II coal block to Hindalco was approved by him on the advice of then Coal Secretary PC Parakh and examined by PMO officials, former
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Did not influence anyone to give coal block to birla: Manmohan Singh
National | Oct 02, 2015, 03:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told CBI that he did not try to "influence" anybody, nor was there "any undue haste" in awarding the Talabira-II coal block to HINDALCO which was initially
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Coal scam: Ex-Coal Secy kept then PM Manmohan Singh in dark, says court
India | Oct 01, 2015, 10:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was kept in the "dark" by then Coal Secretary H C Gupta who had prima facie violated the law and the trust imposed on him on the issue
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Coal scam: Many other issues to worry as PM, Manmohan Singh to CBI
India | Sep 30, 2015, 11:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has told CBI that he had "many other issues to worry" being at the helm of the government and it was practically not possible for him to know
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Coal Scam: Court ticks off CBI for not supplying all documents
India | Sep 30, 2015, 11:34 AM ISTNew Delhi : A special court today ticked off the CBI for not supplying all papers to the accused in a coal scam case, saying it was "creating problems" and directing the agency to provide